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A (Used) New radio for the Gold Wing

So, E-bay finally came through! After a couple of months and bids on 4 different radios, these models don't pop up often, I finally got one. Ironically from the same parts place that I'd almost won from earlier. It arrived yesterday. It wasn't the exact same model as my old fried unit. It was like the unit that was on Stacy's Gold Wing when she had hers. I wasn't concerned so much about the cassette player this time. I just wanted a radio to be able to listen to my XM Satellite Radio again, and to be able to talk and listen to Stacy on the CB Radio. We'd put a compact after market radio/CB unit on her Honda Aero 750 so she can XM out and talk to me from her motorcycle.
That's the problem sometimes with 'integrated' designs such as these. With this model, when the radio failed nothing else could work as it was all piped through the radio unit.
But all is well now. Saved about $700.00 over ordering new, and it all works again! Still don't have a lot of faith in E-Bay yet. Too much of that last minute 'snipeing'. I tried various on-line dismantelers but what two places had units looked like they'd been sitting on a shelf in the weather for about 5 years. Although a bit cheaper, I had visions of going through a few of those non-refundable units before I'd get to one that might work.
So I kept watching and bidding on units that looked in decent shape and where the seller verified it all worked. In other words, I got lucky!

Well in about an hour we're leaving to go visit Mike and Brenda. It is of course going to be the hottest few days there have been all year. Predicted highs for this area are 95 to 102 for the next three days. Guaranteed to be pushing or over that going across mid Washington state. And supposed to be around 90 in the Seattle area. Hot, hot, and more hot! Just like those good ol' days in California when it would be 90 by 9 AM in the mid summer.

We went to the local County Fair last evening. I entered so photos last year and won three out of five first places and 1 grand champion in that photo class. Didn't get any in on time this year but I still wanted to see that and the other things there are to see at a small county fair like ours. It ends on Sunday so we had to go last night if we were to see it at all. Stacy and I made plans for next years fair. She wants to knit some stuff and maybe try baking something again. I've got a few thousand photos to choose from with who knows how many I'll take before next summer!

Guess that's it for now! Type later, Tad

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Camdin said…
Just read your blogg and glad to see everything coming around and the two of you are busy with your lives once again. Have a great trip seeing Mike and Brenda,...For once we are having a really nice day don't even have the coolers on. Talk to you both soon ....
August 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM
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