CobaltFZ1
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Thank you! I like that she enjoys riding. She especially likes when I accelerate. LOL!
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Anyone else had an awesome ride today?
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Mario m
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I remember when I was a kid on the back of my father's full dresser Harley.I used to fall asleep all the time on the way home. Woke up on the driveway of our house.lol Time flies by.
Friend had to sell his Goldwing and buy a trike because wife would fall asleep. I assume she just rides around (safely) zonked out on the trike.
I did get out yesterday for a ride on a route that I haven't ridden in over a year! The last time I tried, construction closed down one of the major routes. Construction is done, so I got to finally get back on my route down to Cookville, TN. Nice roads from me north of Tomkinsville, KY down to Celina, TN, and then Hilham, Gainsboro, Cookville, Granville, and Whitleyville, TN. Lots of curvy stuff up and down the mountains and hills, and very little traffic. Great ride!
The ride is pretty curvy, so not super fast.. about 4.5 hours and 215 miles.
Sorry, no pics! It was in the low 90s and a bit humid, so it was kind of hard to stop anymore than I had to. Plus, when the cool curves are staring you in the face... you just have to keep riding!
I did see a few country stores that I will have to get pics of when I ride the route again. For some reason I never really noticed them before.
The ride is pretty curvy, so not super fast.. about 4.5 hours and 215 miles.
Sorry, no pics! It was in the low 90s and a bit humid, so it was kind of hard to stop anymore than I had to. Plus, when the cool curves are staring you in the face... you just have to keep riding!
I did see a few country stores that I will have to get pics of when I ride the route again. For some reason I never really noticed them before.
Got out yesterday for a typical ride to western mass. Dodged showers for a while then ran smack into one. No problem I was dry 15 minutes later.
the pic above is a spot I take a break at on most rides. Classic maple tree lined farm road, has both sun or shade depending on my needs.
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Love the tree lined road, wish I was there instead of this sweltering heat her in Louisiana. Hopefully be able to start riding at the end of sept
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So cute! she's got a pink helmet
Not to rub it in but temps are suppose to be mid to upper 70s all next week. Fall is in the air. Sun’s setting before 730.
That’s a tank Dean on this site painted for me, looks like new. I’ll do some better pics soon when I finally wash it.
I told myself I wouldn’t put my helmet like that on the seat after knocking it off a couple years ago, but I revert to my lazy self. Don’t like putting it on the ground and hanging it off the mirrors probably transfers dead bugs to the helmet's lining. I guess the other option is putting it on the tank, works well on center stand, not as well on side stand.
Mario m
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Nice
Eff-Zed-1
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Friend of neighbor bought a 2005 and asked me to remove the "other" jet kit and install the poor man's jet kit in it,as he discovered on this forum. Apparently a shop tried twice to sort it with the other jet kit but it still runs like poo. Crazy the difference in before and after I have to say. He wanted me to put some miles on it so 2 1/2 hours later was back home grinning. Few winding local roads then some miles on the BRP and returned with a bit of interstate droning. Good times with the shake down run.
Was it just a swap of kits (pieces) or was there some additional cleaning?
Eff-Zed-1
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Swapped jets, corrected a/f settings and float levels. Then synced carbs.
Previous shop had them all skewed. They had jets at 130,135,132.5 and 125. A/F were from 1 turn to 4 turns out. Floats were 12mm to 16mm. And they removed the air filter completely. UGH!!
Previous shop had them all skewed. They had jets at 130,135,132.5 and 125. A/F were from 1 turn to 4 turns out. Floats were 12mm to 16mm. And they removed the air filter completely. UGH!!
Sounds like a moron jet kit, not a real jet kit.
Eff-Zed-1
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He said he ordered off ebay. Told seller the bike, mods and location. The small box did have 2 of each size jet. But no instructions. Guessing the other shop tossed them. But whatever, he's got a proper running Fazer now.
The random jet sizes and settings sounds like the work of a dealership that I know!
I got in a short ride a couple of weeks ago, but then Saturday I got back out in cooler weather and with lots of free time to get picks of those old country stores that I was seeing on my Cookeville, TN route. Well... I thought there were 4 or 5, but I did find 3, and then one that was abandoned but not really an old country store, and then one that was an old country store in name only, but I just had to get a pic anyway....
I got on the bike and saw the F-Trip was activated, so I headed to Temple Hill for fuel. The town is a tiny little town, maybe 150 people, but the school district covers a lot of territory, so they have a pretty big Elementary school. A little gas station, Dollar General, and a school. Filled up with fuel and headed down south to Tompkinsville on Hwy 63. Hwy 63 is a nice, curvy road with a lot of roller coaster hills. Every year they have a huge string of yard sales on 63... miles and miles of yard sales! They call it "Roller Coaster" because of the very curvy nature with the sharp hills. It was apparently intended to get some attention to straighten / flatten the road out. I guess the complaints fell on deaf ears. That's fine for me. It's a great motorcycle ride.
I got to Tompkinsville, and discovered that the Saturday before Labor Day is the Watermelon Festival. I got into town just before the parade started, but I managed to get through just one or two cars before the parade started. I just rolled through on the way to Celina, TN. A short slab out of Celina on 53, and I was on TN292 and into the curvy, forested roads toward Hilham, TN. Nearly zero traffic and lots of great scenery and curves.
Turning left at the edge of Hilham onto TN 85 took me quickly to Mayhue Masters General Merchandise. I guess there was a big birthday party going on that day, so I didn't venture in. It sounded like a big party, and there were cars parked along the road for a ways, and then a lot of cars parked in a nearby field. I pulled in and chatted with the guy out sitting on the porch in the rocking chair.
It looked like some of the attendees brought their cool cars with them. Just a few, but they were pretty cool. I have a soft spot for the late 60s Chevy SS's. The Camaro was pretty nice!
OK, Back on the road, and just a few miles down the road, in the tiny "town" of Burristown was an abandoned gas station. This maybe doesn't qualify as the "old country store" but I guess it's kind of a reminder of a town that maybe be on the path to "ghost town." Just kind of makes me think a bit... I got a pic anyway!
OK, Hwy 85 down to Gainesboro and down to Hwy 135 in Cookeville. Both of these roads are nice and curvy... great riding roads! Cookeville is the home of Tennessee Tech University, and 135 takes you through the campus, through town, and down to 70N to the west. Topped off the tank in town and headed west to Baxter. 70N is nice once you get out of town. Great pavement and lots of curve there. Just before the intersection with Hwy 96, I found Cole's Country Store. I pulled in for a pic, but I did notice the sign that says it's no longer a store, and now a residence, so I didn't hang out long. Cool little store, though!
From Cole's, I headed west on 70N to Hwy 53 North. This road is ok, but not the most curvy in the world. It takes you up to the town of Granville, on the Cumberland River / Cordell Hull Reservoir. Apparently, Granville was an agricultural town that was doing well until they flooded a lot of their farmland. They have a marina now, but most of the established economy was pretty much destroyed by the TVA project that built the lake. I guess their partial solution was to become "Tennessee's Mayberry." Yep... Aunt Bea's house, Floyd's Barbershop, Barney's police car... and a theatre where they do Andy Griffith Skits / Plays. I thought about pulling over and just catching a few pics, but you can't park on the "Mayberry" Street, and I wasn't going to pay for parking for a couple of pics. I rolled on through. I wish them the best!
OK, back to 70N via Hwy 96 (another nice and curvy road), and them over to Hwy 56 North to 290. 290 is a really nice road that winds through lots of "hollers." One little almost ghost town is Nameless, TN. I saw a few signs that referred to a guy Named J.T. Watts, and a road named after him. I haven't done the searches to find more about him, but he had a country store in Nameless... just across the road from the Nameless Community Center.
It looks like they are trying to keep this place looking nice, but peeking in the windows, it looks just like it probably did when they closed up shop. Lots of dust. I think that's pretty cool.
OK, so I headed on down the road, 290 up to 53 and back to Gainsboro, then NW on Hwy 135... another great curvy "Holler" run. About 7 or 8 miles short of the Tennessee / Kentucky Line, I figured the country store pics were done. Well.. they were, but there was this place... next to the Union HiIl Church of Christ. There's probably a connection. As I rode by, I just kind of got a smile out of it, so I turned around and got a pic.
A couple of things on the shelves and an honor system cash box for payment. You don't see things like that anymore.
From there, I rode back up to Tompkinsville and Temple Hill to fill up for the next ride, and then home! Temps never got out of the mid 70s, and started out in the lower 60s. A nice day for a kicked back ride! ~6-1/2 hours and 215 miles. Great Day on a great bike!
I got on the bike and saw the F-Trip was activated, so I headed to Temple Hill for fuel. The town is a tiny little town, maybe 150 people, but the school district covers a lot of territory, so they have a pretty big Elementary school. A little gas station, Dollar General, and a school. Filled up with fuel and headed down south to Tompkinsville on Hwy 63. Hwy 63 is a nice, curvy road with a lot of roller coaster hills. Every year they have a huge string of yard sales on 63... miles and miles of yard sales! They call it "Roller Coaster" because of the very curvy nature with the sharp hills. It was apparently intended to get some attention to straighten / flatten the road out. I guess the complaints fell on deaf ears. That's fine for me. It's a great motorcycle ride.
I got to Tompkinsville, and discovered that the Saturday before Labor Day is the Watermelon Festival. I got into town just before the parade started, but I managed to get through just one or two cars before the parade started. I just rolled through on the way to Celina, TN. A short slab out of Celina on 53, and I was on TN292 and into the curvy, forested roads toward Hilham, TN. Nearly zero traffic and lots of great scenery and curves.
Turning left at the edge of Hilham onto TN 85 took me quickly to Mayhue Masters General Merchandise. I guess there was a big birthday party going on that day, so I didn't venture in. It sounded like a big party, and there were cars parked along the road for a ways, and then a lot of cars parked in a nearby field. I pulled in and chatted with the guy out sitting on the porch in the rocking chair.
It looked like some of the attendees brought their cool cars with them. Just a few, but they were pretty cool. I have a soft spot for the late 60s Chevy SS's. The Camaro was pretty nice!
OK, Back on the road, and just a few miles down the road, in the tiny "town" of Burristown was an abandoned gas station. This maybe doesn't qualify as the "old country store" but I guess it's kind of a reminder of a town that maybe be on the path to "ghost town." Just kind of makes me think a bit... I got a pic anyway!
OK, Hwy 85 down to Gainesboro and down to Hwy 135 in Cookeville. Both of these roads are nice and curvy... great riding roads! Cookeville is the home of Tennessee Tech University, and 135 takes you through the campus, through town, and down to 70N to the west. Topped off the tank in town and headed west to Baxter. 70N is nice once you get out of town. Great pavement and lots of curve there. Just before the intersection with Hwy 96, I found Cole's Country Store. I pulled in for a pic, but I did notice the sign that says it's no longer a store, and now a residence, so I didn't hang out long. Cool little store, though!
From Cole's, I headed west on 70N to Hwy 53 North. This road is ok, but not the most curvy in the world. It takes you up to the town of Granville, on the Cumberland River / Cordell Hull Reservoir. Apparently, Granville was an agricultural town that was doing well until they flooded a lot of their farmland. They have a marina now, but most of the established economy was pretty much destroyed by the TVA project that built the lake. I guess their partial solution was to become "Tennessee's Mayberry." Yep... Aunt Bea's house, Floyd's Barbershop, Barney's police car... and a theatre where they do Andy Griffith Skits / Plays. I thought about pulling over and just catching a few pics, but you can't park on the "Mayberry" Street, and I wasn't going to pay for parking for a couple of pics. I rolled on through. I wish them the best!
OK, back to 70N via Hwy 96 (another nice and curvy road), and them over to Hwy 56 North to 290. 290 is a really nice road that winds through lots of "hollers." One little almost ghost town is Nameless, TN. I saw a few signs that referred to a guy Named J.T. Watts, and a road named after him. I haven't done the searches to find more about him, but he had a country store in Nameless... just across the road from the Nameless Community Center.
It looks like they are trying to keep this place looking nice, but peeking in the windows, it looks just like it probably did when they closed up shop. Lots of dust. I think that's pretty cool.
OK, so I headed on down the road, 290 up to 53 and back to Gainsboro, then NW on Hwy 135... another great curvy "Holler" run. About 7 or 8 miles short of the Tennessee / Kentucky Line, I figured the country store pics were done. Well.. they were, but there was this place... next to the Union HiIl Church of Christ. There's probably a connection. As I rode by, I just kind of got a smile out of it, so I turned around and got a pic.
A couple of things on the shelves and an honor system cash box for payment. You don't see things like that anymore.
From there, I rode back up to Tompkinsville and Temple Hill to fill up for the next ride, and then home! Temps never got out of the mid 70s, and started out in the lower 60s. A nice day for a kicked back ride! ~6-1/2 hours and 215 miles. Great Day on a great bike!
Awesome, and your bike looks brand new.
Thanks! It's sitting at about 58k miles, but I've kept it in a garage or my shop for all is life. It's been babied from that standpoint.
I do like to clean it up occasionally. It got the "quick" shine with lemon pledge before the ride.
I do like to clean it up occasionally. It got the "quick" shine with lemon pledge before the ride.
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OK, so I went looking for info on JT Watts and the store in Nameless. I guess the store is opened 4 days a year, kind of like a local museum, and all the old timers come by for a free bologna & cheese sandwich and tell stories about growing up when the store was open. JT Watts' son owns it now, and he's a bank VP in Cookeville, and he keeps things going. That was pretty cool.
Unfortunately, I took the pics on my ride on Saturday. Sunday was one of the 4 days that it was opened. Monday was the day I found out about it! Dang it! Maybe next year... The Sunday before Labor Day... gotta remember!
Unfortunately, I took the pics on my ride on Saturday. Sunday was one of the 4 days that it was opened. Monday was the day I found out about it! Dang it! Maybe next year... The Sunday before Labor Day... gotta remember!
Gapscratch
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I just got home from a fun 150 mile new tires scrub-in ride. Went with Bridgestone T-33s. They feel great so far. Much better than the worn out Mich. Road 5s they replaced.
