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What a wonderful moment. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations !!!

I think dfitzbiz is the fella you're looking for.

You're no stranger. Just a friend we haven't heard from in a while. Glad you popped in.

I'd be interested in the service manual if you still have it.

There was some weirdo there that looked a lot like YOU.

I expected someone to have started a post about last weeks Ashville Rally. Had a great time, enjoyed seeing old friends great scenery and some pretty serious twisties. Thanks to everyone for making this such a great event.

Glad to hear ya got yer "Baby" back.

No matter which side of the aisle you're on, this attempt on his life is not ok. You can chalk it up to luck, but you can't get much closer to being whacked then this. I think the Good Lord must have intervened. And for the record, I'd be just (or maybe almost) as upset if this happened to Joe Biden.

Sad news, but the sadness is for those who knew and loved him. May the Good Lord assuage their grief. He's doing just fine now. Rest in Peace Dan.

GOD BLESS our HVAC Tech's, out there werkin' hard to keep us cool !!!

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Made it home safe and sound. Thanks to Ron for setting this up. Had a great time, as I always do when with my VR friends. Already looking forward to seeing y'all again. Here's a few more pics.

Tryin' to add pics, but that internet thing is really slow here. Might have to wait 'till I get back to civilization.

Just showed up....missed dinner with my VR friends. Just spoke with Ron, looking forward to the ride tomorrow. Now for a beer and a cigar to wind down from the drive.

Will be leaving tomorrow around noon, which should put us there around dinnertime.

I have one I replaced years ago. The replacement really didn't fix the issue. After playing a bit, it'd start cutting out. I figured it was the ? rheostat ? knob for the volume control. I replaced the controller as well as the radio unit itself. It may be better, but still an issue. What issue are you having?

All the COOL kids will be there.

Decided not to drive the motorhome, but have reserved a room at the Early American Motel. Will be arriving Thursday afternoon and leaving Sunday morning. SO....When we get there and get settled in, how / where / when do we meet up with the group?

Well, I've been at the new outfit for 3 weeks now, and all in all things have been going well. STELLAR company, although my buddy who pulled me in, (was my apprentice 25 years ago) is my lead and he's a ramrod. Run, run, run. Day goes quick though. I think it'll work out. Interesting day though.....Rolling down the highway at about 65mph some fella crossed lanes behind me at a much greater speed and rammed the back of my new van. Don't have 1000 miles on it yet. I called 911 but since no one was hurt they wouldn't dispatch an officer. I was told to exchange info. I did get the guys info, ....suspended license, no insurance, got some pics and he took off. I think he was high, (red eyes).... His little Chrysler was pretty damaged. Hood popped up windshield broken, airbags deployed. Can't believe he drove it away. I think he wanted to get out of there before any cops happened by. Funny thing is that the only damage I found to my new van was a couple of scratches on the top of the bumper cover. I think the trailer hitch took the brunt of it. It felt like a hard hit. Got to take the van in tomorrow morning for an inspection, but I'm very lucky that it wasn't much worse. He's lucky that he didn't hit a smaller vehicle....could have killed someone.

Heck, there's someone down here in C-Bus selling 2 Ventures for $180 each. Vintage Yamaha Venture Touring Bikes obo - motorcycle parts - by owner - vehicle automotive bike sale - craigslist

I don't see an issue with welding it, but I'd think there's a pretty good chance someone on this site will have a muffler they could part with. I'd wait and see before going through the PITA of trying to weld a rusted muffler.

It's probably be a good idea to keep a set of replacement points with the tool kit on the bike. Where might one purchase them?

My old trailer is looking sad, so I figured I'd replace the fenders, remove the rust and give it a coat of paint. I happened to be perusing Craigslist and found a heavy duty trailer that was used to haul a trencher, smaller, but 10 ply tires, so it sits lower,... 2500 lb axle. It needed all the brackets that secured the trencher removed and a coat of paint. Wasn't really rusted, but would be soon without new paint. Spent the last day and a half doing just that, plus I welded a couple of new tie down points on it, then mounted a wheel chock I had in the garage. I'll still want to make sure the wheel bearings are properly greased, but that should be it. It's a little narrower and longer than my old trailer., (4x9) old one was (5x8). Should be a great trailer, dedicated to towing the bike. I'll still spiffy up the old trailer, but I'm diggin' this one much better for hauling Black Cherry. At $650.oo I think I'm well bought.

Well, she's finally broke in....

Looking at where gas prices are headed, I may try to get a room rather than drive the motorhome. Will noodle on it.