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Godspeed Max for new adventures as a reborn scooterist!
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Fact
Yes. You have a healing ass.

Welcome back Max.

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Glad to see you back Max!
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So two pieces of good news from Max6201 (+/- 1) and Billdog.

A joyful day indeed.

(For anyone about to post bad news, could you hold off until tomorrow?)
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Glad you are back with us Max! We were all on a rough ride there for a while.
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An old photo. Who remembers?
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Lust
Max, please tell us the entire story.

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Is that Diamond Head, or maybe Rio?
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vintage red matthew wrote:
Is that Diamond Head, or maybe Rio?
Think Waikiki in the back ground. Think I see the Pink Palace and the Beachcomber Hotels.
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A picture of me from exactly the same spot.
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vintage red matthew wrote:
A picture of me from exactly the same spot.
Well was I right
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Follow your dreams Matt 😎
Bill not much else to say. The report here is accurate
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Follow your dreams Matt
My dreams are a pale comparison to real life.
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Best news I've seen all day!
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Well THAT was one crazy summer...let's not do that again.
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Well THAT was one crazy summer...let's not do that again.
Yes, but thanks for keeping an eye on this and starting the thread.
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"Good news?"
No way.
"That is GREAT NEWS!"
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Epic comeback.

Made my day even though I've never met or talked to max before!
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Re: Back with a new avatar Max6201
Max6201 wrote:
Thank you for your concern.😀 I am a new person now. Not sure if I ever told you, you are family to me. Belk you are my guardian angel. Eunice spoke highly of you. VRM you are like the brother I never had.😂 . BDog I have the faint recollection my ass got grabbed by a swollen hand for a fleeting moment...CD. The 👮 police put me into a body bag then EMS got me out and called a code blue.😋 . Trep thanks for your love.

I love you all.

More to come soon!
Welcome back!! :'-D
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Ask
Any updates Max ?

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Max - It's great to have you back!

Please do not scare us like this again!
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Max6201 wrote:
An old photo. Who remembers?
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Is it just me, or do I think you're channeling a very Jason Statham look? Très cool!
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This conversation is so cool. I have been in touch with Belk and I can honestly say thata long time friendship is still going strong. I sincerely hope that Matt and I can I make amends and stay good friends. So that he can supervise me when I am playing mechanic, which by the way he does very well.

A little update about my condition: physical therapy discharged me a couple of days ago. Crying or Very sad emoticon and for now on I am pretty much on my own. I will keep doing my exercises and of course working on my bikes. I got my new Chinese scooter to work for the time being Crying or Very sad emoticon I had a very nice ride inthe neighborhood, went to the store, ATM, came back put it on the center stand, changed some hoses, and put some gasoline in it. The damn thing came with a manual that is pretty much worthless. I still have to locate the gear oil plug, the engine oil plug, and I have to figure out how to take apart
Some panels and do more stuff. I know that the 1000 km service will come sooner than later. I am pretty confident about adjusting the valves, and etc.

Will keep you posted soon,

Max
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Cups
Keeping yourself occupied and staying out of trouble huh ?

Good man.

Regular updates need Max.

So glad you're back.

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I am still here guys. I managed to put on 30 lb in 2 months so I'm pretty good I'm holding up at 155 pounds
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Max6201 wrote:
I am still here guys. I managed to put on 30 lb in 2 months so I'm pretty good I'm holding up at 155 pounds
You're doing great Max. Keep growing strong.
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... OK ... I read you now, all my best wishes ...
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After pictures will be coming in the future. I am trying to find the ghost photographer. Whatever happened to our photographers?
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vintage red matthew wrote:
Wow. I told the hospital to call me if he regained consciousness. He didn't and I will never have a chance to make amends or say goodbye.

The best thing he taught me is to not hold a grudge.

Goodbye Max. I will miss you more than you could know.

Matthew
I miss Scootchef so much.
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Like another shooting star across a night sky...
What a great man who spent his time with us.

A few years ago, I made a little image for him, which he liked and wanted to use as his avatar. Cool conversations.
God Speed Max. It's been a privilege.

The avatar....
You are just not right in the head. one of these days I will fish that picture out and make it my avatar.
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Pile
Check you out Fatty. I dream of being 155.

Well done on the recovery Max.

We're all behind you.

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Re: Pile
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Check you out Fatty. I dream of being 155.

Well done on the recovery Max.

We're all behind you.

Bill x
No one but you to cheer me up!!!
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Big Love
Max if I don't get a chance to see again my life will feel pretty empty and pointless.

Lots of man love from this end.

Now go eat.

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Max, your regenerative powers are amazing. Come here and I will feed you perogies with sour cream while we listen to opera. That will either fix you or put you back in a coma.
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Belkwinith wrote:
Max, your regenerative powers are amazing. Come here and I will feed you perogies with sour cream while we listen to opera. That will either fix you or put you back in a coma.
Which Opera?
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Birreh dont tantalize me.

If your words are true I shall go to my grave in peace. And in the right size body bag
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experince
They put you in one didn't they.

Poor Max
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Re: experince
Bill Dog wrote:
They put you in one didn't they.

Poor Max
The utmost disgrace was that it didn't have a thermo
Scud on it
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Wrong size wrong brand
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Re: experince
Max6201 wrote:
Bill Dog wrote:
They put you in one didn't they.

Poor Max
The utmost disgrace was that it didn't have a thermo
Scud on it
To be fair, it had a defective corpse inside.
And we're all the gladder for it.
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