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That really WAS too long to go without an update! This summer has been a busy one. In addition to teaching classes for URE, Carrie and I have also been through a few medical things (everybody's okay, no worries!) and upgraded our bikes. Carrie traded in the Ninja for a CTX1300, and my Versys is now ...

Bruce, looks like a fun project! I look forward to watching the evolution.

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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen this thread!

My first bike was a 1994 KDX 250, which I named GreenMan for obvious reasons. I talk about my experiences buying GreenMan in my blog. My first street bike was a 1984 Magna 1100, which I spent more time wrenching on on than riding. It had issues.

I'd call it "MEMBER FORUMS", that lets visitors know there's another level to the page they could explore. Also, the Mobile page has no path to the Forums at all. Granted mobile users aren't likely to be big forum users, but a lot of tablets and newer laptops run in "mobile" mode by default. And as ...

John, I'm super excited for you! Florida sounds like a wonderful place to ride, I hope to get down there someday myself. Good on you for taking the BRC, as a RiderCoach myself I can't stress how important that first step is. You can't go wrong with a Shadow! They're great bikes and Honda builds 'em ...

Patrick, Is there any more information you can add to this? HIgh high does it idle exactly? And what's the history of the bike? New to you or have you had it for awhile and it just started this? The first thing you'll want to do is take it to a mechanic you trust and find out what code it's throwing...

Good question. I've always believed you can't quite get the tank full when it's resting on its sidestand, but it certainly isn't causing any problems or doing any harm. I like to fill up from the seat when I can. And good on you for paying such close attention to your bike, having good knowledge abo...

Great looking Yammie!

Whew, that was almost too long to go without an update!! Man its' been a busy few weeks! We've been dividing our time between our regular full-time jobs, MSF certification, drone practice (AWESOME!!) and replacing one of our vehicles that hasn't been behaving very well. Oh, and hosting D&D weekends ...

So I'm just gonna throw this out there...

It's a WHOLE lot easier to install different boots than a different shift lever.

Seriously, if your boots are so chunky that the shift lever has to be in it's highest position to accommodate them, that's excessive.

Mike,

So far, everything seems exceptionally clean on my end. In this instance I'm using Chrome on a Win10 machine with an AMD 6300, and NVIDIA GTX660 GPU and SSD. So there ya go.

Pete, that's awesome news! Carrie and I used to have a little pop-up camper, we pulled in with our Kia Sportage and really had a great time with it. But it started to get too cramped as the kids got older. You're sure to have a ton of fun in it!

Nice to finally get a break! I'm using the time to update the blog! The MSF classes have been moving at a healthy pace, we've spent time in the classroom and on the range (in the wet and cold no less!) and it's just been an amazing experience. We'll be finishing up the certification through April an...

Nice!
I'm a huge fan of the M109R. It's getting warmer here too, pretty soon we'll be out and about every day!

I'm gonna agree with Pete on this one, all the way around. In a practical sense, motorcycles are built to very particular tolerances. Every component of your 250 was designed to accommodate that motor, which aside from weight also applies to your brake pressure, cooling, tire size, etc. And as Pete ...

Carrie and I have camped on the bikes a few times! We don't ride out to the backcountry to do it or anything, we just stay at developed sites in the numerous recreational areas here in Utah and Idaho. But it's always an excellent time! Carrie wrote a recent article about this exact topic in fact! ht...

And you thought I was gonna go silent for a couple months again! Nope, not this time. It's just been a busy week is all. We finally got around to working through some of the video from our trip to the AIMExpo last October, and compiled a review article and video for the 2019 Vulcan S. stick them out...

Awesome! I've always been a fan of the Virago, almost bought one back before I bought my Vulcan. The guy didn't actually want to sell his bike, but his girlfriend insisted he did. So he kept upping the price until I finally told him nevermind.

Love to see the pics when you've got them ready!

Thanks Pete! We're really happy about it and couldn't be more excited. It's a really good group of people so far and we'll be meeting the rest of the team soon, and we'll be teaching classes by April! It's been a few days since I've posted, my apologies. We've been busy getting the review of the 201...

Just a quick note... We've been accepted!! Carrie and I will begin training next month to become MSF certified RiderCoaches! It's gonna be awesome and we couldn't be happier!! If you've ever taken any MSF courses or are a coach yourself, we'd love to hear something about your experiences. Sound off!...