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Done. I found the old files and re-attached them to the first post.

Wish that was the case here. Not much, even on Ebay.

LOL...that's more of an answer than I have found. I wondered if the F stood for Four Cylinders but I found a Yamaha FL snowmobile and it is three cylinders so that idea is out the window. Maybe Full Luxury?

Looks like Mazda may be bringing back the rotary. For a different use though. Apparently, they are thinking of using a small version to run a generator to recharge the batteries of a hybrid. http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/11/23/mazda-rotary-engine-returning-in-2019.html

I had never seen this one either. It is "Yamaha" so I'm sure was available at one point or another. I've always liked the Wool/Leather style jackets. Have a couple already but one is Harley. Probably put it on Ebay at some point.

Stumbled upon this on Ebay last week. Star apparel is getting very difficult to find. It was listed as "Used and Excellent". It doesn't look like it was ever worn. It was my size so I put in a low bid and was really surprised to win it.

Somebody may be able to tell you what the "F" stands for but I'm not sure. I can only tell you that the 13 TFL is the standard model and the only one offered in '99 except for the TFLC which designates California model. They later came out with the TFLS which stands for "Special". It was different in that it had more chrome. Front forks, brake reservoirs, etc. are chrome. Actually, the "Midnight" model came out before the Special. It too had the extra chrome but also all the Midnights were black. There were no Midnights or Specials in '99.

Thank you for that. I am almost ashamed to admit that though I am 61 years old, I had never read that before.

I hope all your days are filled with great food and the love of family and friends. We have the turkey cooking, giblet gravy will be finished as soon as there are enough drippings, much more but most importantly, lots of love. Thank you all for being a part of the VentureRider family. I count all of you among my many blessings. You are a special group.

You will find a few, but very few, fans of the Metzler on this site. There have been too many reports of them delaminating. The consensus here has been Dunlop E3 or E4, Michelin Commander II, or Avon Venom. The Avon Venom was the preferred tire for several years but some, including me, starting having problems with the sidewalls cracking prematurely. As for the mileage, that is all over the place. Some have reported as much as 20,000 on the rear but most of us, I think, get in the 12,000 to 14,000 mile range. More on the fronts either way but those of us in the 12,000 range usually get around 20,000 on the fronts.

I can't remember. On my first one I did. Got the kit from Yamaha and installed it. Honestly don't remember on that one but I think I did.

Lift the mat in the trunk. Make sure the bottom isn't cracked. The first year had a problem with that. They came out with a modification but a lot of peope never did it. Included large washers and a rubber pad at the rear bottom outside.

You are a brave man. I've been nice to him and he hit me anyway over the weekend.

I think that this is very interesting. I saw something on it a while back but had forgotten about it. If reliable, it could be game-changing I think. http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/11/21/revolutionary-camless-engine-moves-closer-to-production.html

You can do that here also. You just go to "settings" then "edit ignore list". Or click on their name from one of their posts. Click "view profile". Under their profile picture, click "add to ignore list".

Yes. Depending upon when you arrive though, you may need a pretty long cord.

Just put Maintenance Day 2017 on the calendar and in the Regional Rally forum. So everybody should have plenty of time to make your plans. Hope we have a great one this year. It's always a lot of fun for Eileen and I. The date for 2017 is June 10th. Hope to see MANY of you there.

So sorry for your loss. Sounds like you have some wonderful memories. Cherish them because it's through those memories that she lives on.

It's not yet in concrete but I'm thinking the weekend of June 10th for Maintenance Day.

A number of us here have done that. It is not a direct swap. The RSV has a place for the speedo sensor to fit. The VMax does not. You either have to drill a hole and machine a flat spot on the VMax rear or install the VMax gears into a RSV housing. Many of us do like it though.

Not the news we want to hear but glad you are able to let us know. Keep us posted as you can. Prayers up.

I do understand what you are saying. My question is why can't the discussion just take place there in the links to Craigslist? I'm not saying no, just wondering if another area for it is truly needed. The reason that such links to Craigslist is not allowed anywhere else is because usually within a few days, the links are invalid and it makes the posts pretty much useless. In the links area, those threads are automatically deleted after "X" number of days so the threads with invalid links to ads do not have to be manually removed. I have tried to be fairly lenient when such a link is used to show something in an ongoing thread elsewhere but even then, it is just a matter of days before it is useless. I'm open to any arguments though.

I had seen that a while back. I actually like it but would want to see it with a tour pack and etc. Not a complete tourer as is, in my opinion.

It is true that you can't give "thanks" or "likes" for your own posts. I see that option on everybody's posts except my own though.

There are a few people here who have done some type of VMax conversions to their bikes. This area will be to share that information with others who are interested.