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blackie1491 · 02-16-2006, 12:07 AM

Because some do not have the pains of aging like old farts like me.
Just the thought of the position of a sportbike makes me cringe.

Now if I was just a kid of 41 again.

PENJO · 02-16-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tlwisner

No, there is no truth to that. Barring road debris and with proper inflation, your stock tires should be fine for many thousands of miles. I did have to replace my C50's rear tire at 5000 miles because I hit a hunk of protruding metal at a rural RR crossing. The tread had lots of life left - I replaced it with the same IRC tire and am quite happy with the set.

Thanks for your info.

In fact, preparing for when I require changing tires I have been looking for different brands of white wall. So far, at least in photos, have not seen anything even close to my OEMs. SO I am just planning on keep using the same tires as now. For all I know Bridgestone is a reputable brand, perhaps not the greatest but in there with the big ones.

Thanks bud!

Peter

**inspiron** · 02-17-2006, 06:09 AM

White walls?

Daymn ... what year is it?

PENJO · 02-17-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

White walls?

Daymn ... what year is it?

Are we still collecting food stamps???

MagnumForce · 02-17-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PENJO

Are we still collecting food stamps???

I don't think inspiron is aware that the C90T comes stock with whitewalls. He's not a cruiser guy, you know.

PENJO · 02-17-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by EZridr1

I don't think inspiron is aware that the C90T comes stock with whitewalls. He's not a cruiser guy, you know.

That's what i thought. LOL I was just being a smarty

Hey inspirin Pun Intended bud!
So suave Compadre!!!

Comprende???

PENJO · 02-17-2006, 10:29 PM

BTW Inspiron,

Where on Earth are you from? Are you from Fidel's land?? I think you are a Cubanito.
What the heck is Mojo??

MagnumForce · 02-17-2006, 10:30 PM

Sí señor! (Courtesy of the Google translation tool)

PENJO · 02-17-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EZridr1

Sí señor! (Courtesy of the Google translation tool)

LOL....

Mojo???? LOL I am still believe Inspiron is from Little Habana

Un cafecito Senor???

Sientece senor
Mi casa is su casa

LOL

After all, it would be good i need a new contact for my Cohibas cigars. SO I need some new Cuban connection. I love to have them for when friends come around the tent.

**inspiron** · 02-17-2006, 11:59 PM

Where I live, you can get Havana cigars in just about every tobacco shop and in many fine restaurants.

Do you have Google Earth?

<-- enter the coordinates

PENJO · 02-18-2006, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

Where I live, you can get Havana cigars in just about every tobacco shop and in many fine restaurants.

Do you have Google Earth?

No but I'll do when I go back to Northeast Airport this PM.

I'll plot it.

<-- enter the coordinates

PENJO · 02-18-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

Luckily I'm a wee bit closer to him and I can get Cuban cigars too

Should we say A little French Canadian Benefit?

It is not that is difficult to get here in the US but they get overly expensive at times because of their status. One can get just about anything in the Dominican Republic and then bring them here to US. I am sure just like to Canada.

Anyhow, My I wish you would rahter not smoke but if you do enjoy your Cohiba. I a nonsmoker love their aroma.

PENJO · 02-20-2006, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

I quit smoking last summer so Cigars are off my list as I'm afraid they would lead me back to smokes and @ $480.00 a month I can't afford that

Before any further, I am not an night owl. I am coming from a party now and this thing keeps dingging becuase there is messages.

Any how buddy buy. i am extremely glad you stopped. I am very sure you are not missing anything important. Nowaday, we can debate on some beneficial effect of drinking ETOH. one to two glasses of wine can help with cardiac regulations, balancing lipids levels, etc. Tobacco? I remain to see what is beneficial about tobaco unless it is a lost case. Case in point, a person who has smoked a life time and now has throat cancer, so it is methastatic, hey keep smokign and die happy your way. Other than ridiculous cases like that there is no real benefit off tobaco beside profit for the sellers.
I do not smoke. I play around with the Cohibas simply becuase I can get my hands on them via friends and some clients who persist bringing them. With the exception of two or three the rest is always given away. I put them in my mouth for a few minutes and end of it. It gets slimey. Clinton style I never light them up much less inhale.

.

Congratulations on your achievement! Long life!!!

Atlas68 · 02-20-2006, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by PENJO

Clinton style I never light them up much less inhale.

.

**inspiron** · 02-20-2006, 02:22 AM

Tobacco? It has a very important use ... giving politicians millions of dollars to line their pockets or spend on pork barrels. A couple of years ago, the German government raised taxes on cigarettes "to encourage people to stop smoking."

Unfortunately, it worked. Too well. They had planned another tax increase, but had to backdown because they had hit people's "pain" level. Too many people stopped smoking, resulting in millions LESS of tax income.

So much for the "war on smoking". It sounds good, until it starts impacting tax revinues ... then the politicans get very quiet about smoking, and start pointing fingers at other "evil" things.

Why do we all still drive cars with gasoline or diesel engines? Ever thought about how many millions of dollars PER DAY are flowing into government accounts? If we all had electric vehicles, how would the government be able to tax them? There would be no more "gas stations", you would just plug it in when you got home or to the office. No one would tolerate additional taxes on electricity, so the government would go bankrupt in no time at all.

S2Design · 02-20-2006, 09:38 AM

You can not quit something more than once.

**inspiron** · 02-20-2006, 11:43 AM

Sure you can ... I know people who have quit smoking hundreds of times.

And started again, hundreds of times.

bajaraider · 02-21-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by S2Design

You can not quit something more than once.

Quit... Paused.. Whats the difference.

JoelAZ · 02-25-2006, 12:02 AM

Tire purchases for manufacturers are made by the lowest bidder. (The cheaper the tire, the better.)

PENJO · 02-25-2006, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

Sure you can ... I know people who have quit smoking hundreds of times.

And started again, hundreds of times.

Speaking of quiting smoking, Are you (or anyone here) familiar with the new cigarettes made of lettuce to quit real smoking? I believe they are called Bravo. At least one brand if more than one. It has potential for help for OCD smokers.

Heck yes, i am going in business. I am going to develop a vinagrette for them too.

02-17-2006, 06:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	White walls? Daymn ... what year is it? __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

02-17-2006, 10:30 PM	#28 (permalink)
MagnumForce Throttle Jockey Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i Location: Sitting on the can... duh! Posts: 3,160	Sí señor! (Courtesy of the Google translation tool) __________________ "I love the smell of toner in the morning… it's the smell of victory!" MAJ M, Staff Officer

02-17-2006, 11:59 PM	#30 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	Where I live, you can get Havana cigars in just about every tobacco shop and in many fine restaurants. Do you have Google Earth? <-- enter the coordinates __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400 Last edited by inspiron; 02-18-2006 at 12:02 AM.

02-20-2006, 02:22 AM	#35 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	Tobacco? It has a very important use ... giving politicians millions of dollars to line their pockets or spend on pork barrels. A couple of years ago, the German government raised taxes on cigarettes "to encourage people to stop smoking." Unfortunately, it worked. Too well. They had planned another tax increase, but had to backdown because they had hit people's "pain" level. Too many people stopped smoking, resulting in millions LESS of tax income. So much for the "war on smoking". It sounds good, until it starts impacting tax revinues ... then the politicans get very quiet about smoking, and start pointing fingers at other "evil" things. Why do we all still drive cars with gasoline or diesel engines? Ever thought about how many millions of dollars PER DAY are flowing into government accounts? If we all had electric vehicles, how would the government be able to tax them? There would be no more "gas stations", you would just plug it in when you got home or to the office. No one would tolerate additional taxes on electricity, so the government would go bankrupt in no time at all. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

02-20-2006, 09:38 AM	#36 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	You can not quit something more than once. __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

02-16-2006, 12:07 AM	#21 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,211	Because some do not have the pains of aging like old farts like me. Just the thought of the position of a sportbike makes me cringe. Now if I was just a kid of 41 again.

02-17-2006, 10:29 PM	#27 (permalink)
PENJO Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2006 BOULEVARD C90T & 2006 GSX-R1000 Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA Posts: 336	BTW Inspiron, Where on Earth are you from? Are you from Fidel's land?? I think you are a Cubanito. What the heck is Mojo??

02-20-2006, 11:43 AM	#37 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	Sure you can ... I know people who have quit smoking hundreds of times. And started again, hundreds of times. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

02-25-2006, 12:02 AM	#39 (permalink)
JoelAZ Seat Tester Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Still under consideration Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 88	Tire purchases for manufacturers are made by the lowest bidder. (The cheaper the tire, the better.) __________________ -Joel mmMMmmMMmm.... tasty!!! (\__/) (O.o ) (> < )<-- This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him on his way to world domination.

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