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Those are my glasses to take care of deficiencies of my 58 year old eyes. Actually, I'm only 5'9". My wife is 5', so I look so much bigger by comparison. The photo is from two years ago, at only 56 years old. I was about 250 lbs at the time. I'm now a svelte 220. Ron

See, the smoke is white. That's just the moisture from washing the bike that's being blown out the exhaust pipes. :D It doesn't tick. It just goes 'Whoooooshhhhh!' Ron

As so eloquently said by Sir radman, there are a huge number of surprizes waiting for us on the tarmac: gravel, diesel fuel, tar pythons, powerline truck stopped just around the bend. Surprizes are only good at Christmas and birthdays. They are no good on motorcycles. I have come across so many...

Elemental and methylated mercury can be absorbed through the skin. With elemental and inorganic mercury, about 95% passes through your system and only about 5% is retained. In a growing child, much more is retained in the body. Methyl mercury is 98% retained in the body! About 2 years ago, a...

Now, let's not be knockin' New Brunswick, fellas. It's a great place to pass through to get from Maine to Nova Scotia. :D I won't even tell you about the 'slightly different' fellow at a New Brunswick ice rink who assumed my brother and I were, uh, closer than buddies, and tried to pick us...

I ran Google on Fredericton, expecting to find towns by that name all over the English speaking world. But, after 5 pages of Google listings, there was only one. It's in New Brunswick, Canada. Ron

If I want speed, I go to the track. But I've even have outgrown that. I agree with most of you boys (At 58, I can call you all boys - all but Just Plain Dave who is my senior, so I can't call him boy. He's Sir!). As has been said, "It's the journey, not the destination." I warn people I ride...

We are fortunate to have a very large number of fine guns, calibers and ammo available to us. My preference is the XD 40 Service model, but the Sig, Glock, Kimber, CZ, Beretta, Ruger, Kahr etc. are excellent handguns. I wish I could have one of each, and I have owned most of the brands at one...

Heck, they just about had to push me out the door! :lol: When I was drafted, they asked me what I would like to do, so I said 'turbine mechanics' to work ON the slicks. I didn't want to work IN them! :blink: On top of that, I didn't look good in green. Green just isn't my color. Ron

I took flying lessons for a while when I was in college, but couldn't afford to continue even paying for the flight costs. My friend was the instructor and wasn't charging me for his time. All I had to do was pay for the club rental and fuel. I even sold my 1963 Volkswagen to try to continue...

To demonstrate my interest, here is what hangs around me in my home office: Ron

Bong? Hemp? Spooning? I don't understand. Maybe someone can explain all this to me. Since I'm 58, I must have missed this somewhere. :D Ron

Thanks for that article, Bounce. That was very enlightening :rolleyes: It was scientifically very accurate and changed my thinking about the 'more light from the same wattage' claim. Good stuff. Ron

So, after starting this thread, what do we see? A young lady(?) pulls up beside us at a traffic light with a cell phone held to her ear with the left hand and a hamburger in the right. When the light turns green, she starts to drive off with NO HANDS! Maybe she was steering with her knees...

It really hurts to lose a family member, and they are like family members. :sad2: Your story makes me want to go give our 2 dogs and 2 cats a hug. Best Wishes, Ron

Here are some more Dynos. The ST1300 is at 50-55 HP and just below 70 lb-ft torque and is pushing 80 or more pounds more than an ABS FJR 1300. At the same RPM, the FJR1300 65 HP and 85 lb-ft of torque. Except for the 1700 rpm dip, and most of us don't ride much at 1700 rpm, the FJR is all...

You're going to try Shrinkos! Ya' start out with 180/55-17 and after 200 miles, they are 160/50-15. No way. Not for me. . . . .Oh, you wrote Shinkos. Sorry, Ron

On the way through Idaho in May, I was behind a 10 mph tractor who was pulling a large farm implement. He had his hazard blinkers on, but no left turn signal. I was looking to pass on this two lane road, but saw a dirt drive in the distance on the left. I just had this nasty feeling... Rather...

I didn't want to put too much weight on MY own knowledge, so I qualified my statement as 'hearsay.' Certainly it wasn't directed at anyone. Good information from knowlegeable people like galxy5 is always appreciated and respected. Thanks, Ron