surprise at local shop

Fri May 20 07:28:20 PDT 2011

Jim,
Yes I got the luggage, and they are huge. I think they make the bike wider than the Venture. Mine came with the centerstand already installed. I have the Metzler Tourance tires and they did okay on the fireroad, but don't think they would do well in mud. 
I love the seating position and the seat! This is the bike I was hoping for. How are the ribs healing? That was the worst part of my wreck. And the punctured lung. I still get short of breath and probably always will I guess. We lead parallel lives in too many areas. Stay healthy please!
Gotta go. 
Chuck Driscoll

--- On Thu, 5/19/11, Marilyn Mason <masonjs at nrtco.net> wrote:

> From: Marilyn Mason <masonjs at nrtco.net>
> Subject: Re: surprise at local shop
> To: "Chuck Driscoll" <cdriscol2001 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 3:28 PM
> We've got the same year model
> Chuck.  Your's probably isn't scuffed up like 
> mine.  Did you get luggage (that looks like 1980's
> portable TVs attached to 
> the bike ).
> I did add a center stand that was a bitch to install. 
> Actually the stand is 
> a breeze to install its the 2 springs that are the
> bitches.
> I like the upright riding position better than the asphalt
> surfing position.
> If you plan to ride it on dirt roads I would suggest you
> get Karoo or TK 
> tires for it.
> Good luck with it.  I've found it a nice ride.
> 
> Jim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Driscoll" <cdriscol2001 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jim Mason" <MASONJS at nrtco.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: surprise at local shop
> 
> 
> Well, I might as well chime in here. I have crossed over to
> the Zook side as 
> well. Bought a 2003 1000 VStrom last week. Damn glad I did.
> Fun ride for 
> sure.
> Selling the KLR and the Venture to pay the freight. Talking
> with lots of 
> folks the last few days. Glad I don't have to sell used
> bikes for a living.
> Anyhow Scaps, if you do get back up here this summer, we
> will ride together 
> again. Only not so slow as last time.
> Jim, We are kindred spirits once again. Bro!
> Chuck Driscoll
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com>
> > Subject: Re: surprise at local shop
> > To: "Chuck Driscoll" <cdriscol2001 at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 11:36 AM
> > Jim,
> >
> > Very cool. It's always fun finding something like
> > that unexpectedly.
> > That would be a fun toy to play with.
> >
> > Congrats on getting the Zook back up to snuff! All it
> > does here in
> > Colorado is rain, or snow at higher altitudes. I am
> > looking out my
> > office window right now and it's snowing lightly.
> > It's starting to
> > feel like summer will never get here.
> >
> > BTW, Kawasaki is coming to Bandimere Raceway on June
> 4th
> > and 5th and
> > is giving demo rides if anyone is interested. I am
> > attending to ride
> > the new Ninja 1000 and the Concours 14.
> >
> > Charles S.
> > 95 GPZ1100
> >
> > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Marilyn Mason <masonjs at nrtco.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yesterday I installed the brake pedal/right foot
> peg,
> > right mirror and right
> > > signal light on my bike. I couldn't manage to
> get
> > the signal light plugged
> > > in under the fairing.
> > > I stopped in at Harlow Hawthorn's yesterday to
> get him
> > to plug in the signal light.
> > > Harlow is a Harley builder and rebuilder so I
> was
> > extremely surprised to see
> > > an electric blue 1960 BSA 250 Scrambler in
> pristine
> > condition sitting on his
> > > floor beside a 1929 HD that he was rebuilding.
> > > I asked if he had rebuilt he BSA over the winter.
> He
> > said no that the bike
> > > was original right down to the tires and 902
> miles on
> > the odometer.
> > > It really out shone the 1969 Triumph 250 rolling
> > chassis I sold/traded a
> > > couple of years ago.
> > > I gave him the name of a couple of places to get
> > original pattern
> > > replacement tires and he was good enough to give
> me 20
> > seconds free while he
> > > plugged in my signal light.
> > > I had a similar experience 3 years ago when I
> went
> > into a shoe store to pick
> > > up my wife after I had been skating. I meandered
> > into what had been the
> > > men's section just killing time and found a
> Triumph
> > 650 Tiger and a BSA 650
> > > Thunderbolt but no shoes.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim.
> > >
> > >
> >
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