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Author Message   Zxzer04 Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 02:39 am:        I'm Home...crippled but home..767 miles on the Bolt in one day...Uly's are for wimps(i am borrowing somebodys' next time).   Aydenxb9 Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 07:41 am:        I can work on anything else but Jim's bikes hate me! I felt that way every time I worked on any of Carlos and Kristi's cars LOL! Rode with the Hoosier Thunder Club yesterday. Good bunch-but why wouldn't they be, they're Buellers. They laid out a 177 mile route through south-central Indiana. Hit 45(fun), 450(real fun), and 135(OMG) plus others. They had a real nice reception set up in the morning with a continental breakfast under the Buell tent, and a system playing some blues and rock They had a silent auction for some cool stuff and when we got back, some door prizes(I won a t-shirt) then Jeff, the store owner took everyone who wanted to go to dinner. A fun time. Dave   U4euh Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 10:19 am:        I couldn't make it,as you know already. Friday tried to move the washer and dryer around in the aformentioned 'wash room/AC room. Well you guess it, another part of the floor had gotten wet from underneath! With the wash machine now sitting a pretty little 8 inches in the floor( it didn't give all the way) Friday night and most of SAT morning was pretty much set for me Anyways I crashed about the time I had planned on leaving, so I hope you guys had a great time! Anyone take pictures? 1313-I guess that is the true display of Smokeout style! And the little ¼ size engine is cool, I wonder if they could put that in,....say a GI joe jeep for the kids, or Barbie jeep!Talk about starting your kid off early with braggin rights! 'I bet my jeep is faster than your's' 'No it isn't' 'Uh huh' 'Uh Uh' Kid hits starter button"VROOOM" 'I am tellin my mommy' 'wus!, come on lets race'   Spectrum Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 10:54 am:        Hey guys, just wanted to introduce myself. I just bought an 03 XB9S 3 weeks ago and I'm in the Charlotte area. I'm tied up weekends for July and August (single dad and the kids will be here for the summer), but after that I would like to get involved with the group activities. Hope to see/meet you all soon! (Message edited by spectrum on July 02, 2006)   U4euh Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 11:04 am:        Hello Bryan, welcome to the Carolina Corner Carvers. You'll find we have a great group of people here, check out our adventure section to learn of some upcoming trips we have planned! We have some new members that we all need to get together and ride with, very cool indeed. Ulywife(Kristi) is our biggest player in getting things together around here, look for her post.   Ulywife Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 11:34 am:        U4euh - I resemble that remark!! Sorry to hear about the floor. Better that you found out before the washer was sitting on the ground Spectrum - welcome! Don't let kids stop you. If your children are old enough to ride with you, bring one along. Check out the adventure folder with the parent/child ride we did this past May. We are trying to get a ride together in the central part of the state. We're also committed until the last part of July. Larry - hope you made it home OK last night. I finally heard the M2 around 2 a.m. then I was off to sleep!   M2nc Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 02:37 pm:        Zxer04 - You are the man! We had a great ride. We met up with Mike and son at Beaufort just as the Tall ship were parading by. As we were parking the bikes Sinbad fired his cannon and scared us. I thought at first the Firebolt had back fired or something. After lunch in Beaufort we decided to ride the coast. Instead of heading for the big ferry that gets us straight to Ocracoke, we head for the small ferries and ride around the inland sounds to Manteo and head south to Ocracoke. I know a few twisties in the area especially around Oriental, so I lead the group. You know there is such a thing as too much information. In this case its not about me, but Ferry signs. I see that going the other way there is a sign point to the Ferry. I turn around and follow it. About twenty miles later I realize I am on the road to the big ferry to Ocracoke. So after riding through a few thunder storms, we turn around and ride through them again to get back on track. We stop for gas and I noticed that I am soaked under my gear, not because the rain got through, but because I am sweating so bad. I figure the brief but strong showers will be better so I take off my Gear. Mike's son decides to take my lead and takes off his gear. He is young, he will learn. We hit the nastiest storm of the day on the way to the first ferry, we get soaked and lit up by near by real firebolts. We get to the ferry, the boat is still there and we ride straight on board. We take off our gear and lay it out on deck to dry. When we stop for gas I tell the guys that I am self-conscious about leading a group because I have had two people wipe out following me. At one point I thought it would be three. On one of the back roads that have some nice twisties, we come up on a hard 20mph left turn. I start to brake and see that there is pea gravel covering the entire turn. I get on the brakes hard until I start to feel the front tire left go. I get off the front brake, continue to squeeze and pump the rear brake as the bike starts to rotate the rear out. With my right foot I am modulating the rear brake as I am signaling the guys behind me with my left foot about the gravel. Mike which is directly behind me sees it and is able to slow down but Larry had fallen back to make a run at the corner. I am through the curve and see that Mike navigated the curve without incident, but then I see Larry go straight through the curve in the mirror. I turn around to see the hot dog going in the grass around the curve and back one the road. A fine piece of riding I must say. We make it to the next ferry and this was the first time I tell Larry he can break off on the other side because we will hit 264 and it will take him home. He decides to stick with us for the ride and it adds to the adventure of the ride. You see there is not much going east on US-264. I think that Swans Quarter which is the county seat, will have a gas station, it is 20 miles away. Nope, none there. So here we are in the middle of no where and I realize there is no such thing as too big of a gas tank. I am glad I am on the M2 with its 5 gallon tank, and Mike with his 5.5 gallon tank on the Bimmer. But poor Larry is getting great mileage, but no little XB will make it 180 miles between gas stops and that is the next place I know for sure there is gas. We finally make it to Middleton, see the middle of no where and there is a small mom and pop gas station. Larry does not want to fill up there but gets a gallon of gas to make the distance to Manteo. We estimate 25-30 miles, it ends up being more like 50 miles of wilderness, no towns, no side roads and passed the point of no return. So we ride on, and I realize, I do not know if I switched the petcock back from reserve the last time I went on it. So I do not panic, but am seriously worried that I made a mistake not taking on gas back in Middleton. I can not remember which way the petcock goes when its on reserve so I keep switching back and forth until finally the bike sputters at 160 miles. I now know where reserve is and I am on it. At about the same time Larry signals me that he has hit reserve again and I am pretty sure we will be okay. The M2 has 1.5 gallons on reserve so I know I can make the distance, but I start counting down the 35 miles that Larry has left as we ride through the Nature Preserve. We make it to US-64 and sure enough there is a gas station within a few miles of the intersection. 180 miles between gas stops, we all gas up and Mike and I both take on 4 gallons and Larry takes on 3 gallons. The three bikes are getting the same gas mileage, so the only concern was the little XBs 3.7 gallon tank. To be fair, the last time I rode the Uly to 189 miles I used 4.2 gallons with on .2 gallons in reserve so I was glad I was on the M2, even if it was no where near as comfortable. We head to the outerbanks and soon we realize we are way behind schedule. I want to make the Orcacoke Ferry so Mike and son make it to the camp ground and Larry and I ride on. That is the slowest 60 miles of the trip. Traffic is going under the speed limit most of the way and 25, 35, 45 MPH speed limits everywhere. It takes us 90 minutes to make the 60 mile trip and now we are too late to catch the last ferry south. So here we are tired and I was hoping for the 1.5 hour ferry ride to rest up for the 1.5 hour ride home from the other other side and I have to turn around and ride back the long way home. So here I am 13 hours on the bike and Larry at 14.5 hours and we have 4.5-6 hours ride home. We settle into our fate and we mount up and ride. We make it back to Manteo and we stop for grub and gas. We jump back on 64 and I lock it down at 80mph for the ride home. At US-64 & NC-32 intersection Larry and I split off and wave good bye. I ride south to Washington as Larry heads west to Rocky Mount. As I am riding the backroads I start to hit fog. Each time I do I realize I am getting cold. I have no sweater or warmer gear with me so when I get to Washington I stop and put on my rain gear. I have finally found something useful to do with that rain gear. I stay warm the rest of the way and get home 600 miles and 17.5 hours later at 2am. It would have been much easier to make the run on the Uly. I have no problems with 600 mile rides on it. But the M2 did great. I remembered all the position changing I would do to survive the long trips on it, from hanging my feet on the back pegs to laying down on the tank. Other than the oil leaks, the carrier for the front rotor and the choke mount (which we broke installing the K&N), the bike is perfect. Not even a hiccup of complaint from it the entire trip. Now at over 44,000 miles I really did enjoy the ride on the Girl Friend. (Message edited by M2nc on July 02, 2006)   Zxzer04 Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 03:12 pm:        Hey, Carlos...you missed the part about me nerfing a poor little bunny just as we made the turn onto the 64 By-pass, thinking that the M2 startled him and I pounded him. Hit him hard enough to slide my front tire to the right, then hit the concrete island and decided to go over it as it is pretty low and I figure making the hard turn might high side me. I am trying to figure out if I was wearing Bug's Bunny or not. So tired by then thinking a nap in the ditch might not be so bad.   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 03:17 pm:        I'm home. Details over here.   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 03:22 pm:        400 Miles and holding strong! Rebecca, for some strange reason, thinks it odd that I would carry my tooth brush and the torx driver in the same plastic grocery bag. She said something about Jethro Clampet.   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 03:26 pm:        Carlos - Sounds like a fun trip, even with the unexpected events. You averaged almost 35 mph!   Rubberdown Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 06:48 pm:        Whew. Home. 918 miles of exploring and fun with friends and son. Will post more when I'm rested.   Webesblastgirl Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 08:38 pm:        Wow... missed checking the site a few days and had to read for hours to catch up. Welcome BG and others. Last time I posted the Blast parts had come in... well all that Webe (Webethumpin is my hubby) remembered to order...Found out we need some more... The waiting is killing me....but probably for the best. Can't hardly keep up with my schoolwork as it is... if I had the Blast in one piece I'd NEVER get any of it done Carlos and others... Webe would have absolutely LOVED going with yall this weekend...sadly he had to work all weekend...isn't even home from work yet. Ride safe   M2nc Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 10:08 pm:        Webe's BG - I did ask and he would have loved it, if the distance and endurance of the ride didn't get to him. Even though it ended up being a b.r.A.g. ride (yes, capitol A) it was a great ride and allot of fun riding with Larry and Mike. The roads were fun, with everything from twisties, to coastal views, to WOT blasts in the wilderness. WEBE would have loved it, maybe next time.   Ulywife Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 10:54 pm:        1313 - where are you? I'm beginning to think you have a girlfriend....something you want to share with us??   1313 Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 11:24 pm:        I usually like to keep illness to myself. But since you asked since I had some chicken late Friday night I haven't been able to sleep a whole night through without needing to get up every few hours. I didn't have any dinner last night and didn't have anything today until I forced myself to eat a can of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner tonight. Since I've done essentially nothing this weekend it should have been a relaxing weekend, but it sure doesn't seem like it was. Since I was doing nothing, at least I was able to watch my DVD of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects again last night. Can't wait to see what he's currently working on come to the big screen - El Superbeasto and a "remake/update/whatever, but NOT a sequel" of Halloween. Gotta go! 1313   Ulywife Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 11:35 pm:        Brankin - sorry to hear you haven't felt well. I was just trying to pick at you since I haven't seen you in a while. How are things coming on the S2? Carlos wants to get with you after vacation and start working on the M2. The trip to the Smokeout has him ready to work on it. Have you followed the link for Boone this October? Let us know if you're interested so I can add you to the list. Hope you are feeling better.   Ulywife Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 12:55 am:        Can't sleep, so I decided to see exactly how much C3 has grown. The first posting was Feb 05 with about 12-14 people posting, most of which are still here!! We now have 28 people posting, of which 8 have come on within the past 2 months! Another interesting fact is that we have 4 out west, 9 to the east and 13 in the central part of the state. Of course, we still have 2 that post that live in Indiana! It's great that this group has grown so much and have brought some really neat people into our lives. (Message edited by Ulywife on July 03, 2006)   Biker_girl Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 09:57 am:        Welcome Spectrum (Bryan) I'm new here myself. Good info and good people! Beautiful Buell you have there...   Jlnance Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 12:32 pm:        Rubberdown - I was at your tack shop this morning. I left something for you.   Spike Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 05:38 pm:        Re-arranging some of my toys, wanted to spread the word: http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=50499.0   Jlnance Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 09:07 pm:        Not to be dense, but exactly how does one use a floor jack on a motorcycle? It seems like it would fall right off.   Sportymark Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 10:34 pm:        well yes and no... depends on how you are jacking it up.... easier to show than explain http://www.turbotimelounge.us/albums/buenagirl/aca.jpg http://www.turbotimelounge.us/albums/buenagirl/abz.jpg   1313 Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 10:44 pm:        How are things coming on the S2? Ummm...Things AIN'T! Like a kid at Christmastime I'm still waiting for the parts to arrive. I know they won't arrive tomorrow since it is the 4th of July. I'm not worried yet, as the $$$ didn't come out of my account until 06/30. Once the parts arrive I will need to strip down the front cylinder and find the money to get the cylinders bored to match the new pistons. Then the real fun can begin. No wait, after the necessary easy miles to seat in the new rings, then the REAL fun can begin. Oldog, Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. It has actually taken me some time to remember musclin' tires on the primitive way. Back when I first started at Buell (old company - 1991) tires were mounted using 2 spoons, lots of soapy water and the rim was set on a 35 gallon barrel with shop rags laid on the opening of the barrel. Since the tires were new - usually as soon as the tires (and the requisite wheels) arrived they were assembled - they were not too difficult to get on. The only time one had to be removed was if a tire was put on in the wrong direction, but that didn't happen very often. A short while later a manual tire mounting machine was added, which made the process a lot easier. Really, all the manual machine was was a 3 jaw chuck to grip on the O.D. of the rim with a lever to press down on the tire (but the lever would rotate the entire 360° around so you could be sure that the tire was, in fact, mounted all the way around). Now I'm sure I have described just about every manual tire machine out there...Although breaking it down into it's elements it doesn't sound all that difficult to make one (now does it Webe? And cohort John? Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink!!!) Needless to say, I have not manually changed a tire with just 2 spoons since the early days of Buell. Just out of curiosity, will a shop just balance a wheel assembly someone brings in? And, if so, how much would they charge? Would the savings from the mounting costs make it worthwhile to fabricate a mounting/dismounting machine? How many tire changes would make it cost effective? How many people contributing would make it cost effective how much sooner? God I hate it when I have thoughts like this... All 4 now, as I think there is a lot to ponder, 1313   Zxzer04 Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 10:51 pm:        Hey Jim, Look at this sponsor web site look at the 4th and 7th picture down...you can do this with your bike still attached...and you just use tie downs to secure it to the jack...now that said I have heard of the cheaper ones falling over. I would only use a craftsman, which is what I want to get next. Larry http://www.specialops-online.com/11401.html   Rubberdown Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 06:15 am:        Zxzer04, You're my hero! Recovered yet? Nance, thanks Man ..... hope I never need it...lol. Sorry I missed you. I had no idea you were headed this way. I was out at the farm.   Sportymark Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 09:53 am:        I have seen those wooden adaptors go wrong really fast on the motorcycle jacks...if you put too much pressure, even on a tied down bike, it rotates just enough to fall over, saw an XB12 do it, twice cause the owner was not the quickest in the book   Jlnance Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 05:24 pm:        I'm working on business card designs and Postscript skills.   Ulywife Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 05:40 pm:        Love the idea, but I'm sure you'd have to get Blake's permission to use the BadWeb "logo". However, we do not need anyone's permission to use the C3 logo we have. If you want, I can e-mail it to you. I like the idea of business cards, post cards, etc. to advertise C3. We can use words like for Buell Enthusiast, but we cannot use any of the Buell logos as they are trademarked. However, we do have a C3 BRAG logo that we can use. I can e-mail you that as well. Can you tell I was reading the BRAG manual today?? I think we can use the badweatherbikers.com/ccc without any hassle, especially since Blake set it up for us. BTW Jim, that was a GREAT idea! Bigdaddy, any thoughts? (Message edited by Ulywife on July 04, 2006) (Message edited by Ulywife on July 04, 2006)   Jlnance Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 08:36 pm:        Thanks Kristi. I mailed Blake. Lets see if he likes it :-) I'd love to get an image of the C3 sticker you mentioned. I'll see what I can do with it.