Gary N.
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Too late to spoil him, the girls at the retirement home already did that. Don't think I could pry him away from his girl friends...LOL He will be 89 in Aug. and although he's not doing too bad, he does have several medical and physical issues. It's a big event just getting him to his doctor appointments.
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Thanks for the offer Tom, but he's just too old and frail to handle that kind of trip. I don't think he'd be able to climb the steps to get into the RV.
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October is a long way off Tom. I would sure like to come down there for that and just stay for the winter. Kind of hard to do that and leave my dad for that long. We'll see how it goes.
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I have one listed in the Classifieds for sale but there is one other member who was asking about it and I'm waiting to hear back from him. If the '07 still has the old style studded seat then this one will work. I seem to recall that they switched to the pillow top seat on the Midnight in '07 though. Is that correct?
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No pen but some bald headed CDN guy left 5/6 of a 6 pack at the space shuttle. Sure was good.
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I've used the Bead Rider seat beads for a couple of seasons and love them. I have just installed them on my '06 with pillow top seats and road for four hours last Sunday in pretty warm weather with no issues.
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Hey Steve, They're illegal here in Ontario. Don't think they would bother you if you turned it off. Since Reiny works in the business of prosecution he may know what the law says. Or is that the business of persecution???
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A wonderful wife and son indeed. And the dad ain't too bad either!
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Not sure but it might be easier and less expensive to buy the chromed covers from Yamaha. As far as chroming the tubes. I would think it would be important to keep chroming liquids out of the inside of the tubes which might be pretty hard to do?????? Have you priced out the chrome tubes from Yamaha? I'd sure like to do this too. Interested in what info you get on this.
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Hey Charlie, I just watched it too and don't know what to think. He seems to know what he's talking about and I sure wouldn't be surprised if what he says is true. I just posted another link to the video on another thread on here talking about drilling for more oil. I did that before I read your post.
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If you have the time to watch this very interesting video, it would seem that no more drilling is necessary. It's over an hour long so be prepared. I don't know what this fellow Williams expects us little people to do but his words sound truthful to me. But I'm easy to convince. What do you think? [ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8668319287834598272&q=&hl=en]The Non-Energy Crisis by Lindsey Williams[/ame]
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Hi Lewis, Brad and Lonna got here last night and I arrived about 11:00 this morning in the Space Shuttle (RV). Folks have been coming in all afternoon and everyone went out to eat at about 8:00. The weather is hot and sunny. Should be a great day tomorrow.
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Hi Peggy, Glad to hear you and Ron are coming. You guys ride safe and enjoy the ride. See you there.
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You guys ride safe Jay. I'm launching the shuttle in the morning too. See you there.
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How about Collingwood, Blue Mountain, and Beaver Valley http://www.400eleven.com/collingwood.html http://www.bluemountain.ca/ http://www.visitgrey.ca/travel-experiences/day-trips/scenic-beaver-valley-and-meaford/
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Hey Lucky if my posts on this thread have offended you or Red or anyone else then I apologize profusely. I personally don't care whether you or he or anyone else comes to the Rally or not. I'm going and will have a great time with friends. I hate seeing the efforts of the organizers not being appreciated by people who offer no other help than to complain. As for not knowing about the event, I don't know what to say. I see a banner at the top of my screen every time I come here, telling me about it.
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They say bad things come in threes. Or is that good things come in threes? Never could keep that straight.
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Hey Lou, you forgot to mention Anna Mae's. http://www.ontariobusinessguide.com/listings/annamaes.html http://www.sentex.net/~lwr/menonite.html
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Does this help? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Kitchener+Ontario&btnG=Google+Search Ya Red, I like the more earthy version too. Just didn't figure I knew you well enough to use it....LOL. Have fun reading all about Kitchener.
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Everette, I've never changed out the brake or clutch hoses, only the throttle cables. Someone else will have to advise on that swap. But yes, do be careful not to spill that brake fluid.
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Well Red, opinions are like belly buttons, everybody has one. You gave yours and I gave mine and you gave yours again. How many belly buttons do you have?
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Hi Everette, I have installed a couple of sets of G2 bars and about to do another. There is a hole on the right side that locates and keeps the throttle box from turning. It's about a 3/16" hole and easy to figure out. First you need to decide if you want to keep the bar weights or not. If you do, you will need to get some threaded bushings and weld them into the ends of the bars. I made some, using metric nuts. I turned them down to fit inside the bars and drilled a 1/4" hole through the side of the bar and welded the nuts in place. If you don't plan on keeping the bar weights then you need to install the right grip first and then the throttle box to figure out where to drill the locating hole. Install the left grip last so you can match it up to the right side. For the cables. When you open the cover where the cruise control cable hooks up, be careful you don't loose the spring in there and pay attention how it's located. Attach a strong string to the end of each cable and pull the old cables out. Attach the new cable to the string and pull it through with the string. Or you could use some electric tape and attach the new cable to the old one and pull the new cable through as you pull out the old one. If you are coming to maintenance day I'd be happy to help you out with this project. You would need to have the threaded bushing welded into the bars ahead of time though as I don't bring my lathe or welder with me.
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In case some have forgotten, this is NOT a Canadian Rally, it's an "International Venture Rider Rally" that happens to be in Canada. As far as I know, most of the Canadians who have participated in any of the U.S. rallies are also participating in this one, along with a few who have never participated in a V.R. rally. With about 5000 members here I would guess that we would only have about 10% who are active on the site. Out of that 500 maybe 10% to 20% who you might expect to show up at any V.R. event. That's 50 to 100 members. Don has about 100 members and guests coming to his place this weekend. People have lives and can't always do what maybe they would like to do for a whole lot of reasons. I'm sure there are just as many Canadians who won't go to the States as Americans that won't go to Canada for reasons only they know. As far as the entry fee being too high. It's not unreasonable. Add up what you spent to go to any other event. Meals, T-shirts, hall rental, etc. These things are expensive to put on. Preregistration is the only way to get accurate numbers so you can do some planning. As for not talking up the event, who's fault is that? The planners were busy planning so I guess it was up to the other 4000 plus members to do the talking. The event was announced many months ago. Everyone who is active on the site should have known about it. Anyone who has put an event on similar to this knows how much work it is and how frustrating it can be. The Kitchener area members deserve a lot of credit for all their hard work. Those who complain and have never put an event like this on have no room to do so. This rally is going to be great no matter how many show up. Those that go will have a good time as always and those that don't go, we'll miss you.
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Nice Larry, are you going to get some wheels to match the bike?
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Don't know if you count me as part of the crew Larry, but I'm going down Friday morning. Want to help Don and Eileen with the "get ready" if I can. Or maybe I can stir cheesecake for Lonna.
