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  1. Well, kinda....but not really. the great illustrious Walken is the one actually associated with the phrase: EDIT: BAD LINK GOOD LINK: http://www.banthis.com/index.php?xid=media&id=More%20Cowbell.wmv Watch video -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  2. THe Spydercos are awesome knives, I have had 2 enduras, a delica, a dragonfly, and a rescue something. Gave my dad a dragonfly, he loves the thing, and a buddy has the Harpy, now that will make you draw back when pulled. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  3. Not 'mine' but I have this model. http://www.itactical.com/popup_image.php?pID=18847 Plus various spidercos, and a vitrinox somewhere. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  4. Not to keep the thread alive for my own purposes...hehe, but that thing rocks. The regular jetta is nice, the GLI is SAWEET! I would love AWD and VR6 of the R32, and it would make a difference on the track. But the GLI is a hell of a daily driver. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  5. Yeah, I just could not float the mooolah. Got this instead. Almost as nice, and so much mod potential and community it is amazing. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  6. Yeah, I know Bill (jr) (Dealer Principal) casually. Very good people. I had him looking for a VW R32 for me for a bit. He will be my first call if I ever get to make the upgrade to an exotic. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  7. How about this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1962188 ICK -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  8. Did you get it in Chitown? Did you work with Steve at the dealership? Just curious. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  9. All you need is.... DELETED!!!!!!!!! -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  10. Agreed...if you read the foreword in the "Ultimate HHGTTU" he goes on for a bit about how the fact that they share the name means nothing; each and every media rendition has been different and when they all fit together mostly, he was as surprised as anyone. While a bit of that is humor, I think it remains he would say "42 is the answer lad, now sit back and watch the movie" -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  11. I agree Skydiving always sends the notice WAY early. I always wait for the second or thred to pay it. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  12. Meh...stealing my ass...it was a public link. I found it in a vdub forum...you know how those things spread. Looks like 2 mirrors though :) -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  13. Will check it out. thanks for the correction, that was the guy I was thinking of...thought it was a beamer. The guy is intense, amazing personal will power. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  14. Alice....who the F*%$ is Alice?
  15. Let me tell you an anecdote about this. The moral of the story is that each bike finds his own path. None are pussies...some are just not yours. Last year I made haul with my dad ot Oakland, CA from DFW. 3500 miles round trip. We did it in 2 1/2 days out and 2 1/2 days back. We saw my grandmother (unannounced) for 2 days in the middle. This was a once in a lifetime trip..and covered a lot of weather and a lot of scenery. From raining cold in the high desert to 100 degree plus 2 hours in the Mohave desert. Riding 14 hours days without extensive sleep, this was the most challenging ride I have ever made. I ride a fatboy without saddle bags. My Dad rides a Heritage Classic with bags. We both had tbags, and carried everything including some food, etc (my dad is diabetic). We had rain gear, and covers for the gear, with a pillow strapped on the front of the tbag, half to sleep on at night, half to lean on riding. My point is this was a haul. And anyone that is really a rider will know what I am talking about. Looking back, I love the memories. On to the anecdote: Eastern New mexico...we are running in behind a storm, this was last June, anyone in Texas will remember the storms. Some of the most dramatic cloud structures I have ever seen, let alone ridden behind. We were chasing this storm because we had to...time to get home. We are in full rain gear, doing 75ish on I40, and am using all my nerves to watch the wet road. In the middle of the high desert, we get passed by 3 bikes, with boys wearing colors of some sort. One is on a chopped out knucklehead/panhead, on is on a sporty with what literally looks like a cooler strapped on the back under a pancho (and he is a BIG boy). They are all wearing street clothes with there MC jackets, no helmets, and sunglasses. And they pass us in the rain. These boys are tough. So skip ahead 6 hours, we are in coming out of the panhandle of Texas, finally nearing home, it is now HOT and muggy and the black clouds are still everywhere. We stop to get gas, and run into this guy on a goldwing with a trailer. We talked to him...he started in Austin two weeks ago, went up the west coast to oregon or alaska, then cut back through the widwest in a diagonal and had just come back into Texas bound for austin. He said he spent the morning riding next to a big rig to block the sleet in Kansas. So we fill up and watch him drive off. Then it occurs to me. "Dad, you think that guy looks at our harley's all strapped down, and goes MAN, those guys are hardcore! Just like we did with the boys in NM?" It all depends on your point of view and the kind of riding you do. There are certain rides that I could not have made with out a windshields and some 'pussy' gear. Anyone who can my hat is off to them. For me it would have ruined the trip. There are rides that would be hard to make without the trailer that guy had. Jesse James once said, "If you can't carry it in your pocket, you don't need it" as his TV crew trailers followed him to sturgis...hmmm Then there is a guy who rode from tip to tip of the US (North Slope, AK to Key West, FL) in his 60s on a BMW in 4 days! We all ride for personal reasons with personal styles. I don't get a lot of them. But I know what is comfortable for me and what makes it enjoyable. As you mature as a rider you pick up tips that make long hauls easier. There was a time where I had to make first load and last party. Then there came a point where I no longer enjoyed doing it and so that defeated the point. Same thing with riding. Riding is independent. Ride free. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  16. It is funny how in no way does that look like the netflix web site -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  17. Yeah, what he said, search the freefly forum. There is no issue deploying with a tube if you know what you are doing. And generally longer is better, it just bounces off you canopy deploying. I have a handful of jumps with no issue. That being said....gas mask, smoke, and tube on one jump. That is a lot of variable, cumulatively, I would not add all those factors into one. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  18. you rock...I loved that game. I would loved to find them all again for a modern pc. Would play for hours. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  19. Man...good thing this guy is a sport bike rider, otherwise he would be drinking beer at a bar: http://www.superbike.co.uk/images/for_web/downloads/video_thumbs/12_4_5/busa.wmv WOW....absolutely insane. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  20. XLCR....no wonder. Cool bike, and interesting history, but not the glory years of HD. I like the YZF-R1 better, but I would bug you to ride your bike too. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  21. Well when it comes to nostalgia all bets are off. You want to talke about mechanical issues...the old triumphs....but just freaking cool history. My dad rode one through central and south america in 67ish. Still has it. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  22. Nothing personal, VSG, but I was not reading it into Che. If you research, you will find he was a violent political activist. I know the move is not about that, I just choose not to patronize it. Not everything is political, but very few things are objective, by sheer definition. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  23. Amelie rocks I saw your mom last night Oh....the movie..nm -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.
  24. Hell, get an old Triumph thrasher....cool in it's own right, and about as niche as gucci. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.