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  1. Freebird
    Folks, I should have brought this up LONG ago but just hadn't really considered how big a deal it could end up being. I'm going to have to ask you that if you are hosting or helping to organize a VentureRider rally, Meet and Eat, whatever...that you PLEASE not solicit donations from any of our listed vendors/supporters listed on this site without checking with me first. The problem is, we have a LOT of events throughout the year and we simply cannot ask a handful of vendors to donate prizes for each and every one of them. Our primary rally of the year is the Internatonal Rally. This year it will be held in Arkansas. We will be asking our vendors to donate prizes for that rally and hopefully some of them will be generous enough to do so. These are mostly small vendors though and they simply cannot be expected to donate to every event. It is also not fair that they may not even KNOW what is a major event, what is simply a Meet and Eat, etc. They get a message from John Doe at VentureRider.org and may assume that he or she is making the request as an official representative of the club. I'm sorry, but it just can't work that way. We will only ask our vendors here to donate to one major rally a year. For the other events, if you wish to give away prizes, you really need to approach your local dealers or new vendors. Please do not approach any company or vendor on behalf of VentureRider.org without discussing it with me first. I hope you understand and I thank you in advance for that understanding. Don
  2. Freebird
    Yes, that study has been around a while and MANY people never realize that Amsoil funded it. I think that Amsoil is a very good oil but not quiet as good as THEY think they are. I'll stick with my Mobil 1.
  3. Freebird
    I think you'll find the tips to be VERY expensive from a dealer. If you watch, you can sometimes find a like new set of mufflers on Ebay. I bought a set off a new RSTD for $50.00 complete with tips.
  4. Freebird
    I had a Shadow Ace that I really liked. I don't remember for sure but I THINK it was a '95 model. They were a bit underpowered but it did what I needed it to. I had it equipped with Leatherlike bags, Memphis Fats shield, Mustang seat and Cobra pipes. I wish I still had it for those short local rides.
  5. Freebird
    I don't think that this will affect many of us but we do have some corporate types here so it never hurts to put it out there. Eck sent this to me and it sounds like a pretty bad one. http://www.dailytech.com/New+Rampant+Windows+Worm+Seizes+8+Million+Business+PCs+in+a+Week/article13981.htm
  6. Freebird
    HEY...you are RIGHT. I think it needs to be plowed.
  7. Freebird
    I've got one exactly like that sitting in my garage. It works OK. My garage is not insulated but it takes the chill off.
  8. Freebird
    I solved my snow removal problems today. Ran across what I THINK was a great deal on an older John Deere 110. This is a early 70's model and came with a mowing deck, snowblower, chains and weights. The 70 year old man that I bought it from bought it brand new and still had the original owner's manuals and etc. Got it home and immediately plowed my 400 ft. drive and it did a fantastic job. It's only a 36" wide blower but only took me about 4 passes and maybe 15 or 20 minutes total. He really took great care of it.
  9. Freebird
    Done. No problem.
  10. Freebird
    I've added new link to the "Links" page. There is also a link at the bottom right of our home page. It is http://www.mtariders.com
  11. Freebird
    No, it you plug into the aux port, the CB and Intercom still works as it should.
  12. Freebird
    I've had mine on the bike since 1999. No problems at all so far. On trips, I have a decent sized overnight back that I put on it. Not very heavy, maybe 10-15 lbs. I do have the Yamaha rack which has some long chromed metal strips which helps distribute the weight instead of it all being at the mounting points.
  13. Freebird
    Well, I could hide ALL the post counts but it's just not worth the trouble.
  14. Freebird
    JT, You will continue to be in my prayers. I know it will take time. 34 years is a long time and I would be worried about you if you felt any other way at this time. Cherish those memories and know that we are always here for you. Don
  15. Freebird
    Yep, it should work fine. As long as it has an audio out jack. My wife bought me a new TomTom Rider 2 for Christmas and it had no audio out jack, Bluetooth only. I returned it because of that.
  16. Freebird
    I've got a very wide range of music on mine but mostly like the softer rock and "unplugged" stuff. A few of mine are: Skynyrd "FREEBIRD". Bob Seger Beth Hart Neil Young Unplugged Bob Dylan Dido Lobo Poco Eagles Eric Clapton Unplugged Joe Cocker Sade Sarah McLachlan ZZ Top Toni Braxton Savoy Brown James Brown on the country side Patsy Cline Willie Nelson Toby Keith Randy Travis Montgomery Gentry George Strait Brooks and Dunn The Bellamy Brothers A lot of others too but this gives you an idea of the generation I am from.
  17. Freebird
    We have propane and I would love to find a cheaper alternative. I honestly don't see the savings with the Kerosene heaters though. I have one in the garage that I use to take a bit of the chill off when I HAVE to work out there. It's only 10,000 BTU. It will run about 20 hours on a gallon of fuel. At $4.00 per gallon, that would be $120.00 per month for that ONE heater. It would take at least 3 of them to heat our house and I don't think that even that would be enough. So that is at LEAST $360.00 per month worth of Kerosene.
  18. Freebird
    Mine came with that switch also. I installed them myself and also put it beside the accessory outlet. That is where the instructions recommended it be installed. I didn't like the switch that came with it and used a lighted rocker switch instead. I heard that at some point, Yamaha started putting them on the lights but don't know when it was or if they still do it that way.
  19. Freebird
    Yea, I know. That's why I hid them. Don't want to advertise how pathetic I am.
  20. Freebird
    I would prefer to add only fairly major or annual events to the countdown page. It requires a good bit of custom programming and is time consuming. I do recommend though that any events be posted in the Meet and Eats forum. They get lost in a hurry in the watering hole. Of course they should be put on the calendar also.
  21. Freebird
    What post counts?
  22. Freebird
    Now I don't know WHAT you are talking about....now shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
  23. Freebird
    Yes, what he said. Take the pictures as you have been. Then the quality will be great if you want to print them out or something. Then just resize them using your computer before uploading them here.
  24. Freebird
    You know....there was a special segment on CNN a couple of nights ago where some well known and highly regarded scientists were talking about the growing belief in the scientific community that the natural cyclic warming trend is coming to an end and some are predicting that we are actually in the beginning stages now of a new ice age.
  25. Freebird
    My link is at up higher in this same thread. Buddy, I only have the one XM so didn't get the discount for a second radio. I went with the music and Navtraffic package but also with another weather package that cost a bit more. Maybe I don't need it, I may cancel it later. Probably the basic that comes with Navtraffic is enough.
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