glad you enjoyed my report & the pix, too, sorry it was so "long-ish"
just had to review, & was happy to find the cost of my tire was "very" reasonable up north; dennis kirk wants, as of today, $158.99, & maw was a good price at $122, plus $9 for the shipment; as i said, i gave 135, so am very pleased....

fred, nope, i won't ride again w/ the snow on the ground, too anxiety-provoking! (to say nothing of the "dragging out the run" well, at least i'll not make any trips up north for a while....
i'm already planning my next, never really been interested in sturgis, but want to visit easern so.dak. where my dad's people came from, so.... but that's probably not for several months
oh yeah, another note, i used to have cobra pipes on my ride; returned to the stockers, & enjoy the increased quiet! (or is that decreased noise!), anyhow, still very nice to have earplugs in, cuts out the wind for sure!