2023 Dick Russell Memorial Rally - Mountain View, AR. May 4th - 7th, 2023. Hosted by the Yamaha 650 Society.

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Last minute valve clearance, oil, a couple minor details and I’ll be on a different bike this year. I’m going to pack tools and some spares, just in case.
 
This is the location we will be at ?
Just checking 1 more time
1032 Park Ave, Mountain View, AR 72560
 
Can anybody bring 140 and 142.5 main jets for BS34 1980 XS carbs? Crappy weather prevented Ben from doing road tests until today. He went 1.5 inch head pipes and commando muffs. The 137.5 recommended mains might be a touch lean. He says he has intermittent prob3ems at 4500 rims. I am bringing an extra gonzo iggy. We would pay the price of course or offer a sip of his home distilled whiskey.
 
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Can anybody bring 140 and 142.5 main jets for BS34 1980 XS carbs? Crappy weather prevented Ben from doing road tests until today. He went 1.5 inch head pipes and commando muffs. The 137.5 recommended mains might be a touch lean. He says he has intermittent prob3ems at 4500 rims. I am bringing an extra gonzo iggy. We would pay the price of course or offer a sip of his home distilled whiskey.
Gotcha covered:thumbsup:
 
Ready or not! I’m going.
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Got to get my 82' Special back on the road. Sold it to Joe College Kid... his first bike... then a year later saw it parked outside under a tarp... Grrrrr Joe Kid said it runs rough.... I bought it back.... I think the Specials... even with the handlebars... are starting to get some love. :)
 
Saddlebags packed..... tank full.... map quest said approx 750 miles.... tomorrow early Am departure... I'll make it a two day ride ... I'll do the freeway the first four hours to get a jump on the day... then find secondary roads.... wave at the farmers.... find a Mom and Pop greasy spoon for lunch. Hope to kick tires and share Xs BS on Friday. Saturday early Am departure for a event in SE South Dakota. 😎
 
I sprained my right foot yesterday
I was Zoom video meeting with one of my doctors and went to get up quickly and down I went ( right foot fell asleep ) :doh::doh:
I got back up again and finished my visit and then went out to load up the bikes etc
When that was all done I went into the house and it was pain city
"Oh Christ now if I want to go riding I'm going to have to be a bike bitch" :yikes:
Nope I did the old RICE
Rest Ice Compression Elevate
I'm good to go
Whahoo!!
 
But of course..... Am departure this date and it's 39 degrees in the Twin Cities... 🥶 Overnight somewhere in northern Missouri... I won't be Xs mounted.... I have three Xs units.... 2 are not road trip bikes.. and my 82' hasn't been squared away since I bought it back from Joe College kid. Back in the day a road trip of this length... on my Xs.. wasn't an issue. Took my 82' to.... Black Hills.... Yellowstone..... Custer 2nd Place park.... My license plate vibrated off somewhere in Montana... keep an eye out for it. 😎
 

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