July 26th, 2010
One more week. This weekend I got a new tire put on the back (to replace the brand new one that got damaged) and got the oil changed and fluids checked. I also added a fuse block and grounding bus to the bike for accessories like lights. And I added an outlet inside the locked storage compartment on the right side of the fairing. Now I can plug in my phone while I’m riding and have the iPod and driving directions transmit to the radio and play over the bikes speakers (no more headphones required).
I am still trying to figure out the best method of working the GPS tracker on the website, but due to Apples restrictions, GPS devices rarely will work in the background so it’s a hassle. Hopefully I’ll get it figured out soon.
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May 22nd, 2010
We went to Applebee’s for dinner Friday night. This is my dinner BEFORE I ate anything. An the steak was over cooked and salty as hell. The problem with franchise retraunts is that they have to meet certain menu requirements. Probably receiving their food only from the main office’s distribution center. So they have to deal with markup twice on the food they get before it’s even delivered. Then they are forced into a marketing scheme developed by someone else. So they end up in a situation where they have very little profit margin to play with. In order to make it up, they have to cut costs elsewhere. Like in the cook and wait staff and portions of sides. The result is poor quality and poor service.
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May 3rd, 2010
Finally in Vegas. Time to get something to eat. I’ll worry about the pool and craps tables later. I’m starved. I’m having a Binion burger.
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April 21st, 2010
Due to tighter restrictions in financing and reduced real estate values over the last 6 months, we will have to wait to get the pool installed. As soon as the financial rules or home values return to normal conditions, we will be able to go forward. Which we hope will be within the next 12 mo the or so.
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April 3rd, 2010
We made it home finally. A little worse for wear but all alive and all with running bikes. We decided it may be a little harder than we originally though to do 400 miles a day.
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