| Author | Message | ||
     Firemanjim |
Update on my Baker trans noise in sixth.It seems a bolt came loose(see figure 6-14 Torx screw)look here for pic. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/Manuals/S1_1996-1997_Service/BU6a.pdf It rattled around and shed some metal shavings,but looks like I will get away with a couple of bearings and a new clutch basket.Must need more red loctite. | ||
| Loki |
Glitch, package arrived, contents safe.... | ||
| Bigdaddy |
Mr. Grumpy, I was just giving the local kids in Kafertal Germany a class on paintball guns and the magic they work on the blasted cameras. Those things are some serious revenue generators. My AmEx bill always pops up two or three. Greg | ||
| Madgaz |
Seen those pictures of the garbage can speed camera before. And they look suspiciasy like Australian plod. We have cameras all over the place and most know where they are. Speed through the "atomaticly take pic of speeding motorist zone" and yes, you get the fine notice in the mail. But the Pics are nearly always taken of vehicles from the front, and bikes have no number plate on the from to identify them. Revinue raisers is all they are. Motorists speed everywhere, and slow in the photo zones, then speed up agian. Pretty pointless safety initiative | ||
| Grndskpr |
I was told by someone that the Buell will be too small for me as I am 6'1" and if that is not true, what model would be best for my level of riding? I really like the looks of the Buell but my cousin is trying to convince me to get a Ducati Monster Dave for starters i own both bikes, i have an older Buell, and a newer monster, plus i have riden a 9 and a 12 both, and this is what i have decided, these opinions are mine, and you should do your own reaserch if you can: The monster is fun, the Buell is fun the monster revs great, the Buell pulls great the monster is light weight, the Buell is light weight the cost of owning a Buell and the cost of owning a monster are the same the monster is an FI bike, the Buell is an FI bike No one on this board can tell you waht bike to get, especially between both these bikes, go sit on both, ride both, and make up you own mind based on the ride, and the quality of the dealer than enjoy it, i doubt you would go wrong with either bike later Roger | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
Good advice Roger, The Buell chose me though...  | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
    Happy Birthday, Sis. we miss you. FB | ||
| Pdxs3t |
With all of the LOVE I have seen within your family, the miss is lots! | ||
| Blake |
Jim's a funny guy.  Actually at 6'-3" I find the ergonomics of the Firebolt much more comfortable. My long apish arms have me sitting straight up on the Lightning, and when at speed I end up getting tired of fighting the the airstream. The R gives me a nice comfortable forward lean that almost perfectly offsets the force of the airstream at speed. You can always put a set of Lightning pegs on a Firebolt if you prefer the lower pegs. But if you are used to a Harley, it will feel strange at first. Take them for a test ride and decide for yourself. The Monster is a good bike too. You can't go wrong with any of them in my opinion. | ||
| Ebear |
Hard to find the words here Jerry,but Cheryl and my Love go out to you and yours....."Your loss is huge but your LOVE is Bigger!" edited by ebear on April 12, 2004 | ||
| Jim_witt |
Ferris, Hang in there dude! -JW:>  | ||
| Jim_witt |
Bill asked: Show me which Province that law exists? My bud told me it was in Alberta. -JW:> | ||
| Madgaz |
Help needed in Portland area As I mentioned in previous posts, I am engaged to a lovely Oregon girl. But unfortunately I am in Sydney Australia. We are trying to get all over here to Sydney and I have been a bit lost in finding and international shipper, in fact dang impossible to organise such a thing from here. If you know of anyone who is an international shipper, please email me. Also have use of a truck and a good hand for a day to assist in moving my partner and household effects from Portland to Forest Grove, which is a (hopefully) short stopover, before immigration to Australia. This has been extremely stressful and difficult to organize such things from Australia, and I can sure use a hand about now. All and any help will be appreciated. madgaz42@optusnet.com.au MadGaz | ||
| Crw |
Alberta, $575 for failure to stop for pedestrian at crosswalk. Note: In addition to marked crosswalks, any intersection without a traffic light is considered a pedestrian crosswalk. List of some of the Fall 2003 traffic fine increases in Calgary Alberta:http://www.calgarypolice.ca/news/advisor_fall_2003.htm#fines Also info on Alberta Provincial fines:http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?page=479 and graduated drivers permits:http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?page=349 You can cross over crosswalk only after pedestrian has passed in front of your vehicle. Do not pass through crosswalk as pedestrian approaches no matter how far away. and do not pass another vehicle that has stopped at crosswalk whether a pedestrian is present or not. | ||
| Jim_witt |
Iraq pet ...... hope they don't bring them back here. Looks like something out'a one of those scary movies.  -JW: edited by jim_witt on April 12, 2004 | ||
| M1combat |
HOLY FRICKIN CRAP!!! Is that an asophagee? | ||
| Xb9er |
I read about those things. They are called camel spiders. (There's actually 2 of them in that pic, one is hanging on to the other one's abdomen.) I also read that they get to be 3-5 inches long. Those look too huge, but if that picture is doctored, it sure doesn't look like it. Mike. | ||
| Fly |
OK, I'll admit it.......I can't handle dentists or spiders. Those things give me shivers just looking at them. | ||
| Mikej |
Look at the wrist in the upper right foreground holding them, they probably are 3-4" long in the body. There was a thread on them on the site here last Fall or so, nasty little buggers. | ||
| F1johny |
Madgaz, check your email for a site I sent you that can help. Good luck! F1johny | ||
| Turnagain |
here you go Jim -- those spiders belong in this can. might give the operator some palpitations when he reaches in for the cam.. ps, don't forget to apply additional postage to your Return, as it's going to Iraq. (that's a joke for the humorless) | ||
| Cj_xb |
A Staff Report by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board -------------------------------------------------- Do camel spiders eat a camel's stomach until its intestines fall out? 01-Apr-2003 -------------------------------------------------- Dear Straight Dope: For the last few years, I've read things about the famed camel spider or wind scorpion (Eremobates gladiolus) in the Middle East. From pictures I've seen, it's a little bigger than your hand and very aggressive. Here's what I've heard that I can't verify conclusively: It can run upwards of 25 mph (by soldiers that have tracked the speed with humvees since it runs in their shadows). It's called a camel spider because it climbs onto the bellies of camels and eats the stomach--because the spider secretes anesthetics to numb the flesh, the camels don't notice until their intestines fall out. It makes a screaming/squealing noise when it runs, similar to a child screaming. So, pretty much the most horrifying thing you can imagine. How much of this is true? How horrible is it really? --Christian Vanderbeck -------------------------------------------------- SDSTAFF Doug replies: Urban legends about the camel spider (properly termed a solpugid or solifugid) are as old as the proverbial hills, but they made a huge resurgence when vectored by American troops in Kuwait during Desert Storm. They're not quite as big as your hand (unless you're a five-year-old), and very shy and secretive. They do like to hide in the shadows, and they do run very, very quickly for a critter (they can reach about 10 MPH, the fastest known non-flying arthropod). They make no noise whatsoever, they have no venom whatsoever, and they do not eat flesh--they eat small desert arthropods like crickets and pillbugs. The rumors of their attacking camels, or crawling onto sleeping GIs' faces, apparently stem from one of two things, both of which may be true to some extent: (1) they may use hair to line their burrow when they are about to lay a batch of eggs, said hair being clipped from dead camels or other dead mammals (and a sleeping GI is not much different), and/or (2) dead camels are covered with flies, and crawling over a camel corpse may make for a convenient way to get a good meal of flies. We have camel spiders in the sandy parts of the southwest U.S. and Mexico (in Mexico they are called matevenados), considerably smaller than the Middle Eastern types, but of the same shy, unassuming habits. Completely harmless and beneficial critters, like the desert equivalent of a praying mantis. --SDSTAFF Doug Straight Dope Science Advisory Board | ||
| Fly |
CJ, ....and the information above is supposed to make everyone now feel warm and fuzzy about those horrific things?  | ||
| Cj_xb |
Well no fly, not warm and friendly, but hopefully better !! I know I felt better about reading the real story when I first heard/saw of them when my son was in Kuwait ! If I ever came across one of them though, I'd hurt or kill myself trying to get away from them !! They are nasty looking creatures, gives me the shivers !! CJ | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
At least they aren't Hawaiian Cane Spiders...  | ||
| M1combat |
I would be court martialed or dead after pumping a full magazine of 5.56 ammo into one of those things. WHEN that didn't kill it (the hairs would still be blowing in the breeze) I would hit the M-203 button and blow up half my squad and me. If I didn't die in the blast I would be court martialed straight away. Harmless my ASS. I'm scarred just knowing that thing EXISTS! | ||
| Aesquire |
Sometimes modern methods leave a bit to be desired. I would suggest a gothic flanged mace, and a well made shield to pin it as you smash. Kevlar armor works great though. | ||
| Two_buells |
BattleTrax in New Jersey, Sunday 4/18/04 Harley-Davidson / Buell of Long Branch Streetfighter BattleTrax April 18, 2004 9a to 5p @ Home Depot Rt 66 Neptune, NJ http://www.hdlongbranch.com http://pabattletrax.home.att.net | ||
| Bartimus |
New Buell prototype XB12T bike seen in Arizona !!!  | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
so is that what we get to chase you around Salt River on now Bart? |
