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Posted by Troll
- October 28, 2013, 19:42:47 PM61 deg, sunny and wonderful, Sunday, 40, gray, and nasty today...promising snow showers over night!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 28, 2013, 19:22:08 PMHad a slight drizzle early this morning, woke me up, driving to work, the roads were ice covered, and all the puddles were frozen, salt trucks out and salting the roads, so I am glad I got my bike ready and it will move in the house on Sat. I am now going to start my project list, unless GreenBarn messes me up again.....
Posted by greenbarn
- October 27, 2013, 22:36:52 PMWent by the shop, b/c the grocery store is 3 doors down - needed eggs - I thought a Drifter picture next to the old trucks would be cool.
Your question about the shiney round thing, left side, front of motor.... That is a crank breather. When I did the Grampsize mod, I did away with miles of hoses for the crank breather stuff, and just ran a single hose to a new chrome breather.
The school building is an old abandoned 1-room schoolhouse (like the one you used to go to) a few miles from here.
The log cabin is at our local fairgrounds; there is a group of folks restoring a few old cabins and putting them up in an area of the fairgrounds. They have antique tractor shows and such there.
The backrest? Yes it's comfy.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2013, 22:23:15 PM 
ok so
Quoteotherwise Ratman would never believe me....
today was Sunday and we all know you do not work on Sundays, so the second picture, at your work place in the parking lot, some ride that is.
The first picture of your old school house, fine and how far was that from your house, right you walked to school both ways uphill and in your fathers pj's.
The third picture is a cool old building, and then a pic of your bike on the side of the road while you have a nap, cool.....
Posted by greenbarn
- October 27, 2013, 21:39:42 PMQuote from: Boaski on October 27, 2013, 17:55:05 PM4 of us went out for a loop from Mt. Gilead (everyone knows where that it at, right?) through Mt. Vernon then up through Mohican State Park. We went through Butler on the way back to Mt. Gilead. About 110 miles or so.
Yeah, I know where Mt Giliad is! Nice place to visit....
I was able to go on a quick Fall color ride today as well. It was still warming up when I went out, but I had stuff to do later so had to go or miss my chance. I think it was around 45-50 when I was out. Chilly but tolerable. I took some pics, otherwise Ratman would never believe me....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2013, 21:26:21 PMreally like the lowers on your bike makes it look nice and bet they work too......need to get them over the winter too.
Posted by jmbo
- October 27, 2013, 19:30:31 PMFall color ride today! Great weather for the end of October. Only 100 miles today. Rearranging things in the garage for the inevitable.
Posted by Troll
- October 27, 2013, 18:19:18 PMIt really helps with the lower extremities...and it keeps road crap off the engine in the rain. I had them off all summer, and the chrome REALLY got covered with dead bugs...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2013, 18:15:22 PMThanks and notice you had your ears on today, bet it makes a big difference on the legs and feet. Going to order mine in the spring.....
Posted by Troll
- October 27, 2013, 18:12:32 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on October 27, 2013, 17:32:38 PM
I'm saving one for you 
Posted by Boaski
- October 27, 2013, 17:55:05 PM4 of us went out for a loop from Mt. Gilead (everyone knows where that it at, right?) through Mt. Vernon then up through Mohican State Park. We went through Butler on the way back to Mt. Gilead. About 110 miles or so. Usually this time of year that ride is packed with bikes, this year we saw less than 10. I have to admit I was a little cold by the time we got back home.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2013, 17:32:38 PM good for you Troll, I have not forgotten that I want your CD so I have video to ride with this winter......once I get my truck fixed I'll be getting that taken care of.....
Posted by Troll
- October 27, 2013, 16:24:59 PM39 degrees, with a promise of 59...with all the snow about 300 miles west of here, and nothing to stop it but the river...I decided that today was going to be a make it or break it kind of day. Mapped out a route, and went for a ride. I got some nice scenic pictures, a little video, and most important...my 179 miles with ten extra! Anything I can put on now is just going to be gravy.....Back roads, hills and then, the River....
Posted by Troll
- October 27, 2013, 10:29:20 AMThat kind of component was one of the major inspection parameters in N.Y. Glass, suspension, brakes, exhaust, tires, alignment, lights, all are mission critical. When I was working there, we did these inspections once a year for $5. People couldn't re-register their cars until it was done.
Posted by greenbarn
- October 27, 2013, 09:35:23 AMYou should be VERY unhappy with that, brother. I have no idea what is on their "check" list, but for $120 they should have CERTAINLY found that ball joint. If I understand you correctly, and the upper ball joint separated, it's not likely it wasn't really loose 2 weeks ago. I suppose, like anything, there's a slim chance that it was just a catastrophic failure (I've seen the ball joint just break off a couple times) but the GREAT majority of them wear out slowly and become loose, when loose enough they can pop out. Whoever is doing your work should be able to tell easily. If it was loose enough to come apart, I'd take the ball joint back to you certified service center and have a conversation. For $120 (that's almost 2 hours labor at our shop) they should have had hands on your car, and should have found that.