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| Posted: Fri Mar 12th, 2010 12:27 pm | 21st Post |
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John Take your time and keep it safe
____________________ Working riding whenever we can. Wish I had more time to hang out with my goldwing family! |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 12th, 2010 05:08 pm | 22nd Post |
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Just talked to John on the phone. Talk about an excited friend..LOL Just so sorry it was raining hard here today, we wanted to do a ride with him. Guess we have to go to AZ. now to do the ride.. Hey Mike..Lets make a plan! Last edited on Fri Mar 12th, 2010 05:09 pm by Hawggy ____________________ Retired LEO ( 30 Years ) Kincardine, Ontario April - December Sebring Florida January - March ( SNOWBIRD ) Patriot Guard Rider - Florida Don't make old People mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off. |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13th, 2010 02:06 pm | 23rd Post |
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redbaron wrote: Well according to Johns Tracker He's there.... According to his Sat Tracker  , his White Knight has been parked outside: Diamond Lil's cat house all night    . Last edited on Sat Mar 13th, 2010 02:13 pm by Captainbrian47 ____________________ http://www.seahunter.ie If ya wanna fulfill ya dreams, stop asking permission. |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13th, 2010 05:12 pm | 24th Post |
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Godspeed and enjoy your trip. A few years back when I bought my white wing, I bought it in southern FL and rode it home to Virginia. It was intersting getting used to a new-to-me bike on such a long journey. But it was great! I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
____________________ Jim Beware, I'm a known thread hijacker. '96 GL1500 SE Honda Riders of Tidewater -- Former Chapter President http://www.hrot.org/ http://www.hrot.org/martino/goldwing/ |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 01:30 am | 25th Post |
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Yes, it is a unique way to learn your new ride. I was cornfused a lot more than I would like to admit, but it is a fact. that bike and me are NOT at home with each other yet. In all honesty, I can still remember thinking to myself with the '94 1500 when I first got it. It was over 3 months of driving it to work and back home, every day, using it for all of my transportation exclusively.... Yes, 90 days minimum before it was totally 2nd nature to do whatever had to be done without even thinking about it. so, with a two year absence from even straddling a bike, maybe I should feel good enough, that I got here at Mark's safe and sound, and no real problems. Oh, a road gator hit me early this morning. I was in the left lane of 3 lanes on I-75. The gator was rumbling in the right lane and the center lane was clear. Gator was about 200 feet in front and to the right. I was feeling just a bit lulled to sleepy mode and thinking I need to pull off, get fuel and take a long walk. then I hear "Kapop!" rubber tire carcass just exploded to the left across all of the lanes. I dodged the first of them but one, looked to be 12 inches or so in size, hit the bike square on the front it felt like. I forgot about it until Mark met me down at St. Joe and we got to talking about the trip. I mentioned the road gator and we started looking to see if any damage was done. Left side, no. but that was the off side. Front end? No, nothing. right front? no, right fairing? uh, all of the Shark Gills are gone!  but you know what? The bike never wavered an inch, I just heard the thunk and we went on. The Lord's Angels took care of me again, along with the Gremlin Bell that OnaWingandaPrayer tied to my bike's trunk yesterday. The bell is still there, unharmed, and me too. Yes, they do work. Shark Gills? They are replaceable.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 03:06 am | 26th Post |
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John ,its good to hear/see your safley at the next adventure stop . I really enjoyed our day or so of travelling about . I hope your weren't worn out with my local history lesson for a place you never heard of . I do wish we could have had the bikes out on the road some at least . It was nice to visit with you again ,its been a spell since the Calhoun adventure . I hope to meet up again one day . Contuinue to be safe and I'll keep watching you thru "Spot s" eyes . Psst ,the good pegs and shifter are in the trunk
____________________ Mike You meet the nicest people on a Honda ! 83 Interstate '93 1500 Aspencade , fastest color at night ! some assembley required . Thankyou Brian for the second chance. 94SE 184000 miles |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 06:44 am | 27th Post |
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OnaWingandaPrayer wrote: John , Now he tells him
____________________ Working riding whenever we can. Wish I had more time to hang out with my goldwing family! |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 01:51 pm | 28th Post |
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The bottom line on the "good pegs and shifter" has not arrived yet. I am so pleased with the floorboards while actually touring, it is obvious why they are liked so much. It is the different pattern of using your feet in a hurry with that "no thought needed" action that is quite noticiable to me right now. maybe that will be overcome with just a lot of use. I am in no hurry to change anything on the bike now. After it gets me back home, that decision will take a good long while before I can do anything.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 09:16 pm | 29th Post |
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To heck with the road gators, foot pegs, and shifter's... I wanna hear about what happened at Diamond Lil's Cat House!!!!!!!!   Last edited on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 09:17 pm by roscoepc ____________________ Don |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14th, 2010 10:32 pm | 30th Post |
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roscoepc wrote: To heck with the road gators, foot pegs, and shifter's... I want pictures  Glad everything is goin good so far John!!!!
____________________ Diggers Ride ^^2003 BLACK 1800 Da Boss's ride ^^ 2003 Kawi Meanstreak US became socialist on 02/17/09 God rest her soul My SUV just burned up the gas your prius saved... Thank you |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 01:05 am | 31st Post |
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According to his tracker (#50), he's camped for the night, in the middle of Hathaway bridge Attachment: Hathaway Bdge.jpg (Downloaded 69 times)
____________________ http://www.seahunter.ie If ya wanna fulfill ya dreams, stop asking permission. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 01:10 am | 32nd Post |
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He has been at point 50 since this morning from what I have been able to see.
____________________ Doug Home Security System designed by Bill Ruger '94 Bermuda Green Pearl SE With Tri-Wing Trike conversion The more I try to keep my Trike clean, the less I like Chrome. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 01:47 am | 33rd Post |
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DougW wrote: He has been at point 50 since this morning from what I have been able to see. I reckon, that's where he switched it off, before sneeking back to Diamond Lil's
____________________ http://www.seahunter.ie If ya wanna fulfill ya dreams, stop asking permission. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 02:36 am | 34th Post |
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 Glad all is going well. Did that gator have teeth? Sounds like it was hungry. Hope the weather holds for you, enjoy the ride. Kit
____________________ The 1800 is my bike. The very best motorcycle ever made. I was enthralled with my first test ride on this machine. It is a great bike. A crotch rocket with storage bags.............As for oil I use the slick kind, and I like round tires, but as of late I have found square ones work best on the rear. Pirelli Eufori 195/55/16 @ 32 PSI Kit |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 02:41 am | 35th Post |
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hathaway bridge eh? I tried to hit the OK button after we got home, but I was so tired from the ride back fighting the wind, I just didn't have the patience to wait until my phone rang with the Message that I was parked for the night. Stuck a leash on ole Spot and put him to bed..... Keeping the bike upright on Hathaway Bridge wasn't difficult, but it sure keeps you on your toes. Traffic is running too slow to let the bike have its' head and keep itself upright, so a lot of hand holding going on. Most of the trip back home today was like that, too slow for the White Knight to take the leash in its' teeth and "get going".
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 03:07 am | 36th Post |
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That's the thing about Spot, when it doesn't function properly, it gives people cause to worry. Glad everything is good.
____________________ Jim Beware, I'm a known thread hijacker. '96 GL1500 SE Honda Riders of Tidewater -- Former Chapter President http://www.hrot.org/ http://www.hrot.org/martino/goldwing/ |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 04:20 am | 37th Post |
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Yeah, I am going to have to pay more attention to my body clock and quit riding when I get tired. Today, I noticed that I was wanting a nap while we were traveling on the highway and that is not a good thing. I made a point to follow Mark by at least 200 yards to allow me to "wake up" when traffic or stop lights got in the way. I coasted up too close to him several times before getting shut down soon enough. lesson learned. Also, I forgot to set Spot to Track when we left, it was turned ON, but not in Tracking Mode. I now understand why this original version got so many bad reviews. It just simply is NOT intuitive as to what it is doing at any given time. The winky lights always look the same. You HAVE TO KNOW what command you issued to it LAST. That is the command set that it will faithfully follow for the rest of duration. So, from now on. I will turn it OFF. Turn it back ON, and issue the command that I want it to do. Had I done that each time today, it would have been in Tracking Mode when we left Mark's house, and you would have seen the entire route from here to Hardee's Restaurant, and then back to Mark's home. Then, after stopped for the day, turn it OFF, ON and click OKAY. Wait until the solid LED goes away, wait for my cellphone to buzz me with the OK message, and then turn Spot OFF. With that explicit procedure, it will work the rest of the trip for me without a miss. Live and Learn, eh??? The newer model Spot now has explicit buttons for each Message that you want. Much more intuitive.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 05:26 am | 38th Post |
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Congratulations John!! Yer at the top of the Google search for Diamond Lil's Cathouse!! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=diamond+lil%27s+cathouse&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 06:15 am | 39th Post |
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Oh joy! I always wanted to be famous
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15th, 2010 07:36 pm | 40th Post |
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Hey John,Diamond Lil called. Said you forgot your cell phone,She wants you to come back for it. I think you really impressed her with your bike or something. PS Mardona, this is only a joke if you are reading this. Continue on safely and take pics.
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