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Putting on a few miles.

This is from a few weeks back. Getting some seat time on the GL1000. Ran into ignition issues last year, but we've since gotten them sorted and been putting on miles.

This was taken near Silver City, UT.

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Comm System Advice
  • I debated purchasing an integrated comm for my first nice helmet, a Shoei Neotec. I am glad I went to a standalone unit instead. That helmet did not end up working out for me and I was able to move my comm to my next helmet. Otherwise, I would have been stuck with two very expensive paper weights.

  • EVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let Them
  • That's my thought as well. Things like failing interior plastics, or glass that is no longer being manufactured, or basic body seals rotting away. Even body rotlike folks in cold or salty environments deal with.Those bits add up fast.

  • Hard clutch
  • Here is a basic maintenance schedule for the Street 750. Harley folks tend to treat cable maintenance as an annual task.

    Check out someone like cycle gear for cable lube kits if you don't have a dedicated cycle shop in your local area.

    If you plan on maintaining the bike yourself, see if you can get a service manual for your bike. Harley usually has them for $100 or less. They are not cheap, but it can be a lifesaver.

  • Hard clutch
  • Two things come to mind as long as you aren't noticing any issues with shift into gears.

    Your cable could be binding up and needs to be lubricated. They make lube for motorcycle cables that don't attract dirt that work pretty well.

    Cable has worn out from lack of lubrication. If lubricating either doesn't help at all, or only helps for a few days, you may need to replace the cable with a new one.

  • Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running
  • I should comment AFTER I read the article.

    If it is for physical sales only I would have to guess we are looking at things like cassette, USB drives and limited releases on other obscure formats like minidisk.

  • The Real Reason No One Is Giving Biden Credit for How Good the Economy Is Right Now
  • It's one of those things where the money sounds good until you realize you also have to live somewhere expensive to get it.

    I could conceivably move to somewhere like ND and save a ton of money on housing and the necessities, but the limited job market could also mean that I would be unable to continue in the same career.

    And switching jobs sound great, unless you're in an industry seeing large changes post-pandemic. It's certainly kept me from jumping ship. At least until I see my area of work stabilize.

    To add to it, I am doing alright overall. But my student loans kicked back in, food prices have climbed, even my monthly utilities have increased as of a few months ago. So I might not be worried about keeping the lights on, I do feel the pinch and it doesn't make me feel overjoyed about the economy.

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    How many jobs have you had in your life? What would you consider to be a large amount of jobs for a person?
  • Counting from the age of 18 to now, I have had 18 actual jobs in the last 30 years. A couple were times when I had two jobs at the same time, and I didn't count side gigs I had.

    I would guess that I've had a lot of jobs, but I am now in tech,so it doesn't seem to hurt me like it did when I worked other industries.

  • Utah official censured for falsely suggesting teenage girl is transgender
  • As a resident of this state it bugs the shit out of me to know these are the folks my neighbors vote for.

    And when I see a reference to Utah in the news, I immediately wonder what kind of stupid or horrible thing have we done this time.

  • Manchin snarls top VA nominee over abortion
  • The only thing I really can say is Manchin is a better option than the Republican that would most likely replace him. Kind of like how it is preferable to be stabbed through the hand over being stabbed in the face.

  • [30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
  • Here is one I was recently exposed through from Henry Rollins show on KCRW.

    The Casual Dots - Bumblebee

    A cover of a Lavern Baker song.

    From their Bandcamp page

    The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, DC in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums.

  • [Thread] Recommend radio station streams or podcasts
  • One I have listened to off and on for nearly 20 years now is Radio Paradise.

    Radio Paradise

    It's not an exclusively Alternative station, but a fairly wide ranging mix of classics, b-sides, world, electronic, etc. All fairly low-key but interesting.

    They introduced me to so many bands over the years. And it is rare to not hear something I fall in love with any time I turn them on.

  • [30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 14 - An alternative song you'd want played at your WEDDING
  • That's pretty awesome. I like that you've kept the tradition up for your anniversaries too.

    I am a music obsessive. But to be honest my choices might make my wife's ears bleed. At least she is cool with me blaring music through the house every chance I get.

  • [30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 12 - An alternative song from your PRE-TEEN years 🧒🏻🧒🏼🧒🏽🧒🏾🧒🏿
  • I remember people using new wave mostly when referring to the bands of the time that didn't fit into the standard genres. But, I was a kid and growing up way out in the middle of nowhere. Which means there was a lot I simply didn't know at the time. Now I am older, grayer, and still don't know much of anything.

  • Finally running after 22 years

    Or close to it. This is actually my son's GL1000. He bought this to replace his first motorcycle, also a 1978 Gold Wing. It has under 30k on the odo but suffered from being parked with a full tank of gas around 2001. In the end we took parts from the other GL, a 100k mi beater, to get this one going. It's a sweet sounding motor, no chain slap, and much smoother running. Now we are doing the shakedown runs before the end of the riding season.

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