Author Topic: How was your day (Read 620048 times)

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #2040 on:** March 26, 2019, 08:15:48 PM »

Just love them Guzzis! Woke the T-3 up today from it's winter slumber. I don't think it had run since December something. With choke it started up within a couple of revolutions and idled. Backed it out of the garage, closed the garage door, took choke off and motored on for 53 miles on a beautiful afternoon. It never missed a beat.

GliderJohn

vintagehoarder · « **Reply #2041 on:** March 27, 2019, 07:37:27 PM »

Great!

Brought my Guzzi's a new stable mate home.

Muzz · « **Reply #2042 on:** March 28, 2019, 03:32:06 PM »

Quote from: vintagehoarder on March 27, 2019, 07:37:27 PM

Great!

Brought my Guzzi's a new stable mate home.

Nice. I would have another 50cc model in a flash; cost of licensing is way down, and it's all you need to get around town here. Brilliant machines with BIG wheels!

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2043 on:** March 28, 2019, 07:48:38 PM »

I got a basetball jones , I got a basetball jones , I got a basetball jones , oh baby , oh oh

Dusty

Muzz · « **Reply #2044 on:** March 28, 2019, 09:43:27 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on March 28, 2019, 07:48:38 PM

I got a basetball jones , I got a basetball jones , I got a basetball jones , oh baby , oh oh

Dusty

I am really pleased for you Dusty.

Now, can you please tell this Antipodean what a basetball jones is.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2045 on:** March 28, 2019, 10:02:53 PM »

Quote from: Muzz on March 28, 2019, 09:43:27 PM

I am really pleased for you Dusty.

Now, can you please tell this Antipodean what a basetball jones is.

Cheech and Chong , Basketball Jones , our college national tournament is happening , March Madness !

Dusty

Testarossa · « **Reply #2046 on:** March 29, 2019, 12:51:08 AM »

jones
An obsession; a burning desire. The undeniable passion or love for someone or something.
"Basketball Jones, I got a basketball jones, I got a basketball jones ooh baby..."

vintagehoarder · « **Reply #2047 on:** March 29, 2019, 07:33:38 AM »

Quote from: Muzz on March 28, 2019, 03:32:06 PM

Nice. I would have another 50cc model in a flash; cost of licensing is way down, and it's all you need to get around town here. Brilliant machines with BIG wheels!

Yes the new ones are 125 fuel injected with front ABS disc brakes, very capable fun little bikes.

Muzz · « **Reply #2048 on:** March 29, 2019, 03:17:29 PM »

Quote from: Testarossa on March 29, 2019, 12:51:08 AM

jones
An obsession; a burning desire. The undeniable passion or love for someone or something.
"Basketball Jones, I got a basketball jones, I got a basketball jones ooh baby..."

Thanks guys. Dusty, you left out the "k"

. Where does the "jones" come from?; is it from the Ray Stevens song "Along Came Jones"? (a man that could do anything)

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2049 on:** March 29, 2019, 03:28:15 PM »

Quote from: Muzz on March 29, 2019, 03:17:29 PM

Thanks guys. Dusty, you left out the "k" . Where does the "jones" come from?; is it from the Ray Stevens song "Along Came Jones"? (a man that could do anything)

Listen to the song Muzz

Dusty

Muzz · « **Reply #2050 on:** March 29, 2019, 05:30:05 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on March 29, 2019, 03:28:15 PM

Listen to the song Muzz

Dusty

Google is your friend.

Still doesn't tell me where jones or jonesing actually comes from. Seth's description of "the undeniable passion or love for someone or something" makes me wonder if the term originates from the Jones of Ray Stevens who rescued damsels from railway tracks and sticks of dynamite down abandoned mines.

Classic song, even if the term does not originate from it.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2051 on:** March 29, 2019, 05:40:12 PM »

Quote from: Muzz on March 29, 2019, 05:30:05 PM

Google is your friend.

Still doesn't tell me where jones or jonesing actually comes from. Seth's description of "the undeniable passion or love for someone or something" makes me wonder if the term originates from the Jones of Ray Stevens who rescued damsels from railway tracks and sticks of dynamite down abandoned mines.

Classic song, even if the term does not originate from it.

The term originated from Jones Alley in Manhattan .

Dusty

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2052 on:** April 01, 2019, 07:01:05 PM »

Quote from: ohiorider on April 01, 2014, 04:44:18 PM

Perfect! 130 miles on the 12S in very breezy, sunny 70 degree weather. Combined with 90 miles on the R100GS yesterday, it was a good 'fix.' We're dropping back into the 50s tomorrow, and there is lots of wet weather in the forecast, but the past two days made up for a winter of snow and more snow.

Bob

Posted 5 years ago today , how time flies . How ya doin' Bob ?

Dusty

Muzz · « **Reply #2053 on:** April 02, 2019, 07:56:03 PM »

Yesterday our desktop computer started making loud metallic noises form inside. Taking the side cover off revealed the fan in the power supply had dropped down, and if it turned at all it was bouncing on the grill and hence the noise.

It must be about 10 years old; I ordered all the bits the day Windows 7 was released after months of researching the "best bang for the bucks" parts. It has been exceptionally good, the only thing I had to replace was the hard drive, which, although testing showing nothing being wrong with it, was one of the ones that would not do W7 to W8 to W10 upgrade path. I am hoping it will hold together until the Ryzen 3000 series stuff comes out. My wife does a bit of photography and video work, and her latest camera is a 4K video model and the present system, although handling it, could be better.

I hauled the power supply out, cleaned out any grime, lubed the shaft with some synthetic fishing reel lube that is slicker than a greased eel and hoped the clip that had let go would grab the groove in the shaft. Flukes count and it did.

Took the front fan out that had been grumbling, threw some lube at that, and it quietened right down. While putting this back in the front which is only held in by clips, let go and ripped the wires and a pin each off the start and restart buttons.

Bugger. Went online and found a close by computer shop which had some $3-00 single push switches. Fired up my die grinder as the case had to be modified drastically, fitted the two switches and she all fired up (quietly) again.

I felt rather chuffed as from the outside it still looks pretty original.

Cheap fix (Guzzi content

) and hopefully it will get us 4 months until the new stuff, which evidently supports USB4, comes out. Also,

is happy again.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2054 on:** April 02, 2019, 08:03:16 PM »

That's brilliant Muzz

Dusty

davedel44 · « **Reply #2055 on:** April 03, 2019, 07:04:31 PM »

I had an eventful day.

Moved my mother-in-law to a nearby assisted living center. God bless us all who are taking care of aging parents/inlaws.
Buried one of the last feral cats who survived Hurricane Ike in 2010. She was hit by a car.
Saw the Texas' Tall ship Ellisa sailing in the Gulf.

Dave
Galveston

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #2056 on:** April 04, 2019, 07:03:59 PM »

Good, Dusty.. thanks for asking.

Opened the door to the SoCal Guzzi Garage (tm) blew the dust off the MZ, turned the fuel on, and it started instantly.

I have plans of heading toward San Francisco via 33 north of Ojai, a *great* motorcycle road, and spending two or three days riding the coast/finding new roads/being a gypsy.

balvenie · « **Reply #2057 on:** April 04, 2019, 08:12:02 PM »

Living the dream, Chuck

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2058 on:** April 04, 2019, 09:32:28 PM »

Dang I love this thread

Dusty

Different Spokes TV · « **Reply #2059 on:** April 05, 2019, 07:22:28 AM »

Had a nice ride on a cold day in Canada. Took my new (to me) Stelvio off pavement for the first time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpsBRQuCROQ

PJPR01 · « **Reply #2060 on:** April 05, 2019, 11:26:26 AM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on April 04, 2019, 07:03:59 PM

Good, Dusty.. thanks for asking. Opened the door to the SoCal Guzzi Garage (tm) blew the dust off the MZ, turned the fuel on, and it started instantly. I have plans of heading toward San Francisco via 33 north of Ojai, a *great* motorcycle road, and spending two or three days riding the coast/finding new roads/being a gypsy.

Nice...might you be heading here for example? Great ride up and down the coast with nice weather are hard to beat!!!

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #2061 on:** April 05, 2019, 02:40:40 PM »

^^^^With any luck at all, Paul..

I'll avoid the Hearst Castle, though.

PJPR01 · « **Reply #2062 on:** April 05, 2019, 03:29:55 PM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on April 05, 2019, 02:40:40 PM

^^^^With any luck at all, Paul.. I'll avoid the Hearst Castle, though.

Sweet! There's a nice hotel right down the coast in front of Hearst Castle I've stayed at a few times...great to see the fog rolling in while walking with a morning cup of coffee!

Enjoy the Trip!

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #2063 on:** April 05, 2019, 07:02:07 PM »

Pretty cool actually. Good spring weather and a stop at the Fort Smith Hictorical Site and sold a$20,000.00 stairlift

Worth a stop for the history buffs👍

Thirtyaughtsix · « **Reply #2064 on:** April 07, 2019, 07:52:18 AM »

Couldn't be better, just bought a 2019 Stone

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #2065 on:** April 07, 2019, 09:47:55 AM »

It sucks, more rain.
BTW "Along came Jones" came from the title of an old western movie in the fifties by the same name. Slow talking Slow walking the hero was as he rescued the maiden from villains.

Guzzi Gal · « **Reply #2066 on:** April 07, 2019, 09:52:53 AM »

Quote from: Thirtyaughtsix on April 07, 2019, 07:52:18 AM

Couldn't be better, just bought a 2019 Stone

Fantastic!

ScepticalScotty · « **Reply #2067 on:** April 07, 2019, 11:28:47 AM »

Excellent - 38 3Ds in the forest that our field archery club has use of, and yesterday spent the day on the Breva riding with freinds. And now its time to light the barbeque.

Muzz · « **Reply #2068 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:17:17 PM »

Daylight saving finished yesterday.

I HATE it when it gets dark so early in the evening. Also confirmation that winter is nigh upon us.

is running out to do

.

davedel44 · « **Reply #2069 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:50:17 PM »

New voltage regulator arrived today.

Sailed along with the Tall Ship Elissa on the sailboat La Isla.

Dave
Galveston

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