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Russ Newton
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Bike of the day number 6.
In 1998 I moved to Ohio to work at a company called Landoll's. What a miserable experience. But I did buy the bike that I was drooling...
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Russ Newton
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Bike of day number 5
I took a few years off from the mid eighties to the mid nineties due to myriad reasons. We were married, we had a young child, money was...
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Russ Newton
Jul 30, 20201 min read
On Honda's
You might have noticed I have owned nothing but Honda Cycles so far I love the brand and think they build a heck of a motorcycle. During...
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Russ Newton
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Bike of the day 4 (Yes, I am really bored.)
The next bike i bought was three or four years later. I purchase a 1978 Honda 750. I was a good bike, the picture here is at the peak of...
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Russ Newton
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Bike of the day 3 (Yes, I am bored)
This was my first brand new motorcycle. 1978 Honda CBX 500 Purchased it for about $1,500 as I recall. Was a sweet bike to ride. Big...
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Russ Newton
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Bike of the day
This was my second bike, a 1976 CB 360T. Purchased in used in 1976 I rode this for two years all over the state. It was a nice starter...
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Russ Newton
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Bike for the day.
I am going to share the pictures of all the motorcycles I have owned over the years. This first one I had for a short time before...
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Russ Newton
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Medical issue Update.
Well things had to go better today. Though there was some pain for me. It is difficult for me to speak well or for a long time and I...
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Russ Newton
Jul 26, 20202 min read
Medical issues, again!
I was hoping I was done with this nonsense, but it happened again. Yesterday, i was suppose to have the huber needle place in my port....
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Russ Newton
Jul 21, 20202 min read
A little whining for the day.
So, to review, last round of Radacava started six days late. It was a real cluster screw up to say the least. I then called in during the...
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Russ Newton
Jul 18, 20203 min read
I think I might know why health care costs so much!
So when I was at my ALS doctor in May, she said because of Covid-19, they were unable to do the lung capacity test. The last time I was...
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Russ Newton
Jul 16, 20203 min read
Life lesson number 5 (work and personal)
The story I am going to tell today is about how I dealt with a bully as a boss over my career. But I think this lesson works well in your...
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Russ Newton
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Home!
Made it home abouit 15 minutes ago and man is it nice to be here after what feels like a month on the road. Did the last 400 miles non...
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Russ Newton
Jul 9, 20201 min read
BMW Repair final bill.
Was $3,500! New Tire, new rim, new axle bearing and new support strut. All because the run flat didn't work as advertised. I slowed down...
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Russ Newton
Jul 7, 20201 min read
BMW repair Update
Good news? Car is in shop. Bad news? Parts needed will not arrive until the 9th. So looks like three days in Nashville waiting. Sent a...
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Russ Newton
Jul 6, 20202 min read
Update on flat tire.
So the rest of the story. I had a flat on the I 24 West at mile marker 15 .I had stopped for lunch at 1 pm and was getting back on the...
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Russ Newton
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Making the best of it.
I have been waiting for a tow truck driver to take me back to Nashville to a BMW dealer. Decided to make the best use of the time and...
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Russ Newton
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Flat tire, again!
My third flat tire in three trips. Twice with the car and one with the bike. Sitting on the side of I24N at mile marker 11 waiting for a...
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Russ Newton
Jul 5, 20201 min read
Update from Lake Allatoona, GA
Been in Georgia with an old friend, John Craig. He is in the middle, his younger brother Mike is on his right. We are relaxing on a hot...
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Russ Newton
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Catch 22, continued.
Note, this section is from an earlier post to focus the comment today. "Today, the nurse called me and ask for my Medicare card number...
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