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  1. FutureVentures
    I have a stock seat off my 2000 MM Venture. That means however, it's tan in color. I had it modified by Butler last year too. Lemme know if interested.
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    A not so great, 22. Worse, my wife got a 24 but, she took it after me and I have her an answer! That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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    OMG, that's got to be one of the funniest things I've ever read! "“They peed on me!!!” charged one activist. “They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me ‘La Trene’, and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!”" That just made my day.
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    Here ya go: http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/reviews/celljammers/index.shtml
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    Sent you a PM. I'll take it for sure.
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    "Then there are those times I get a lot of pleasure scaring the crap out of someone." I love my air horns and they've saved my bacon more than once. However, I have hit em accidentally once or twice and scared me too!
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    We've yet to meet but one day we shall. Sending positive thoughts your way. On a lighter note and keeping a sense of humor can only help in a bad situation... Squidley said: "...were all behind you and love you man." Now, I dunno about you but, I'd be worried about a bunch of men that love me, lining up behind me! But seriously, best wishes and many thanks for all the advice you've imparted on this site.
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    Those sure r purty but, do they work? Meaning, I just completed a 1000 mile plus trip (details to be posted soon) and made two fascinating discoveries. One, I can place my boots on top of the lower fairings and it's just like having highway pegs! Very comfortable and relaxing, guess it helps to be short. Two, I was experiencing a LOT of buffeting about my head and figured it was due to lowering/trimming my wind screen. Not so. When I was laid back, chilling with my feet on the top of the lower cowlings, I noticed hmmmm, no buffeting, zero. Lower the feet to the floor boards, thump, thump, thump, much buffeting. So, I'm guessing the buffeting is coming through/around the forks? Will/do these deflectors stop the buffeting? If so, add me to the list too!
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    Maybe there is justice after all: WAUKEGAN, Ill. - Lake County authorities say a driver accused of painting her nails when she hit and killed a motorcyclist has turned herself. Prosecutors say 48-year-old Lora L. Hunt of Morris was indicted on six counts of reckless homicide by a Lake County grand jury on Wednesday. She surrendered Thursday and was released on $10,000 bail. Police say Hunt told them shortly after the May 2 accident that she was applying red polish to her nails as she drove at about 50 mph toward an intersection and did not see motorcyclist Anita Zaffke until after she hit her. The 56-year-old Zaffke, who lived in Lake Zurich, was stopped at a traffic signal when she was struck. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-nailpolishdeath,0,4080674.story
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    I was beginning to wonder! Thought I was in the friggin twilight zone for a while, that sucked re-adhered in a jiffy, lemme tell ya.
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    Okay well, since the shield I cut yesterday was previously messed up it is now TOO short for long rides, perfect for summer though. It does look dang sharp though, low boy style. So today, I'm cutting down the HUGE stock shield and will reduce my saw/blade speed, I had it at max. Doh! I'll try straddling the front wheel and see if I can then make it in one cut.
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    Ok so, I bought a new jigsaw and blades just for trimming/lowering my wind screen(any excuse for a new toy). Marked off a nice arc, oddly enough using the chrome plastic screen trim as a template worked well. Started jig-sawing away and it was going great, clean line, cutting quite nicely to mid-point. Then had to remove the blade from the screen to switch to the left side. Shoulda let the blade stop first I guess, made a little gouge but, no biggie. Starting from the left, it cut through quite nicely again till I reached the arc I had already cut from the right side. To my surprise, the cut piece didn't fall away, as it should have.... Apparently, that lil blade was quite hot and as I cut the left side in towards middle, it was melting the plastic and the sucker very effectively reglued itself to where I just cut it from, if that makes sense. So firm that, I couldn't break it free, for fear of breaking too much. Tried again through where I just cut and it melted/reglued still! Had to hold the plastic screen away as I cut, to finally get the pieces to release. Much sanding was needed to get it all smooth, pics later. It looks good. Soooooo, did I have the saw on too high a speed or should I simply take breaks as I go along? The first cut on the right side worked great, the 2nd cut from the left is where things got....hot.
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    http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045049052057090045065080051085/Default.aspx Just in case that link doesn't work: Product Number: RAM-B-149Z-AP3U The iPhone 3gs video is fairly decent and the ability to trim, then upload is great. FYI, discovered a lil trick for trimming video without deleting the trimmed portion. If your video is too large to upload to youtube, you'll get a warning and then you can select which smaller piece to upload. The rest of the vid, remains intact.
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    Thanks! Oh yeah, that's the floorboard scraping. And don't worry Freezyrider, I rev her plenty! Just, not much on this particular video. I'll shoot some more video soon, it's fun. I was really amazed how good the stereo sounded but then again, the iPhone is mounted fairly close.
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    First a warning, this video is 9:42 seconds long and not terribly exciting. It's simply me testing the video capabilities of my iPhone mounted to the bike with a Ram mount. Still, it's kinda neat. Makes you feel like you're riding. The wavy-ness of the video I've since confirmed, is due to shooting through the windscreen. Take a look/listen and if the stereo isn't too loud, is that other sound the ibasket whine or, just a chirp? This is the longer version, I think... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-maLTaqWEs]YouTube - Venturing home[/ame] If this one works, it should be shorter. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgcF4JdRZp8]YouTube - Last part of my ride home[/ame] I'm going on my annual round the lake (lake michigan) ride starting this saturday and will video some of that, to be posted along the way hopefully.
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    Yeah, that's sound advice! I sorta thought of that then realized my 2 ton floor jack is "somewhere" in the rental storage locker.....can't wait to one day upgrade our house to a 3 car garage. Till then, I'll keep buying tools I already have but can't find!
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    Thanks Man! I have to say, I'm a proud papa.
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    First things first, what # MM RSV are you getting? Mine is #515. Second, um, you have an iPhone............it has GPS......Google maps is free and very accurate. So, besides recording your route, avg speed and such, why do you also need a separate GPS? Plus with the iPhone and RSV, you can plug in the audio and listen to your tunes on the road. It's a great looking and functioning bike and I get a lot of folks complimenting the bike and asking questions..........especially when I have the golf clubs on the back!
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    You don't have to drain your bike to stay warm in the winter on the ride. Portable power/heat is surprisingly effective and a LOT more versatile. Wear it on the bike, step off and gas up without disconnecting. Wear it at a football game, fishing and so on, no connection needed. I used this vest last year in temps as cold as 18 degs on the bike. It worked very well, almost too warm. Battery lasted 4 hours plus, as advertised. I'm a ski patroller in the Chicago area and it gets a bit chilly here, vest worked great. http://www.fourseasonssurvival.com/Electric-Heating-Vest-Battery-Operated-De%20luxe_p_81-1106.html As others have said, keeping your core warm is critical. Don't have these yet but, I will by winter time for the fingers, heated liners: http://www.activheat.com/index_files/weightlessgloveliners.htm I really see no reason to plug into the bike and besides, my GPS and iPhone are already plugged in! Also, get some of the air activated toe warmers, put em on your socks, they last for hours too. Good grief, it's August, 63 degrees out and I'm talking about heated clothing! I shoulda never left Hawaii!!! Cheers.
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    Ok, now that I've put a few miles on the ride since I lowered her, I have some thoughts. In short, I like it a LOT! I was able to flat foot prior to lowering but, my legs were barely bent and backing the bike up was very difficult. I was also pretty good at maneuvering around in parking lots, so I thought. I do have the ride like a pro DVD's and employ his techniques. However.... The lowered front end (1 7/16") makes a big difference for me, wish I had done this sooner. I'm thinking that the main reason is the lower center of gravity combined with reducing the rake of the forks? Dunno for sure, but the bike is just snappier. In any case, it honestly handles like a different bike at slow speeds. It "almost" initiates turns too quickly. Compared to before, it took a bit of getting used to how much quicker it can dive into a slow speed turn. I took it out to the local school parking lot and figure 8's in tight quarters were a breeze. It does indeed scrape the floorboards a bit earlier, but not a lot. I like scraping em so, it's fine. There is a difference in the lean with the kickstand down, no doubt. Doesn't lean as far left so, I will have to be observant when parking on an angle to the right, or back it in. The difference in my legs reaching to the ground is significant, my legs (all 30" inseam of them) are now comfortably bent, providing a lot more leverage for backing or keeping it level at lights in high winds. So far, I have experienced nothing negative about this change and only wished I had done this sooner. Hmmm, having said that the "only" thing I've noticed but have yet to confirm is that at speed, to steal someone's tag line here: the air is a bit pushier on the windscreen. Or, so it seems. Did the angle of my screen change when forks were lowered? Might be my imagination and I need a few more high speed runs to confirm. Thanks again for all the tips here. Cheers.
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    Finally got around to replacing the rear tire too. Now, the bike looks right. However, since I replaced the rear months after the front, the whiteness isn't the same! Arrrgggh.
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    Because it's worth it! But seriously, best of luck to you and echoing what others have said, take the high road and never speak ill of your future ex to the kids, be there for the kids as much as you can. It's a long painful road but it does get better. Having said that however.... 9 years after my divorce, I'm NOW having to battle for custody as my X suddently moved out of state on a lark, court on Wednesday. Not fun. Again, good luck.
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    Thanks to the tips on this site, I made 3 successful changes to my bike. Ok sure , one was N oil change BUT the other two, more serious. First, I lowered the front end via posts here. At first getting the inner fairing off confounded me until I saw the obvious bolts. Then it came off easy. The forks, once revealed after removing triple tree and fork covers, not so. At first, they didn't budge. So , I found Freebirds post about how his stuck and he bounced on the floorboards. Well, weighing 160 didn't intimidate my forks and they still resisted. Soooo, I thought there are only two tools a man needs: duct tape and WD40, if it doesn't stick and it should and if it sticks and it shouldn't. WD40 down the forks did the trick, almost too good, plus bouncing onthe floorboards. My magic number of lowering became 1 7/16ths, just because that's where I finally got em even. Reassembled and it is MUCH nicer, flat footed in deck shoes, turns a LOT more easily at slow speeds. It does scrape sooner than before in corners, but not a lot and besides, it's fun! Then, it was time to change the rear tire! Removing was easier than expected, though scary. Again from tips here, with a socket extension and some mild banging, the axle came out nicely. Lifted the bike more, pulled on the tire from right side and it plunked out. Nit wanting to raise the bike too high, I lifted it just enough to pull the tire out from the side. Plus I have a hitch that would have required higher lifting to pull the tire out the back. Used Harbor Freight changer and me and a buddy had old tire off, new tire on in 30 minutes! Squeezed in some "ride-on" for puncture prevention and self balancing. Next, putting the tire back on the bike. After greasing the splines, I was ready to mount. Dang, that whel is heavy! Ended up using cardboard under the wheel to get some xtra height, lowered the bike a bit and snugged the gears into place. Twas "fun" doing this work myself and the bike is handling better to boot! Also nice to have two WWW tires on and not just one. Anyway, thanks guys for all your tips and advice. Cheers.
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    Re-read Freebirds post in the tech tips section, bike off lift, a bit of WD 40 and VOILA! lowere if 1 7/16ths, cause that's the closest I could get to 1.5 inches. This was a challenge! 3 trips to pep boys later, it's done. Look forward to riding it tomorrow.
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    Ok, I don't get it. I have the tree off the top, two bolts on lower tree are fully loose but I can NOT get the fork to move up, not budging one bit! Would removing front tire make it lighter and easier to lift? Or can I lower the bike onto ground and let gravity push the forks up? Confused...help please!
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