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To be honest, I'm broke! Between unexpected summer costs -- and a local budget impasse between the county commission and school board that almost caused my last paycheck to be rubber (saved by a loan to the school system) and the next one rendered moot altogether, finally settled just today --...

Honestly, Joe, I'm sorry I caused any worry -- I just had gotten a little heartsick at having nothing to ride while wanting to 'get in the wind' so badly. I just took a break from looking in here or at any other motorcycling site. It sounds like you're making good progress toward having a decent...

That all sounds pretty familiar, Joe. I toyed with the anti-dive @ #3 for awhile, but eventually went back to #4 because of a slow leak in the front shock's air pressure (mostly I kept them up, but once in a while I'd forget them for 7-10 days, and a hard bump would bottom out the front end...

I'm betting your problem is the #1 cylinder (front right), Joe -- though I have no idea what exactly that problem is. In an earlier thread, I believe I recounted my frustration with being unable to get the engine running as well as I'd like, and worrying I'd bought a lemon. Among the problems...

Jeez, Joe -- you're making me sore all over again! :o I pretty much knew what I'd broken that was visible, but I didn't dig much further. And, yeah, you're right, I DID consciously brace myself when the collision was obviously inevitable. I remember thinking (besides a self-cursing awareness...

Wow, Joe, that's sure more than the visible damage obvious to me -- but, then, having actually been 'on the scene' and felt the impact, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The triple tree doesn't surprise me so much as your belief that the frame may be shot. I really thought the frame was intact...

It's with mixed emotions that I report I am officially bikeless tonight. Joe arrived earlier this evening to take on and take home my wrecked '83 Interstate, and I'm glad to report he appeared to think it a worthy base for restoration. I expect to see him post he's riding it within weeks. Fixing...

I probably should have eschewed trying to finance anyway right now. Until about 18 months ago, I had absolutely no debt (or assets, for that matter) and no credit/trade lines. I had a hard time qualifying for my mortgage because the lack of current credit left my FICO scores in the doldrums, and...

Well, never mind. I learned the particulars today of the "approval" the sale rep had gotten for the new Vulcan 500: 24% interest with a finance company, not a bank (which probably meant a 'Rule of 78' loan rather than simple interest), and a $241 payment over 37 months. I'm embarrassed I...

Pretty sure I should say "cruiser" there -- though I don't really know if it's true, only that I've read it in multiple places.

I don't really remember how, but recently I learned that the Kawasaki Vulcan 500 -- which was discontinued after the 2009 model year -- is a parallel, or in-line, twin (i.e., NOT a V-twin!), and reputedly has the fasted 0-60 mph time amongst all contemporary production-model bikes under 1100cc...

Well, I'm just a recalcitrant SOB, so I settled for battling 90+ temps this weekend to get a Sunsetter awning installed over part of my patio -- which has otherwise been too hot to enjoy AT ALL during this summer's oppressive heat (my outdoor thermometer over the patio pavement registers 120+...

When seconds count, the police are just minutes away... (he said, legally-permitted firearm on his hip!)...

Not Monterey, but both still in Allegan proper. The painter most recently has gone the industrial route, and is (or was, at least, at last posting) unemployed. The mechanic still tinkers at his own pace, but is also a lay preacher, which has become his primary calling. Know any Sousleys?

Wow, man -- just, wow! I'm a country boy from SW Michigan who grew up on a farm forced from dairy to beef by government regulations -- so, I fully understand your desire, Joe, to live as free from regulation as possible. In fact, I admire the ability immensely, since many of us have the desire...

Well, as often happens, life intrudes...Didn't mean to keep anyone in suspense -- but, the day after my accident, a new school year started for me, with this week being the first week with students back full-time. So, I'm spending my days being worn out by 18 second-graders, and haven't felt...

Thanks a bunch, everybody -- what a group! :clapping: I've spent the last couple of days surveying the old wreck -- my body, I mean, not the bike ;) -- so haven't really done much pondering about what's next. The aches and pains where flesh met hard surfaces started making themselves known 3-4...

https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/gallery/image_page.php?album_id=277&image_id=4328 As feared, you can see here that the forks are bent backward at the triple tree. I'm assuming that makes them unusable, but I don't know. Does it? Aside from that, I'll have to rebuild the front end into a...