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[braincramp52]

9 minutes ago, TiScape said:

I like bikes a lot. The one below represents the style of bike I like. Bar hopper

My balls hurt just lookin' at the seat.

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, aenemated said:

 

From what feels like a lifetime ago ... 

oh maaaan. Was literally thinking ‘that bike pic from aen coming down the pipe’ 😂

[Mrgreen36]

3 hours ago, touch said:

 

A question for you Mrgreen.  Do you do spend about the same amount of time each week with your repairing of machinery and as you do custom woodworking? 

 

I'm probably 33% woodworking, 33% industrial repair/forklifts and 23% woodworking equipment, 11% sitting in the AC in my office.  I tend to hop around and work on stuff as parts show up. I need to eliminate the woodworking equipment rebuilding for customers. 

[Mrgreen36]

2 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

Unique bike I think

 

 

 

Buddy of mine just bought a 2022 40th anniversary 1250 GS.  Bmw makes some of the best motorcycles. Comfy, fun, ample storage and lots of owners ride them across the country. 

[touch]

I've always enjoyed Kyle Porter of CBS Sports.

 

2023 Ryder Cup picks: Justin Thomas fits best in crucial role as U.S. seeks to end drought on European soil 

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2023-ryder-cup-picks-justin-thomas-fits-best-in-crucial-role-as-u-s-seeks-to-end-drought-on-european-soil/

 

 

On Sunday afternoon when Europe leads eight of the 12 matches, the path to victory seems inevitable and everyone in red, white and blue starts looking a little wild eyed at what's transpiring, you're going to need somebody (anybody) to turn the tide. Somebody to put a stake in the ground for everyone to cling to when Marco Simone starts to feel like quicksand. Somebody unafraid to take a rip at Rahm and put something red on the board for everyone else to look at. 

That's a different thing altogether. It's barely the same sport we've been watching the last several months and on which this team was determined. Johnson understands that. His team understands that. Brooks Koepka said on Tuesday, "It's the most nervous I've ever been in a golf tournament." Europe definitely understands that. And when that's the case -- and it will almost certainly be the case -- your strokes gained doesn't matter. What you did at Augusta doesn't matter. Where you finished in the FedEx Cup standings certainly doesn't matter. 

All that matters is whether you want to be in the arena. And they picked one of the few guys who truly does.

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, touch said:

I'm not a bike person but I can admire their beauty. This one is boss. I especially like the exhaust pipe. The Black Widow looking rig was at the driving range earlier this week. I know a few of you are Harley Owners/Fans so I snagged the photo. The owner was pulling the trailer with his F-250. 

 

 

Nice bike but not my style. Yuppie all the way nice bike low miles on a trailer. Most bikes like that these days have more miles on the trailer than they have ridden on the road

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, aenemated said:

 

From what feels like a lifetime ago ... 

Basically my style but a little too much chrome and shiny paint for me but still a nice bike. 

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, touch said:

 

 

Great looking bike, but you would feel every bump in the road riding that. Oh wait, you have the same physique as JJ Watt so you wouldn't feel as much.  😄

No that one would not ride as bad as an older rigid because that one has shocks and a swing arm

[BIG STU]

4 hours ago, touch said:

I've always enjoyed Kyle Porter of CBS Sports.

 

2023 Ryder Cup picks: Justin Thomas fits best in crucial role as U.S. seeks to end drought on European soil 

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2023-ryder-cup-picks-justin-thomas-fits-best-in-crucial-role-as-u-s-seeks-to-end-drought-on-european-soil/

 

 

On Sunday afternoon when Europe leads eight of the 12 matches, the path to victory seems inevitable and everyone in red, white and blue starts looking a little wild eyed at what's transpiring, you're going to need somebody (anybody) to turn the tide. Somebody to put a stake in the ground for everyone to cling to when Marco Simone starts to feel like quicksand. Somebody unafraid to take a rip at Rahm and put something red on the board for everyone else to look at. 

That's a different thing altogether. It's barely the same sport we've been watching the last several months and on which this team was determined. Johnson understands that. His team understands that. Brooks Koepka said on Tuesday, "It's the most nervous I've ever been in a golf tournament." Europe definitely understands that. And when that's the case -- and it will almost certainly be the case -- your strokes gained doesn't matter. What you did at Augusta doesn't matter. Where you finished in the FedEx Cup standings certainly doesn't matter. 

All that matters is whether you want to be in the arena. And they picked one of the few guys who truly does.

That is his tale I sit on mine---- Of course he works for CBS Sports so he will back anything that will get more viewers.

[miamistomp]

always wanted one of these

 

[touch]

Marriage is basically just two people constantly asking each other what they want to eat until they die. 

 

 

 

[BIG STU]

2 hours ago, miamistomp said:

always wanted one of these

 

Nice just got to watch for the Prince of Darkness Lucas electronics

[bscinstnct]

2 hours ago, miamistomp said:

always wanted one of these

 

 

 

 

What, a motorcycle with a blurry emblem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I gotcha!! For all the “squid is bait” wisecracks

 

cheers my ex-NYer (and still a NYer at heart) friend  🤣 🍻 

Edited August 31, 2023 by bscinstnct

[braincramp52]

10 hours ago, TiScape said:

Oh yeah, that’s why they call em ‘bar hoppers’. Just take it local from bar to bar… You ain’t road trippin’ on it w/o spittin up blood and blowing’ out a disc! 😜

When I got out of the military a buddy and I took a 9 day bike trip out west to Colorado. My bike was a 69 Hardtail Sportster with a springer front. I was 6' when we left and 5'7" when we got home.😁

[BIG STU]

36 minutes ago, braincramp52 said:

When I got out of the military a buddy and I took a 9 day bike trip out west to Colorado. My bike was a 69 Hardtail Sportster with a springer front. I was 6' when we left and 5'7" when we got home.😁

I had a 69 Sportster 61 CI with Pan Head jugs and heads. In those days it was an easy conversion and it was a hardtail. Had a 75 Sportster I bought new and ended up with a hardtail frame. I rode that thing from Charlotte NC to Sturgis one year. My bud was riding a 47 Knuckle hard tail. He was a master motorcycle mechanic and made me fit a set of 3.5 gallon fat bob tanks on that thing. He told me straight up we were not stopping every 100 miles for me to fill up the Sportster 1 gallon peanut tank. I was young and dumb and the trip did not bother me one bit. He acted like it did not bother him but it did because he was like 50yoa at the time, He admitted to others later on that it about killed him but he was not going to give me the satisfaction. I lost him some 20 years ago now RIP Panama Red

[Nard_S]

 

 

This is my dream bike, been close to buying one but I have a few priorities. This or old Kawi GPZ.

[sunbeltgolfer]

14 hours ago, touch said:

There will be low tonight in Asheville of 58*. There will be on an off showers.

Maybe I mistakenly looked at the forecast for Bellingham?  😀

 

 

Hey Mr. DMM, you're a well dressed man. Do your sweaters ever get put in storage for the summer?  

We are experiencing a very nice break in the heat. Our forecast is just about perfect. For those still stuck in sweltering conditions you may want to pass on looking at the link. Our local forecaster uses a golf ball rating and we have five out of a possible five for the next week or so.

https://averyweather.com/Forecast/Beech+Mountain

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, Nard_S said:

 

 

This is my dream bike, been close to buying one but I have a few priorities. This or old Kawi GPZ.

Gorgeous Italian bike. You have great taste. 

[TiScape]

I believe TL mentioned it the other day. Watched the Manti Te’o special last night. Came away thinking that ordeal caused him to drop a long way in that draft and also derailed his NFL career. Timing of the story dropping couldn’t have come at a worse time for him. Crazy stuff. 

[miamistomp]

1 hour ago, TiScape said:

Gorgeous Italian bike. You have great taste. 

 Until it needs a repair...

[Nard_S]

14 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Gorgeous Italian bike. You have great taste. 

They're nice, right?  Old school V-twin in an F1 suit. Love Italian bikes. A Benelli SEI would do too, but those are hard to find, a 6-cylinder screamer, crazy.

They have a way with design, not sure I trust how it's built, lol, but they have a good eye.

The new Alpha Romeo's autos being sold are gorgeous too. I'm a fan.

[miamistomp]

[DLeightonReid]

Good Thursday!

 

 

[TiScape]

10 minutes ago, Nard_S said:

They're nice, right?  Old school V-twin in an F1 suit. Love Italian bikes. A Benelli SEI would do too, but those are hard to find, a 6-cylinder screamer, crazy.

They have a way with design, not sure I trust how it's built, lol, but they have a good eye.

The new Alpha Romeo's autos being sold are gorgeous too. I'm a fan.

Yeah no kidding. The Italians nail the design, engineering… ehhh

😂 

[aenemated]

6 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Yeah no kidding. The Italians nail the design, engineering… ehhh

😂

 

[TiScape]

20 minutes ago, Nard_S said:

They're nice, right?  Old school V-twin in an F1 suit. Love Italian bikes. A Benelli SEI would do too, but those are hard to find, a 6-cylinder screamer, crazy.

They have a way with design, not sure I trust how it's built, lol, but they have a good eye.

The new Alpha Romeo's autos being sold are gorgeous too. I'm a fan.

They make a helluva shotgun! 
Haha

[TiScape]

16 hours ago, TiScape said:

oh maaaan. Was literally thinking ‘that bike pic from aen coming down the pipe’ 😂

We woulda also gotten another pic of CS’s sweet Harley… 

[TiScape]

9 hours ago, miamistomp said:

always wanted one of these

 

Sweet lil BSA! I’m afraid I’d look like I was riding a toy on it

[Nard_S]

1 minute ago, miamistomp said:

 Until it needs a repair...

The Guzzi V-Twin is a well established motor (since 70's) and there are known workarounds on the few issues that plague some of them, so I would be willing to chance that. The parts and knowledge base are still there. Especially in Europe, or so it seems. I'm trying to sort & validate all that too. But it's a big reason I desire it over other manufacturers

 

[NJBigFish22]

Every time TS changes his avatar I always think we have a new member in the group, then I look closer and realize 48 hours just passed!