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02-08-2010, 04:11 PM
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Baby Twin
Member #18450
Posts: 94
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: fairfield county, connecticut
Sportsbike: 1997 TL1000S
Riding Experience: many years, many miles
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 3 Days and 14:04:11 Hours
TLSGriff
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I am so bummed about the snow - I work on the water - yes even in the winter - on the Long Island Sound - bad weather keeps the boat on the dock - which means that I wont get paid - snow sucks the big one for me - I cant tell the mortgage company to suck it if it snows - wish I could.
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1997 TLS, Ohlins Rear Suspn., TLR Forks, TLR 6 pots, S.S Brake Lines, EBC Rotors,TLR Front Fender, Undertail Elimintated, Yosh Cans, Glass Wrapped Pipes, DID Chain, '97 Pair-less, Barnett Clutch Kit, Clear "Double Bubble" screen, Tarred & Feathered - "Tar Baby Black"
Black Flag Mary
1/4 mile 128mph in 10.84 seconds
60-80mph 2.99 seconds
80-100mph 4.67 seconds
Power Plant: V-Twin 90dgr. Lqd.cooled 4strk
Displ: 996cc
Bore x Stroke: 98.0 x 66.0mm
Carburetion: EFI, (2)-52mm throttle bodies
Rake/trail: 23.7 deg./3.7 in. (94mm)
Wheelbase: 55.7 in. (1415mm)
Fuel capacity: 4.5 gal (17L)
Weight: 474 lb (215kg) dry
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02-08-2010, 04:25 PM
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Superbike Twin
Member #18521
Posts: 115
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Michigan
Sportsbike: '83 Suzuki GS750E
Riding Experience: Started June '09
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 4 Days and 7:32:22 Hours
thijones
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All I can say is...
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02-08-2010, 04:37 PM
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Baby Twin
Member #18450
Posts: 94
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: fairfield county, connecticut
Sportsbike: 1997 TL1000S
Riding Experience: many years, many miles
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 3 Days and 14:04:11 Hours
TLSGriff
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I hear that brother!
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1997 TLS, Ohlins Rear Suspn., TLR Forks, TLR 6 pots, S.S Brake Lines, EBC Rotors,TLR Front Fender, Undertail Elimintated, Yosh Cans, Glass Wrapped Pipes, DID Chain, '97 Pair-less, Barnett Clutch Kit, Clear "Double Bubble" screen, Tarred & Feathered - "Tar Baby Black"
Black Flag Mary
1/4 mile 128mph in 10.84 seconds
60-80mph 2.99 seconds
80-100mph 4.67 seconds
Power Plant: V-Twin 90dgr. Lqd.cooled 4strk
Displ: 996cc
Bore x Stroke: 98.0 x 66.0mm
Carburetion: EFI, (2)-52mm throttle bodies
Rake/trail: 23.7 deg./3.7 in. (94mm)
Wheelbase: 55.7 in. (1415mm)
Fuel capacity: 4.5 gal (17L)
Weight: 474 lb (215kg) dry
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02-08-2010, 06:42 PM
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Silver Subscriber
Member #15726
Posts: 491
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Sportsbike: 98 TLR
Riding Experience: A bit
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 2 Weeks, 5 Days and 14:59:26 Hours
Mikey75702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BikePilot
That is a lot of snow! Is the ranger 2wd? I usually put some snow in the back of my 'yota, but no where near that much (it was 4wd though).
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Yeah my ranger is 2wd and has a 4cyl with a 5speed manual in it. All I could afford a few years ago, then I put the 31" mudders on it when I got stuck in the snow (I think it was 2005??) and havent had a problem till this year, this snow this year is nuts. The main road around the corner has like 6" of compacted snow on it because Mdot is slow and unprepared  .... Had to go through a snowbank to get around an abandoned car bout 2 hours ago, they got stuck so they left their car in the middle of the road and walked. I should have took a picture of that, it was funny 
And I see that So Cal is getting ready to get hit with another storm as we are getting the one that just left them.... So looks like we here in the mid-atlantic might get another snow storm in the next week or so if that storm follows the path of the others |
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02-08-2010, 07:20 PM
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Silver Subscriber
Member #17429
Posts: 612
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Germantown, WI
Sportsbike: '98 TLS
Riding Experience: 10 years
Pictures: 4
Life Wasted on TLZone: 1 Week, 5 Days and 18:30:28 Hours
Schiben
Hearding cats
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Supposed to be getting between 10" to 14" here in the next 36 hours or so.
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02-08-2010, 07:25 PM
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Just call me Ragnar Danneskjöld 
Member #2079
Posts: 24,453
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cambridge MA
Sportsbike: 97 TL1000S, 01 CR250R, 96 DR350SE
Riding Experience: 14 years
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 3 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days and 14:25:17 Hours
BikePilot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey75702
Yeah my ranger is 2wd and has a 4cyl with a 5speed manual in it. All I could afford a few years ago, then I put the 31" mudders on it when I got stuck in the snow (I think it was 2005??) and havent had a problem till this year, this snow this year is nuts. The main road around the corner has like 6" of compacted snow on it because Mdot is slow and unprepared .... Had to go through a snowbank to get around an abandoned car bout 2 hours ago, they got stuck so they left their car in the middle of the road and walked. I should have took a picture of that, it was funny
And I see that So Cal is getting ready to get hit with another storm as we are getting the one that just left them.... So looks like we here in the mid-atlantic might get another snow storm in the next week or so if that storm follows the path of the others |
Good stuff, nothing wrong with 2wd, especially on a ranger. I think that model is really popular for baja pre-running. Seems the front end is particularly suitable to modifications for big wheel travel.
I drove from boston to VA during the last big storm and saw a few cars abandoned in the road. pretty crazy! I bet some of those tire cables would work really well in the snow too, but I've not used them.
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1997 TL1000S/V
- TLR Akro Evo Ti Exhaust - PCII - 5.5" rear rim & 180/55 - Avon AV45/46ST tires - No Steering damper- Uni Filter -Relocated Temp sensor & 98+ t-stat housing/wp cover - TLRCrazy1 Fan Switch Mod - Dual Star heated Grips - HeliBars - 60k miles.
9k mile summer ride report [summer '08]
Ride report: Oshkosh, Rockies, UT, NV, CA, Bajal [summer '09]
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02-09-2010, 11:21 AM
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Silver Subscriber
Member #2639
Posts: 16,589
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Eastern USA
Sportsbike: none
Riding Experience: not enough
Pictures: 10
Life Wasted on TLZone: 2 Weeks, 3 Days and 18:44:43 Hours
deltl1ks
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1crock I thought you had 123 inches? You must have meant 12-13 inches.
That ain't 123" of snow. 
Still no snow this time around yet.
Still waiting. See for me working at the Hospital people call in and complain yada yada, I can't get there..which, leads the door open for me to volunteer to work a double raking in $29.25 and hour. Since I could not crab a plow to make some coin this is the next best opportunity.
Therefore, I hope it starts coming down so people won't come in, and I get to work the double.
Last week I had 14.50 hours of OT.
We never get OT normally, this is a rare opportunity to do so.
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02-09-2010, 12:26 PM
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Moderator
Member #249
Posts: 7,695
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Dalton, Ohio
Sportsbike: 1978 GS 1000E, 1965 Honda Dream, Small batch of dirt bikes
Riding Experience: 36 years - more to come.
Pictures: 0
Life Wasted on TLZone: 3 Months, 1 Week, 6 Days and 14:20:28 Hours
1crock
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Yep, fixed it in the edit, Del.
It's been snowing here since mid morning and is really getting good at it now. We have about 2 inches on the ground with 6 - 12 inches expected, depending on who you want to believe, by tomorrow night. 
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02-09-2010, 01:44 PM
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#29 (permalink)
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Silver Subscriber
Member #2639
Posts: 16,589
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Eastern USA
Sportsbike: none
Riding Experience: not enough
Pictures: 10
Life Wasted on TLZone: 2 Weeks, 3 Days and 18:44:43 Hours
deltl1ks
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Just started here, and they only stated 2-8 so not much expected here.
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