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Why is it 55 lbs heavier than the previous YFZ 450?

Staying home. Will be on the Parker Strip until June 30th. Don't do holidays at the river anymore.

Got our for $1250 from Berts on sale. Lots of stolen ones out there. They are Gems.

Peter Sellers in "The Party." Catch it from the start. "World of Henry Orient" is a comedy-movie-lovers-movie too. Both forgotten Gems for movie lovers.

I had one, and I rigged an accessory antenna/cord with it too on top our RV flashing lite pole. Worked excellent, helped alot. In fact, we had a reputation for having it on our RV and people around Dumont from time to time would ask to use it as word spread. Used in on the Parker Strip as well. My daughter has it in her posession, it's the BFD to her social world on the road. I don't think I had $25 in the whole set-up. Parker now has excellent service BTW. We used our GM on star once in an emergency. Guy slipped off his trucks front bumper with the trucks hood open and got impaled on the latch thus hooking his rib cage too. A bloody mess. Onstar worked really well at Dumont. Don't know if it was dumb luck,, or that the LEO temp tower was up,, or we caught the CHP tower,,or it works on Sattelite, damfino, but it worked and that's was that.

Build number MCWCDWK. Everything but the matching roller skates. Dealers all wanted $10K over sticker last year,, got it for $12k under sticker this year. That's $22K difference BTW. We passed on the Factory delivery because the airline flite was almost $2500 !!! Passed on the ZR1 because of the painfull mark-up. Corvettes aren't known for great re-sale, no sense in helping that issue along. The factory 427 hood jewelry arrived in the mail yesterday. Nice they came with a precision template too. We'll be getting the 3M clear bra installed, and the 427 emblems go on after. We just got back from a Las Vegas run. Last blast for our beloved Honda S2000 before the 'Vette arrives. Geeze the Honda s2000 has to go. Great Canyon shooter, and nothing like a convertable in LV,, but not a car for long drives. We visited the Double Down Saloon in LV. I figured the wife would hate it, so get it over with. She loved it. Lively poker machines. If ya want an eye opener as to how tight the Strip/downtown video poker machines really are, try dives like the Double Down. Wife hit several jackpots,, I couldn't loose for winning. Yeah, ya don't win much, if at all, but they don't suck all your money up as fast as the strip machines do. Ya at least get some play,,, -And the strong free drinks jus' keep flowing,,, An unsigned band atmosphere, seedy,, damn,, love the place. Great jukebox if you love rock. If you don't rock LV, go home.

That great to read. We'd love to have a new baby girl in the house

It's our 2 year anniversary today. Took my wife out to a really nice lunch. She brought up why our marriage is working. That kinda talk is a BFD with girls,, so just shut up and listen when they bring it up. No issues about sex, our budget is well under control,, common interests like duneing and boating,, but most of all we work as a team, and we answer each others opinions with; "You might be right". I think Pete the Dunefreak has a good set up,, but is way too bashfull to admit it. I read others posts here and get the impression there are some awesome marriages on DDR. It ain't easy,, but lots of good couples are making it work. Untill my much younger wife and I hooked up, she never duned, off roaded. She never boat and wake boarded, went out dancing,, she never tow'd and backed a trailer,, RV'd, had a guy in her life that told her she was attractive and spent time, money and listened to her. Ya gotta admit, suddenly duning from a life of doing nothing is a vast change of culture. Anyone can offroad, but duning isn't for dummies,, it's a lifestyle, a culture that sand is in your blood. We love duning and it's a big part of our family. What makes your marriage work?:

I'm registered at PRC but can't get the site to load fully. I'll dig into this deeper. Thanks

OK Ritch,, I'll take a second attempt: The crotch strap seems to have nothing but tupperware on the floorboard to drill through, the V neck strap has no place to attach, but the two side straps will indeed attach to the existing seatbelt bolts. So I'm two holes short of a full golf game. The top strap and the crotch, I was thinking useing Unistrut clamps on the top to the crossbar just behind the seats. The floor,,, well,,, gonna take some thought.

The Marine Corps sent me thorugh Caterpillar Earthmoving mechanics school, then Carrier refrigeration repair school. When I got discharged I got hired on the spot at the Budweiser brewery in LA. We had beer breaks on the job, But: If you were even seen chatting with someone while working , you'd get written up, then another infraction you were fired. It was a tough place to work. Strikes all the time, brutal mean bosses. I never had problems, but the hostile working environment really sucked. I used to go on the beer loading dock and see Power Company workers sitting on their work trucks tailgates, playing cards, eating sandwitches, drinking free Busch Bavarian beer we gave them. Go back out 4 hours later and they're still there, playing cards, eating snacks, and drinking beer. I thought that's the job for me. I applied to the LADWP, got hired at $4 more per hour than Budweiser, far better benefits, 12 years less and 50% more pay to retire. The only bad part of the job was working with and for some brutally raciest black people. Far more raciest than ANY biggoted white person I ever met. Hating whites was a lifestyle for these black folk. But labors laws concerning racism work in both directions,, and perservance with knowledge of the system,, and you could have them by the sack or short hairs just on the strength of an accusation. Ya didn't have to work, and they couldn't fire you,, so why not mess the the heads of the Biggoted Blacks ya work for that were making your work life miserable? It was easy, all ya needed was an ink pen, and the right federal labor complaint forms, and a postage stamp. Duner Hells Angel Steve was a hard working, razor sharp elevator mechanic, raised on a Kansas Pig farm, showed me the ropes to dealing with reverse discrimination. They'd screw with him because they felt like it. They counted my 4 years in the Marines as good time to add to my retirement. So I retired 4 years earlier, and they added another $400 a month to my pension too. I feel like I got those 4 years in the Marines back. Other than working for Louis Farrakans lieutenants, the job was outstanding, with awesome pay and working conditions.

I've never met a roofer that I thought was a lazy person. That is some hard work.

I was drafted and ended up in the Marines. 90 days out of high school, we were doing a landmine sweep along a road and I guy with his wife and kids walked up and wanted to trade his .38 revolver for the SEIKO wristwatch I was wearing that my parents gave me for a graduation present. Guys on the weapons carrier about 200 feet away thought the guy was robbing me when they saw the .38 and the emptied M16 clips on the guy in front of his family. I was covered with his guts and brains. I earned $122 a month in the USMC. The hardest working people I have ever worked with were people that grew up on pig farms. They knew what bad was. Any task seemed good and any pay was excellent and they always excell in life. When McDonalds started letting girls work (at one time it was male only employment at McDonalds believe it or not) my sister got a job at $1.00 per hour and the owner instructed her that if she gets robbed, "Don't give the robber the money." My folks made her go in and quit.

"Pushin Metal" has to be one of the worst jobs it seems.

When I ordered our 5 point belts from Crow, they told us they'll mount on the existing belt connections point. Well,, it's obvious that isnt gonna happen. Any tips or tales on a mounting kit or parts? Thanks.

I gotta feeling this will a good poker run.

This is the second time this has happened along this stretch in about 6 months. Not quite as severe this time. Last event the trains were strewn as far as the little dunes and then some. It's mostly Chinese goods. Some talk it's Tibet protesters responsible.

We want to do a You Tube video so anyone with a 4 wheeler let us know if you're going so we can give a good account of DDR.

Is their a web link to it? Never mind,, found it: http://www.barstowpokerrun.com/index%20menu.html Probably will take our 8 year old and our Rzr to run it.

Early cans, that is,, the first cans of STP said Scientifically Tested Product on the can. They sold for,, whopping at the time,,, $1.35. Jeep came from GP or General Purpose military designation, but Pop Eye cartoons and the comic strip were popular at the time. Written by Segar. Olive Oils dog-like pet was name the Jeep. He could turn invisible, ate flowers, and always told the truth. Soo,, GP kinda morph'd into Jeep amongst all the GI's. Gas cans used to be called Jerry cans. The old timers in your family may still call them that. Early American Fuel containers leaked and were crap. The Germans (called Jerrys by the Brits, Krauts by the GI's) made a superior fuel container during WW2 that the US and the Tommys (British) would put into used upon capture. The spouts are still to this day, called Donkey Dicks by Marines for obvious reasons. JC Whitney may still call them Jerry cans in their catalog. Illegal to sell in most states BTW. Cop nickname for Leos has a lot of tales. In Britain, it ment Constable On Patrol,, or several other reasons, including the Copper badge.

The kid is fantastic.

Thanks for posting that Vicki Consider the Hansim 50. It's really 70 cc's and parents we know love um. No complaints. Yeah, it's a cheapie China quad, but not bad for $450. Wish we had put our 5 year old on one instead of the expensive, slow troublesome Suzuki 50. County motorsports will even get you paddle tires for them and save you the hassle of shopping around for them. Every parent we know that has bought the 50 has said it's the best money they ever spent. I've been real hard on the China quads in all the forums,, but this 50 cc ATV is a good deal,, and the only 50 with ample power. It has wireless remote control which is cool for training, the teather dead man, elect start,, a good deal.

One way that will stop that crap is if the people sueing loose, they have to pay the legal fees of the other party. They have this policy in England and it's made a big difference. But honestly, why Rhinos and rzrs are made so narrow they can easily roll over amazes me. Yeah, the rzr can go up ATV trails with ease, but it's pretty easy to roll. We left the side nets on because of this, and have added wider wheels and spacers.

Wondering if anyone has tried or uses the unisteer electric steering? Any tips, tales or takes? Thanks.

We have over 110.000 miles on our orig GMC brakes. I'm going to treat myself to some new, dealer installed brakes. I gotta say that kinda hard mileage on one set of brakes is astounding. After reading this thread, hope I never need new rotors because though aftermarket is the smart way to go, I hopelessly want to keep it all stock in spite of the extra added expense. When the engine 8.1 pukes, going to treat ourselves to a new engine too. New not re-built. Ya just can't buy these 8.1 trucks anymore, so we'll drop it off at Dunefreak Chevy, and they can put me asleep when they give us the bill. Wife orgasms ever time she drives it and kicks it in the a$$. Gotta hang onto this classic truck.