Gnomad

time for Tym and LooseNuts, I'd ride that before that abused cubby

you want the white one, the pearl is really pretty

they could have bought a Trail 90 postie bike and been done. And it would have been a better bike!

it's like that for cars and electronics and everything! "they don't make them like they used too" and thank heavens for that. We all thought our old V8 Chevy pickups were the greatest thing ever, and then I inheritred the old man's 79. Good lord what a slug, and all that lack of performance for 10 mpg. We recently owned a GMC with the 8.1 liter monster motor that made twice the power with better mileage and air conditioning. The Kids think it's pretty cool though.

the problem is our alert little bugger (jack Russel terrierist) is sleeping under the quilt while the bruiser with teeth (pyrenees/ newf) is shouting her head off at other dogs or clouds or whatever. So we have added the standard poodle to the pack. Because we are insane!

Or? The correct answer would 'and'

when I had hair. my barber had a PWC he set up for fishing. He could sneak it up the salmon streams of the Sisitna basin, shallow draft and jet drive. Other idiots got them banned after running over birds nests and other dumbfoolery.

we have cowbirds in the garage, and they are messy little fuckers. Every year I say I'm going to shut them out and every year I fail.

sometimes it's the rubber boot that holds the carb getting cracked. Or sometimes just goes crumbly like the poor old Honda.

sheeeeit, guess I missed this one and now it;s all over but the pain... but vacuum leaks cause that sort of horrible operation also. and of course modem carbs tuned for emissions run lean to start with. That Honda CM400 ran like crap most of the time, the slides had a chamber instead of a diaphragm, no parts or jets available, I had to field engineer a solution that was a shim under the Needle to richen up the midrange.

That interior looks like a Series to me.

Our governor had us under a ridiculous level of arbitrary lock. You could go out on the water in a kayak or rowboat but not a motor, landscapers could not work, even outside by themselves, private golf courses were open but not public, couldn't g fishing even by yourself and yes, it was true that you couldn't buy paint or flooring or visit the garden center. So we went off to Operation Gridlock and it must have made a difference as the gov lifted the Goofy restrictions. Still can't go to the pub but at least I could go ride the bike if the weather would fucking cooperate and buy paint again. At least we have time to train the puppy properly, not just plop him in the crate and leave him for hours .

for some reason we seem to like having 3 dogs around and we had to say goodbye to our little jack Russel on boxing day. Jan has been looking around at basset hounds as she used to have one in the UK, and then fried day she was scanning the FB marketplace and found her other favorite dog, standard poodles. So we totally broke social distancing rules, drove to Traverse City and brought home Gus. 7 weeks old and now the trouble starts!

We've been very impressed with Indian motorcycles, I tested a Scout and we hopped on a Roadmaster at Sturgis, the bikes performed well and looked good and we have sprya been looking for a Roadmaster. If you kids get a chance for a test ride, take it. It will be an eye opener.

"you wanted gun control, this is gun control" that was priceless

By the time this is over the women will be begging Jolene to take their man!

Hey Mod good to see you here. And hey look what I did.

anyways, Jan has had some time with Ancestry so we've been tracing the family trees and getting our DNA tested. She's 96% English with a heavy IOW influence, as borne out by her family tree. Me? As usual for an American, I'm about a third Norwegian, 40% English and then some German. My aunt had told us that the English part was from John Lukins, who came here from Liverpool. Jan immediately called me a scouse, guarded her drinks when I was around, kept me out of the checking account and away from the local casino. Ahh, but Ancestry to the rescue! Turns out John Lukins got on the boat in Liverpool, but actually came from a long line of Lukins from Weare, deep in Somerset near Cheddar gorge. Salvation! I'm not a scouse, I'm merely a harmless yokel and cheese head. Once again I'm in good graces here. It's interesting to follow the tracks. We found mine back to 1500's Norway, hers well back into the 1800's, anyways the next trip to the UK will involve a trip to Weare and maybe a wander through the local graveyards.

We get by with a little help from my hens....

I broke my GS on a rough rough, not even off road. Came back from Dawson along the Taylor Highway and must have busted the rest drive there. Stopped for coffee at Gakona and heard a "bloop" which was the rear end puking up the gear oil.

I haven't checked in at ADV rider for years, and in my area there really aren't Much into off roading.

Hard to believe that some bastard would do that to a puppy, maybe you two found each other as much as you found him. He looks to have bounced back from his surgery and hope he'd well and truly spoiled. Jan brought me into the world of Jack Russels. First we had Charlie who came over with her when she left blighty. He came down with lymphoma and we had to say goodbye, then we adopted Lucy who ended up being my dog and not paying much attention to Jan. Then there was Scooby who we got from the shelter and he is being terribly neglected as he snoozes between us in bed, it's just awful! We said goodbye to Lucy on boxing day, she was sliding into dog dementia, we found her in the morning bumping into the wall as she had no idea where she was. And we are kind of looking for some poor pup to neglect, mistreat and otherwise make miserable

I'm not sure I'm going with the ape hangers, but since it came with them they are a start.

For most people yes. From my experience with the CM400 we have I know the engine has plenty of power for a low speed/high drag application like a chopper. The engine is rated at 43 horsepowers, compared to an old Sportster motor at 55 ponies or a Triumph twin at 52. Close enough for a chopper and the CM 400 is lighter and more compact.

I met him at a motorcycle show in Anchorage, we were the only two to ride to the show as it was still winter that year. We traded notes a bit, I asked him why a R1 which seemed an odd choice for a winter bike and his answer was it was what he had so why not? Hard to argue with that! That ice is going to be a helluva challenge.