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    Cold hands

    If your gloves have the room, grab a set of Playtex gloves and put them on first...warm and waterproof...your choice of colors blue, yellow, or pink :cool:
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    #ZMM50 - "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" 50th Anniversary

    Good reading...
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    What songs in your rotation get you itching for the road?

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    Oh, what a horrible noise! What's that?

    I may be in the minority here, but if your spouse's bike is not ridden on a regular basis, you might have experienced the combo of cold oil and a weakened battery charge and stuff just needed to warm up and get some full voltage going...Gavin Roy is more than likely savage me for this, but I...
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    Just a short ride to the coast

    Excellent! Thank for for documenting your ride..."We don't many ride reports around here, stranger..." ;)
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    Battery positive terminal frustrations

    I use one of these: https://www.healtech-electronics.com/products/tb/ Makes connecting accessories simple.
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    Explain to me !

    The same forces at work as when you bring out the sunshine by putting on your rain gear.
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    What have you done to your Himalayan today (or yesterday, or this week ...)

    Patted her on the seat and murmured "Soon, baby...real soon...just need to melt some snow!"
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    Armored clothes yea or nay ?

    Pardon me a second while I get the "DUMBASS" rubber stamp for his forehead...
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    Himalayan on the way

    You had it flown in?!??
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    40,000km review by Joe Ryan

    I enjoy Joe's reporting...he's seen some lovely countryside on his Himalayan.
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    New rider need help

    Swap out the relays to rule out a bad one.
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    Seat & numbus bottus.

    Moto-Skiveez FTW
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    Himalayan seized in anti-socal police action.

    When Himalayan riders go bad...
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    Running in new 411

    Find curvy, hilly road(s). Vary speed with throttle. Don't lug engine in higher gears nor wind it out in lower gears. Stay within recommended RPM limits. Change oil at prescribed interval(s). Remember, the objective is to bed in metal parts, not impress onlookers.
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