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An update....bolt was missing allowing hose to come out :( Head gasket blown:shakehead: Gonna tear it down tomorrow to look for further damage ie: warped head He is also gonna try to get Kawi to warranty the repairs. He said he has never encountered the bolts coming loose especially on a bike...

Thanks guys! Yes engine does turn over, oil looks OK, I didn't know I had a coolant leak until engine shut down & I got off & saw it leaking. I was out all day on bike, stopped many times never had any indication of a leak until it died & I coasted to a place to get pulled off (small country...

I just got a used Ninja 250 with 4000mi on it, on my first full day out, bike blew a coolant hose & lost all coolant. I didn't know anything happened until bike lost power then stalled. How much damage am I looking @? It was a cool day but engine did smell 'hot' when I got to a stop. I did...

Hello everyone My son lost his friend during their last deployment and as a tribute to support his friend's family and others he went to a ceremony in VA... Remembering The Brave...he presented medals to fallen Marine families including to James' wife and parents. This had to be incredibly...

I rode with the PGR for a soldier's funeral in my hometown in FL a couple yrs ago, the ride from the funeral home to the cemetery was over 20 miles & there were people along the way the entire distance, I got choked up several times seeing everyone saluting & waving flags, from very small...

Hello everyone, it's been a while. Thought I'd give you an update, especially one with good news!! My son has been deployed to Iraq, we have been given flight window for his return....yay :cheer:... even better that they are earlier than expected :rockon: He has also been recommended for a...

Read the ingredients... you take a load of fiber then a load of laxatives,,,, then you poop your brains out...ummmm you just paid some rich idiot for something you can buy for yourself anywhere. Go buy a bottle of generic psyllium & generic Senna S tabs, you'll have enough to last you a year...

Re: Another Bike Hauler! Inspired by ant_mb :D I've loaded & towed a bit both with open & an enclosed trailer. Best investment we made was getting LA chocks, don't need as many tiedown straps and I can load & tie w/o help & don't need to compress the shock. Several trips before I always had...

Re: Saturn/Opal Astra I can't speak for the Astra but my Saturns were all good. Had a '97 SL1, '00 LS1, '03 VUE, never any major repairs needed. My daughter in FL has '02 SL1, 160,000 miles n still goin but gettin tired! Saturn used to be a 'special' brand of GM they kinda got away from that...

We are buying a house here in western KY, 4/2 1900+sf, brick. $68,000 Similar house in FL.... $150,000 or more depending on location. I could not afford to go back there, nor do I want to. What really matters is that you are happy where you are :D (and have a job) I prefer peace & quiet and...

If you can't make the FZ6 comfortable consider a Triumph. I had a 2000 Legend & wish I had it now. It was better for me as I too am vertically challenged :) Several of their bikes are considered 'standard' style, upright riding position and the pegs more centered not forward like the cruisers...

I know the feeling. My FZ was repo'd in December, but BMW is mine. My bankruptcy is probably gonna be May, after we get moved, so this house can go into it. It can only get better....

Summer 2000 I bought a Suzuki GZ250 and spent 3wks riding pillion waiting for my MSF class. We went to the local school parking lot twice before the class and I had to use the WHOLE lot to make a simple turn and spent half my time restarting after stalling :confused: while my 17yo son made it...

My son said this deployment will be better than the first two.... he will have internet so communication will be MUCH better and overall conditions have improved in the area he will be in, so I feel better about it this time... not great but better. His wife is having a really hard time, her...

The article isn't my son.... I just came across it an saw the guy was on an FZ6.... My son just left for Iraq :(