Marcarl

Latest Update: Rally will continue as planned only a little bit different. 1) Canadians will not be attending / we can't cross the border legally. If you have made a deposit with Niagara Shores, please contact them and they will issue you a refund, or extend your reservation to next year. 2) Although elected chair of this committee, I will now have to bow out. (is there a conspiracy going on here?) Guess the reins go to Big Tom. 3) For the Americans, please check your state border crossings as some may be restricted, requiring quarantine. 4) For those who can and will attend, keep up the comradely, we will all be able to see other next year. 5) Gonna miss all you guys!!! Big time!!!

Best to start with the connections. First check the battery for full voltage, 12.6v. Check on the posts first and then check the cable clamps, then the cables. The trace the red cable to the next connection and then to the fuse box. Check at each connection, don't assume anything, not even crimped connections. Report back!

Why not try walking??? You'll probably get there before @saddlebum. And then the bikes wouldn't get dirty either. You really have a problem??? with a 1st gen at hand??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Yamaha-Rear-Swing-Arm-Bushing-XVZ12-XVZ13-90386-20116-NEW-FREE-SHIPPING-/192886658124

His loss,, your gain. That is a really nice lookin scooter!! Just my opinion of course, I wouldn't want to sway you in any way.

Check out the following phish(s). https://www.yamahasportsplaza.com/oemparts/a/yam/5004277cf8700209bc7889c0/swing-arm https://www.yamahasportsplaza.com/oemparts/a/yam/50042b00f8700209bc78972b/swing-arm There are a lot of parts discontinued, but you might find what you need, other than that, you'll have to get some made up. Suggest to put grease fittings in all the joints, to prevent this from happening again.

Good to hear that you is good. Any day we go out, car or MC, it's good to come back alive, nobody can guarantee a safe ride. We expect it, but it can't be guaranteed, so good to have you here still.

Thank goodness we're doing a good job,,, hate to have soo many involved and then screwing up as well.

Most of our kids showed up late Thursday nite to replant our front yard. They spent the evening together having a hoot!!!!!! getting all the plants in order and then snuck over to our place to do the deed, you can see the results in the picture. Guess they figured that all covered the need for a Father's Day visit or maybe they thought it might be better not to disturb the beast any more, but they all called Sunday. We had a wonderful weekend. We had reservations for dinner, a real nice expensive type thing, but 30 minutes before our time rain broke out so the dinner was canceled, so we decided that doing a 50 year old thing would be kind of neat. Off we went to the A&W for burgers, they didn't have whistle dogs or swampwater any more, but what the hey, we ordered by the window and sat in the truck to eat it,,, just like old times,, and then we went for ice-cream,, just like we used to. We had a good weekend!!

Better get that scooter back together Ronnie, before somebody come along and steals that as well as your thread!! What's with you guys anyways, poor guy working hard at getting bearings in place and all you can talk about are other things,,,, what's he to think????? of us.

I can just use it as a back wheel,,,, more border distractions!!

Nice thoughts there, Joe. Trouble is with fishing do we fish American or Canadian, and if you light a fire will it be attractive? and where are the roads the GPS is to follow.. but most importantly,, let Ben navigate? we did that last Sunday, and we missed turn offs, did u-turns and all that kind of stuff,,,, we would have to get started now just to find the lake!!

I know how much you like helping people, and if somebody calls and says the need something you would jump right in and help out. It's a fine characteristic to have, so don't let me get in the way. But,,, are you the only guy that can install stair lifts in Ohio? Why not let some of the other guys have some business as well. If you are wearing yourself out, then you are overdoing it. I think Eileen would like to have you for a husband for a few more years and in good enough shape to enjoy life together without her turning into a full time nurse. Sometime, in becoming retired the hardest thing is to change ones mindset.

I have a Ram 1500, 5.7, 2008. Have been very happy with it, but I'm not real concerned about gas mileage. It does it's job, handles well, sits well and has not given me any issues that wouldn't be expected. Not sure how the rust thing works out though, it's always been Rust Checked, so I have not had the pleasure of dealing with any of that other than a couple of rear wheel well spots. Presently looking to upgrade to a 2500 for better heavier towing. It should be the last truck that I will need,, at least for this life, and I'm thinking that the next life I won't need a truck.

Got to be a well insulated one,,, you know Bum!!!

Hey @saddlebum,, we could go to console him tomorrow,,, you keep them guards talking and then I'll sneak by.

On your clutch, there are 2 places that a leak could come from in that area, one from the clutch and the other from the stator wires coming through the engine case. If you see fresh fluid when you squeeze the clutch handle and the fluid in the reservoir is down, then I would suggest it is the clutch slave that is leaking. Suggest to get a new slave and install. Not a real easy job, but doable.

Best info we can get for you at this point is in the following link. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?142455-Rally-the-shores-2020-info-only-plz Or what you have read on this thread. For those of us who attend these rallies, it's a 'no miss' opportunity. Come on out and plan to spend a day of two with us, I think you'll be glad you did.

We woke up to this. KIDS!!!

Only an hour or so to go, and then will be our wedding anniversary. Yep!!! June 19th, 50 years ago Marca said she would be happy to be my wife bear our children, help feed and nurture our kids and stand by me through thick and thin. She did it, and is still planning on carrying on. I am glad to have her, not sure another woman would have stuck it out with me, but she did!!! Many blessings have come our way because of our union, we made a vow before God and His people and we have stuck with it,,,, WOW!!! what a ride!! Would we do it again?? Yep!!! Six kids, plus 4 in-law kids, 23 grand kids, 5 great-grand kids, includes fosters and married in. We got married with $20 cash in pocket, no food in the cupboards and had to borrow to get our first week's meals bought. Today, we own a good business, own our own house, have a car and bike, no debts and retirement looks just fine. All I can say that had it not been for a much higher Power, we would not be where we are today. WOW!!! have we ever been blessed!!!! And last but not least,,, we have me a real bunch of great people from this site, it's been a real highlight for us,,, thanks @Freebird and all of you.

Something that you might not be aware of, is that the reservoir is more rubber bellows than it holds fluid. I'm not sure how much fluid it holds but my guess is that 3/4 of it is bellows.

Keep in mind that the MC won't pump air very well without some fluid to help out. So if you pumped the reservoir dry and then added more fluid, it could take a bit to get things flowing again.

Guess there is nothing much new under the sun. Our early natives killed and stole from other tribes and took slaves, tribal leaders in Africa sold their people into slavery, through-out history, there have been the rich and the have-nots, and the have-nots worked for the rich, mostly without pay, but they did live, had food and shelter to some degree. We had and still have people warring with each other over possession of this, that, or something else. Will we be able to solve all our ills? I think not, the previous generations failed miserably, and we are no better. It's been that way since the beginning of time, sometimes better, mostly a lot worse. All we can do and hope for is to finally die ourselves out of this mess, and then join in the life hear-after. It may be better, maybe not.

I was just givin 'er the benefit,,,,, even if there was doubt.

Another old man just hit a new mile stone. @saddlebum is celebrating today, and I did not get invited. That's the 67th time this has happened. He's getting old I bet!!