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Offline ZG

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2013, 07:39:44 PM »
I ride about 20,000 miles a year

Nice! I'm definately jealous RZ! :hail: :chugbeer:

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #21 on: April 09, 2013, 04:44:40 AM »
What is this "Winter" of which you speak?

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #22 on: April 09, 2013, 07:14:20 AM »
Is that sand in the background?

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #23 on: April 09, 2013, 07:31:58 AM »
...and sunshine and blue skies.  No winter there.

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #24 on: April 09, 2013, 08:07:50 AM »
Yearly maintenance items?
Well it's spring so I guess it's time for her annual wash. :yikes:
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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #25 on: April 09, 2013, 08:31:20 AM »
Is that sand in the background?

...and sunshine and blue skies.  No winter there.

Yesp, just another day in paradise. If you'll look over my right shoulder in that picture, that's the beach about 1k miles away.
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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #26 on: April 09, 2013, 08:34:31 AM »
What is this "Winter" of which you speak?

7 degrees, 30 mph wind and blowing snow today, April 9. It's called "spring" here but looks suspiciously like the "winter" they are talking about.

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #27 on: April 09, 2013, 03:31:07 PM »
7 degrees, 30 mph wind and blowing snow today, April 9. It's called "spring" here but looks suspiciously like the "winter" they are talking about.
Think of all the wear and tear you are saving on the bike :P

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #28 on: April 09, 2013, 04:10:50 PM »
Ok guys, back to maintenance items.
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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #29 on: April 09, 2013, 04:15:29 PM »
Ok guys, back to maintenance items.
I change my underwear once a year ;) ::) :P :P

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #30 on: April 09, 2013, 04:38:49 PM »
 :yikes:
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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #31 on: April 09, 2013, 04:47:33 PM »
:yikes:
In the Winter ;)

I also change the  flat Fall air for Spring air ;D

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2013, 07:13:19 PM »
Hey, I was joking, I don't wear drip catchers >:(

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #33 on: April 11, 2013, 01:47:15 AM »
 We had some freezing rain...ice pellets that accumulated to about 2" yesterday  and now we are expecting another 6-10" of snow to go on top of the sleet/rain/ice pellets that have been dropping off and on during the evening tonight. I spent nearly 25 minutes yesterday morning just deicing the car before I could leave.
 Isn't it supposed to be spring?
Our average high is 59* now and we have yet to even surpass 52* this year.

I guess about the only redeeming factor on April snow, it melts in a few days, as opposed to October snow that sticks around for 5 months.

 On my yearly maintenance items list checked off today.....the snowblower got new belts today and an oil change. It is an oldie but goody, 1962 Montgomery wards all steel construction, heavier than heck beast. It doesn't throw the snow very far, has tiny solid rubber tires and only sports 5hp, but it starts the first pull every time and and has never given me any problems in 50 years (was my dads for the first 25 years.)

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Re: Yearly maintenance items
« Reply #34 on: April 11, 2013, 10:42:22 PM »
Love that new green Boss 302- I have an original '69 Z/28 302 with 8,560 miles that I bought when I was 17 and put away because the Camaro and I were not going to survive together at that time. I always repected the Boss 302's and it was great to see them battle each other along with the Penske Javelins at Laguna Seca 43 years ago.