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Wondering how you Florida boys are weathering the storm . . .

Left at 8am,it was 48 degrees and dark and overcast. Never got over 59 and rained a bit.

Found a back way shortcut that took about 80 miles off the usual route. Same amount of time because speeds are anywhere from 35 to 65 mph. Mostly 35-50mph.

Enjoyed the seeing the farm harvest and cut down cornfields and humongeous stacks/piles of cord wood. 2 places the wood was cut stacked in mini mountain piles. Pretty impressive.

And which is how I spent my afternoon..stacking cord wood. To old for that,my ankles and wrist are killing me.

I to have ride thru 10 miles of Worcester Massachusetts till I hit I-190 north. Freaken Worcester was a 20 mpharking lot I feel ypur pain Fatboy. At least l'm off it in 8-10 miles.

The picture is at round top pond in Burrillville,RI.

Don't laugh but I don't have the biggest of hands.

Went riding today and for some reason when shifting into 2nd gear (only 2nd)I must have partially lost grip on the the clutch lever and it released way too quickly after I selected 2nd and then obviously the bike really jerked forward (when it feels like your hands are ripped of the grips). No grinding or bad noises, it was in gear.

Anyway, not really an issue but I'm wondering if this causes wear or damage to the transmission, cogs, clutch etc?

And also what is actually happening when that happens? Is it the clutch grabbing or the cogs (not very mechanically minded)?

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