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jagwillie
Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Wyoming, RI
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:19 pm Post subject: Jan 2018 |
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Is anyone still out there? Any plans for any trips? Are any of the western riders still riding?
I wanted to ride mine in to work today, but I was saved by having 8' of snow blown against my garage door.
Did anyone get a new rig or do any updates on the existing unit?
Bill Bassett _________________ 2010 Concours/Hannigan hp
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Jan 2018 |
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jagwillie wrote: | Is anyone still out there? .... |
If anyone is still out there, they must be frozen into an ice statue by now, at least anywhere in this part of the country. Where I am in New York, we didn't get the snow that you did near the coast, but it's really cold and windy, wind chill temps way below zero. Haven't ridden my rig or any of my 2 wheelers since last year. Think I'll wait for summer before I take any trips.
I do have a repair job to do on my rig - last week, while trying to get my snowblower out of the garage, I ran it into and broke the stem for the front directional light on the bike.
Think I'll wait for the weather to warm up a bit before I go out to the (unheated) garage and try to do anything with it. _________________ David D
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jagwillie
Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Wyoming, RI
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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David,
I believe it was -4 here this morning with plenty of wind chill. You and I must be the only ones that didn't freeze solid.
Bill _________________ 2010 Concours/Hannigan hp
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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If our friends up north of Boston aren't frozen solid, they're probably still trying to dig out of the snow they got. _________________ David D
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I am still waiting on the sprockets and chain that I bought 2 years ago to put them selfs on. It's not going well. _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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jagwillie
Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Wyoming, RI
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Ralph,
I'd say give it a little longer; no sense rushing; maybe by summer----
Bill _________________ 2010 Concours/Hannigan hp
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Great ideal _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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-5 F...........not going into the garage to work on any projects for awhile
sort of busy right now moving white stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IybyNSRNFR8 _________________ CBR1100XX/EZS
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ralph wrote: | I am still waiting on the sprockets and chain that I bought 2 years ago to put them selfs on. It's not going well. |
When I read this, my first thought was that either you really didn't need those sprockets and chain, or that you haven't been doing much riding in the last 2 years.
Of course, you don't REALLY need them until the sprocket(s) are worn enough and/or the chain is stretched enough that the chain starts slipping on what's left of the sprocket. And yes, I've been there/done that myself.
In the middle of a trip, about 2,000 miles from home. (But only about 15 miles from a bike shop that was able to help me out.)
Good luck, Ralph. _________________ David D
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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I HATE this weather. _________________ Bill
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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bmcsheehy wrote: | I HATE this weather. |
You need to get a toy like Zen has in the video he posted above. And if you can convince yourself that it really IS a toy, maybe you can even start to believe that you're having fun. _________________ David D
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:21 am Post subject: |
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What a bunch of pussies
Leaving to go ice fishing friday _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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schwadlapp
Joined: 26 Aug 2017 Posts: 29 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Hello, we have here(northern part of Germany) in the moment about 4 to 8 degree Celcius (39-46F).
Sorry, there is no chance for ice-fishing
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jagwillie
Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Wyoming, RI
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone seen or heard from Ralph since he went ice fishing?
Bill (one of the Bills) _________________ 2010 Concours/Hannigan hp
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ralph wrote: | What a bunch of pussies
Leaving to go ice fishing friday |
Hey Ralph, I went to the supermarket and bought some frozen shrimp. Does that count as "ice fishing?" Or does that just confirm your first statement?
How about your ice fishing expedition? Catch anything? Frostbite maybe? _________________ David D
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