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I can see the pictures fine.

Only 22 people confirmed for my Maintenance day on June 10th. The best year we had almost 300 people here. Come on people, Eileen and I are feeling unloved. Here is the link to the calendar. Please RSVP. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=483&day=2017-6-10&c=1

First thing I would check would be the current tire. Run your hand along the outer part of the tread and see if it is cupped. Then I would check the steering head bearings and make sure they are not loose.

That is true if you try to add the image after you've already posted the ad. If you do it while you are initially creating the post though, you just click "insert" and it opens up your computer folders so you can select an image to upload just like you do here.

This thread is not a problem but I just wanted to say that you can post pictures in the classifieds. The boxes are right there when you create the ad. Not sure why you had a problem. Just posting this as information.

No problem. Most of us have done it at one time or another. I don't have a windshield bag on my '05 nor on any others that I've owned. I would like to have one but I like the vented shields and they don't work well with the bags. J&M makes one that many here have used. It's for a Harley but I don't remember which one. I'm sure that somebody will chime in.

Looks like he rides an '04. Moved this to the second gen tech talk area.

That's just what it is. About what it's always been. All I carry is liability.

Just renewed the insurance on my '05 Midnight. $76.00 for another year. Guess I can't complain.

This bike had white walls when I bought it. I knew that once I needed tires, they would not be replaced with white walls. Not only do I really not care for them but the tires available in white wall are simply not the best tires that you can purchase.

No white walls. Just not my thing.

It still belongs to IronMike. He sold his RSV so I know wants to sell this wheel/tire. Send me an offer if you are really interested and I'll pass it on.

Thanks. That is what I intend to try first.

I've always used Seafoam. Had 100% confidence in it. Still think it's as good as anything else but obviously not 100%.

Managed to get my new tires on today. It started snowing again about the time that I finished so I decided to at least see if the bike would start because I haven't started it all winter. Well, it started just fine but then I saw the gas running out. Apparently, I have at least one stuck float. I've often seen others here post about stuck floats but in all my years of owning Ventures, first gen and second gen, this is the first time I've ever had it happen to me. I just turned off the petcock and let it run until the gas stopped running out. It was getting too cold in the garage to mess with it today. When the weather warms up a bit, I'll try the tapping on the fuel bowls with something and try to get it unstuck. Not going to worry about it too much right now. I had already planned to pull the carbs and check the float levels this spring anyway. The other thing, after getting the tires on and the brake calipers re-installed, I squeezed the front brake lever and there is no pressure. So I'll have to look at that also. Neither of these are big issues but I'm getting to where I really hate working on stuff.

Finally getting the new Dunlop E3s put on. Dropped my wheels off to have them mounted because even though I have a manual changer and a balancer, I just wasn't in the mood to mess with them. The one wheel in the picture was the one that IronMike gave me to try out in the fall. I put it on, took a trip around the block and parked it for the winter. The car tire is just not for me. To be honest, it handled fine and I would have probably tried it for a while except that I have the leveling links on my bike because I wanted it raised an inch in the back. This car tire dropped it right back down to where it was without the links.

I too have bought from Revzilla a couple of times. Had to return one helmet and it was painless. They do NOT offer free shipping on returns but you can buy a pre-paid return shipping label through them that limits the return shipping to $7.00 and something.

Somebody asked if the foam mattresses are hot. Ours is not at all. When we bought it, we opted for the optional "bamboo" cover. That is supposed to prevent it from being hot. Have never used one without the cover so don't know how it would be otherwise.

A few years ago, we bought a Sleep Number mattress. I have to say that it's the worse money we've ever spent on a mattress. It quickly developed indentions/low spots, whatever you want to call them. We finally bought a memory foam mattress. I don't remember the brand but it rivaled the top selling brands at a fraction of the cost. It was made in Pennsylvania. The company made different kinds of foams for industrial uses and the mattress business was sort of a sideline for them. They decided to get out of the mattress business and concentrate completely on their core foam business. I found that out when I was trying to find what i had bought because a friend was interested. We have had this one for probably 6 or 7 years now and it seems to be as good now as it was then. I suppose it could be flipped or rotated but never has been. I know this doesn't help you in regards to a brand but I can tell you for a fact that when we have to replace this one, it will be replaced with another memory foam type mattress.

Sorry, those do not appear to be archived. They were likely linked to files uploaded elsewhere.

I assume that Jeff is talking about the missing attachments that Dingy posted. Unfortunately, I am not finding those files in the backup. It is possible that he had linked to them to files he had posted elsewhere. Sorry.

So very sorry to hear this news. Another loss to our beloved family here. Our prayers certainly go out to the family. Godspeed our friend. If anybody has a good picture of Richard please post it so that I can add it to our memorials page.

Registration forms have been added to the 2017 International Rally thread. Please download and get them returned when you can. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?127614-2017-VentureRider-International-Rally

Somebody asked in an old thread when I might be ordering the VentureRider Guardian Bells again. I can place an order anytime we have enough demand. Just don't like sitting on a thousand dollars or more worth of them. If there is enough demand, I will place an order. I like to order 100 at a time to keep the cost down. I don't mind sitting on some inventory but would like to have 35 - 50 sold before ordering. Please reply here if you have any interest. Details and pricing here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?17406-VentureRider-Guardian-Bells

Yes, I can place an order anytime there is enough interest. How many are interested now?