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  1. Tanshanomi

    Smackdab Summer Solstice Run –*Kansas to North Dakota!

    Online pre-registration should be available on the smackdab281.org website by January 15th. I will post again once you can register. - Pete
  2. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    Well stated. I guess I simply haven't ridden an SE long enough to get used to it. I have no intention of giving up my RS-S SM5 anytime soon, so I guess it's all rather academic, really.
  3. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    Of course I don't want to lug the engine. I do get what you're saying—sort of—but I manage to NOT lug the engine with a manual transmission just fine. Why is having a computer make a jerky downshift better than me just pulling in the clutch? At the other extreme, if it's smart enough to...
  4. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    How are automatic downshifts not shifting "on their own?" That's exactly what bugs me. The transmission should either handle it all automatically, or let me handle gear changes. Don't make me select a gear and then veto my decision because I roll off the throttle.
  5. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    I've demo'd the semi-autos three times. By the third time it felt less foreign and weird, but I still dislike having it shift on its own. If I want a different ratio, I'll choose it, thank you. I'd be happier if it would either stay in the gear I selected or was an infinite CVT, like a scooter...
  6. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    I have a six speed manual gearbox in my car. When I drive my wife's truck, at just about every stoplight I instinctively reach for the clutch pedal and shifter that are not there.
  7. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    I learned to ride on a Honda, then had a '79 Triumph for my second bike. Both shifted on the left. My third bike was a '71 BSA B50, which was right-side shift. I got to the point where I learned to brake and downshift correctly, but for some reason even after a year on that bike I was still...
  8. Tanshanomi

    6-Speed Manual Marginalized in 2018 lineup

    Looking at the 2018 Spyder web page, it appears that the MT is only available on the F3-S and the Base RT. The other models list only the push-button transmission. As someone who prefers a manual clutch, I'm disappointed to see this. However, I understand that the take rate on the MT is pretty...
  9. Tanshanomi

    Other peoples reaction

    I have noticed a lot more tolerance from Harley riders since Harley's Tri-Glide became popular. :dontknow:
  10. Tanshanomi

    Smackdab Summer Solstice Run –*Kansas to North Dakota!

    David, was great spending time with you and Jerry! I'm glad you enjoyed the event and I am confident you made it home safe. Did you hit any bad weather on the return?
  11. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    A highway patrolman pulls over an elderly woman. "Ma'am," he tells her, "I clocked you doing 72 MPH. The speed limit on this road is 45." "But, Officer, the sign back there said it was 75!" "No, Ma'am, that wasn't a speed limit sign, that was the route sign. You're on State Highway 75. I'm...
  12. Tanshanomi

    Smackdab Summer Solstice Run –*Kansas to North Dakota!

    David, Yes, my records show you and another Can-Am rider. My wife and I will also be on our Spyders again this year, so there will be at least four of us!
  13. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    Having started the M-I-L jokes, I should say for the record that my wife's mom is about the sweetest, loveliest lady you could hope to meet and I love her dearly.
  14. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

  15. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    How many mothers-in-law does it take to change a light bulb? None. It's fine, really. I'll just sit here alone in the dark for God-knows-how-long. No reason for you to concern yourself — not that you've ever lifted a finger on my behalf...
  16. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    Why are nuns celibate? ...It's hard to get out of the habit.
  17. Tanshanomi

    Smackdab Summer Solstice Run –*Kansas to North Dakota!

    SMACKDAB #3 will be SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017. Yes, we're still 7½ months out, but there's already some activity that should make this coming year's event a slightly grander affair! Rider magazine printed my letter about Smackdab, in which I mentioned the website address. It has triggered a...
  18. Tanshanomi

    After 1000+ mile tour on our new 2015 RT SE Good Wife said…

    My wife has a '12 RT; I have a '13 RS-S with detachable bags. It's amazing how different the two of them are, even though they share the same basic dimensions and drivetrain, and how clearly each of us prefer the one we ride. I've been riding since I was 17 (I'm 53 now) and I've never been...
  19. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    I am sure Terry would've had no idea where (or what) Rhodes is. He was a darn clever engine builder, but he was the stereotypical uncultured Ozark hillbilly who saw little value in fancy schoolin'. He once said that Paris was "the capital country of Europe."
  20. Tanshanomi

    Missing - Joke Forum, so I'll just start a thread.

    While we're sharing true stories, I've got one, and I swear this really happened: Back around 1990 or 1991, I was working in a motorcycle dealership in St. Louis. A fellow employee came into work one morning and announced he was mad as hell. The rest of us asked why. "I just heard on the radio...
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