Jerry Eichenberger
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2006 S40. OEM windshield, saddle bags, Sportster
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Columbus, Ohio
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Since I'm the one who started the Tall Table ( TT ) just about 4 years ago when the presidential campaign of 2008 was starting up, I'll chime in on this thread.
The TT was designed to be an immediately recognized thread for political, and thanks to Mick, some religious discussion. Since it's immediately recognizable for what it is, no one should go in to the thread by mistake, or thinking it's about something else - if you don't want to participate, fine.
Let me say that I have made a few very good friends on that thread, Mick and Lifter among them ( they are not the only one ), whose political views as about as opposite to my own as they could ever get.
Yet, we all learn something from everyone, even our opposites. In fact, I've shared PMs with these guys, whose real names I know, and enjoyed every one of them.
I enjoy reading about our bikes too, but I'm not into modifications, and am not even an amateur mechanic. So I'm not interested in threads about bobbers, cam chain tensioner mods, carb jet mods, etc. I take my S40 to the dealer for service, pay my bill, and don't do much beyond putting air in the tires and checking the oil level myself. But I sure know that many of the participants do care about those things, and have some skills to enjoy tinkering. Fine, and I don't get upset about the 1,000th post about petcocks or cam chains.
So, in the end, enjoy the TT if it's your thing, or ignore it.
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