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Nice Quad. Wish it was out last year when we bought the Honda 250. Soft seat, sturdy controls. Good runner. excellent rider position for the smaller rider. Elect start, manual shift. All new quad, not another patch up change up former somthin' else kinda model. If you're considering a 250, definately consider the Raptor 250.

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That's good to read Pete. I was watching Turbo TV and they took Quads to Glamis with Metzger and a group of other unique people. He wasn't looking like he was feeling too hot. He spent most the show (several days long) in camp helping the cook. In fact, most the show in camp on a beach chair. Felt bad seeing that, but good to read he's up and running again.

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FANtastic.

I went to one of the recent meetings with the BLM and the Friends of DD. Several of people off this board attended the meeting too. It was so cool to see you guys turn out. Your hearts really are in the right place. Vickie and John need all the support we can all bring to their teriffic efforts. In contrast: A considerable amount people and families from the Havasu and Parker Earp and Needles/Blyth Colorado River area wanted to organize and attempt to re-open the Rice Valley Dunes on Rice rd. We contact each other via the Boating related forums, and I also know them from the dunes too. We had been using them with no idea they had been closed. I was willing and able to make the effort to re-open them, but when it came right down to commiting to go to BLM meetings, I got no support from the the river folks at all. ZERO. I got some good guidance from some of the fine folks at the ASA in how to approach the effort. They were great. But in dealing with the Rice Valley Dunes, I stand alone amongst the river people that mostly live in the area & use(d) the Rice Valley Dunes and wanted it re-opened. By myself that effort will be a lost, wasted effort. So: My point being that it was super excellent of you peeps to show up at the BLM and support the FoDD and Vicky and John, and not leave it for someone else like so many duners do.

ABC is starting to wake up to good programming. I would suspect it to be longer next year. We liked it far better than the pukie olympics.

OK then. Looked like just past the North Pole around the corner. BTW: What is the premise of the "King of Miami" tv show. We're watching it, but don't yet follow whats going on.

The TV show "I bet" is at Dumont dunes. MOJO HDTV. The show is about two LV gamblers that bet each other. betting the cost of a dune buggy,, can they run up a dune... ect ect. Good show.

Or because we could finally afford a HD TV? I gotta say, watching the games is excellent. Seems much better this year. The motorcycle Cliff hanger XMX stunt takes the cake. Awesome runs.

FYI for anyone for in the future: The RV a/c's don't have service valves (schraders) on them from the factory to check gas pressure. If the compressor should ever burn out, replacement compressors are so expensive it's best to just replace the complete A/C unit. I pull compressors out of some old boneyard low hour window units that are the same - for cheap change-out for tightwad friends with shoebox style cheap-o-winobeggos. The bearings usually go out on the RV compressors, or low voltage conditions at most RV parks in the summer burns the windings out deluxe. Black Meadow at Havasu typically runs at about 90 to 98 volts on a hot summer day. Just murders the compressor. Best to junk the unit when they burn out. Best replacement prices are at Camping world. If your RV parks voltage drops no less than 104 volts, these correctors will boost it back up to 120+ and you'll get cooler air.

Sorry to read you have to go through this hassle. Hope it's all behind you soon, and it turns out good.

Their is a new, hugely effective update, have you done it? We did it and it really supercharged our service.

Jackstands supporting a bridge in LA.

The kids all though he was flapping his arms trying to fly. He became instantly famous.

. We always buy GM. We like their stuff, and always feel at ease in their vehicles. Always un-pleasant visiting their showrooms. We noticed that Saturn is gone from the scene. Saturn was supposed to change all the GM sales experience misery. Saturn was selling every vehicle they could make, got high customer satisfaction numbers, but no dealers around here. Everyone that bought a Saturn loved the deal they got, and loved the great service, good mileage, good running cars. Excellent Saturn ads on TV football and baseball games, ya really knew what they were selling,, don't see the ads anymore either. We have 5 Toyota dealers within a 15 minute drive in every direction. No Saturns. What the heck became of Saturn? They were on a big roll. Now, gone.

We thread a kryptonyte cable through everything. Ya buy them at the bike shop. Their is a crack-head community that lives in Baker, and the Greek is a good place for rip-offs. And, we quit Greek stops long ago.

Look at how many people use the dunes. Very, rarely an accident at Dumont. Then at Pismo: The usual ambulance calls at Pismo are heart attack, asthma, someone slipped off a trucks front bumper and got impaled on the hood latch,,, diabetic shock,, But it's pumped up way outta line in the press. Rarely an accident at the dunes. Sure it happens,, but,,, compaired to all the people out there,,, miniscule accidents vs campers ratios. The three little league fields by my house have far more ambulance runs than Dumont on any day.

The folks I've known that have been involved in accidents and fatalities drink all the time and ride on edge all the time. When one of them seperates a shoulder, breaks a collarbone or an arm,, suddenly it's: "We wern't drinking, & we were riding slow and safely". Not saying any of you or anyone else is like that,, that's just my experiences. About 6 years ago a person in our Glamis nite ride was paralized. Drinking and riding way too fast. Three years later, the same Glamis nite ride, a fatality. S#!tfaced and riding way way too fast. I thought my YFZ 450 was slow,, no,, everyone I ride with is drunker and riding way more crazy.

All the injury and fatal accidents where I know most those involved: The riders/drivers were drinking. Or: It was at nite. or: Or they were drinking and riding at nite. In all the cases they claim the drinking or riding at nite had nothing to do with it. I drink more than anyone on this board and can safely say, ya can't reason with anyone drinking.

That Larry H.Parker , You know the story guy,,,, I don't know if you get the Larry H.Parker accident attorney commercals in LV, but they play all over California on TV. I was re-fueling the truck at the Morongo Indian Casino this morning when a guy in a wheelchair came rolling up. He asked for money for food. He looked familiar. Then he rolled up to others pumping gas, no help either. Panhandlers at a casino, absolutely no help from this kid, or anyone else. Then we asked each other if he was the black guy on the Larry H Parker TV ad: "Larry H. Parker got me,,, well, you know the story" guy. They only show him from the neck up because he's in a wheelchair. He use to say a million dollars, but the Feds changed what they can say. Now he's panhandling at the Morongo. Yep, it was him, all concurred. What ever Larry didn't get the Indians did over tables. __________________

Yep, we'll be there.

A great show on Turbo HD TV is "After Hours at SEMA with Chip Foose." He tours the show after it's closed for the day, at 3 AM, and gives his unique takes on the rides and products at the show. -------------------------------- One of the really small booths at the show was Komoskies (speling?) House of Color. Mark introduced me to Komoski (sp?), and Mark told me that House of Color auto Finishes were of incredable quality. "Even the finest car paints from the big companies ya have to strain before you use them. Not with House of Color". Pristine quality paint. The owner of House of Color, personally brewed and canned all products himself. He later sold the company (I'm told), and it's BFD today in the custom car industry. Me being old school, I took a special interest in the House of Color booth. Tiny one man display at that time. Today, ship Foose has a special place in his heart when ever he visits House of Color on his TV show. But a great story how a small company with a good attitude and superior product, can grow to be an industry leader in quality. "We'll never see candy colors again" said Mark. He was sure as hell was wrong about that.