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  1. happyPuppy

    Look What Followed Me Home

    It looks like one of the Blacks Snakes and not poisonous. When I as a kid, the triangle heads were all the bad ones
  2. happyPuppy

    Spot Tracker

    the AMA has a discount for members and e-bay has some decent prices. Is the SPOT 2 any better than Spot 1 vs faster to get a signal and size?
  3. happyPuppy

    Welcome to the bleeding edge

    Ram to the rescue! iPad Ram mount
  4. happyPuppy

    need a top Case ?

    A pretty decent top case. It seems to be a clone of the Givi. The red strip is sort of ugly but for $50.00 shipped with mount I bought one. I had a Givi universal mount already on and it snapped right on to it. Sweet! Sears Topcase 50% off
  5. happyPuppy

    2004 ABS Brake Job

    When I was a kid, I was able to be a "shop Helper" one summer in a shop that did HD's and VW beetles. He taught me a ton of information and I could swap a VW engine in around an hour. Sadly the days of a Apprentice seem to be disappearing. I can’t do too much any more as the technology has...
  6. happyPuppy

    BMW R1200GS

    Somewhat antidotal but told to me by a fellow who has ridded around the world on a bike twice and a woman who has ridden from Alaska to the very end of S. America as well as down all of Africa. Bigger of the adventure type bikes is not better it is worse. They are heavy and the BMW's are hard to...
  7. happyPuppy

    Experience w/TourMaster Adventure-gel gloves?

    Tourmaster stuff I find hit or miss as far as quality. I have a pair of Gel gloves not from Tourmasters and I like them, the gel seems to lessen vibration, what little the FJR has. I am using the Lee Parks deer/Elk skin now Lee Parks Gloves and they are so comfortable.
  8. happyPuppy

    Garmin One Time 2011 map upgrade $30.00 at Amazon

    It gives you a code for the garmin web site. It updated mine to the 2011 from the 2009 maps. The statement on the website ( Garmin) says it gives you the most update maps available.
  9. happyPuppy

    Garmin One Time 2011 map upgrade $30.00 at Amazon

    Great deal Amazon Map link
  10. happyPuppy

    Ipad

    Co-Pilot has a Ipad version coming in May for GPS needs. I use it on my iphone in the car and it works well. My son has one he picked up with the academic discount for taking notes. They are an interesting gadget, but still too $$ for my use. If the Wifi version tethered to the iPhone that...
  11. happyPuppy

    I'm on vacation this coming week - where to ride?

    If you do not mid a long Ride Death Valley is still under 100* F. Many of the passes are open as well if wan to do a loop and stay local. The tulips are still doing well in Skagit.
  12. happyPuppy

    I'm hot. Let's try Draggin' Jeans.

    I have low sided in Draggin jeans and they worked well. The denim was pretty worn in spots. When I wear jeans I always wear Bohn armor under it. I was wearing it when I low sided as well and I did not even have a side hip bruise where I landed on...
  13. happyPuppy

    SH__26? Not starting

    Check that your idle speed is 1100 to 1150.
  14. happyPuppy

    Disappointed...

    Pirnie, you are right on target. Years ago I sold cars during a college break. I learned more than I did in all the sales and marketing classes I ever took. The only thing I would add is they know the "I am going to leave" tactic. If they throw some BS number out there, just say see ya and...
  15. happyPuppy

    This just in!

    True. Most injuries are due to blunt trauma, head and legs. In fact the last stats I saw blunt trauma was the leading killer, often it causes massive cerebral hemorrhage due to hydrostatic pressure ruptures. it is one reason I wear chest and back armor as well.
  16. happyPuppy

    Tankslap caused by windshield?

    +1 on the bags , they really change the characteristics and Yamaha warns about them over 85. I had one once in CA in the 1980's and it scared the sh*t out of me. A loose grip and slowly easing off the throttle stopped it.
  17. happyPuppy

    What do you tell your son when he wants to ride?

    It is a tough one. My one son that likes bikes had a mini Bike at 8 and was zipping around the 5 acres in the dirt on a 250 at 12 I had. He wants to ride on the street now and is 19. I at this point can only advise him. I told him at 16 he needed at least 2 years of seat time in a car before a...
  18. happyPuppy

    Motorcyclist spends 26 hours in jail on wiretapping charge for filming cop with gun

    The guy should not be a LEO. This stuff makes the good LEO's look bad. I don't know what this country is coming to. We have our own questionable shooting in WA Shooting
  19. happyPuppy

    Recovery after knee surgery

    I have had it done 3 times on 1 knee and twice in the other. Both of mine are a mess. PT helped, but after the first i pretty much knew the routine. I could ride after 3 weeks but it hurt a lot. I added my first maxi-Scooter and that helped with the riding fix. I need to have both of mine...
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    Another wife with cancer

    Best wishes and Prayers to both of you. Hang tough and take it a day at a time.
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