Posts by FunCycle

Quote from MACAWS

What day do you need the room?I have reservations thru Sunday June 3 but will be leaving on Saturday June 2
We can work it out when I get there Monday

Cannot get a room at the Comfort Inn for Sunday night, I am still there for all week. so I will probably look for another room for tomorrow.

Quote from MACAWS

What day do you need the room?I have reservations thru Sunday June 3 but will be leaving on Saturday June 2
We can work it out when I get there Monday

Oh! I have Monday thru Sat night at the Comfort Inn, I just do not have Sunday night 5/27

Cannot get a room at the Comfort Inn for Sunday night, I am still there for all week. so I will probably look for another room for tomorrow.

Quote from funinthesun

Damn straight. I even get pissed off when people voice THEIR opinion on things BEFORE I give it to them

Kind of like people running down SSITS for being to Commercial. Damn if you don't want to come and see and join in with your friends and future friends then stay your ASS at home. You do not have to even register and if you cannot or will not get a room, read the previous sentence. Ain't no one wanting to listen to you anyway.

Quote from Painter

Our local forecast for this week showed rain every day and it turned out sunny and hot! An 80% chance means there is an 80% chance of some type of precipitation sometime during that 24 hour period.

Looking at Maggie weather, the forecast changes almost hourly to the good or bad. My Sister lives there and has had some afternoon showers for an hour or two and then partly cloudy or partly sunny.
Those who cancelled last year regretted it because is was gorgeous 90% of the time.
You all put your “Big Boy” pants on and show up. Even if it constantly rains all the time, just being with fellow Members is worth the journey.
If you are riding there and run into some rain, just use caution. Wait it out if you can and just get there safe!

Quote from rabtech

I'll be headed that way around 4am Tuesday morning. Will drive through a tornado to get there if I have to. @FunCycle you be safe.... I hope you can make it..

I am coming, HELL or HIGH WATER. I am thinking about leaving in the morning if everything looks good. I just finished wiping down the Sling for the last time before leaving. WHOOP --PE! IT IS TIME for SSITS 2018

Quote from Red

My rule for me, I love people who buy things on credit. It has allowed me the opportunity to buy lots of stuff at a reduced price when they sell. That's the beauty of living debt free, cash on hand.

That is the way that I do also. People today even look at the homes that they decide to buy about how much money can I make if I sell tomorrow. Damn you bought the thing to live in, the last thing on my mine is selling. If I did not want it I would not have bought. Everything is not about return on investment, I have more things to worry about than that.

This mornings forecast is looking better for the SSITS

It is already looking better in the forecast for SSITS

Quote from War Hoop

Is Maggie Valley and ssits (or whatever) the same thing/

An Event, I thought you read everything on the FORUM

Quote from SSREAPER

Thats why I keep all my original parts...if I ever do go to sell it I put them back on and sell the mods separately....at least thats what the voices are telling me....right after the SPEND MORE MONEY ON MODS voices
SSreap

Or you can put all of your old mods on your new Slingshot

Quote from KayTwo

It bears watching, but also keep in mind that storm paths and intensity can change drastically within any given 24 hour period, especially once over land. Don't fret just yet, stay optimistic.

You are talking to the one that left Georgetown in the SLINGSHOT at the same time the hurricane was making landfall in Charleston.

That is just for the storm, the rest of the days on both sides socked in with rain

Things are not looking good people. Not only with the rain forecast for the whole week, but now we will have Tropical Storm Alberta to deal with if the forecast path holes true. It will be running over us on Wed. or Thurs. Damn I hate to call this trip off.

Quote from wjfyfe

Biggest piece of advice, STAY OFF THE BRAKES!!

Bill

The second piece of ADVICE. Do not use cruise control when the roads are wet.

Quote from SSREAPER

This past Sunday...here in Ftlauderdale...We had the mother of all rains...it literally rained for 4 hours straight. Everything was flooded and deep flooding to boot. Right outside our shop a 2013 Dodge charger with a 5.7 hemi came flying down the street and sure enough...Hydro locked the engine.
He proceeded to push that car out of the lake (no pun intended) and into my parking lot where he asked us to look at it.

We fully thought the engine would need to be replaced!! We rest of this story is the absolute truth!! We sucked 3/4 gallon of water out of his intake...the intake manifold and all of the cylinders after removing all 16 spark plugs. We put a little trans fluid into each cylinder and hand turned over the engine from the crank to see if there was any obvious engine damage and it didn't seem like there was any. We replace all the plugs with new ones and also had to replace the starter (he kept trying to start it while the starter was under water).

Put it all back together and tried to start it and the engine fired right up and ran like a dream. I don't know if there will be any lasting electrical problems from the water but that engine ran like a champ. Got to give it to Dodge engines.

SSreaper

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Years ago at the NSRA show Columbus, Ohio Fair Grounds they flooded out probably at least a couple thousand cars. They pulled the plugs turned the engines over and put the plugs back in and changed the fluids (Trans and rear ends) and drove them home.

Quote from Chain

The problem I have is requested pressure causes my tire to wear down the middle but if I run 28psi it wears evenly. Now I am stuck in a lose lose situation LOL

The problem I have is requested pressure causes my tire to wear down the middle but if I run 28psi it wears evenly. Now I am stuck in a lose lose situation LOL

Quote from Chain

I always run whatever air pressure that will give me even wear across the tire tread (which also means more traction). On the SS it has been from 26 to 28 PSI in the rear tire. It will vary with the brand of tire and what width rim the tire is mounted on. Any auto parts store has the gauge to check the depth of the tread on your tires and check all of the way across. This will also indicate if the swing arm is not lined up and is crabbing.

Quote from edwardaneal

less wear and tear, plus I think she would be more relaxed knowing if she messed up it wouldn't hurt anything that she cares about
when my dad taught me in a rental it was so he could be more relaxed knowing I wouldnt hurt his porsche so it could be for me as well

One of these days I need to teach my wife to drive with a manual transmission. Does anyone know if it is still possible to rent a car that is not an automatic?

Quote from edwardaneal

less wear and tear, plus I think she would be more relaxed knowing if she messed up it wouldn't hurt anything that she cares about
when my dad taught me in a rental it was so he could be more relaxed knowing I wouldnt hurt his porsche so it could be for me as well

In a large parking lot with no other cars in it, on a Sunday afternoon would work real well

Quote from KayTwo

@rabtech - do you sell single pieces of this kit for replacement, or do you recommend replacing the whole thing? All the other pieces are still adhering strongly, I don't know if I want to wrassle with them.

Also, gonna need a new forum sticker.

@rabtech - do you sell single pieces of this kit for replacement, or do you recommend replacing the whole thing? All the other pieces are still adhering strongly, I don't know if I want to wrassle with them.

Quote from KayTwo

Also, gonna need a new forum sticker.

I need the same piece on mine. I put some double sided tape on mine, but not before about 3/8" broke off of the point

Getting to old for that so I am going to have to slow down and ride along with everyone else.

Quote from Painter

Yes it is..... I’m worried to death about water touching anything under the hood!

Sorry I don’t like the idea of the open vents...not crazy about the water running onto the coil packs....sounds like a moisture nightmare..

Quote from Painter

Yes it is..... I’m worried to death about water touching anything under the hood!

I have been running the open vents for what 2 and 1/2 years. I have never had a problem, been through many a rain storm. Also many of those afternoon rains in Maggie Valley.

There are either 4 or 5 major things that have really caused the down fall. One was all the night racing, and the last one the one that broke the camels back, the issue about the Rebel Flag.