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    I am happy for you!!!
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    Try to visit youtube on therapy exercises. It has helped me on more than one occasion. Just live one day at a time....try not to worry about what tomorrow brings. Bill:080402gudl_prv:
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    Sorry guys,,,,,It is cold here to.....32 this morning and high is only 65 this afternoon. Spring will be here tomorrow with the high projected at 82. It will come with wind blowing about 20-25 mph.
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    I can't remember how to turn the page on this gps.
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    Pulled a piggy backer from Houston to DFW to Lubbock. Could not tell it was there. Bill
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    Hey Hummingbird, Welcome to West Texas, Hope the hospitality suits you. Have fun with the boiler job. Bill:)
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    A problem is only a problem if you recognise it. I know what the noise is. It is mechanical. All machines...I mean ALL will have some quirks. Get to know your machine. Then ride it like you stole it. Everything else is a bonus. Bill
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    Whine will vary with the bike....had a 2000 venture, no noticiable whine, 2003 midnight venture, no whine, now I have a 2006 RSTD with a noticiable whine that varys with throttle-gearing-and speed.....that being said, all these bikes ran great. Bill
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    Happy birthday Don, One more day on this side of the grass.....Make it count!!!! and may there be many more. Bill:)
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    Carb vent line goes to the front air filter. Tank vent line goes to the rear and down under the battery area. Recently had mine apart. Bill
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    1 RSTD 1 artic cat side by side 1 polaris 90 (kids) 1 Yamaha wolverine 350 atv 1 honds 50 dirt bike (kids)
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    Major roads are already clearing, some of the side access roads and residential areas are a bit messy. We should hit 50 degrees today,very nice....tomorrow (wed) 41 and windy. Snyder is about an hour and half from here...should be fine. Bill
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    Bikes can be fixed or replaced.....I am glad you are around to talk about it....Hope you are getting around and feeling better. Bill
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    Less is more.....gota mean no casette deck and higher price???? I jst couldn't resist.
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    Yes...It did happen. #3 , the right rear cylinder float stuck. The bike had a fuel smell to it. I started,,,, tried to start it, turned over fine (once around) and locked down. I pulled the plug turned over again and it started (yes with the #3 plug removed) spewing compression and fuel throughout. I reinstalled the plug and restarted the bike. I had a distinctive engine knock. Yes long story short....I bent the #3 connecting rod. After a few adult breverages, and visiting with a couple of people I know...I pulled the oil pan, examined the mess. The rod visably bent, and the piston skirt hitting the crankshaft counterbalance. So now I took a dremmel tool and ground a grove in the crankshaft counterbalance, reassembled. The knock is not gone,,,,,so I did it again the next morning. The knock is gone, bike runs good, I have put a needle and seat in #3 carb and adjusted the float. ( I am not that good on carbs) Today I have logged 290 miles, average 37mpg so far.....Oh yea 2006 rstd I picked up this last fall had 8000 miles, has 10300 miles now(It ran 2000 miles Til the problem occurred.) Bill:fingers-crossed-emo
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    I am in. Thanks for the address.Sent via US postal . Isaiah 41:10 Bill
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    I run samson fishtails -- k&n filters , no rejet , runs great. If it ain't broke , don't fix it. Bill
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    The adjuster is just that. Many are independant of the company they represent. call the truck insurance company direct. Request another adjuster. However, Your ins will pay under uninsured/underinsured clause and go after the truck insurance.(usually a $200 or so deductible on your policy for this) It will also pay as under colision but you will be charged for a wreck. If the truck insurance feels the tire was faulty, on installation or manufacture,the truck insurance should make you whole, then subregate the claim to whoever. All that occurs behind the scenes, all you should see is a check.
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    Glad your daughter is allright. I just listed a 03 midnight venture in the classifieds. Very nice and clean ride. Check it out if it what you want.
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    I have had a bit of luck using a small punch or chisel and tap an edge counterclockwise to back out the broken fastner just enough to get a plyer in it. Good luck.
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    Everybody should know chrome is for improved safety--ie." safety chrome" This is what I tell my spouse to justify shiney accessories. Yamaha validated this with the Midnight version. We all know chrome does make anything faster. Thus the midnight is a safer and faster bike --- thus the price diffrence.
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    Heck, with enough JB weld, bailun wire, duck tape, one of them there flaming hack saws(cutten torch) a good welder and some beers---we can make most anything fit perty good. However if it is an original Harley part, it may well fall off before you get to your final destination. nuff said.
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    We use to simply unhook the neg side of the battery while the vehicle was running. If it died it was the charging system. If it stayed running it was the battery. I do not know if that still works of these machines ... It used to be what we did, I have not had that problem in years, It is probably not very electronics friendly.
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    I know the timing is not right, however, check out crankyape.com. tomorrow there is a RSV with only cosmetic damage comming up in Georgetown Tx. Current bid is approx 2500. I thought about buying it, but I would be getting it to turn. This is a great deal for the right person. Hope this helps. Bill
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    With due respect V7Goose, 03 venture. I plugged mine due to a Broken front housing (by the oil filter). Also plugged the rear. This being said---the bike had a air leak that sounded like a knock comming from the front. After plugged, it had no noticeable performance diffrence, only a much quieter more pleasurable ride. Yes I did take the easy route and plugged the system. Bill
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