Marcarl

Careful when you wear that vest, maybe best leave it loose so you don't fall off as well. Well one never knows eh?

If you weren't so far away I would jump on it!

It's time for celebration, yes but also some time for mourning. Marca's Mom has been slowing decreasing in enjoyment and ability of life, especially the last few weeks. This morning her Father decided it was time for her to come home and she was happy to go. She will leave an empty spot in our lives until we meet again in peaceful perfection. She was 85, and served her Lord and community for all her years. It was a blessing to know her and live along side of her. Visiting will be at the Wellandport Christian Reformed Church, Wellandport Ont., Friday 2-4 and 7-9, with the celebration service Saturday @ 1:30pm at the same location.

I was thinking of giving you an answer, but it would have been a little different,,,, so,,, this way, FreeBird will feel part of the site as well.

Sell it the way it is. Financially you'll be much better off. It seems to me that you don't get time to ride enough to warrant having a scoot, not that it isn't a nice thing to have, but it costs money. You'll be putting much more into the bike than what you can ever hope to sell it for. I took on an 84 last year, real cheap!! but when I figured just the basics that need to be upgraded I was at more than double of what I would hope to get for it, and that was not counting labor. Now if you do the work yourself, enjoy doing it, and want to ride it in the end,,, now that is a different story altogether.

We need to recognize that different days will produce different levels. You might have the same bike, ride the same roads, leave the same time but there are many variables that will determine the time to quit. I/m not sure where mine is or what I might use to assess myself, but I have been know to stop and grab a snooze in the afternoon at times. I do know that as the day wears on, more cars will pass me than earlier in the day, and that corners aren't as interesting as they were earlier. Some things that will determine length of ability: Temperature Humidity Clothing Traffic Sleep the night before Booze Hydration Stopping times Vibration Wind protection Seat comfort Noise Type of roads Food Attitude That's just for starters. Thanks for starting this thought thread. Don't think we've ever dealt with this before. It's a good thing to be aware of.

What in earth are you doing??? playing golf when you got a Venture???? Looks good though, you could use that for more things than golf bags,,, maybe an idea for Cowpuc. On second thought,, maybe not.

Doesn't look like 2 many people have an answer for you Mike, at least if they do they're not posting it. Maybe you have an car seat upholsterer in your area that could advise. I know some years ago there was a company that claimed they could repair rips and tears, but I have no idea how good it worked. That's about 40 years ago. (just after I was born I think)

Ooooh Eck,,, and we will miss you soooo!. Would this be the first time you missed, or have you missed before? Ahhhh Tooch,, you can change things around,,, hey, 10-4 wants to be shown off I'm sure!!

I really think it's missing a wheel somehow,,,, can't seem to grasp it right now, it's late at night. Hope you can learn to ride it the way it is,,looks like it might be a bit of fun,, just a bit!!!

It just wouldn't be fair to start on you and protect Tweeks until you actually pulled the trigger,,, but IF you were to pull the trigger I'll be taking the bets and holding them. Maybe ask some former Harley Riders for advice first.

OK in Canadian maybe not the same as it is in American,,,, can't say for sure,,, got to find some Americans that are OK first and then a decision can be made. So as for now we'll leave it as alllllright or close to it in Canadian. eh?

Just so you know, here's the link. This thread is now closed. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?118301-MarCarl-s-VentureIn

Guess it's time to post this event. It happens May 28th 2016. All day event, rain or shine. Menu: We thought to make a potluck, or bring your own, but burgers won out instead. We don't bother with the adult stuff,,,,, well,, bikes are allowed. It's also just fine if you bring a wife,,, well your own if that works, Marca really likes the company. The day starts when you get here, and ends when you leave. We can accommodate a few campers, so if you are so inclined you are welcome, even the night before. Just let me know. Want to stay an extra night, that's OK as well. We do an ice-cream run in the afternoon, so if you want to enjoy that, don't be late. We have left as early as 1 and as late as 2, so my guess is somewhere around there. Depends a lot on Saddlebum and how long he wants me to speech. Plan on Pizza for supper, everybody chips in to cover the enormous costs. You may contribute to the day if you like, there will be a jar for that purpose. Be ready to meet and enjoy some nice, different, talkative, informational, strange, older, younger, middle-aged, tall, short, thin, not as thin, folks. If you have never been here before, this will be your first time then. Don't worry, we can't remember who was here before and who wasn't, anyways. Please post to let us know who's coming,, it's very important for the ice cream stop, and for the burgers! Link to the calendar: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=473&day=2016-5-28&redirect=1

Where oh Where is that Tooch guy,,,, he said he was getting something new today,,,, he was going to post a picture,,,, I wonder if he is ok????

Not often we get to see a picture of Eck in his motel room,,, glad he was holding up a screen!!

Puc never had so much fun, couldn't seem to get him to take the short route anywhere. I needed a ride home, otherwise Spydy might still be there.

CB is kind of 'stand alone'. Spyder has an aux output and CB has an aux input, so those are wired together. Sound goes from Spyder to CB but not the other way,, yet. Communication is through CB, all hard wired.

Didn't mind having you around at all, fact is, kind of enjoyed your company actually. I couldn't make it to Guntersville, but that wasn't your fault so don't take that personally. Will miss your input for a while, but then you'll be back,,, you'll miss us!!! And we will miss you. Blessings on your new roads!

Ya Cowpuc!!!! Thanks for the enlightenment. Happy Birthday upside down girl. May blessing abound in your life. Hope to see you guys again soon!!!

Buy the RSV. Half the fun of putting on the extras is in getting them. Once they are in place the fun seems to diminish. So it takes longer, so what! You know the real value in an item is in it's cost, time it takes to get it, difficulty in keeping\installing it eh? If it were simple and easy, the value would go down,,,,, get my drift? Maybe talk to Dan, he might have just what you would like?

And oh,, the alignment set-up? 1 piece of 1x2 lumber, 2x8" magnetic laser levels (identical), 2 racket straps, 1 marker, 1 pencil and 2 jack stands and a crows foot wrench set to make it easier. Time for complete setup and adjustment, about 1 hr. And oh oh,,, the drive belt is too long and tends to vibrate, so needs an idler pulley. Also the tension is too strong according to specs, so that needs to be adjusted to work better otherwise it's too hard on the bearings. Made my own idler for less than $100.

Didn't know if we did the right thing when we changed over to the Spyder. Did we buy a better quality machine? will it last as long as a Venture? will it gives us problems that would make us wonder? Not sure of the answers, but as mentioned CanAm has been in this business for a while, so reliability should be ok, so we took that assumption, and only time will tell.. The 3 cylinder is a different machine than the 2 cylinder, that's the big reason we bought it, it runs smoother. We spent a day on the 2 cyl and found the vibration to be tiring and annoying, especially since we still owned the Venture I guess. The 3 cyl has power to spare and is real good on gas. Oil change is every 15k km so no issue there even though it takes a while to do. Tires are not so good, not happy with the Kenda so switched to Kumo, and now much better wear and happy with the tracking,,, CanAm says not to switch, but I don't read all that well at times. Not easy to find the right size for the rear so I down sized a bit on width but kept the same rolling distance. Alignment is an issue, but I designed my own set-up and now am very happy. Most Spyders need some toe-in to correct the problem and in my case the dealer was out to lunch and not very helpful,,, oh well, I didn't buy it for them to work on anyways. The trailer hitch that is designed for this unit looks bat ugly so I modified mine, and not it's acceptable. caution though, the hitch is hooked to the axle so reaction in the trailer is much different, especially the beer in the cooler on the tongue. Cans and bottles end to suffer some what. We find the ride is as good or better than the Venture, but there is a learning curve in the twisties. Not only do you not get to lean, you actually tend to lean in the opposite direction. You get the feeling somebody is trying to through you off. It takes a bit to get used to how to handle that issue, but once you do you wonder why it took so long for somebody to discover this amazing piece of work. Advantage is, you can lead the pack, get through the twisties and have an ice cream before the rest get there. If you end up in the back of the pack, you'll just have to pass them first. I thought I would miss my hiway pegs, so was ready to spend the big bucks getting a set. This guy is Dutch though, so I needed to be assured that I really needed them. I now have 30k km on this baby, but still no pegs, so I guess for me it's money in the bank for now. There's lots of luggage room, but you need to figure out what goes where. We do miss our 1st gen big trunk on day trips, but getting used to it. On long trips we always take a trailer anyways. It is said that the radio, cb, and stereo don't integrate. We added a Zumo, and a JMCB2003 and have no issues. Zumo plays through headsets as well speakers, Cb is headsets only so far, and the radio is either, although all controls are separate. The radio\amp far outclasses anything on a Venture. 'Course they didn't have to spend any money on a cassette deck. Lighting is awesome, windshield is a bonus, horn is wimpy, side lighting can be improved, cruise works well and the gauges are just fine. Anything else?

I think Bobby is seriously hurt. Yep he fell down, and you can just imagine the tremor that might have caused. He actually took his camera and then totally failed to take pictures,,,falling down on the job we call that here. Guess we'll have to get a stand-in, just in-case we get him mesmerized again,,, he just couldn't seem to get over the look of real money,, what a guy!!! Thanks all for coming out. I had a great time and thought it well worth the effort,,, maybe do it again sometime. Now they say that pictures are worth a thousand words and if there where some pictures it would\could have saved a lot of talk. So two thoughts here: 1) seeing as Ben was not in attendance, Bob never even thought of the competition between the words and pictures so his mind slipped completely. 2) seeing as there are no pictures it would only be fair to fill the void with words,,but rest easy folks, it'll take a while for that to happen,, i don't type as fast as I can speak,,, so maybe I'll just save it for the next gathering,,,,, unless of course somebody else????? wants to proclaim forth in this thread???>> how are you feeling Ben?

I'm glad I'm retired,,, just gives me the willies looking at that fool video,,,, wondering who in their right mind would put up such a structure and who took the forming off once the concrete set, and did they carry it down to use again, or just drop it,,,, did they take a lunch and where oh where did they go,,,,, well you know, everybody needs to do that eh?