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    On 10/18 My apologies for not getting on here sooner, life in Texas hasn't slowed down for us As mentioned by Gunboat, several of us were able to go see David on Sunday. I can't express how good it felt to be able to have a conversation with one of my best friends in almost 2 months! I have been praying harder than I ever remember during this time and as hard as I tried to look at the positive of David surviving during the last 2 months, my heart has been dragging. David mentioned when I walked in that my face was familiar, he didn't get the name right at 1st, but I could look him in the eye and we could talk with each other. That was the moment for me, we may have to rebuild our friendship from scratch, but I will gladly do that to have David back in our lives We brought down the laptop with many picture folders of Rally's and MD's and started showing them to David. His eyesight is a bit funky right now, but he is able to make out the pics if he looks hard at them. He did pretty good at recognizing people from the pictures, this give me great hope that he will continue to get some more of his memory back. Another one of my moments is when both he and I busted on Doodle as we were looking through the pics. I almost cried I was so happy that it seemed a little more like normal between the 3 of us (For those of you that don't know Ponch, Kregerdoodle or myself, we are best friends and are ALWAYS busting each others chops!) David will talk your ear off! he is still very emotional as there is so much he is trying to absorb and comprehend. His voice is not the same right now as he is healing from the trache and his vocal cords haven't been used in 6 weeks or better. We would have stayed a bit longer, but he had some other friends of the family show up and we didn't want to take from their time with him. He was very sad to see us go and tears flowed from both sides, he really didn't want to let go of Lonna's hand, god love him. We promised we would be back and we will, I may try to get back down there Saturday and see him for a while. In all reality, what we have witnessed through this site is a miracle. I dont usually get too preachy, but all that happened with David, surviving a stroke and a 60mph motorcycle crash is nothing short of miraculous. I will forever believe that it was all of you folks, and the thousands of others that talked with God, who led David back to us. I'm a firm believer that we all have a purpose on this planet, God knows we shouldn't have survived our crash in '08....but there were other plans for us, as I'm sure there is for David. I can't thank you all enough for keeping David and his family in your thoughts. I can rest a bit easier knowing that when I left David at the hospital on Sunday, I was able to look him in the eye....and tell him that I loved him
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    From Pktexas on 10/17 Went to see David today on the way to work. Seen a big improvement since 2 weeks ago. We talked for over an hour, we laughed and even cried several times. He and Kathy talked about the pictures Brad and Lonna brought. Kept telling me about a Kregerdoodle who came to see him. David now calls me pkman. The security guard told me on the way in the building that he was very popular. I told him you have no idea, he has a big family. Keep the prayers coming, its working. Was great to see him getting better, long way to go, but he is making good progress. Can't wait to visit again soon to talk more with him.
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    From Gunboat on 10/16 Hi Folks Got to visit with Ponch today. Kreg, Hal, Lonna & Brad were already there visiting with Kathy & Ponch. Man what a improvement I saw with Ponch. the tirr hospital has done wonders with David. but it's his determination to get better and get out of there. I also know it's the work of God and all the thoughts and prayers of the whole VENTURE FAMILY. David was looking at pictures that Lonna & Brad had brought. David was remembering a lot of names and putting them to the correct faces. He still has a way to go but it had me in tears when I left to see him in such better shape than just a few weeks ago. Brad will most likely be posting soon with a better up date. Regards to all don c.
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    On 10/11 Another good update, Monkey Boy and his gal Naynay went to the rehab center on Sunday and I'm happy to say that David is doing much better. They can't hardly get him to shut up now! He remembers faces, but is sometimes having hard times recalling names. He did remember "Monkey Boy" screen name, so this is good. He is emotional right now as he is trying to process an incomprehensible amount of information, as his brain is still healing and making the connections for memory. Lonna and I are going to see him this weekend, more than likely Sunday. He is coming along and I am so grateful that you folks have continued to keep him in your thoughts. Still a long way to go but he has said several times he wants to go back to work. I'll keep y'all informed as I know more....Thank You all for believing
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    On 9/25 For the 1st time in 6 weeks, I finally got to see one of my best friends. I am going to be honest here, David is obviously looking much better that he 1st did. That being said, he has a long, long way to go. It was a very bittersweet moment for me personally, I am so grateful that he is still here with us. In the same breath, David will more than likely never be the same. I know that sounds a bit gloomy, and I still hold out great hope for him, but until the bleeding on his brain completely stops. We wont know how much damage there is. He is currently in speech therapy, and was able to talk to us. I dont honestly know if he could differentiate Kenny, from Boomer or myself, I'd like to think he can, but the brain bleeding is really hampering his ability to communicate on his own. I can't tell you how much I love David, he is every bit a mentor to me and I value his friendship more everyday. I am amazed at the miraculous recovery he has made thus far. I hold out hope as while I was there I held his hand the entire time. He initiated different holding positions with me with both hands. This was very encouraging for me and several times he looked in my direction and said "Thank You" I just really want to be able to have a conversation with him. That is what my prayers are going to be angled towards from now on. Keep thinking of him, keep talking to God about him, keep praying for him. He has come so far and we can't let up now, I miss my Buddy....and I want him to come back to us
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    On 9/20 From Jus Monkeyin Around We had a very special visit with Ponch last night as this is the first time being able to see him since the day before his accident. He was very tired after being worked over so hard in rehab but still knew who Renee and I were, he waved and tried to speak, showed me his head and all the road rash. All his road rash is about healed up, the bruising is bout gone. It was very good to see him and Kathy. If anyone wants to go see him I would suggest to go on the weekend in the afternoon when he is more awake as these nurses work very hard with him throughout the day he would be more awake to visit with you. Kathy mentioned she would like to see y'all to. Keep up the prayers as David is slowly getting better.
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    There was mention of starting a new thread dealing with Ponch and his progress by one of our members. I thought this was a pretty good idea and after talking with the moderators, who thought it also a good idea we will implement it here in this thread. Freebird had a good point as many folks have the initial thread subscribed in case someone posts something up. That is valid also and what I will do is leave a link on that thread to this one. I will post updates here so folks can see whats going on. I will make this one a READ ONLY thread, this way we don't get to the point of the other thread with 10's of thousands hits and several hundred responses. I will also let folks know of updates in the original thread and y'all can post to that one. I am going to post updates from when we were 1st able to see David. Again Thank You ALL for your continued support and prayers for David and Kathy
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    Kevin, Those brackets you have there are the only aftermarket driving light brackets I had seen until Snaggletooth posted pics of the ones he won in an auction. The ones he has are strait out and not curved like the ones you have. I had a set like yours there and Marcarl has them now. If I do decide to make driving light brackets again I will keep the VERY simple. The ones I designed were a PITA as there was cutting that had to be done and then bending, very labor intensive. I have a set coming that I will look at and see if they can be produced quickly and fairly inexpensively. Thanks for posting up the pic and the offer
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    I have used B12 for years and when Seafoam went out of the cottin pickin minds with the price I went right back to B12. I wouldn't use it as a gas stabilizer for vehicles sitting up, use Stabil for that, but to clean out a set of carbs....you bet!
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    Barend, I have a set coming and also the set that Snaggletooth got off ebay. If you have a set that your looking to get rid of, talk with Buckshot above in this thread. I believe he might be interested in a set if you have them. Thanks again everyone, I do have it covered now, and perhaps if it is easy enough to reproduce the brackets that Snaggletooth got, I might try to make some of them to sell...we'll see
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    Sold them all, took me 4 years to recoup my monies...I doubt that I will make that style bracket again
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    Thanks Fellas, I appreciate all the efforts with this
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    I have some here at the house, let me make a reminder for myself and we'll see if we can make this happen...no really I promise! They actually go on the outside of the window, but I could probably see if one can be reversed to go on the inside of the windows if enough folks wanted something like that.
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    I think that's an excellent idea, I would be more than happy to work on the logistics of making that happen from down here
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    I'm not sure I like that noise coming from you mister!
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    Dave If you could post up a pic of what your talking about it might help. I'm having a hard time thinking ofwhat your description is on a 2nd gen.
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    I have a strange question here, does anyone have a set of the driving light brackets that I made that they didn't install on their bike? I would like to try and get a set back if someone has a set laying around that they didn't use, please send me a PM if you have a set and want to get rid of them....Thanks
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    It doesn't look like the Markland brand that I have seen before, this would mean there was more than 1 option....interesting
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    Is the 1st pic a pair of driving light brackets?
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    Steve, As Kreg mentioned, there is a good amount of us in the Houston area. I'm in Conroe as well as Jus Monkeyin Around, Gunboat is in Cleveland, Kregerdoodle is in Waller, Dave77459 is in Sugarland, Pktexas is southside Houston...there's a lot of us that like to ride and get together for bike maintenance or just to go eat and put a few miles on. I personally have had 8 Ventures, 4 of them being 2nd gens. They are a great machine and like everyone mentioned...bulletproof. I sold an '89 1st gen with 110K on the clock and it would take down just about anything I wanted to play with, they run that good with over 100K on them. It's the most comfortable bike out of the box that I have ridden. I love the feet fwd design and my wife loves the passenger ergonomics. Hopefully we'll see you soon at one of the meets and eats and you can get a feel for us. By all means if you have other questions ask them, lots of experience on this site thats more than willing to help....
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    ....yes it is....
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    Hey Tom....your one of the IR planners right!?
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    My apologies for not getting on here sooner, life in Texas hasnt slowed down for us As mentioned by Gunboat, several of us were able to go see David on Sunday. I can't express how good it felt to be able to have a conversation with one of my best friends in almost 2 months! I have been praying harder than I ever remember during this time and as hard as I tried to look at the positive of David surviving during the last 2 months, my heart has been dragging. David mentioned when I walked in that my face was familiar, he didn't get the name right at 1st, but I could look him in the eye and we could talk with eachother. That was the moment for me, we may have to rebuild our friendship from scratch, but I will gladly do that to have David back in our lives We brought down the laptop with many picture folders of Rally's and MD's and started showing them to David. His eyesight is a bit funky right now, but he is able to make out the pics if he looks hard at them. He did pretty good at recognising people from the pictures, this give me great hope that he will continue to get some more of his memory back. Another one of my moments is when both he and I busted on Doodle as we were looking through the pics. I almost cried I was so happy that it seemed a little more like normal between the 3 of us (For those of you that dont know Ponch, Kregerdoodle or myself, we are best friends and are ALWAYS busting eachothers chops!) David will talk your ear off! he is still very emotional as there is so much he is trying to absorb and comprehend. His voice is not the same right now as he is healing from the trache and his vocal cords haven't been used in 6 weeks or better. We would have stayed a bit longer, but he had some other friends of the family show up and we didn't want to take from their time with him. He was very sad to see us go and tears flowed from both sides, he really didn't want to let go of Lonna's hand, god love him. We promised we would be back and we will, I may try to get back down there Saturday and see him for a while. In all reality, what we have witnessed through this site is a miracle. I dont usually get too preachy, but all that happened with David, surviving a stroke and a 60mph motorcycle crash is nothing short of miraculous. I will forever believe that it was all of you folks, and the thousands of others that talked with God, who led David back to us. I'm a firm believer that we all have a purpose on this planet, God knows we shouldn't have survived our crash in '08....but there were other plans for us, as I'm sure there is for David. I can't thank you all enough for keeping David and his family in your thoughts. I can rest a bit easier knowing that when I left David at the hospital on Sunday, I was able to look him in the eye....and tell him that I loved him
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    Jack is a good guy, he's had that '86 that used to be mine going on 6 years now, he bought it from me in July of '06. It's good that you got to hook up with someone kind of local to you. Hell I've been known to travel 200 miles for ice cream and then back home
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    All the best to them both....
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