Road Salt Dilemma
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From: 'Noke, VA
And red and black? Come on man, Blue Öyster Cult has a song called "The Red and the Black", so that's totally not bike-curious (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Now granted, that song's about the RCMP, which even thought it's Canadian is still pretty badass.
I'm really not a salt guy, but I'd kill for some ambient pepper.
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Tony's insane and unstable (surely you've seen him fall over).
And red and black? Come on man, Blue Öyster Cult has a song called "The Red and the Black", so that's totally not bike-curious (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Now granted, that song's about the RCMP, which even thought it's Canadian is still pretty badass.
I'm really not a salt guy, but I'd kill for some ambient pepper.
And red and black? Come on man, Blue Öyster Cult has a song called "The Red and the Black", so that's totally not bike-curious (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Now granted, that song's about the RCMP, which even thought it's Canadian is still pretty badass.
I'm really not a salt guy, but I'd kill for some ambient pepper.
And I could go for the pepper if it was a nice peppercorn medly, maybe.
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From: Saint George, UT
All you people that call a bike an investment crack me up. I thought an investment was something you put money into that is supposed to INCREASE in value. A bike is not an investment and never will be unless there is some reason it can't be duplicated. I hate to break it to you but all you guys with your mostly stock late model bikes don't have anything unique. Nice bikes yes, but investment? Not even close.
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From: WNC
Does anyone know if they salt the roads in Mendocino County CA?
I lived on the east coast of FL just south of Cocoa Beach for 11 years. The salt in the air was present ALL the time. So I thought I would move to WNC. I woke up to 3" of snow on Sunday morning. Salt and sand trucks were out for 24 hours. I rode the bike Wednesday and again today Friday. The roads were dry. After both rides I wiped the bike down with a wet rag / dry rag. Looks as good as day 1. This is my first winter here. I will see what happens. If the salt hits the fan. I am out of here! Head west young man.
Mendocino County here I come!
The very next day we picked a bunch of them weeds
And put 'em in the sun to dry
Then we mashed 'em up and we cleaned 'em all
And put 'em in the corncob pipe
Smokin' them wildwood flowers got to be a habit
We didn't see no harm
We thought it was kind of handy
Take a trip and never leave the farm
A big ol' puff on the wildwood weed
Next thing you know
We's just wandering behind the little animals
All good things gotta come to an end
And it's the same with the wildwood weed
One day this feller from Washington come by
And he spied us and he turned white as a sheet
And he dug and he burned
And he burned and he dug
And he killed all our cute little weeds
Then he drove away
We just smiled and waved
Sittin' there on that sack of seeds
I lived on the east coast of FL just south of Cocoa Beach for 11 years. The salt in the air was present ALL the time. So I thought I would move to WNC. I woke up to 3" of snow on Sunday morning. Salt and sand trucks were out for 24 hours. I rode the bike Wednesday and again today Friday. The roads were dry. After both rides I wiped the bike down with a wet rag / dry rag. Looks as good as day 1. This is my first winter here. I will see what happens. If the salt hits the fan. I am out of here! Head west young man.
Mendocino County here I come!
The very next day we picked a bunch of them weeds
And put 'em in the sun to dry
Then we mashed 'em up and we cleaned 'em all
And put 'em in the corncob pipe
Smokin' them wildwood flowers got to be a habit
We didn't see no harm
We thought it was kind of handy
Take a trip and never leave the farm
A big ol' puff on the wildwood weed
Next thing you know
We's just wandering behind the little animals
All good things gotta come to an end
And it's the same with the wildwood weed
One day this feller from Washington come by
And he spied us and he turned white as a sheet
And he dug and he burned
And he burned and he dug
And he killed all our cute little weeds
Then he drove away
We just smiled and waved
Sittin' there on that sack of seeds
Last edited by A1ACruiser; Dec 17, 2010 at 08:00 PM.
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All you people that call a bike an investment crack me up. I thought an investment was something you put money into that is supposed to INCREASE in value. A bike is not an investment and never will be unless there is some reason it can't be duplicated. I hate to break it to you but all you guys with your mostly stock late model bikes don't have anything unique. Nice bikes yes, but investment? Not even close.
Hey, now that d j mentions it, where are the smilies around here?
Do I need to buy a pack of them out of a machine somewhere?
I have quarters...
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All you people that call a bike an investment crack me up. I thought an investment was something you put money into that is supposed to INCREASE in value. A bike is not an investment and never will be unless there is some reason it can't be duplicated. I hate to break it to you but all you guys with your mostly stock late model bikes don't have anything unique. Nice bikes yes, but investment? Not even close.
Using the software stock investment as a yardstick, I'd suggest the Ultra was a great investment. Just sayin'
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From: Saint George, UT
The same year I purchsed my previous Ultra I also purchased 100 shares of a very popular software stock. Investment adviser assured me the stock was a good/great investment. 8 years later I traded my Ultra for an '07. After riding and enjoying that Ultra for 8 years the trade value of the Ultra was 67% of the original purchase price. 11 years after I purchased the software stock it still hasn't equalled 67% of the original purchase price and I've gotten ZERO enjoyment out of owning it.
Using the software stock investment as a yardstick, I'd suggest the Ultra was a great investment. Just sayin'
Using the software stock investment as a yardstick, I'd suggest the Ultra was a great investment. Just sayin'
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From: Saint George, UT
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