• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Husky Trip to the Tip

Yossarian;65467 said:
My shoulder is counting on that! Even my ortho told me to get what good stuff I could find south of the border. :thumbsup:
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WHA???:confused:

Tell your Lazy good for nothin chicken of an ortho to write you a prescription for something here.

Cuz A) If'n you need really good pills you gotta have a prescription in Mx to get them now.

And B) him being skeered of the DEA is no reason for you to be in pain!

That said, last time I was in Mx I got some Tramadol over the counter... Have you guys had this stuff?:busted: I have no idea if it actually works on pain cuz I was sooooooo HIGH I can't remember:lol:

( I still like good ole cheapo generic USA Vicoden better though)
 
xymotic;65519 said:
WHA???:confused:

Tell your Lazy good for nothin chicken of an ortho to write you a prescription for something here.
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I should be fine. I go day to day without anything, so plan to run with just OTC stuff in me on the ride. I got a nice shot of cortisone a few weeks ago to give me a boost. If some Mex-OTC opportunity presents itself, though... ;)
 
Getting close and I am sure all that are going are very excited. I would like to extend my prayer to all of you that are going. May you be kept safe from the time you leave your doorstep to the time you get back to that same door. I wish the best of times for all and the extended family that are flying down to meet you in Cabo. would have loved to join you but can't. Take many photos and have a great time.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Gary Palmer 84 one and family.
 
My name is also Gary and I agree and believe as PALMER84ONE does. May all of you, yours and your Husky's have a safe and Epic time! :ride:
 
PALMER84ONE;66016 said:
Getting close and I am sure all that are going are very excited. I would like to extend my prayer to all of you that are going. May you be kept safe from the time you leave your doorstep to the time you get back to that same door. I wish the best of times for all and the extended family that are flying down to meet you in Cabo. would have loved to join you but can't. Take many photos and have a great time.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Gary Palmer 84 one and family.
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Thanks Gary, :thumbsup:

I'm planning on taking lots of photos... Even before the ride lol

I adjusted the valves on my bike, but it just didn't sound right. I was pretty sure I did it right, but it was my first time so paranoia set in and so I took it to George for a second opinion. He decided it was better safe than sorry and said I should go in and look at it again:banghead:

Of course, we'd been running the engine a while now so I had to do it tomorrow:banghead:

SO I asked him how much to have him look at it if I did all the dis-assembly, he quoted me a great price so I went back to Santa Ana this morning and tore into my bike in the parking lot, while crash maintained lookout:cool:
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Seriously, what auto/motorcycle or whatever dealer works like George? This guy works his butt off and I've never met ANYONE so knowledgeable and giving of his time & knowledge to help others.:notworthy: I know it must be annoying having to answer all my stupid questions...:cheers:
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Turns out one of the Valves was WAY off, so it was a good thing all around. After George's magic touch the bike runs like a top with __NO__ sound in the valve train like before.

He's coming in to work the DAY AFTER Xmas to see us off and help us setup our bikes. :eek:

Tomorrow's Project is to replace this:
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with this:
(I may have over compensated a smidge:lol:)
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I had to leave though cuz George kept finding little things to add to my todo list.:bonk:
 
Xymotic,
Do you need that rear fender braket? I'll lend you mine and you can give me the one that comes in off back order later. It is not on my bike but in a box in my shop.PM sent.
 
xymotic;66035 said:
I had to leave though cuz George kept finding little things to add to my todo list.:bonk:
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You're fortunate to have George give your bike a good go-over before the trip. I was mighty tempted to just ship him my bike 3 weeks in advance and have him prep it.
 
Yossarian;66088 said:
You're fortunate to have George give your bike a good go-over before the trip. I was mighty tempted to just ship him my bike 3 weeks in advance and have him prep it.
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Well if you had, it would definitely be bulletproof, he got a meticulous eye for that stuff.

But then again it would be way expensive! :lol::lol: Just show up early on the 26th so there's time if you need anything major...
 
Wiring gone over and abundance of shrink tubing used over exposed areas. New running and BD headlight installed. Trailtech mounted but mount of sensor to front fork giving a devil of a time. Box from Uptite arrived with sprockets and filters. Thanks George. Tick Tock.
 

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Dear Gary,

Would you please, please take me somewhere really warm. I'm very cold right now, and I just can't take it anymore. How 'bout somewhere real sunny, like California?

Signed, Your Trailer.

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Took this picture today about 3:30 this afternoon... :banghead:
 
Yuck!

Our roads are finally clear, but the snowbanks along the sides are 3 - 4 feet, some higher. There is a chance of a mid week storm next week that may drop an additional 6 to 12 inches. Ugh. It's not even officially winter yet.

I want my global warming!
 
Just realized I have not ordered VHF and headset. I will try and get from Baja Designs asap but would greatly appreciate someone with experience reccommending a specific brand and model number for the radio.
 
I got the Yaesu FT 270R, which is apparently their latest greatest. Baja Designs doesn't carry it, but they have other brands that I'm sure are also good, if slightly more expensive. I got my Yaesu radio online from ham radio outlet. You will also need to get the Yaesu adapter for the BD headset, which is CT 91.

I got the headset from baja designs. When I got the headset from BD, they were waiting on a part and it took longer than expected. So, if you order from them, make sure when you call then that they have all the parts in stock and ready to ship. If they can't guarantee timely shipment, then you'll have a decision to make.

Lastly, you need to "modify" the unit to get it to transmit (as opposed to just receive) at the 151.490 frequency (not a hobbiest band). Each unit will have a different "mod" of course. Xymotic and I know the mod for the Yaesu (prying a tiny part off the board), but not the others. So if you get another brand/model, you will need to figure out how to modify it.

Clear as mud?

Given the short timeframe, I would recommend calling BD and telling them you need a radio/headset combo for the 151.490 frequency (transmission and reception) and see what they say. It might cost you $20-$30 more than buying the radio elsewhere, but you may get a peace-of-mind that it will work as a unit. But if you get FT 270R, and CT 91 adaptor, with the BD headset (the combo I have), then I'm pretty sure we can get it to work. Ed
 
I bought my Yaesu from a local place that does mail order, https://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/home.asp

I think it was like $145 with tax and everything. If you get stuck for shipping let me know and I can pick one up for you if you like.




life_in_sepia;66569 said:
I got the Yaesu FT 270R, which is apparently their latest greatest. Baja Designs doesn't carry it, but they have other brands that I'm sure are also good, if slightly more expensive. I got my Yaesu radio online from ham radio outlet. You will also need to get the Yaesu adapter for the BD headset, which is CT 91.

I got the headset from baja designs. When I got the headset from BD, they were waiting on a part and it took longer than expected. So, if you order from them, make sure when you call then that they have all the parts in stock and ready to ship. If they can't guarantee timely shipment, then you'll have a decision to make.

Lastly, you need to "modify" the unit to get it to transmit (as opposed to just receive) at the 151.490 frequency (not a hobbiest band). Each unit will have a different "mod" of course. Xymotic and I know the mod for the Yaesu (prying a tiny part off the board), but not the others. So if you get another brand/model, you will need to figure out how to modify it.

Clear as mud?

Given the short timeframe, I would recommend calling BD and telling them you need a radio/headset combo for the 151.490 frequency (transmission and reception) and see what they say. It might cost you $20-$30 more than buying the radio elsewhere, but you may get a peace-of-mind that it will work as a unit. But if you get FT 270R, and CT 91 adaptor, with the BD headset (the combo I have), then I'm pretty sure we can get it to work. Ed
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