Contemplating the end
Facing a pile of repair work on the V*rago, starting with fork seals. Choices are spend a bunch doing the repairs, spend more on a different bike, or give it up all together. I don't like any of the choices. :badmood: Given increasing physical challenges, I don't have many more seasons of riding, but I hate to give it up any sooner than I have to. On the other hand, it's a lot of money going to something we can only use a handful of months out of the year.
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Too easy to identify with.
Legs. Got to have them. Mine. Not so good. |
There is a time in our lives to ride
...and a time in our lives to remember our rides. I ride every day...in my mind. |
H0NDA Grom?
125cc, streetable, on 45MPH and under streets (this may vary from state to state?) Can also go some off-road (?) use around the ranch. Maybe it would work for me overcoming my dirt / gravel road phobias?:whistling: |
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Sad read, but understandable. I traded the wore out E glide for a Yamahondakawazuki FJ-09 a few months ago. Almost half the weight and 40 or more HP that makes it a unicycle at will :whistling: I’ll ride as long as I can feel safe doing so :unsure:
BOB |
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To me! Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk |
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It's a pretty sweet little piece of machinery. My parents and little brother bought it new. He was too young (12) to operate it on the road and I got my M when I was sixteen so I could haul him around the back roads in Fresno County. We put a lot of miles on that little bike. He gave it to my son when Q was 16, and now my grandson, age nine, is eyeing it. |
Torn.:huh:
I'm actually headed towards a power chair. My old legs just are not doing well at all. However, I'm looking at pulling the body of the sidecar and attempting to create a loading mechanism for the sidecar to haul the power chair. I want to keep riding somehow, if only shorter trips. I used to be a biker. I don't want to be some old guy who owns a bike. I considered selling it, but that would be a disservice to the friends that got me back into riding.:bowdown: |
I do my best to get to the gym three days a week. While I'm trying to keep everything 'operable', the legs are a priority as I need them not only to get around but to hold up the scoot when I come to a stop. I have a new reason to maintain that goal as I'll have the opportunity to ride out to Sturgis again in 2021.
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Getting old wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the breakdowns.
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Anyone local that even knows how a carburetor works? Like a rotary phone on how it works in today's world, but most people don't know that "Carburetor" is a French word that translates to, Don't touch this! |
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Carburetor on my riding mower went wacky recently. Spent better part on a day wasting my time trying to fix it. Gave up and ordered aftermarket replacement for very reasonable cost and quick ship. Works fine now. Can't think about the time I wasted trying to troubleshoot the bad one. I got the plug and play replacement cheaper than a repair kit for the bad one. |
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What does Francis wanting a cracker have to do with carburetors?
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