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Alone, fast food, and no time
My most precious is in the HospitalLast Monday morning we checked Mrs Skoot into the hospital. I try to be strong but I am putting on my brave face. I tell her everything will be okay . . .After we...
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Weekend Plans Squashed
With Mrs Skoot in the hospital it was not known when she would be able to come home. First they told us Thursday, then it got changed to Sunday or Monday and then a couple of days ago they mentioned...
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USB Power Pack
I do like electronic gadgets and I like to keep my "things" charged. In prior times, electronic appliances were charged with a multitude of differing chargers with different plugs and voltages. We...
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More Goodies coming my way
My cousin came over to visit Mrs Skoot to see how she was doing after her operation. She has been home for nearly a week and healing seems to be coming along. Of course, I am in charge of making our...
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I think we caught it in time
I was looking forward to today. It is the start of a 3 day holiday weekend up here. The weather wasn't great but I decided to roll out my VstromFor many years I have been going over to Victoria for...
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Service completed & some slight adjustments
It turns out that my dry Final Drive spline appears Okay. There are no metal shavings and the splines look to be in good shape, only a trace of white grease in there from the factoryI was reading some...
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Reflector tape & decals
Last week was a relaxing 3 day Holiday weekend to celebrate Queen Victoria's Birthday. Since Mrs Skoot is out of commission and house bound I decided to just stay home after making breakfast of eggs,...
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Manual Rotating GoProHD Hero1
When I first got my GoProHD Hero1 I have always wanted move it around so that I could shoot on either the left or right sides, and also to the rear when I have someone riding behind me. Most bike...
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My twin cylinder Boxer engine needs Four
I was trying to get comfortable riding my Nu2me Beemer so last week I used it to commute to workI'm still trying to get used to the German way of using the signal lights but it seems not as hard as it...
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Following in ErikR's footsteps
A while ago Erik wrote about fixing his snow blower (link here). You know how it is, you fix the snow blower and it stops snowing. Well his trick nearly worked. It seems to rain a lot in...
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BMW R1200R front brake recall & high priced chauffeur service
I recently found out that my Nu2Me R1200R was on the recall list to replace the front brake lines. It seems that vibration causes the line to rupture and subsequent loss of brake fluid, which in turn...
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Spare Givi & BMW keys while on a long road trip
I am a worry wort. I worry that someone may take my helmet so this is the reason that I like to have a top case which I keep clear enough to store my helmet if I should park my bike to have a meal or...
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Thank you for your Anniversary Wishes
Recently Martha mentioned that most of us write about our 2 wheeled adventures (here). Well, I know some keep to that topic while others write about other things in their lives, like myself. So here...
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I'm nearly ready
for the road. Most of the maintenence I have done to my Nu2Me BMW R1200R I would have done anyway, even if I were not planning a trip. I believe that if you take care of your valuable possessions,...
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Buffeting with the Cee Bailey windshield
I have never been happy with my Cee Bailey Windshield. It throws the wind directly into my faceshield and after a time the vibrations give me a headache. I wanted to look into other windshield...
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Oiy Vey (slap my forehead)
Like the rest of you, I want what I want. When I was getting my bike ready for the highway, I told my mechanic that I wanted a good battery. We discussed this and that about battery types and I...
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Happy Father's Day
I didn't think that I ate that much but after I was finished I couldn"t stand the sight of food. For the past few years we have gotten out of the habit of going for an upscale buffet luncheon but our...
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This years riding season and small Tool Tube
Richard recently made a comment about my riding my Vstrom when I take my trip this year. For the past few months I have been getting my Nu2Me BMW R1200R ready for this years riding season. I...
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Neglected Vstrom & a couple of British Bikes
We had such good weather on Saturday so we went down to the Fraser River to have a simple picnic dinner. We bought a BBQ chicken and took a few leaves of Romaine and a couple of apples.Even though it...
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Vacation thoughts & a Can Am Spyder
I've always been considerate of my time and the time of others around me. It would be selfish of me to horde all of my vacation time to ride my bike all over the country and leave my partner to fend...
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