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  1. Freebird
    Yes, I always have soft drinks and water iced down.
  2. Freebird
    Don't worry Boomer...I'm not a big drinker but if offered, will enjoy one of those cigars and a shot of that single malt in your honor.
  3. Freebird
    hmmmm....watch it now Charlie. I think I remember you posting about a couple of other brands you rode over the past couple of years.
  4. Freebird
    Not correct though. They changed it at some point but I don't remember what year. I know that on my '99, you do have to hold down both buttons to activate the clock.
  5. Freebird
    Starting around 9:30 AM.
  6. Freebird
    Beer and wine are available at Walmart..about 4 miles away. There is a liquor store in LaGrange, about 8 miles. They do not take credit cards but do have an ATM machine.
  7. Freebird
    The catered meal is usually between 12:00 and 1:00.
  8. Freebird
    I know somebody who has one like that. If we can find a safe place to do it.
  9. Freebird
    As usual, there really isn't one. For those of you not familiar with the history of Freebird's Maintenance Day, I started doing this maybe 5 years ago. The first year I did it, I think we had about 12 people. It lasted a few hours on a Saturday and then everybody went home. We had some sandwiches and etc. and had a nice time. It has grown steadily since that first time. I think that on years two and three, we grilled hamburgers and hot dogs but that finally became too difficult with the number of people present. So a couple of years ago, I started catering the Saturday lunch from a local establishment. They do a good job and I think everybody has been pretty pleased with it. Will do the same this year. There is no set price for the Saturday meal. There will be a donation can available if you wish to help with the costs. Though I still list it as a Saturday event, for several years now people have started pulling in on Thursday afternoon and we usually have to run them off sometime on Sunday. So, this little one day even now lasts about 3-4 days. It is very informal. We usually try to do some kind of clinic on Friday. V7Goose is very good at this. This year it will be a valve adjusting clinic and my bike will be used as the demo. Please do not expect that you will get your valves adjusted because it's just too big a job to tackle for everybody that might want it done. The purpose of the clinic is to demonstrate how it is done so that you can tackle it when you get home. Saturday is usually a very busy day with carb syncs, tire changes, plug changes, adding accessories, etc. Please understand that there are only so many hours in the day and there will be a lot of people who want help with things so please keep your expectations reasonable. If you have a job that will take several hours, you are pretty much on your own as far as people helping you. Also, please bring whatever supplies you need to get your job done. Oil, grease, plugs, etc. There will be plenty of people to lend assistance and help but you are responsible for any supplies that you might need. It always turns out that a handful of folks are working HARD to help others. We all want to get things done that need to be done but we are there to have a good time also. Therefore, we usually try to set a cut-off time on Saturday to clean things up and then sit around and visit or some folks like to go for a short group ride. So I'm going to say that we'll set around 3:00 - 4:00 as the cut-off time on Saturday. Eileen and I are looking forward to seeing you all again. This is always a fun and family oriented event. You will meet some great folks and not feel like a stranger. Just show up and have fun. If you have never attended a VentureRider event before, we look forward to welcoming you to our family. Don
  10. Freebird
    Well folks, the time is drawing near. Eileen is placing the order for food today. As near as I can determine, we should have right at 200 people this year. Really looking forward to seeing all our old friends and meeting some new ones. Also wondering how many people might be wanting to go our for dinner on Friday night. Charlie want BBQ and there is a decent place up on 58 near Amherst. Probably about 15 miles away. I'm not sure though that they can handle a large group. Let me know who is interested and I'll call and find out.
  11. Freebird

    Mom

    Freebird replied to 1BigDog's topic in In Memory Of

    We'll keep you in our prayers Jeff. It is something that you can know is coming but just can't really prepare for. Please know that we are thinking of you.
  12. Freebird
    Have you tried Dennis Kirk? http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/common/Frontpage.jsp
  13. Freebird
    Godlover, it looks very nice. Give them some time and they will smooth out and lay down better. At least mine did.
  14. Freebird
    We had two previous houses with the built in vacuums. My wife hated them. Ended up never using them and used an upright instead. She said that dragging all the hose around was more work than the upright. We have a Simplicity that is probably 12 years old now. It's a good unit. I think that we would probably try a Dyson if we were to need a new one though.
  15. Freebird
    There is a BBQ place called Moosehead up 58 near Amherst. Probably about 15 miles.
  16. Freebird
    Mine are the 3G headsets. http://www.edsets.com/products.php
  17. Freebird
    OOPS...sorry... I do have the tool but it was donated by MiCarl. Just ordered the valve cover gaskets.
  18. Freebird
    Valve clinic is being done on Friday.
  19. Freebird
    I've got the valve tool. Gary Dinges sent one to be given away as a door prize. We'll just give away a used one. I forgot about the gaskets though. I'll get them ordered tomorrow.
  20. Freebird
    Yea...mini with a gun...that is SCARY.
  21. Freebird
    I think I'm going to hire security this year.
  22. Freebird
    Good report. The lack of the speaker output was the killer for me when my wife bought me one two years ago. As soon as I saw that, I took it back and bought the Garmin Zumo 550.
  23. Freebird
    No, haven't even seen it yet. I've been out of town all week. Won't get home until late tonight. Don't know if it has arrived or not.
  24. Freebird
    Very cool Charlie. Looks GREAT.
  25. Freebird
    I was told that the Electrical Connection now has a plug'n play wiring harness for the RSV. It is not shown on their website yet. You will probably have to call them. I have not confirmed this. http://www.electricalconnection.com/index2.htm
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