[Another Give Away]

[Let's give something away]

A Wagner grill is an awesome addition to any RSV. Steve made a great product. I have one on my RSV so don’t put my name in the hat. Just wanted to promote this. Thanks Don.

[Prayers Needed]

Rest In Peace Jeff. 

[Christmas Lights and decorations]

[Prayers & get well wishes needed]

Sending prayers!

 

[RSV fork deflector brackets]

Update: found a set on flea bay 🤣
 

 

 

Looking to see if anyone has an intact set of front fork deflector brackets. Noticed that my left one is cracked and new ones are on indefinite back order. 

[What did you do to your venture today?]

2 hours ago, rpep1982 said:

Whew, now I know what it feels like to ride in the desert. I put a little over 300 miles on yesterday and had to quit from the heat here in Kansas. The air temp was 112 at my house when I got home and riding with full gear was a real challenge. One thing to do now is change the clutch fluid as I lost response a couple of miles from home. After everything cooled down (including me!) I checked the clutch lever and it was back to normal.

Definitely needs a flush with new fluid 

[What did you do to your venture today?]

Last minute front fender freehand 

[What did you do to your venture today?]

Finished the last of my tape striping last night. Some was freehand and some was precut from a company called Twisted Chrome. They do nice work without breaking the bank. 

[May be time to pass this site on....]

Wow, I have no words. Don, you have done a fantastic job since the site was first formed and have maintained it well. Meet and eats as well as maintenance days spawned from here. Your personal dedication to the venture community will not be matched. Unfortunately we get older and changes will happen. Step back knowing that you have done well and take care of your personal life. I certainly won’t forget you and your contributions to the motorcycle community. 

[Some shots of a friends build.]

A good friend, Ken, bought this 05 trike last July that was originally owned by EDS. His 03 had much custom artwork and over the last year he, with a little help from me, transitioned most of the paintwork and chrome forks over to the trike. Last thing was matching the silver body. That was recently completed and last week we mounted the body. End result looks pretty awesome. 

[New Battery]

There was a Duracell in there last year that was about 5 years old so I replaced it with another Duracell 

[No more Cataracts]

I had both eyes done in May. Right eye was a cataract and it was fully covered by insurance as it was done with standard surgery. Left eye also had a astigmatism and laser would be a benefit but it was out of pocket. I opted for the laser. Now I’m 20/20 in both eyes. Still need mild readers (1.25) but overall I’m very pleased. No more prescription glasses! And Don, my wife is in a similar situation. One eye has macular degeneration and she only has outer vision. Her “good” eye is pretty bad with astigmatism and cataract and the dr feels that she can correct it but since it’s the only seeing eye left she’s really hesitant about getting it done.   

 

[SPAM Attack]

I just figured it was an error. Surely I couldn’t have pissed someone off that early in the day😳🤣🤣

[Wrap instead of paint?]

This was a wrapped fairing that was on my trike when I bought it. One thing to keep in mind are any imperfections on the surface will come through the wrapped surface. Surface prep is just as important with a wrap as it is with paint 

[Toys are getting exoensive]

Totally agree. 4 qts of Mobil 1 and a KN filter from Walmart is about 60 bucks. Good thing at our tender age, we still have the ability to do our own work. Note that I did not say “flexibility”🤣

[WAS RID'N THE BIKE, (2006 MIDNIGHT VENTURE) sat, everything was good till almost home n she just went black]

While it could be any number of gremlins (believe me I know) it almost sounds like a pinched wire grounding out somewhere under the battery covers. 

[Day 5 of flu impoundment.]

Ibuprofen 800 worked great for me with the flu and later on with Covid. Feel better soon

[Gasoline in oil.]

2 minutes ago, Steve S said:

Big Dog, where do I get the kits?  

I bought them on eBay. 

[Gasoline in oil.]

2 hours ago, Steve S said:

I believe I have gas getting into my oil.  I realize this is a carb issue, but when I change out the needle and seat valves, will I need to replace the bowl gaskets as well?

Thanks 

Steve

 

If you buy this kit it will have the gaskets. Might as well use them. 

[It’s never gonna stop 😭]

Just saying

[What did you do to your venture today?]

Got a last ride in today. Put on 4K since buying the trike last spring. Getting ready to lift the trike in the air and go through the rear section. Rear fluid, check the brakes. Auxiliary tank filter replaced. Lube all fitting. Adjust shocks. Check u joint and grease.

Fix some alignment adjustments to the mufflers. Add and auxiliary fuse box in the body and finally wire in led lighting all around. Should take a few weeks. 

[2nd Gen seat swap]

Have you considered having Rick Butler do his mod to it? He recently did mine and it’s so much better 

[I Am No Longer a Rider]

When you know it’s time , you just know. You had plenty of years in the saddle. Maybe one day Ron will consider a trike. It’s so much more stable. 

[The future of touring bikes, an addendum to Don's thread..]

Because then we will all have to have skinny jeans and a man bun🤣🤣