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• NEED ANSWERS PLEASE! NEED ANSWERS PLEASE!

  • From: spirit7
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    For the love of God, can anyone who makes their on DVD,s with Windows MOVIEmaker explain to me how to ADD MUSIC from iTunes to my DVD? I have tried everything in my small finite little mind to open music files and the damn message "files not found" keeps poping up. Even when I get the name of the artist to display and I highlight it, it still won't except the command. PLEASE HELP!

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• Finally it's Fall Finally it's Fall

  • From: Mary59
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    After a couple of months of the heat, it's time to ride.  I love fall riding, the leaves are changing and it's cool out.  There is nothing

    better than getting together with your friends and going for a ride, even if just out for breakfast.  Looking forward to a Wisconsin trip this weekend.  And to just take it all in and appreciate what God has given to us.  The beauty in the trees and blue sky and the clouds.  It just seems that I notice these things more when I am riding.   Any who keep it between the ditches and ride safe.

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• Fired again Fired again

  • From: Skeeter229
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    I  have just been fired from my new job in the Wines  section 
     At  the liquor store. 
     A   Muslim man came in 
     And  asked if I could recommend a good port.

    I told him Boston.

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• Now What? Now What?

  • From: moreland4
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    Went into garage this evening to check tire pressure on the bike in preparation for my trip to Lake Placid, NY this weekend.  Noticed a small oily stain on floor...uh oh!  First thought it was oil and then discovered I was leaking fuel.  Just a small drip to start UNTIL I started tinkering with it.   Kept thinking that with all this leaking fuel, it was a great thing that copperguy was not here especially after eating all those jalepenos!   Finally, got the leak stopped but looks like I will drop bike off at the dealership in morning to ease my fears.  Am sure hoping this was my ooops for the trip.

    Mike

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• Blast from the past Blast from the past

  • From: kwakkwak
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    After trying to explain the total reality of non-reality to an optimistical pessimist it was time to ride.  The glide was wide and I owned every eighty eighth chromed to the hilt square inch of it except for her soul.  I certainly wasn’t her first but I have more respect than envy for the one that went before me, as this baby leads the way clean and sweet every time.  So with the screaming eagles rendition of heavy metal thunder challenging any form of peace and quiet whatsoever we blasted off into the purple hazish dawn, just the two of us ready to do battle or join forces with Mother Nature. It’s always Her call.  Any disputes, upsets, bad calls, bad debts, bad breath, they’re all forgotten to the point of absolute insignificance because when we work together there is nothing else.  I can’t remember when we passed the threshold of reality or if we even got close to it because by now Jimmy Hendrix is upstairs doing a live performance of the star spangled banner, guitar at it’s rawest while I’m down here doing the eighty eight shuffle, engine at it’s roarest.  No contest I take the trophy, woops sorry babe that did sound awfully British.  Talk about shameless, when we’re sitting at lights people stare with naked open lust and my baby just gleams straight back at them.  I only wish for one thing, that the paper shop was more than three streets away from home.  Bye now. 

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• needless death? needless death?

  • From: cougarhunter
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    well here goes, i'm gonna open up the helmet debate again ! before i begin let me state for the record i am against a helmet law for anyone over the age of 18, i strongly feel it's a person's own choice. i always have and always will wear a helmet, a helmet has saved me twice , once from an errant golf ball as i was riding next to a golf course ( hit my head so hard i dropped the bike ) , the other time from a fella turning left in front of me and my head meeting the side of his car ( cracked my helmet in  3 places but i only suffered a slight concussion ) . anyway on to the main topic.

    i live on the corner of a very busy street and yesterday i had just pulled up from running some errands on my bike and i heard skidding tires and then the telltale sound of metal hitting metal. i ran around to the side of my yard and saw a scooter on its side under a s.u.v. . appearantly the suv had slammed on it's brakes because a dog ran out in  front of it and the scooter couldn't stop and layed it down and slid under the suv. i ran over to the scooter driver who was laying in the middle of the street as my wife ran out at the corner to stop traffic. he wasn't moving when i got to him and he was bleeding profusely from his head. there is a firestation 3 blocks from my house and the e.m.t.'s arrived in less than 4 minutes but it didn't matter, he was dead the second his head hit the pavement.

    when i say scooter i mean one of these small 49cc scooter's. here in colorado if it is below 50cc's you dont need to register it ( no license plate required ) , insure it or have a motorcycle endorsement or any kind of driver's license.

    it makes a fella wonder if maybe it was required to have a motorcycle driver's license for little scooter's or if he had been wearing a helmet if this could have been prevented , i reckon we will never know , just something to think about.
    

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• Ride to Magazine Mountain Ride to Magazine Mountain

  • From: josephdc
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    Last Saturday we finally got a break in the weather here in central Arkie Land.  The temps were in the 80's and the skies clear, so me and another professor in the College of Business rode our bikes to the highest point in Arkansas, Magazine Mountain.  At 2,753 feet it surely isn't a high mountain by mountain standards, but when you consider the relief from the base of the mountain to the summit is over 2,300 feet, getting to the summit is quite an experience.  The roads to the top are very scenic with a number of overlooks.  We met a lot of nice bikers along the way, as usual.  The group we met was a Goldwing group from Lafayette, LA.  Nice bunch of Cajuns, especially since I'm almost Cajun, being originally from Baton Rouge.

    There is a nice restaurant at the lodge on the mountain as well as a hang-gliding launching area.  We got to see a hang-glider take off.  It is a good thing the glider worked because the cliff is quite steep at the take off point.  The visitor center at the state park on the mountain is very nice too.  So we had good weather, good food, a great ride, and great fellowship along the way.  That all adds up to a great day.

     

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• Bell Of Protection Bell Of Protection

  • From: JayVTX
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    Well my father just gave me my first bell that was off of his Harley he is looking to sell and he gave me the bell off of that so now that i have the protection of the gods I ride with no Fear!! :) thanks dad hope you find a way you can keep your Bike

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• the perills of intent of war the perills of intent of war

  • From: lizzardlongone
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     unbloody real hey

    i gave my lawer a heads up on my intent on a decleration of war on the compo case im in and he shit

    but atleast i now know what the hell is going on and he is now erning his mony ,and i know whats happening

    sorry peeps but i missed out on haveing fun with the dogooders that are doing no good but i did crack the whip at my lawer to get things happening .

    im so over whatching my house fall down around me and the weeds growing taller because im a victem of a work accedent .

    at least now i know that i have finaly been herd and things have been put in place .... the I's crossed and the T's dotted hehehehehehehe now its just a waiting game to see how long it will take before action is taken to give the suport that is ment to be happening and hasent been for the last 3 years ..............mmmmmmmm not holding my breath at all.

    my house has slowly but shawly started to desintagrate around me ,, like the hot water system craped its self and soaked through my kitchen cealing ,i now have no hot running water ....bugger the cold bloody showers my well maintaned gardens that are now weeds and my lawn that has been the pride of the street that i havent waterd in 11 years is now on its way to being dead and it will need water this year .

    my workshop that has fallen apart and i cant fix it due to my injeries ,the every day things that i cant do any more that just dont get done .

    when i ask the power brokers for help ,all i get is greef ,i now have a friends list that i can count on one hand and have fingers left over ,and no girlfriend in my life ,because she dint want to be with a cripple .

    so when i say enough is enough  all the dogooders whant to do is put me in a mental helth hospital and give me more drugs ....... is this so im easyer to control .........

    well i fucked em back with out lube today !!!!!!!!

    the declaration of war is still valid just not implamented as yet  .

     

    so im still a so called free man .............................mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm free of my civel rights as a humn im thinkin but its still all good ,,,,,, im still alive to enjoy what is left of what was once a fullfiling adveturse life .....

                            SO TILL NEXT TIME GADGET TILL NEXT TIME

                                                      IM STILL HERE  stay true to your selfs and love the ones that matter

                                          and fuck the ones that dont

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• Time to ride Time to ride

  • From: myxqz4fun
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    Well what do you know... I got-up this morning, looked-out the window.... couldn't see more than 100ft from the house through thick fog. Usual for this time of the year where I live in Central British Columbia, Canada. A sure sign that Summer is over. However, the fog is slowly lifting and I can see this strange looking orange light coming through. Haven't seen that for awhile. The weather forecast shows a reprieve in the rain for the next 2 days. IT'S TIME!..... Time to fire-up the 109 and feel the wind in my face. We woke-up to frost this morning. Another sure sign that Summer is over. I can't afford to waste the good weather sitting at home, my licence plate tag is only good until October 4. Licencing the bike for later than September 15 around here, is been optimistic. The normal high for this time of the year is around 50-60F (10-15C) on a nice sunny day. You can still ride, but you have to dress for it. No more riding in t-shirt til 2011 

    But before I go, I will post a few more pictures of my Sturgis road trip. (sorta letting the temperature come-up a bit )

    You all have a wonderful day, wherever you are, and whatever you have planned for the day.

    Get out there and put some wear on those bike tires of yours. Ride safe. Keep the pointy part up.

    CB

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• Nice looking Chopper....MAN! Nice looking Chopper....MAN!

  • From: CromagnaMan
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    My bikes are daily riders ... not just "pretties" to be hauled out on weekends or for special occasions.  In today's economy and the soaring cost of fuel, I really can't justify jumping in the Trail Blazer to run errands alone with the rising cost of fuel, so I jump on one of the bikes instead.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize the 40 MPG beats the crap out of 17 MPG ... so it's a no-brainer really.  However ... just because I ride the bikes all the time doesn't mean that they need to look dusty and dirty and nasty!  Every time I ride ... and I mean EVERY time I ride ... when I get home I will get out the Mother's Liquid Gold Detail Spray and polish the bike's paint, chrome and windshields up, so both bike always look "cherry" for the next time I need to hop on them.  (That's a word from my generation ... "Cherry" ... it means the same thing as "Bitching" or "Far Out".)

    I had to make an errand run up to the UPS station for some hardware that I had ordered from a company, and since the hardware was small and would fit in the Magna's Saddle Bag, I took her instead of the Intruder.  (I took the saddlebags off the Intruder some months ago and was too lazy to slap them back on for just the one trip.)  The Magna as you know is custom painted, (by me) with a double heavy coat of metal flake clear coat on it ... and when parked in the sun, she shines and sparkles like a diamond!  My wife jokes and teases me that if the Magna was just a little bit shinier with all the sparkles and chrome, I would have to put my sun glasses on to even look at it!  As you can tell, I am quite proud of the appearance!

    After I retrieved the small package from the front counter and placed it into the saddlebag, I was taking my time putting on my helmet, when a young "Executroid"  type Yuppie pulled up in his solid black "ho hum" PT Cruiser, and he and his delectable female companion got out to walk over to the UPS store.  The shining sparkling Magna sitting in the sun caught his eyes as he was walking, and casting an appreciated stare at it he said ... "Wow!  Nice chopper ... MAN!"

    I have to admit, my first knee jerk reaction was just to sneer back "It's not a chopper ... MAN!" but the obvious envy in his eyes and the rather annoyed look from the delectable female companion glaring at him stopped the words (and the sneer) in my mouth.  Obviously, a four cylinder Magna is not a "Chopper" by any stretch of the imagination ... but to just embarrass the young Yuppie Executroid with my disdainful comeback would not be appropriate .. especially since I saw an obvious rush of pleasure when he was looking at the bike.  Who knows?  He may have been yearning to buy a motorcycle, and Ms. Delectable had shot down his every suggestion and hint for him doing so ... and what would be the good in pointing out his obvious error in mistaking my Magna for a "Chopper?"

    I responded the only way I could.  I plastered a big smile on my face and said "Hey ... thanks ... MAN!"

    He was trying to be so cool ... he was trying so very hard in breaking out of that Executroid Yuppie Mold ... I just couldn't slap him down for it.  Ms Delectable glared at me as they continued to stroll up to the door of UPS ... and my only wish ... is that in some way, some day, he will finally grow what he needs to grow to dump Ms. Delectable and purchase a bike of his own.  Who knows?  It may even be a chopper ... MAN!   

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• Where does your CC Identity co Where does your CC Identity come from?

  • From: Larthe
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    A bunch of my friends used to play an old video game together constantly.  I think it was EA Sports NHL 95 Hockey for Sega Genesis.  In the game, you could create players and add them to any team.  Up to 4 players could play simultaneously, and we always played together as the Penguins AGAINST the computer.  We each created a player in "our own image".  My buddy Brian created player #69, and ( sick perv that he is ) named him Peter Guzinya.  My player, #42, was a big goon who couldn't skate worth a shit, or puck-handle, or shoot, but when he hit people he could injure them for 5 games easily. I named him Larthe Studleone ( I'm Larry, and my player was the "stud" out there that all others avoided - Lar the studly one ).  I know, corny, but 15 years later it's stuck.

    As a side note, the Genesis is still hooked up to my TV, and we STILL play the '96 NHL game when we get together. Best damned video game ever.

    Oh well, there's my stupid story. How's 'bout you???

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• Roar on the Strip Roar on the Strip

  • From: Hecktor
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      Hello folks, just wondered if any Western Pa. or Eastern Oh. members planned on riding up to Geneva on the Lake in Ohio this weekend for the Roar on the Strip.......sounds like a great time, we have 3 for sure riding up, Come on Tracey you can make it four.  Take care and hope to meet some members there.  All the best and Ride Safe my friends.

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• VTX Air Filter VTX Air Filter

  • From: Hookasistahup
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    Which would be the best type of Air Filter for A Honda VTX1300C,..Added Cobra pipes and a jet kit but it's almost time for a tune-up,..I thought this was the best time to change the Air Filter

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• Vacation..halfway home Vacation..halfway home

  • From: mjbearit
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    Well for those of you who have been following my fun....and trials.... of my vacation, I thought I'd take a few minutes out while I ice my leg (damn thing looks like a Picasso painting now!) and jot down a few thoughts and some observations after spending several days in "CC Country".

    I am sitting in yet another crappy little motel room halfway between Uwe's house and my house so no one is looking over my shoulder.  CC is not paying me in any way, shape or form.  The following comments are from my heart and from my observations.

    First of all, let me say that I have a whole new respect and appreciation for Kyle, Uwe, Sudhir (I bet you thought I would forget you!), Chris, Josh....jeez, the list goes on!  What I didn't tell everyone about was the level of care and concern when I wrecked.  Uwe sat at the side of the road with me wwhile everyone else raced back to get Kyle's truck.  They arrived back with truck and ice pack!  I was in no shape to ride (adreneline is a funky thing!) so Kyle rode my bike back to CC, Uwe rode his Vic and Chris drove me in the truck.  Once we got back to the shop, Kyle just tossed me the keys and said to use the truck, let's go to dinner and worry about the bike the next day.  By the time I got to the shop, Kyle had everything laid out waiting for me.  He then said "I would have had it done, but I know you don't like people touching your baby".  He didn't have to do any of that.  He did because he is a good and caring guy.

    The days I spent with the CC crew I was constantly questioned about what could be done to improve service to their customers, what products or groups of products could they bring to bear to help people out.  Everything they were asking about, while it may well also have been good business sense, was inquired because they have a passion.  Not just a passion for riding, but a passion for the community.  We discussed everything from new programs and products to individuals on the forum (no, in a good way guys!).  As I was riding south this morning I was trying to figure out how to explain my feelings riding away from the visit.  Yes, it was a vacation, yes, I had a good time...okay....the wreck wasn't so much, but ya gotta take a little bad with the good! LOL!  But I rode away feeling like these guys care at least, if not more, about the community, than they do about the business.  Now min you that's not to degrade their business acumen, after all, they brought in Sudhir to help with that end.  He's a great guy and is so passionate about wanting to help build this business and this community.  The only bad thing I can say about him is that he likes curry! LOL!  J/K Sudhir!  Oh, and we also need to get him on a bike!  And no, I'm not gonna let up on that!  Ride Uwe's Spyder around the block at least.  You'll love it!  We won't even tell the wife! ;-)

    Unfoirtunately I did not get to spend much time with Kyle as he had family in town this weekend (we'll have to get together again), but I did spend a LOT of time with Uwe and as he is asking me questions he is actually writing down the answers I gave to try and work over some improvements.  Now you guys all know me by now, and you know I'm a bit outspoken, so I didn't hold anything back.  If I thought something was "off", I let them know, and that's what they want, and need to hear!  So just from me, not from CC, but from me, if you have a suggestion, problem, issue, send somebody an email, make a phone call, drop a bar napkin in the mailbox, but give these guys feedback.  Now I know what the Aussie shipping issue folks are gonna say, but I tried to stay out of that discussion, I'm not a logistics expert and I didn't want to rehash something I do not have first hand experience with.  But I do see a lot of complaints that come straight to the boards.  How about you send those complaints directly to the folks in charge?  Give them a chance to fix a problem before coming here and complaining?  They really do care and they really will try to help you out!

    Okay, enough of all that.  The ride from Uwe's house to the hotel was absolutely uneventful (other than that cute redhead CHP officer...man she can pull me over anytime!  We kept passing each other on the freeway.  She was something to think about while riding! LOL!).  Sorry guys no pictures.  One wreck per trip for me!  It's kind of a personal rule!

    Ride safe

    Mike

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• any help any help

  • From: njmatt
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    hi my names matt and this is my first time doing any of this computer stuff so if im using it wrong please let me know well the thing is is that i have just got into the bike scene and do not know what to do i bought an 1988 honda shadow 600 and the problem is is that it will start and run fine for a little bit but then seems like it drops the front cylinder and smokes bad but does not burn oil or leak any out the exhaust any ideas

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• Must friggin' see TV Must friggin' see TV

  • From: Larthe
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    As much as many of us rag on "cagers" from time-to-time, I'd say that the vast majority of us are fans of high-performance cars as well as bikes. 

    If this applies to you, you've got to watch "TOP GEAR" on the BBCA  ( BBC America ) network.  There's 3 English blokes who review new stuff, all of the greatest supercars, put different older cars through bizarre tests, and also do incredibly stupid shit like jump cars off of 90-meter ski jumps, mount outboard motors on  pickups and sail across the English Channel, or see how fast you have to drive in a round sewer tunnel before you can drive up the walls to be upside down.  They also have a celebrity on each week to drive the same crappy 4-cylinder shitbox on a test track to see how badly they drive.  Most episodes also have "The STIG", their mysterious white fire-suited test driver ( who never speaks, and never removes his helmet - rumoured to be F1 legend Michael Schumacher ) putting some new hotrod through it's paces on the same test track to see how it stacks up against the rest of the best.

    These guys are hilarious!  It takes a few episodes to get used to their thick accents and English sense of humour, but once you familiarize yourself with them, this has got to be one of the greatest TV shows of all-time.  As with most BBCA shows, it is shown at various times throughout the day/week, so it's not like you've got to wait a week to check it out.  Most nights it's shown in reruns at 2am EST here in the US.

    "TOP GEAR" - Trust me on this one...

    -Larthe

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• StocK Pipes StocK Pipes

  • From: Englissh
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    Hello from FRANCE.

    Help please, where did I read about the USA bringing in new laws in certain states that say your bike must be fitted with STOCK PIPES at all times.

    Does that mean you must always have the part that is sold by the maker of your ride, the one that it passed its certificate to control of homolagation with.

    If I read it right what is going to happen to aftermarket makers like Cobra, Vance & H and the others, here in France they are not that bad but it must be a listed part for your model and have the ( EXXX ) number of homolagation stamped in the metal, if not the noise facture could cost you, also the " KEEP THE WORLD CLEAN" pilgrims are fighting for less polution on all types of transport.

    Ride on and have fun, also keep the grey coming long and slow.

    Tony aka Englissh

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• If you Ride...? If you Ride...?

  • From: calitobias
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    I really think every rider should go thru his tips and tricks videos or just watch all his videos...

    If you have been riding forever or just starting you will still learn something. This guy is GREAT!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/user/motorman857#p/a

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• too much to do list.... too much to do list....

  • From: minnieboo67
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    Sorry but we been working on one of the bed rooms that my daughter was in. She move out but miss my granddaught so much.We have been redoing the floors and painting to much work but got to be done lol..I hope you all have a great weekend....Ride safe..

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