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« on: April 19, 2010, 08:07:31 AM » |
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Sorry to post so late, but by the time I got home last night all I wanted to do was get warm & dry, hug Janet, pet the puppies, and go to sleep. 5_19, Wanderer & I left HG's & FB's about 3:45 and rode together up Highway 6 'til I cut off on 14. The last 120 miles were wet and much cooler. Home at 9:40.
Went for the fun, camaraderie, and BBQ. Got a wrench party as a bonus!
The VRCC is the best. What a great bunch of folks!
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« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 08:35:46 AM » |
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Sorry to post so late, but by the time I got home last night all I wanted to do was get warm & dry, hug Janet, pet the puppies, and go to sleep.
What about the Dachshunds? |
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 08:36:09 AM » |
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I don't feel so bad now with my u-joint going at 90K.  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2010, 08:37:21 AM » |
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Dave,
You kind of made me blush when you said you hugged Janet and pet the puppies!
Bosman
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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2010, 08:45:00 AM » |
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...pet the puppies...
So that's what you young folk are calling it nowadays...  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 10:07:41 AM » |
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Boy, I really teed myself up on that one.  That VRCC is one tough room... If I say I meant the Dachshunds, you'll say I'm covering my ace. If I say I meant Toby & Lili, those are not the best names for, well, you know. If I say I was being literal, not figurative, you'll jump on figure - ative. If I relent and say I was being euphemistic, she'll say they're bigger than most puppies. I can't win, so I'll just shut up... |
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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 11:32:54 AM » |
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By the way, when I made it to the Toyota dealership's parking lot with f-stop and volvobob, I called Wanderer, who was at hotglue's, to ask him if he could try to rustle up a u-joint and catch Richard Graham to arrange for the pickup + trailer retrieval. HayHauler looped back to find us and started calling the 3 Houston-area Honda dealers to try to find a u-joint. Before HayHauler was finished with three phone calls that yielded ZERO u-joints, Wanderer emailed me a picture of Willow's new-in-the-bag u-joint and said if I didn't like that one, there were two more (Lady Draco & I believe Crazyhorse) I could choose from! NONE at three dealerships serving the sixth largest (almost 6 million people) MSA in the country, and THREE at Hotglue's! The bike was on the trailer in less than 45 minutes and we were on our way to eat (& wrench)! One beer, a big plate of some of the best BBQ I've ever had, lots of wrenching, and another couple of beers, and I rode back to the hotel. What a great bunch of folks! So, if any of you are planning a crippling, if not catastrophic failure any time soon, please do so in coordination with major VRCC events. Cheaha, Tucumcari, and InZane are coming up soon! |
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« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 04:10:12 PM » |
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Wow. None in the Houston area?
(I'm not sure what MSA is, but that sucks)
I assume he called Pasadena, Galveston, and ??
Sounds like we need to have a U-Joint added to the Houston parts depot. We have various people with various parts on hand, but I don't think we have that.
Mark
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2010, 04:24:47 PM » |
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I am still wondering why Dave's big ole joint bit the dust so early? Must have had something to do with all that "puppy play"? |
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2010, 04:25:51 PM » |
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(I'm not sure what MSA is, but that sucks) MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area I.E. Dallas, Houston, Austin, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area |
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« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2010, 04:51:49 PM » |
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OUTSTANDING pic! LOL!!! Gotta love the VRCC! |
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« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2010, 06:32:37 PM » |
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Well when I heard Dave broke his U joint, all's I could think of his description of his pelvic bone breaking (like cracking a donut in half). I thought he was broke ass Dave again. I need to brush -up on bike termanology!  |
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« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2010, 07:07:47 PM » |
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I am still wondering why Dave's big ole joint bit the dust so early? Must have had something to do with all that "puppy play"? Daniel I think this needs to be the next picture of the month.  ~TJ |
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« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2010, 07:13:35 PM » |
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Daniel I think this needs to be the next picture of the month. ~TJ I concur! But maybe we should rename it "Picture of the quarter" or something else a little more accurate? |
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2010, 08:05:11 PM » |
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Dave ... nothin like being at the right place at the right time!!!!!! Good folks!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2010, 01:33:10 PM » |
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I guess we could photoshop the hold down straps to match the bike paint better. Clashes pretty bad as it is in the photo! ~Jeff
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« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2010, 02:56:24 PM » |
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I'm with TJ - voting that this pic is the next pic of the month!
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« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2010, 03:17:31 PM » |
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Those straps would go great with volvobob's new jacket!
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« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2010, 12:01:20 PM » |
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Now, this is a photo of the week! Disco Dave and T-Rex  |
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« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2010, 12:18:49 PM » |
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Now, this is a photo of the week! Disco Dave and T-Rex TWIST THE THROTTLE MORE DAVE!!! T-Rex almost has you!!!!!! |
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« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2010, 01:01:52 PM » |
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OK Rainmaker, you started it now you gotta finish it. Get rid of the straps and any other trailer tell tales THEN submit yer T-Rex/B.A.D pic to VRCC gurus for posting...
Just my opinion..
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« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2010, 02:49:55 PM » |
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Per your request....  |
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« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2010, 03:25:48 PM » |
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You guys are too much! |
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« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2010, 04:39:58 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: April 24, 2010, 05:01:36 AM » |
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Most excellent.
Powers that be - please post as photo of the month/year?!!!
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« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2010, 05:51:44 AM » |
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Caption: " the most effective way to fix the Valkyrie's only flaw, poor fuel economy" |
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« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2010, 02:29:03 PM » |
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Per your request.... Most excellent! Brother Blue. |
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« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2010, 06:27:38 AM » |
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I hope I'm not infringing on any patent rights (Rainmaker). I have Emailed the finished pic and caption to several of my non-biking friends. My friend Dave says, "Sometimes when I'm riding my bike, with the wind in my face, it just seems like everything is in complete harmony. It's peaceful and yet exciting with a feeling of having all of my problems behind me."  Tom |
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