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Buellish
| Posted on Monday, May 03, 2021 - 01:01 pm: |
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Can't wait to se the whole gang,plus some new folks! |
Ourdee
| Posted on Monday, May 03, 2021 - 10:15 pm: |
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Fresh grease in the trailer hub bearings, and tires today. |
Buellish
| Posted on Friday, May 07, 2021 - 09:19 am: |
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Only two weeks left! |
Ourdee
| Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 02:24 pm: |
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A week and a day for me. |
Tootal
| Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 04:28 pm: |
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A Uly with no wheels! Don't try this at home kids! I'm an idiot!
So the wheels are back on with new shoes and I'm actually painting the muffler!! That's just crazy! |
1313
| Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 06:55 pm: |
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Painting the muffler ain't crazy. I just had mine repainted when it was refurbished by someone in NC. |
Crusty
| Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 08:24 pm: |
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I sent the entire exhaust from my Uly to Jet Hot and had it coated. |
Buellish
| Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 09:36 pm: |
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Mine was right rusty.I bought a can of VHT muffler paint and found a sandblaster in Gainsville,he blasted and painted it with my VHT for $20. |
Tootal
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:26 am: |
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I actually found an ancient bottle of Extend. I took a wire brush to the muffler and then coated it with 2 coats of Extend. I don't think they even make this stuff anymore! It worked. All the rust has turned black. As old as this stuff is I was surprised it still worked. |
Whisperstealth
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 11:06 am: |
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I once tried the anti-seize treatment on my Uly's muffler. Didn't work as well as I hoped. |
Needs_o2
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 12:00 pm: |
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Greg, After painting it, might I suggest a mud/stone flap. I'm not sure if you remember seeing it on mine, but it's been working great for me. I made it out of a plastic office garbage can, and it will grind itself down to it final shape with use. You do get used to the scraping sound while it's getting there.
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Hughlysses
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 04:53 pm: |
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Sorry I won’t be able to make it this year, but man, I’m having real flashbacks about a Buell/Suches event a few years ago. Anyone remember which Buelltoberfest/ March Badness it was when there was a big gas shortage? IIRC it was caused by some kind of pump outage on the Gulf- probably part of the same pipeline that precipitated the current mess. I think I topped off every time I passed a station with gas, because the next 3 might not have any. Nobody had premium either, so I bought a bottle of octane booster, added some at every fill up and passed it around to anybody that needed some. Despite that, I never ran out of gas and it was a great weekend. Hope this one is just as good! |
Ourdee
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 06:35 pm: |
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It's not hoarding when you are using it all. There and back with 1,075 mile range:
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Cupcake_mike
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 08:18 pm: |
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Ourdee, I might be calling you when I get to Tennessee next week and can't find a gas station with any fuel |
Ourdee
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 08:35 pm: |
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You need to fill up in Ky. |
Cupcake_mike
| Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 11:27 pm: |
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I will fill-up in KY but will be out of the state by probably 0900 on the second day of my trip. Here is a snapshot of my route (without so much interstate, obviously). The news says the pipeline is back up, so hopefully by the 19th (when I leave), finding gas won't be such a concern. I gotta be back on the 24th for nightshift, so we'll see how it works out.
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Ulywife
| Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 10:54 am: |
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Anyone remember which Buelltoberfest/ March Badness it was when there was a big gas shortage? I don't remember what year it was, but I remember it cost me a small fortune to get there and back. The Suburban I had at the time had a 42 gallon tank. I never let it get below a half a tank. I know we took about 4-5 extra gas cans with us just in case we couldn't get gas.
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Tootal
| Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 11:13 am: |
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Hey Jeff! I remember that picture! It was taken the day before my front fork leaked oil on your perfectly clean garage floor!! I had forgot about your splash guard. Glad it worked out. I ended up putting some fork socks on and haven't had anymore fork leaks. |
86129squids
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2021 - 12:03 am: |
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I think that was the weekend when you bought ALL the pork tenderloins from Wallyworld, and Carlos proved himself a grill meister at C3. I know what the good stuff is. Carlos surpassed that, with ease. I can still see it, taste it. Greek seasoning and adobo? I'll remember with the morning's coffee. |
Ulywife
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2021 - 08:27 am: |
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Greek seasoning and adobo? It's the best!! |
Buellish
| Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 08:56 am: |
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Buellish M2nc Ulywife Barker Webe Hargis 2 friends from Indy Crusty Fireboltwilly Matthew Tootal Ourdee New12R Cupcake_mike Riding_tall Fran_dog John Garland and wife Brad |
Buellish
| Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 09:48 am: |
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Looks like all the gas stations in Dahlonega have gas,so there is gas in the area.I'll update through the week.Also Jim's has ribs and pulled pork,I know this is as important as gas availability to many. |
Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 10:10 am: |
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From what I've read, the gas situation should be long resolved by time any of us get there, so even those of us traveling far shouldn't encounter any stations out of fuel. Still, I'll always have my gallon can with me just in case. Oh, Brad is coming, I guess we will need it. As long as Jim's is open the rest I'm not worried about. |
Buellish
| Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 07:23 pm: |
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" Still, I'll always have my gallon can with me just in case. Oh, Brad is coming, I guess we will need it." That's a hoot Frank!
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86129squids
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 02:10 am: |
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86129squids
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 02:12 am: |
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Crusty
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 05:51 am: |
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I'm going to be stopping at the Tellico Grains Bakery for lunch on my way down. What do people who've been there recommend? |
Crusty
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 05:54 am: |
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Oh; Sprink from the XL forum will be joining us on his Uly. You can add his name to the roll call. |
Buellish
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 08:27 am: |
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Ask and ye shall receive. When are you coming down John? Buellish M2nc Ulywife Barker Webe Hargis 2 friends from Indy Crusty Fireboltwilly Matthew Tootal Ourdee New12R Cupcake_mike Riding_tall Fran_dog John Garland and wife Brad Sprink |
Ourdee
| Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 - 10:52 am: |
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I'm going to be stopping at the Tellico Grains Bakery for lunch on my way down. What do people who've been there recommend? McDonalds |