Freebird
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Really sorry to hear how this turned out. I have had it happen to me and know how disappointing it is. I bought an '86 off Ebay a couple of years ago. "LIKE NEW"....and the pictures were either very old or taken at angles to make it look much better than it was. I hooked up my trailer, stopped by the bank and got some money, and headed off to a little town up near Rochester, NY. Pulled into the guys driveway and knew right off that it had been severely misrepresented. Actually had boat trailer tail lights bolted to the trunk, mufflers were rusted out, oil all over the motor to the point that it smoke severely when warmed up. I was more than a little mad and let him know it before turning the truck and trailer around and heading back home. He learned nothing from it though. A couple of days later I saw it back on Ebay again and with an even more glowing description. Not only that, but it ended up bringing more than I had bought it for and the person who won the auction this time eventually left GREAT FEEDBACK for the seller. I hope the other one works out for you. If not, you really should check out the one that Gibvel is selling. I'm seen it and it's a nice bike from what I remember.
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Guess we were typing at the same time. You were faster this time but I'll get you next time.
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Here are some GREAT instructions written up by our very own Tartan Terror. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8810
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The count? Heck...I don't know. I've received orders for about 125 via PayPal. I have not counted the ones from folks who are ordering via snail mail. I could go back through all the posts and add those up but just haven't done it. I'm not too concerned because I ordered 250 this first time and can add to that if I see that I need to.
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One bell to Canada will be $2.80 shipping so total will be $14.80. Don
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Sorry about the confusion. I will get a partial refund to you. I tried to email you back from the PayPal notification but it bounced. Apparently the email you have registered with PayPal is no good now. You might want to check that.
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NO...not 3 X 1.80....the 1.80 is only ONCE...then .50 for each additional...so for 3 bells....3 x 12 + 1.80 + 1.00. Total = 37.80...or something like that.
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Well folks...I think we now have a WINNER! and that's all I have to say about that.
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Also, click on this link and you will see a lot of pictures. Some of them have higher resolution variations. When you click on one of the thumbnails, you will get page that often has a link to larger pictures. http://images.google.com/images?q=+%222007+Royal+Star+Venture%22&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
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Sorry, had forgotten about it. I just went out and looked and it seems that I don't have much of anything. I thought I had a couple but must have sold them. The only thing I have left are the front forks from an '83 Venture. I don't think it will do you any good though because I gave away the triple tree off it.
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I've heard these on Eddie's bike. I'm thinking that if you install them, it will fix your whine.
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Sounds like it might be fun. I don't see anything on our calendar for those dates. Thanks for the invite, some of us just may show up.
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Yea, it should have been .50 per additional bell. I've changed it. Everybody who has paid has done fine and either way is OK. No big deal. Sorry about thta.
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BELL? What BELL?
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Sorry, no chrome. You CAN get sterling silver. Sorry about the charger, I forgot all about it. I'll get it mailed today. Please send me your address again.
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You stay out of this.
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Folks, I'm going to add this info to my original post but I know that some of you will not read that one again. Just a bit more info on these bells. I did a lot of searching and got a lot of quotes before I proceeded with this project. To be totally honest, I could have gotten these done at a better price had I ordered them from China. I had some very good quotes from China and I'm sure that they would have been fine. The thing is though, I'm not 100% sure what they were made of. I was told "zinc alloy", "nickel plated", "pewter type process", etc. and etc. and I'm sure that any of those would have worked but just wasn't sure what we were getting. The other thing is, I really do like to deal with a USA or Canadian company if at all possible. So, I ended up paying more for these but I think I made the right decision for us. The USA manufacturer that I am dealing with is hand carving the model from clay. He will then make an epoxy or silicone mold from the wax model. From that mold he creates a sterling silver mold as the final mold. They are then cast with 100% lead free pewter. He also told me that if we have any..as he put it..."high rollers" here, that he could also produce some in sterling silver. I didn't even ask how much those would cost because I didn't figure anybody would want that. If I'm wrong though and you are a "high roller", let me know and I'll get a price. For me, pewter is just fine thank you.
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Still, thanks for letting me know that the link was dead. It has been corrected.
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OK..I still don't have a price for the shipping but let's just say add a $1.00 so that would be $2.80 for shipping to Canada for ONE bell then add the .40 cents per bell for each additional one. If I find that I am HIGH...I will reimburse the Canadian members. If I am a little low, I will eat it...if I am WAY low, I will beg.
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Take a look at this thread. I posted some pictures of mine when I moved to Ohio. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7732&highlight=Trailering
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Got you covered....WOW...even I have a friend.
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You folks better hurry...only 244 left.
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I don't have a picture yet of the one with our logo because they are not finished yet. You can see examples of the general bell though at: http://www.guardianbell.com
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I have ordered the cast Pewter Guardian bells with our VentureRider logo. I will take orders for the laser engraved black bells later if there is enough interest. The price isn't quiet as good as I had hoped and is costing me a fairly significant amount up front for the carving of a wax model and then the molds make from the model. For that reason, I am going to start taking the orders now in hopes of defraying some of that expense out of my pocket. The price will be $12.00 per bell plus $1.80 shipping per bell. For those ordering more than one bell, please add 50 cents shipping for each additional bell. So, 1 bell would be $13.80, 2 bells would be $26.30, 3 bells would be $38.80, 4 would be $51.30 and 6 bells would be...well...you get the idea. I'm sure that shipping will be more to Canada but I don't know how much. I will try to get a shipping price to Canada tomorrow. It shouldn't be too much higher. I WILL ship only USPS. PayPal will charge me 2.9%+.30 cents per order but I will absorb that. No problem. So, that's the deal. I have ordered 250 bells for this first order. If I run out, I can get the next ones quicker as the molds will already be made. Delivery time for this first order is estimated at 3 weeks. I know that some of you want to receive these as gifts and do the exchange. You can work that out and start another thread for the swaps or however you wish to do it. If you buy bells and want them sent to somebody else, just include the address where you want them sent in the "notes" section when you PayPal or with your money order if you pay that way. I'm also going to send an email to all our members in case there are those who have not seen the info on the bells. So, those of you who are willing to do so, please get your payments in starting now. You may send payment via PayPal to dnelson@axcesswave.com or by mail to: Don Nelson 16898 Hawley Road Oberlin, OH 44074 Thanks I did a lot of searching and got a lot of quotes before I proceeded with this project. To be totally honest, I could have gotten these done at a better price had I ordered them from China. I had some very good quotes from China and I'm sure that they would have been fine. The thing is though, I'm not 100% sure what they were made of. I was told "zinc alloy", "nickel plated", "pewter type process", etc. and etc. and I'm sure that any of those would have worked but just wasn't sure what we were getting. The other thing is, I really do like to deal with a USA or Canadian company if at all possible. So, I ended up paying more for these but I think I made the right decision for us. The USA manufacturer that I am dealing with is hand carving the model from clay. He will then make an epoxy or silicone mold from the wax model. From that mold he creates a sterling silver mold as the final mold. They are then cast with 100% lead free pewter.
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Thanks Bill...just as a reminder to everyone, I have the Mic-Mutes and it is a GREAT product.
