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is feelin alright
![]() Join Date: 12-13-2006
Location: Rocket City
Age: 35
Bike(s): 1KRR; VFR; FMX650
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Research Complete...Pulled the Trigger
Picked up the new tow vehicle today. 05 GMC 2500HD, 6.6L Duramax, all the bells and whistles. 41K on the odometer and it all worked down to $24k. It's kind of loud driving around with bells and whistles but she rides kinda nice.
Almost snagged an 06 Dodge 2500 Cummins TD with 50k on it for $20k yesterday but alas, my trigger finger was slow and another phoneslinger beat me to the punch by 5 minutes. Bastage. I'd like to thank Big Oil for doing what they do best and making this a simple "wait it out" procedure for just the truck I was looking for at a ridiculously low price. I used the visit today to ride some roads down to GA thinking I'd check out the truck, get an idea if I wanted to talk about it and ride on home to a friend's BBQ (nice but nothing spectacular minus the squid flogging near the border. What's that you said about my weak old 800?). Instead, I ended up making a detour to Home Depot to pick up some ratchet straps and loading the Viffer in the truck to bring both home. It was just too much truck for too little money to pass up. So, anyone need a highly competent rockcrawling, mudrunning Jeep Wrangler? I'm going to miss her but she's gotta go. Didn't have my normal camera with me so all I got was this awesome phone pic.
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Nice. should be a good truck for you. The VFR looks right at home in there.
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See you at GRATTAN |
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Watch your head getting in. Looks like the roof is about chest level for you. Might need to have a sunroof installed so you don't get a kink in your neck.
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Ewe need to know braking do ewe?
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Cool one down one to go then the RR gets track plastic
![]() Oh and what roads in Georgia always looking to expand the grazing area.
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"Able was I ere I saw Elba..."
Join Date: 12-14-2006
Bike(s): VFR800 - CBR929 - VFR800
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is feelin alright
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Location: Rocket City
Age: 35
Bike(s): 1KRR; VFR; FMX650
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Family life is making me soft. And pale.
Sheep, I'll outline my route in Google and send it to you.
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Very nice, looks and sounds like a good score.
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Every ride a gift...
Join Date: 12-13-2006
Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-HMS-Ruckus
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Congrats, looks nice!
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riki-tik!
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Ewe need to know braking do ewe?
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....or you could cruise your new ride up to the Hazelgreen store and show it off (I am helping my brother today)
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is feelin alright
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J/K. Doing yard work today that I blew off yesterday to go look at this truck. edit: Actually, does your brother happen to have any ramps for sale? I've got a VFR in a truck and no ramp to get it out yet.
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posing for the camera
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every time I've seen you tow its been with a minivan not the jeep. so you should sell the minivan.
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less than a year till Grattan |
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Ewe need to know braking do ewe?
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He has mine that I used before getting the trailer and I can likely get him to bring it down tonight or Monday....
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is feelin alright
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I'm going to buy one. Will need it from now on anyway.
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Ewe need to know braking do ewe?
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Nope he doesn't and I got that one at tractor supply
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DILLIGAF
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as a suggestion, get the ramp tops and use a 2X8 at least 8 foot in length as the height of the truck with normal ramps will bottom out the bike at the top of the ramp. I used these when I had my ranger and the 954, worked well. Stand on one and use the other for the bike.
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Age of bike+rider=76 years.
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Nice truck, and a good deal.
That particular 800 has eaten many a squid. I've seen it. |
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Went over to Home Depot and picked up a pair of aluminum folding ramps. Even with those, it flexed pretty good when the VFR was coming down. But she's back on terra firma and ready for the week's commute.
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2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting
Join Date: 01-14-2007
Location: South Lyon, MI
Age: 43
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That's a screamin' deal.
You think you like it now? What 'till you hook a trailer up to it. You'll have to have about 10,000 lbs behind you before you even notice it's there. Next step: Convert it run on biodiesel and start trolling around behind restaurants. |
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Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A
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Sweet buy man.
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Join Date: 01-05-2007
Bike(s): Hurricane
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Senior member
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Location: St Albans, UK
Age: 56
Bike(s): Honda VFR800i, BSA
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Seamus, I hope you and your, hmm, truck have a good time together moving things around and towing and doing, hmm, truck kind of things together so that you and your, hmm, truck have a productive relationship.
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is feelin alright
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Thanks, OF. I'm hoping for the same
![]() It's going to be difficult to establish the same relationship with the truck that I had with my Jeep but I think I'm ready to make the commitment.
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Ewe need to know braking do ewe?
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I got saved from a Surburban 2500..... my cubemate bought it this weekend. The paid for truck stays (and gets new tires
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I missed this...boards are for buildings, not ramps.
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Nice truck, congrats my friend!
This IS the time to get such a thing...all I have to do is unload a V10 gas Excursion first. I am sure it would sell fast....if the third seat area was packed with 20's, maybe!
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DILLIGAF
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I used them for years and do so on occasion when i do not feel like pulling the trailer.
Rafters are not for hanging bikes either, but they work. approx $30 - 35K
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Sounds like your Excursion would sell fast around here with those too...but does it have 24" spinners????? There's the other sell point!
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