why I'm not riding yet

Tue May 7 15:29:38 PDT 2013



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> I would love to be able to say I got my vstrom out.  I installed the 
> battery and got it running 2 weeks ago.  We still had winter then.
> Last weekend I visited my daughter and 2 grandsons, Mason (3) & Rhys 
> (2).  Rhys did manage to be the first of us to go swimming this year 
> when he face planted himself in Georgian Bay.  This is the large bay 
> on the east of Lake Huron (Some quote as the fresh water lake with the 
> largest surface area in the world) who knew.  All I know is 3 weeks 
> before they were drilling holes in this bay to fish. Rhys, Poor little 
> bugger is probably still trying to find his pecker.
>
>
> Any way little  Butch & Sundance donated me a cold that has beat the 
> crap out of me.  We went from winter 2 weeks ago to summer last week 
> and I couldn't do dick all.
> Today I managed to get my Honda 250 XL out for a short run.   This was 
> only to get to the back of the garage to get my 9.9 Honda outboard.  
> The Ottawa river is rising and I wanted to get to my cabin on Hogg 
> Island before the river does.
> Got the matresses up on the top bunks and the fridge and stove on the 
> table.
> Apparrently they stopped the log drives on the river 40 years ago.  
> You'd never know it.  Anything floatable that was left near the rivers 
> edge last fall, is on its way past my door to the atlantic ocean now.
> I normally use my old Johnson 9.9 for these spring runs through the 
> flotsam and jetsam.  I was in the middle of fifteening it.  I have a 
> donator 15 HP Evinrude for the carb and head to make the conversion.  
> I'm waiting on a head gasket to complete the job.  The motor can be 
> used in Algonquin Park where HP in limited to 10 hp.
> I'd like to go on the Blue Ridge run but we're in the middle of 
> turning the cottage into a home and want to get the house on the 
> market about the time the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa increases in 
> size with influx of another helicopter squaudron.
>
>
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday 07/05/2013 at 4:45 pm, Charles Scappaticci  wrote:
>>
>>
>> And you're trying to tell us what exactly??  LOL!!  Good riddance Mr. 
>> Soliday??   LOL!
>>
>> So how's sunny Canukistan Mr. Mason?  Hopefully you were able to get 
>> the bike out fpr a ride.
>>
>> Charles S.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 2:13 PM, <masonjs at nrtco.net> wrote:
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>>> On Tuesday 07/05/2013 at 1:30 pm, Rickard Olsson  wrote:
>>> > That's no reason to unsubscribe.
>>> >
>>> > Welcome, Aaron!
>>> >
>>> > / Richie
>>> >
>>> > John Soliday skrev 2013-05-07 18:55:
>>> >>
>>> >> Heh GPZ listers, I'm going to be unsubscribing as I have sold my 
>>> '95
>>> >> GPZ to
>>> >> my friend Aaron (see attached email).  Please welcome him to the
>>> >> "club"!
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for all the GPZ info over the years!
>>> >>
>>> >> John (ex-GPZ owner)
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com
>>> >> [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On
>>> >> Behalf Of Dave King
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:13 AM
>>> >> To: John Soliday
>>> >> Subject: Re: GPZList Digest, Vol 78, Issue 2
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm down to two bikes right now, but they're both running.
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPad
>>> >>
>>> >> On May 7, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Paul Heim <pmheimjr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Right now, just the ZR7S is running.  GPz needs a battery and I'm
>>> >> replacing the throttle cables.  If I have to pull the carbs to do 
>>> it,
>>> >> I'll
>>> >> give them a good cleaning. And I'll say a blessing over them as I
>>> >> reinstall
>>> >> them...
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On May 6, 2013, at 10:10 PM, "William K Denton" 
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>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 5
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From: "Cdriscol2001" <cdriscol2001 at yahoo.com>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> How many bikes have you got running?
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