Monthly Archives: April 2007

Barbarian Un-Mod and TBS

Posted on April 30, 2007 by MAD

Last Fall I performed the Barbarian Mod on my 06 FJR. Here While it certainly enrichened the mixture and smoothed things out, my mileage has gone to crap. It seems I’m barely breaking 40 mpg on average, and this bike … Continue reading →

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2007 Michael, Jenny and Prom

Posted on April 27, 2007 by MAD

Michael took Jenny to the home school prom this evening… He’s a lucky guy From Michael and J… From Michael and J… From Michael and J… She’s not doin to bad herself The photos in the Google/Picasa Web Albums are … Continue reading →

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Question for the day.

Posted on April 26, 2007 by MAD

When was the last time you backed up your personal machine? Your home machine. You know the only place you have a copy of your finances (quicken), your precious family photos, and of course those all important tunes. When was … Continue reading →

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Tarski, WordPress and busted comments.

Posted on April 25, 2007 by MAD

Yes we are aware that the comments portion of this site is messed up. We’re working on it As a result we have temporarily reverted to the classic theme which seems to work. Grr…. We’re still working on unbreaking this, … Continue reading →

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And the Cirrus Lives on…

Posted on April 25, 2007 by MAD

About 4 years ago we purchased this 1999 Chrysler Cirrus: It had roughly 40k miles on it. It was a direct replacement for the Honda Wagon that we had, which was stolen. For some reason we didn’t want another wagon, … Continue reading →

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FJR Maintenance Day

Posted on April 22, 2007 by MAD

Simple Oil Change today. Mileage 9218 Castrol 10w40 Dino Oil ($12 at wally world), Filter Purolator Pure One PL14612 ($5.00 at Advance Auto), crush washer ($2, pack of 3 purchased at Advance Auto). Checked final drive oil, still fairly clean … Continue reading →

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