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Title: It's the first day of Spring. . .
Post by: Mike_D on March 20, 2010, 09:56:10 AM

and the Monster is ready to be unleashed. . .

(http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo256/Crazy_Horse_1877/IMG_0849.jpg)

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Post by: WetDuc on March 20, 2010, 10:06:56 AM

Glorious

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Post by: Adamm0621 on March 20, 2010, 10:08:25 AM

Let the good times [moto]!!!

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Post by: Ratfink749 on March 20, 2010, 06:06:32 PM

Funny.. We got snow. ??? On the plus side, Snow never lasts in Albuquerque. Great looking bike! Hope your first day of spring was well ridden!

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Post by: duc996 on March 20, 2010, 06:12:29 PM

Enjoy the rides!!!!

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Post by: brimo on March 21, 2010, 10:58:14 PM

Autumn here!

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Post by: NoisyDante on March 21, 2010, 11:02:17 PM

The first day of Spring is my parents anniversary, 30th this year. And where did they go to celebrate? Bologna, Italy . . . with some stops in Calabria and Rome.

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Post by: fastwin on March 22, 2010, 05:26:37 AM

Crazy Texas spring weather!! [bang] Friday it was 72-74 degrees and beautifully sunny. Saturday it was 40+ degrees and raining with some snow pellets. Yesterday it was 34 and 2-3 inches of snow and a 40+mph wind. Tomorrow I'm going on a 275 mile ride with a friend and it will be back to 75 and sunny!! [roll]

It's time to dust them off and rack up some miles! [thumbsup] Mike-D, hope you enjoyed the ride... how could you not? [clap]

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Post by: WhiteStripe on March 22, 2010, 06:18:00 AM

Nice bike! Mine is nearly identical - but white wheels.

Those appear to be Arrow cans? What did you do to eliminate the yellow plate? I was thinking about drilling out the rivets removing and replacing with black rivets, but was a little concerned with discoloration?

Thansk.

Tim

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Post by: DucatiTorrey on March 22, 2010, 10:26:32 AM

great looking bike! I just got mine out for her first time this year today! [thumbsup]

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Post by: Mike_D on March 22, 2010, 12:02:02 PM

Thanks everyone for the compliments. . .I still have some things I want to do--rearsets, Rizoma fluid reservoirs, an ohlins steering damper.

The ride was, to use Iamhybris's word, "glorious." Low 70s and sunny with no wind. The bike ran great and although the 175-mile ride helped to shake off some of the winter rust, there were a couple of instances in the curves where I indeed felt rusty. Still, I can't wait for the next ride.
As for your question Tim, my Arrows did not come with the yellow plate riveted on the can--just a couple of stickers laying in the bottom of the box.

Happy [moto] everyone!

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Post by: FastAndLight on March 22, 2010, 03:05:51 PM

...and my bike is still in the shop. [roll]

Hopefully soon.

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Post by: CMDRDAVE on March 22, 2010, 03:21:53 PM

Quote from: FastAndLight on March 22, 2010, 03:05:51 PM
...and my bike is still in the shop. [roll]

Hopefully soon.

Seems your bike is always in the shop. Why this time?

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Post by: FastAndLight on March 22, 2010, 03:23:41 PM

Ha! Not fair...

Getting all the parts I bought while in Iraq put on and having the suspension rebuilt. I wasn't comfortable doing the suspension work myself. It should be done real soon, I just need to give them a call.

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