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WOW, that is sad:95:,,, my heart, thoughts and PRAYERS UP go out to Z and his family!!! I am soooo glad that they are all ok and deeply sorry about the loss of their pets.. Looking at those scoots though I gotta say, I have seen a LOT worse in actual damage to them. Have seen bikes that burned to the point of aluminum melted down.. I really wonder if, with a lot of elbow grease and replacing some unsalvagable parts those both could be runners again. Looking at the fairings and windshields it doesnt look like a lot of melting took place, good indicator that the wiring and such is still ok, possibly. We had a house fire years ago and found out after the fact that our Home Owners Insurance did not cover vehicle loss. I had no Comprehensive Insurance on the vehicles we had back then and ended up taking a loss on them. It might not be a bad idea to find out all about that BEFORE letting the bike(s) go to a bone yard.. If Z ends up keeping them and making them go again, I would be happy to donate any spare parts I have to help get his scoot back on the road.. What a horrible thing to have had happen.. Praying for you all of you Z!!

:scared:WOW ZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW is that PURDY Orlin !!!! I love "baggers" and LOVE what you got going there my friend!! BEAUTIFUL job brother!!:clap2::dancefool: Cant wait to see it IRL!! Wanna hear something crazy about baggers? Couple years ago I was in our local Harley shop and noticed a new "Street Glide" (bagger) setting next to an Electra Glide Classic (Dresser). Same bike minus the tour pac for the exact same price. Went to the parts counter and had the parts guy look up cost for the tour pac - 2600 bucks for complete set up. I then asked the salesman how they could get the same dollar out of a bike by taking parts OFF it. Guy looked at me and said the Street Glide (bagger, the one with OUT the extra parts) outsold the Dresser ten to 1:confused24:!!! I looked at the salesman and said, but dont people know those parts come off:confused24: and who wouldnt want 2600 dollars in free parts that could be added on if needed? The salesman did the old and said,, most people dont think like that ...

Thing would be full of slimy pond monsters if he did Gary and then the inside would have to be swabbed too The PERFECT opportunity!!!! :lightbulb:Time for a Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat plug here!!! We serve the BEST all beef (it's Steak ground up - easier to chew so even older people with issues can enjoy their Steak) Hot Dog's and fixin's KNOWN TO MAN and guess what,, NO WAXING NO BOATS!! That's right,,, ,, BIG PLUS,,,, you can spend all your time riding your bike trying to find us instead of the old wax on, wax off routine!!! ,,,, I gotta be careful here,,,,,, next thing I know our Club Prez will be handing me some wax and a rag and pointing to his canoe and telling me to either wax or its back on probation,,,,,, sometimes my shy little 's lead directly to PS,,, no PMgandEM next 2 weeks,, I will be in Oberlin Ohio waxing a boat,, I only have one good hand so this job is gonna take 2 weeks.. Dont :95:for me though cause it sounds like the job pays really really really good!!

Watched a number of them come and go in the last year for $2000,, $2500ish on the high end Lug.. FYI, I believe those scoots were the detuned model of the V-4 - smaller carbs and all that.. Yamaha didnt spark em back up in horsepower till the later model years of that style (think a quick check in our history section would reveal exactly when that happened). Also not sure about the motor still having a balance shaft - seems like I heard that Mom Yam dropped the balance shafting for those early models, if thats so I wouldnt be surprised that red line has also been reduced..

SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup::dancefool::dancefool:

Obviously,, the kids all came when there Mother called them :cool10::crackup:

Wish I was younger and had the spunk I used to have,, doing that last Poll gave me an idea of something I would LOVE to do.. Back a few centuries ago and in another life I LOVED building Chops,, it was soooo much fun.. A new pastime I am discovering is the fun of polling our club members,, I LOVE you lop eared bunch of gearheaded varmints - viewing your perspectives of what works and doesn't work for flipping your trigger just makes me .. I was just sitting here thinking (yep,, even a Puc does have that happen once in a while ) how much fun it would be to build a bottoms up ground pounding full bore custom with each main part of the build being voted on by all our club members before it is chosen for placement on the scoot... Cant help but imagine what such a critter on two wheels would look like by the time we got finished with it........ You ever wonder how Tip has put up with me allllll these years Sometimes?

Puc's MGandEM attenders!

Sooooooo right there with ya Mabe!!! ,,,,,, thinking it may have something to do with the style of scoot.. The 2nd Gens have that old school cool look and the 1st Gen's,, well,, they have that LEAD - FOLLOW - OR GET OUT OF MY WAY hot rod look and feeling about em = definitely high end, high strung stallion freedom seekin thing happening..

:scared: WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW - SHE'S GORGEOUS BLACK WING!!:thumbsup::sign outstanding: And looky looky @yammerdan , she's a BLUE ONE!!:bikersmilie: By the powers vested in me as the herein solely appointed (by myself - no vanity here) Chief of the VR ,, the ticket formally issued to our friend and lop eared VR club varmint Black Wing is hereby null and void... CONGRAT WING - SHE'S A DANDY!!

ah, ah,, ah, NOW it's 70/30 in favor of those purdy white walls :stirthepot::guitarist 2::guitarist 2:

The Bossman just picked up a GORGEOUS "new" scoot - WOW ZZZZ WOW WOW WOW is it PURDY!! (see this link if you haven't seen Don's new bike yet - http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?118738-Well-I-guess-I-m-no-longer-bike-less ).. Some of us think the really cool White Wall tires on that purdy Black 2nd Gen are,, well,, REALLY COOL.. Others,,, not so much.. In an effort to genuinely welcome Freebird's bike to her new home I thought it would be befitting to have a club poll and see who likes those pretty White Walls and who does not.. I can tell you upfront that I LOVE THEM!!

I LOVE THE WHITE WALLS TOO!! TIME FOR ANOTHER OFFICIAL VENTURERIDER.ORG CLUB MEMBER POLL!!!!

WELCOME BACK WING AND CONGRATS ON THE NEW SCOOT!! Cant wait to hear more about it and at the same time,,,, heyyy,, wait a minute,, something just dawned on me (read response below) :whistling::whistling:(those are my best imitation of making a police siren sound) - = = can I see your official VR license and proof of sanity insurance .... Gotta inform you = :sign16::sign16:

WOW is THAT heart wrenching to look at.. :95::95::95::95: I feel so bad for Z and his family,, wish there was something I could do.. Jack,, I know it's early in the rebuild game and all that but has there been any mention concerning Insurance coverage? Are those folks ok as far as a place to stay in the interum? If there is any mention about a Go Fund Me account to help out would you,, or someone, PLEASE let us know.. Z,, you have my thoughts and prayers my friend.. Just soooooo glad you are all ok... Wow that is horrible....

,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, man I dont know,,,,, I think I woulda kept the Harley,,,, I have read a fair amount about those Yamaha's and I gotta hunch your gonna get a lot of teasing and stuff riding something like that:crackup: :guitarist 2::guitarist 2: WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW SHE'S A BEAUTY BOSSMAN!!! JUST GORGEOUS!!:178: CONGRATS on the find Don,, cant wait to see her IRL!! I promise to not tease you now that,,,,,, ,,,,, better stop typing now before my fingers write a check that my mouth cant cash Beautiful brother,, just beautiful!!:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886

I am soooo hearing that brother! Went from working in the Blue Berries as a kid here in Michigan to a genuine job pumping gas at Sunoco Gas Station.. It was the mid/late 60's and muscle cars were everywhere.. I loved cranking the dial over to "260" to fill those big block Mopars, Chevy's and Fords sitting there idling lumpely with my nose sucking up the succulent odors of unburned high octane fuel being wasted because of valve overlap in those cammed up beauties.. What an amazing era to be a young gearheaded kid filling my pockets from a good paying job (1.60 an hour) and full of dreams of a new motorcycle and maybe even buying a girl a little something special:scratchchin:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bike needs takin care of first of course:178: .

Sure sounds like a stuck solenoid. The only thing having the kill switch engaged and/or key switch off will do when this happens is keep the engine from actually starting with the starter still engaged.. Was the starter still rolling when it fired up and you had to disconnect the battery to get it to stop or were you touching the start button to make the starter engage? I have no idea where the solenoid is located on an RSTD but if you follow the cable coming off your starter it should terminate at the solenoid. Then there should be another cable coming off the solenoid that leads directly to the battery. The solenoid has a set of contacts inside it that are pulled together when voltage is supplied to its coils - that energizes the coil which closes the contacts when the start button is pushed.. If you disconnect the small wire leading to the solenoid and leave the two cables (one to the starter and one to the battery) connected with out the small wire(s) connected and you touch the lead onto the battery and it still does it you will know it is the solenoid is stuck..

Shiny

Prayers Up for you and your family Zzzz.. So sorry to hear this news and to hear about the loss of any pets but VERY VERY thankful that you folks are ok. My heart, thoughts and prayers reach out to each of you as you work thru all this!!!

Agree with VideoAZ! High speed miss: Another thing to try is, remove the side covers, drape a towel over the headlight , start the bike in total darkness and look carefully at the plug wires you should see no leakage.. Check plug caps for high ohms. Make sure you gap your new plugs - .032. Also check carb slides for non-sticky smooth movement, diaphrams for pin holes and sync the carbs. Also check your battery and charging system which it sounds like you did. I would also drain fuel from the carb bowls into a clean glass jar and check for water in fuel - can also compare amount of fuel in each bowl by doing so (four baby food jars work perfect for this), if you have a float set to low you will find it this way. If you find debris in your fuel you can go to an ag store and pick up a 50cc syringe - fill the syringe with carb cleaner and fill the carb until thru the drain hose until the carb cleaner comes out the mainjet (its the hole where the metering rod on the slide goes in). Now pump the syringe to agitate the carb cleaner in the carb bowl. Suck it back out and close the drain. To check the tank for debris/moisture you can remove the seat and remove the fuel gauge sending unit and clearly see in the tank with a pen light.

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OUTSTANDING DAVE AND SUE!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU - THAT IS FANTASTIC!!! :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wassup you Pie Butt 26.2 rider you - good to hear from ya brother.. Sorry to hear about your home computer but glad you have been able to at least maintain your Facebook VR activity. Been having a good time around here, Freebird did sell his pretty Harley Roadglide so I cant tease anymore but other than that - the place maintains in normal opportunities to harass and be harassed - so normalcy reigns Phoneman, here's a video that might interest you,,, hard catching you when your not working brother but GOT CHA anyway!!

Oh yea,, CONGRATS on the "new" scoot Bov - she looks like a DANDY!!! :thumbsup: