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  1. Barb

    Just dropped in....

    Hi Guys, Gee, it's only been three years.....where does it go? About the time I stopped posting was right around the time my husband, friend and partner of 13 years lost the fight with cancer. (Right about the time I blew the engine on my older and favorite XS---the '77"D".) She threw a rod...
  2. Barb

    Hi Guys! I'm back...

    Hi Guys, I guess I'm back. I've been away from most all the bikes sites because since last May I have been helping to take care of my late husband, who was fighting pancreatic cancer. Sadly, I lost him January 15th. My name was the last word he spoke. So over the summer the only riding I...
  3. Barb

    Gone for awhile

    Hi Guys, This Saturday (10/2) I am leaving for Montana to care for my father--age 91. Basically either I go over there or he goes into hospice, and while I can help him avoid it, he will never to into hospice. Period. So I will be there for as long as I can provide him some sort of dignity...
  4. Barb

    XSJohn Memorial Patch--Orders only, Please

    Hi Guys, OK, so we've discussed, and the final details are being worked out. I will have the cost within days, and it will be very reasonable. This thread is for orders only, please. That way I can make absolutely certain that everyone who wants one gets theirs. So don't be shy......John...
  5. Barb

    "8.1:1 Memorial Patch" ??

    Hi Guys, A couple of us have been talking about a memorial patch, remembering XSJohn. I love the idea of using John's mantra of 8.1:1 as being almost a cure-all for XS troubles, and I think it could be the basis for a patch. Several folks have expressed an interest, and if there is...
  6. Barb

    She's Ba-a-a-a-ck. Again......

    Hi Guys, Well, I made it home from a month in Montana, caring for my 91 year-old father after he had some fairly serious medical issues. He is much better and in the care of my niece, so I was able to ride home yesterday. I didn't take Jaelith the XS sidecar bike, I took my R80 BMW, "Millie"...
  7. Barb

    Hi Guys! I'm back!!

    Hi Guys, I made it! Millie (my '79 Beemer) and I went from Washington State to North Carolina for a.....bike ride. 6,409 miles round trip, including the 220 mile rally loop in Blowing Rock, N.C. Problems? Yeah, lots of 'em! Bad roads, lots of rain, some hail, and in Rapid City I hit four...
  8. Barb

    Is it me, or....?

    .....is it a bit slow around here? Hi Guys, Everyone out riding? Apparently there are parts of the world where it gets warmer than 43F---are people out riding bikes? PFC here---first word "Pretty". Last word "cold". :laugh: I've been away from home for a couple of weeks, and the Yam...
  9. Barb

    Hi Guys, I'm back!

    Hi guys, Been gone for a couple of weeks---anyone miss me? (I know, "Yes, but your aim is improving...") Colorado is cold, but beautiful, with roads I want to ride in the Summer, but it's good to be home, and time to put the battery charger on the '77! :thumbsup:
  10. Barb

    AAA and bikes

    Hi Guys, I keep forgetting to mention it: last Fall when I was riding over from the coast to visit my Father in Montana, I had a battery problem and had to stop at a rest-area on Hwy 90, in western Montana. I called AAA and asked them to come get me so I could get a battery in the next town...
  11. Barb

    I don't suppose there's any chance......

    ..........that we'll ever have a "Hunks and XS's". Right? It's OK, Guys. I didn't really expect it anyway. :laugh: I just happened to see the other title, and was happily fantasizing for a moment, while giggling about the predictability of guys... Barb
  12. Barb

    Crying In My Wine Cooler...

    Hi Guys, So. I'm trying not to cry, and at the same time, I am really happy. Not unusual in my life, and the reason is that I just sold one of my BSA's. I hate seeing bikes go away, but with no room and not having ridden it in a year, it was time to give it to a good home, and I did. It's...
  13. Barb

    Hi Guys---newbie here!

    Hi Guys, I thought I would drop in and say hello. I hang out over on the 650Rider site, and heard about this site and it sounds neat. I ride a 1977 "D" Standard with a 1965 Spirit of America Sidecar---and work on a '79 Special, a T140v Triumph, four BSA singles (B44's), and an R80 BMW. Ya...
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