It was time for some new tires on the VTX and I have been doing my own mounting and balancing with Dynabeads but I also needed to replace the front wheel bearings so I thought I’d give a new local business a try. I gave Road Therapy V-Twin a call this morning and they told [...]
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Day 5 was spent held up in the Country Inn in Perl, Mississippi. Rain was the story of the day as a major front came through the area, adding to the already overflowing rivers and creeks throughout the mid-south from Missouri to Mississippi. We really didn’t want to ride it it so decided to wait [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sena SMH10 Bluetooth Headset/Intercom for Motorcycle Dual Pack Review
I just got back from my first ride using the SMH10 Bluetooth Headset/Intercom and well… color me impressed. I’ve used only one other motorcycle intercom system, and that was a good 18 years ago. It was only designed for rider to passenger communication and the quality of both the in-helmet speakers and microphone were seriously [...]
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This is the second time I’ve written this update as it got lost last night when i tried to post it and the Internet went down. Wednesday started with an early departure from the campground. About 8:30 or so. We headed back to Arkansas 7 again this time down to the southern end of the [...]
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Day 1 started on time meeting Jeff in Morris, Il at 7 am. We arrived in Iowa City at precisely 10 AM to meet up with Jason and Brian. The came in closer to 10:45. We hung out there for a while to wait out a few storms in Mo. We left about 11:45 and [...]
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Hosted a tech day for a bunch of guys from the VTXOA board today. I changed my front tire(twice). And added an expanded 12volt power outlet block for accessories. Tim did some electrical work too, adding a remote button for his garage door opener and a buzzer to remind him to turn off his turn [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Great Ride today
Had a great motorcycle ride with an old friend today. Just a smidge under 400 miles from central Illinois to Iowa, up to Savanna and Poopy’s for Lunch, then back home. Bright shining sun with just a few clouds made riding a real pleasure. Here’s to more like it in the future.
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