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Retiring Baby Boomers leave hole in the job market
Good to see Vo -Tech coming back..I taught entry level machine shop to Deaf vocationally bound studetns for 20 yrs..I can remember taking a General Metals course of study in HS even though I was academically bound..Back in those days you got it all...- madmax-im
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- Forum: The Lounge
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Ageing out or The Crossroads
JFC..Gary..glad you're ok..bikes can be replaced you cannot...it's a clusterfuck out there..I try to stay out of urbanized areas to minimize the risk of a dumshit cager but even that isn't any guarantee...- madmax-im
- Post #175
- Forum: The Lounge
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Mailman’s Suzuki C50 Boulevard
Bob..I am consdiering the same thing for some of the same reasons and a few others as well..Next year will be 50 yrs riding and i started in Tucson...probalby i will sell the scooter by the end of this season... Take care...- madmax-im
- Post #271
- Forum: The Garage
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Just Ride.
Around town or across the country the SilverWing can do it all...56L under the seat..Burgman is bigger..heavier and absolutely more troublesome to do routine maint. than the Silverwing..with the Burgman body work has to come off on the SWing nothing has to come off in most cases..and maint...- madmax-im
- Post #4,497
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Trikes: mad inventors art.
very unrealistic asking price..he has only dropped the price $100 in 2 yrs... https://tucson.craigslist.org/mcy/d/tucson-custom-2024-vw-trike/7821783334.html- madmax-im
- Post #256
- Forum: The Lounge
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Trikes: mad inventors art.
This has been on Tucson CL for 2 yrs...no one wants it..cant imagine how much the seller has paid in CL fees to list it...- madmax-im
- Post #251
- Forum: The Lounge
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The car parked next to me at the grocery store today. 😲
exactly my thoughts...👍- madmax-im
- Post #19
- Forum: The Lounge
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For Sale - '73 TX750 on ADVrider
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/1973-yamaha-tx750.1755947/- madmax-im
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The bike you wish you still had
Miss my 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S- madmax-im
- Post #70
- Forum: The Lounge
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Jim's 1980 SG Miss September
Before n after...all the extra effort to be seen is wasted if the brain dead cager isnt even looking up...btdt..hijack over..Nice work Jim!- madmax-im
- Post #2,511
- Forum: The Garage
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Jim's 1980 SG Miss September
Visiblity...I did a similar addition to my scooter...LEDs are only 18w each so will not blind anyone...Originallly these are white. I applied an automotive grade tinted yellow sheet overlay...because I was not satisfied the white light was visible enough from distances greater than 10 ft...- madmax-im
- Post #2,510
- Forum: The Garage
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losing my mind looking for tires
I had Shinkos on the 650..they were fine...- madmax-im
- Post #14
- Forum: The Garage
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losing my mind looking for tires
Hard compound tires..poor grip even in the dry...also poor braking tires had no grip..but this was on much heavier bikes than the xs650 also tracked badly over grooves- madmax-im
- Post #12
- Forum: The Garage
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losing my mind looking for tires
I don't have a motorcycle anymore..But my alternative was Shinko..or Bridgstone on my Yamaha Xs1100s and Bridgestone on my Hondas ST1100s. On my current ride..a Honda Silverwing 600 scooter I have been using Dunlop Scoot Smarts...Dunlop other tires are better but you don't have much choice...- madmax-im
- Post #10
- Forum: The Garage
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losing my mind looking for tires
404s suck. Had them on various bikes...never liked them..good luck with them..- madmax-im
- Post #8
- Forum: The Garage