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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.

Don't know if there is enough interest or not but we have other areas that don't get used much also so I went ahead and added the new forum. It's under the Tech Talk section.

I had a request to create a new forum for those of you who have or are considering doing VMax conversions to your bikes. Thought I would see how much interest there is first.

That would be ok but we use it for a lot more than just location. It is tied to spreadsheets, access databases, etc. You can click on a pin and get a lot of information about the customer before you go in to see them.

It seems to depend upon which version of Windows 10 you have. It is my understanding that Windows 10 Home Edition does not give you the option of turning off the auto updates. On my Dell laptop, I have Windows 10 Pro edition. It gives me the option of deferring updates and also being notified to schedule updates and not just updating when it decides to. A few weeks ago, I was notified that Windows 10 Anniversary Edition was available. I let it upgrade on a Sunday and all seemed fine. The next day, I prepared to hit the road to see some customers. Put my computer in the RAM Mount that I have in my car, plugged in the power and the USB connected GPS puck for Microsoft Streets and Trips as I always do, turned on the computer and just as it was about finished booting up, I got the blue screen of death. First time I had ever seen that with Windows 10. It took me a few minutes to realize that the only thing different was the GPS puck being plugged in. I unplugged it and the computer booted as it should. Plugged it back in after it had booted and immediately got the blue screen of death again. Did some quick searching only to learn that others had run into the same issue. No known fix that I have found even to this day. So I immediately rolled my system back to the previous version of Windows 10 and have deferred future updates. Since Microsoft no longer supports Streets and Trips, it is unlikely that a solution will be offered. I will just stay with the version of 10 that I have for as long as I can. What I'm not sure about is how long Microsoft will allow me to defer the update or if I will be allowed to defer again when the time comes. I have not done an extensive search on the issue but from what I've seen, it just says that you can defer for "months". I like Windows 10. It has worked fine for me but this computer is only a few months old. The company sent me a new one recently and it came with Windows 10 installed. What I don't like though are these forced updates. Until my company decides upon and implements a new mapping system for our customer maps, I really need to keep Streets and Trips working. My 13,000 customers are pinned with it and my job will become much more difficult without it. For my personal computer, the one I am on right now, I use a MacBook Pro. I was one the despised the Mac but I finally let my son talk me into buying one a couple of years ago. My only regret now is that I didn't do it sooner. There is a very slight learning curve but not much. The main thing is that it just works as it should.

Looks like BSA is going to make a return but probably built in India. http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/27/bsa-motorcycles-back-in-business.html

Really not much noticeable difference once it was inflated. It had been sitting for a while and only had about 20 lbs of air in it. I started at 38 psi and it looks very close to that picture. That being said, I won't be trying different tires. Here's the thing. I had a tire go bad, Ironmike had this one sitting in his garage because he took it off and put the MC tire back on his RSV when he traded it off. He told me to take it and see what I thought. So far, my thoughts are mixed. Nothing really negative but certainly not the feel that I'm used to. If I decide that it's not for me, I won't be buying and experimenting with another car tire. I'll just order a MC tire and be done with it. There seem to be a lot of differing opinions on the preferred air pressure. Just in two posts I've seen 34 psi and 45 psi. That's a huge difference. I'll experiment just a little but I just want to get on the bike and ride. I've reached a point where I don't want to be messing and experimenting with things all the time. If Mike hadn't happened to have this tire already mounted and offered to let me try it out, I wouldn't have even considered installing a car tire. So if I end up not liking this one, that will be the end of it for me.

Well, I put it on this morning and then went for a ride. Not a very long ride because we have company but I found a few curves and then coming back a bit of straight road to try it at higher speed. I talked to Ironmike and he couldn't remember what pressure he ran but thought that 37 psi sounded right. I put 38 in it but I think it needs more. Anyway, it's different but didn't feel bad. Normal riding in a straight line...I don't know exactly how to describe it but if you swerve back and forth....sort of like you would if you were trying to scuff in a new tire...it seems to want to stay more upright. If that makes any sense. Leaning hard into curves felt just fine. Honestly, I couldn't feel much...if any...difference in a curve that with a MC tire. On a piece of straight road, I bumped it up to an indicated 110 MPH and it was fine. Did seem to want to wander a bit at that speed but like I said, I think it needs a bit more air. So my opinion at this point is a DEFINATE....maybe.