hello. is there anybody in there? [Archive]

Papa_Complex

05-26-2014, 10:18 AM

Still hanging around. It's one of the tabs I set up to open automatically when I open Firefox.

It's been quiet for quite a while now. Most forums go in cycles. Some are popular for a while, then fall out of favour. Cycleforums doesn't seem any more active since the Verticalscope take-over and mass exodus.

racedoll

05-26-2014, 10:48 AM

I'm usually busy with traveling or if I am home, doing housework.

Archren

05-27-2014, 10:31 AM

Yeah, I have it bookmarked and check at least once a day while I'm at work (I don't much get on the computer at home).

OneSickPsycho

05-27-2014, 11:42 AM

Yeah, I have it bookmarked and check at least once a day while I'm at work (I don't much get on the computer at home).

About the same here...

Particle Man

05-27-2014, 02:13 PM

I get on when I can. Just been busy.

marko138

05-27-2014, 03:22 PM

I swing though from time to time.

Gas Man

05-27-2014, 08:52 PM

Yeah... sad... all too sad...

one day trip will close the doors forever and we will redirect to my site...

Trip

05-28-2014, 10:52 AM

one day trip will close the doors forever and we will redirect to my site...

Nah, all I pay on this site is for the url and I am never getting rid of that. I host everything for nothing because I have other profitable websites that this site piggybacks on the hosting plan. I may eventually get rid of the hosting plan and run everything off a home server if I ever get that second gigabit fiber line run into my basement and set up a server for running some dedicated gaming servers and make a bit more money and run my websites off another box on it as well.

smileyman

05-28-2014, 09:40 PM

I have to admit I don't have any time at all anymore. Something or someone to do for from alarm at 6 am to 9pm. Not much energy for anything else. No time for riding, shooting, camping, swimming, or anything fun. It's a mid life nightmare...

Turbo Ghost

05-29-2014, 07:06 AM

Same here. At work is the best time for me to get on here but, lately the jobs I've been running have been little bitches and require heavy babysitting so, I don't get to sit down and relax.
At home I'm either prepping for my trip or on the weekends I'm filming so, my interwebs time is highly limited!

Papa_Complex

05-29-2014, 08:19 AM

End of semester here, so I'm at my desk more often than usual. No profs around and staff are starting to take time off.

Particle Man

05-30-2014, 10:36 AM

I've been cleared to ride finally - now to get the bike inspected and registered. Time....

dReWpY

05-30-2014, 12:23 PM

I put too much seafoam in my bike and haven't done anything about it yet...

smileyman

05-30-2014, 09:47 PM

Consensus says...adulthood sucks!

Gas Man

05-30-2014, 09:52 PM

That!

Cutty72

05-31-2014, 06:51 PM

Crickets is right, this place has been REALLY quiet for the past few months. Almost seems like some of us actually have decent weather to ride.

Decent weather means I have to get yardwork done before it rains again!

I put too much seafoam in my bike and haven't done anything about it yet...

D.A. :td:

Consensus says...adulthood sucks!

Truth.
One of these days I need to start getting the baby's room ready too..

Turbo Ghost

06-02-2014, 07:09 AM

I put too much seafoam in my bike and haven't done anything about it yet...

In the fuel or oil? If it's in the fuel, just run it. You'll be down on power but, it won't hurt anything. If it starts knocking or pinging then add some premium fuel to bring up the octane until it's all out.

Method

06-02-2014, 07:03 PM

Checking in - I swing through once every week or so.

Work, family (2.5 year old twins) and endurance racing are taking up most of my time these days. :willy:

Particle Man

06-03-2014, 09:23 AM

Checking in - I swing through once every week or so.

Work, family (2.5 year old twins) and endurance racing are taking up most of my time these days. :willy:

Jesus- 2.5 y/o twins??!!? Hats off to you, dude.

Archren

06-03-2014, 03:09 PM

Jesus- 2.5 y/o twins??!!? Hats off to you, dude.

No joke - I feel for you when they get their driver's licenses. Just added my teenage stepdaughter to my policy, and saw my premium double. :panic:

Method

06-04-2014, 10:51 AM

Jesus- 2.5 y/o twins??!!? Hats off to you, dude.
Ha - thanks. It's certainly an experience. The infant/baby stage was awful, but now that they're walking talking and having fun it's 90% awesome and only 10% wanting to kill them.

Particle Man

06-04-2014, 06:53 PM

Ha - thanks. It's certainly an experience. The infant/baby stage was awful, but now that they're walking talking and having fun it's 90% awesome and only 10% wanting to kill them.

My youngest turns 1 this month and the first year is nuts. Yikes with 2.

Tsunami

06-12-2014, 11:40 PM

My youngest turns 1 this month and the first year is nuts. Yikes with 2.

Congrats! I didn't know you guys popped out another one!

I'm a lurker these days. I think FB pretty much redirected traffic from the forums. Plus the majority of us have been riding for a while and don't really have any bike questions.

Papa_Complex

06-13-2014, 10:05 AM

It isn't really about bike related questions though. The least active sub-forums on motorcycle forums seem to be the ones related to motorcycles :lol:

Method

06-13-2014, 10:33 AM

My youngest turns 1 this month and the first year is nuts. Yikes with 2.

Eh it's not so bad - once you get through the baby stage it's all good. Congrats on the other little one!

HokieDNA01

06-13-2014, 07:29 PM

Haven't been on in a good while but keep up with many on FB. Got a new bike so it's like I'm a noob again (for the 4th) time. Got 3 bikes in the garage so according to most, that also makes me certifiably insane. LOL

racedoll

06-13-2014, 08:17 PM

Plus the majority of us have been riding for a while and don't really have any bike questions.

My question is, "how do I find the time for riding?"

Tsunami

06-14-2014, 01:34 AM

My question is, "how do I find the time for riding?"

I don't! I don't commute on the bike bc it would be a PITA and the days I am off I don't make the time. But Rae is coming to visit, so I am going to get my bikes ready!

Tsunami

06-14-2014, 01:38 AM

It isn't really about bike related questions though. The least active sub-forums on motorcycle forums seem to be the ones related to motorcycles :lol:

I miss the banter on the forums! Our banter on CF was such a big time waster but so much fun. I met a lot of great people on the site and quite a few have stayed with me in the past.

Tmall

06-14-2014, 09:41 AM

I left because a lot of you are pretty fucking annoying.

:)

Flexin

06-14-2014, 10:28 PM

I stop in and look around every now and then. I have been busy with work, wife/kids, my site and looking for one of my dream vehicles. Spent two months looking for my Jeep. I was getting tired of the search and was almost to the point of looking for a bike but I didn't do it. My wife and kids can enjoy the Jeep with me. The bike is a solo thing.

I still want to get back on two wheels. It just doesn't look like it will happen this year.

http://gearheadcentral.com/index.php?attachments/dsc_1419-medium-jpg.1243/

James

fasternyou929

06-15-2014, 01:11 PM

It's quiet here because when there was a flux of new members, some existing members went out of their way to make it clear some of the newbs weren't welcome. To make a few of the "originals" happy, this site sacrificed a large number of new members. Repeat that cycle a few times and when the originals slow their posting, the site content goes with them.

Both CF and TWF are pretty clear indicators that once people are turned-off to a site, they don't go back.

It doesn't help that trip is a nozzle, either. :)

Papa_Complex

06-15-2014, 08:02 PM

I stop in and look around every now and then. I have been busy with work, wife/kids, my site and looking for one of my dream vehicles. Spent two months looking for my Jeep. I was getting tired of the search and was almost to the point of looking for a bike but I didn't do it. My wife and kids can enjoy the Jeep with me. The bike is a solo thing.

I still want to get back on two wheels. It just doesn't look like it will happen this year.

James

Ural sidecar rig; fum for the whole family AND the dog.

Rangerscott

06-16-2014, 01:20 AM

It doesn't help that trip is a nozzle, either. :)

HUGE nozzle.

marko138

06-18-2014, 02:36 PM

I left because a lot of you are pretty fucking annoying.

:)
:cheers:

racedoll

06-18-2014, 07:35 PM

Love the Jeep James!

Phenix_Rider

06-20-2014, 06:59 AM

I got married, and you wouldn't believe how much time I spend traveling for work. My bike has needed a chain since the middle of last season. Finally got the chain in and my wife is telling me to go for a ride - do anything except work myself into the ground.

So - I just got an email saying that the Indy GP is August 10 and my bike needs a good long run. Search reveals no recent Indy threads. Any interest?

Flexin

07-01-2014, 01:26 AM

Love the Jeep James!

Thanks. It is a dream come true. I feel like a kid again. :rockwoot:

James

Flexin

07-01-2014, 01:40 AM

Ural sidecar rig; fum for the whole family AND the dog.

There is a shop that sells them about 25 minutes from my house. I don't see that bringing me the excitement of my R6 or that of my Jeep.

I miss my bike but I'm loving the Jeep. Feeling the wind through my eyebrows is an amazing thing.

I put some new rubber on it last weekend. I put on some Goodyear Duratrac's.

http://gearheadcentral.com/index.php?attachments/img_20140621_123929-jpg.1245/

James

James

Cutty72

07-01-2014, 06:33 PM

I love the duratracs on my pickup. Not going to get the life I was hoping, but nothing aggressive lasts on a heavy diesel.

marko138

07-01-2014, 07:07 PM

I love the duratracs on my pickup. Not going to get the life I was hoping, but nothing aggressive lasts on a heavy diesel.
I was running Hankook Dyna Pro ATMs on my last Grand Cherokee. I loved them. I'll put them on my new grand when the current tires wear out.

Flexin

07-05-2014, 05:39 PM

I love the duratracs on my pickup. Not going to get the life I was hoping, but nothing aggressive lasts on a heavy diesel.

How many miles do you have on them so far?

James

Cutty72

07-06-2014, 10:59 PM

I was running Hankook Dyna Pro ATMs on my last Grand Cherokee. I loved them. I'll put them on my new grand when the current tires wear out.

That's what I had on my pickup before the duratracks, loved them, but wanted something a bit more aggressive.
I got 49k out of them and they weren't completely gone, but hunting season started so I needed better rubber.

How many miles do you have on them so far?

James

I have almost 8k on them. Went about 7k before rotating them and they measured out at 60% on the rears and 80% on the fronts. So if I rotated more regularly, figure 70% across the board.
That's looking like 30k on the high end. I was hoping for 40k, but we'll see.

Most of those miles are either hunting/off road/winter driving, or pulling my 10k+ 5th wheel, so not easy miles.

Love the traction, and I'll run them again, but I'm looking for a second set of wheels and tires to run in the summer pulling the camper.

marko138

07-07-2014, 10:06 AM

That's what I had on my pickup before the duratracks, loved them, but wanted something a bit more aggressive.
I got 49k out of them and they weren't completely gone, but hunting season started so I needed better rubber.

I have almost 8k on them. Went about 7k before rotating them and they measured out at 60% on the rears and 80% on the fronts. So if I rotated more regularly, figure 70% across the board.
That's looking like 30k on the high end. I was hoping for 40k, but we'll see.

Most of those miles are either hunting/off road/winter driving, or pulling my 10k+ 5th wheel, so not easy miles.

Love the traction, and I'll run them again, but I'm looking for a second set of wheels and tires to run in the summer pulling the camper.
I sold the old Grand Cherokee with 25k miles on them. They still looked new.

Gas Man

07-07-2014, 11:10 AM

I sold the old Grand Cherokee with 25k miles on them. They still looked new.
What's the new whip?

marko138

07-07-2014, 03:51 PM

What's the new whip?
A newer Grand Cherokee.

Sold this:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/_10_zpsuf31luud.jpg (http://s102.photobucket.com/user/markgraves138/media/_10_zpsuf31luud.jpg.html)

Bought this:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/20140609_193131_1_zpsumjkucrf.jpg (http://s102.photobucket.com/user/markgraves138/media/20140609_193131_1_zpsumjkucrf.jpg.html)

Gas Man

07-08-2014, 08:12 AM

Very nice Marko!!!

marko138

07-08-2014, 09:23 AM

Very nice Marko!!!
Thanks mang. I love it.

No Worries

07-08-2014, 12:31 PM

Marko, how did you like the WK Jeep GC? I've seen 2005-2008 GC's with the Hemi engine around here for $10-12K.

marko138

07-08-2014, 04:29 PM

Marko, how did you like the WK Jeep GC? I've seen 2005-2008 GC's with the Hemi engine around here for $10-12K.
I loved it. I put 100k miles on it in the 6.5 years I owned it. Replaced a water pump at 70k and tires/brakes. She treated well.

smileyman

07-10-2014, 09:57 PM

Looks great. Nice swap!

jetskifast

07-13-2014, 02:37 AM

This site gave twowheelforum death, now this site dead:idk:
By the way Jeep grand Cherokees rock, my 2001 limited 4X4 4.7 bought new has 185,000 miles. Sort of hoping some thing major will fail, so I can purchase a new one.

marko138

07-14-2014, 10:46 AM

Thanks fellas. I love the Grands. At this point I'll keep buying them.

wildchild

09-12-2014, 04:43 PM

it does seem as though this site has had a major slow down.
while we're talking about Jeeps on a bike site, I am still pedaling my '08 Wrangler around.

I did get a new truck though '13 Chevy 3500 to replace the 2000 F350 CC Dually

Cutty72

09-15-2014, 11:03 PM

Been awhile. I'm still aroundish.

Method

09-16-2014, 10:28 AM

I still pop in every now and then, but don't own a Jeep so I don't have much to contribute.

Papa_Complex

09-16-2014, 10:44 AM

:lol:

LeeNetworX

09-18-2014, 05:07 PM

Oh, hai.

Between two little kids, a house, two dogs, a busy as Hell job, and all of our activities/interests I don't have any time to wipe my ass these days, much less talk to you fucks.

Turbo Ghost

09-19-2014, 07:17 AM

I don't have any time to wipe my ass these days

Note to self: Do not sit where Lee has sat!

LeeNetworX

09-19-2014, 09:57 AM

Note to self: Do not sit where Lee has sat!

Coward.

snaps

10-21-2014, 11:26 PM

I stopped in to say hi to you assholes, and see who is still around. It's good to see some familiar names!

Gas Man

10-22-2014, 08:46 AM

No one is here... just us crazies!

Archren

10-22-2014, 10:22 AM

Got hired onto a new job a few months ago (6th Civil Support Team, based out of Camp Mabry). Been spending a lot of time at training and on the road with my team. As always, I solemnly swear that I am up to no good... :rockwoot:

Turbo Ghost

10-22-2014, 08:41 PM

Just stay away from those bodily fluids!

Papa_Complex

10-23-2014, 06:22 AM

There are just not enough NBC suit dance numbers on Youtube.

Archren

10-23-2014, 03:37 PM

Just stay away from those bodily fluids!

I'm on our decon team.. bleach bleach bleach, said the sergeant.

There are just not enough NBC suit dance numbers on Youtube.

True story. I have some video somewhere of a couple of guys I went to training with while they were "twerking".

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0214/3870/files/Twerking_by_fireman_up_color_firefighter_cartoon_a rt_print.jpg?3138

Papa_Complex

10-27-2014, 07:59 AM

You need a Youtube channel :)

Archren

10-27-2014, 12:56 PM

You need a Youtube channel :)

I have one... not sure if I have enough level A or B dancing footage to make into a worthwhile video, lol.

Turbo Ghost

10-27-2014, 01:40 PM

I have one... not sure if I have enough level A or B dancing footage to make into a worthwhile video, lol.

I do believe this comment requires a link!

Archren

10-27-2014, 03:14 PM

I do believe this comment requires a link!

I don't have much on it (I took down a lot of my old videos, just didn't fit with the photography rebranding). https://www.youtube.com/user/sekhmet1098

Cutty72

10-31-2014, 01:30 AM

Congrats on the new gig. I looked into our CST unit, but it's a dead end. Once you're in you'll never leave, and there is limited upward mobility.

Archren

11-03-2014, 12:21 PM

Congrats on the new gig. I looked into our CST unit, but it's a dead end. Once you're in you'll never leave, and there is limited upward mobility.

Hell, I'd be happy as a clam if I never leave... seriously, I'm loving this job. Yes, it's fast-paced, and I may change my tune after 3 years of two or more TDY's per month, but it beats the hell out of being just a desk jockey (I'm still a desk jockey when we're in the rear, but on mission at least I get to do decon).

That said, if you go the survey to ops to 1SG route, you can make it all the way to E8 in the unit. But you have to be a 74D to do it. Which technically attending CSSC and the NCOES is enough to reclass now, but if you're not looking to reclass, then yeah, the highest you can go is E7, and that's only if you get hired as the Ops NCOIC or Logistics NCO (I'm considering going the Ops route myself, but I gotta fulfill my initial 3 years first).

All that said, the level of training and experience you get in a CST is fucking unrivaled. You get to actually do real-world missions that make a difference in the community. You get to build connections with the civilian emergency responders, and, should you choose to do emergency management or HAZMAT response once you get out, you're top of the list of the hiring pool for state emergency management agencies or HAZMAT teams.

Papa_Complex

11-03-2014, 12:57 PM

Finally did a studio shoot but it was as the "armourer", rather than as the photographer. I found out that models and photographers don't know spit about how weapons are actually used and, despite being told the proper method of holding and using a bladed weapon or bow, they will default to improbably dramatic contortions to make the shot more interesting (hint: a rapier is a stabbing sword, so holding it with two hands in an overhead cutting grip isn't the way that it would be used).

Hopefully I'll have a few shots to share in my "Zombie Apocalypse Store" thread later this week.