Cotton eyed Joe

Damn that sounds good. I just finished off my last can of Campbells stew I brought back from the trip. I felt like a stray dog with everyone handing out food. All I can say is the beer in the mini keg was good, and so was the cherry chocolate cake. BUT I'm still pissed off I went to bed early the first night and missed out on the apple crisp and ice cream

Lucky you....thats one more day then i'll have off this week..... .... Well, I said might. I guess the wife is having her college study group of around 6 people over here on sunday to finish a group assignment for her accounting class. That means I either have to be good, and stay in the back room watching tv on mute.....which can't be done, or stay at the shop and detail my bike.

Cast machines almost like its "fluffy" and not as tight grained as extruded or milled aluminum. I can blast through it, and its good for somethings, but I use it for jigs and fixtures only. I wouldn't think a cast piston would even be around on something like a banshee where you're turing close to 10,000 every now and again. Forgings are basically a solid billet that is forced into the shape by progressive dies. They also control the amount of heat generated and are more careful about going above and beyond the temperature where aluminum starts to lose its temper. Forgings are all about strength, cast is more about cost, and ease of manufacture.

Ahhh.... You guys need to shut the hell up!!! I'm broke as a joke, and this is on my list. Everytime I see another god damn post it puts it closer to the top of that list!!!! Pretty soon it will come down to a) A new fuel pump for my 98 Z-71 or Stash the cash for that Passion +4, and take the bus to work. lol I want that engine work so bad that my head hurts.

I don't get to take too many breaks. I might make it to Sand Mountain over Easter if I'm lucky. Oh, I might take this sunday off.

Huh. As far as I knew, I went on at least 3 HUGE rides every day that I was there except for sunday, and "those East Coast Pussies" were hanging not only during the rides through the dunes, but at Comp as well. They rode fucking awesome!!!! Why didn't you come over after I had a few beers in me and talk about all this then? I'm sure there were a few of us that would have loved to talk to you! Also, "partying" at the dunes to some is different than others. A child likes to poop in his pants and play in it. An immature teen ager like to brag about how much beer he can drink, while us "older" folks enjoy each others company, stories etc. Actually, its probably better you stayed over at your fake tittie camp.

Ok, well then convert it all to N*m

Personally I have always thought the term "Cool Head" was a marketing tool. It might have more surface area, but you have to get some sort of air flow across it to get the heat out of there. Your water pump can only pump so much anyway. I like the Noss heads better since they have the redirection thingers in them to send the coolant down the jackets in the jug, and not just send it in, and where it goes it goes.

You guy have pics?? And how much is shipping??

Check with another Allstate agent. Sometimes here, the agents f*ck you up, while another one wouldn't. We had that happen with State Farm, which I why I bailed and went to Allstate. When I totalled out my banshee, my rates didn't change because of it, but because I have a 2000 frame holding all of those parts on it now. It went up something like $2-$4 per month for 6 months. It cost them just over $5,000 after the bike claim, and the chiropractor.

I haven't seen or heard from Ben yet. Me him and Fixit left at the same time, and I passed them on highway 160, and never looked back. (sorry guys I had to piss baaaaaaaaaaaad) Apparently he made it to the airport to drop off Fixitrod, so I dunno.... He said something about sleeping in the parking lot of a casino or something.

What terrain would you suggest for that 50 you were pimping? cats !!! HAHA!!!! It would have to be down hill though.

I wish I had the group from Roostfest to go riding with. Tell you what.....I'd be out there every weekend if it were a reality. But to answer your question, I got buddies to go riding with. Lost a few here and there, gained a few sort of. Its a rag tag outfit.

Actually wouldn't beating someone to the point of retardation make them say even more stupid shit? j/k lol Seriously, this person doesn't know what they are talking about. Tell them to go get a little girls Schwinn with a Hello Kitty wicker basket on the barz and tassels on the grips.

What terrain would you suggest for that 50 you were pimping?

Im surprised they are dropping you, and not just raising your rates to un godly proportions. Never heard of them doing it over an ATV either. Everything I have is through Allstate

Here pilots are $7.50 each for the stock Mikuni's, and $4.00 for mains each.

You could take a leak in a coffee can, then go ring their door, when they open it toss it in their faces. Im no good at revenge, although I have thought of the taking off the registration sticker from a license plate before. Great minds and all that. One thing a buddy of mine use to do (I was the get away driver) is he would go buy 2 64oz Dr. Peppers, and start swilling them down. He'd say "Drive to Tony's house. QUICK!" Id take off, and then I'd kill the lights as I would pull up. Then we would hang out in front of his house for a minute or two. He'd jump out, and start pissing down the drivers side window of his car. I guess the weather stripping wasn't all that great. We did that 2-3 times per week for a month.

BWAAHAAHAAHA!!!! We collect it, and eventually take it to a guy down the street with an oil burning stove. He keeps it in drums until winter hits. Honestly I've thought of pouring it on my neighbors 7 and 3 year old kids. They let their dog shit in my BACK yard. I guess they unlock the gate, let themselves in, and then I have to shovel about 5 lbs of shit before I mow.

No beaches here. Just DUNES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I never ride another trail again I wouldn't care.

Did you win it? If you did, what domes do you want? I'll have to verify with Walter,,,of course.. LOL I think it actually went to Walters wife. hahahahaha

That will change once you go to remove your old axle, better take some vitamins with that Mcdonald's. LMFAO!!! Get out the hammer, but don't forget to put a couple of nuts on the threads.

I'm about due for some shop floor computers. Right now....get ready for this.... they are 486 PentiumII laptops from 1991 and 1993 (I think). I still utilize windows 3.1!!!! LMFAO!!!! We don't need any more processing power than that to DNC. If one of them goes out, thats about 10 years worth of my life that I have to find prints for and re program. Most of it is on the new HP upstairs now though.

Your head went to a good home. My wish is that everyone that said they wish they could have been there, gets a chance to make it to a Roostfest. I can't say it enough.....Some of the coolest people, great looking bikes, great riders, perfect weather, DUNES DUNES DUNES!!!!!!!!!!!! After one of the first rides out, I spent 5 minutes digging my underwear out of my ass. Walt also clued me in to something.......He said they weren't riding to full potential. Most of the rides were "medium" rides I don't know about the rest of you, but when I'd come to a stop, I was panting trying to catch my breath.

If Roostfest would have lasted 2 more days I'd be talking with a New England accent right now. The best way to put it would be how I told my parents/wife about it: If Roostfest was every weekend, and there was a way, I'd be there. The best time I have ever had on a dune trip. What did you guys think of those Raptors and 450's? I think I've found my next bike. Ash's had to be the coolest there, well that, and the guy can ride!!!!