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Greenhorn
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Guys, thank you for the help in the past. Yesterday I picked up my new Speedmaster! I am rockin'! Had them jet and put the TORs on it before pick up.
Had .4 miles on it when I picked it up and now has 10. 20 degress and 55 mph don't mix well. But it was fun!
Just had to tell everyone!
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Welcome to the group, congrats on the new bike. Just a suggestion - Fill out you bio- chances are there will be somebody in your area.
Stewart
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"It's outside your field of expertise."
"Poppycock normally is."
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3/4 Throttle
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3/4 Throttle
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Good going Saber. Enjoy, take lots of photos, and show us some of your rides.
Ride Safe
Dave
04 SpeedMaster, Windvest Screen, Leatherworks Bags.
F&AM, WM 3 times
Rifle & Pistol Competitor
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Loquacious
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Welcome Peter to the best, most exclusive club on this site...Speedmaster ownership. And just to rub it in, I have about 10 minutes left on this board before I go enjoy an 82 degree Arizona day on the bike. 
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Learned Hand
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Learned Hand
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Saber,
Congrats and enjoy the ride!
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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Quote:
Welcome Peter to the best, most exclusive club on this site...Speedmaster ownership.
And just to rub it in, I have about 10 minutes left on this board before I go enjoy an 82 degree Arizona day on the bike.
I am looking out of my window and it's freaking snowing! you Dick! 
if life gives you lemons keep them because hey,free lemons.
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Quote:
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Welcome Peter to the best, most exclusive club on this site...Speedmaster ownership.
And just to rub it in, I have about 10 minutes left on this board before I go enjoy an 82 degree Arizona day on the bike.
I am looking out of my window and it's freaking snowing! you Dick!
Don't be too envious; In another couple of months he won't make it outside without cooking himself in 120 degree heat!
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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Loquacious
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Hey, it only gets up to about 105 here in the summer. And it's a DRY heat. This is the first week in the 80s out here and the start of the first half of prime riding season. From now till mid May, it's perfect for me. 2nd half of prime riding season begins in September and lasts till November. I think I'll go down and check out some baseball spring training today.
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Its so damnable hard to suffer through these long winters. The cold is just nearly insufferable. It was so warm yesterday PM I had to take the liner out of my jacket.
It such a hassle to have to start out in the AM with a lined jacket and heavy gloves and a belaclava and then in the PM ya have to stow it all.
Makes us wish we lived where the weather stays cold all day just to have some consistency.
"Proud to be an Infidel" ... "100% pure American Jingoist"
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Quote:
And it's a DRY heat.
When I lived in coastal Alaska where it gets 100+ inches of rain a year I used to tell people, "It's cold, but it's a WET cold." 
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
-Nietzsche
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OK filled in the profile a bit more. And if any of you are in northern IL, let me know.
By the way how long will it take me to remove this snorkle thingie that turns the pipes blue?
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Welcome. You are mighty dam close to my place. Short little jaunt down 126, one of the better riding roads in the area, though it is getting too busy for my tastes. You should be scared, VERY scared. The snorkel/AI thing shouldn't take you more than 1/2-1 hour. Piece of cake. If you need or would like a hand, let me know.
Ride On!
Airguy
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You gotta' be smart to be lazy(and get a job done)
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Greenhorn
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I think I will stick to going west on 126, to much traffic if one goes east bound.
Thanks for the info on the snorkle/AI
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Hey another local. It's gettin too crowded around here! I think I'm heading south.......
Stewart
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"It's outside your field of expertise."
"Poppycock normally is."
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Monkey Butt
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Monkey Butt
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Welcome Peter,you will have plenty of time to add more miles, just for now try looking Newspeedmaster to spend all those $$$$.
Ray(UK)
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Welcome saber! There is a great group of folks on here and tons of info about our bikes. Good choice on the Speedmaster.
Richard
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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Welcome Saber! It will not take long to remove the AI. I would recommend getting the Air Injection removal kit from Newspeedmaster.com. It cost like $24.95 for a stainless steel or nickel plated machined bolt with America or a Brit flag on it and all the washers and plugs.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Congrats on the new bike! New bike days are really good days.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Learned Hand
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Great choice enjoy the ride and Hide the credit cards!!!!!
Chris
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, and Glory last forever.
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Welcome to the club saber.
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
Seller of fine automobiles.
Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche of Chattanooga
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