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After a few years of not having a bike in the garage I'm back in the mix. Just picked up a humble '23 RE Hunter 350 from Throttle Company in Columbus. Great people and atmosphere. Already have a pile of parts to make it my own.

Dayton Rootbeer Stand 1727 Woodman Dr, Dayton, OH 45420. http://www.rootbeerstande.com/

Long time rider, first time poster. 🙂 I have not been riding as much the last couple of years, but this year I am retiring and planning to spend a LOT more time in the saddle. Looking forward to making some new friends and possibly meeting you all at a bike night!

Ride a Suzuki Boulevard C50T. Have been on the Discord channel and finally made it to this site. I love to ride any evenings after work when it's nice out and during the off days of Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hit me up on Facebook Messenger if you want to ride! https://www.facebook.com/Kuhl2016/

Very nice RE, Moto Guzzi and vintage store in Columbus, Ohio. They offer sales and service. Great people, involvement and atmosphere. I purchased an RE Hunter 350 from them. Tony is your dude.

A list of the mods so far...... K-Speed rear shocks Hitchcock's 10% stiffer fork springs EBC HH sintered brake pads Dunlop Sportmax GPR300 tires in the OE sizes Tail Tidy (the MK unit is on the way) Custom Enfield seat Bar end mirrors DNA filter/air box cover Enfield Precision can FuelX Lite Enfield LED indicators Short adjustable levers LED headlight and marker bulbs I think that's it for now.......I'm waiting on the Enfield rev counter kit and upgraded shift linkage to rid the bike of the 6 miles of slop in the shifter assy. I've worked a bit on trimming weight from the bike as well......down just shy of 7 pounds......and it still won't "Do the Ton". 🤣

I ventured up there due to the color I wanted. The two closer RE dealers (Williams in Xenia and the Indian dealer in Walton, Ky.) did not have one. I will be using the Indian dealer for service whilst under warranty. They have a good selection of vintage bikes for sale and in the service bays. Paid suggested retail and purchased over $800 in RE accessories. They offered 10% off on all acc's when purchased with a bike and installed everything for free.

I prefer 1 or 2. Any of them are fine. As long it's nicer than a motel 8 I am groovy.

1, 2, or 4 preferably.

I was on here about 10 years or so ago and met some really nice folks. Quit riding after I had my now 8 year old. Just bought a bike a couple weeks ago. It's a beater. It needs a little bit of work but it will have to wait for the weather to warm up. Excited to be back on 2 wheels! 2002 Honda Shadow. Heather

Clinton County Motorsports has been a great resource to me for service. They may be slightly high on price, but they do great work and are knowledgeable. Talk to Eric in Service, he's very good. I am going today to have a valve cover gasket replaced on my extended warranty. Yay for that.

I don't really restore, I repair, service, and replace broken or missing parts.

I like to ride to root beer stands. Over the last couple of years I've been working on a map of stands. I've put it here: https://rootbeerstands.com/ I know it's just a quick and dirty template site. Let me know if you know of any stands, or places that make their own root beer, for me to add to the map. It's all a work in progress. Also let me know if you want to ride to any of these places this summer!

The food is great too, but yes it's Frost top. I dig it. The burgers are amazing.

Hawaii is stickered.

Went here to check it out. It was an old Target actually. Had a decent amount of stock and looked cool.

Hmm, with my potentially buying plugs I count 6. 🤓

The votes are in! Tied results, so we'll go with the earlier date to allow a fallback plan if something happens! @Windfall @ngphill @JeremyM @Elongo06 @Atrain @Benjamelon Community Garage / Ride on April 16th: All invited to arrive any time 8:30 8:00 AM or later. There'll be coffee, water, donuts. Kickstands up no later than 10:30 10:00 AM. (Sooner could allow a more twisty / less direct route). Arrive @ Elk Creek no later than 12:00 PM for custom molded ear plug service. I'm confirming the 12/noon arrival. That was the need last time, not sure if it'll change this time. $50 and 10-15 minutes per set. I advised there'll be 5 people buying plugs (Jeremy, Jake, Ben, Atrain, Nick), with a potential 6th (Windfall). We're flexible after this. Lunch probably a good idea . Suggestions? Anything we've missed? IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US BUT MISSED VOTING - REACH OUT! WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU!

Yes, I'll buy a sst of plugs. Thank you for calling everyone and putting this together!

Yes

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Motorcycle: 2019 ZX636(GKF) Rider: 40M,S no tickets or accidents Full coverage 100k/300k/100k U-M 100/300/100 Policy changes: 2023 will be changed to "leisure". Some reason it's not set. Should lower it. $656 a year with a $50 deductible with Erie.(annual vanishing deductible and rate lock) Note: Erie will not insure a single bike, I believe you need a auto policy as well. The full auto WITH bike FC for both is $1,119. Which should go down.

I'd love to join as well! And the destination for custom earplugs is perfect! Do you have any in mind or just fishing for ideas for now?

Sounds good. Edit: Heads up, that's the FIRST day of Daylight Savings Time.

I too voted for all, because I have no life.

Motorcycle: 2022 ktm 890 duke r Rider: 39 years old, male Full Coverage or Liability: Full coverage Policy Changes none Hoping I don’t jinx myself but my premium is less than yours with an at fault accident. Supposed to drop off after 3 years so maybe that’s why? $395.36 for the year. Maybe coverage is different. I dunno. I got Dairyland. My personal experience with progressive has been terrible. Used to have em and they increased my rates every year in my early twenties. Same bike, no accidents. Now I (sorta) deal with progressives claim adjuster, and again bad experiences. Always good to shop around every year. Insurance companies aren’t loyal to you, no need to be loyal to them.

Worth a shot! I haven't called - I don't want to draw any attention! I paid in full & am keeping my mouth shut! 🤐

Motorcycle: 2021 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT Rider: 34 years old, male Full Coverage or Liability: Full $445, was $470 last year! Also with Progressive

I voted for all since I currently have no plans in March that I am aware of.

I've had LED accent lights on a few bikes. Even when turned off, it's not uncommon for them to have a slight parasitic drain. If that's your problem, you can either re-wire them to an ignition switched power source or simply hook a battery tender up if you won't be riding for a while. In my experience, an otherwise healthy electrical system + healthy battery + LED parasitic drain can go a couple weeks of non-riding before you get issues with the battery level (that is, a couple of weeks before you need to hook up the battery tender). But that'll vary of course. Best solution is the ignition switched wiring. I've also had 2 different wireless phone chargers on 2 different bikes. Both of those chargers had in-line "off" switches, and BOTH still had parasitic drain even of switched off! These were reputable brand chargers, not knock-offs. Options were the same as above.

Bike runs fine (though I ran out of gas on the way home) and had to push start it. There are blue LEDs that light up the sides of the bike. I honestly didn't see them lit up so can't say for sure if they work. I wish it would get warm! Or I had a garage!

I used to love playing with trains on my parents kitchen floor when I was little. Now that I have my own house and plenty of space, I decided to start building a table for a layout in my basement. Definitely a long term project, but figured I'd start keeping track of what I'm doing to keep myself motivated to work on it. Here's what I accomplished this past weekend. Got some 2x3 boards for legs and 1x3 furring strips for framework. Cut some 1/8 in. plywood into two 4x4ft pcs. and one 2x4ft pc. to make the tabletops, with a 4x8 ft. pc. for the other top. Laying out the framework to make sure it fits. Nothing fancy, just butt joints. Don't forget to predrill the holes! Glue and drywall screws to hold everything together. Yea I know use wood screws but meh. It's what I got lying around. Finished 4x4 frame. Tabletop with pre-drilled holes to hold it on. More glue and screws. Finished 4x4 and 2x4 tables. The tables so far...there's a 4x8 ft table with a 4x4 ft table in the corner, followed by the 2x4 ft table and another 4x4 ft table to cap it off. Laid down a bit of track just to get a train running, but still need to level everything out, attach them to each other, add a foam base, and LOTS of other stuff. Hopefully get more work done this weekend.

WIRING TIME!!! This is gonna be along post, so buckle in... If you ever had a train set as a kid, you probably remember hooking two wires up to the track, then to the power pack. That's called DC or direct current. In that system, to make the train go faster you just increase current to the track. Slower, you decrease current. Super simple, and great for small layouts or running one train, but if you want to run multiple trains or a large layout, you need to separate your layout into blocks. It can become a wiring nightmare in a hurry. In comes DCC or digital command control. It supplies the track with the same amount of power no matter what, and sends a signal to a decoder in each locomotive. This lets you control multiple trains without any extra wiring. All you need to do is dial in the locomotives number to control it. The equipment is more expensive, and takes a little more time setting up, but IMO the results are worth it. This is what I'm wiring my layout to use. I'm just running two main bus wires, then feeders from those to the track. There's lots of guides on how to wire for DCC, and it can get very confusing very quickly. Some say you need feeders at every connection, some say just one feeder on the layout, and every combination in between. There's no wrong way to do it, but wiring every connection can get expensive, so I just wired every 'block'. The switches I have are power routing, so if A is powered, then B or C is powered depending on which way the switch is going, but it can't power both. Using switches, I separated my layout into 'blocks' You can see I have feeders for each 'block' so there's no power interruption. Picture of the feeders. Wires soldered onto the bottom of connectors. These will replace the track connectors. Marking the joint and track location so I know where to drill holes and place the track back into its spot. Hole drilled. It'll sit flush when done. Picture of the red and black bus wires, and the blue and white feeder wires hooked to them. It's very important you keep the same connections and don't hook up opposite rails or it won't work. And how do you keep track of what rail is what? Simple. Place a car with a marking on the track and whatever side the marking is on is whatever color you choose. In my case the tape side is the blue wire, then goes to the black bus wire. This also gives you a bonus of checking all the other rail connections as you push the car around the track. After everything is hooked up, just plug in the bus wires and run a locomotive, looking for dead spots or any other issues. Unfortunately I plugged in the wrong power pack and fried my controller, so everything's on hold until I can get a new one.

Just got into riding late last year and bought my first bike in November. Looking forward to bike nights, local rides, etc.

It's definitely a long term project, potentially never finished, going by others setups. I probably will add some bracing when I get everything leveled out.

Very cool to see you’re taking your time with it and not just slapping some subs and an amp in there thinking it’ll be good enough.

They usually have a decent selection of bikes on the floor. They’re not predatory in any way as you walk in like some places where all they want is a sale. They’ll let you browse around at your own pace and only if you seem lost, or interested in anything do they come up and talk to you. They have a pretty decent selection of good helmets, and various accessories. Not to mention they have a rewards program as well. Spend $50+ on 6 separate visits, get $50 in free store credit to be used on anything, including service. Great place to go for service where they treat your bike like their own, and answer any questions you might have. Oftentimes they quote a certain time for the service and are done prior to that time.

This would have come in handy for our first meet up of the season. We should try it out next time.

@Atrain @Just Josh @dark_shark @dbartlett0121 @Windfall @Elongo06 Ok, let's solidify timing. Feel free to show up anywhere from 10 - 12. Whenever everyone is here, and any work is done, we'll head out. We can make our initial destination somewhere in the Mason / Loveland area to potentially connect with a few others not coming to the garage. From there....? Feel free to pitch preferences / ideas. Also, reach out for meet up address if you need it.

Cool, can’t wait to get down there again. Looking forward to seeing people. What time?

I'd love to go, but Saturdays are too hard and I suspect Sunday the 10th I'll be busy being my B day and all.

Timely topic. I've used nonoise motorsport plugs for a few years now & really like them. Easy to put in/take out, no hard bits that catch the helmet, comfortable, cleanable, small storage case. https://www.nonoise-earplugs.com/nonoise-motorsport-en.html (Revzilla sells them) NRR is 29.6 db 3 days ago I ride 1.5 hours on the highway. Forgot my nonoise plugs so grabbed some cheap foamies from Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-foam-earplugs/ID=prod6384523-product?ext=gooPersonal+Care+-+SSCPersonal+Care___online&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjw2bmLBhBREiwAZ6ugo_1CWQKOff2MEac0KYhvJMUshRpzFox4OfGBmyGFikUEOaDIHZ3mghoCoEEQAvD_BwE NRR is 32. They did not perform well. Or maybe they performed too well? They blocked too much. It felt like I had my head under water the whole way home. I'm not sure if its because the foams have a higher (too high?) NRR? Or is the nonoise marketing true? ("specially tuned for motorsports. These ear plugs effectively filter out dangerous levels of wind noise and road noise. Telephone, navigation, music and intercom remain clearly audible, without a ‘blocked ears’ (occlusion) effect.") I don't know. But I know the foams made me love my nonoise even more.

I’m down to just hang out and meet people. Maybe give my bike a quick bath

Hello Who can I talk to about the dates listed for our Bike Nights in Milford and Colerain. We are listed as having Bike night on the 24th and Colerain is listed as the 25th. Milford Bike Nights are every Wednesday 6-10 Weather permitting. We are having a great bike night as we speak Colerains Bike Nights are every Thursday 5-9 weather permitting. Thank You for your needed assistance... Kathleen Donahoe 513-831-5823

WHAT: A "community garage" day to perform general light maintenance on bikes. Think: oil change, brake pads, chain/sprockets, wash & dry, etc. Wrench together, learn together. Also a good resource for those without tools or a work area. WHERE: I'm willing to host. I have just about any tool needed, motorcycle lift, universal stands, chain tool, etc. WHEN: To be decided (vote in the poll) WHAT ELSE: Considerations I haven't addressed? Post'em up.

Thanks man...I just got the seats a few weeks ago and apparently have to "break them in" so I am not so sure at the moment. I expected them to be nice and soft like the seats on an Indian. But they are not...yet...maybe. lol I started riding when I graduated high school back in 1983 and then did not really ride again till I bought this last year with the first stimulus check against my now "estranged wife" wishes. I'm sitting here now bummed that it's not warmer over the next few days. Grrrr....

When its a weekend