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Yeah, I still see that 95 Honda Goldwing trike for sale for $1,000. Should send him the money by paypal and then go pick it up to make sure it isn't sold to someone else!

I just completed ours. For some strange reason we pay less taxes if we file separately. So, 2 Fed returns and 2 NC returns. When I was contracting in other states, I started using turbotax and found out that sometimes the state returns were not correct. So, I had to do them myself. I don't like turbotax keeping all my tax information anyway.

Yep, the stator/rotor makes AC power and it is converted to DC.

Sounds like he needs a manual. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-Factory-Service-Manual-with-Binder-SR-8010-E3-suzuki-dealer-GS750L-manual/201805603245?hash=item2efc8d21ad:g:a3sAAOSwo4pYlLaa&vxp=mtr

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Your bike may need new bushings in the forks if the seals aren't lasting like they should.

Anybody remember the mini-series "How the West Was Won" starring James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, and Richard Kiley? It was fantastic. I watched it as a re-run in 94 or 95. Then in the last couple of years, it came out for sale finally and I bought the whole series for me and my wife to watch. My Russian wife loves western movies.

Don't know about the 2nd Gens, but the first gens starting in 86 have 4 piston calipers. I bought an R1 caliper and it doesn't look like the total pistons diameter is any larger than the stock caliper pistons. The pads are the same size. The pistons in the R1 Caliper are different sizes perhaps causing the improved braking. If your stock calipers are clean and working properly, I doubt you will see much improvement. Just my smelly opinion. I haven't installed mine yet and doubt that I will because the hose has to be twisted to mate up to the R1 caliper.

I just watched a western movie on showtime this morning named "Texas Rangers". Not bad. I enjoyed it. I also love the movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales" as well as a couple other Clint Eastwood westerns like "High Plains Drifter" and the series "Lonesome Dove" is super good. The book, "Gone to Texas" was what Josie Wales was based on and the book is at least as good as the movie. Lonesome Dove is 6 hours long and my kids typically don't like westerns but they sat through the whole thing with me hating to even get up and go the bathroom.

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A back door to the shed and you can ride it thru!

I know what you mean. I have a 29" inseam and I used to be 6' tall. I need long tailed shirts and short legged pants that are hard to find in my waist size. The Venture doesn't seem too tall for me though. Maybe it's those stock springs in the front?

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According to my manual, my 89 venture has a wet weight of 783lbs. I just looked up the wet weight of a 2007 FJR1300 and it is supposedly 644lbs. 141 lbs difference. I doubt the FJR will ride that differently from the Concours. The Concours has a rep for being more top heavy I think. I know the 2006 and earlier were very top heavy. They both have a 26 degree rake which makes them harder to track straight for cruising. The Venture has a 28.5 degree rake. I've been looking and thinking about a lighter comfortable replacement for my Venture for a long time and I haven't been able to come up with anything I would buy so far. I thought about a Honda ST1300 for a while but never bought. It's supposed to be easier to handle at low speeds than the other sport tourers. I'm like you in that I just don't like the cruiser style (harley clones) with their under powered vibrating v-twins.

Smaller light weight touring bikes just do not sell in the USA. Honda introduced the NT700V in 2010 and it was a poor seller and didn't offer it any more. It was introduced in Europe in 1998 and they like it. But, it appears to be a nice small touring bike. They are available on the used market. https://www.google.com/search?ei=MFLKWsykKY36zgKJ2K_4CA&q=honda+nt700v+photos&oq=honda+nt700v+photos&gs_l=psy-ab.3...5068.6464.0.7095.7.7.0.0.0.0.92.505.7.7.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.6.438...0j0i67k1j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.0.RBbeCFL4cNA The BMW boxer is about the only touring bike I know of that offers upright seating position, full fairing protection, and light weight.

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I have a friend who lives in the UP of Michigan who loved to ride motorcycles and he was a wild man. He almost killed himself a few times and almost killed himself and a passenger one time so he gave up motorcycles when he was in his 30's. Later he missed riding so much that he allowed himself to get a scooter, a 125cc Yamaha that will barely run 60mph. He loves riding it and he is in his 40's now.

You can tell I know little about revolvers. I just remember the old western books I used to read and how the "gunfighters" like the single action best because they were more accurate. But now they are DA/SA. Cool.

If the Walther operates on the blowback, (doesn't have an ejector) the reason may be that steel casing don't swell as much and seal the gases that allow it to propel the bullet forward. More gases will blow back and help the operation of the weapon. Just a WAG here!

I assume the revolver is double action? Makes a difference in accuracy. One reason I like my Sig P226 is that I can cock it for the first shot or just pull the trigger and it will work as a DA handgun.

I remember reading a long post on the Voyager forum several years ago about a Florida to Alaska ride. The guy who posted all the photos rode a 250cc Suzuki and his riding buddy rode a Honda Silverwing scooter (600cc) with a trailer in tow.

Fine Print? :confused24: Oh that. No way Jeff would leave us. We wouldn't let him! Lowering links are available for the V-Strom...... Riding boots with a thick heel.....

I got fired up about a 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 this week and spent a lot of time reading about them. The 650 is the most popular model and some of it is due to the issues the 1000s have from 2002 thru 2012. The 650 is more reliable and that is the preferred model and I think it has over 60 hp with a weight at or under 500 lbs. and it is not a small bike. The 1000 was changed in 2014 and supposedly the issues it had were taken care of. It has as much hp as our Ventures and the 1000 has a curb weight of 555 lbs. So, it will haul butt. The 90 degree twin has perfect primary balance so it doesn't vibrate like a Harley and will rev. It's a detuned sport bike engine that Suzuki designed to compete against the Ducati. You can get a leftover new 2014 Strom 1000 at a big discount, less than $10k. The 2012 that I was looking at typically sells for about $5500 with 10k miles. The seat height is over 33" though. Here is a video link of a 2006 1000 with some slip-on Two Brothers mufflers. Sounds great!

Have you ridden a FJR. Those sport tourers fold up your legs and lean you forward putting some weight on your arms. Ride one if you can before you buy. Lots of folks add bar risers to help alleviate the leaning forward and you may even be able to move the foot pegs a little. Have you looked at the adventure bikes? They are much lighter and the seating position is upright. But the seat is high. If you have long legs you may like one of those. Supposedly they are comfortable enough for trips.