LowRyter

I see that Robbinsville has a Quality Inn now. There's also Tapaco Lodge on 28.

The bags are Givi knock offs, the expandable type. Not the same quality as the hard bags on the Multi Strada. The the bolts in the brackets can shear. Most owners (myself included) have those bolts tapped to a larger size. Despite that, they can hold a fullface helmet (unlike a Goldwing) and are serviceable for most trips. Other than that, it's been as reliable as a Honda. By comparison, I've ridden the 2nd Gen SS and it's quite a bit more aggressive in the riding position vs the new bike. The new bike has a very comfortable seat and the riding position is more relaxed than the V11 Sport.

It's the most comfortable bike I own.

Here's my new version of the bike. I've got 22k miles on it.

Just rediscovered this nugget on the local Blues Radio.....Now that I have the record platter going, I happened to find it hiding with the Shelter People on the bottom of the record cranny.

How many Groundhog Days until the weekend after Labor Day?

I got gas at BucEe's and the MPG Tracker on my Corvette lost about 4 mpg and never caught up to the previous readings despite costing a dime+ more a gallon. Then the stores are so big you have to walk two blocks from the gas pumps to the bathroom. And TMI, usually when I stop, I need to go. BTW- the crap sold there, whether consumable or not, ain't cheap, and it ain't special. Just another instance where Texans think they invented the first gas station, or BBQ, beer, kolaches, tacos, football or any other common place thing or idea. Just making it bigger and expensive or putting a star on it doesn't make it better or even as good. I could tell ya what I really think but I think I'll keep tactful about it.

Dave, The '65 is prettier than the '67. OTOH, I have don't know what year 'vette you got rid of.

My gosh Docc, you & Phil are the Britannica of this business.

Faith. It does work both ways. OTOH, I was in Arkansas in June and no dealer in Russellville (Honda and Suzuki, two dealerships) would put a tire on my Ducati. The Honda dealer would ONLY work on Hondas- they were backed up for months. But the tire change would've taken, what 20 minutes? I think the big shop in Fayetteville would've done it and had me on my way. I was heading home anyway and it was a good excuse to leave with riders I wasn't comfortable with. A word for the wise when traveling.

You've been waiting 6 weeks to get tires on your bike? Or am I reading this wrong?

10k is a pretty good run for any rear tire. Better than any radial sport oriented rear tire. Now the bias Metzlers on my California go along ways....

wait Paul, You've gone through 5 sets of Pilots. How many miles have you been getting from a set or a rear tire?

Don't go into your bathroom. In case there's a "Fat Man in the Bath Tube" .... he might be checking the oil but "it's all right, it's just clean fun". That powder on the floor ain't BAB-O either

It appears that Mike Haven and Michelin have 100% of your business.

P6X, You should get any tire you want within a day's delivery. My shop gets tires the next day from the warehouse in Dallas. He checks the computer for stock and orders them. Now, if I ordered "Ducati" stamped Diablo Rosso II, that would take a few days (unless it's not in the States). My guys (two different shops) sell me the the tires pretty much for internet prices, they can order and install the new tires. I can pick up the wheel or just drop off my bike. I see that Michelin dropped the "Pilot" from the "Road"?

By golly Docc. Still his best stuff was Jeeves and Wooster. Hilarious.

That's a good bit of summary but add The Meters, Taj, Prof Longhair, Dirty Dozen Brass Band. But Hugh Laurie? Wooster?

Docc, I get Taj all the time when I turn on my Dr John channel on pandora. DJ is about 75% of my pandora time. Everything from (good) classic rock and R&B, to blues, gospel and New Orleans.

Man, I think you're on to something. It's like we're being tracked all the time. Luckily I have my cell phone with a map on it so I can escape. They'll never catch me.

I'm a trail braker and in the twisties I try to rhythm ride and use my throttle and gearing. I don't like to go into any corner fast, especially when I can't see through the corner. Go in slow and out fast. It might different on the track.

Pilot Road 4 IIRC, Greenie rear center channeled in less than 4k. It's a 170 size, the engine has torque if not power. Now I've had good luck with earlier Pilot Roads on my Bandit, about 7500 same as any other tire & it's got lots of torque and power. Still not worth the cost IMO. My brother gets about 4k on his Pilots on his 1600 Beemer, about one big trip for him. I said that's nuts for a touring bike. Dunlop Road Smarts 3 and 4. I'm riding them on my Ducati as well. They handle nearly as well as my Rosso III Pirellis that came with that bike.

You can keep those high buck Michelins after my Greenie ate up a rear in <4k miles, ridiculous for sport touring tires IMO. I'll stick with the Dunlops for half the cost and double the mileage.

When Michelle set the record up The Mountain the road was largely unpaved. It's paved all the way now.

I can attest to SVS customer support. I purchased a center speaker and later a sub. I think I purchased the sub around 8-10 years ago. It's a 12 inch sealed cube, I think it's 3 or perhaps 400 watts. Got it on a closeout. Anyway, I have stereo speakers with 12 in woofers, despite that, it really helped the whole system. Certainly the bass is better but it also seemed free up the clarity for the stereo speakers, perhaps due to more precise amplification? Anyway, the sub quit on me a few months ago. Their customer support helped me diagnose that it was the amp. Despite being out of warranty for at least 5 years, they sent me a replacement amp. The instructions to diagnose and replace it were straight forward and simple. The center is still working too. Good for dialog and the like for video, seldom use it for music. I bought it because it fit in the console but it sounds fine and blends with the stereo speakers for video.