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  1. Patriot

    GPS Mounting Location

    of course you've seen mine double ball clutch attachment zumo to vertical ball, cup holder to horizontal ball https://www.flickr.com/photos/mholiver/sets/72157628817548565/with/6676473013/
  2. Patriot

    Leftover bolts

    I (virtually) never through any hardware away, but anything over a year old is not sorted in any way I promise to look through my dozen or so magnetic trays and see what I have and if I can find them probably be later in the week, but I'll post up...you might have to bite the bullet and just...
  3. Patriot

    About Gen1 OEM Top case plate (question..)

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/mholiver/sets/72157633200026744/
  4. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    a "Forgotten Hero" today...you'd be surprised at how many Veterans are in nursing homes and pass away and no one can find any family anywhere...so the PGR and local active duty military attend and stand for the Vet being their family. Funeral Homes and other groups donate a full blown military...
  5. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    there's a reason those girl scouts sell so many cookies every year:
  6. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    full disclosure #1...the old motor is the 2nd and grenaded at 90k... the new motor is the 3rd one grenaded at 165k - it was bought with 20k so your (now) motor has 95k actual miles oh, also (full disclosure #2, ask those in the know) Aaron had a way ***** of a time loosening the head bolts...
  7. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    don't ya hate people who talk too much...oh wait... I understand you have carpal tunnel syndrome of your right hand well said and I couldn't agree more...I've learned the tinyest acts of random kindness mean much, and that it's an attitude to see when doors are open to help someone...many...
  8. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    oh, but Aaron and I are probably going to remove that engine and keep it in my garage for another time we found one of these surplus engine from the Air Force and have ordered motor mounts from Two Brothers (no not the ones we usually think of LOL) I can't wait to ride my bike with this...
  9. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    Here's my kind of Nawlins' celebration of my excellent fortune https://www.flickr.com/photos/mholiver/sets/72157633178791163/
  10. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    day 1 report: had to find and sort through my gear...absolutely perfect weather day...sunny and 60 at 8am to 72 at 3pm was a "all mesh" day...hopefully summer gear till November checked and properly aired up tires mounted Zumo and Adaptiv radar detector check battery after on tender all...
  11. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    bearings..."All Balls" SUCK...had 6 of them fail in under 40k miles... in a decade, Aaron never had a problem, but now they are made in China... with my bad experience, Aaron now goes with OEM the headlight circuit was modified with an Eastern Beaver dual headlight harness that has a relay...
  12. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/mholiver/sets/72157633177003506/
  13. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    amazing day...everything works (there's a loose wire to reattach for the headlights) it was a hell of a lot of fun riding the bike even just around the block...then I headed with my basset to my baby daughter's softball game in my van so here's what again is amazing... as of this afternoon...
  14. Patriot

    Rotella T6 causing clutch drag and hard shifting?

    you promised me you'd keep this secret...******* !!!
  15. Patriot

    2013 -- different oil filter?

    bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...my biggest laugh all day...thank you...
  16. Patriot

    2013 -- different oil filter?

    ya'll mean it wasn't ok lately to use a toilet paper roll stuffed inside a niblets corn can... uh oh...
  17. Patriot

    "Consumer Reports:" Yamaha most reliable motorcycle !

    as I understand it, CR merely sends out surveys that folks decide whether to answer, with questions to identify what kind of vehicle (or product) was purchased within the last x amount of time, and what, if any, problems happened as judged by the owner. stats are directly from that...they rely...
  18. Patriot

    running bad (feeling blessed)...limped home (walking on air)

    things are looking way up...I got 12 hrs of restfull sleep, actually at a normal time 10am-10pm, and woke up with a very positive outlook on life. Then my big bro took me to lunch to Spitali's Deli for a oyster po-boy. all is looking up...and I won't be the photographer, so don't blame me the...
  19. Patriot

    Members Pets

    Visiting Pet Program in New Orleans...Therapy Dogs that visit Nursing Homes & Hospitals This is my Alley Oop and me at the War Veterans Retirement Home
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