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  1. chickey191

    Long Beach International Motorcycle show.

    always used to go to the San Mateo show - since moving down south I guess I'll have to try the Long Beach. so - Probably.
  2. chickey191

    Trip Advice-- West coast

    time of year? how many days? How much saddle time per day? Lots of great Cal roads - Lots of scenery Lots of twisties or maximum mileage via super slab. there are wonderful roads throughout all of Cal. There is some crap in the middle, but even there if you stay on the sides there are...
  3. chickey191

    How clean should the gear oil be

    so I think I'll set up a scott oiler using gear oil - crack that drain a smidge and put the scott oiler in the top using a wine cork. Total loss system. OUght to cycle through a quart every couple hundred miles, eh. ought to be beautiful oil coming out. I'll just have to remember to never...
  4. chickey191

    Which Sirrus radio & mounts

    I have an xact, too. I took the foot of their crappy mount and because I have a cup holder right in front of my power outlet (and also an auxilliary input for the car stereo) I bought a piece of something like 3" PVC pipe and had some tin laying around. covered the top - with the tin and beat...
  5. chickey191

    Do I upgrade or do I farkle?

    assuming you didn't get the bike too late in the year - you're almost done with 4 years and only 15,000 miles??? you don't need a new bike - sounds like you either need more time or you need a new car. If you are perfectly happy with the bike either add something to it - or .... take it to a...
  6. chickey191

    How to handle a telemarketer

    my usual response to them is: "are you naked?" - doesn't seem to matter if they are male or female. Then I say... well - I'm naked. or - hey - are you the one wearing the blue shirt today? 'cause I can see through the window and I've had my eye on that person in the blue shirt since lunch...
  7. chickey191

    Bumper sticker

    To quote Buckeroo Banzai: No matter where you go.... there you are.
  8. chickey191

    06 Engine Starts To Stall;

    could be a lot of reasons for starving fuel (or air) 1. if possible - take the spare key and stick it in the fuel cap - if it happens again - pop the cap and see if there is a pressure difference (vacuum). If so - check out how to clean the vent holes on your cap in fjrtech.com 2. could be...
  9. chickey191

    Looking for a good Dual Sport

    ssince you didn't say what kind of street nor what kind of dirt - it is hard to say. I had a XR650R - that was dual sported. Didnt need the electric start. Lousy bike for tight single track - fabulous bike for the open desert, fire roads and I even whipped it pretty good on a mx track but it...
  10. chickey191

    Darwinism at work

    But Toecutter lives in Clovis - though Clovis is surrounded by the central valley and agriculture represents a significant part of the local economy - you would of thought that it was someone by the NAME of Clovis who did this and it might have happened somewhere else - one of those: "hey...
  11. chickey191

    Are there standard hand signals from one rider to another?

    same for either turn signal - hold hand out - left - 4 fingers together - pinching to the thumb - like making a shadow puppet duck. Means a turn signal is on. You should be able to figure out which one. amazingly - this signal seems to work for cars and trucks, too. Not sure if it is a...
  12. chickey191

    FJR 06- N/LINE DASH!

    I recieved my dash shelf today - and installed in about 15 minutes. perfect fit - and looks like it will support just about anything I might want to place on it. Nice job Scott. I haven't mounted anything to it, yet, but will now start doing so sometime in the future. I have "Band Dad"...
  13. chickey191

    Problem with FJR Acceleration

    the way I shot that S&W500 - the only thing safe WOULD have been my bike and anyone standing near it (assuming that is what I was ostensibly aiming at). I'm a good shot (though not so much with a pistol... but I still have my expert badges) I only put one on the paper. shit man - you had a 10...
  14. chickey191

    Problem with FJR Acceleration

    I don't have the time on the bike that you have, but I have gotten to know it pretty well. At the start of the gerlach bonus hunt - I took off all the bags - leaving only the tank bag stuff on the bike. The suspension startled the hell out of me -one of the reasons I screwed the pooch in the...
  15. chickey191

    SkooterG munches Playa dust!

    I believe the other person was Jeff Fisher. - also a beemer rider, but we rode into Gerlach together (well... he was sort of BEHIND me) and was caught looking at the bike with lustful eyes, more than once. At least I think it was the bike.
  16. chickey191

    Las Vegas Bikefest

    can't speak to every state - but I know for a fact that NV has laws against loud pipes. they have laws specifically banning "Unbaffled" pipes and they also have a law that mandates maximum sound levels at different rpms and distances (to test equipment). I'm less solid on the facts, but I...
  17. chickey191

    What's Your Favorite After Ride Libation?

    Glass of Port - cigar - Hatuey Torpedo cognac or fuente Sun Grown Double Carona or Fuente Hemmingway Short Story if I don't have a lot of time or Opus X - any size - as long as someone is buying if no port - a nice single malt scotch MaCallan is nice or just a little Maker's Mark or...
  18. chickey191

    Caption contest 3

    tire inflation pump??? who needs it? or I swear it winked at me or where did you put the sheep? or Is this practicing "safe motorcycling" or does this bike make my penis look big? or I bet you didn't think I could check the front tire pressure from here, did you? or is this what them...
  19. chickey191

    What's Your "Third Place"?

    on the basis of time spent - since I can't hardly get on the computer at home because the kids are on it. IF the garage doesn't count (Man Cave) then I guess it would be on the bike. if the Man Cave DOES count as not quite being at home... then I would say that would be my third place. got...
  20. chickey191

    Soft Paint on the 06?

    not wanting to pile on here - others have pointed to a solution to your problem (or possible solution) - Point I wanted to make is this. NEW BIKE PROCEDURE: Wash your brand new bike when you get home- go over it carefully and wash and dry by hand - feeling for any imperfections. go over it...
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