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  1. MacDoc

    I did a thing

    Didn't know Marty was up to 600K :oops: Amazing guy - in his 70s afaik and still camping out on long trips. He lived nearby in Sauga and helped me a couple of times. His beemer in behind the riders - how many bikes still carrying Windjammers. I recall driving all the way to the factory with...
  2. MacDoc

    Good news thread

    There was one a few decades ago where an ejecting pilot got sucked into a storm...long parachute trip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rankin
  3. MacDoc

    Good news thread

    wow :eek: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-paraglider-ben-lewis-india-storm-1.7379151
  4. MacDoc

    Riding Down Under - Tropical Cairns Australia

    My redo operation is Dec 4th Muffler for the GS arrived today - surprised shipping was both quick and cost effective. I guess cuz was Australian based source. Lucky that. Heavy little bit of kit - just hoping it is quiet. Exhaust Muffler BMW G310GS G310 GS K02 20-24 18519457918...
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    Riding Down Under - Tropical Cairns Australia

    Not so much fun at the "plumber" so a tad uncomfortable and need a redo on my TURP which is annoying tho it will be nothing like the first go. The three hour ride yesterday was okay tho could feel the intrusion. Operation will put me under TBD. Funny I'm annoyed at the sound of BMW 310 but...
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    MacDoc's new ride 2018 MT03 ends with 2017 GS310 loaded mebbe?

    This could be made to work. Certainly the correct seat height...under 31" tho wide, bit of decent horsepower and torque for the familiar 473 cc mill reworked a bit for 2019. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/honda/cbr500r/2019/...
  7. MacDoc

    Emotional and mental health aspects of aging

    One reason I'm still riding as most are younger than me tho old farts tend to be the road riders here and the young uns are off roaders. Still ....makes me feel young...cept trying to get my leg over ... :rolleyes:
  8. MacDoc

    MacDoc's new ride 2018 MT03 ends with 2017 GS310 loaded mebbe?

    Yup Enjoyable ride down the Gillies...the better seating position for sure no pressure on wrists and getting better at choosing engine braking and rear brake in combination with front brake. When I am satisfied I want to do some emergency braking. For now I'm keeping my distance. I'm a bit...
  9. MacDoc

    Things you didn’t know until later in life

    Men get Non Hodgkins lymphoma around age 65 ....where in the the hell was THAT in the manual!!?? :mad: I caught mine early and as my onco said when he told me I was cancer free after giving me The Big Meal Deal ( his words ) > chemo, radiation and spinal fluid chemo ......you might get cancer...
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    MacDoc's new ride 2018 MT03 ends with 2017 GS310 loaded mebbe?

    Best ride yet with front brake sorted ( mostly ) and bike as lowered as possible before the lowering link arrives. Went with a BMW rider after my regular guy bailed with a constant nosebleed all night. Had coffee and chatted. Paul guy gave me name of his independent BMW mechanic. A very good...
  11. MacDoc

    TV shows currently watching

    Enjoying may be the wrong word....I'm simply astounded at the scale of the battles on various fronts...drugs, people smuggling, money laundering, wildlife, organs, puppy smuggling .....etc etc. gobsmacked and dismayed may be more descriptive of my fascination. :oops: The amount of resources...
  12. MacDoc

    TV shows currently watching

    Bingeing this on Disney
  13. MacDoc

    Game shows

    I did ....sigh. A little search and many full episodes on Youtube. I wonder how many kids actually grew to like spinach :unsure:
  14. MacDoc

    The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread

    2003 ST1300 only 2k riding a year...hopefully the next owner makes better use of that sweet ride.
  15. MacDoc

    Good news thread

    and fingers and penis but chumps are apes not monkeys.
  16. MacDoc

    Prostate !! ?? What's the latest approach?

    MMMM TURP is relatively low impact operation - it's all done with laparascope instruments. It certainly had little impact on my daily life. It just took a couple weeks to clear some of the tissue and blood...
  17. MacDoc

    Boat Rentals

    Yeah that's an issue...I showed up at SOSA many years after my "skinny pilot" days and got owl eyes from the safety officer. I told him my cute friend was going on a demo ride. Liked flying that Blanik ...Polish military trainer, rattled like crazy if near stall but good to fly, flaps...
  18. MacDoc

    Prostate !! ?? What's the latest approach?

    follow up report....thought I was done with TURP Free socks !!!! Courtesy Queensland Health. :love: That's the good news...the bad news is I need a redo on my TURP procedure....nnnoooooo. :cautious: Sucks, partner thinks it won't cost us out of pocket much if any. And the surgeon was...
  19. MacDoc

    Boat Rentals

    Yep that's the tough one. here'a a wonderful adventure and covers what it feels like Reminds me of my best 9k day in Ontario having lunch in the Grob. I recall seeing a 747 in the pattern for Pearson and I was looking at it from above...stuck with me.. Don't think I've seen a successful...
  20. MacDoc

    Boat Rentals

    And a couple of them have saved a few hundred lives. Gimli Glider pilot was a sailplane pilot and the guy that landed on the Hudson. There is a cool tale about a 757 test pilot who told the engineers the plane was not flying clean. They didn't beleive him so he taped bit of yarn to the...

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