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By a great stroke of luck I have Friday off work.  I would be up for another early morning ride.  Anyone interested?  [moto]

Maybe. Where were you thinking of riding? I have some domestic projects that I need to get done at the house, so I can't be gone all day.

Operative word: Early.  Meaning still dark out early.  Cool out early.  Still waiting for the donut shops to open up early.

Count me in.  [thumbsup]

If I don't go camping I will most likely show. Where are you thinking, Salt River Canyon or Mt. Lemon maybe?

An SRC run would be fun, and maybe make the Winkelman loop on the way back?  Breakfast in Globe?  I know there's another group planning to go out there on the same day, they are leaving Idaho Rd. around 5:30.  Maybe try and get out before that?

I like the sound of a Kearney-Taliwhacker run! Doing SRC too? Might not have a furlough for all that? Like Dave, I have been putting off a lot of domestic duties and plan on utilizing the Holiday weekend for "catch-up". Early out....great! Good breakfast in Superior too. I wonder what the construction situation is going out that way? They've had an extra month to tear it up some more.

I am most interested.

I'm gonna sit this one out.  Keepin' it real close to home until I can figure out this idle-stumble thing.  Next attempt... new front spark plug coil.

...now back to your regularly broadcasted program...

OH JUST RIDE IT!   [evil]  ;D

Been monkeying with it for the last few hours.  Had the airbox totally out, and headlight off to check all of the connectors.  Cut the plug wires back a little to make sure of good connections between caps and coils.  Idled okay for a while just sitting in the driveway.  Took it for a ride, and by the time I got to the first traffic light... stumble.  It's getting worse.  Got back home.  Pull the plug wire off of the H cyl and the bike idles low.  Put the plug wire back on the H cyl and I can get the bike to mimic the stumble behavior.  Pull the plug wire off of the V cyl and the bike dies.  I think I may have a bad H cyl ignition coil.  Another one is on the way via fleaBay.

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That is some good detective work there. How hard is it to swap the coils? Could you presumably swap the horizontal and vertical coils, then repeat your experiment? That would for sure give you the right answer. Have you checked the conductivity of the plug wires? This could also be one of the culprits.
Oh yeah, and what Dietrich said.

Hey! This is a ride thread, not a "why I can't ride" thread. :)

Any more votes on a direction/time for Friday morning? 

I'm not going to be able to make it. I have to get my truck to emissions for my registration to get processed and I have to many domestic things to get caught up with thanks to the extra day off.

Friday AM @ 5:30 meeting at Idaho Rd works for me.
Ride thru Globe and Winkleman works. Clockwise/counter clockwise?
A mention up Salt River Canyon, how far up then turn around?
We may need our rain gear again but sounds cooling.
Let me know
-Jon

I really think Dave should go.

It sounds like whatever he has to do can wait until later. Or, if he really wanted to, he could finish his stuff before Friday.

"Domestic things" ... what does that even mean?

 :-X biting my tongue....  :-X   Dangit Plik, don't set us up like that!  [laugh]

 [evil]

[laugh]

You're too funny! Actually I do have a lot to do around the house. So although I'd love to join you guys, I really need the extra day to accomplish a few small projects that have been on my list for a while now. 

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HEY! I thought I said no talking about not riding, only about riding!   ;D

OK, let's meet as close to 5am as possible at the gas station on the north east corner of Idaho Rd. and the 60:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=75+E+29th+Ave&sll=33.390818,-111.552558&sspn=0.025942,0.055618&ie=UTF8&ll=33.405508,-111.585732&spn=0.103751,0.222473&z=13&iwloc=addr (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=75+E+29th+Ave&sll=33.390818,-111.552558&sspn=0.025942,0.055618&ie=UTF8&ll=33.405508,-111.585732&spn=0.103751,0.222473&z=13&iwloc=addr)

We'll try to get out of there before 5:30, planning on heading to an out-n-back at Salt River Canyon, then breakfast in Globe. 

I hope the ride is nice for you guys! The weather should be decent.

Have fun!  [thumbsup]

See you in the morning

Quick note to all the people alergic to moisture:  There's a 30% chance of rain all over the state tomorrow. If it's not dumping out at my place at 4:30am, I'm heading to the meeting spot.  Gotta roll when I can these days...and everyone knows I NEED to roll.... 8)

I'm a little confused by the previous map link.

Do you mean this location instead, Click Here (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.388566,-111.545666&t=h&sll=33.385192,-111.562981&sspn=0.002692,0.00346&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.387503,-111.544211&spn=0.010768,0.014548&z=16)

?

Yeah, same thing?  The only gas station on the NE corner of Idaho Rd. & US-60.  There's a waffle house behind it, but we'll be parked in front of the gas station drinking burnt coffee & energy drinks.  [coffee]

Wicked. My bike needs a good wash.

So, who's all going?

The list so far:
- Dietrich
- pennyrobber
- dinenoj
- easye_az
* Michael

What about ....
MikeCgaz ???
ryanracer ???

* I'm still a maybe (when do you guys think we'll be back?)

If the weather keeps you from riding, a couple of friends are meeting at my house at 7:30 am to go hiking on South Mountain.  The more the merrier.

 [bang]

I should have named this "The Official Friday 'Jack My Thread' Ride Thread".


 ;D

Oh yeah... my new foot-pegs should arrive any day now.   [cheeky]

Have you guys seen Transformers 2 yet?

It was fun. Terminator could have been better. But between the two of those, I was very, very happy with the special effects and other visuals.

Hey Rule62, what trail on South Mountain are you hiking?

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Saw the 1st one before I left for MD 2 years ago.  meh...  And why did it take so long for GM to release the new Camaro?  I still haven't seen any on the road.

We're hiking the Mormon trail on 24th st just south of Baseline.

What size are the plug wires on our bikes?  7mm, 8mm?

...and how many threads per square inch does it take to qualify as "Egyptian Cotton"?

You know, I bet Dietrich would know the answer to these.

7mm stock on all 2v air-cooled non-DS motors

Thread un-jack.

The ride today was great. Bumped into a group from South West Rides. Minus some technical difficulties it was a fun day.

Great ride, great weather, and great folks.  Thanks guys, I had FUN!  It was totally worth the o-dark-thirty start time.

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 :'(

That looked fun, I wish I could have gone.

Maybe next time.

Darn It I could have made this one.