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    Good to hear from you Alan, glad you folks enjoyed your trip. Be safe out there, I know just what it's like to be in the big rig pounding the miles.
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    My New Toy

    Squidley replied to puppy's topic in Picture Folder

    Nice bike, had an '86 that color myself, welcome to the club
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    Mike, Try this thread K bran posted pics of the one on your old '86 that I sold him http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26864&highlight=TCI+airbox
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    Mike, ALL radiators are the same basic build, this one just happens to be a bit smaller. It can be repaired or rebuilt just like any other automotive one. Take it to a Rad shop and have them go through it
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    Mike, Thank you and your family for your sacrifise, welcome home brother, welcome home
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    Hey there Kiddo! we have missed you here Sorry to hear of the Whooping cough, doesn't sound like much fun Looking forward to hearing of your harrowing tales on the road
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    Excuse me David, this bike is in the USA, NOT Canada But hey, your looking for a lower mileage 1st gen, and this is a 1200cc so it's more of a Hotrod....why dont you bid on it
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    Mike, Yes cut the back tab off so you can push the TCI more forward on the front of the airbox. It is a tight fit but it will work, I have done half a dozen like that. Give me a call if you get to a spot where you need a voice
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    Glad that you were able to get it Mark, is it everything it was presented to be?
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    All lit up

    Squidley replied to midnite's topic in Watering Hole

    Looks pretty good to me, can't have too many lights you know
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    That was me Jim
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    Dreaming

    Squidley replied to TDunc's topic in Picture Folder

    If I'm not mistaken it's a Tomahawk (sp?) with a V10 Viper motor. I have to believe it would be fairly unruly to ride, but I know it's gonna be fast
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    Money and time my friend....perhaps some day
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    If that bike could be had for $3500 that would be a good deal
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    I could see $3500 for that bike, it is in VERY nice shape, probably the best MKI I have ever seen. It is spring and some guys think their stuff is gold when really it's not. I think he'll have it for a awhile at that price....but I have been wrong before
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    She's a beaut! I have always loved horses, perhaps 1 day when I loose a bit of weight I'll find one that can support me and go for a ride
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    Dreaming

    Squidley replied to TDunc's topic in Picture Folder

    Thats uglier than a Victory Vision
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    Thanks for posting it up. It definitely is in good shape ande looking at the cases I might believe that it only has 3k as far as miles. A $4200 start price is too much, hate to say it, but that bike isn't worth it. ALL the fluids need to be changed, needs new tires, and who knows what else. It's a great example of a near mint MKI but setting the start price so high is probably going to damper bidding on it
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    Good for them
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    Like Hell! I did Carbtunes for 8 hrs at last years MD and I did do some of those in 5 minutes...man that was slave labor
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    Nice work Patti
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    Wally, This is just me and if I was going to do it, I would cut the foot off and put a new base piece on it. I wouldn't leave any shaft attached to the foot and try to reweld the shaft. These are super heavy and the weld would have to be spot on and pefect to be as strong as the original. With installing a new base on the shaft, and actually shortening the actual shaft portion you'll keep the integity of that casting. Weld on a bigger foot and you wont have any worries of the shaft collapsing
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    Lets put a bit of logic in this, I will speak from experience here as I have managed a tire store. EVERY mfgr has a run of tires that come out bad, when you are as big as the majority of mfgrs that we buy tires from are, there WILL be quality control that slips through the cracks. When you have several different contractors making items or chemicals or whatnot for your bottom line, there are things that are out of your control. Metzler chooses to blame riders for not keeping their tire inflated, yep, there are some that dont, but you cant blame it all on all the riders. Is Avon having a bad run with some tires, YEP and it's all about how they treat the customer in making sure the customer is taken care of. I have run all the major tires on the Venture, 880 Metzlers on my 1st '99 nice tire in performance aspect, way too many people I know PERSONALLY that had chunks of the tires fly off or start to. Michelin Commanders (which I would buy again) Dunlop 404's (the biggest pos besides the bridgestones) as they track tar snakes horribly and suck in the rain IMHO. Avon Venoms which I WILL still buy and use, haven't had a better tire perform for the way I like to ride. I have heard great things from the E3's but haven't had a chance to try them yet. Now the Shinkos on the '89 which I am pleased with but haven't seen about the longevity. There are a few guys here that are having some issues with the Avons, it is unfortunate. But how many here are running the Venoms that aren't having problems? I will still tell folks to buy the Avon Venoms until we have 30 or 40 people that are coming up with the same issues with them. Buy what you like, but when it comes time for the E3's to have an issue or the Michelin Commanders who's gonna say what then. We dont have any of the information as to why this is happening, so how are we going to make an educated statement without knowing all the facts
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    When you start a post at the bottom of the text area it will say "Manage Attachments" click on that and it will let you browse your computer then you will upload the pics. Make sure the file size isn't too big or it wont load. If you have issues send me the pics at weldman333@yahoo.com and I'll post them for you
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    Jim, Yes you have to remove the right muffler to get the axle shaft out. It would be a good idea to take both mufflers off as it will be easier to get at the castle nut and cotter key on that left side...trust me on this one. You want all the room you can get to work easily on the scoot. If you have any issues give me a call and we'll guide you through it.
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