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Hm ... that might work .... .... til I get to Nevada.

You say that like it's a bad thing. I'll ask my buddy Paul (who's a real afficianado and has a Ural (Russian bike) what he might recommend in your part of the world.

I think an old Honda CB350 is a lovely starter bike. You can prolly pick up sumpin like that for around a grand.

You evil bastard. I've looked, they don't make chains for an FJR.

Ride safe. Start on a small bike. Keep the rubber side down. Watch out for those cagers, they're out to get you. Have fun.

She seems nice.

Thanks folks! I had a really nice b-day. Didn't even think about work. Went to lunch with April and her friend that's staying with us for a coupla weeks. Then went down to my garage and worked on bikes for a couple of hours. Then my good friends had a BBQ, not in honor of my b-day (I didn't tell them it was upcoming), but did spill the beans once the party was on. Got pretty damned drunk/etc, and rode my bicycle home. Fat, dumb, and happy. Then I crashed ... in bed. Thanks for all the well wishes. It's such a joy to have a job where you also love the people you serve. I'll keep working at it. Smootches!

Gawd damit! Been holding my breath for days waiting to post this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCiY1y3uJ3o 9 million hits plus in three days .... that's badass.

Fuck yeah! All we need now is a PayPal addy to help defray the costs of the PS and your valuable time. Out with it!!

In! Here's a tip:

Sure ... but that's not why they're doing it.

Phoecst that for you.

Are you in the Olympics?

Alright, all you dads of 2 and 3 year olds need to see these: http://www.wimp.com/fathermodifies/ I'll be expecting video from you guys sometime next summer.

Someone said South Park. I think they've had some clunkers, but the rest of the shows are such great commentary on our time that it makes up for it.

Happy birfday to You!!!

Okay, you're crazy.

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I told him about them.

Aleph 1? Not sure. I think it was a Volksamp version. Edit: Just caught up on the last two posts. Oh well, guess I'm out of the loop on this one. It did sound damned good to me though.

BY the way, had a little chat with Doug, and wanted to say that my aversion to high output impedance amps does not include transconductance amps. That's quite a different beast and I think a very rational alternative approach. My favorite amp for K1000 was a First Watt amp, and to me it was a spectacular match up.

Booyah!

Thanks. I've heard that about the pads, but haven't tried it. To some extent I have to review products as they're offered to the public. Kinda silly they won't sell the pads, though. Hadn't heard that.

I think the thing with higher output impedance amps you'll get more interaction with the headphones and you'll find "magic" combinations from time to time. But it's a hit or miss kind of thing, and for makers who want a significant number of sales, making amps with hit and miss results is a dangerous model. If (when, hopefully) headphone jacks commonly have very low output impedances, the fucking Germans will be able to give up this stupid 120 Ohm impedance that requires them to fuck with their designs, and can build headphones under the assumption that their going to get electrical damping. I betcha Beyer headphones generally suck almost entirely because of this assumed 120 Ohm output and their acoustic damping schemes in response. /rant