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  • #1

    It's official - I'm moving

    SWMBO and I have been contemplating moving back to her hometown for several years, but my job and my house have been keeping us rather secure in Missouri. As of 10/4, after almost 10 years with the company, I am no longer employed. So, we are pulling up stakes and we will be moving to the Salt Lake valley in less than 2 weeks.

    I'll be strapping my bike inside the U-haul with all the furniture and boxes, and towing my cage. SWMBO will be flying out, so she doesn't have to deal with the dog sharing the front seat with her. We'll be staying with the in-laws for a few months, and it may take a few days to a week before I can get my server running in their basement, so my website will be down for a bit.

    Looks like I'll be trying to connect with more of the Western XSives now! You guys have rallies on that side of the country too, right? Unfortunately, I will be forced to winterized the bike now, with the abundance of snow there. Gone are the days of riding through the whole winter...

    Anybody know of a good cover that will work over a Windjammer, bags and a trunk?
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
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  • #2
    Aside from the unemployed part, I hope you are excited. I used to travel that area a lot on business and there are a lot of great roads to ride.

    Time for a new adventure, right?
    Mike Giroir
    79 XS-1100 Special

    Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
      I will be forced to winterized the bike now, with the abundance of snow there. Gone are the days of riding through the whole winter...
      Anybody know of a good cover that will work over a Windjammer, bags and a trunk?
      Hi 'Bug,
      back in the UK I could ride year-round and it must be selective memory that says it rained on me every single time I did so.
      A whole other experience moving to the Canadian prairies with 6 months riding and 6 months shoveling snow.
      Every tarp and cover I tried to keep the bike free from the elements either leaked or blew away or both.
      What finally worked for me was a small shed. Sheetmetal thing from Sears that came in a packet. One person can assemble it in an afternoon but it has to be a calm afternoon.
      Build it on a wooden base so it can be moved to your own place.
      Fred Hill, S'toon
      XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
      "The Flying Pumpkin"

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      • #4
        Fred, you are slacking! You didn't tell him to get a sidecar!
        I grew up in North Dakota and there were a handful of guys that rode all year long, snow...ice....sub zero temps...anything. they all did have sidecars though.
        Nathan
        KD9ARL

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        1978 XS1100E
        K&N Filter
        #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
        OEM Exhaust
        ATK Fork Brace
        LED Dash lights
        Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
        Green Monster Coils
        SS Brake Lines
        Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

        In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

        Theodore Roosevelt

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        • #5
          Nate, if you happen to come through Wichita give me and Ivan a shout. We'll have a burger or something at least.
          1980 XS11SG
          Dunlop elite 3's, progressive fork springs, tkat brace
          Stock motor, airbox, carbs, exhaust
          ratted out, mean, and nasty

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          • #6
            Snow?? What snow?

            If you can handle the cold riding season does not get over with until mid December to January (at least for me ). Once the state workers clear the roads of the dreaded white stuff I get back on the bike (just have to clean the salt off more often) and no sidecar for me...at least not yet
            Ty

            78 XS1100E - Now in Minnesota
            80 XS1100LG - The Punisher
            82 XJ1100 - Current project - The Twins
            82 XJ1100 - Wife's Bike - The Twins
            82 XJ1100 - Daughter's Bike
            72 Suzuki TS125 - Daughter's Bike
            72 Yamaha Mini JT2 - Youngest Daughter's bike (She wants a bigger one now)

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            • #7
              Have Tcoop show you some good roads to ride there. I-80, I-84 on the back side of the Wasatch is a good ride. Trappers Loop from 84 to Huntsville is a short but scenic route to add to that. I'm an ex pat from Ogden and have family in the area too.
              "Galaxy" 1982 XJ1100J, 1983 XV handlebars, new fusebox, homemade SS wind screen and SS muffler heat shields, homemade grab bar extension and luggage rack. XS750 140 mph speedo, '81 Venture oil cooler, V-Max ACCT, Yahman YICS Eliminator, 1st and 2nd gear Dremel fix.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
                SWMBO and I have been contemplating moving back to her hometown for several years, but my job and my house have been keeping us rather secure in Missouri. As of 10/4, after almost 10 years with the company, I am no longer employed. So, we are pulling up stakes and we will be moving to the Salt Lake valley in less than 2 weeks.

                I'll be strapping my bike inside the U-haul with all the furniture and boxes, and towing my cage. SWMBO will be flying out, so she doesn't have to deal with the dog sharing the front seat with her. We'll be staying with the in-laws for a few months, and it may take a few days to a week before I can get my server running in their basement, so my website will be down for a bit.

                Looks like I'll be trying to connect with more of the Western XSives now! You guys have rallies on that side of the country too, right? Unfortunately, I will be forced to winterized the bike now, with the abundance of snow there. Gone are the days of riding through the whole winter...

                Anybody know of a good cover that will work over a Windjammer, bags and a trunk?
                Go buy a Goldwing cover. It covers my bagger with ease.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by XJkid View Post
                  Have Tcoop show you some good roads to ride there. I-80, I-84 on the back side of the Wasatch is a good ride. Trappers Loop from 84 to Huntsville is a short but scenic route to add to that. I'm an ex pat from Ogden and have family in the area too.
                  I live in the mouth of Weber Canyon and when ever I need to test a bike (like all the time ) I hit trappers loop. 9 miles of sweeping turns and up hill both ways (it goes over a foot hill and peeks in the middle). Yep lots of grate roads in the mountains.
                  Ty

                  78 XS1100E - Now in Minnesota
                  80 XS1100LG - The Punisher
                  82 XJ1100 - Current project - The Twins
                  82 XJ1100 - Wife's Bike - The Twins
                  82 XJ1100 - Daughter's Bike
                  72 Suzuki TS125 - Daughter's Bike
                  72 Yamaha Mini JT2 - Youngest Daughter's bike (She wants a bigger one now)

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
                    Anybody know of a good cover that will work over a Windjammer, bags and a trunk?
                    Here's some inexpensive covers and if you scroll down there is a shelter also.

                    GL in your new locale and hope ya find work soon.
                    1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                    1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                    1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                    1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                    1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                    Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Schming View Post
                      Here's some inexpensive covers and if you scroll down there is a shelter also.

                      GL in your new locale and hope ya find work soon.
                      Nice Cbug!..........You'll only be a bit over 300 mi. from me givin' U a hard time...........and I DO ride up there often just for the ride, plus sis and bro inlaw live in Layton.
                      81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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                      • #12
                        Hearing you are unemployed was a shock, we will pray for many opportunities out there. I hope the move is hassle free for you both. Every good wish to you both.
                        Ole Jack
                        J.D."Jack" Smith
                        1980G&S "Halfbreed"
                        1978E straight job
                        "We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts, not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the constitution." Abraham Lincoln

                        Life is like a coin, you can choose to spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. Make your choices wisely.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
                          ... it may take a few days to a week before I can get my server running in their basement, so my website will be down for a bit. ...
                          As a backup, the latest crawl from 2012 on archive.org looks like it has copies of the manuals, etc, just in case it takes a while to get the site back up.

                          http://web.archive.org/web/201210240...ly/mybike.html
                          82J · 81SH · 79SF Fire Damage · 78E · 79F Parts Bike · 04 Buell Blast
                          Website/Blog

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                          • #14
                            do not use SWMBO's best duvet
                            Seamus Ó hUrmholtaigh
                            Niimi Moozhwaagan

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                            Member of "FOXS-11" (Former Owner of XS-11)
                            and SOXS
                            2008 Nomad "Deja Buick'

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                            • #15
                              Bugs

                              Have you been out west before ? I've visited on vacations and hunting. I've learned do not wear bright colors, try to blend in with the color of the surroundings. I wore a bright blue T shirt and got stung five times by the biggest bumble bees I ever saw. The next day I wore a white T and had no seeums all over me. Brown and sage green seemed to not attract them.
                              See you back on the forum soon, all the best ! Done };~)
                              76 XS650 C ROADSTER
                              80 XS650 G Special II
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                              81 XS 1100LH/SH DARKHORSE
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