Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: RG on February 12, 2017, 07:51:26 PM
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I have to brag on my wife. I just HAVE to! I swear that God looked into my soul and made her to order for me. She's everything I could ask for in a wife. She's my best friend. She's a great mother to our kids, a great companion to me for over a quarter of a century. So, as you can tell I am pretty dang happy with my marriage. She likes to grill and smoke foods like I do, it has become a fun hobby for the both of us and we've met some really nice people in the process.
We have been talking for years about getting motorcycles and riding together but it was just talk. That has changed. She came to me last week and said she wanted a motorcycle. So, I began to look for what she wanted and found a deal I couldn't pass up! I bought it this afternoon from some friends of ours that had it just "in the way" in their garage. They gave me a steal of a deal on it and now my wife will be a biker babe, lol. I too have a my eye on a few bikes and if all goes well I'll be getting one next weekend. Next on the agenda will be to take a riding course (helps on insurance) then get our license and then start doing a little sight seeing! Can't wait!
Oh, and on top of that, she tells me that she wants a Weber Performer Premium (with the cart) so I ordered one from Lowe's. It'll be here sometime in the next few days. So she's a grill hoarder like me! How many women do you know of that condone this type of activity much less instigate it? LOL
I am blessed, I truly am.
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Congrats RG, you are truly blessed with a wonderful wife :thumbup:
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You sure know how to stoke some "jealousy fires" around here..... ;) :D :D :D
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That's not my intent so forgive me :) I just get overwhelmed sometimes. I am a person that wears my emotions on my sleeve and when I feel gratitude I have to voice it! God is good to me. Too good maybe.
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That's not my intent so forgive me :) I just get overwhelmed sometimes. I am a person that wears my emotions on my sleeve and when I feel gratitude I have to voice it! God is good to me. Too good maybe.
Enjoy it RG next you need to find away to have a side car grill ;) ;) ;) ;)
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God is good RG. Whatever blessings he gives to you enjoy them humbly.
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God is good RG. Whatever blessings he gives to you enjoy them humbly.
Yes indeed. You make me feel like I need to delete my post!
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You are truly blessed. We are coming up on #53 and still each others best friend but if I mentioned a motorcycle I would be banished to the sofa. :D
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Congrats my friend you are truly blessed!
Even if I could ride I still wouldn't, cause Kimmie is not one to get on a bike anymore :-[
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God is good RG. Whatever blessings he gives to you enjoy them humbly.
Yes indeed. You make me feel like I need to delete my post!
I wouldn't. Like my Pops used to say: "A proud dog wags his own tail" :)
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Yes you are blessed indeed.
Sweetie does not care what, where or when I buy cookers or cooking paraphernalia but she has never and I am sure will never say go buy whatever. ;D
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:thumbup: :thumbup: Congrats on a AWESOME day!!!
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Well guys and gals, today is the day. I am meeting up with my brother and we're taking a road trip to get my bike. I'm excited!
This is my wife's bike :
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/bikes/stephbike.jpg)
And this is the one I am going to go get today :
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/bikes/jasonbike.jpg)
Happy Friday Y'all!
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That's not my intent so forgive me :) I just get overwhelmed sometimes. I am a person that wears my emotions on my sleeve and when I feel gratitude I have to voice it! God is good to me. Too good maybe.
NO problem RG...was just tickling your your excitement. ;) ;D We are all happy for you. There are some great rides in this area. Look up the Tail of The Dragon sometime.
http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/americas-wildest-roads/video/braving-the-tail-of-the-dragon
Not for brand-new riders....but you also do not need to race thru it. The scenery along this road is great in the fall.
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My bike has been setting in my garage for the last 6 years with a cover on it.
Since my surgery I have not been able the ride.
I hope someday to be able to hit the road again.
V & I took it on a two week vacation through the Smoky mountains & then the next year a two weeker through the Ozarks.
Great times.
I have owned at least one bike since the age of 18 & I sure miss being able to ride. :'( :'(
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Best of luck with your bikes.
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I got my first bike at 14. Rode for 20 years until a car came into my lane while I was turning into a little country store. Messed up my left hip and knee which causes me problems still. Totaled my bike. I have been talking about getting another one but I get this "o hell no" from my wife. I could afford a nice bike but I don't know if I can afford the divorce lawyers. It is great you have a wife who enjoys the same things you do!
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Would love to ride but too many friends who have had bad accidents because people out here cannot drive.
Congrats on those bikes they are beautiful
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Thanks TwoPockets (I almost want to call you Tupac, lol!) and Muebe. That's my concern in riding, crazy people not paying attention. I drive in Atlanta traffic everyday and it's bad when I'm in a vehicle with airbags and seat belts. The thought of facing that on 2 wheels IS unnerving, I can't lie. I have some riding experience but my wife has NONE! We are going to attend a riding course together so she can learn and so we can both get a reduced insurance rate. It will be fun! I've got lots of friends that ride and they are ready to go already! They want us to go tomorrow and I don't even have tags yet, lol!
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Thanks TwoPockets (I almost want to call you Tupac, lol!) and Muebe. That's my concern in riding, crazy people not paying attention. I drive in Atlanta traffic everyday and it's bad when I'm in a vehicle with airbags and seat belts. The thought of facing that on 2 wheels IS unnerving, I can't lie. I have some riding experience but my wife has NONE! We are going to attend a riding course together so she can learn and so we can both get a reduced insurance rate. It will be fun! I've got lots of friends that ride and they are ready to go already! They want us to go tomorrow and I don't even have tags yet, lol!
Just be careful
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Just wanted to update y'all since I haven't posted in a while. I actually took my bike apart and did a makeover on her. I installed a small fly screen. Then I had the wheels, scoops and sissy bar powdercoated. Put new bearings in both wheels and new wave style rotors and new tires. I had the fenders and faux tank painted, installed a new LED taillight, a gps/phone holder/charger and last but not least a new full exhaust (headers and cans). She looks great and sounds great.
The only thing I have to do is install the tank emblems and then wash her and detail her. No good deed goes unpunished, now my wife's bike needs valves adjusted (hopefully nothing else). I'll be doing that this weekend. Lucky me!
Here's a pic of the new & improved Maxine.
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/bikes/delk03.jpg)
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/bikes/delk04.jpg)
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/bikes/delk05.jpg)
I'll have some actual food pics soon I promise :)
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Not a bike guy but she looks good
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Oh nice, a VMAX. I had my eye on one of those when I was younger. Definetley a fast bike, guy I used to know had his to 150, I had my cousins V65 MAGNA to 155, was smooth as glass. Of course we were young, dumb and full of...
Congrats and enjoy the wind on your face, nothing quite like it. Dang, making me crave a bike again!
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RG, that's a really nice looking scooter. Why don't you and your wife take a little bike trip next weekend (the 20th or 21st or both) down IH75 to Jaxon's house (20 miles south of Macon in Byron)and come visit with a bunch of us. We're having a little gathering with some forum members where we cook a lot of meat, visit, and tell stories. We would really like to meet you and your lovely wife. It is always great fun.
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I'd love to but I'll be in SC that weekend. I was supposed to go this weekend for Easter, to visit my Dad but it got moved to the following weekend so the whole family could go. Next time maybe, I just need advance notice to make it work. Y'all have fun without us as I am certain you will! Take lots of pics!
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