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She's soaking up the AC in this Oklahoma hell weather! Still looking sharp after the odometer roll over, lol!

Big time - which also makes me happy. Brought his 3 little daughters with him and said “I never thought I’d be able to afford a new boat” Mission accomplished. 💛

I am hoping to get my bike ready by first of September. I am budgeting an hour a day. Today I replaced the instrument cluster with one I bought from Joe a couple years back. The existing cluster had a handful of issues. Temp gauge was a chronic issue with Mike. Fuel gauge was becoming intermittent. Speedo was beginning to die. Swapped speedo unit: swapped the lights with my LED dash lights. And fired the bike up. Note the temp. This is when then fan cut on. It used to peg before it activated. Speedo works now (on stand first gear) Don’t know about fuel gauge, tank is about empty,

Anti-seize is your friend…..

https://www.edcparts.com/part/airwater-nozzle-160180-colonoscopes/

Brake cleaner with straw for threads, give a few minutes to evaporate, air nozzle with long reach end to force debris to evacuate from cylinder Dont stick spark plug or air nozzle in ass according to Carlos. Brake cleaner probably has this warning ⚠️

Well I'm in my second week now of Zepbound and the scale tells me I'm down 11.2pounds. I didn't know what to expect, if anything at all. The first 2 days I didn't experience anything at all. No gut feelings, no cutback from hunger, no decrease in cravings. Day 3 I woke up and felt different. Not hungry at all. Wasn't until about 6pm that I decided I should eat something so I don't start getting headaches, etc... Couldn't eat much, just didn't have a desire to eat. What a weird feeling to not be hungry or even want to eat.

And I thought he was a RED NECK.

Looking good Phillip. Showing off your hose again. Susan is not going to like that.

Bye bye….

So….I think I explained that I was on a list for a slip in my lake house community. Waited 6 years and got the call 3 months ago….but I no longer had a boat and this is a boat slip not a pontoon slip. So….went out and bought the fishing boat to put in the slip. The cover is hard to put on in the slip…and while I had a float put in to turn the bilge on if the water gets high of I leave the cover off - just not my style to leave it there with no cover. Well, one of my neighbors is moving and bought a Bayliner E17 new last summer with all the upgrades -$35K. Just put it up for sale for $27,000. I waited a day and offered him $20K cash on the spot. Cash in hand. While he knew he was taking a bath he didn’t want to deal with the “fuckery” of selling something. So, the deal I got - I’m willing to sell this new one at a greater discount. I pick it up next weekend and other than an extreme detail - it’s new. Used 4 times and the motor has 2 hours on it.

I looked at those just for summer time use for parking lots instead of digging into my tank bag looking for plastic puck. Let us know if it fits stand foot and clears around exhaust.

Oh, and congrats.

Hoses are good to go hopefully. I will get some Evan’s later this week. No hurry since I can’t crank it for a while. I made a few compromises. One of the hoses to the paraffin thing was just not worth the trouble. The clamps in some places are incredibly inaccessible. The hose to the overflow reservoir……… well to access it I have to remove the reservoir which entails removing seat rail, battery, fender etc. fuck that shit. It’s a no-pressure system and I just spliced it low enough to be able to drain it. I thought about putting a 3-way valve there but realistically how many more times am I gonna drain the coolant? I’m 71 and the bike is at 130 K.

I had issues...even replaced the sending unit. Nothing worked until I worked on the cluster and noticed fouling on the screws that hold the gauge onto the board. I wire brushed them, and the gauge went back to working normally. I figured that was the issue. I also did have an issue with the speedo, BUT when I removed the sender, it was coated with gunk. An oil change solved the issue...so I thought. Maybe something still flicks junk on it. It's a magnetic sensor counting the flywheel points as they go past. I tested while riding with a multimeter. When the speedo went out, the multimeter went to zero. So I knew it wasn't the gauge.

Kinda like when a kid marries someone's daughter and get's "the talk." We are all now giving you the talk.... If you hurt that bike we will kill you It means something special to us, over and above being a bike....so take care of it, ride it, and love it with the same pride our good friend Tom did. He loved that bike... a lot. Welcome to the asylum.

I took this to a different route. I removed the stand and squeezed it in a vise until it was almost tight. Slight improvement. Also found this ridiculous filth. So yeah, now I've even detailed the kickstand. I put it back with a tiny dab of high-moly GN grease on the pin, and Dupont dry lube on the flat surfaces. No more dirt piling up.

Oh, I also have a custom dark tint and 5” shorter windshield still in box that was also $400.

Yup, plug & play. If it hasn't been done, you should do the test connector fix as that's more likely to give a bad surprise than the ECU.

So he might find out about the time you rolled over the odometer, and that whole thing with ... well, you know.

Mine leans a lot, but the front and rear are raised. It's a stretch standing it up.

I agree, she leans over too far. I have one of those puck things on mine, a thicker one than you show, but very similar. Also, I added a homemade washer to the kickstand pivot as there was too much play. Made it from a used oven tray. Perfect thickness, from memory 15thou thick. 12mm hole, 2" OD? An actual piece of brass or bronze sheet would be better, but I'm cheap. I also added a 15thou washer under the nut of the shoulder pivot bolt. This combo took up all the play. FYI: there is a groove at the top of the forks where spring clip should live. This clip to be 1-2mm above the handlebars.

For that reason, in my video I tell people to add bacteriostatic water. This also helps with re-dosing since a 15mg pen only has 50u of liquid. One of the testing labs we "all" use took a vial from a dissected pen, LET IT SIT AT ROOM TEMP, and then tested it three months later. It was within the margin of error when tested for actual peptide content and purity. Over the last few years many rounds of testing have shown that peptides are far less fragile than previously though, bac water lasts "forever" not 30 days once punctured, etc. We were all being ultra paranoid about it all, but facts are facts. These are most of my peptide videos: Yes, on the group buy. Not if you do it right. My video was made for the people who don't have the money, and for whatever reason, don't want to buy the vials of third party peptide. I agree that the smartest option is just to go that way. I did it originally because I was asked to, and given pens. I wouldn't pay for them since there are better options. You have unique access to things that most people don't, and a lot of money to throw at problems, most people don't.

Wait, goddammit, you got me.

Depends if you fix all the scratches and scuffs. The fucked up kick stand, and patch the holes in the seat

Sayer, PA 2025

So many things can go wrong.... too many to list. If it's a matter of life or death to save the money, I guess you'll either die from making your own meds or being sick so take your pick. But saving the money when you have the money and putting yourself at this risk is just dumb. JMHO

Rich, Lots of good stuff here. Before you purchase anything, consider this: Many insurance plans will not cover Zepbound (terzepitide) for weight loss only. Things change substantially when you throw OSA into the mix as your primary diagnosis. Drastically. ZB is the only drug approved right now for OSA and you are probably still a loud little fucker at night, right? Diagnosed and followed up? You should be golden. Talk to your doc, dig deep into your plan’s coverage. Maybe schedule a follow up with your OSA provider. Lilly Direct is a great option like DK said. But you should try to get coverage first. One other thing, do not start on anything more than 5 mg, it is a stepped regimen. I went from 230 to 148 in a little more than a year on 2.5 - 5 mg. Even though the indication was for OSA (I do not need a machine anymore either) If you do get vials, your doc can probably give you some strategies on how to stretch them, using simple math and faith that you do not get the leftovers in the vial contaminated. I do not believe a pharmacist is supposed to explain how to do this with sterile products but I know it is done.

I insist on using the original formula FROM Lily Direct. Self inject....$449/month. 15mg's. Look for MFG coupons too. Been on since 2/2024 - lost 130 pounds. https://www.lilly.com/lillydirect?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20796659989&gbraid=0AAAAAC9jCf4nu5ZF0g7NmAch2MBpfvAbk&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjvfSBhDpARIsAEiOpStBo_3TLijep1NhV-TqEoaA_ax14aaiU-lFfClNkWUy-8YMoLb-iEkaAl9rEALw_wcB

All good, not in a rush to sell....but I am ready and willing to sell.

I hope Leon buys it so I can stop thinking about buying it, and still get to take it for a spin.

We brought 12 bottles of Bill’s home brew with us for Bill and Phil’s excellent adventure. Bottles. In my side bags. This is us entering Yellowstone from Bear Tooth Pass.

Expected reply from a quitter. Don't fall for it Phil, Cal's looking for the followup photo of the bike after it fell because you wanted a beer.

Are they still available?

Sounds like continuing the MB and see what happens makes sense? Also something to research: GLOW and KLOW peptide blends. GLOW is GHK-Cu, BPC-157, and TB4 or TB500. KLOW also adds KPV. All are correlated with rebuilding tissue and some of my friends have seen miracle results with major skeletal issues. I've seen a good improvement of milder issues, but very noticeable, so I'll use it on and off. It has one effect that can't be subjective and is clear evidence that it's doing something. I've had a knee that makes noise going up stairs for decades. When I'm on this, the noise stops. When I'm off, after a couple months, it comes back. Unlike the other peptides, this has a very short half life and results can be apparent in a couple weeks, or take 1-2 months. One friend with debilitating knee problems was running up the stairs after ten days on it.

Honda. What more can ya say?

99% certain that is Tom's bike. The surrounding garage is the giveaway.

Looks like his. That's not that bad. Carbies in nice shape seen to be drawing a niche interest, and that's about as nice as you'll find.