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Issue #1106

Changed pipes part 2…..

You know how I said last week that the bike was running just fine with the OEM pipes back on, but perhaps a bit warmer? Well, after a 2-up ride to the Bay I’ve come to realize that it’s running WAY hotter than is good for it. It’s running as hot as it did before the stage 1 upgrade was done. That’s not good as it’s in danger doing internal damage to itself. So, after getting back from the Bay and letting the Harley cool down I removed the OEM pipes and put the free-flowing LOUDER pipes back on. Didn’t want to do that but didn’t have much choice. It was nice riding with a less loud exhaust note but I’d hate to melt the engine and the heat on my legs was almost painful. So, back to the loud pipes. For what it’s worth, I’m getting pretty good at pulling off one set of pipes and installing another. The hardest part is getting back up after laying on the garage floor in order to do the work.

The girls this week.

The girls were here this week. This was the first time they’ve been here since March break. We did a meet-in-the-middle on Tuesday when we met up with Lauren and picked up the girls and Poppy in the Bay. They spent the rest of the day playing with the kid across the street.

Wednesday was up to the gondola where after coffee we walked the trail. Thursday and Friday were the same. They went home Friday afternoon, a day ahead of when we thought they were going but that’s ok as they, especially Kyra, are at that stage in life where they are moody and almost impossible to get off their iPads etc.

The weather is very hot and dry and BC continues to burn.

doug

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This series of ‘unpublished’ issues is my way of keeping track of what I’ve been up to during the summer when we are not sending out the normal Squamidian. No one knows about these issues but that’s ok. This also keeps the issue number in sync with the passing weeks.