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So what happened was as I got out of South Dakota and into Minnesota, I got the flashing battery light, which normally means my key fob battery is low so I wasn’t worried. I pulled up the battery voltage on my screen and noticed it below normal, so then I started worrying. I watched it fluctuate mildly while slowly trickling down over the course of an hour until I got a bunch of codes and the engine light. Found a safe spot to pull over and then turned it off. Wouldn’t start back up, so called AAA. The nice gentleman towed me to an auto parts store and replaced the battery. I turned it back on and the voltage was still bumping around a little instead of staying steady like normal. Went half a mile down the road to a hotel and checked in for the night. If anyone wants to go stay at the super 8 in Saint James, I can probably get you in for free since Expedia wouldn’t refund me, so I’m paying for 2 rooms tonight.

Some googling on my phone leads me to believe I need a new voltage regulator. The plan tomorrow is to just cross my fingers and try to do the 330 miles home all on the highway if possible so I’m around civilization if I break down again before I get there, since everyone is closed on the weekend. We’ll see how it goes.

I should have said domestic extremist violence. I interpreted it to mean American citizens who blow up stuff or kill people because they think it is acceptable given their grudges or political views.

@CalvinAndHobo said:

@Amos_Umwhat said:
It's like they're all looking at you, expectantly, endlessly, stretching out over the horizon. That's as good as it gets, in Kansas.

Funny enough, this was in South Dakota, where I saw a number of these. Didn’t see a single one in Kansas.

I went with the Dunlop Elite 4s again. Don’t know about you, but I’m more concerned with running over something sharp and not going flat, than I am about performance. In a weird way, getting down to the cords without popping sold me on them even more. I haven’t tried other tires though, so couldn’t tell you comparatively how they perform over something else.

99% of all the tires I sell for the big bikes are E4.

@Diver43 said:

@Rdp77 said:

$1

They still sell those things? I haven't seen a pair since I retired in 1997

Sure do. I keep a few pair laying around. Still great for keeping unwanted critters from crawling up your britches leg.