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Marcarl

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  1. And you didn't Evan ask me if you could go,,,,,,,, kids now-a-days!!!! Well,, now that your out there,,,, have fun,, see you when you get back.
  2. Sounds like we missed another good one,,,,, now if it were a weekend earlier we could maybe make it,,, seeing as the weekend before Labor Day is already booked for next year and Labor day weekend would not work great for the rest of us I bet.
  3. Good to hear you two took some time together. Now if you would have come to Ontario instead, you could have enjoyed real company or absolute solitude,,, your choice! maybe we could even have bought you some lunch,,,, oh well, enjoy anyways! And oh,,,,,, we need some pictures,,,,, outside only please.
  4. Hope you heal well and soon my dear boy, make sure you do as 'mother' tells you. Funny how something you built to save you in case of trouble, comes out to bite you in the back so to speak.
  5. Lifting up prayers for your puc. Haven't met you yet, but if I do I would want you to be 'normal',,,, I'm thinking that would be wild enough for the first round anyways.
  6. I use the 3m stuff mostly,, put some stuff on the Venture 10 years ago and it's still there as it was then. It's a little thick so if I need something thinner I use UGlu. It thin, absolutely miserable to work with, super sticky, and you need a world of patience, but it works! http://www.13deals.com/images/products/uglu_offer_01.jpg
  7. Do they make them in Blue???? and where do you put the Seafoam???
  8. Marcarl

    wont rev

    Sounds to me that it's fuel related. Try some Sea-foam first, heavy dose, a whole can in less than 1\2 tank. Run that through, and then change the plugs,,,, report back. Could also be the little vacuum hose on the left side come off the intake or is cracked.
  9. Nice, real nice,, now you just keep smiling,,,, cause we got your back!
  10. So if you drill down to the important items, you have a decision to make between lots of noise or lots of BS. So you either loose some of your hearing or some of your thinker, or you lay awake for hours trying to settle the brain or clear the memory,,,,,,!,,, decisions, decisions!
  11. That was some sweet looking scoot. Hope you enjoy bringing it back to life. Also glad you are ok, heal well.
  12. Told Marca that maybe we pulled the trigger too early, but we is sure happy with what we have. Hope it goes well for you two, I'd say it kind of fits.
  13. Put it in second Dan, still lots of get up and go.
  14. My mother always said the a new Sunday shirt was good for 2 weeks, so using common sense then, a new oil change should last twice as long as a used oil change. Now on a Spyder they recommend 15,000km after the first 5000km, so I should be god for a bit yet. You were looking for BS weren't you?
  15. Just don't leave the site,, simple.
  16. They are in the bag under the sink, I used them last night when the water flowed over the edge and the ice cube tray feel off the rocker. Oh yes, welcome, we love you to.
  17. No problem for me. Thought I would be missing hiway pegs, but so far so good. When solo I would like them maybe sometimes, but mostly I don't miss them. If I do mount them, I'll have to deal with the fact that my foot is further away from the only brake on the machine, not good, so I would be tempted to add a hand brake as well.
  18. Is a Spyder a trike??? Can I come? Can I come?
  19. I think that is you, Is it raining there yet ? Can't see enough to comment otherwise.
  20. Guess the only question I can answer without a further extended investigation would be the first one and the last one. In reply to the first one,,,,,,,, no, it can't keep up with traffic, but it does sport 2 review mirrors to let the rider know if there is anything from behind that could constitute traffic. I find that I have mostly open road ahead of me. And now for the color. It's actually 3 tone, mostly it's congac, but there is some black, and just for good measure, some chrome added for contrast. It's really quite easy on the eyes and somewhat different than the burnt orange that some car manufactures use. It seems to be liked by a lot of folks, much to my dismay. So often it happens that as others are turning corners and such, they slow down to take a longer look, and then they look some more,,,,,,,,, sure can slow a feller down I tell ya. I really do like the color though and I think I will leave it that way for a while at least. I was thinking about painting it, but then I realized that it would probably turn out to be the same color,,, seeing as I like it so much,,, so then why bother,,,,,,, instead, I decided to clean it again,,,,,,,,, just to show off the color some more. And now an answer to your cassette question,,,,,,, it holds multiple cassettes, they just don't seem to want to play,,,, probably some new technology that my old brain can't seem to get around. I've put lots of them in there, but so far only my media player seems to be active. Maybe I don't know what it's supposed to look like, so maybe somebody with more knowledge of these high tech gizmoes can be of help, seeing a lot of members here ride and deal with the Venture on a daily basis.
  21. I now have 8000km on the clock. I still like the colour, and so does everybody else. It still goes real fast, faster than a 1st gen, but I'm not sure about the blue ones. It outdid a Porche the other day, but that could have been the driver. I find it very comfortable, but it will need an Ultimate seat I think , for now the Air-Hawk works. Marca finds it comfortable even on daylong rides, she even crochets while riding. It has about as much room as a first gen. I really like the colour, and it goes stinkin fast. 32 in-seam is about the limit, unless one gets the comfort seat, but that takes away 2" from the passenger. I thought I would be needing hi-pegs, but so far I haven't missed them yet. Lighting up front is A1 ok, nothing extra needed or wanted. Rear lighting and signals can be improved, but hey, I need to do something to make it mine. The side panels are an awesome color, they even match the trunk and hood, which are the same awesome color. Cornering is different, takes a while to get used to that, and then takes another mile or two to get the speed down so that the Ventures can catch up. Sure is different, sure is fun, and I don't miss the two wheels a bit,,, well not yet anyways,,,,, I having too much fun, so no real time. Working on my second set of front tires already. First set was half wore out at 6000km, and one tire wouldn't balance, so they replaced them under warranty. The alingment was also in toeout so that would account for the loss of rubber,,, hopefully. It holds the road real well, corners awesomely, goes like a scared rabbit, and gets me about 40mpg Canadian, so that's about 33 US,,,,, not to shabbie for a 3 wheeled vehicle. Sure do like the color, and it doesn't fool around on the hyway either. I've added Baker Air Wings, and extended the windshield about 2 inches. Marca says that that works much better. Didn't need this for the rider. The rider is well protected. Side winds are not an issue with tracking,, this baby holds the road steady as Freddy. Before I did an alingment, side winds were an issue, but since it got some toe-in, it seems to handle better than the Venture. Tires are an issue. Don't know yet what the cost on a new one would be, but the sizing will be an issue. Only Kenda has that size for now and only seem to be available through the dealer,,,,,, darn! Marca like the color as well, but she says sometimes it goes a little toooooo fast,,,,,, guess she likes it! It's got a good sounding radio, but no casset deck,,, bit of a rip-off, but I suppose Yamaha has the market on casset decks cornered,,,,,,,, anybody want some cassettes?...
  22. So now we have an Ech syndrone, and we have to deal with Bill-itch as well. I'm not taking the blame for either. Comments on the Spyder,,,,,,,, I'll post them in my thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=857095#post857095
  23. I used to visit 5 to 10 times a day, now I only have time for about 2 times a day,,,,,, too much riding to do, it's getting funner all the time.
  24. I thought you told me that you didn't have any money, and now you go washing it?? Couldn't have been a big wash !
  25. Didn't see any berries on my screen either,,,! I think puc felt he needed some more movie time. Maybe he's looking for an offer from Hollywood and needs to advertize a bit more.
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