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That second pic gives me the Hyena shuttersss, glad you corrected that Flied Lice!! Glad to hear your keepin the scoot brother, best of the best in gettin sweet Marilyn to stop - hopefully she stops at my house some day :big-grin-emoticon:

Dont let 7 (1+2+4) or Roller get to ya Huggy,, jealously comes out in strange ways.. You just stick to your guns and KNOW that your ol buddy Puc would never play with your mind!! When it comes to needlin people I leave that to others

:sign yeah that:

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW ZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW do I like that too David - that is AWESOME:clap2:!!! Cant wait to see and ride beside that thing at night sometime - a light show happening right beside me - talk about being SEEN!! Man thats nice!! Sorry for the Sho,,, just got swept up in the moment...

or,,,,, like VR lop eared varmints LOVE Hot Dogs

What da heck bro,, could be riding my Venture here too if it were one of these.. http://images.sleddealers.ca/17028/70097/yamaha-rsventure.jpgYamaha Venture Snowmobile"> Aint heard hide nor hair from Tx in a while either.. Thinking he got to riding that Ural of his and aint looked back.. Might check over on "Soviet Steeds" if you need em...

Talk about eye candy Kev - she's a beauty!! I thought Yamaha quit making the 1st Gens Blue - that sweetheart is a BRAND NEW BIKE!!:178: 3800 for a brand new 1st Gen = GOOD DEAL!!!! WOW ZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW is THAT pretty Cen - :ice_congrats-vi6886 You did GREAT my Italian brother!! Wishing you nothing but the best in the great times you and your new sweetheart are about to have!! Thank you for the pics and ride safe out there!!! Puc

Yep.. Matter of fact,, put it together - ride er up here for a "Pucs Greet - Meet and Eat Meat" and I will get ya Hot Dog and a give your scoot a free synceroni to boot 10spd!! Indeed,, anytime your fooling with carburation on these puppies its best to finish up the project with a sync - IMHO of course...

Well Kiwi,, thankfully at least ONE of these varmints had the decency to jump in and stick up for me:2143:.. I aint mucking with ya at all,,, it's all true... Now that you got my attention though I may as well tell ya the rest of the story,, some corraberating evidence of what my theory is based on concerning why I think the whole Gremlin Bell thing is based on fallen Harley parts.. I have been doing the Sturgis Rally for many years.. A long time ago my brother in law (great guy - you would love em) decided he wanted to try a Sturgis Rally with me. This was back in the day when Harley riders were pretty hard core and they would take metric bikes and hang them from trees during the Rally.. After a pre trip discussion of how Sturgis works and how much fun it was gonna be to pick up old Harley parts (and hats/gloves/bandana's) along the roadways during the rally (get it - these were pre-Gremlin Bell days), my brother in law (I nicknamed him Tobe) did a little and began to show a sign nervousness about it all cause we were both riding Yam's - I remember him looking at me and saying "tell me more about this hanging business" - I told him not worry cause those ol shovelhead HD riders would have to catch us to hang us.. I have camped on the prairie during the rally for years (still do), I have a special spot not far from the Buffalo Chip that is a couple miles out of town. This was the day and age before Law Enforcement had a good handle on the surrounding areas and the roadway leading into Sturgis from my campground was a literal drag strip covered with thousands of bikes seeing who could get into town first - sooooo much fun:stickpoke:.. About the 3rd day we were there, we headed into town and I noticed the typical mixture of parts/pieces/clothing collecting along side the road and a really cool leather cap caught my eye - time for souvenier hunting to begin.. I stopped to go shopping but Tobe didn't notice me stop and he kept on going.. I put the hat on and re-entered the race to see if I could find Tobe.. I may have stopped and picked up more stuff too, cant remember that for sure but I do know that "the Gremlins" caused Tobe and I to loose a whole day of riding together cause we could not find each other in the mass hysteria known as "Sturgis".. The End On a side note,,,, Tobe told me later that he looked EVERYWHERE for me.. He said he even went to the Cop Shop (what we called the Police Department back then) and asked if they had seen me.. He said the officer at the front desk looked at him and said "we don't usually file a missing person's report until 24 hours has passed" and then asked Tobe "when was the last time you saw your brother in law?".. Tobe said he told the officer that the last time he saw me was in his rear view mirror and I was standing on the seat of my bike going no handed in a crowd of other motorcycles.. Tobe said the officer did a ,,, a little and said "hold on - I will go see if we have him" Ohhhhh how I miss those pre-Gremblin days..:usa::usa: The End For Real...

:crackup: did it again Huggy :rotf: beat me to it.. I was gonna jump on here and say something along the line of,,, I used to know where all of em were but its been a longggg time so I cant help much with this one

THAT is gorgeous David!!! Very very nice!! :clap2::dancefool::dancefool: Those rear lights are shaped like a ,,,,,:big-grin-emoticon::big-grin-emoticon:

LADIES!!!!!

:scratchchin::think: well,, I ride a beat up ol 1st Gen so you KNOW it wasnt me this time That sure is purdy though DanL,, you should pay more attention to Silver - thinking that Freebird varmint sold you one awesome scoot that I STILL AINT EVER SEEN EVEN A PIC OF YET

:scared:NELSON!!! (another one of my hero's!!)

No idea if this is applicable to yours but I know on one of my first 1st Gens I had cruise (it was a Royale) that, after it got close to 300k on it the clutch lever got so tired and worn that a simple bump in the road would cause the switch for the cruise at the clutch to interrupt.. It's a small micro switch that is probably the same on your scoot. Cant remember if there is one also on the front and rear brake pedals but I think there was.. Anyway, perhaps one of these interlock switches is out of adjustment or gone faulty.. Might be worth a check..

OUTSTANDING JOB Z:clap2:!! You know me,, I will be anxiously waiting for the pics!! PS,,, extra points for additional night pics showing off that beauty!!!

Horse (one of my all time favorite Willy songs) he rode ol tweeks from Boston to Boseman for not to much money and wayyyy to much ride,,,, but those were the days when a bike he called Tweekers - could jump to the moon and flyyyyyyy cross the sky......

WOW ZZYZX ZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW :178: IS THAT PURDY!!!!!!:guitarist 2::guitarist 2: All LED Z?

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You are more than welcome Bert,, glad to help brother!! There is a little more to the story... Basically it's a theory of my own that revolves around the thought that Gremlins are/were actually Shovelhead Harley parts but ergo, that is another story in itself and my fingers are getting tired

The Story Legend has it that Evil Road Spirits have been latching themselves on to motorcycles for as long as there have been bikes on the road. These Evil Road Spirits are responsible for mechanical problems and bad luck along a journey. Legend goes on to say that by attaching a small bell onto your bike, the Evil Road Spirits will become trapped inside the bell where the constant ringing drives them insane, making them lose their grip until they fall to the ground. (Ever wonder where potholes come from?) Legend also has it that the mystery of the Guardian™ Bell carries twice as much power when it is purchased by a friend or loved one and given as a gift. Show someone how much you care. Offer them defense against the Evil Road Spirits! Give a Guardian™ Bell and share the Legend of Good Luck it offers to a motorcycle and its rider!

Just more bling Kiwi ] Actually they are a little bell that folks tie on their scoots to spook off Gremlins ,, no really,, stop laughing,, we really do that here in the states :crackup::crackup: I had one once but either the Gremlins stole it during the night OR it got torn off on the willy weeds (now dont go asking me what willy weeds are - you should have LOTS of those in New Zealand) while looking for a place to camp.. Problem I always found with them is that according to my anti Gremlin book, your suppose to hang them as close to the ground as possible to keep the Gremlin critters away.. After loosing my bell (and some of my marbles) I decided to switch to stickers and have found them just as effective as a bell in Gremblin Protection.. Here is a link to Gremlin Bell http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEVER-RIDE-FASTER-Guardian-Bell-Motorcycle-Harley-Accessory-HD-Gremlin-NEW-/380799294536?hash=item58a9681c48:g:v9cAAMXQd75SKheK&vxp=mtr PS!! Steve, I noticed that pic of you out hunting in that other thread - OUTSTANDING = my kind of people brother!!! You should come here go "Snipe" hunting with us sometime - YOU WOULD LOVE IT!!!!

1st things first,, to VentureRider.org from Michigan Cen - GLAD you found us!! I can see why you have fallen in love Cen,, that is one gorgeous motorcycle my friend - WHAT A BEAUTY!! Concerning the value,, I did a quick a conversion from Euro's to US Dollars and came up with $3300 for cost - does that sound correct to you? Here in our country (the US) that would be a little on the high side - in my humble opinion.. As mentioned, that bike is a 1st Generation and is the Mark 2 model of the 1st Generations. We are currently seeing a number of the 2nd Generation Ventures (also known as the Royal Star Venture) that started production in 1999 for right in that dollar area for sale and they are newer bikes. All that said,, I KNOW from traveling a little of Europe and exporting bikes to England that you folks over there do pay more for stuff over there so,,, its entirely possible that for Italy a 3000 Euro price may be a good deal over there.. Having said that,, if I were you I would do a quick comparison in your area and see if you can get a feel for value.. One thing about it Cen, if you do end up purchasing it, you are getting one of the best - if not THE BEST - touring motorcycles known to man!! We LOVE our namesake Yamaha Ventures here!! Concerning the brakes. I would like to add to the already excellent advice, that the model you are looking at can easily accept the "upgrade" of adding Yamaha R1/R6 calipers. Those sport bike calipers add a LOT of stopping power. There are many folks on here who have done the caliper swap and are very happy with the results. I would also put the bike up on the center stand (THESE BIKES HAVE A CENTER STAND - YAMAHA THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING ON THIS MODEL!!) and spin the wheels to make sure the calipers are not sticking. The answer you received on the water is right on the money.. It is not uncommon to find a small leak below the radiator where the hoses join after sitting - warm up usually stops the leak. I have owned a number of these scoots and all of them "seep" from that area during the winter months. If you look in the area I am speaking of Cen you will notice a small black valve - rub your finger under that valve and see if thats where the fluid is coming from - if it is, not a big problem. It would not be a bad idea to check the front fork springs for sacking. Original springs are very prone to weakness and like to collapse over time. Make sure you have no air in the front forks, lift the bike off the side stand and look down thru the fairing so you can see where the fork tubes enter the bottom legs. An inch of travel left with out you sitting on the bike is not good. You should see a consistant 2 inches. All easily taken care of with new Progressive Springs, springs are about 100 US Dollars here. Start the bike up cold, let it idle, carefully touch each exhaust header with a wet finger (we call that spit checking) like you were testing a hot iron. What you are looking for is a consistent heat temp at each cylinder. Make sure that each cylinder comes up to full heat (should sizzle when you touch em). Plugged carbs or even one plugged carb is not uncommon from sitting and these bikes will run surprisingly well on 3 cylinders. Carb restoration is not undoable but it can be tricky and expensive if you have to have a shop do it.. Consider that if it is not running on all four. You will also want to operate all the electrical controls. Pay special attention to the operations of the CLASS system - that is the system that inflates the front and rear suspention. Make sure it operates correctly. Look closely at the brake rotors for ridging, a bike with low miles like yours has on it should show very little ridge formation from pad wear. These bikes are VERY capable of high mileage - just make sure the speedo has not been rolled over and it does not have 143000 km on it instead of advertised 43000 km.. At 43000km that motorcycle should have many many more REALLY fun miles left in it Cen!! Hope this all helps in some small way!! All the best in your purchase - have fun and come visit us in the U.S. sometime, as a matter of fact - if you come to Michigan I will buy you a Hot Dog at one of our Hot Dog eating events!! Puc

Well bust my britches,, LOOK what I got in my email!! You NAILED it Scoot!! New Indian Model for 2016!!!!!!!!!! GORGEOUS SCOOT SCOOTER!! THANK YOU Scoot for bringing this up!! http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/springfield-thunder-black?&tid=s1Qoxiyb_dc&cid=771hzc23548&pcrid=91414901664&WT.term=2016%20indian%20springfield&WT.campaign=Indian+-+SEM+Springfield&WT.content=s1Qoxiyb&WT.source=google&WT.medium=cpc&WT.mc_id=0D3207C5-1251-E211-89A5-0050569A00BC&WT.mc_ev=PaidSearch&WT.srch=1&gclid=COLNntWupcsCFddahgodSIICEg