havent seen any posts from Kerry lately. anybody heard from him? you alive out there buddy? :mrgreen: I've got some camping/packing questions for you.

-ash

I seem to remember reading that he sold his GS to a fellow board member, which could be a reason that he isn't appearing with the same frequency as before.

Dare we ask what will happen to Pablo if he sells his GS and acquires a shiny new Triumph?

Kerry had two Gs's if I'm not mistaken....

but he is conspicuosly missing in action....

So is GSJack.  :dunno:

dont forget the man-whore, i think they are all together plotting a hostile takeover of this site    :mrgreen:  :dunno:

Kerry is still around.  Yes, he did have two GS's, until he sold one to me.  His internet connection at home is on the fritz today and yesterday (partly my fault, I'm afraid, he shares a connection wirelessly with me), or he would probably have answered by now... he monitors things pretty close, I believe, and I know he's still riding, despite cold weather.


I also want to mention that as cool as he is on the board, he's cooler in person... He has helped me with many things, and not just motorcycle.  Thanks, Kerry, for everything.

=]

Quote from: RatzoSo is GSJack.  :dunno:

I'm still here, been checking in every day to read the posts.  Guess I just haven't had a lot to say lately.  

Well I might mention a couple things I don't think I have mentioned lately.  My 97 GS500E that was totalled last July has been finally resolved.  I got a nice settlement from my insuramce company totalling it out and then bought it back as salvage for $100 salvage price.  I reinstalled the $250 worth of new parts I bought after the accident and put on a Plexi 2 fairing that I already had.  The bike is almost as good as it was before the accident except for a tiny dent in the gas tank and a few small scratches in the left side panel.  Best deal I ever got on a bike.  :lol:

Well that was around the first of November and I immediately called the state police inspection station to get it inspected to take it out of salvage and put it back in service.  The first date I could get was Dec 2 and I crossed my fingers and waited thru all the mild November weather we had here in NE OH.  Yep, you guessed it, the weather turned on Dec 1 and Dec 2 was the coldest day we had since last March.

It was around 32F as I rode the 40 miles to the inspection station with a few light snow flurries in the air.  It peaked about 35F while I was there and then dropped below freezing late in the afternoon as I rode home.  Nearing home I crested a hill about 45 mph to see a sheet of ice about 6-8' wide across the road just ahead of me.  Talk about steady as she goes as I glided across it safely and arrived home intact.  Got the plates and insurance the next day and the 97 GS is finally officially back in service.

In the meantime, the 02 GS500 I bought in Sept has accumulated another 4000 miles.  It runs so much better cold than the 97 with the new carbs.  I'm gonna have to finally do a rejetting job on the 97 since it has replaced the old Hondamatic as my winter bike.  

Well, just a few words about tires.  The 97 needed a new front tire and I found a BT010 to replace the Z4 front.  I previously replaced a damaged rear Z2 with a AV36.   So now I have a soft sport type BT010 on the front with a Avon AV36 harder sport touring type on the back.  Boy does that thing grip and turn in nice.  Haven't had a chance to try it with the temp above about 45F yet and mostly in the 30's, but that thing is gonna be fun to play with when the weather gets a bit warmer in a few months.  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

The bias ply tires on the almost new 02 GS will be replaced come spring.  It already has the Progressive springs.  Right now I'm thinking about using the new Avon AV45/46 ST tires on the 02 for travelling to the mountains and putting stickier ones on the old 97 to play with closer to home.  Guess that's all that's new with me.

Jack

Kerry is just probably busy doing stuff.

Jack always seems to pop up. I like Jack, he has a very mature outlook on things...and he was the first person to get a custom title  :mrgreen:

guess everyones extra busy getting this close to X-Mas

only 2 shopping days left people. :mrgreen:

-ash

2 days left ...  well I'm heading out today for a marathon session of Christmas shopping.  I just hope not to many people in the DC-MD area have the same idea.

Adam

Kerry still lives!

I haven't been on for a week.  Apologies to anyone trying to find me.  I've been fairly busy at work lately, and trying to cut back on the work time spent on the board.  Which leaves my "spare time" ... which I haven't had much of lately.

Most recent case in point: I picked up my new Dell computer (!!) on Saturday at the UPS place ... right AFTER my wife talked me into buying a pair of PUPPIES at PetSmart.  (We had our 12-year-old Lab put down on 1 Dec.)   So much for getting my new computer set up; it's been nothing but feed, clean, play with pups, clean, take brief nap, clean, give pups a bath, clean, REPEAT.  Luckily my wife has done MOST of the cleaning, but I'm usually involved in one way or another.

And then my brother-in-law rolled in last night for the holidays, so there will be even LESS time to spend online.  Sigh.  Maybe if I chloroform everyone for 8 or 10 hours I could get caught up on the past week's messages....

But don't hold your breath!

PS - I have been monitoring my email for Avatar requests, but I haven't received any in the past week.

GSJack and Kerry. Good to hear from both of you.   Happy Holidays to all.  

hey the 2 old farts still. live. just playin. nice to see you to around for once.

hey welcome back, (kerry & gsjack), now that just leaves our resident man-whore :lol:  :mrgreen:

Glad you're back, Kerry!

Sorry to hear about Sallie. But, congradualtions on the new additions (puppies)!

Quote from: Adam RDare we ask what will happen to Pablo if he sells his GS and acquires a shiny new Triumph?

I heard that....

For all you dog lovers out there, here are the two new terrors at our house.  They're just over 3 months old, so we've gone through a LOT of paper towels and plastic shopping bags in a week.  They're getting better, though.

From left to right: Jill and Jack.



EDIT: Changed link from sisna.com to bbburma.net

Nice lookin' pups Kerry!

If you run into any behavioral issues with them, let me know.  I have a wealth of resources for K9 training...

Happy Holidays!  

Lane

Pretty cute
Are they also labs ?
We have 4 kittens running around the place but they stay outside. :mrgreen:

Quote from: JohNLAAre they also labs ?

Nope, they're apparently a mix of several breeds.  Notably Boxer, Pit Bull and maybe some German Shepherd.  They're sure feisty when they play together.  I think it's going to be a whole different experience than with our Labs.

Here's hoping!