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Got paid to ride to a customer site in West Virginia. Diagnosed a transmitter issue into the Burner Management System then rode home. Wish I could find a way to get paid to ride my FJR everyday.


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Rode it to work...again.

Rode it work.

Walked past it as I flipped the calendar to August and OARK!

Rode to work.....again.....

Sat down, opened rockymountainatvmc.com. Opened discounttire.com. Looked at round rubber things that vehicles require to move around. The truck won, so I went and got new tars put on. FJR will wait till next paycheck. Won't matter, I'm out of town in training for most of the next two weeks anyway. Also, it's too hot to be messing with tire changing machines for no good reason.

Rode from Charlotte to Robbinsville NC.

Purchased speedbleeders and 90 degree valve stems. Will purchase GPS trackball mount and mount accessories soon so I can have confirmation that Jason is taking me to help with him.

Did last 700 and some odd kms home from Sault Ste. Marie Ont.
Ten days of riding... 8555.9 kms total distance traveled.
Countless dead bugs...

Rode it to work...what else? Changed the oil a couple days ago

Road it to work dispite the rain called for today. 20% yesterday and it rained going home. Cant win.

Rode my own bike to work this morning. Left the loaner 2006 at home.

Checked the rear end oil, washed & waxed it...brought the saddlebags inside. Starting to pack for Monday departure for Langley B.C

Jammed a valve cover cam chain guide around the crankshaft cam chain sprocket.. I have talent.

dcarver wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2019 5:27 pm Jammed a valve cover cam chain guide around the crankshaft cam chain sprocket.. I have talent.

How'd it get there? I'd say that's where the talent came into play.

Saturday I did something I rarely do and generally avoid, I took part in a group ride. Near the end of June, a friend, former coworker, and former boss of mine died unexpectedly at the age of 58. Steve was getting ready to leave for work when he just collapsed suddenly and was gone. I'd known Steve since 1981. We'd worked together, hung out occasionally, and more recently following my being laid off from a job he'd contacted me and offered me a job to return to my old employer. Steve got into motorcycles later in life than most of us. He bought a Honda VTX1300 from a mutual friend and took the MSF course to get his license. He put in some miles then traded for a HD Road King for more comfort for he and his wife Lori. About 2 or 3 years ago he went through a patch of health scares including a non cancerous brain tumor which affected his balance. Twice he dropped his Harley and he became concerned about what would happen if they were riding 2 up. Last summer he traded it in for a Can Am Spyder and he and Lori began riding even more.
They'd just returned from a week in Gatinburg with some other riders the week before Steve died. Lori showed me some pictures and she has video with his voice on it. 4 flags were made up for the memorial ride and all of the participants signed each flag. 2 will go to Steve's 2 daughters who were along as passengers of some of the riders. One flag is for Lori, his widow. The final flag will be passed among some of the friends so Steve will still ride with some of us. 24 motorcycles and several cars left our old employers parking lot Saturday morning to celebrate a well lived life that ended too soon. Our former company vice president and his wife drove more than 2 hours from VA to meet up and have lunch with us.
I hate riding with a group this size. I cherished every minute of this one.

I treated the bike to a nice 400 mile twisty therapy session in SEO yesterday, it really needed that, and so did I.

Rode it to the park and went for a short run. Got back before the day became rainy.

Rode it to work again

Rode it to work. Found a used relay arm on Ebay and bought it. Figure it'll be easier going through that and prepping it so I can just swap it out.