I rode to the coast Saturday and ended up in Port Orford.

Thought about you so I videoed going through town to Battle Rock park.

Then down to the dock. I believe this is the only port on the Oregon coast that lifts the boats out of the water each day.

On to Coast Guard hill up to the old life boat station.





Where I stopped on the way down was the beginning of the 530 step stairs 300 feet down to the boat houses at sea level.

A picture of where the boat houses use to be.
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Time to do it all at once with plenty of underfoot nonhelp....
while waiting on the CB1100 and listening to 60's -80's Rock !

I have changed my exhaust from a standard one to a third-party one.
This is a good one because it’s not peaky and it doesn’t sound loud.
There is an inspection to cars and motorcycles here in Japan and I have to have the inspection every two years.
If someone changes their exhaust to a loud one, their bike cannot pass the test.
My exhaust can pass it.
I’m going to have the inspection next month but I don’t have to care at all because of the nice exhaust.

I have been to a karst plateau called Shikoku-Karst in Shikoku I live here in Japan.
This place is so-so famous around west Japan as the karst plateau.
The scenery is so fantastic and panoramic and the air is cool even in Summer.
So a lot of riders often go there during Japanese terrible too hot Summer. Ha ha
Of course there are some beautiful seaside lines too but I won’t go there in Summer.
Especially Summer in Japan this year is crazy….Too Hot…..Boooo….

Doesn't look like I'm going to be riding my CB as much as I would like.

Tomorrow, I'm having a neck dissection to remove a malignant cyst about the size of a tennis ball, my second bout with cancer in a year, which should keep me off the bike for awhile.

On another sad note, today, I had to put down my dog due failing health. He was like a son to me for the last 11 1/2 years. So sad.

I have made several new friends here and just wanted to thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers.

Dennis (aka "dsinned")

The XSR900 awaiting a flog. Power mode A, traction control off

I think I've finally found my long ride windshield set up for the CB. A National Cycle Plexistar 2 (which I scored from Amazon Warehouse 'open box' for $135 shipped) and an MRX X-creen Sport 'fin' type add-on topper.

The Plexistar 2 does excellent by itself, but I like to keep the big grasshoppers off of my helmet shield (and out of my helmet when open) and the MRA X-creen does the trick. I got it off eBay for less than $90 as a dealer demo model. I used the 'non-drill' adapters for installation of the X-creen.

To appease the anorak nerds out there - the distance from the ignition switch to the top of the Plexistar 2 alone is 18 inches, and to the top with the X-creen installed (and at highest setting) is 21 3/4 inches. I'm 5'8" and can see over the top of the X-creen spoiler when sitting up in the saddle (I use an Alaskan Sheepskin cover - so calculate in about 1/2-3/4" if you have out your slide rule you geeks!).

It works very well, not as well as my ST1100 touring bike did with an MRA 'topper' on the Honda stock shield, but the CB1100 is basically a naked bike, not a touring motorcycle, eh? It makes a bit more noise than without a shield, and at certain speeds the X-creen even gets a tiny annoying whistle but with earplugs it is very tolerable.

I did 1150 miles last weekend in very windy to calm conditions and it performed well. At slow speeds in 95F+ temps it shielded a bit too much and my Carmex melted in my tank bag. I took a chance and believed the Plexistar's literature that it was easy off/easy back on, and removed it for a portion of my trip (I camped in the Colorado National Monument NP). I had almost no tools, so this was scarier than you might think. It came off VERY easy (I wasn't worried about that) and it actually went back on without a hitch at 0615 yesterday morning in limited dawn light.

I can't imagine even trying out another set up after testing a few now. I'll probably be selling my MRA Vario Touring screen since this works so well. I can remove the X-creen topper with an allen wrench in seconds, or remove the whole shebang altogether, so I don't think I'll be using the Vario anymore. Watch the classifieds in the future for that windshield

Happy trails!

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Took my new-to-me Ducati Monster 620 for a short ride today, including a stop for breakfast. Fun little bike. After breakfast I rode to the top of 10,000' Kenosha Pass, parked, and turned off the bike. It wouldn't restart. I could hear the fuel pump whirring and all the fuses were intact, but the engine wouldn't crank over. No clicks, nothing. Dead. Five hours and an expensive U-Haul truck rental later, the bike is back in my garage, still dead. I'll go through all the connections, switches, solenoids, relays, and points of failure this week and see if I can find what's wrong. The battery is new this year and spends its sleeping life on a Battery Tender, but it's possible the stator is fried and I've been riding on borrowed time.

Hey guys:
I came across this bike for sale in my local CL:
[url=http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/5726154531.html]Austin CL





I never even knew Honda sold one of these cool looking bikes.
It's f/s for $8950...don't know if that's the going price on one of these.
What do you guys know about them?
Anyone here who onwed one, ....what's the word on this?

So after a 4+ week wait, my new-to-me DLX has made it safe and sound from the Fay Myers Motorcycle Dealership in Colorado to my home in NJ. I spent the last few days taking a few accessories off to get it closer to stock, and was finally able to get a nice photo today.

I can't say enough about Haulbikes who transported the bike for me.

I again want to thank LongRanger for checking out the bike for me in person and assuring me that it was pristine. His objective assessment and encouragement made all the difference in my decision to buy this bike and not wait for another one closer to home. This is the first time I have bought a bike sight unseen and it has been a superb experience.

The bike has 1,100 miles on it and so far appears as close to perfect as any bike could be. There have been no surprises regarding damage, condition, etc. Zero. I am taking it to my long-time dealer in about 10 days for an end-to-end check and to tend to some normal maintenance items.

This thing just glows. From every angle and in any light, it glows.

Many thanks to others on the forum who have answered countless questions and extended a fantastic welcome. Feels like coming home!

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