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On the Kawasaki “Kawa-Bunga” project.
Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Decided to create some fireworks of my own Saturday night (at least from a vocabulary perspective) and tear down the rear suspension.
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What would you do in Rochester MN? Wife finally got accepted by Mayo to evaluate wtf is going on with her leg.
So happy on so many levels first being her well being but she finally will have to travel and get in the camper! I sold the “Van Cave” and bought a travel trailer as she mentioned she “might” travel with something bigger.. (even though…Read More7 Comments-
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The two dates you mention are the beginning and the last day of the Air Show in Oshkosh. If you’re just passing through, no problems, maybe a slow-down here and there, but should be fine. Appleton to Green Bay is all construction this summer, expect two lanes and slower traffic for that stretch. Take your time, stay alert, you’ll be fine!
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Thank you Gary. Slow I can handle. Hoping to see a plane or two flying.. One of the memorable airshows I witnessed was in Eau Clare. It might have been right after they made 53 a divided hwy and was headed home to Chicago. The Blue Angels were flying and we all parked on 53 and watched 😁
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Odd as it seems, even though I lived about 65 miles from Rochester for 40 years or so, I’ve never been there. It’s a decent sized city, you’ll have no trouble passing the time, If you have a lot of free time, head over to the Mississippi towns of Grumpy Old Men fame (Wabasha, Lake City, etc.). Beautiful area and only about an hour away from Rochester.
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Thanks!
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Looking forward to the annual coverage of this event. There is noting else like it.
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David, hopefully your wife will get the help and treatment she needs there, will keep her in my thoughts and prayers for success and good health at the Mayo!
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Thank you Brian. BTW, met with the surgeon today for my 3 1/2 month follow up. Good news on range of motion but he is restricting lifting for two more months.. All I care about is it is back in service when snowmobile season opens 😉
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Heading to Oahu, Hawaii the last week of July to see our son serving in the Army there. Looking for must see ideas from you guys that have been there. Pearl Harbor is the obvious choice. What else do you have for me?
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Better bring back pictures otherwise it didn’t happen,,,
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Happy 4th Everyone! (Thanks Gary for a website I can sign into today!)
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All kidding aside, for all you do have a Safe Holiday Weekend. Pets too, keep the doggies cool and away from the noise makers.
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Trying to figure this forum posting out. I posted a couple time yesterday on the general forum and actually attached a picture but I don’t see my posts in the General Discussion community?
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Hi Paul, the General Discussion and Forum are two different areas for posting. Posting pictures on the Forum is not possible so you must have posted on the General Discussion page. You are correct, there is nothing posted from you since last week. You might want to try again. Remember to hit the Submit/Post button when you’re ready to post. It s…Read More
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euphoric1 posted in the group General Discussion
Since closing up shop early today for a LONG weekend, computers are at shop and don’t surf or post on my phone, Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July holiday weekend!
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Been watching the “Weatherbug”. Holy cow!! Looks like it’s still in the upper 80’s east of me. 76 in Roseau right now though
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Set your clocks, extreme heat ends at 7 p.m. tonight LOL 2 degrees cooler tomorrow so no extreme heat warnings LOL. Sucks though entire weekend looking like on and off showers, rain and storms UUUUGH!!!
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Is there a way to post pictures in a “forum” wanted to put pictures up under “taking grandkids fishing” but did not see an option to do so and ended up posting on pictures page?
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Brian, there is a way to do it but it’s not very user-friendly. It works the same way the “Insert Image” worked on the old JD forum. I used it a lot there so I am familiar with the method. The photos have to be uploaded to somewhere on the web . Then, to post a photo, you click on the little “img” tab to create a link to the photo location.…Read More
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Thanks Kelly, I will stick with photo page, I did find the IMG tab and when what popped up did I was like huh???? photo page is easy peasy
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Yeah , all of the regular, non-forum pages work the same way as the photo page so it’s super easy to post photos in any of the them. I can see the forums being a great thing for longer conversations though.
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Yeah, I’ve been back and forth with the I.T. guys. It’s one of those scenarios like, “this is what we can give you” and “but this is what I want”. For the time being, the general discussions is the best way to post pics.
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I think I know those guys. They sound like some people I’ve worked with.
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Does anybody have a SQUARE PEG FOR A SQUARE HOLE? ANYBODY? I just spent a considerable amount of time (again) on the same issue with the same people. Regarding posting pictures on the Forum. To be perfectly honest, it’s probably not worth your time and effort. For all intents and purposes it’s best to post your photos on the General Discussion…Read More
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Minnesota Kelly posted in the group Kelly’s ”Time Machine” Shop
The Kawasaki “Kawa-Bunga” Project:
As hot as it is, why not think sleds
, so we’re talking egged-out suspension holes, caused by years of pounding.
There are a number of solutions, depending on the mounting design, including welding/brazing. Not having the ability to do either, I have to find other means. This will take a couple of post…Read More -
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The Kawasaki had two different solutions for the front and rear. The rear of the suspension is mounted to 1/16” plates that are replaceable. I was able to find a good right one on a spare chassis and a good left one on another chassis. Drill the out the rivets and replace the plates with the good ones. The first photo shows the hole d…Read More
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The damaged hole is drilled out to the size of the bushing. After checking the bushing fit, I shim it just enough to be perfectly even with the inside tunnel surface. Done!
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Where’s a good place to be during a Heat Wave? We have friends vacationing in Wyoming this week, the Tetons to be exact. They tell us there’s still snow in the High Country! Now I’m jealous…
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Thought I heard some areas in the elevations out west were going to see up to a foot of snow!
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Jeez! Are we on the same planet? Still 90 degrees here at 7 p.m.
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SOME LIKE IT HOT!! Heat Wave coming…..add your comments in the Forum ^^^^^
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Co-worker gave me this shirt today. Apparently I”ve established a reputation.
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Neenah Gary posted in the group General Discussion
PROGRAMMING NOTE: All Members
Greetings All! New Memberships have been piling up as we head into a new week of Snow Trails USA. My primary concern has been to get everyone registered ASAP and I think we’ve accomplis;hed that. Like yourself, I’ve been exploring the site, navigating new areas and features. One area I’d like to share today is going…Read More4 Comments-
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Gary, so if I am understanding this correctly because I went to the “forum” section and found “2027 snowmobiles” and “hey you found us” I don’t see any specific forums (i.e. trail conditions, snowfall reports etc) and I just want to clarify if I am reading into this correctly. A member can create their own topic that people can post responses on…Read More
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Yes, You’ll need to create a heading and then the content.
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posted a forum this morning went well easy peasy, thank you Gary!
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This seems like it will give us the best of both worlds. I can see this being used a lot for things that generate frequent comments and are checked frequently. I don’t know that it will be a factor for most subjects, but the photo posting process works differently from the regular general discussion (uses a URL link rather than an upload).…Read More
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Hey all, Kelly’s out on the lake chasing walleyes this weekend so in his abscense, a couple of Cat Commercials from days gone by…
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Love these commercials.
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That is an interesting suspension, I take it the front swing arm is used only as an anchor for the rear shock? doesn’t seem like there would be enough movement in the front arm to really change positioning of the shock, when you put it back together would be interesting to see more how the rear arm actuates the shock, just doesn’t seem like the…Read More