Graduated college in December and moved to MN with my GF who got a job before me.  More specifically we are in Savage, ~15min south of the cities.  Now I'm lookin for a job, hopefully it won't take too long. 

I know there's a bunch of people around here, I just never paid attention to exactly where.  Is there anyone close to me?  Anyone going to the Cycleworld show this weekend? 

Anyone been riding in the past week with the nice weather?  I would have, but my bike is still at my parents' in WI til I go back for it.  I'm hoping for an early spring

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Yeah...I really never check this end the board this time of year.

I totally spaced on the cycle show....I sat around all last saterday...and was like man I was going to do something today but could not remember why I had nothing planned. I didn't even realize it till like wednesday

But yeah...welcome to the cities, I usually don't take out the bike till all the salt and sand is gone. There are like 3 other board memebers in the TwinCities, Rema1000, and some others I cant think of right now.

First Thursday of the month goto Dulono's Pizza in Uptown it is bike night and it gets packed...like 4-5 blocks of solid packed bikes...usually we try to get the members to make a GS showing.

Anyways welcome to the cities...hit me with a PM if you want to ride when it gets warm

What degree did you graduate with??

Aaron

The cycle show was pretty good for me, but I'd never been to one before.  I could see it getting old after a going for every year. 

I try not to ride before the salt and sand are gone, but usually I get impatient. 

I would definately be up for a ride sometime.  I remember you guys talking about Duluno's here and there in the past, sounds like a good time. 

I graduated with a mechanical engineering degree, still working on finding a job

I drive through the Twin Cities area once in a while. Haven't made it to Dulono's yet, but I keep trying. I used to date a girl near Savage (Chaska). It was cool. Anyways, PM me too if you want to ride. Welcome and good luck with your job hunt.

Thanks Ry. I almost went to Dulonos this month, but it was raining pretty good.  I'll have to hit you guys up for a ride one of these days. 

Hey all, I'm a noob to the forum here so just wanted to say hi. Only been riding since last summer, but I'm totally addicted! My bike has some side stand issues at the moment that I need to get resolved, but I think it would be fun to go for a ride sometime and meet some people.

Welcome t dubs

Hope you can get your sidestand issues resolved.  If you need any advice, ask away in the general discussion, or do a search for old posts about similar issues.

Thanks! Yeah, I actually did find a post that someone was having the same problem, so hopefully I can get that figured out.

Anyone interested in going to the Buell demo in Welch village this weekend? (info)  I was thinking about maybe going saturday to check it out and ride someone elses bikes.  Looks like it might rain though...

I was there, now I'm in canada. If I'm back with my bike sometime I'll try and set something up.

Coll0412 knows of a sweet road just across the river in WI...  Just make sure you notice the gravel in the U-turn with the guardrail.  That, and the tar snakes, will make your butthole pucker.

Later folks.

Well, too much rain and cold and too far away for that demo ride.



Note to self: watch out for gravel in WI... I was actually over there a few weeks ago and had some encounters with a tar snakes; I puckered at least once



On another note, does anyone around here have the tools for adjusting valves?  Or at least a good source for valve shims?  I'm not very familiar with the dealers around here yet...

I'm debating whether I should get on the list for one of the valve adjusting kits or just doing it with basic tools again

I need to start checking this more often,

as far as a good place to get shims I am not sure, try PM'ing Rema1000 he might know

If you get the valve adjust kit let me know, maybe we could do it togther(in a totally straight way)

otherwise I was thinking about buying the tool, its only 20 bucks, you are more than welcome to use it if I buy one

I was thinking the same thing... either get the kit or maybe just buy the tool (or try it without the tool again).  I'll probably be a month or two before I could get the kit, but maybe I'll just do it

Yeah let me know, here is the link to the tool I was thinking about ordering

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/product/valve_shim_tools/

I am sure there is someone local who carries the shims, otherwise I guess just order them

(EDIT)- In fact I just looked and Hitching Post Motorsports and MotoPrimo are Motion Pro "tool centers" so they might even stock it in house

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Aaron

My cheapness/poorness got the better of me and I put my name on the East coast list, but like I said it will probably take 2 months to get here. 

If you want to do it sooner than that, you can order the tool and I can take my name off the list, but either way we should get together and do it...

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Sounds like a plan, do you have a garage or nice drivey, all i have is the walk way to my house

I do have feeler gauges, and all the sockets and crap to do it, I do need a caliper too so maybe I should just wait...arggg

The problem is that I am 2000 miles overdue, and I know my exhuast are loose because they were at the loose end when I checked them last time and keep getting looser.

I will keep ya posted.

I'm probably about 1000 miles overdue too, I'd have to check

I've got half a garage at my townhome, so that should work.  I don't have a calipers, but I wouldn't mind picking one up. 



btw, thanks for the link, that's the same service my school used for jobs

So I just ordered some 40 pilots and 127.5 mains and plan on doing the install not this coming weeked but the following weekend.
Have you rejetted yours, because this will be a first for me, anyways that means that I will probably be looking to do the valves in early June, I am not sure the East Coast Kit will be here by then so I might just order the tool(its only 20 bucks).

Let me know what you want to do

Actually, I've got some jets waiting for installation too.  I've had 'em for a month or two, but I just haven't set aside the time to do it.  So you're planning on installing yours Memorial day weekend?  I might be interested in joining you.  My girlfriend and I have some company visiting the next couple weekends, but I may be able get away then since it's not my company that weekend.  I'll have to talk to her and see whats up.

If you get a valve tool and want to do that stuff in early June we should be able to set something up.  As of right now saturdays and thursdays are best for me, the other days I'm usually working in the morning.  One of these days I'll get some kind of a real job though