Freebird

Those battery connections would absolutely be your problem. Tight cables are a MUST. Get some shorter screws or if nothing else, put some washers on them and try it.

You better be taking a peak at that VMax rear end. You won't even miss it.

Fantastic. Nice ride, good food and spreading the word about VentureRiders. That is a great day.

Prayers said before even typing this. Such a devastating situation. I pray for the safety of all involved and for those working so hard to get it under control.

OK...getting VERY close to being done now. KuryAkyn longhorn peg mounts installed, Harley auxiliary tail/brake light installed.

Well here's a picture of the boat leaving with their new owners. They were very happy with it. I think they got a good boat. This is one of the few that I have ever owned that I really had no problems at all with. Hope it is as good to them as it was to us. Our next one will be a small to mid sized houseboat on Lake Cumberland. Not sure how soon though.

You can use dnelson@venturerider.org The zoominterent one works too though. Either is fine.

Got them all restored. Not sure about the order. They are in the order of the file names but I don't know if that is how they originally were.

Got them all restored. Not sure about the order. They are in the order of the file names but I don't know if that is how they originally were.

The pin is probably welded. I don't remember. I remember having one that was welded and another that bolted on. That is probably the one that pin is welded.

I don't remember Dan but doesn't the Bushtec pin just bolt on or is it welded? If it bolts on, you should be able to just remove it and install a ball.

Maybe....that all it was for.

LOL...I just KNOW you were. I actually called a guy last week that cleans and waxes boats. He wanted $200.00 to wax everything about the waterline. Wouldn't give me a quote on the bottom before looking at it. I decided to heck with it. I would deal with it if it didn't sell but would sell it as is.

Hey...I fixed the profile an hour or two ago. OOPS....OK...I missed it. It is fixed now.

Trade WHAT? Actually, I have a hitch coming. Supposed to be here on Maintenance Day.

Nothing for now. Going to just rest for a minute and take a deep breath.

LOL....did you see those tires?

I actually started trying to sell it at the end of last season. Not surprised that it didn't sell over the winter though. Had almost decided to just keep it and in fact, when they offered me less tonight I didn't budge at all because I really didn't care.

After many months, I finally got the boat sold tonight. At least got a deposit on it. Kind of sad for Eileen but we hardly ever used it. Paid $2,000.00 last year to keep it in a slip at Lake Erie and still only took it out a couple of times. Mostly used it for a floating camper. So, we will likely buy another one in the future but the next one will probably be a small to medium sized houseboat on Lake Cumberland, KY. We love it there. We still have the two WaveRunners and have no intention of letting them go. We use them quite a bit.

It's not too bad Bob. You have to pull the battery out and then two bolts to pull the battery box up and move it out of the way. Probably a 30 to 45 minute job.

Well, today I got the triple diamond cut fins and dog bones installed as well as the saddlebag hinge inserts. Also got a Dyna 3000 ignition installed. Making progress.

They actually rust from the inside out. I've seen it on a couple of other '83s. You typically won't see it until it's too late.

My only concern would be the heat. I think that they are beautiful bikes. A year ago, I was actually considering a new Roadmaster. I found the Indian forum and started reading though and found enough things that scared me away. A LOT of discussion about excessive heat. That was the main thing that I didn't like about the Road Glide. I've never been sensitive to heat off a bike but in spite of making several changes in an attempt to reduce it, the heat was just brutal at times. From what I read on the Indian forums, they are no better in that regard. The only other thing that bothered me a bit was that there seemed to be a shortage of repair parts. A number of people were complaining that their nearly new bikes were in the shop for one reason or another and the dealership was waiting sometimes weeks on the needed replacement parts. That was likely just a growing pain and hopefully that is not longer an issue.

The Midnights always had the chrome housing and forks, the others never did. I THINK that may have changed in the later years after the "S" models came out. I think the "S" models had the extra chrome also.

OK folks. It has been confirmed that Jaybird will indeed be here with his magic brush during maintenance day. He plans to be here on Friday and Saturday so if you have any striping needs, this will be a great opportunity. He does great work at reasonable prices.