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    The only issues with moving the dates are with us northern ppl. In my area, you cant rely on the weather being warm enuff for a long ride much before mid may and by mid sept we are below freezing at night at times. But as its been said before, ya cant please everyone all the time, the best you can hope for is pleasing some people some of the time Brian:2cents:
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    I agree the central part of the US is actually around Kansas somewhere. We seem to have the same mistaken ideas going on in Canada as Ontario people (or at least the media) call the area Central Canada, what the heck is that!!! Are they blind or just kinda geographically challenged, heheh. Brian:2cents:
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    I like this area also, its closer than the west coast for the Eastern people and its got some great scenery and unique stuff other than trees and lakes everywhere...lol Brian:cool10:
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    I went to one of the local dealers today as I have a small leak from my valve covers on my 85 1st gen. It leaves a puddle the size of a quarter every time i stop and it drives me nuts! I almost fell over when the parts guy said that the gaskets were 38 bucks each! thats gonna cost me 76 bucks to do both sides. I think I gotta check around but I thought I would ask in here to see what you guys are paying for valve cover gaskets. thanks Brian:cool10:
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    MY 85 does the same thing Brian
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    I was wondering about the wisdom of adding about a 1/4 of a can of seafoam to the crancase and let it run for about 5 minutes like the seafoam video says. they say it cleans carbon and varnish out, so it might be good. Seafoam does say to change oil immediatley afterwards. Has anyone tried this to clean out an old bike thats been sitting? Brian
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    Ok you just may regret saying that if I show up on your doorstep sometime!! Actually i was thinking of takling a tour late next spring but its too early to tell where I am going, but you may see me around sometime. youre welcome up here too if youre riding across western canada we are about 7 hours west of Winnipeg or about an 8 hours ride east of Calgary on the transcanada so it makes a great stopover point. (its all prairie scenery so it isnt traditional but Ive heard its a lot like Texas with the agriculture and cattle ranches) Brian
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    Texas would be great for this Canadian, and its central to a lot of ppl, all I gotta do is go south, you guys are a bit closer than Kitchener, lol Brian:cool10:
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    I got a saddlemens seat so I could have the backrest for my 85 1st gen, geez I am thinking that woulda been a lot cheaper ....:mo money: Brian:cool10:
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    I have a 6by 12 Continental Cargo and it gets tight side to side around my 85 1st gen if you put the bike on a side stand but when its in a chock its not bad to get around the bike. But I have about 20 inches to the front from the tire and about a foot to the backdoor from the trunk. I realize its not a 2nd gen but the dimensions arent too different. Brian
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    If I remember correctly there were a few people having the same issues as you were . Is there any possibilities of getting her to post how she fixed yours? Brian
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    Congratulations and I send you all my best wishes for a long happy healthy life together! :cool10: Brian
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    I just use a webcam and then I downloaded some free software called yawcam to set up my webcam as a security cam. You can select an area to watch in the software and then set sensitivity for it to set up to take apic and upload it to a file on your computer when something moves in that area. You can also set it up to share the pics out to the web so you can watch you place while youre at work. if you want to have a look at how it works go to my cam at http://24.72.54.92:8081 and keep an eye on the black trailer and the ford escape while youre there! lol Brian:cool10:
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    the right handlebar brakelight switch and wire assy? My brakelight has quit again and our local dealer never ever did get the one I ordered in.......frustrated with them. Brian
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    Seems like the 85's are overrepresented in this thread. My Brown seat was the same way so bought a saddlemans seat with the sliding post backrest. (but it only came in black) But my passengers backrest was getting the same stickness, so I went to a Fibrenew dealer who specializes in fixing all kinds of fabrics and upholstery and he managed to stop the stickiness and dye the backrest black to match my new seat for 50 bucks. So I would recommend Fibrenew to anyone having that issue. http://www.fibrenew.com/automotive BTW I have the old brown seat, but its still a bit sticky but mostly crusty if anyone wants it make me an offer. Perhaps you can get Fibrenew or some other renewal company to fix it for you cheap! Brian
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    Where to buy

    friesman replied to a topic in Trailer Talk

    Which harbor freight trailer do you mean? A while back Princess Auto had a folding trailer, but I think it might have been a clear out. in the past 3 weeks I have seen 3 get sold in usedregina.ca, so check if your local online classified, probably something like usedyourcity.ca these classified sites seem to be all over Canada now and you can catch some good prices if youre patient and watch. I know the one trailer sold for 275 bucks!. A buddy bought it and had it painted and put new tires on and its headed to Sturgis shortly. Brian
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    I got the notification this morning that the clearview xxl (i dont know the model number, but the biggest they make for a 1st gen) with grey tint and vent will be shipped today or tomorrow!!! Anyone want a small Slipstream windshield for cheap? If youre going to be down at the west Coast rally in August I will even deliver for free. Brian
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    I have come to the conclusion that shipping anything from the US to anywhere else costs a fortune. Do you know any of themembers here that you can have it shipped to in the US and then have them send it as a personal item? Would that help? It cost me about 60 bucks just to get a wheel chock shipped up to me from California to western Canada. It sucks!! I think I am going to make a list of what I might need for the next year and have alook for it all when I am in California next month and just bring it back and save shipping.....if I have room... Brian
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    Same thing here in Saskatchewan. If u get caught 50kms over any speed limit it is considered dangerous driving and if youre convicted its a criminal offense with 6 months of walking as you lose your drivers licence. Also if you get caught going past highway workers or a stopped police cruiser with lights on at more than 50 kmh the fines start at about 175 bucks and go up 5 bucks a km. Brian:mo money:
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    My 85 VR has variable cruise already on it and I thought every 1st gen VR 84 and up had it also? I am sure the gurus will be by to let you know whether I am right or wrong. Ahhh just had a thought , I know but I didnt hurt myself, lol. But , is your ride a Venture or Venture Royale? Only the Venture Royales had the cruise control, so you may be able to find one on ebuy for a venture royale and make it fit so it will look like oem. Brian:cool10:
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    Thats why I always use 2 drives, the c drive is just for my operating sytem like xp and the other drive is where I store everything. Its usually the operating system that needs rebuilding so when its separate you just rebuild your c drive and everything is still available on your second drive when you rebuild. And I use windows backup to copy everything on my 2nd drive to a firewire drive weekly just in case. :2cents: Brian
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    If you bought XP and own the cd you can remove and install as many times as you like, but you may have to call Microsoft after a few times just to confirm with them what is happening. I had this Virus/spyware a couple of days ago, my machine just kept clearing the desktop but I managed to get my Sophos A/V up and it found and removed the virus. Perhaps go to a friends computer and get the free MCAfee Stinger removal tool for the virus, put it on a thumbdrive and run it directly from the thumbdrive on your machine. You can find it at vil.nai.com/vil/stinger Brian
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    I had a similar issue with an ebay seller and I called my mastercard people and they set up a charge back so the total came off my account. As I understand it then the Seller had to prove he was actually entitled to the money and I also had to fax details to M/C as well to substantiate my side of the story. As the story goes, the seller didnt contest my claim and I got my money back. I hope it works out for you! Brian
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    There are Mac viruses out there, not many, granted but they are out there and some are nasty. Also if you dont have an A/V program any documents you share could be infected making you a carrier that could infect a friends or coworkers machine. Go download a free one, theres some listed in my post above and help all of us out, please. Brian
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    Thats is precisely what bugs my butt around here is that I do not have any choices. The government run insurance company is the only insurance company I can buy my car or bike insurance from. Even if it was cheap I should still have the choice on whether to buy from them or not!!! Brian:mo money:
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