Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

Excuses excuses.

You got a set of steel tracks I can borrow?

 

[KilroyJC]

successful morning
back is not happy but got it done

cover is built for two person rack and is too big.
plus I think it and almost any cover would continue to block
view of license plate.

that seems like an invite to a bored LEO hoping I have ten kilos aboard, get a commendation,
maybe a medal.
at least it's something to keep it clean and it gets it out of the garage while stored here.

I've seen lots of rvs go by with big bikes and cargo under cover, blocking the license plate.
kinda wondered how that turned out

upon further inspection, saddlebags nicer than I thought, closer to cordura than plastic.
seems like a lot of loose stuff flapping too close to rear wheel and chain, but I think I'll leave them off.
I'd rather have an open box in the rear, think empty weight box on tractor.
Friend said he thought my rear tire looked a little fat.
hmmm, well I'm not light, and I pumped it to 30psi out of max 35
If I'm going to carry more weight in rear, better go 35. Lack of decent suspension means tires being a little
soft helpful. I'm sure the less rolling resistance the better.

bottom line is I'll take the saddlebags with me, and if I have a need for them, will put them on.
I've gone off to the Piggly Wiggly in a golf cart, but not a bicycle before. when opened all the way, those bags will hold
a half gallon of milk easily.

On my Honda175k5 I secured a folding milk crate to the rear rack. Folded down flat and could be used as a wide tray or flipped up and into a bin.

 

[KilroyJC]

We have deep soil on our side

But once I get going on the higher elevations…

 

[daugen]

On my Honda175k5 I secured a folding milk crate to the rear rack. Folded down flat and could be used as a wide tray or flipped up and into a bin.

that sounds perfect
Small plastic folding crate
though for anything heavy, I guess it's better to have the weight lower on the bike.
Honda 175 is about three times stronger than this...

as a bunch of us watch the radar, made me stop procrastinating and ordered a battery backup sump pump.
If I'm going to be going away for weeks at a time, if power goes out in heavy rain, basement will flood.
basically a 2500 gph marine bilge pump hooked up to a group 27 AGM battery. With a built in battery charger, all nicely packaged.
I need a plumber to tie it into the existing sump pump. Want that one to work as normal, and this to come on only when power is lost.
I guess that involves some kind of plumbing y, a flapper valve?

also....this means I don't have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to fire up the generator if it's raining heavily.
If still out of power when I wake up, deal with it then. I know I can get a wifi alert on my phone also. I didn't get that option, KISS.

Amazon.com

 

[riptides]

It’s coming. System getting bigger.

Like the theme from Jaws.

Huge difference in my sky line views.

Weather people are freaking out. Overly excited.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Storm hit, over 1” rain, most in very short time. It was very windy, corn all blown down.
No power. Tree down on road in front of house, but that’s only phone lines there. State cutting it now.

 

[riptides]

Storm hit, over 1” rain, most in very short time. It was very windy, corn all blown down.
No power. Tree down on road in front of house, but that’s only phone lines there. State cutting it now.

Storm hit, over 1” rain, most in very short time. It was very windy, corn all blown down.
No power. Tree down on road in front of house, but that’s only phone lines there. State cutting it now.

Good luck. Hope your power comes back soonest.

Just blew through here. Pretty impressive.

 

[daugen]

decided I needed some exercise, so went out and pushed the trim mower and then fed the birds.
Sat there with camera, no joy, hoped to catch two very pretty bright yellow birds who seem to like my new seed.

guess I'll get ready for the storm. Tornado alert just went up. Around here, usually means nothing.
Usually...
storm front still on other side of philadelphia, maybe I can sleep through it.

 

[m7040]

Storm went through here. Lots of rain. Branches down but nothing major. Power stayed on

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got generator running fridge, light, and Starlink. Still thundering around
They just finished cutting tree in front of house, I took them out bottles of water. They said they were on to next one.
I heard someone cutting on road beside me also.