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For the next few oil & filter changes on my R12 NineT: https://www.bobsmotorcycles.com/product/complete-oil-15w50-change-kit-for-hexhead-twins-all-r18-models/ I ordered a few kits and Bob's oil filter cap wrench to get the free shipping... :sneaky:

Project Farm link (O'Reilly's vs Walmart):

Reminds me of what we found in my parents 1965-built 2-story Colonial home when the 2nd story bathroom cold water pipe running horizantally burst in-between the joists during a below 0 F winter blast in WNY state. The water then flooded the 1st floor through ceiling and the dinette-area hanging...

I visit family 3-4x/yr. in the Denver metro area. With family in Castle Rock and Lakewood, our usually choice of hotels is half-way in-between in Highlands Ranch (SW Denver). Typically, having Hilton and IHG status, I'll stay at a Hampton Inn or Staybridge Suites. Both have a nice breakfast...

Since I also have a '24 BMW R12 NineT, I was enrolled in the annual BMW MOA membership when I bought the bike brand new. A few weeks ago they sent me a renewal, and the renewal options included road hazard/tire replacement + membership, 1 or 3 years, so I signed-up. With motorcycle tires now...

Fedex has mis-directed several of my packages in the past: Delivered a new laptop to a neighbor 4 houses down. I was actively waiting at home for the Fedex truck (his usual late afternoon delivery time), and then I get a "delivered" notification in the app. I put 2-n-2 together and figured...

Yeesh... 4-1 whipping by Belgium.

Headed to Japan later this month, will be flying All Nippon Airways (ANA) direct to Haneda, on a 787-9 with their older-style business class seating: On some of the newer 787-9s, their "THE Room FX" business class seats are described as "lounging on the living room sofa":

Voltage reading on the MonsterPower Powercenter on this July 4th eve:

Not a fan of Captain Steeve, but he made a fair point in his video about this planned fly-by - If you're going to do a fly-by for your rich friends at the resort (i.e., the guy standing at the right spot to capture it near the end of the video, the group of friends/spectators talking in the...

At some of the Costcos in my area, the cart corral is more than half-way down the parking lane, and then folks leave the carts in the fire lane, or along the sidewalk, or worse - against the Fire Escape double doors. People! :mad:

Um, yeah, that's even way too low for a "Low Pass"... Watch that right wing tip!!! :eek: Mammoth has already released a statement: https://www.mammoth777.com/_files/ugd/a48ac7_23762926a16c4e3d89ccb3b6c42d4cac.pdf

Just to wrap-up the story. My neighbor ordered two new Metzler tires from the BMW dealer for his S1000XR. To my surprise, the 2nd (try of the) tire plug from the AutoZone kit held air, and he was able to ride to the dealer. Phew...! The service appointment was contingent on ordering and...

What I've learned from this back-and-forth is this crash scenario and the estimated projected speed at impact with the car would be an excellent final exam question for my Physics 101 I took as a freshman many, many years ago, assuming a few known variables, that is. ;)

Sorry for the tangent, but I have a similar story in my neighborhooed. Just uphill from my house is common area. It's an area where the 3-car wide road crosses a ravine in our subdivision, and also has a 15-20% grade. The road is bordered by green space with alot of maples. As these big-lead...