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  1. Marcarl
    You da man,,,,good job on both issues,,,,,,,,,goodness knows those scoots can use all the help they can get.
  2. Marcarl
    My wife started riding with me in 2005, I rode my first scoot in 2004 and needless to say she was a little apprehensive. There was some lean when she got on, opposing lean when taking a corner, movement when we were stopped,,,,,,,,,,,,,all the good stuff. This year we rode Northern Ontario, hard packed roads, wash outs, sinking sand, and you name it, and every time she said,, wow, that was different,,,,,,not that she was looking forward to any of this,,,but as it happened she took it in stride, rode it out and enjoyed. I attribute this to the fact that I gave her time to catch up to me, we have an intercom so I can tell her what I'm about to do if it's out of the ordinary,, she has experienced things that were not within our control and came out smiling (called experience), she loves riding, and she sits like a bag of wheat in the back. Keep riding, get a new helmet, look over the proper shoulder, enjoy the scenery, and trust your rider. Oh by the way,,,,,,,the only time the bike will fall over is when it is stopped or almost stopped,,,,,,,not saying it can't fall down when pushed or shoved, but to fall over when your are moving is not about to happen, Tell Vic to slow down for the corners and then to throttle up on the way through, sure makes this leaning thing feel a lot different.
  3. Marcarl
    Truer words have never been spoken, enjoy the ride, and if you're in a hurry,,,,,,,,,take the cage, it gets there faster anyways. The other lesson that we learned at Riders' training: the throttle is your friend. Don't know how often in the three days of training we heard that, how many movie clips we saw to emphasis that rule, but as you think about it and put it together, it makes a lot of sense.
  4. Marcarl
    I think it will work out just perfect,,,,,she's already getting things started around here, so it's in her mind to do so once again.
  5. Marcarl
    Now did you ask Rhonda about this???????or is this your own opinon????
  6. Marcarl
    Just booked our room at the Best Western,, guess now I'll have to go for a ride,,,,,,,,,you all really want me?????????????
  7. Marcarl
    The first ground I would look at is a bugger to get at, it's under the left hand faring, bolted right into the upper frame member on the outside right under the inner faring.
  8. Marcarl
    Sounds like I would take the kick stand switch apart and see what the issue is with it. You play with it and then it works, later it warms up from the engine and works great, then it cools and gives problems again,,,,seems a likely story anyways.
  9. Marcarl
    Some guys have had luck just winding some copper #14 or thinner wire in there to make a seal or gasket if you will.
  10. Marcarl
    We're praying for you Gary.
  11. Marcarl
    Wishing the best for you Bob, and pray that you may heal well and completely. Not a good thing to read about in the Venture News, but these things do happen and we all better make sure that that we do whatever we can to make it happens less often. Riding is a real joy, an awesome pastime and not something I'd give up easily, as well as the most of us I'm sure. So keep learning, keep practicing and keep the rubber down.
  12. Marcarl
    The PTT switch closes the ground to make a complete circuit to open the mic. Look to see where the ground is and you might find that it is grounded at the same place as the circuit for the warning light. Clean a tighten that grounding point and Bob's your uncle.
  13. Marcarl
    Don't know what I was looking at, but if it were to be found around here, we'd have to make some more wieners, right pronto.
  14. Marcarl
    If you can find a REGISTERED massage therapist, that's what I would try first. They won't \ can't do any damage but can help relieve a lot of your problems. Did the chiropractor route for years, now it's just the therapist and I.
  15. Marcarl
    Now don't go committing suicide here, leave it for a new member to get and ride, who knows, he may become your best buddy.
  16. Marcarl
    Should have said this before, oh here goes now,,,,,,the shield on the patch cords run through the round outer ring of the connectors. As time goes on these tend to make less and less good connection, so what I suggest is to take these all out and give them a little pinch just so that they become a little oval. It doesn't take much, just a little. I need to do mine as well, now that I've thought of that for you.
  17. Marcarl
    I have a 20'x20' x8' insulated shop. I heat with a propane agricultural heater that my son sells. Cost me about $120.00 last year, (not even 2 100 lb propane tanks), heats the shop in about 2 minutes flat to 60 degrees, uses outside air, but you need an outlet to the outside so fresh heated air can blow in. No problem with chemicals etc because the fire is outside and it blows air before it fires, so the furnace is clear. Doesn't take any inside room either. Don't know if yours is attached to your house, but your home insurance might have something to say about how you heat your shop if it is. http://www.rollseal.net/rollseal2000/heaters.htm
  18. Marcarl
    I could be wrong, but I've heard that what we see on TV is a lot more than what is really happening, and somehow I tend to believe it.
  19. Marcarl
    Chances are that there is one cylinder that is not working, you'll hardly even notice it. Start by pulling plug wires off, one at a time and see if the RPM's drop. If there is very little or no change then that cylinder is not working well, and if you haven't noticed it on the road the chances are that it is the idle circuit in the carb. That would give the symptoms your are describing.
  20. Marcarl
    Every lead (cable, patch cord) is shielded. Could be a broken shield or maybe a shield is not making good contact. Check all your shields with an ohm meter and make sure the contacts are all good at either end. The shield is the coating\covering just under the insulating wrap on the outside of the cable\wire and needs to have good contact at either end. Try a little dielectric grease on the ends.
  21. Marcarl
    I'm gonna talk to the missus later today and then plan the time and room,,,,,,maybe.
  22. Marcarl
    Post it here, in the classifieds, you'll probably save the rest of us the job of looking elsewhere.
  23. Marcarl
    Just a 3' CB attennna, no particular make. It comes with a load coil so that the wave length can be matched. The CB attenna can also be used for the radio but you will need a splitter box so that you don't blow the radio when you transmit through the CB.
  24. Marcarl
    Depends on what you expect for results. Two of us just went down to the local CB shop and bought the 3 footers and installed them. They work just fine, but I'm not sure on the range we get, we never use them long distance, use them only when we're riding together. But then we both ride first gens, and when we ride with a second gen we either let them lead or we keep a close eye on them so that they don't get out of eye sight.
  25. Marcarl
    I guess that's why they harped at us so much in Rider's Training, that a stopped bike is a dead bike, and so always to have it in first gear when you come to a stop. I was having problems getting all that accomplished when doing the fast stop practise and so got yelled at soo loud that all the riders on the parking lot were aware of my problems, and I was told that if I wasn't about to do as I was told I could nicely get in my meat truck and get the **** out of there. I know that doesn't do a thing for this situation, but it did bring that part of my training back to me, so I thought I would share it. Glad everybody is ok.
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