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I'd check the compression on each jug with a compression gauge long before I started rippin er down to rebuild er because of vac loss if it were mine.. A cracked hose or two or a line off somewhere can cause a complete loss of vacuum really easily... Wonder if somehow the screw that controls the sync match between 3/4 and 1/2 somehow got screwed in and its holding the throttle plates open on the right side.. That make sense,,, probably not,,, worth asking about though I guess so I will leave it on here..

Heyyyyy,,, look what dah 1st Gen dragged in Tip,,, it's Stang!!! Wassup brother!! Glad you caught the screw in the tire before it caught you my man,, dont need no more pics of scraped up arms from examining the crete from my good buddy over on the east side thats for sure!!! Wish we were closer,, we could have an all out tire spoonin race cause I gotta do my 5th swap this year REAL soon (as in, before I go ANYWHERE on the old girl cause I dont like examining crete either!!!) What did ya order up? I been torturing Shinko's lately.. Friendly little tire with a really good attitude for operating in the rain, hail, cold, high temps and really decent on the twisties.. Fair price - last three were 76 bucks shipped from Chapparal off ebay - lighting fast shipping too!! They, Chapparral, are in Cali - less than 24 hour ship when I did the one at my daughters in Sacramento in July - the other 2 shipped here to Michigan in 2 days!! Something else to think about it,,,,, hooked up with jakester out at Sturgis - he is riding a purdy 1800 Wing.. Bill, Jakester, is Darksiding it and, come to find out - his Wing has a 16 inch rear wheel!! I have looked and looked for a Car tire for our 1st Gens and never was successful in finding a viable tire - did a vid that I am loading up on u tube as I type where I am checking out the rear tire on his scoot - all the info is there - keep an eye on the Water Hole - will post it up as soon as its done cookin.. Jakester is at,, get this,, 20,000 miles on his rear tire - x4 of what I average - can you imagine the work and hassle that would save if it works? Got a couple things I gotta check before I scoot to Discount tire and have one mounted.. Something I forgot to check was wheel width and tire width.. I am sure the car tire he is running will require a certain width on the rim to squat proper (ewie,,, that dont sound PC correct) and to wide at the tread wont work but hey,, worth checkin.. Hey,, good to hear from ya ya lop eared radio yakkin varmint!! Got that purdy Blonde lookin right fine!! GOOD ON YA!! All the best in flippin on the new rubber = clean the rims well, check the rubber on the air valve inside the rim for ANY form of cracking, get em hot first and those new ones will flop right on!!!

is I am sooooo 100% with you bro!! Fact is, when it comes to a REAL touring scoot - bar none = real deal Yamaha 1st Gen Venture. Tough as nails, fast as stink, pull like a ofreight train fully loaded with gear and the best friend on the back, extremely frugal on fuel, carve twisties like a sport bike, totally adjustable bars so an ol Chop freak can fold em in and back like a good siet of 6 bends and then lean back on Mama and ride for hours and hours in that lucious stock saddle (iron butt's unlimited) - drop a tent and get up and go back at it... Could care less about all those modern day buttons and bells... No interest in any sounds other than hearin the music the straight cuts on my clutch sings occasionally and Tip pretty voice telling me how gorgeous the country is around her as the three of us - Tip, Tweeks n I - participate in CTFW together.. Fact is,,,, if I was even remotely thinking of jumping into something along the line of another air cooled V-Twin it would DEFINITELY be another HD.. IMHO - when it comes to air cooled scoots dressed up like a touring scoot there is NOTHING as purdy or as soulful as a Harley Electra Glide.. Pull up a 2010 Ultra Limited in that 2 tone red/burgandy color (NO ONE - I MEAN NO ONE paints a scoot like them boys at The Motor Company), drop a tour pack dock plate on it so you can pull the tour pack at any time and have instant bagger - NICE. The '10's were the last of the front bumpers like the old school FL's = gotta be a 10.. Time your done you'ld have 20 large in her but cha know what,, being a Harley you would get half of it back if ya had to sell her in an emergency funds drive (aint no way a Yam/Indian/Victory scoot is even gonna come close at resale).. PLUS,, if ya ever did get the hair brained idea to actually take off and attempt a real tour on it - there are HD dealerships on every street corner to sell ya parts when ya burn er down.. Good grief what was Mom Yam thinkin,,, I just dont get it.... Hey bro,, speakin bout trikes,,,,, wait till ya see what Tip n I rode out at the rally... You remember @Monty? He's that varmint from Tennessee - he and I had a RIOT at Don's MD a few years ago.. He brought a Kuzy Cup to nail onto Tweeks that is a Boss Hoss cup holder.. He knows folks who build the Hoss down yonder and he and I were always gonna get together and go down there and stir the pot.. Well,, Tip and I hook up with the Hoss people and rode one - what a RIOT.. Got a vid, will post it up,, keep an eye on the Hole... You thinkin of grabbin that NY Rally this comin week? Tip n I are thinkin of hoppin on whats left of Tweeks and going over there and spying on that bunch.. Maybe even sleep in the ditch over there, wake up in the late a.m. and go breath on Bongo and Big Tom just to watch em squirm.. This 4th back tire for the season is GONE so I gotta spoon on another before we go if we do.. Also ruined our tent in a wind storm filled out west,, gotta dig up another somewhere - Tip's gotta have a working zip on the tent in order for her to be able to sleep (she's a sissy,, fraid of snakes crawlin in),,, would gladly give you our old tent with a bad zip if ya still aint found ur poles and was gonna use that as an excuse to not go and we did end up CTFW back to NY again this year.. Anyway,,,,, yea,, ya gotta ride this new one but I bet if ya do yo will find it as lazy as I did.. Your to burned out on the 1st Gens too

They kept a VERY close eye on those scoots,,, otherwise, given half a chance you KNOW that is exactly where I would have headed .. Another tid bit of info on the new one that may interest someone out there,, the braking system is a total linked system controlled electronically (no proportioning valve like on our scoots). You grab a handfull of the front brake lever and it activates both front and rear calipers. Same with the rear pedal.. Something else the techs told me....

Thats no coincident brother,, that there is a simply matter of two great minds,, on two great motorcycles headed in the same great direction and being sharp enough to know to STOP when they see something like that Wasnt that a downright stirring thing to have the privilege to be near?

,,, :whistling:,, ,, :rotfl:,, :rotf::rotf: sorry bro,, couldnt help it,,, reminds me of when Ebay locked me out for selling antique BB guns on their site :rotf:,,, my kids found out about it and starting calling me vile names like "Gun Runner" and the like:detective:.. To cheer ya up,, heres a good one,, Tip n I were headed across the Republic of Nevada and came across this great big bill board that says "Shooting causes wild fires" with a picture of a guy shooting his rifle with a red line drawn thru it .. I chuckled and told Tip that someone should grab that liberal bunch by the nap of the neck and make em take it down till they can PROVE it = just keep putting that 308 to their shoulder and pulling the trigger AT THEIR EXPENSE until either a fire starts or their shoulder gives up and they cry uncle - bunch ah weasles.. My goodness,, what have we become

And there,, moving as swiftly and eloquently as she is beautiful, flows the mighty Colorado River.... The smells, sounds, views inside the walls of this gorge with that mighty river flowing thru it fill the soul and mind with a soothing warmth that is almost supernatural... Reminds me of the Grand Canyon,, minus the throngs of tourist associated therewith...

Coasting,, always coasting.. Even though I been warned about wrecking my bike because of lack of lube (been REAL lucky,, aint wrecked one yet) we just keep coasting... WOW is this coast BEAUTIFUL!!

the view over the side of the Dam is BREATHTAKING!! Notice that roadway wayyy down there,, in a second we will explore that roadway by coasting down it to find out what lies at the bottom!!

Located where the states of Wyoming/Colorado and Utah join - AMAZING!! We rode it both ways (once back in July on our way out to California) and found this one - 191 south to 44 and over to 43 and up to Mountain View Wyoming to be the prettiest! Definitely worth the trip if your looking for some RnR away from all those "Potato Potato Potato" sounds mixed with the screaming and yelling happening on Main Street in Sturgis!!

When Tip turned her back, Puc slid off the new Venture and onto a new R1!! That demo lady was telling me,,, NO wheelies,, NO stoppies and to watch my speeds cause the cops was all over - what da heck,, she think I was born yesterday (heee hee heee).. If you stop the vid at :05 you can clearly see the back AWESOME shirts they gave us just for test riding that day - COOL!!

They would not allow me to take er temp or allow videoing answers to tech questions but I did sneak this quick video of the = up to operating temp motor so those trained ears of yours could at least listen to it while its warm.. Personally,, I think its pretty dog gone quiet for a push rod BIG TWIN (113 inch) air cooled motor!!

and now lets take er for a spin!!!

One of Yamaha's Demo guys was kind enough to spend some time with us showing off some of the features on the new scoot. Check out the parking assist that works both FORWARD and REVERSE!! I just posted another vid in another thread showing the breakdown of this system if anyone here is interested.. LOTS of fun happening here!!

and a couple more for my buddy DragonSlayer - the REAL Superman!!

Sorry Sir Bob - they are over yonder in that Superman thread thingy: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?131508-Sturgis-2017-The-Saga-Begins!!-U-comin-read-this-Others-read-ur-own-risk/page2

and @Dragonslayer,, here is a really good start at those Superman Vids we were talking about!! Deals a deal brother and looky looky = WE DID IT!!! IT"S SUPERMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. - the ride down Main Street is 15 minutes in length - gonna be a bit for its finished uploading but I will post it up as soon as its done..

INDEED! Glad to hear your OK Popester - that flying rubber out there can be down right nasty - cant even imagine getting wacked by the stuff like you did!! The bike might be a mess but THANKFULLY your ok!!

AND WE MADE IT!!!! Tweeks is lickin her sore paws (especially her hind legs - that 4th new tire is wayyyy gone!! = time for number 5!!), Tip is takin a well deserved snooze and I am jumping right in here with info hot off the press just cause I love you guys!! @Dragonslayer - the Superman vids are brewing as we speak.. First to pop up here as accepted and upload completed is found below. This will serve as PROOF that I did try to get recorded answers for the questions gang.. The tech guys would NOT allow video taping and would NOT allow temp checking.. I tried.. I should have just done it the first day when one of the demo guys pulled a new bike out just for me to video and take pics of the new one next to Tweeks but I didnt so.. In answers to your questions: Pay load is under 414 pounds, there is a rack available for the trunk with a 4 pound limit on it - not unlike the original 1st Gen trunk rack- that mounts to a bracket - all available from Mom Yam. I know we use our 1st Gen rack A LOT for hauling two heavy jackets (leather) and sweat shirts - over 4 pounds and never an issue - cant see where this would change with the new one. The techy said its limited because of the added weight "up high" causing handling issues. No trailer hitch available from Mom Yam. I do have video of the under carriage for @Flyinfool and others who are interested. Will have to wait till I can find that Vid for you guys. Their answer for being heavy is because of all the new electronics = thats what they said. My own summation is that it has more to do with the xtra charging system (maybe thats what they were trying to say) + the parking assist system. Had no idea of what rake it was BUT I can say upon riding it that it is definitely plenty - it has that heavy to turn when not moving and very very stable at speed = screams lots of trail and plenty of rake at the neck - rock solid on the open road highway.. There were questions somewhere about the vents on the front - those vents are NOT functional EXCEPT for the bottom two. One of the techs who would not let me record removed the cover on the rights side leggin for me and showed me some of the components encapsulated behind those fake vents. ONLY the bottom two vent holes are operational. There is no hidden pathway for air flow and, as seen in the vids below - the jugs are walled (like a watercooled scoot) for oil cooling - this is a true air cooled engine. also may wanna note the straight cut gears on the tranny in these vids.. May be noisy BUT - gotta LOVE the strength of a straight cut gear - like the rest of life = its give n take...

They say time heals all wounds but it will be 3 years in November since the Lord called my Dad home and I still think about him/miss him daily.. Somehow brother,, I think the more they meant to us the longer it dwindles - ur feelings show how much you loved her,, if that makes any sense at all.. Prayers Up for you and your family Dan!

back at cha bro,,, have done the DC Wall several times = will bring tears the eyes.. This one is diff,, its called "The Healing Wall" and is in constant motion.. One can only hope it serves its intended purpose. Definitely speaks to the heart

No... lol I know EXACTLY what your askin Snype cause I like to take my shoes off an ride barefoot occasionally and no,, not a good plan on this one.. The oxy sensor on the pipes is right below your heal on the right side = cooked piggys for sure!!

here is one I cant wait to show ya Bob = no phone booths,, worker at Sturgis Subway allowed the man of steel the use of bathroom for cloth changing = THIS is a big deal at the Rally - not always welcome to change clothes in those joints.. Subway earned endorsement from Superman - eat at subway ya bunch of lop eared rally luvin varmints and NO,, I didnt record the suit swap lol,, I recorded the endorsement lol

fyi,, Tip has spent time on lots of HD's (close friends own em - they share =plus demo's) n plenti of Indians. Her take: new Yam is no where near as hot on her legs as other air cooled V-Twins.. Fact is, Mom Yam did amazing job of rider peg placement and rider positioning for this imho. Tip also reports back rest for her "frame" = sets to low for her comfort = she is 5' 8" - think eileen is shorter - may fit her perfect brother! Tip never liked HD seating,, she liked this one. She did not feel like she was sitting to high up like she did on a 2nd Gen or HD's. She also LOVE the buffeting protection on the windshield at full up - not as nice as our 1st Gens ihho BUT close! I HAVE to have mid controls so I can stand up on pegs, also have to be able to stretch out - have always removed leggin fairings on my 1st Gens BUT, that said, this new one has plenty of room for long legs - think more roomy than ur Road Glide was and, being used to non removable leg guards (this one houses compenents like your 2nd gen down there) - could be no prob for you folks.. It is a NICE scoot = TOTAL Mom Yam quality - still miffed about no V-4 but slowly gettin over it lol.. As far as looks,, I think frame mounted fairing scoots are ugly = all of em.. Back when I was shippin Hogs to England the Tour Glides were NOT welcome because even over there some folks agreed with this.. That said,,,, I do think Mom Yam did put forth a valiant effort to build in some VERY sharp lines into the new one,,,,, still think someone from Polaris/Victory helped though LOL

AWESOME!! Hope you 2 lop eared driften varmints are able to find a clear path up the hill brother - it is GORGEOUS up there!!. Sorry we aint crossed paths - its not my fault bro - its those dad burned heathens on those potato mashin V-Twins that keep goin round n round n round the block = theys to blame - ol desert rats like us dont stand a chance of even findin dinner - LOL.. fyi,, actually tip, tweeks and I done got caught in another one of those high falutin stiff western cross winds,, over n over again = that just keeps happenin = RETIREMENT = GOOD STUFF!! A real deal south dakotian gentleman bout our age comes walkin over to Tweeksis while she was lappin up 85 octane out in a little cowtown - after takin the last sip of soda from his pop bottle - he looked at me and said "I can see you r not the "normal" rally rider". Then he mentioned somethin about wondering why we were not chasin "the wall".. Of course,, I hadda ask.. He said the Vietnam War Wall was headed across South Dakota!!!! Having lost friends in that one and havin a tender heart for all who served = Tweeks n i stared at each other,,, then at Tip.. Tips thumbs went up and away we went = caught in another cross wind.... FINALLY FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On your way home - right after you cross the missuri rivr at chamberlin, look up to ur right and u will see the Dignity sculpt overlookin the rivr = we chased em into this spot - my understanding is "the wall" will be there a few days,, the openin excerizes with the small entourage of Vietnam Vets who followed the wall is over (got it on Vid thou for anyone interested) but def worth a pull in there to pay respects imho... Glad all is wll,, tks 4 checkin in.. luv Tip, Tweeks n Puc