I ended up with an '08 Concours 14 . The "why" of it is this: It's a bike designed around "the ride". It's just a pleasure to be on....all day. If bikes are like women, this one is not the skinniest or the best looking, but it's also not the crazy one. This is the one you marry,...

I don't really want to enter, but I just have to caption that photo.

"Nine months ago I caught my GSXR in the garage on top of my Segway. Now I've got this thing."

true, but keep in mind we are running high rpm motors, just make sure you are using an oil that is rated for that type of use This is one of the times when I'm happy to have a high displacement / low RPM bike. A rev limiter at 10.5k doesn't really need anything special as far as I know, and as long...

Sorry I missed it, but decided to hit the gym instead. Gotta get down another 3 pounds before vacation in a week.

Psst, DarcShadow, when's the next one?

Blizzard_1708 wrote:ha, thats because fathers get whatever they want besides those two days!

Say what?

That ain't no father *I* ever heard of.

My dad gets a "honey do" list the rest of the year. He's been married to my stepmom for 15 years now and that list hasn't gotten any shorter.

I giggled a great manly giggle at those instructions.

That middle picture, the front tire on that orange bike looks funny. - What, you've never seen a fork-mount exhaust before? It's on all the new GP bikes. It adds weight to the front end so the rider can stay tucked while turning, which in turn helps increase corner exit speed. (sorry, I just pegged...

Had a really good time on the ride. There was some weirdness leaving the gas station though--my kickstand switch somehow broke between Sonic and there, so my bike wouldn't start until we figured out what was going on. Other than that it was a blast charging some curvy roads with you guys.

Yay bike night!

I'll see you all there. The schedule works out well--this is the day before my trip to Georgia, and the next one will be two days after I get back.

DemonDuck wrote:I will ask around for you but I still have my stock ones on.

Take one for the team! Upgrade!

As the owner of a Concours 14, I'd say if at all possible keep both. I love my Connie, but I want something more nimble in the stable as well.

sckego wrote:Although, IMO, I think nerd and geek should be switched, and dweeb and dork should be switched.

No way man. I like to let my geek flag fly, but I don't feel socially inept.

I'm definitely out for tonight, sorry guys. Have a good time this weekend.

IMPORTANT: My truck wouldn't get me home tonight. Had to drop it off at the shop with the keys to see what needs to be done. Transmission is slipping ... BAD. Can't do more than 10 mph without the engine red lining. I may not have the truck for my daily 200 lbs of ice to the camp site. Obviously, t...

Going to try to make this. I'll be hauling ass from work, but I'm putting it on my calendar.

I don't know if I posted or not, but I *might* make it out Friday night to hang with you guys. The rest of my weekend is booked solid.

Oh man that sucks.

I'm surprised they didn't have a way to blow the connection of the balloon to its payload for this sort of occasion.

I wonder who shot those. My dad works at LM in the A/V department. His job for most of his life has been to take pictures like this. It wasn't him though, he's not on flight status anymore. A chick named Liz about my age who graduated from UNT with a A/V journalism degree, and managed to get an int...

I wonder who shot those. My dad works at LM in the A/V department. His job for most of his life has been to take pictures like this. It wasn't him though, he's not on flight status anymore.

If you ask any Harley guys, they'll say he probably grabbed the front brake.

My roommate might be interested, I'll ask her.

Is it too late to just delete my account and pretend I never met any of you?

Oh wait, I knew what was going on, that's probably bad.

C'mon, nothing some rain gear won't fix!

Besides, it's only 40%. That means they don't know which day it's going to rain, but it's probably only going to rain part of one of those days.

I'm definitely out, I will (hopefully) be riding between Alabama and Louisiana that day on my way back from the beach.