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My nephew bought a new Stratoliner "S" this spring.. What a GORGEOUS piece of work that baby is.. Personalizing it with additional chrome add ons he spent over 18 grand on it... He didnt even have 1000 miles on it and some low life stomped down on his rear fender and did a bunch of damage to it... Personally,, I chalked his bad experience up to pure jealously - sure makes you wonder though... Yesterday I have my ol 83 out playing in the cold.. Tossed on the leather sled suit and took a refreshing ride at 20 degrees... Only stop I made was at a local store for a few minutes,, I parked up next to the building in the motorcycle area.. I get home and discover that someone had kicked the left side bag guard hard enough that it had broken the mount for my backrest off the guard and bent the guard back and down against the bag.. Our local area has been experiencing a lot of this kind of stuff.. All the powers that be blame it on our Michigan economic situation, home forclosures, bored kids/adults,,, whateverr... As I worked in my garage earlier straightening out the mess the thought went through my mind of just how far we have fallen - I mean, come on folks,,,,,, jealousy over a 24 year old bike that was one of the most unwanted,, overlooked,, unpurchased scoots of its time???? Wont be long and the jerks around here will be willing to risk 15 years for Grand Theft for a stupid Chinese Moped.... On the same note,,,,,, I WOULD LOVE TO CATCH EM JUST ONE TIME!!!! Sorry,, had to fume... 'Puc
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Wellllll,, I remember last year at Sturgis,, I came into the backside of town on opening weekend surrounded by about 20000 harleys.. We were only doing about 1/2 MPH and one by one all the bikes in front of me were moving toward the center line or the side of the road like there was a skunk in the road.. As usual when riding at a crawl,, instead of dragging my feet I was standing on my pegs riding my fully loaded 1st gen like a trials bike.. Because of this, I got a good view of what was ahead early enough to plan for it.. It was a spot of oil about 2 feet in diameter.. I motioned to the riders behind me to move over and then I rode thru it and stopped with my back tire in the middle of it.. I got down off my pegs, tapped the front brake a little and LIT HER UP.. Sat there for what seemed like 20 minutes with this HUGE ball of smoke rolling around me.. Bystanders were cheering and Harley riders were glapping like crazy.. I am sure it was a sight to behold to see a completely loaded down 1983 Yammie lighting it up and smoking it down... Anyway,, sorry gang but its a flaw in my charector since childhood,, I will be keeping her lit as long as I am able....... Now if your talking tobbacco,,, nawwwwwww,, got to much to live for.. 'Puc
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Pretty neat,,, only it wont work anywhere that gets accumulated snow - that steerwheel located on the snow/ice between the tracks of a normal car WILL be one squirrely son of puppy....
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Man if you aint speaking the truth!!!! I just responded to a thread from randya about this exact nonsense.. I bought some spyware software from Best Buy a few months ago and that stuff is AWESOME - 10 bucks, I run it every few days and there have only been a few times that it hasnt found something.. A system restore is easy to do BUT it doesnt always take out the bug - usually it will but not always. On my email I just start at the bottum of list and hit delete until I get to mail from someone I know.. I bother even opening mail if it aint from someone I want to hear from... I agree about the rotten suckers who write this crap.. Like to shove one of their worms.................... 'Puc
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randy those things drive me bonkers too!! I went to Best Buy not to long ago and purchased some software called Spy Sweeper - best 10 bucks I have ever spent!! How long since you backed up your pictures/data you dont want to loose? Get that stuff stored on disks,,, aint nothing worse then tieing into bugs that eventually cost you your important info... That said,, have you done a "system restore" yet? Just choose a date in the past when your machine wasnt having the problem and it may help.. To find system restore - click on the start button, all programs, accessories, system tools and system restore. choose to restore to earlier date - choose the date from the calendar.. Some of this crap will follow you but some dont.. Also,, how long since you have done a disk defrag?? Aint this fun,,, and they told us computers were going to simplify our lives,, at least we are all in it together... 'Puc
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I gave away two of those upright kerosene heaters a few years ago and bought a 170000 BTU Ready heater.. I kept getting headaches from the fumes/loss of oxygen from the uprights and they just couldnt keep up with having a door or window open in the garage during the winter time. The torpedo heater I now us is one of the multifuel models - I burn Kerosene thru it - open a garage door and place the bottom of the door just over the top of the blower body on the heater sothe heater is pulling in fresh air to burn.. I use a thermostat on the plug for the unit to control it - it takes under 10 minutes of run time for the Heater to warm my 24x30 uninsulated garage from 0 degrees to 60 degrees and then it shuts off.. It will kick on about every 45 minutes or less if I close the garage door... I have used this heater like this for years now and I work all winter everday in my garage building bikes.. NEVER a burning eyes or headaches anymore... Having the unit on a thermostat also save LOTS of cash on fuel and its VERY easy to do! Whatever you get, I STRONGLY encourage you to maintain fresh air in as long as your using a non vented unit.. we just had a death up here about 200 yards from my propery from a deer hunter getting put to sleep by a ventless.. It just aint worth getting killed over... 'Puc
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I have rode thousands of miles with V-twins beside me.. sometimes I really like that rumble so I will ride on the right side of the twin and lean down so I can get an ear full.. Sometimes I like to be by myself so I just twist the happy grip on my venture and leave the pack behind me until I want more,, then I might pull over and take a break eating a granola bar while I wait for the other bikes to catch up...... Thats what makes riding this big ol yammie soooooooooo much fun,, I get to decide where I ride hahaha 'Puc
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Good Grief I Miss Summer
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Good post Rick... Got tell you guys something.. My 78 shovel absoulutly LOVED the desert heat.. I spent several months (over 4 summers) out in the Arizona - Utah - Montana deserts ghost towning during the years that I owned it and it NEVER failed me.. It was actually kinda funny cause the motor would get real loose and kinda sound like my grammas old wringer wash machine -- just running free as could be... Gosh those were fun days.. Of course hittin it on the Venture is just as much fun BUT that dont discount the ball I had riding HD during those years.. The ONLY issue I ever had with HD was the cost of repair parts,, even cables were 4 times the price back then.. Now adays it seems like our Jap parts have caught up with that issue though (unless you use e-bay used parts - GREAT DEALS).. That issue is something I will never understand BUT apparently lots of other bikers didnt care - HD has a HUGE yuppy following nowadays that spend zillions of dollars on thier bikes... Personally, I havent met a scoot I didnt like.... 'Puc
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E,, I owned a 1978 1/2 (Harley switched to CDI half way thru 78 is why its called that) Lowrider that I put THOUSANDS of miles on.. I rode that puppy from Michigan all over the west coast and up into Idaho.. It was one of the funnest bikes I ever owned.. Sold it in 84 to build a house to raise my kids in,, I actually made money on the bike in resale... Her name (the bikes) was Hoglia and she was my best friend back then.... I only say the above because the bike you are showing reminds me a LOT of my Lowrider,, cept mine was silver.. That pic brings back some REAL fabulous memories of some serious road time.. Is that model an "FX"?? Nice scoot!!! 'Puc
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I have bought several new bikes from East Side thru the years.. Always a good dealership to deal with.. I say that strickly from a purchasing standpoint though.. 'Puc
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that an easy one,, huntsvillebill or in license plate lingo - hnsvilbil
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Older,, I dont know what your using for a browser but you might try downloading Firefox.. I have dial up only out here in the sticks and have Netscape (a lot like AOL) for a browser. MANY times I have to switch over to Firefox browser (its a free download) to get things to work.. I do a lot of business on E-Bay and cannot even operate in thier environment with Netscape.. Just a thought... If you want to try it let me know and I will get a link for you - or you can google em.. 'Puc
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EXCELLENT JOB JESSIE and congratulations!! Secret to hunting,,, when the weather gets nasty the hunting gets better.. and now a word of caution to any would be bad guys out there that even remotely think that our fellow country women are easy targets,,,,, THAT AINT SHOOTING - THATS KILLIN.. 'Puc
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Did they offer you the upgrade at the same price as you had paid for the original? THATS the way its suppose to be done.. Not ripping people off. Reporting fraud aint whining brother,,, thats helping out your fellow man!! THANK YOU! Just reading your thread makes me mad too.. Perhaps give this a while to brew and folks a chance to respond and then a copy/paste email to the company will let them know that we aint buying the scam.. Personally, I take stuff like this seriously and wont be one of their customers as a result.. 'Puc
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question about the last pic... Does the owner of the place come out and change the attire on the wax figurines behind the bike display like the pig ladie in Ohio does or does he always leave them looking like that motley group???? Just wanna keep this all straight in my mind..... 'Puc
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Neighbor still just starting it up, parked in garage.
cowpuc replied to ken's topic in Watering Hole
Ken, I have been in your shoes a couple of times.. If you put any pressure on your neighbor he will end up giving to undeserving slob even if you have offered him a fair price to take if off his hands and finishing raising the scoot for him... Just something in human nature.. The way I would handle it is I would catch his wife at home and give her your phone number with a note attached reading "interested in the bike if you ever want to sell - please keep my number" and let it go at that.... Look like a innocent passer by when ya talk to her hahahaha Shame to see such a deserving scoot be abused like that BUT dont EVER say that to him!!! 'Puc -
Collar bones are bad but rotator cuffs are wayyyyyyy worse.. Now take it easy and let both heal!!!!!
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He would,, what a weee kneee of a wack job that one is.. JJ has no clue about the damage to his fellow man he has done. RIGHT ON TARGET Mr. Cosby!! It is going to take Black men and women to solve cultural problems like being looked down upon if you seek higher education.
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You said all and completely Jessie!! Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun and satisfying see those kids get er done.. I have raised 4 kids and use to haul em up in a tree stand with me when they were little.. They tracked MANY deer with me (bow hunting) over the years.. Now there all grown up and got thier own lifes.. Hunting is fun but NOTHING is as much fun as sharing it with the kids!!! 'Puc
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and there was a smaller one with him.. Better here than on the Highway I always say...
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Perfect timing and put in a VERY good way!!! Personally though,, aint no PMSen for this Northern snowbelt rider.. I ride dirtbikes too and toss screws in their tires and ride them all winter.. I have snowmobiles too but the bikes are wayyyyyyy more fun.. Try it sometime,, PMS dont stand a chance around my place!!! 'Puc PMS, Parked Motorcycle Syndrome,, THAT IS GREAT!!!
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Tks for the invite,, see you all there (actually I guess its read you all there).. 'Puc
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I remember years ago the trying to keep decent tires on my race bikes.. Those of you who ride woods and have had time to experience the difference of sharp new nobs compared to rounded out suicide tires KNOW first hand of the importance of having new tires.. My 73 CR250M Honda would go thru a tire a race easily.. Back then, being forced by finances to try cheaper grade tires I ended up using Chin CHeng 760's all the time.. I could get them for 12 bucks a tire and they were really a pretty good nob.. Now I am looking at the same issue with my Venture.. Up to this point I have been very happy with Dunlop Elite 2's and normally wear out at least 3 rear and one front per season - at one time I had a stock pile of 40 tires built up, used to by at dealer cost for $45 each - those days are gone.. ANyway, Jjust wondered if any of you have experimented with the low cost skins for your rides? I am talking Cheng Shin,, King Tire, Maxxis or the like.. I can still get Elite 2s for 180 front and 210 rear but I refuse to go there.. INstead I am thinking of trying maybe a Cheng Shin Barracuda at 40 for ftonr and 60 for rear.. ANy thoughts on the matter??? 'Puc
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Good thread,, it brings up an issue that I have decided to implement into my riding experience.. I have been riding now for almost 50 years and have experienced the situation that Randy brought up many times.. Having gotten tired of having this happen and down right MAD because of the loss of several very close friends, I have chosen to do more.. For the last few years I have been chasing down criminals who offend in this matter.. I always follow until the party stops, sometimes I have to come up to their window and tell them thier car has a major problem to get them to stop.. Once stopped I get real close to their face so I can smell booze - if they have been drinking I take thier keys and then call the cops. If not, they get the biker lecture about the huge responsibilty they are shrugging by not watching where they are going.. I have had people break down and cry and appologize for their actions.. Done properly (not in a bad attitude kind of way) it seems to work.. It sure makes me feel like I am doing something to fight this modern day phenomonon... Not saying its for everyone but it works for me! ! 'Puc