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#109,081
Chucky Stiletti said:
I've had dogs since I can remember. Two years ago I got me a little yorkie mix bitch from the shelter and although VERY good around my grandson she literally goes feral when confronted or getting near her food.....you never know what you get with rescue dogs...
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That is the shelter. I volunteer with a doberman rescue organization. Every dog is fostered in a home, tested around family members, other pets, etc. You very much know what you are getting through a lot of the breed rescue groups that foster all dogs in homes of approved and experienced volunteers.
 
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#109,082
Dadagoboi said:
Thanks, Mark! Actually around twice as much as VP street price for a single pickup Cataldo when you factor in free shipping, no tax, and included case.
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Total bargain, then! Mine looks and sounds fantastic, I think :)
 
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godofthunder59 said:
View attachment 3355357 I took my series 3 Bachbird to rehearsal the other night and it didn't disappoint. Big and powerful the bass sounded monstrous. It is loaded with a Dimarzio Model G under a chrome cover and is decked out with my pickguard, tug bar and tail piece. I love the cherry finish and the mother of pearl dots on this bass. My favorite of the three Bachbirds I own.
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Nice!! Love my TB-2, got it decked out just like yours with the exception of 2 Thunderbucker 63's
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#109,086
Gaolee said:
There is another reason to stick to sport bikes. You get corners to play in, getting fuel mileage down to around 15 mpg means you are flying, and you have to rebuild the suspension a few times per season. Oil and tires every weekend if you have serious power. Tires a couple times a season if you ride an SV 650, which doesn't have the same kind of power, but turned out to be a whole lot more fun for a slowish rider like me. Now, I just ride on the street. It is even cheaper! The Triumph gets close to 40 mpg in bad traffic and tires last a few years. Hmmm.... Maybe I can talk myself into spending the racing money on a KSM 313. This club never fails to enable! Brilliant! I like the way you think, Vince.
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Glad I could be of service :thumbsup:
I’ve been itching for a Yamaha R6 since I got my motorcycle licence, but I don’t ride enough to warrant getting something like that. Plan on building a Harley bobber at some point too.


Ya 15mpg may beat 5 gallons per 1/4 mile, but going from 0 to 250 mph in under 7 seconds is hard to beat... unless you have millions of dollars and race Top Fuel where they go 0 to 320 mph in under 4 seconds.
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Glad I could be of service :thumbsup:
I’ve been itching for a Yamaha R6 since I got my motorcycle licence, but I don’t ride enough to warrant getting something like that. Plan on building a Harley bobber at some point too.


Ya 15mpg may beat 5 gallons per 1/4 mile, but going from 0 to 250 mph in under 7 seconds is hard to beat... unless you have millions of dollars and race Top Fuel where they go 0 to 320 mph in under 4 seconds.
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I'll take boiling into a corner at well over 150 mph, and then banging two quick downshifts and going around that corner at 80 or so, with a knee on the ground and sometimes and elbow. And both ends wiggling and sliding a bit. It's cheaper than drag racing, plus, you get to do that every minute and a half, plus more than ten additional corners, for 20 minutes or so. If you aren't a bit wrung out, you are more of a beast than I am, and if it doesn't get your blood moving, you are dead. I miss it, but it's not going likely to be a future activity for a lot of reasons.
 
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Gaolee said:
I'll take boiling into a corner at well over 150 mph, and then banging two quick downshifts and going around that corner at 80 or so, with a knee on the ground and sometimes and elbow. And both ends wiggling and sliding a bit. It's cheaper than drag racing, plus, you get to do that every minute and a half, plus more than ten additional corners, for 20 minutes or so. If you aren't a bit wrung out, you are more of a beast than I am, and if it doesn't get your blood moving, you are dead. I miss it, but it's not going likely to be a future activity for a lot of reasons.
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my Buddy Rob did just that about 5 months ago and it earned him one of these....
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don't need a thrill that bad......
 
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Gaolee said:
I'll take boiling into a corner at well over 150 mph, and then banging two quick downshifts and going around that corner at 80 or so, with a knee on the ground and sometimes and elbow. And both ends wiggling and sliding a bit. It's cheaper than drag racing, plus, you get to do that every minute and a half, plus more than ten additional corners, for 20 minutes or so. If you aren't a bit wrung out, you are more of a beast than I am, and if it doesn't get your blood moving, you are dead. I miss it, but it's not going likely to be a future activity for a lot of reasons.
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Chucky Stiletti said:
my Buddy Rob did just that about 5 months ago and it earned him one of these....
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don't need a thrill that bad......
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Happened to a friend of mine as well when we just got out of HS. Ripping through some curvy park roads and slid out at very high speed. Almost ripped his foot clean off... they screwed it all back together but he lost a ton of range in that ankle and has and will limp for the rest of his life.
 
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That's why I behave like that on a race track instead of a street. I'm more of a granny on the street. Well, not entirely, but I admit nothing. I also armor up before riding, no matter what, and all risks I take are pretty well calculated. It's been like that for decades. Things can happen, but there are ways to even the odds. When people find out I ride sportbikes, I always get the stories of dead uncles, maimed buddies, and all that. It seems ghoulish to the story tellers, but I want to know everything about what happened. We can all learn something new, and passing along what went wrong and learning from it is one more way to even the odds. The stories won't ever make me stop riding. They do, however, make me smile. Getting out of bed might kill you, but nobody tells those stories.
 
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Gaolee said:
That's why I behave like that on a race track instead of a street. I'm more of a granny on the street. Well, not entirely, but I admit nothing. I also armor up before riding, no matter what, and all risks I take are pretty well calculated. It's been like that for decades. Things can happen, but there are ways to even the odds. When people find out I ride sportbikes, I always get the stories of dead uncles, maimed buddies, and all that. It seems ghoulish to the story tellers, but I want to know everything about what happened. We can all learn something new, and passing along what went wrong and learning from it is one more way to even the odds. The stories won't ever make me stop riding. They do, however, make me smile. Getting out of bed might kill you, but nobody tells those stories.
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They can't; they're dead.:smug:
 
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