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  1. chickey191

    Held gloves back at New Enough

    keeriste man - you're in Clovis - those will get you through winter even without the hand guards. (How's Buchannan doing in football this year?) I have these gloves - bought them on sale at Cycle Gear. I like them a lot. They actually have a bit of stretchy feel to the gauntlets. They are...
  2. chickey191

    Help !! AE or A??

    I only spent a few miles on the AE - I liked it. I would liked to have experimented with the shifting more. I can see that it will definitely appear on more bikes in the future. It only took a few minutes to get used to it - more to get used to not seeing a reservoir on the left, though I've...
  3. chickey191

    Caption contest part 2

    Ok Ok - let's review this lane splitting thing so hypothetically speaking... if the bike makes it through between cars - shouldn't the rider????
  4. chickey191

    Givi V46 Latch

    there is a bit of a trick to the latch (at least on mine) first off all make sure that it opens all the way. Open the lid and look at the latch from the inside. the long piece that actually grabs the top should click all the way back. I often have to flip mine so that it resets all the way...
  5. chickey191

    Screaming Meanie Review

    my very first rally started in Beatty, NV - and the rally hotel was a sort of flea bag joint. I remember waking up for the start of the rally because some guys screaming meanie went off - several rooms away from mine - on the floor above mine ! I have a meanie and it sits in a drawer. The...
  6. chickey191

    Weird- Type the alphabet while holding both shift keys down

    ABDEFGHIJKLNOPQRSUW Missing CMTVXYZ
  7. chickey191

    What oil?

    Nice way to make an entrance. Boards are different. This is the way this one is run. coming into someone's house and telling them they are wrong or it is painted the wrong color or that their doors are on backwards... only to discover that they are left handed or that they are color blind -...
  8. chickey191

    What's with this forum? Please paint me a picture

    well - if you only visit once in a blue moon - you will probably see a ton of pages to sort through, too. If you check once a day or so -you should probably never have more than 3 pages to review unless of course there are other pointless and never ending posts all over the place. Now - I...
  9. chickey191

    Questions Questions

    But my questions are: 1- Since I can't seem to find one to at leas sit on it with the wife. How is the two up confort on the 06 FJR, it will be used at least 70% of the time for two up. Mind you I am 6.1 245 wife is 5.8 155. She used to get knee pain on the LT because her knees were too bent...
  10. chickey191

    San Diego Ride Sunday September 10th.

    Fun ride - thanks for the invitation. Nice to meet you folks. Sorry I bailed out at that last stop, but I wanted to get home to do some crap. Still managed to run up E. Grade and S. Grade. When i came down I got behind Don (Dan?) and we were behind about 50 bikes on the road in front of...
  11. chickey191

    Possible move to California

    you will have to do a few things: 1. learn about Tule Fog 2. Learn about HEAT 3. Learn spanish 4. Learn the most direct route into the mountains --- visalia is centrally located in the Central Valley and as others have pointed out - it is freekin' HOT in the summer. The fog can be...
  12. chickey191

    San Diego Ride Sunday September 10th.

    Looks like I will be able to make it. See you there at least both of you. might have to bale out somewhere along the way - but perhaps I'll be able to ride the whole thing. Hope so.
  13. chickey191

    My first dirtbike

    personally - I would get the ramp that is like two of the one in your link. made for ATV's. I found it way easier to walk a bike off if I was also on the ramp, but the smallish size of your bike shouldn't give you too much trouble (I was riding an XR 650 - which is WAY heavy). Make sure you...
  14. chickey191

    What parts comes with a new '06?

    agree - should come with manual (not shop manual, but owner's manual) saddle bag liners trim caps for when the bags on on saddle bags (2) locks for bags (3) - they should include the matching lock for the top case in case you buy one 2 rubber stops for the bag mounts some plastic stick on...
  15. chickey191

    History Test

    the problem with the decade of th e70's is that they only last about 2 years. At least that is all I remember. Man - I moved to Vegas 3 days out of high school - in 1969. Vegas when sex was safe and there was little that a shot couldn't clear up - disco bisquets - and a city that was WIDE...
  16. chickey191

    History Test

    Missed Taxi - wasn't sure about Macaroni, but guessed it right. It is a sad day when you start aceing this kind of exam - but it better than the one with rubber gloves and KY. (no.... not Kentucky)
  17. chickey191

    06 FJR "ADJUSTABLE???" handlebars

    I definitely need to look at this - It has been my suggestion all along that much of the hand numbing reported with the 06 fjr has much to do with the angle of the bars. A couple of degrees toward flat would be a huge improvement.
  18. chickey191

    OTD Price in CA.?: 2006 1300A

    since you are too late for the PDP you are probably going to be stuck with retail - plus tax and licensing. You might find someone who is willing to drop a couple of bucks, but most were intended for designated buyers. Demand is higher than supply, so you know what that means. First you will...
  19. chickey191

    Almost an Iron Butt Saddle Sore...and I just don't get it.

    I pretty much gave up road riding for a couple of years. I still commuted to work, but I spent all my available weekend seat time on a dirt bike. While I enjoyed the fire roads - my bike was an XR650 so it wasn't great for single track (or at least real tight stuff), but I enjoyed blasting...
  20. chickey191

    Almost an Iron Butt Saddle Sore...and I just don't get it.

    there is a t-shirt out there that was sold by the legenday Steve Lots-of-Sky (losofsky). The text was "Riding for the Buzz". If 1k days don't float your boat - don't do 'em. Knowing that you can is one thing. Doing them for the hell of it is one and doing them just for the sake of racking up...
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