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Thanks for the advice. We picked him up a bike last night. It’s an 06 Suzuki Boulevard S40, which is just a newer Savage 650. The big one cylinder engine is different from what I’m used to. It’s nice, and has 2500 miles on it. I thought $2k was a fair price, considering what I’ve looked at. It’s black and sharp. It has mew brakes, new tires, windshield, saddlebags, sissy bar bag, phone holder, new battery, and a fresh oil change. It also came with a helmet, Clymer manual, factory manual, and two oil filters. It was owned and ridden by an older man who decided to get a bigger bike. I rode it home; about 70 miles last night. Ran great. I think it’ll do.6 points
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You are correct, sir! LOL! It looks like somebody put a dirt bike motor on a Sportster. I was surprised when I saw it had a belt drive and not chain and sprockets.5 points
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Only suggestion is to NOT do what I did. I was in Germany and had NEVER ridden a motorcycle in my life. The closest I ever came to riding a motorcycle was listening to Arlo Guthrie singing his song from Alice's Restaurant, The Motorcycle Song, lol. Anyway a friend of mine had a big Honda Gold Wing, a big one. and he was selling it! So i made arrangements to buy it and since we were both on the Police bowling team, we decide dot transfer it at the lanes one evening. This was in Germany, by the way. We met and he had it leaning on the kickstand. He asked me if I remembered how the gears worked, and I had no freaking clue, so I said refresh my memory. He replied this side pedal 3 up and 2 down or something like that. I already knew where the brakes, clutch and throttle were, so I pulled the bike up, put it in gear and eased across the parking lot, onto the road leading to off base. I got on the autobahn and drove it home with no real problems, though it got a little dicey at times. The Germans made us get a license to drive in Germany plus a special one for motorcycles, but they let the military figure out how to do that, so they required one to successfully complete a Motorcycle Safety Course operated by I think it was the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. There were three courses (Beginners, Intermediate and advanced), taught by experienced riders offered a few times a year. As it turns out the Beiginners course wasn't scheduled for a few months, but the Advanced course was offered in a couple weeks. So I signed up for that one, figuring I had 2 weeks to prepare. So I rode it back and forth to work every day, about 24 miles i guess, and on the weekends I rode it more. IAs I rolled into the place where they had it, I was feeling pretty good. I mean, I had 2 weeks experience. Well there was a lot of classroom time with instruction and testing, which i barely passed, then it was ride time! They had traffic cones set up in a big parking lot and one had to navigate the course without hitting any traffic cones and not putting one's foot on the ground,, Those two things were automatic failures as was dropping the bike! When my turn came I was pretty nervous, especially when the instructor asked me why I brought such a big bike to this course. All the other advanced riders had way smaller motorcycles. Well I made it, not sure how as i had no clue how to ride and zero experience, lol, but I did it, somehow. As he signed my license and handed it to me he said, well you passed, barely, but you're not really safe to ride, lol. PLEASE PRACTICE IN A SAFE PLACE! Well I took his advice and soon I was able to safely navigate the small roads in the little German villages as well as cruise the autobahn at high speed. Sorry to steal your thread, but I thought some might appreciate how stupid I was.3 points
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There are a lot of politicians and bureaucrats having an awful time letting go of all that power covid provided for them.3 points
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That man is a complete idiot. Nothing political about it. He was born stupid, and will die stupid.3 points
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Rarely do I recommend more power for newer riders, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a DRZ400 for him considering his height. They aren't crazy powerful, 38hp stock I believe, but can really be livened up with some inexpensive mods. I've owned two of the DRZs, an SM model, and a street legal E model. I've ridden the 230, it was a fun little bike, just a little short on power.2 points
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Yeah. When we got back home last night, he rode it around the school parking lot with a big grin on his face. It didn't seem like he had any problem with it.2 points
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We all had to learn. Thank God I didn’t start with a Gold Wing! The natural progression is a bicycle, then a mini bike, then a dirt bike, and finally a street bike. At least that’s how I did it.2 points
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Good Help is Hard to Find ! My company needs to hire at least one outside Industrial equipment sales person, to cover portions of Middle Tennessee. Competitive compensation, sales bonuses, company car, computer, phone etc, provided. No overnight travel. Our office is in LaVergne; however you could live in Cookeville, Clarksville, Portland, Pulaski (Middle Tennessee). Must have good people skills, self-motivated, computer literate, Good Driving Record, drug free. Mechanically minded individual a plus. Immediate opening, Equal Opportunity Employer Send me a PM if interested.2 points
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That's great. Hope he enjoys it and you all see a lot of fun safe miles together.2 points
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Best advice I ever got was: "Ride as though everyone else on the road is trying to kill you!" I started on a Honda XL250 dual sport at 18. Great bike for tooling around town and in the country. That was when we had that stupid nationwide 55mph speed limit. That's about all the little Honda could manage. Graduated to a Yamaha XT650. Big thumper could idle up most hills it had so much torque! Then a Yamaha 650 twin, Honda VF750 Sabre, then a Honda VF1100 Sabre. Those Honda V-4s were great bike! I also had a AMF Harley 883 and Street Glide in the '80's. The less said about those two, the better. The Motorcycle Safety course is a great idea for any rider. And I took it after I'd been riding for 20 years. I may take it again soon, as it helps reinforce good habits and lets you see any bad ones you may have picked up.2 points
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Love this question and your great supporting the habbit Its a great hobby and would recommend it to anyone. Some of my best friends I met riding. Conventional wisdom shared thus far makes sense and great basis, especially any classes where they provide a loaner. I believe one of the biggest factors really boils down to maturity level and if you both agree on where that is at. Do you think he has a good head on his shoulders, decent impulse control, and will keep his wits about him? Since he had some practical experience, did he show good confidence and comfort level? Those bits can help point toward the range of bike that could work and keep him engaged for a longer period of time. If the answers to those are positive, you may consider something in the intermediate weight class. Inline 4 600's to 750's. 250 to 500 parallel twins are great to point, but tend to be outgrown the quickest. Especially if he gets some riding buddies and they swap bikes. How is the market? I have to think today's market may be similar to used cars where things are overpriced or limited offerings. I just scanned thru Nashville Craigslist and it was slim pickens. I can see how that would make new a more viable option, but depending on how engaged he is and how good that first choice is, that may make the least financial sense even if those same used are asking close to that price. What I've observed with used beginner bikes or those owned by younger people is they tend to lack real life experience in selling so tend to overprice them, which is why their adds are there (well priced things are gone and you dont see em). Wait em out if you must. But iff he gets bitten by the bug, I'd agree with your early thought that he would get disinterested fast. Your gonna take a good hit on anything new since you cant rely on used overpriced values that dont move. Your budget may be in line with better value and offerings in something a bit larger if (after consideration) factors point to that being a viable option. Bringing me back to intermediate weight class. YZF600 (R6S), 750 something, 900 standard (naked detuned sporty bike). The other thing I use to tell first time buyers if they like the look of fully faired sportbikes, is that gravity can win a stop light balancing contest, or remind you if you dont set a kickstand right. Seems 90%+ of first time owners will drop their bike and fairings are expensive. Naked bikes are 90% the fun without that spendy bodywork. Extra points of naked bikes. FWIW, I got bitten by the bug in 1987 when I bought my first bike, a Ninja 750. It and I both survived. I sold it in perfect shape 2 years later when I moved up to a GSXR-1100. I've never been without at least one since then. Good luck, and let us know what you guys do.2 points
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I. Made my living doing electronics, instrumentation and process control. I use a beam scale. I take physics over strain gauges every time. Thanks2 points
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On Friday 7/2 Academy Sports, Kingston Pike, Knoxville Winchester Cost per 20 .223 = $12.99 5.56 = $13.99 New limits, 10 boxes / one case per day They had so much, I have no sense of urgency to buy any. No handgun ammo spotted1 point
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congrats! that's a good choice. the big thumper will do well for you I'm sure.1 point
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Man O Man. Reading some of these comments just hurts my head. You are spot on with this.1 point
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So....did it come with a jar of pickles?? Funny related story. They required me to take the MSF advanced course to get a base sticker on my bike. I took it at Mather AFB, which is where they held the Navigator school. There were two Navigators in my class. One drills was an accident avoidance quick turn. They had you roll up on a to a set of lights at 25 or so, and they would turn on either the left or right light at the last second and you were to break right or left depending on the light. The only guy to turn the wrong way was one of the Navigators. The other one dropped his brand new VFR1000 on the rear lock up drill. Sounds like you did great all things considered. I dont think any rider, in the right place or time (or wrong place?) is immune from at least doing something questionable at some point. Only way to know where the limit is is to at least dangle a toe over it. Track time is great for that. But its effect on your street riding has ups and downs.1 point
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I acquired this old scale as part of a large lot of reloading equipment. It's a Lyman M5 and it looks like it was probably manufactured in the 50's or 60's. I've not even taken it out of its case, but think it's a pretty cool old item.1 point
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A very valid point. Common sense and self control are absolute musts on a bike. The daughter of some very good friends married a nice young man in his 20s. He bought a bike and got stupid. Got to showing off and street racing. It ended up costing him a leg.1 point
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I've had mixed luck with the cheap FA scale... same shell will read +/- 0.4 grains. Pick it up, put it back down, different number every time.... I stop, tare the thing, calibrate, start that one over, and it works for a spell... For my purposes its fine, plinking pistol ammo doesn't care if you're hot by 10%, but you sure can feel it. I run about 4.4-4.5 grains titegroup for my 124gr 9mm loads. You know when you got 5 grains of powder.1 point
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Those are good bikes. One of my friends bought one to "relearn" on after years off motorcycles, and it served that purpose well. He still rides it often. Back when I was a new rider most of us learned on 250's or 350's. My first bike was a brand new 1975 Yamaha RD350, which was a pretty hot bike for its day. I've had some variant of that bike ever since, including the 1989 Canadian-spec RD-350 that's sitting in my garage right now. Those were great bikes to learn handling and you had to be good with a wrench, too.1 point
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Yeah it might do better with rn, but doesn't want to work that way with any hollow points (Sig/IWI/Federal). If I remember correctly the manual suggests loading it the way I do, ie locking slide back first, Once loaded it runs perfectly.1 point
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I know this is borderline political but I'll post it anyway. Mods, feel free to delete. "Now we need to go community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood and often times door-to-door- literally knocking on doors, to get help to the remaining people protected from the virus," Biden said. https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-admin-door-to-door-coronavirus-vaccines1 point
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Well, for one thing, gains on gold and silver are subject to federal income tax on gains, and state income tax on gains (in states which have income tax.) On what other assets do you pay a sales tax when bought, and an income tax on gains when sold? Should we charge sales tax when you buy a stock, or bond, or mutual fund? For more on this issue, including as it relates to TN, see Developments in Coin, Bullion Sales Tax Exemptions - Numismatic News1 point
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Hey Doug, we were on a road trip and I didn't catch your 4th of July message until just now. Hope you had a great holiday and that all is very very well with you!1 point
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And while we're at it, remove the sales tax on gold and silver!!!! Can't believe I gotta pay sales tax on coins bought even on the Internet.1 point
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Google this: Honda Rebel 500. I'm thinking about one of these to replace my BMW R1100RS which is just too much bike for this old guy. BTW, it's a 1994 w/ showroom looks and under 15,000 miles if anyone's interested......1 point
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We water our tomatoes, aka maters, squash, cucumbers and other stuff every evening after sundown. But, they still need some rain, bad.1 point
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Be very wary of treating guns and ammo differently than any other general items in the greater sphere of commerce. Eliminating the sales tax is one of those feel good things, but it sets a precedent that guns and ammo are not general commerce items, and that restrictions on their commercial sale are allowable. Better to keep them blended into the mix.1 point
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LMAO!!! That's funny right here!!! Cause you know dang good and well that they aren't going to reduce taxes, like ever!!!1 point
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So I'v been buying some S&W parts kits from everygunpart and decided to rebuild a M10 with a Victory model barrel and forward frame section from another parts set. The victory model is a Canadian proofed 38 S&W cartridge barrel that I had no luck selling on Ebay so I figured it would make a nice snake bore with its .360 groove diam. Add to that, I reamed it out with a T drill and then spun polished all but about .001 of the lands out so as to not run afoul of a smooth bore NFA pistol reg. This first shot is after I mig welded the top strap on. The weld joint is about 1/3 of the way back from the thread head. Then I fabed up a forward bottom corner out of some miscellaneous steel I had laying around. probably 4140. Welded & shaped Most of the grip frame dosent come with the dewat frame so I had to match the grip contour to a new fabed up grip frame section. I think the Canadian poofs look neat on this Victor 10 snake gun. You can see the frame one by the barrel pin. After all the final shaping I put the frame in my kiln and roasted it to 1140 F for a couple hours to get rid of the weld stress. Then brought the temp down to 340 F and oil quenched it there just to give it a slight bit tougher skin. The worst case scenario is it could stretch the top strap but I highly doubt that with the rather smooth over sized bore and light loads that will be home made fodder. "If" the CCI shot capsule breaks open, I get about a dead on POA pattern of about 4" @ 10 feet. A rifled bore throws the shot out of pattern pretty early leaving you with a wounded snake or missing him all together at anything past 10 feet. This is my idea of the fix!1 point
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These were designed to fore once and toss into the river. I think Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded a song about them.1 point
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Target Sports USA, my favorite online ammo dealer, has a bunch of 9mm training and self-defense ammo in stock -- Federal, Hornady, CCI, Winchester. Prices range from .44/round on up. I greatly like the Federal Syntech 147gr for training ammo in mid- or full-size guns, and it's one of the types available. Free shipping if you buy 500 rounds or more. https://www.targetsportsusa.com/9mm-luger-ammo-c-51.aspx Cheers, Whisper1 point
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Permission slips from the state don’t make the irresponsible responsible and a lack of one doesn’t make the responsible irresponsible.1 point
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I wear a heavy duty belt at work with a radio, g17 , 3 loaded mags and lots of other tools so when I'm off and at home I ain't wearing squat except sweat pants lol.0 points
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Appropriately named as I would look like the proverbial Monkey F'n a football on that thing0 points
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Don't worry, as soon as we get a state income tax the sales tax rate will be reduced.0 points
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