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  1. Freebird
    WOW....if they bring that much there, I think I'll export mine.
  2. Freebird
    My experience in Harley shops has been exactly the opposite. Well...at least over the past few years. In '99 when I bought the RSV, I visited three Harley shops and couldn't even get anybody to speak to me. Over the past few years though, I have actually been warmly greeted and treated well in two or three shops that I've visited. Now the Yamaha and Honda shops here are a different story. The Yamaha shop here is especially bad. When you walk in there, you will usually see one or two sales people sitting at their desks with their feet up and reading a newspaper or something. They have NEVER bothered to greet or offer to help in any way. I was there one day and saw a couple looking at a bike and watched them be totally ignored for about 15 minutes. I finally walked over and talked to them myself and answered some questions that they had about a RSV that they were looking at. Absolutely amazing. I NEVER go in there unless I just absolutely have to. It's a shame too because the service manager is actually a very good guy with a LOT of experience on the Venture. He has been riding them since '83 and is a member of the local MTA chapter.
  3. Freebird
    You handled it better than I would have. I would have likely written a similar letter to Victory but I would have explained that same thing to HIM on the spot also. Right in front of his other customer.
  4. Freebird
    Just checked my wife's 765T. It's NOT on the list.
  5. Freebird
    I live in Oberlin, probably about 4 hours from Cincinnati. I get to that area and Dayton fairly often in my business travels. We'll have to get together one of these days. Also, you being so close, you really should make my Maintenance Day next year.
  6. Freebird
    I see that Tapatalk offers a version for the Blackberry but the reviews are not that great so far. Is anybody here using it? My company made the decision that we were all moving to Blackberries and I received mine on Tuesday. Haven't played with it too much yet and it is really going to take some getting used to the small buttons but otherwise, it seems OK so far. It is a Bold 9650. May try Tapatalk but just wondered if anybody here is already using it.
  7. Freebird
    I really don't know how long before I can ride. They told me that I needed to be off work for two weeks...that sounds excessive to me but I'll play it day by day and see how I feel. I guess the drugs that they injected me with worn off about 3:00 this morning because that is when I woke up with a moderate headache. It's not TOO bad though. I took a couple of Tylenol and it seems to be starting to subside a little bit. I figure if I don't ask them how long before I can ride, I can make it my OWN decision. My thinking is that when I feel well enough to work again, I can also RIDE again. Only seems fair to me.
  8. Freebird
    OK folks...this one can now be added to the history book. Surgery lasted 2 1/2 hours. I opted to do the "local" instead of being put under so I was awake the entire time but really felt no pain. Except at the very end when I guess it was wearing off just a bit and they decided to give me one more of those shots in the eye just for good measure. Even that wasn't bad though. I could feel it but it really wasn't very painful. So, here I sit with this HUGE bandage on my eye. Still pretty numb, when I touch my forehead, I can't feel it. No pain right now but that will probably change when the deadening finally wears off. I have a followup appointment at 7:30 tomorrow morning when they will remove the bandage and instruct me on the eye drops and etc. I really didn't talk to the doctor very much but he did go out and talk to Eileen when he was done. He said that he had to do a LOT of laser work but he feels that the surgery was a success. So now my eye is freshly lasered, freshly cut on and I have a brand new artificial cataract. You would think that after all of that, I SHOULD be able to see but that is not going to happen. The vision loss is because of the radiation damage to the optic nerve so restoring the vision was no the reason for this. From what I understand, I have 6 stitches in the eye and 6 plugs...whatever the heck a "plug" is. Thanks for all the kind words and prayers. I'm sure that things will be just fine.
  9. Freebird
    I just wanted to bump this because when I copied it from the rallies post, it didn't bring it to the top. So, if you want to be on Pioneer's list for a 15% discount, be sure to make Michellea your friend.
  10. Freebird
    Well folks, I'll be out of touch for at least a few hours. I have the eye surgery at 11:30 tomorrow. I have no idea how long it is supposed to take but I'll probably be home very late tomorrow night. The worse part is that I can't have anything to eat or drink after midnight tonight. No coffee tomorrow morning.....that is NOT a good thing. Anyway, I'll be back with a full report whenever I can. It may be Thursday though. Not sure how I will feel when I get home tomorrow night but I'm thinking probably not very good.
  11. Freebird
    Sorry....I have to agree. It's just got to be painted.
  12. Freebird
    The size limit is not the problem. You just have to resize them properly. Here is an example of one that is large enough to see but does not exceed the limitations here.
  13. Freebird
    Yea, it would be a very long thread even if I was the only one here who posted all the stupid things I have done. It's just a matter of giving it some thought and deciding WHICH one I want to admit to.
  14. Freebird
    Absolutely amazing that he survived that. I won't be too critical of him, I was once 19 and indestructible also. I can remember my Chevelle SS 454 going airborne a few times. I am just glad that he didn't kill somebody else and hope that he learned from his stupid mistake.
  15. Freebird

    Heart attack

    Freebird replied to rod's topic in Watering Hole

    I hate coming here and reading bad news but it is MUCH better when followed by GOOD news. Really sorry that it happened but thankful that she is doing OK now. Take care of that lady and let her know that we are thinking about her and will keep her in our prayers.
  16. Freebird
    I've never seen a 4 into 4 system for these bikes. Sorry.
  17. Freebird
    Where do you see that? It's $12.00 per year. You do. It is right under your username in your post and also in the upper right of your profile. You are also listed in the memberslist.
  18. Freebird
    Heck...my gas always smells fruity... uh....are liver, garlic and onions fruit?
  19. Freebird
    OK folks. Sorry that I let this one fall through the cracks. I looked at it and to change it so that you can sort by usergroup takes a LOT of custom programming that I would have to remember to do every time I upgrade the software. So...I took the easy way out. I now have the memberslist set to display ONLY supporting members and trial members. So everybody who is now shown in the memberslist is either an active supporting member or somebody that we hope to be soon. After their trial period ends, they will automatically not be displayed any longer. I hope this works better. We will try it for a while and see.
  20. Freebird
    That was the decision that I had to make in '99 when I bought my RSV. It was the last bike I road before my purchase, a '99 Valk Interstate. I had ridden one a few miles earlier and had to stop by and ride another one before making my final decision. There were a LOT of things I liked about it but in my final analysis, it just wasn't as comfortable for ME as the RSV. They are fantastic bikes though.
  21. Freebird
    I've seen a few times over the years when VentureDad's site was down. I found an email address for him in a search here. Don't know if it's still good or not. venturedad@earthlink.net
  22. Freebird
    LOL....I think that whoever designed the shirts for the last Cody rally did a fantastic job. I don't think I could compete with that.
  23. Freebird
    Orange County Choppers.
  24. Freebird
    I don't know of anybody who makes a removable backrest for the RSV unless you change the seat also.
  25. Freebird
    Folks...do not turn this into a political debate.
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