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- Thread starter Jim
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I showed you my trophy in post #3,575.
The civilians were living like "Gophers" in small caves and holes as one survivor said. The story and significance of Vicksburg is almost totally ignored by historians. The loss at Vicksburg was far more significant than the loss at Gettysburg in my opinion, as it gave the Union total control of the Mississippi river and cut off the Confederacy from the west. Sorry for the hijack, I'm a bit of a history nerd.
What an awesome show!
Right? I need to get there one of these years.
The next one is November 1, 2025. Mark your calendars, make a plan.
I tested XS650 stock headlights again! The trip home was eight hours. I'm a bit cold soaked. Once the sun goes down, so does the heat this time of year. XS650 performance was flawless.
Plan early and you can do it as I do.
Bring your wife and stay at a place like this. My wife had a great time. She made a cameo appearance at the bike show and joined me for lunch, as I received a voucher for a free meal just for showing up with a bike.
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50 deg late afternoon Eastern WA . Have a rare midweek opportunity to run about 25 miles is all but all good 
This cooler air is pumping power through the twin ! I backed out the mixture screws 1/2 turn as an experiment in cooler air and Wow
today the XS is really running good .
Pulled over for a couple late fall pics. A few nice red trees to see but no real access ..
This cooler air is pumping power through the twin ! I backed out the mixture screws 1/2 turn as an experiment in cooler air and Wow
today the XS is really running good .Pulled over for a couple late fall pics. A few nice red trees to see but no real access ..
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50 deg late afternoon Eastern WA . Have a rare midweek opportunity to run about 25 miles is all but all good
This cooler air is pumping power through the twin ! I backed out the mixture screws 1/2 turn as an experiment in cooler air and Wow
Pulled over for a couple late fall pics. A few nice red trees to see but no real access ..
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Beautiful! Love the fall colors!
I had maybe the last ride of the year. A loop north of town, over to the lake shore drive, into town and along the lake then back west through Kohler and home. The state built race tracks (Round-a-bouts) with my tax dollars so I managed at least a complete lap on each that I came to. In the first pic below, there is a frieghter off shore seems northbound. The lake was a bright blue and flat today with a gusting west wind.
The low in the sky sun does two things that bother me. First, it seem to be in my field of view all the time. Second, as it shines through much more atmosphere, more so here in the north and the light becomes very "flat" with far less contrast.
Sometimes I feel like I’m South of the equator, here in Arizona, still in the 80’s, riding season for me is just getting going. Had it out a couple times this last week for some two hour rides. Just skirting along farmland roads. Nothing worth photographing.
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We want road kill photos!!! Going to Arkansas, @Ben! wanted to throw interesting road kill on the trailer just to "plant it" in Minnesota to confound the Highway Deparment clean up crew.
Armadillo? I’ll give you an armadillo. Bring me a badger.
All we have right now is Bambi, let's connect in April to catalog what the highway shoulder inventory might be...
Madness was in fine fettle. A very enjoyable fall backroad ride, some layering and stayed toasty warm.
That barn a year ago; not giving up!
That barn a year ago; not giving up!
A few more pics from today's local ride.
Note home ruins in the woods
By Devils Lake SP
The ducks were NOT impressed.
Note home ruins in the woods
By Devils Lake SP
The ducks were NOT impressed.
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