https://youtu.be/RMyuinNsvTI


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It’s a beautiful morning!
https://youtu.be/ykLVZR7RG_w

I am more of a fully Leded kind of guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFkzZHIcgFs

Have the house cleaning mix playing.


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https://youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc

Not a tune, per se, but easy on the ears (and the eyes).

Sadly, video doesn't work directly in this forum as it should.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsDU_tTgsFw

That’s the idea.

https://youtu.be/VObwxMeQwY8


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That turkey wasn’t having it!

Synchronicity, or, what, Lucas? I just bought this:



Piped, jetted, stainless brake lines, R1 front wheel, YZF back wheel, both 17”, with
R1 calipers. Came cheaper than the Honda.

Was thinking about you.

Best,
Ted

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Actually, I wasn’t.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=64WZtlEqIls

Ted, Have you got a scabbard for that thing? And maybe a side cart for the dog?

Sometimes, the 360PD Chiefs Special Airweight will be in a holster, or, a pocket.


Dog has more sense than that.

Best,
Ted

Smart dog! Doesn't look like it is going to be a great Grouse Getter though.

In recent years, I haven’t been all that good a grouse getter.

It all works out. I’m pretty sure Lloyd shot the last grouse I ate. I’m thinking
Luigi, up in Datroit, didn’t see any grouse when he went on his middle aged Finnish woman expedition.

Best,
Ted


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Yuk.

guns and motorcycles....
i've often said if you're interested in one, you might be interested in the other.

after all, they're variations on a theme....internal combustion.

met a fellow years ago from austin, who belonged to a loosely organized social group called the

Torque and Recoil Society

I like two wheels but mine is Italian and it is pedal powered. No room for guns or dogs.

Is this supposed to be an up year for grouse? I have been thinking I need to get back up north and hunt those birds again. Now I even have a quick as lightening shotgun to boot.

If I recall correctly, it has pretty tight chokes. You have any spreaders?

My son and I are preparing for our annual bike ride around Lake Pepin on obsolete English three speed bicycles. My kid has done it since he was five. The preparation is mostly riding around on the dirty streets trying to get some saddle time in before May. Two days, 45 or so miles each day, on heavy, steel bikes.

I’m easily amused. Maybe not as easily as Louis, however.

Best,
Ted

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Finnish sauna babes. Perky.
Not.

Cleaned the house, covered my TSLA short, sold AAPL puts, and won a hundred bucks on a scratch off.


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Yes, I see.

Did you buy the Honda?

Cool bike.


Best,
Ted

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Until you gotta’ go somewhere.

No spreaders, but they have been suggested. Time will tell, but so far so good. Did nearly lop off the end of my left little finger. Gotta watch what happens when closing the gate...

Good luck on the bike ride. I'm 6 days out of knee surgery. Should be ready to go in a few months. Lots of bike time will be involved.

Yea, sorry, I could have clued you in, keep stuff you value out when you close it. On the other hand, nobody ever has to be told twice.

I’ve been where you are with the knees. Best decision I made was to have a doc clean one of them up, internally. Don’t push your recovery.

Best,
Ted

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Only money made yesterday was on scratch offs, and, at work.

Brent,
As a cyclist, I've heard about the RAGBRAI. It's the organized bike tour across Iowa that seems to be quite a feat. Now that I'm in my 70's, my limits are reduced to 50 miles and under.
Wishing you a speedy recovery with the knee!
Karl

Karl, RAGBRAI is definitely a thing. The largest organized bike ride, or something like that, in the world. I think the numbers of riders are in the 5 figure region. They went by my house one year and though I was 300 yds from home, it took a half hour to get that last few yards. It was fun to watch however.

If you can do 50 miles a day, you could probably still do it with one longer day. I think they might go as much as 60 miles on one day of the ride but not more than that - I'm not sure though. And the route changes every year. You can always ride just part of it too. Many do that. There was also a major tiff within the organizers last fall, and I don't really know how that will shake out this year.

I've never ridden the RAGBRAI. It's not my kind of deal. I used to race bikes though, esp. back in my Georgia days. Mostly road races with a few criteriums thrown in.

I've had my left knee scoped and cut back in about 2009. This is the right one. Meniscus trimming and some general house cleaning. I think I will be back to running by fall and definitely ready for big game and birds in October. It will be a MUCH better year than last, I hope.

This is how I roll.

https://www.slowroll.bike/


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https://youtu.be/NR_gkhAd6X4

Jeese Ted....you going mid-life on us? That bike looks beautiful but....old guys don't heal so-well.

There was a big bike shop going out of business in Denver about ten years ago. They had been a Triumph and Norton dealer in the 50's and 60's and were getting rid of all sorts of stuff. I briefly toyed with the idea of building a slightly chopped frame 50's pre-unit Triumpgh....then thought better of it. I still want one but....

The enthusiasm of a 25 year-old coupled with the reflexes of a 50+ year old..be careful. Gil

I wish I had the enthusiasm of a 25-year old...

I get it. A fellow was selling an early hemi-Coronet out here in Nebraska and I briefly considered swapping in my old Charger for it. Then I remembered just how much work solid-lifters and multiple carbs can be. Nah!

That's a little different than how I roll, but I like it. Bicycles are hard to beat no matter how you like to use them.

I’m touched. Midlife? Doubtful, if you have been doing it almost all of your life. The only period of my life that I haven’t owned and rode motorcycles is the 13 year period between the birth of my son, and now.
Alexandra just passed her citizenship test, and, as I told her I one day would, I started looking for a bike. Not a new one. I had my sights on a GSXR 750, maybe a little newer than the one I sold when Chris was a baby, but, every one out there in the used category I saw needed rubber, chain and sprockets, fork seals (figures, anyone who has owned a GSXR of any displacement gets that) and a full tune. I owned a 1991 FJ 1200 I bought brand new that went when I bought the GSXR. I rode both bikes to both coasts.
Prior to that, there was a Honda 900F, a Honda 1000CB, some Enduros, a Seca 600, and some transportation implements (750 Maxim, 750 Norton) that were kinda’ forgettable.
I’ve actually owned more sets of race leathers than bikes.

The “new” FJ is a 1989 with 18,000 miles on it. Just like Brent’s knee surgery, I’ve been here before. The FJ put the Sport in Sport/Touring, competent, and capable either two up with soft luggage, or solo. The only other bike I considered was a Honda Blackbird, but, they are almost double what a nice FJ sells for.

A cult thing. A good cult thing, though.

I’ll still ride my bicycles.


Best,
Ted

One of these might do nicely.

https://youtu.be/NvoNPC78yuc


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Kudos for the Lawrence of Arabia homage.
https://youtu.be/ZQWgR95c5PM

Not a bad run
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JNn9W1aboX4

That’s how they do it in Munising, baby!


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Finland!
https://youtu.be/w8oGcJs4hS8

Dudes should be grouse hunting.

Best,
Ted

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Stick to UJMs. If you actually want to ride, anyway.

Sometimes being careful is not enough. This kind of bike isn't what is needed to maneuver around a semi when it pulls out directly in front of you. I missed him, thankfully, and walked away, but road rash is a bad, bad thing. One of the worst areas of it ......... Oct.19, 2017.



The thrill is gone....... the thrill is gone away.



SRH

Stan, that's one nasty wound. Good riddance to the bike. Gil

Stan,
That's the worst I've ever seen!
Karl

Stan.....quite the pix. You're lucky to be on this side of the grass.

Glad you walked away from it.

Being lucky in an accident is a good thing. But, I’ve always believed you can do much to create some of your own luck.

https://superbikeschool.com/


You will notice Mr. Code is sitting on a bike quite a bit different than your own. This isn’t an accident, and if you showed up at the two day school on your bike, you would be declined for participation.

I’m guessing there is a good reason for that. Actually, I have a rather strong opinion on that, but, we will ignore that, here.

Sorry the thrill is gone. Riders can and do become non riders for a variety of reasons. I imagine one day I will too, but, it won’t be today.

Best,
Ted

If I had a ride that did that to me I'd take it out and shoot it...Geo

Nope. I fixed it up and sold it for a fair price to a friend who knew about the accident. Proceeds helped pay for my last doublegun, the 16/20 Parker.

SRH

Thanks, Ted. But, don't be sorry. I'm not. Big V twins are the only kind of bike I ever liked. I still love to look at them.

My thrill now is big 2 stroke outboards. I've got an old 21' Allison XTB that has run 87-88 mph, and we're in the process of putting a Merc 260 on an Allison XR 2001 Drag. It should run well over 100.

A buddy and neighbor of mine set the record for a single outboard on a multi-passenger boat a few years ago. He ran 151.5 mph in the Savannah River .....upstream. Measured by two GPS speedometers.

The thrill is back .......

SRH

Stan,
Well a guy has to have some toys. Fast in boats is like fast in anything else, and it isn’t the speed itself that is the problem, as much as the sudden stop.

My horrific crash happened on a race track, at speed. Never crashed on the street, but, I wear the same garb for both-full leathers, ankle high steel toe boots, full face Snell approved helmet, and specific gloves. It can be a bit uncomfortable, depending, but, never as uncomfortable as that wound in your photo. I should mention that it happened at about 110 mph, and I was eating a banana split, with just a couple bruises and no further injuries, within an hour. I was done at the track that day, however. My leathers, gloves, helmet and boots were junk, having done what they were designed to do. They went in the trash.

I literally don’t know what protective equipment one should wear going a buck fifty plus in a boat, but, I can’t believe it would be much different than what I wear on a street bike.

Be careful.

Best,
Ted

It is a Lifeline flotation and impact life vest, and a helmet, Ted. And, tho' it's not protective equipment, it's equipment nonetheless ................ a BIG set of "you know whats". That's not always enough for protection, however. Friend of ours from Biloxi blew over, racing his Allison, last April. Lost a leg, nearly lost the other. Still building race engines in his shop, however. Just tested a prototype 3.5 stroker Merc that went 516 hp. at only 18 degrees timing. It's probably gonna be good for 600 in race tune.

Good luck with your new bike. Nothing quite like the feel of that much horsepower between your legs.

Best, SRH

P.S. In the spirit of the thread, it was burning lead free fuel.

Stuff’s on sale. Any bargain hunters out there?


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Don’t you understand? Potter’s not selling, he’s buying.
https://youtu.be/iPkJH6BT7dM

Horsepower is such seductive stuff. Be it cars, bikes, boats, etc.
Turning a powerful engine loose and then hanging on while it's singing is unlike anything else in life. It has been said the God the Father shoots an underlever hammer Purdey, but I swear....he must be a motorhead too. Why else would we have been gifted with such inventive minds to create all these beautiful and wonderful toys to play with?

Ok, thanks for the tip. I’ll keep it in mind.


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https://youtu.be/JcYg6wOXhfU

Yea, I took in a few videos of those boats, running fast, and a few of them getting out of control at speed, and all hell breaking loose. Looked like a lot of small pieces of stuff were left. Made my bad habit of running cloverleafs, at speed, after midnight, burning up foot pegs, look pretty tame.

The 1200 FJ was about 130 horse in stock trim, piped and jetted gets you around 150. It is one of the nicest handling and well planted bikes at speed, deceptive in the way it lets you find out where your skill set is no longer up to what the bike is capable of.

Hell of a machine.

Best,
Ted

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The stone wouldn’t stand a chance against a 30 year old FJ.

A long time ago I hunted grouse in Ontario every year & at one favorite cover I would sometimes run into a local riding a Rokon w/ his shotgun in a scabbard & his dog in a basket on the handlebars.

A former co-worker of mine one rode a Harley for years. On one occasion a VW (Bug) pulled out of a side road right in front of him. He broadsided that Bug & turned it over. Luckily he wasn't hurt real bad. The lady driving the Bug mentioned her paying the damages & not turning it in on her insurance. He gave her a rough estimate as to what it would take to repair the damages to that Big Harley & he decided real quick like to let the Insurance company handle it.

Stan, having topped 115 mph in a boat and 150 mph in my car (well, two of them in Canada and a number in Germany), I can’t imagine the 150 plus on the water. My over 100 mph runs in boats I found terrifying. My 155 mph in a car was just exhilarating.

My little toy, needs a good tailwind to break 60 mph, wrong kind of dogs but the boot will hold a sxs while looking for quail.

So true. Each type vehicle has it's own characteristics that have to be learned to do that. I'm still learning about these hi-per boats, but I've got a good teacher. My friend M. Dixon, who set the record I mentioned, was with me this afternoon explaining how, at high enough speed, tunnel hull boats will completely leave the water. Not a square inch of the hull will be wet. The boat will be riding on a cushion of air with only the gearcase and the lower part of the prop in the water. It's a thing of beauty to watch ......... a driver controlling that "balancing act". There are only a handful of people that can (or will try to) do that in a 20' STV.

This was Michael in '05 on the Suwanee running 143. Early in the video you can see another driver in a "blowover". About the middle of one run a gust of wind nearly causes Michael to lose it, but he keeps it under control. Warning, there is some profanity that I do not care for. You may want to mute the sound. Some of the guys get a little too vocal about that last run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHSQj-F-fpw

SRH

Nice rig, oskar.

When asked how he could storm the beach at Iwo Jima, an old school Marine answered, It was easy. It was that or go back to that goddamn ship.

CTR/2621 ‘83


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Something like 22,000 HP, Stan.
https://youtu.be/70UHdG9qCqw

Dude says the seat is an ass-hatchet, several times, notes the optimum speed is 40 mph, or so, and the thing makes 52 horsepower.

Europe can be kind of a silly place, no?

Best,
Ted

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Put a middle aged Finnish woman on the back of it, and
It won’t be able to get out of it’s own way.

Compared to my Super Cub the thing is a beast.

A middle aged Polish chick digs it. That’s all I care about.


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https://youtu.be/V0O0nzkESTI

The girl picks your bikes?

What could possibly go wrong?

Best,
Ted

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Who drives? Hold that, I guess I don’t want to know.

The hand that rocks the cradle...


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https://youtu.be/zSzlqr_MyTc

That video of speed-boatin' on the Suwannee reminds me of the summer Sturgeon run on the river. The 150 pound fish leap six feet or more out of the water.

I've fished it when the river was a sea of jumping Sturgeon out of sight both ways. People on motorboats and jet skis die every year due to collisions with the fish.

That video looks like down close to the Gulf. For whatever reason the Sturgeon seem to jump more often in the fresher water...Geo

Sturgeon are big but they have nothing on Asian carp, which also kill a few folks every year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc-e8EGkLMo

Sturgeon migration is not that thick, but the fish are lots bigger...Geo

The problem with the Asians is that people running 30-50 mph get hit in the head and chest and just die. Waterskiing in that mess?

I like bikes with pedals and boats with paddles. My own horsepower is what make them interesting. And 20 minutes ago, the surgeon gave me the thumbs up to SLOWLY get back into action on my knee. My fall is looking really good right now. Really good. Greener will be fixed sometime around then, maybe, Darne will suffice in the meantime, and birds are coming out of a gentle winter, dog is getting old but he seems ageless. So, all and all, things are looking up everywhich way but the stock market.

"But the stock market"!...Geo

Sell 12 March 20, 2020 235 AAPL puts @6.95 net $8,328.00.


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Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free.

Buy to close 12 March 20, 2020 235 AAPL Puts @2.25 $2712.00.

$8318.00 - $2712= $5,616

Not bad for a chicken farmer.


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That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it.

I've seen sturgeon jump like that often up here in the Savannah River. I've had them jump right in front of my boat. Often wondered if I could avoid one that jumped immediately in front of me. No Asian carp yet, but I've almost been hit by them on Reelfoot.

Carp are small potatoes compared to a 6 or 7 ft. sturgeon.

SRH

dirt bikes are my focus these days...love to ride woods trails. quit street riding years ago...too many mindless people are driving. (other posters here might want to join RADD....Riders Against Distracted Drivers.)

others have posted videos of chosen sports, here's a couple from the world of observed trials....these folks are the magicians of the off-road motorcycle world. far too few people outside the enthusiasts have any knowledge of the skill and training that these top level riders exhibit. take a few minutes and watch these...these are the two best riders in the world; toni bou, 13 times world champion, and adam raga, the "second best" rider alive. these two have no peers in competition. sergio is one of the leading photographers who follows this sport, and his website is worth spending a little time....

(and no, i don't do this....neither am i this good a shotgunner...)


https://www.photobysergio.fr/adam-raga-navas.html

https://www.photobysergio.fr/toni-bou-montpellier.html

https://www.photobysergio.fr/on-the-road-oct-2019.htm

Then why are you and her looking at such a crummy bike?


Best,
Ted

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https://youtu.be/Mi_ZUI6Q1kg

Can’t buy it like Buffett, but I’m going to have fun tomorrow.


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https://youtu.be/ZEcqHA7dbwM