Lol "the Valdez gets plugged"? Nice! Glad to hear it's just routine maint... Don't let them get to you Carl I don't do any of that silly preventive maint bs on my bikes either lol ... Change brake fluid? Does that make my f----ing bike faster? Nope - ok then lol! I really missed out not coming south this year but maybe daytona isn't out of the question...
Not so lucky, Joe. My ex-engine builder, Neil Taylor, stripped the bolt between the cylinders, and didn't bother to fix it when it was down. Used silicone for a washer. Fu*ker had to know what he did.

Anyway, he no longer works for Tilley's. Don Tilley agreed to make it right, and it's being done now. He was as tight-jawed about it as I was. Tilley has turned Jody York loose on the Ol' Girl now. Jody is the Lead Tech at Tilley's Salisbury Store. Sharp guy. I got Jody his position there with Tilley years ago. Took him from the Stealer in Bluefield, WV. Cole HD. Known him since he was a little feller. Later--HUBBARD