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Well, haven't actually done ANYTHING to the Venture this year. Also, haven't moved the Slingshot since the day I nearly froze to death riding it home. BUT...i have added a few things. Bullet Speed V-Back top. Madstad adjustable windshield. Carbon_One trailer hitch. Trailing wiring isolator and connector.

Come on folks. Only 27 people signed up so far. Remember the "good old days"...we had around 250 people one year. Come on now, don't miss the great time. Please sign up on the calendar if you are coming. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=505&day=2018-6-2&c=1

Nice guns. I really like the Bisley style. May have to add one if I come across a good deal.

We have a member who sells a bypass for the ignition. Here is a link to one of his ads in the Classifieds but that is not the actual bypass, you will need to contact him to get the one for what you need. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=697&title=rsv-ignition-by-pass-relay&cat=8 The fuel pump is a real possibility but it is also possible that the gas tank vent is plugged up. When it dies, has he tried opening the gas cap and seeing if there is a vacuum on the tank?

Very nice S&W. I've got my eyes on a Colt Anaconda in .44 mag. The guy has had it a long time and it looks brand new and still in the original box. He is back and forth on whether or not he wants to let it go though.

I found it again here: https://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/d/yamaha-venture-royale-1985/6553308132.html

Yes, it is double action. Of course, you can shoot it single action also.

Well, I'll show one more of mine for now. This is the one that I keep in my nightstand drawer. I love shooting it but shoot .38s through it most of the time because they are cheaper than the .357s. I keep it loaded with the .357s though. Ruger GP100 Match in .357.

I like the Sigs also. I actually went to buy a Kimber .380 because I wanted something small and easily concealable. When I got there though, I laid the little .380 Kimber on top of this Sig P938 and the 9mm sig was only very slightly larger than the .380. I've never really been a fan of the .380 round so bought the Sig instead. It is really a nice shooting gun.

No, I have one of those little steel targets that you shoot to spin them up and shoot again to reset them. I really prefer just shooting at cans and plastic bottles though.

I'm pretty sure that Diamond R is no longer in business. They announced some time ago that they were retiring and shutting it down. Their website is no longer active.

hmmm...to be honest...I think that is pretty creative. Not bad at all.

Looks to me like your best bet is to determine the bolt size and then go with one of the torque settings on another bolt the same size. If it's an M6, I think I saw that most were around 7.2 ft. lbs. You would need to verify that though. I looked at it yesterday and could be wrong.

I know what you are talking about now I think. You mean where the rubber boots connect to the top of the carbs? If so, I did look in the manual and maybe I missed it but I didn't see the torque settings for them. I can tell you this though, you don't want to overtighten them or they will work their way off.

It varies. Great deals when you catch it on sale. There are even cheaper places but Cabela's sells CCI Blazer 500 bulk for $24.99

I'm not sure which bolts you are referring to.

Well I have other pistols but this is one of my favorites. I love the .22 because you can shoot it for hours without breaking the bank. Fun plinking. These Rugers aren't authentic western I don't suppose but they are great guns and one of my favorites. I have the .22 and the .22 magnum cylinders for it.

Yesterday wasn't too bad here. Woke up with a couple inches of snow this morning though.

I took one years ago when I lived in Dallas. I'm pretty sure though that it was through the Motorcycle Safety Association.

Mine was straight LP or Natural Gas if you changed the jets. Natural Gas would have been great but I don't have it here.

Very sad. I can't think of anything worse than losing a child, especially one so young. Please know that the family is in our prayers.

Can't help you with the oil but I had a Generac 17000 watt unit that I had hooked to an automatic transfer switch. It also ran on Propane. I had a self-check mode where it started and ran once a week for a few minutes to make sure that the battery was charged and that it would start when needed. I can only tell you one thing for sure, that thing literally guzzled LP. I had it hooked to a 300 gallon propane tank and you could almost see the gauge on the tank dropping when it was running. I had it for a specific purpose and when I killed that project, I ended up selling it. Not sure I'll ever buy another one but if I do, I may go with diesel. Haven't really looked into it.

Should get it soon I think.

No reason to go elsewhere for service manuals. We have them here. For the 1200 and 1300. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?3384-First-Gen-Service-Manuals

There have been no changes made. I don't think they were ever there and not sure that I can add them.