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    Done deal !! Boomer......who'd like to see our Troops served their pizza by the Hooter gals too.
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    It's a small world Bro. Welcome Home! More than a few times we transported Army RECON; LURP Teams; and assorted Operatives deep into Injun Country.....and sometimes we paid the price with American blood. Boomer..........for whom the nightmares will never cease.......but is alive and grateful.
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    When I came back to the World in 1971 my Dad's VFW Post refused me membership. Under direction of VFW National (at the time) Nam Combat Vets were not to be accepted as members because the Vietnam War was an "undeclared War by Congress". Boomer.....who wants Yammer Dan to know that he didn't give up nothing by refusing VFW membership......and many VFW Posts are now going belly up because the old timers are dropping like fly's.
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    The Moving Wall is a scaled down replica of the actual Wall located on the National Mall in Washington DC. It is on the same black panels and has the names of those 68,000 who paid the ultimate price in service to our Country. I believe that there are 6-8 of these Moving Walls that go all over the Country and spend 5-6 days at each set-up area. Where you see a Moving Wall coming into a Town/City the odds are you will see that Wall being escorted by Veterans on motorcycles. State and local LEO's & Wall organizers establish the Escort Ride Route in advance. All Intersections along the Ride Route are blocked by LEO's to prevent the cagers from disrupting the ride in their rush to get to Starbucks or the latest Martha Stewart Sale at JC Penney. Boomer.....who has done 6 Moving Wall Escorts in the last 3 years.....and rides Escort for the WAA (Wreaths Across America) every November as well. Edited to add: the MC's ride in staggered formation with the 2 second Spacing Rule for safety's sake. :^)
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    That may work for you but it does nothing for me. Boomer.....who's had the best rides being completely lost and didn't give a hoot about he was at.
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    Had a busy day yesterday.RC'd a PGR Mission which took the 1st half of the day. Then spent the better part of the afternoon organizing Riders for a Moving Wall Escort which began at 6:30PM. 2000 Vet riders participated in the Wall Escort. The City Mayor decided that NO bikers would be allowed to ride/park near the set-up location for the Wall. Guess he didn't want his chest-thumping speech about patriotism and loving Nam Vets to be disturbed by the sound of MC pipes. Local VFW Post has been crowing for weeks that all Escort Riders would be treated to a free meal after the Escort Ride was completed. When the Riders showed up at the Post there was nothing to eat except Bar snacks which were not free. The Post took the time to set up 3 portable Bars w/cash registers,Coolers. After 2 solid hours they finally got the grills fired up for hot dogs. By then most of the Riders had dropped a few dollars into the cash tills and were leaving to go eat elsewhere. Of the 800 Riders who initially rode to the VFW Post only 30 remained to chow down on the hot dogs served up. This morning I got reports that 3 Riders were involved in accidents on their scoots after leaving the VFW Post......before the food was served. I know the VFW Post made a killing with their Bar.....I just can't accept WHY they held off serving food in order to increase their Bar sales. Boomer.....who will always ride Escort for the Wall but won't drive into a VFW Post ever again.
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    Well there ya go! Leave the Garmin turned off and enjoy the rides. Boomer........who rides around lost even with the GPS turned ON.
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    My Nuvi came loaded with USA Maps only. Boomer........who will someday sneak into Canada on a Venture disguised as a Beer Truck and get free directions from the locals.
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    Looks like those pond monsters have located more than a few DQ's............ Boomer.....who might make it to Don's next year to plink some pond monsters with his .44 Mag.
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    Prayers and good thoughts sent your way! Boomer.....who knows that son is not concerned with his Mother's fears and will do fine with a big grin on his face.
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    WD-40 is too expensive to waste on them meeses. The wife makes me set mice traps for them now. Boomer.......who really enjoyed plinking them little suckers with his .44 Mag but hated patching the holes in the floor.
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    My forks did the same thing. I squirted them down with WD-40 over 15 months ago and have not heard a squeek since then. Boomer.....who hates squeeky mice too.
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    I suggest cleaning and re-lubing the Choke mechanism; put a new gas filter on; and SeaFoam first before putting in new plugs. Keep checking this thread.....there are guys here who have forgotten more than I will ever know about the Venture. Boomer.........who knows just enough to be dangerous to himself.
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    I never put the Metzlers on my scoot after reading about the "chunking" problems folks here were reporting. I have ridden 2 other Ventures which had the Metzlers on them. After riding a Venture with the Mich Commanders I made my choice. I have to say I was ready to put a CT on my scoot but my wife ordered the Mich Commanders for me as she did not want me to run a CT on the scoot. As it stands now I have 2 Rears and 1 Front Mich Commanders in stock for my future use. The wife is determined to keep me from putting a CT on my Venture.....and as long as she's willing to buy the MC tires I will continue to run them. Boomer............who is now working on getting the wife to buy "safety chrome" for the scoot.
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    My thoughts exactly. Poor sucker might as well hang a For Sale sign on his scoot. Boomer......who's idea of doing dishes is to call the pooch into the Kitchen and let her lick everything clean.
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    Best thing I ever did for my Venture was to put a set of Michelin Commanders on her and drop those Dunlop 404's right into the garbage can! I have rode Ventures with the Avons, Bridgestones,and Metzlers. The Mich Commanders are my choice hands down. Riding in the rain is a snap with these tires IMHO.....and the scoot does very well in the twisties and all slow speed handling situations as well. I'm on my 1st set of Mich Commanders so I can't give an estimate on how many miles I will get total. I have noticed my mpg has inched up a bit tho! Boomer.......who won't even put a Dunlop on a 1st Gen washing machine or the MIL's clunker.
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    ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to hear that everyone had a great time!! Boomer......who has a riding buddy like Bubba and it makes for fun times on the road!
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    Glad to hear the scoot is back in running condition again. Altho it is a PITA I change my fuel filter every 2nd oil change....and I carry a spare fuel filter on the scoot as well. Being NEW does not always mean the darn thing will work as designed. Boomer......who makes sure the fuel filter is installed in the right direction too.....sigh.
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    That is just great that things worked out that way!!! Boomer.....who remembers a guy with a shotgun at his wedding.
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    Make sure ya get one who will not chew up yer boots or underwear. Boomer.........who now owns a toothless mutt.......which adds significant longevity to pork chop bones.
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    I would trust Velcro before magnets! Boomer.......who does not trust refrigerator magnets either.
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    For me it has been difficult to ascertain just where that darn "whine" is coming from. I have run the scoot with the bags off and it sounds like the sound comes from the tranny. With the bags on the sound appears to come from the engine! I have learned to live with the sound.....Using 10W40 Synthetic oil,Baron's 4-2-4 pipes, and the Ipod volume cranked up pretty much kills off the "whine". Boomer.....who is still blowing Harleys off the road and hitting every Dairy Queen in sight.
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    Here's a good one I heard recently.............. 90% of all Harleys built are still on the road. The other 10% made it home. Boomer........who woke up with a keener sense of humor than usual today:crackup:
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    Man I could have fun on the roads there! Boomer.....who wants to ride where Stop signs are for decoration only.
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