Squidley
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When I was working at the powerplant one of the operators had one. Said he loved it and the Krauts KNOW how to put a charging system on a bike, unlike the japs His ultimate ride is to take it to Alaska, If money wasn't an issue...yeah I'd like one too
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Not really there "Frosty"
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Hate to say it but if that is in fact true, they wont be selling many Vmax's. If you have to stop and fuel up every 100 miles will kill that bike for LOTS of buyers.
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Did 120 miles this morning and I know what you mean, 80 degrees here today...ooops did I say that out loud
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Good pics Bobby
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That is a good tune and I have always like Billy Joel's music, shame it's the truth
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I've been playing with diamond plate
Squidley replied to Pecker's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
I think they look great, I was doing the same type of thing with my last '99 before it was totalled. I was adding polished diamond plate accents to it....keep going with it -
Yeah....But we "Got 'er done" ...and we didn't break anything
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I see the Goldwing bug has bit you
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Dave, Hate to say it, but we all got as good at doing these things by screwing them up 1st on our own stuff It just takes time and you were there learning as we went along. We appreciate being able to spend some time with fellow brothers and helping them out along the way. As much as you appreciate the help, we appreciated being there and able to spend time with you and everyone else. The folks on this site are pretty cool to be around It's definitely good for a laugh and we'll tear something apart on your bike again I'm sure, have a great ride tomorrow BTW, dont worry about the hands in your pockets next time, we'll find other stuff for you to do
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You just gotta laugh! What a hoot! had a great time with the boys (and Girls) last night. 1st thing I hear is "Squid, can you pull the truck in the driveway so we can break the tire beads?" so then it starts, and I dont think Dave had any idea what he had gotten himself into. Now as we look like monkeys trying to make love to a football, we commence to "Break" the tire off the rim. It took a little while for the 2nd side, but we got it broke. Peel the old tire off and slip the new one on. Then try to air it....Houston we have a problem Daves compressor didn't have enough volume to shove air in fast enough. No matter how we tried, it wasn't going to happen with that pancake compressor. Now Dave and I jump in the truck with tire in tow and try to make it to Walmart and their auto center....closed 8 minutes before we got there Now what! Try to find anyplace with a real air compressor open after 8pm...yeah right Finally found a Shell station with one of those quarter air pumps and said we got nothing to loose. Started the filling attempt, and after looking like a Gorilla bouncing on a tire, it actually seated! Never in a million years did I expect that to work ....back to Daves house to balance the tire. Finally getting back and making all the necessary stuff happen, there was a balanced tire on the back of Daves bike. Thanks for letting us come "Play" with all Y'all and next time we do this....we'll have some better tools Here are a few more pics of the festivities.
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Yeah Right!
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If it runs into a snag let me know, the offer is always open if I need to go pick it up if they drop the ball
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It's amazing what some new brake fluid will do for the antiques
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Got the PM, I would definitely get right on UPS and explain what is happening. Dont call it off yet, if it comes down to they can get it back into Houston to their distribution center I will go and pick it up personally. Give me a call and dont loose the faith yet....we still may get fed tonight
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Ever still missing him and his laugh, not hardly a times goes by that we dont think of Steve. Thanks for bringing this back up, too many people missed out on knowing Steve, and that is truly a loss....stay safe in the hands of God brother, we'll ride again one day.
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Bob, I haven't heard of any gearing that Yamaha makes for dropping the rpms on the 1st gen Venture. Some folks (including myslef) have thought about changing the gearset from the stock one to a set from a 2nd gen as it has better gearing for dropping the rpms (5th gear in a G2 is a true higway gear) Other than that I dont know of any other way to drop the rpms on a 1st gen at highway speeds.
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All the best to you and Laura my friend, you'll be in our thoughts like so many others here
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Were not meant to inspire confidence, we just like practicing on other people bikes. That way when we do our own stuff we know what not to do
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Come on now...when has "She" ever stopped you from busting my nads
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And the fur is really gonna start flying!!!
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Karl, Let us know if we can do anything, I wont even get stated.....get a lawyer.
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Your living up to your signature Jay
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Good thing mine were done on the '89 a few years ago, but I'm sure that I'll have to install some on another 1st gen here in my future