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    Anyone in the South need weekend help?

    I am in Greenville, Mississippi for the month of August, meaning there is NOTHING to do on the weekends.

    Areas within a 150-mile radius include:
    virtually all of Mississippi that is north of Hattiesburg,
    northeastern Louisiana, including Shreveport and Alexandria,
    central/southeastern Arkansas, up to the Little Rock area,
    and the western tip of Tennessee.

    If you don't need any help wrenching, that's OK, too, I'm happy to just socialize.

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    mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
    hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
    #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
    #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
    Family Portrait
    Siblings and Spouses
    Mom's first ride
    Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
    (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

    #2
    Have a safe trip my friend, we will see you when you get back....btw, if you'll be home, BRP trip sept 17-21 with our friends from OZ. I will need some help mapping that out, so keep in touch !

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      #3
      Originally posted by TheCafeKid View Post
      Have a safe trip my friend, we will see you when you get back....btw, if you'll be home, BRP trip sept 17-21 with our friends from OZ. I will need some help mapping that out, so keep in touch !
      Josh, what do you mean our friends from OZ.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Suzuki_Don View Post
        Josh, what do you mean our friends from OZ.
        That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

        Cheers , the idiot .


        '79 GS1000S my daily ride in Aus

        '82 (x2) GS650ET in the shed

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          #5
          Originally posted by simon kuether View Post
          That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

          Cheers , the idiot .
          OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Simon

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            #6
            Welcome to the black hole of the U.S. Steve. I lived in Columbus, MS for 10 years and that was 10 years too long.
            -1978 Suzuki GS1000EC
            DONE!!! Rebuild thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=155564
            -2012 Triumph Daytona 675R

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              #7
              What a shame... one of the smart GS'ers and nothing for you to wrench on... Maybe a sign at the local gas station would get you a little work on something with 2 wheels... I hope something pops up...
              Curt
              sigpic'85 GS1150 1428 14-1 200+hp Hang On

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                #8
                Originally posted by IanC View Post
                Welcome to the black hole of the U.S. Steve. I lived in Columbus, MS for 10 years and that was 10 years too long.
                I know what you mean. I was here about 2 years ago and was not impressed then, either.

                That time, I had my Wing with me. I went for a ride to find some interesting roads. I did a 387 mile ride one Saturday, only about 25 of those miles were worth the trip.

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                sigpic
                mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                Family Portrait
                Siblings and Spouses
                Mom's first ride
                Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                  #9
                  Why not find a dead GS locally and restore it?
                  Sounds like you will have the time.


                  Life is too short to ride an L.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Steve View Post
                    I know what you mean. I was here about 2 years ago and was not impressed then, either.

                    That time, I had my Wing with me. I went for a ride to find some interesting roads. I did a 387 mile ride one Saturday, only about 25 of those miles were worth the trip.

                    .
                    The 'curves' in MS are mostly highway on/off ramps. It's horrible. Flat, straight nothingness. Not even any great scenery. Feel free to travel further north and stop in to say hi. I have great roads/scenery and a big couch.
                    -1978 Suzuki GS1000EC
                    DONE!!! Rebuild thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=155564
                    -2012 Triumph Daytona 675R

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by IanC View Post
                      Feel free to travel further north and stop in to say hi. I have great roads/scenery and a big couch.
                      Thanks for the offer, Ian, but it's about 550 miles to come say "Hi".

                      I know you have good roads there, I have been on a few of them.

                      If I was on the bike this time, I might consider it, but I left all my bikes at home this time.



                      I was just getting ready to this up to the top, so thanks for doing it for me.

                      .
                      sigpic
                      mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                      hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                      #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                      #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                      Family Portrait
                      Siblings and Spouses
                      Mom's first ride
                      Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                      (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Steve View Post
                        ...
                        If I was on the bike this time, I might consider it, but I left all my bikes at home this time.
                        ....
                        !?!?!? Are you feeling OK?
                        Dogma
                        --
                        O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you! - David

                        Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense. - Carl Sagan

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                        '80 GS850 GLT
                        '80 GS1000 GT
                        '01 ZRX1200R

                        How to get a "What's New" feed without the Vortex, and without permanently quitting the Vortex

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Dogma View Post
                          !?!?!? Are you feeling OK?
                          Feeling fine, thanks.

                          Just don't have the Wing put back together from its escapades in Flori-duh, and couldn't pack everything I needed to bring on Junior (I usually tow a trailer behind the Wing to carry it all). Besides, Junior only has a few miles on from RRR. Not sure I am confident enough yet to trust him for a full month as my sole transportation ... 700 miles from home.

                          .
                          sigpic
                          mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                          hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                          #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                          #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                          Family Portrait
                          Siblings and Spouses
                          Mom's first ride
                          Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                          (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                            #14
                            Bad escapades in the Sunshine State?
                            1983 GS 1100 Guided Laser
                            1983 GS 1100 G
                            2000 Suzuki Intruder 1500, "Piggy Sue"
                            2000 GSF 1200 Bandit (totaled in deer strike)
                            1986 Suzuki Cavalcade GV 1400 LX (SOLD)

                            I find working on my motorcycle mildly therapeutic when I'm not cursing.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by 1948man View Post
                              Bad escapades in the Sunshine State?
                              I believe the answer to that is an unqualified "yes".



                              I did not realize that the back of the hotel where I was staying tended to form a wind tunnel that funneled enough air to blow my Wing off the side stand.
                              Yep, completely over, onto the right side.

                              I have all the parts necessary to restore it back to its usual good looks, but some of them need to be sent out to have some pinstriping done.
                              I need to remove the damaged panels from the bike for proper color matching, and I just did not have enough time to do all that before I left home.

                              By the way, this little scenario happened THREE TIMES
                              before I finally started parking the bike between the trailer and the van,
                              and using a ratchet strap to anchor it to the trailer.


                              .
                              sigpic
                              mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                              hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                              #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                              #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                              Family Portrait
                              Siblings and Spouses
                              Mom's first ride
                              Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                              (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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