Anyone in the South need weekend help?

[Steve]

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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[TheCafeKid]

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 !

 

[Suzuki_Don]

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.

 

[Guest]

Josh, what do you mean our friends from OZ.

That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

Cheers , the idiot .

 

[Suzuki_Don]

That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

Cheers , the idiot .

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Simon

 

[IanC]

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.

 

[Guest]

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

 

[Steve]

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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[tkent02]

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

 

[IanC]

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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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.

 

[Steve]

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.

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[Dogma]

...
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?

 

[Steve]

!?!?!? 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. :-\\\

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[1948man]

Bad escapades in the Sunshine State?

 

[Steve]

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.

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[posplayr]

holey crapp steve, were there any typhoo warnings?

 

[Steve]

holey crapp steve, were there any typhoo warnings?

No typhoo[n] warnings, no hurricane warnings, no tornado warnings, not even small craft warnings.
It was just a constant gentle breeze that hit the side of the hotel and funnelled down to where the bike was parked and blew it over.

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[1948man]

Wow!! That's a real bummer. I've seen wind funnel like that but I never had any idea it could blow a Wing over.

 

[jwhelan65]

Dang, hope the damage was minimal..

 

[Guest]

Hey Steve, I'll need your full name, address and some details about you.
If all checks out ok my garage needs a good cleaning. The lawn needs mowed, trimmed and edged. The basement could use a good cleaning also.
You paint? The dining room needs a couple of coat of Harley orange. How are ya with heights? The outside windows on the third level need cleaned, I have the ladder.
Do not interact with the guests while you're working and keep the noise down.
Dont forget to use your inside voice. You yanks tend to get kinda loud. I think it has something to do with talking through the nostrols.
If you're really prompt I may let you have a beer and a smoke.

Anyway, lemme know..