Oahu anyone?

[kenji_808]

damn i cant make it if u guys go out on may 7 or 8...i have drill that weekend

whats everyone's schedule like so we can schedule a big cruise with everyone here and the youtube vloggers?

[ungluck]

i'm down whenever man...

[Sound Wave]

well, maybe some other time then.

kenji, what branch are you in? i used to be in the army reserves 100th bn 442nd inf div. I was a medic....

[kenji_808]

im in the army national guard, 15B 777th ASB

planning the next ride sometime in the last 2 weeks of may.... is that enough lead time for everyone to get their schedules straight?

[Sound Wave]

gonna be in atlantic city, then back on call during that time period.

[Green Monstah Gurl]

i'm transplanted in san francisco but fly back home to honolulu about every other month. know any good bike shops that sell arai helmets? i hate paying the 9.25%tax but last time i went to the shops by the airport and it was pretty skim to none for accessories etc.

tanks ah fo any feedback~ k den

[Sound Wave]

cycle sports in iwilei has some pretty reasonable prices. i bought my shoei there.

[ungluck]

no riding for about a month..i'm all fuct up

[Davis937]

Originally Posted by ungluck

no riding for about a month..i'm all fuct up

Hey Chris ... sorry to hear you're down (... but, hopefully not out). Hope you feel better soon ... Take good care!

[Davis937]

Aloha ... anyone have electricity out there ... I see where good old HECO has come through again. No power on the Windward side ... Kaneohoe, Kailua, and Waimanalo are all without electricity. How about the other parts of Oahu?

[ungluck]

got it here in ewa beach

[Sound Wave]

town is still fine. heco is my neighbor, but that didn't help us the last time around.

got a front row seat to a mean ass lightning storm through my home office window. tried getting pictures of some bolts, but i gave up.

chris, what happened?

[Davis937]

Originally Posted by Green Monstah Gurl

i'm transplanted in san francisco but fly back home to honolulu about every other month. know any good bike shops that sell arai helmets? i hate paying the 9.25%tax but last time i went to the shops by the airport and it was pretty skim to none for accessories etc.

tanks ah fo any feedback~ k den

Hey, monstah ... you're not also a tansplanted Bostonian are you? It looks like you're a Red Sox fan (... of course I'm a Yankee supporter -- LOL).

[Green Monstah Gurl]

born and raised homegrown Oahuuuuuuuuuuuu

thanks for the tip on the shop, i'll check it out....can't stand that traffic ew i don't travel in the afternoon, i'm so spoiled centrally located

oh and whoever asked about the sports, ....in laws are from MA, got adopted/married into the red sox nation before 04 when they WON THE SERIES heh heh, love it new england fans are best sports fans in nation to me personal opinion, not everyone's perfect it's ok you're a yankees fan, too bad you can't sell out that new stadium ha ha

i see kurt suzuki play all the time here for the A's, i like them too but they can't keep a good team together, always trading good guys, junk....

ride safe peeps

[kenji_808]

u can also try south seas harley in waipahu... their customer service is awesome especially their main parts guy ron, the can get ur parts in about a week if its not on back order

i just ordered an arai from them on april 18 but it was on backorder till last week friday, but according to arai america their production just started back up late last week due to the fact that their factory is less than 100 miles from the tsunami impact zone so the delay was understandable.

oh yeah chris the k&n drop worked perfectly on the bike, the power curve is silky smooth from a stand still...

BTW sorry to hear bout the accident, just lmk if u need me to take ur bike around the neighborhood to keep the gas from spoiling, or just some company since im about to go on summer break in about 2 weeks

[ungluck]

soo tomorrow is the decider of wether i need to have my collar bone broken and get some titanium screws and plates to set it....the lower/center section is goin down and the upper part is goin over my shoulder...crack in my scapula may be grabbing some muscle and nerve..that **** is painful, on par with broken ribs.


so yeah..def would like for ya to give her a ride and such. i wanna know how she's doin with the k&N..i hope she isn't so rich now, that slow starts are 52mpg was startin to get old, ran like hell up top though!! maybe she'll smooth out.


i hope i can be riding in a few weeks. i'm dyin

[kkim]

okay, I give up... wtf happened?

[ungluck]

went and fixed a friends bike. it was bought about a year and a half ago. has about 6 miles from the ride home when bought. it has just sat in the carport..wanted to see it...it's really, brand freakin new. wouldn't start or run, so i pulled the carbs, cleaned em up and reset everything. got it dialed in, and running. after a final cool down and cold start then cold and warm ride, i was goin around the hood...it was raining, took a corner too fast, tyres didn't wanna stick..they were def not as sticky as mine with miles on em. she started to slide, i said everyman for himself and dove off into a roll...except i found the curb with my shoulder/back...


got up..kne wi was fuct up. finish my test ride, went back. had a beer, told em what happened. pulled the headlight bezel/fairing so i could take it to my buddy for paint.

went to ER..they did an ok job but wouldn't listen to me explain the pain in other places. they took x-rays of my collar bone..had a doc appointment..they found the other stuff.

my neck, the two seperated vertabrea...can't really do much for em, but the collarbone and such may be worse than first thought. sp we'll see.


was funny, talkin to a buddy of mine. i've been blown up by rpg's, IED's, makeshift car bombs, fukn crazy assholes tryin to run grenades into camp and ****. shot at,shot,stabbed. and not all of those in the sand box...croatia,serbia, egypt, eastern africa, and other places.

i always walked away with minor injuries..and a damn bike took me out in the rain. goodtimes!!

[kkim]

wow, chris... sounds serious. sorry to hear of your injuries. time frame to being healed?

[ungluck]

well..typically the upper ac dislocation will mend it's self...it will slowly slid eback down and mend...but mine keeps popping back up and has begun hurting my muscles in my neck and shoulder...so they wanna give it a week and then check it and decide if it needs to be set with surgery.

i dislocated my shoulder but i put that back in with the help of my friend at the house..been there done that. the scapula piece they can just cut in and take out and i don't need it..it will kind of grow back.

the muscle and nerve damage is kinda worrisome.

happens, i wasn't be safe and it cost me. was my own fault, don't feel sorry for me. i did it to myself lol

[ungluck]

well..had a nic elong convo after some stuff with the doc yesterday..pretty much told me my back and neck are so trashed it's too much of a risk to do anything, most injuries i get to them will be amplified due to my injuries with battalion...

as for my scapula...he made a quick incision and removed the floater, but the crack just has to heal. shoulder looks good, got some torn muscles, but i still haven't lost my touch with reinstallation lol collarbone..it's slowly going back on it's own, just proves again, i am a superheo...and even though i don't wera my superhero suit everyday, i still got it..gonna be a long tight/painful recovery for my collarbone and shoulder and associated muscles but i'm good..whew..no surgery needed.


but..i can't ride for 3-5 weeks. doc's orders..i see him in 2 weeks :\

[ungluck]

scratch that..bike may go up for sale...50/50 right now...

[Sound Wave]

wow.... that sucks. still better that you hit your shoulder on the curb than your head.

hoping you have a speedy and full recovery.

[ungluck]

helmet


sale is not due to injuries at all...just trying to be prepared if an offer for a job were to go through and i can finally move us out of the islands...which is our main goal for a couple years.

the riding season there is..not very long lol

eitherway..i have my fingers crossed, bigtime. would be an amazing job and a decent area, but we could travel to colorado..las vegas,etc,etc

[ungluck]

i am dyin to ride...

let's set something up for two weeks from now

[ungluck]

said eff it and rode to an eye doc appointment yesterday..from kapolei to alamoana

not bad..minus the numb hands and throbbing neck lol

crazy how weak my clutch hand is due to this, i was struggiling for awhile, had alot of forearm pump.

just had to stay relaxed.

anyway, beign as i am now out of the HPD running due to not beign able ot be 100% by academy starts, i am looking for mainland jobs...and i got alot of riding time on my hands now.good..and bad.

i had 7 places call me and tell me i'm over qualified in the last 10 days..such bullshit.

[ungluck]

sorry about my rants..been frustrated with injuries and just being turned down constantly.

anyway..it's time for a ride. who's down and when is a good time!

anyone goin to bike night on the 26th?

[ungluck]

me and kenji did a smallkine ride today after sorting some issues on his ride.

my fat ass needs more riding so i can lose some weight, it def helps sweating and using some muscles.

why is it so quiet in here lately!!??

[ungluck]

??????

[ungluck]

seen an influx of new 250 riders on the west side and in town..suddenly a lot fo female 250 riders too..and not a single one waves or says anything when i direct them here or whatnot..


best part..the last 4 or 5..all just jeans,tshirt helmet...ahhh lesigh. military brats and spouses,etc

[dkstariob]

Female riders in Hawaii think they're too cool to wave back, so don't take offense.

I know I'm supposed to wear ATGATT, but I'm guilty of doing the same thing.

[ungluck]

apparently..i told a girl on a white Se the other day to pay attenton..cos she was tailgating me in my cage...and she was payin more attention to her ipod/iphone and the sidewalks than what was in front of her..

anyway..it's cool to see so many ninjettes..but wish more were cool people and responsible.

[Sound Wave]

Originally Posted by ungluck

suddenly a lot fo female 250 riders too..and not a single one waves or says anything when i direct them here or whatnot..

maybe they were too scared to let go of the handlebar to wave? idk. nah.

you sure they saw you? sometimes people wave at me and by the time i realize it, they had already passed me.

dkstariob, even after you went down in your t-shirt, you still don't wear gear huh? lol.

[ungluck]

gahh..down in a tshirt..eff that

[Sound Wave]

we get some people that come in to our ER who don't wear gear and have some pretty extensive road rash.

i KIND OF feel sorry for them.... but not really.

[ungluck]

i wouldn't..i need new kevlar pants man...cos denim holds up for only so many feet lol

[Sound Wave]

well, if you get the draggin jeans, my personal experience is that the utility jeans were too baggy. the cortech denims fit me pretty good, but they are only leather lined. i have since gone back to textile vented armored pants. just personal preference.

[ungluck]

that was actually my next idea...they seem to have really come a long way and are much much more sturdy

[Gorilla25]

im down for a cruze....i need my bike first ...in the process :/

[ungluck]

process of purchasing or MSF or just PCS'd/orders..??

welcome to da islands