Anyone in the South need weekend help?

[Steve]

I am in Greenville, Mississippi for the month of August, meaning there is NOTHING to do on the weekends.

Areas within a 150-mile radius include:
virtually all of Mississippi that is north of Hattiesburg,
northeastern Louisiana, including Shreveport and Alexandria,
central/southeastern Arkansas, up to the Little Rock area,
and the western tip of Tennessee.

If you don't need any help wrenching, that's OK, too, I'm happy to just socialize.

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[TheCafeKid]

Have a safe trip my friend, we will see you when you get back....btw, if you'll be home, BRP trip sept 17-21 with our friends from OZ. I will need some help mapping that out, so keep in touch !

[Suzuki_Don]

Have a safe trip my friend, we will see you when you get back....btw, if you'll be home, BRP trip sept 17-21 with our friends from OZ. I will need some help mapping that out, so keep in touch !

Josh, what do you mean our friends from OZ.

[simon kuether]

Josh, what do you mean our friends from OZ.

That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

Cheers , the idiot .

[Suzuki_Don]

That'd be Deb and that idiot she married .

Cheers , the idiot .

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Simon

[IanC]

Welcome to the black hole of the U.S. Steve. I lived in Columbus, MS for 10 years and that was 10 years too long.

[bellucci]

What a shame... one of the smart GS'ers and nothing for you to wrench on... Maybe a sign at the local gas station would get you a little work on something with 2 wheels... I hope something pops up...
Curt

[Steve]

Welcome to the black hole of the U.S. Steve. I lived in Columbus, MS for 10 years and that was 10 years too long.

I know what you mean. I was here about 2 years ago and was not impressed then, either.

That time, I had my Wing with me. I went for a ride to find some interesting roads. I did a 387 mile ride one Saturday, only about 25 of those miles were worth the trip.

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[tkent02]

Why not find a dead GS locally and restore it?
Sounds like you will have the time.

[IanC]

I know what you mean. I was here about 2 years ago and was not impressed then, either.

That time, I had my Wing with me. I went for a ride to find some interesting roads. I did a 387 mile ride one Saturday, only about 25 of those miles were worth the trip.

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The 'curves' in MS are mostly highway on/off ramps. It's horrible. Flat, straight nothingness. Not even any great scenery. Feel free to travel further north and stop in to say hi. I have great roads/scenery and a big couch.

[Steve]

Feel free to travel further north and stop in to say hi. I have great roads/scenery and a big couch.

Thanks for the offer, Ian, but it's about 550 miles to come say "Hi".

I know you have good roads there, I have been on a few of them.

If I was on the bike this time, I might consider it, but I left all my bikes at home this time.



I was just getting ready to this up to the top, so thanks for doing it for me.

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[Dogma]

...
If I was on the bike this time, I might consider it, but I left all my bikes at home this time.
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!?!?!? Are you feeling OK?

[Steve]

!?!?!? Are you feeling OK?

Feeling fine, thanks.

Just don't have the Wing put back together from its escapades in Flori-duh, and couldn't pack everything I needed to bring on Junior (I usually tow a trailer behind the Wing to carry it all). Besides, Junior only has a few miles on from RRR. Not sure I am confident enough yet to trust him for a full month as my sole transportation ... 700 miles from home.

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[1948man]

Bad escapades in the Sunshine State?

[Steve]

Bad escapades in the Sunshine State?

I believe the answer to that is an unqualified "yes".



I did not realize that the back of the hotel where I was staying tended to form a wind tunnel that funneled enough air to blow my Wing off the side stand.
Yep, completely over, onto the right side.

I have all the parts necessary to restore it back to its usual good looks, but some of them need to be sent out to have some pinstriping done.
I need to remove the damaged panels from the bike for proper color matching, and I just did not have enough time to do all that before I left home.

By the way, this little scenario happened THREE TIMES
before I finally started parking the bike between the trailer and the van,
and using a ratchet strap to anchor it to the trailer.


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