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One sets the cam belt tension of a Ducati by strumming the belt and testing the frequency. Something like tuning a guitar, I guess, but the belt is heavier. Anyway, I set the tension of my cam belts this morning, and this is the result. But they should be good for five years.

Running gas with ethanol is no problem, but letting ethanol sit in a carburetor is bad news. If you're riding regularly, every day-ish, then ethanol will give you no grief at all. If the bike has a petcock it's a good idea to close it and run the fuel out of the float bowl. Plus one on peejman's comment about the vacuum leak. My experience with HD's is that they do pop and sputter through the exhaust during off-throttle deceleration. True backfire through the carb is worrisome.

Welcome to Tennessee! I hope you like it as well here as I do. I moved here three years ago from Washington, and I had the same question. What I had to do wasn't a "swap", but my WA CCL was good for three months, I think. In that time I was able to sign up and take the TN CCL course, which is a one-day affair with some classroom time and an hour or so on the range to show basic proficiency. It was pretty easy. You do not need a license to carry CONCEALED here. There are certain areas where you cannot carry, but in-general TN allows concealed carry for those who are legally allowed to own firearms. You won't go wrong if you go ahead and take a course, though.

2/22/22 - At reasonable prices. WHEN will I find some Retumbo or H1000?

I had a similar experience in that one of my coaches would pick me up before school for a little duck hunting, we'd drop the ducks and his shotgun at his house on the way home, but my gun was behind the seat of his pickup and I carried it home after school.

I'm surprised to read that from a DA. It sounds like she's on Baldwin's defense team. Lawyers are usually precise in their language, and I suppose it IS possible for a firearm to discharge without pulling the trigger (for example pulling the hammer back to the point just before engagement, then allowing it fall forward on a live round in the chamber), but it's unlikely given the circumstances that Baldwin described.

I love motorcycles... just about any motorcycle. The Harley has a whole different feel than my other bikes, more relaxed, a bit more elemental. The BMW is my "go to" ride, it'll do everything, but sometimes I want to rip it up on the Ducati, and sometimes I just want to putt on the Harley.

While I acknowledge that there are bad apples in LE, as in ANY trade or profession, I continue to respect those who take on the dangerous and necessary job. Personally, I have never had a bad experience with any cop. Even when I've been pulled over and ticketed, I realized that the cops were doing their jobs and I brought those tickets onto myself by my own choice to speed. LE is a job that I sure wouldn't want to take on, but I am eternally grateful for the GOOD men and women who choose to do it.

2013 here. Also have a 1200 Sportster, 1098S Ducati, 89 Yamaha RD350, and a 300cc GasGas trials bike. I love my BMW, too!

I ride a BMW R1200RT these days (among others). It has heated grips, a heated seat, an electrically adjustable windscreen, and has great weather protection. And I no longer commute so I don't need to ice up my beard anymore.

Been there a couple of times, and it isn't much fun. I remember riding home one night when it got so cold I couldn't squeeze the clutch lever. Fortunately my hand was frozen into a hook and I just hauled my whole arm back. Fun times!

I am so sick of the federal government averting its eyes from one law while screaming with indignation over another. If they can pick and choose which laws to obey, then so can I, right?

So I'm feeling a little under the weather and decided to watch an old rerun of Leave it to Beaver, a show I enjoyed as a kid. In this episode, Beaver is invited to a party and finds himself the only boy among half a dozen girls, and he's miserable. He sneaks out of the living room and finds himself in the hostess's father's den, where the father is waiting, expecting Beaver to have made an escape. So here's the great part. The father has a collection of firearms, a Sharps rifle, an old six-shooter, and a gun rig that may have been worn by Billy the Kid. The father lets Beaver admire and handle the firearms and try on the gun rig. Can you imagine? A TV show that shows a 7-year old boy handling ---- GASP---- guns? A man letting a child handle those guns without the child's parent's permission? Several firearms in a den inside a glass-door gun cabinet with kids in the house? Now, I actually would never invite a child to handle a firearm without his parents' permission, but the point is how normal those things were in the late 1950's. Boys were expected to be fascinated with guns, adults were trusted to show a firearm to a kid, and people weren't going to freak out that there might be a gun in the house. What a huge societal change since I was watching that show.

I remember that time, too, and I also remember that I looked down my nose at those rifles and figured I wanted nothing to do with them. Hindsight, huh?

Everything you'd ever wanna know: Mine is apparently a hodgepodge. It has the early flip-type peep sight, but the late bayonet lug barrel band. And the paratrooper stock is a repro, no cut out, Fujimo. Still, fun shooter!

I'll check next time I get into the safe.

All these hard questions! This has always just been a shooter for me. I have no idea if the folder is a repro or original. How can I tell?

I bought my M1 Carbine in the late 70's, and still shoot it often. It's actually a pretty good pig-getter. I don't remember what I paid for it, but I was poor back then, and I doubt it was more than $100. And it came with both the standard and folding stock. I should probably look for a bayonet for it.

And in 30 years you may be pining for the cheap prices we're enjoying today. Ha!

I'll do that after the symptoms are gone. CDC site says to self-isolate for five days unless symptoms are severe. My worst symptom is chills, I'm ALWAYS cold during the winter months, and a fever just boosts that. Thanks for the info.

I check daily for H1000 or, preferably, Retumbo. Good luck with that, though! H110 was on the Hodgdon site this morning, too.

That cat is hilarious!

Don't even think of apologizing. I'm sure all of us appreciate the time and effort you put into this board. THANK YOU!

Looks like it's my turn in the Covid barrel. I've not been tested, but the symptoms all match. Triple vaxed, and that is probably helping as I'm just coughing, aching, and feverish. I guess it could be the run of the mill flu, but I took that vaccine, too.