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[Ironhorse]

Hemi and Maya in their ‘13 GoldWing. That’s Jim (CatEye) in the back.

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This is Phillipe (ADonF!) on his custom Valkerie. He’designs and paints and builds custom bikes. He showed us pics of one of his creations and they could rival Puzzled.

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Today is our off the bike day. Lots to do in this area.

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We started the day with a glorious sunrise and cup of coffee. The rains rolled in so we went into town. What better way to get around Sedona, than in a Sedona.

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We walked around checking out the local jewelry shops. John and I bought HD Sedona shirts and Denise bought some Mackinaw chocolate. Lunch was a Caesar salad with shrimp.

Sedona is an artists community with sculptures everywhere. Here is a native dancer.

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Here’s a Native American shooting at cars.

[JCZ]

JC, I’ve never been told I had an issue with “orientation”. I’ll keep your advice in mind.

Here are more pictures from the road.

All the rest of us knew it!  I think you were in denial.   

But your photos are all right side up now.   

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Ironhorse with a bronze horse,...

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Even on a rainy day the buttes and mesas were stunning.

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Being the down day I took the opportunity to have some repairs done on the bike at a local shop. When I pulled into Bakersfield,CA a few days earlier I heard a clanking sound. I looked down and saw the horn and fan assy shaking loosely on the side of the engine. The rubber isolator had torn.

So I went by Bakersfield HD and bought a replacement, a $5 part. In the parking lot I took off the horn and fans and proceeded to remove the old isolator,...or so I thought. Couldn’t do it. Even with large channel locks from the shop, I couldn’t get it off. So I tossed the horn and fans into the saddlebag and rode off without them.

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Red Rock Motorcycles in Sedona is top notch, they took me in without an appointment.

Derrick, the tech who worked on my bike is top notch too. He was also unable to remove it, so he proceeded to remove the bracket from the engine.

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It’s a small shop that works on all types of bikes, and even does custom builds.

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Here’s what happens if you ride the AZ deserts without sunscreen.

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With the bracket off he locked it in a vise he still couldn’t get it off even with large vise grips. So he took a grinder and cleaned off all the rubber down to bare metal. Then he welded a long bar on it and got it off using the welded leverage.

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He spent an hour working on it, and charged me half an hour of labor. Sixty-one dollars later I was on the road.

Back at the hotel we dined at The Elote, the number two rated restaurant in the country. And watched a stunning sunset.