NBR

[The Gammons]

A used bike is a better deal. Perhaps a low miles 95-98 HD?

JimG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curtis Jenkins" <curtis_j@pacbell.net>
To: "The Gammons" <gammon@optonline.net>; <migcruisers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: NBR


> I'm fighting the Harley demons - my first choice is a Twin-Cam
Electra-Glide Standard, 2nd choice is a Road King, 3rd is a Nomad.
>
> cj
>
> The Gammons <gammon@optonline.net> wrote:
> Are you looking for a specific bike?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curtis Jenkins"
> To: "Jacuzzi" ; "Curtis Jenkins"
> ; "William McEver" ;
>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: NBR
>
>
> > Hi Rob!
> >
> > Yeah, I wasn't happy with it, and every time I went to ride it it made
me
> almost a little queasy - then when I actually got riding and I got to
> experience one (or all) of it's little idiosyncrasies, i.e. stalling when
I
> hit the throttle, bucking and snorting when not either accelerating or
> decelerating, backfiring and popping, it made me realize just how
> dissatisfied I was with that "legendary Honda quality". I advertised it
for
> sale for over two months and the only legitimate call I got was from a guy
> in San Diego - he ended up coming up with a truck and a trailer and
picking
> the bike up. He is thoroughly enjoying it - he's been riding since he was
> 17 years old, and this bike is just what he wanted. He is very
experienced,
> so he is OK with all of the little issues on the bike, so he's happy and I
> am rid of an irritation and a constant reminder of a very big mistake.
> >
> > I am hoping to have a new bike within the next 30 days or so - I'm
looking
> at ebay, but most of the bikes are in the midwest or east, and the
shipping
> and problems with actually 'seeing' a bike are kind of daunting. I'm also
> debating new vs. used ... who knows. I'll let you all know when I get
> something going.
> >
> > CJ
> > San Leandro, CA
> >
> > MIG #2006
> >
> > Jacuzzi wrote:
> > Bikeless? What happened to the VTX? I know you weren't happy with it.
> >
> > Jacuzzi
> >
> > Curtis Jenkins wrote:
> > Hi Bill!
> >
> > I know what you mean - I couldn't work in that type of confined space,
> either - at least now. When I was younger, the only things that bothered
me
> were BUGS! $1,000/day sounds good, but I wonder if they get full pay for
the
> decompression time?
> >
> > Anyway, how are you feeling? Are you getting any riding in? The weather
> out here in California has been nothing short of fantastic, but being
> bikeless means that it doesn't help me a bit.
> >
> > I hope everyone is doing well.
> >
> > CJ
> > San Leandro, CA
> >
> > MIG #2006
> >
> > William McEver wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > I was watching Science channel last night, about hardhat pressure
divers.
> > I have a nephew that does that in the Gulf. WOW, working at depths
> unrevealed,
> > 8hr shift, 2 divers working and 1 in the bell as safety. Then they are
> brought
> > back to the top and live in a pressure chamber til next shift. They do
> this
> > for 21 days then they are off for 21 days. 5 years ago, I know he was
> making
> > $1000 a day. Now in my twilite days I have become claustraphobic, and
> couldn't
> > doit. The diving bell only holds 3, and the safety man waits in a
> submerged
> > capsule the size of a phone both, for 8 hrs. Hello ...$1000 isn't nearly
> > enough thank you!
> >
> > After working in elevator shafts, dumbweighter, escalator truss, smoke
> stacks,
> > and coal mines, I didn't become claustraphobic until I had my MRI for my
> neck
> > problems. But my Doc friend says, "remember that you can get out, and
that
> > you're not entombed", that helps.
> >
> >
> > MC 137
> > BMW Wende
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