I finally pieced in the missing link !

[I74]

11/17/25,, & a sad day ...

Put the Bike up on the lift & blocks for winter today,, as the temps are going to shit,, pretty much here on out in E central Iowa .
Forecast is showing snow,, Sat. after black friday,, & temps are already getting down into the 30's...
I took off full coverage Ins. yesterday,, & just have comp. on it now for winter storage.
That will save me around 300 bucks,, for the next 5 1/2 - 6 months,, as comp. for storage,, is only $9.20 a month.
Hopefully put full coverage back on in late April,, & start riding again.
Progressive treats me ''real'' good.
Have a super nice HD cover for it also,, that the Guy gave me with the bike,, which was a bonus !

You will also notice,, that I put cardboard under it,, & also do that with the Mini's,, ect.
Concreate sweats ect. & is ''very'' corrosive ect.,, as some of you might know,, especially in cold humid climates..
No brainer there.

Lastly,, if we get any decent days before spring,, I always have the 2 Mini's that I can ride.

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[f4radar]

Looks great! I had to laugh about the cardboard, I assumed it was to catch the leaks.

 

[I74]

Looks great! I had to laugh about the cardboard, I assumed it was to catch the leaks.

Yea,, that's frigg'n hilarious !!

This bike doesn't leak @ all,, & all the gaskets I have replaced,,, are top shelf ''James'' ones ..

The cardboard is an excellent protective barrier between the concrete & the bike .

My old Shovel chopper didn't leak either,, once I got all the gaskets & o -rings ect.,, replaced with the James ones ect.
Took a few years to get that one up to snuff though...

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[I74]

Haven't posted a ''current state'' pic. of my GX,, in @ few years,, & here's some I took this last week.

Am actually ''just starting'' ,, to consider offers on it,, as I have ''Big Joe'' now,, & don't need ''little Shmo'',, plus I have the Electric brushless one also,, but will be keeping that.
With Big Joe,, I only rode this, ''1 time'', this season.
It needs a good new home,, with someone that would appreciate what I put into it,, plus be skilled in maintaining & riding it..
That's also why I haven't put it in the classifieds here,, as most on this thread,, I consider friends,, & are pretty skilled,, plus know my abilities,, & a bit also,, on who I'am,, & also,, pretty much my generation.

Send me a PM if ''seriously'' interested.

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