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I always use the Channel Lok pliers. Very easy and no reason to buy a filter wrench to do the same job. I use 440s.
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Sounds great to me. Can't wait.
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WHO is TRAINED????? LOL....... You know....I have, through the years, seen hot women with guys that are...well...and I wonder how in the world did she end up with him. Not saying that you are one of those guys but ... well......... Anyway....CONGRATS and our sympathy to Taters.
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Very nice Eck. I'm glad that I'm not the only one here with a "girly truck". I hope you love it as much as we do so far. Really a nice riding vehicle. I just learned that 2013 is going to the the last year it is produced. I like leather but I didn't have the money to buy new and the only used one I found around here with somewhat low miles and leather had a very light tan...almost white...interior and I didn't care for that. I tell you though, after driving two different Kia Sorrentos for the past few years, this thing feels like a monster truck in comparison.
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I don't see how it could work if you just bolted it to those tabs. There would be nothing to stop it in the upright position. Here is a thread that shows how to install the ones that I used to make. You can see the adapter that I made for thrm. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1427
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That old OWL is just trying to hurt my feelings. He knows how sensitive I am. I did get ripped off in that it has no cassette player. What's up with that? It does have an in dash 6 cd changer though, MP3 input and Bose speaker system. Stereo actually sounds fantastic.
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A couple of years ago, I traded our 2004 Kia Sorrento for a new 2011 Kia Sorrento. The '04 was a 6 cylinder but when I bought the 2011, you had to go with a much more expensive package to get the 6 cylinder so we settled for the 4. It was fine for the most part but I bought a small fishing boat a while back and even though it's only a 16 1/2 ft. deep V aluminum boat, it gave the little Kia a hard time. So....I decided to upgrade the Kia so something with a little more pulling power. Believe it or not, gas mileage is close to the same when not pulling anything and this actually gets much better gas mileage when towing. So....here is my new toy. Avalanche LT, 5.3 V8, AWD, all the bells and whistles except for leather interior. Bought it used though. One owner, GM certified, new tires and etc. I think we are going to really like it.
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I have seen VERY FEW Ventures that would not be worth $300.00 just for parts alone.
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I would expect a bad coil. For some reason, right rear coils fail more than the others. Mine did exactly as you are describing when the coil went bad.
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cases of toilet paper? What the heck........
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Based upon all of that, I doubt it's the antenna.
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LOW????? I was trying to be helpful.
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I had a similar problem on my '99 that I chased for a good while before I finally found it. Mine was caused by corrosion on the antenna base. The '99 had a terrible antenna. It was bad enough that it was one of the few changes, maybe the only change, that Yamaha made to the bike for the 2000 model year when they went to a different style antenna. The mast is a press fit on the the stud on the antenna base. They would develop corrosion on that stud. I was actually able to twist mine and pull it off the stud and that is when I found that there was a thin layer of oxidation that was preventing it from working correctly. I replace the antennas with Firesticks and have never had another problem with them.
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While I agree with the premise of what Twigg said, I would be more inclined to think that you have a really bad battery. The say that the bike dies as soon as you remove the charger leads. A fully charged battery should keep it running for a good while even if the charging system is not functioning. It just sounds like he may have gotten a bad battery.
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Beautiful bike. I'm thinking that I may never buy another bike as my '99 will likely do me for the rest of my riding days but if I were to, The Ultra would be one of about 2 or 3 bikes that I would consider. The Victory Cross Country or Cross Tour...don't remember which, would be another one. Of course the Venture would be too depending upon what Yamaha ends up doing with it.
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Yes, Route 2 is an alternative to 80.
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Hey Tom, sounds like he needs a good woman to nurse him back to health. Can you think of anybody?
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Really sorry to hear the news. These things make us realize how precious life is and to make the most of each and every day. Our prayers will be with the family and friends. -
OK folks...at this time I show 112 attending and 22 maybes. That is really down from the last few years but that's OK. We will have a great time. A lot of folks seem to have graduations, weddings, etc. this year. Eileen is going to order the food on Thursday so please go to the calendar and update your status and/or register if you are coming. My biggest fear is always not having enough food and it's always somewhat of a guessing game. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=290&day=2012-6-2&c=1
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Ohio requires the standard large plates also.
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Great area and I'm sure will be a great time. Sure wish I could be there.
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LOL...obviously somebody doesn't know what they have.
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Click on search in the menu bar. At the bottom of the drop down menu there is a "google" search option. Enter the words you want to search for ... example.... pulls to the left. Check the venturerider option and then search. It works very well.
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Young Ladys Bucket List
Freebird replied to bostonlawman2003's topic in Inspirational, Motivational, Prayer Requests, Etc.
I just saw on the news where Avery has passed away. Much sooner than they expected. Really sad. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/01/bucket-list-baby-avery-loses-battle-with-rare-disorder/?test=latestnews -
OK folks, it's only a few weeks until my annual Maintenance Day. Only 85 people have signed up on the calendar at this point. Eileen is on me now to try and get a better count so that she can start ordering food and etc. So if you haven't RSVP yet then PLEASE do so. There are 36 "maybes"...please go to the calendar and update your status as soon as you know. Thanks. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=290&day=2012-6-2&c=1