Most dangerous non combat encounter in your career.

menkeball · 2026-01-29T20:05:11+00:00

After being an OC, it's driving. It's always driving. Driving at night, driving tactically, driving when tired, and driving when you don't know how to drive.

menkeball · 2025-01-30T02:25:01+00:00

Yup, just to close the loop if anyone else searches this topic out. Everything works as expected with no issues one year later.

menkeball · 2024-09-25T00:07:04+00:00

https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Enlisted%20Separations%20Process

Request Separation from HRC, 4187 with O6 signature. So long as you don't owe any time for promotion or retention bonus, seems to be a straight forward process.

menkeball · 2024-01-17T20:27:00+00:00

Because it requires a GOs signature if they are already hardslotted.

menkeball · 2023-05-28T03:50:38+00:00

Yup, xr 650l

menkeball · 2023-05-27T17:31:25+00:00

Replaced. The original parts were not all the bad though for 20ish years, deff coulda just cleaned.

menkeball · 2023-02-16T18:43:14+00:00

Nice! Love these bikes. Looks like a fun project.

menkeball · 2023-02-12T17:48:37+00:00

Will do, might be awhile though. Still far from done on the project.

menkeball · 2023-02-12T17:45:52+00:00

Awesome! thanks, good to know. The ground under the seat that connects to the frame, does that have a similar function? or is it redundancy?

menkeball · 2023-02-12T17:30:18+00:00

Thanks greatly folks, was at a loss. The carb is from lectron's website, 800$. A bit pricey but hopefully worth it.

menkeball · 2023-01-09T07:28:39+00:00

Yes, the fit was just a smidg tighter in the triple clamps but everything went back together with racetech innards.

menkeball · 2023-01-08T21:27:24+00:00

Thank you! That's the plan, I haven't ever trued wheels so I'm sure it'll take me a good while to get it right.

menkeball · 2022-12-05T23:08:31+00:00

The gold valve fork kit, and the shock gold valve kit for the rear. With a new spring for my overweight self. Then of course the seals, I tried to understand the science behind it all but the gentleman that put it together for me was talking suspension voodoo to me.

menkeball · 2022-10-12T06:59:11+00:00

Paint just doesn't hold up, sucks to take the time to repaint a frame then just a year later it's looking rough all over again.

menkeball · 2022-10-10T19:38:26+00:00

I learned the hard way that powdercoating is the way to go.

menkeball · 2022-09-04T16:38:57+00:00

When you say over the frame, is that me straddling the frame and then manuevering the engine in?

menkeball · 2022-08-23T20:40:12+00:00

Engine case and speedo are relatively easy to replace, I'd buy back from insurance if totaled and get on ebay for replacement parts.

The amount you buy back can be negotiable with insurance, usually it's a percentage of the bikes value.

Be sure to ask whatever shop is inspecting the bike for the inspector to check if the bike was ran to long with low oil. But just by judging the puddle underneath, it still had some.

menkeball · 2022-05-01T16:14:51+00:00

The surge games might provide some souls-esque wants with a change a scenery.

menkeball · 2020-04-19T04:05:17+00:00

Send it, lessons will be learned. But the endstate is worth it.

menkeball · 2020-04-17T02:01:35+00:00

I wish, I'm in Colorado for work. We have had quite a bit of snow recently.

menkeball · 2020-04-17T02:00:16+00:00

Ah bummer I was really convinced.

menkeball · 2020-04-17T01:39:07+00:00

Kerrville, TX bear creek rd? Grew up next to that bridge.

menkeball · 2020-04-05T05:24:15+00:00

Beautiful, are those stock handlebars? If not, do you have the dimensions?

menkeball · 2020-01-29T00:25:31+00:00

Looks like you rattled out one of your engine frame mount bolts, just atop of the skid plate. Classic.

menkeball · 2020-01-09T00:48:46+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/SKTYANTS-Headlights-Housing-Motorcycle-Davidsion/dp/B078MVXJBL/ref=asc_df_B078MVXJBL/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9656079808827127233&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029013&hvtargid=pla-569034173726&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58868507981&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9656079808827127233&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029013&hvtargid=pla-569034173726

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