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  1. Freebird
    I'll be checking with my bank tomorrow to find out why the fee was so high. Maybe because it was a non-USA bank. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.
  2. Freebird
    Yes folks...I should have thought it through more before I posted. Money orders, cashier checks, etc. will always be welcome. I realize that not everybody uses PayPal.
  3. Freebird
    Well, I just don't think that whoever gave me this check had any intention at all of it bouncing. I know I'm a sucker sometimes but I would prefer to continue giving people the benefit of the doubt. As part of my REAL job, I sometimes have to do collection calls on folks that owe the company that I work for money. This past week I was in southern Ohio for just that purpose. It is a part of my job that I truly hate. This particular person had written us a bad check for over $800.00. Now to show you how much I try to work with people, it was written in early January of '97. That was about 10 months ago. I left the person MANY messages on their answering machine because they would never pick up the phone when I called. I still didn't give up to the moment that I arrived at the cities police department to file charges. I truly did not want to file charges against them. I called last Monday morning as I left my house and left a message that I was on my way to file charges. This happens to be a felony due to the size of the check. I called again an hour later letting them know that I was approximately two hours away and so they still had two hours to call me. Never heard from them. I called again from the parking lot of the police station but again got the machine. Now this is a place of business and I know that somebody was there. So I went into the police station and filed the charges. Very nice detective asked what I wanted and I told him that I just wanted what we were owed. He told me that he would go by and pay them a visit and tell them that they had until Friday to pay before he would file the felony charges with the court. On Thursday we received a money order for the full amount. To this day I've never received a call back or any communications from them. It's like they blame ME for their refusal to pay. Now bear in mind, we are a wholesaler. These people made about a thousand dollars on the $842.00 that they paid us. I know that they got paid because the officer told me that they had actually done a job for the city and it went very well and they WERE paid. Go figure.
  4. Freebird
    I love the truck. I used to have a '53 GMC. Great old truck.
  5. Freebird
    OK folks...I want to thank all of you for your suggestions about the type of contest to hold but I have made a decision and it starts NOW. As you know, we are presently seeking photo submissions for the 2008 VentureRider calendar. So, each of you who submits a picture for the calendar will be entered into the drawing to win a $100.00 gift certificate from New Enough. You can go there now and be deciding what you want to spend it on. http://www.newenough.com/ Here is the thread that explains what type of photos needs to be submitted and how to submit them. No whining about "I don't have a digital camera" and etc....if you don't have a camera, I'm sure that somebody you know does. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=134864&postcount=12 This contest will run until October 14th which is the deadline for submissions.
  6. Freebird
    No, I promise I haven't forgotten. They were out of them but are supposed to be getting some more. I went into two other stores and they didn't even carry motorcycle parts. I PROMISE I will find you one though.
  7. Freebird
    Folks, this is a hard thing for me to even mention here. I am NOT mad. I understand that bad things happen sometimes to good people. I just want to mention it though because I can't handle this too often. I got my bank statement today and found that a check that one of you sent to me got returned for insufficient funds. This is the second time this has happened. I never mentioned it the first time because I really just hate talking about this kind of thing. It has to be said though. I'm not even sure who the check came from. I will contact my bank on Monday and try to find out. I THINK it was for a donation to the site. While I know it was made with good intentions, the bottom line is that the donation ended up costing me $60.00. That is what my bank charged me for the depositing the bad check. I think it is nuts that my bank charged me $60.00 for a bad check from somebody else and rest assured I will be talking to them about that also. I'm sure it will do no good though. The other one was a couple of years ago but the end result is that I've lost $120.00 due to these two checks. I'm sorry to say that I will probably no longer accept checks for any donations, patches, parts, anything else. It's just not a chance that I wish to take any longer. Sorry it had to be said. I know that the person who sent the check certainly had the best intentions and would never have let it happen on purpose.
  8. Freebird
    Mike, I agree that it feels small compared to the RSV. I think it would be comfortable with some highway pegs though. As for the Streetglide, one of the guys that rode with us to Fort Collins this year was riding one. It was a rental due to a charging problem with his Valk on the morning that we were leaving. He really liked it. It seemed especially small to me though.
  9. Freebird
    Ken, Did you check with Hale's in Mansfield? I've never bought from them but have heard good things.
  10. Freebird
    I just tried it also. Opened right up for me.
  11. Freebird

    Warning.

    Freebird replied to star4772's topic in Watering Hole

    Thanks for the warning. I had looked and almost bought those a couple of times. Sorry it didn't work out but thank you for warning the rest of us.
  12. Freebird
    Mine had a red and a blue wire also. One was for running lights and the other for brake lights. I wonder if the one that you got is different and is for running lights only? Check the lamp sockets to see if they are dual or single element.
  13. Freebird
    That is going to be very cool...very unique. Can't wait to see it when you are finished.
  14. Freebird
    Here is a pic of the Shadow that I had with the Memphis Fats.
  15. Freebird
    I can't answer for anybody here riding a Road Star but I had one back when I owned a Honda Shadow Ace. Mine was actually a Memphis Fats and it was an excellent shield.
  16. Freebird
    My only advise would be to find a nice '86-'93 model. That way you will prevent having to deal with any second gear issues or frame issues that sometime show up on the '83 models. Otherwise, VERY good choice.
  17. Freebird
    I don't know if it's a problem with the software or that people are not entering the correct zips. I will try to find out.
  18. Freebird

    In stock

    Freebird replied to rod's topic in Watering Hole

    The Midnight has always been higher due to extra chrome. In all previous years, the Midnight had a chromed front end, forks and etc. where the others did not. Not sure about the Black Cherry, did it have a chrome front? I didn't think so.
  19. Freebird
    Really sorry to hear about your wreck. Sounds like you are very lucky though to not be injured any worse than you are. Don't be too hard on yourself. I drive every single day in my job and I think I am very careful and a good driver but I have had a couple of close calls also that I attribute to my own faults. As for those tires. Are you saying that you have a new set that you hadn't mounted yet? If so, I may be interested. Shoot me a PM.
  20. Freebird
    Yep....who would'a thunk it.
  21. Freebird
    If you want to email it to me, I'll put it in html format and add it to the tech library. You can send it to dnelson@axcesswave.com
  22. Freebird
    No, I'm sure that's a Bushtec Turbo. Great trailers.
  23. Freebird

    Clutch Whine

    Freebird replied to TEW47's topic in Watering Hole

    I'm absolutely serious about it. If you have done all that you can through your dealer and Yamaha then it's either that, live with it, or sell the bike. I strongly believe that manufacturers should stand behind their products and be accountable. Some states include motorcycles and some don't. In the ones that do, there are usually Lemon Law Attorneys who will represent you for no money up front. They WILL take their cut out of any settlement though.
  24. Freebird
    I use the motorcycle specific MX4T...I think they call it MX4 Racing oil now or something like that. I think it's 15/40.
  25. Freebird
    Great job. I also copied it to the First Gen Tech Library.
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