Flyinfool

You know it is not easy to push a snowflake that far with accuracy, those little buggers wiggle all over with the slightest little breeze and never seem to go where you want them to. I still really really want to plan a trip to the deep south to coincide with a snow storm, I think it would be a riot to just pull out a lawn chair with a cold one and watch the locals implode over an inch of the great white death. 2 inches will not get the plows out up here and likely won't even get the salters out. That little bit we just ignore. When we do get some real snow like we did with 9 inches yesterday, the roads are all clear and dry by this morning. But then I am glad you are happy, I heard an interview this morning with the sheriff from down there and he was just blown away because there were 2 slippery bridges in the county. It just cracked me up.

I might be old school just cuz I am old. BUT Even the engineers at Ford, GM and Dodge, all seem to agree that you need big displacement to do real work, All of the 3/4 ton and bigger gas pickups have Big V8 or V10 engines. No little artificially aspirated engines with big numbers on paper. That tells me something. I can be convinced when I start seeing these little turbo charged engines still pulling that trailer around after they have 15 years under their belt and/or a quarter million miles on the clock, and not just a rare example but commonplace. I guess the other thing with the eco boost engines that bothers me is that they pipe in the sound of a big v8 through the stereo system whether the stereo is on or off, so that it sounds powerful.

2.7l in a full size truck? Just don't try to haul more than a loaf of bread on a regular basis. Maybe I am just old, but I still go by there is no replacement for displacement. Look at all of the 3/4 ton and bigger P/Us for the big 3 that have to actually work and last long, they all have big low revving engines rather than small high revving engines to make big power numbers on paper.

I don't know if I would trust just a plug on a MC tire. Even if you watch it close, if it does go the tire will go down faster than you can stop. I would trust a T Plug where it is a combination of a patch on the inside and a plug in the hole, But only if the original puncture did not cut a bunch of tire cords. A blowout on a car is no big deal, just a big inconvenience, a blow out on a bike is very bad.

For what it is worth. Here in the land of the infamous white washer, We have 9 inches down and it is still coming hard enough that it is hard to see across the street. On the other hand, this is only our FIRST real snowfall of the season. The way some of the pinheads are acting you would think that this was Miami. schools and all kinds of things closing down. for this couple of flurries. People driving like it is the end of the world. Stupid kids in stolen 2 wheel drive sports cars with big fat tires trying to outrun a 4x4 police Tahoe cruiser in the snow. Saw one this morning, car in front of me was driving along nice and straight at 20 MPH in a 45 zone and for no apparent reason just started spinning and ended up off the road, no damage or injury but still, I have never figured out how that happens. Once past that car, I had no issues safely driving the speed limit. But at least I get to do some playing in the snow. I am really enjoying this one.

Well if Honda trimmed 90 lbs, then we know where Yamaha found the extra tonnage to add to the Venture. I wonder, what is the heaviest production bike out right now???? I don't think that my poor mangled foot can safely control either one. I am still looking to drop 30 more lbs and have the bike drop at least 200.

I'm so confused.................

OOPIE!!!?? :snow:

Seeing a bike like that could just wake our old @cowpuc up from his winter hibernation and get him drooling all over again. That bike looks like it had a lot of fun and aint done yet. Bring it on............

You do know that the list of "While you are in there.........." can go on forever till you have a whole new bike. Just ask KIC how that one goes.......

I would start by cleaning it up good and then watching to find where the leak really is before I start replacing stuff. I have never been a fan of throwing money parts and time at something and hope that I hit the problem. There are a few writeups on the process for sealing the wire grommet. this is a popular leak point. Just slapping some RTV on the wires will NOT stop the leak.

:sign yeah that: I would be surprised if the starter has the power to actually break things. When the hydro lock hits it will just stall the starter. When the engine is hot and has its full compression, the starter is just able to get past the normal compression. on the other hand I am sure that combustion forces at WOT are a lot higher and put a lot more stress on the rods and pistons than the starter ever could.

Nite Nite

Ummmmmmmm.................. No comment..............................

I am not sure why you would want or need such a thing. It may make front wheel removal on the side of the road a bit easier. It also looks like it would eliminate a couple of inches of ground clearance for going into and out of steep driveway ramps or in @cowpuc case reduced 2 trackin clearance.

Good nuts are expensive. You can clean them up and clear them but as mentioned, when you go to put them back on the clear (or powder coat) will chip and then they will end up looking even worse in a short time. The ones I have on my truck are now 4 years old and still look like the day I bought them, and they do have to deal with Wisconsin winter snow and an unlimited supply of road salt and off roading in mud, sand and dirt come summer. But they were expensive.

What is so not right about i? It sounds perfectly normal to me. Tomorrow we expect a high of 53 and drop to single digits the next day. WHY would we not want to share all this fun? I also seem to remember a LOT of southern folk claiming that they are out of range........................

6 months is not that long. Real winter lasts longer than that up north. A lot depends on what kind of gas you have available. If you have access to ethanol free gas then that is what you want to store it with. Add your Seafoam and/or Stabil to that. Tank should be completely full to avoid condensation in the take as the temperature and humidity change. If you have treated ethanol free gas in the bike and you have taken it for a long enough ride to be sure that the treated gas is all the way thru the fuel system then it is not necessary to drain the carbs. On the other hand, if you must store it with ethanol gas then still treat it but I would drain that crap gas out of the carbs. If you can, put the bike up on something so that its weight is not on the tires or suspension. IF you must store it on the wheels, make sure the tires are properly inflated, and check them every once in a while, I had a tire go down over the winter and it caused the bike to fall over on the right side.

If the gaskets are more than a couple of years old I would replace them. For as much of a PITA as it is to get to them you really do not want to go back and redo for a leak.

:hijacked: :hijacked: :sign back to topic: :sign back to topic: Sorry to see you go @rbig1, I do hope that you will at least come back to visit us once in a while. You know that we may end up having to plan a gathering at your place if you are gone to long, just to be sure that you are OK and stuff............. It will not be the same in without your personality in there. WE WILL MISS YOU!

If you put a 2" coupler on the trailer to get it started then it will not work on a bike down the road. It would be easier to get the 1-7/8 ball to put on your receiver. It might make it easier to find relay links if you start a dedicated thread?

This still sounds like a lot of fun.....................

He said the Father of Breezy Bum and Frosty Fool was old. I guess he was calling Old Man Winter Old. BUt BUt BUt...................I is old. Besides, If I swung the nozzles over to Brantford it would only encourage additional insults to get more snow. It was Slow Roll what brought up old man winter. I may be old but at least not as old as old as you old guys what can't read................... So :rasberry: :rasberry: :rasberry: :rasberry:

Last month one of our members had a new 2018 in his garage already, they ones that are getting deliverd are not for the showroom floor. they are already sold on preorder. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?133809-2018-Venture-Selling-yet&p=1024381#post1024381

I also use a Dewalt 1/2inch Drill/Driver if I have to do a lot of screws. I have tried a couple of the electric screwdrivers and none of them had enough torque to loosen a tight screw or to adequately tighten a screw being put in, I ended up having to go over every screw with a normal manual driver to either break them loose or to get final tightness. This doubles the chance of forgetting to fully tighten a screw that will fall out while going down the road. The Dewalt has more available power than most screws have strength, But it has a clutch to set just how tight you want to make them. It has the power to run 5/16 dia 8 inch long wood screws for a pole barn yet with the clutch turned down will not strip a #4 x 3/8 long wood screw going into pine. I used it to put up an 8' x 10' metal shed from drilling the holes in the concrete to over 1000 sheet metal screws holding the whole thing together all on a single charge. And of course I can use it for drilling holes too.