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hi folks i wish to post a mighty big thanks to a fellow venture rider and his wife. as some of you know last weekend i was heading over to leakey,texas to meet up with tom and a bunch of ventureriders. i was about 60 miles out of houston rolling at 75mph. all of a sudden my clearview windsheild flew off the bike. the sheild did not hit me or anyone else as it come tumbling back to earth. man what a rush, all that air pressure. i was able to pull over and look the bike over. i could see the sheild back down the road aways. i ended up picking up the sheild and returned home. i wish to thank VANCE he gave me a new clearview shield with a vent, wouldn't take anything for it. also thanks to his wife BRENDA for puting up with me as i arrived at their place at 8 am a full hour before i said i should be there. they even made me breakfast. had a nice couple hour visit with them in their lovely home. isn't this how it is with our big VENTURE FAMILY, helping each other out as we can. again much thanks to vance & brenda. best reguards don c.
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thanks don for shareing this. may he rest in peace, love to his family. he may gone but he will not be forgoten. reguards don c.
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PS Now that your official Texans you all have to start your conversations with Y'all!! LOL HAL they are not official Texans yet. they have not received their offical Texas passports nor have we been down to the brazos river to preform the offical baptism rites. just because they have driven over the brazos river doesn't count. QUOTE from the offical texas passport that i have in my hands. TEXANS may have dual citizenship thru birth, marriage or naturalization (as by baptisam in the BRAZOS RIVER ). and as a native born TEXAN and a sponser of squidley & sweetnothing to come down here from above the masion-dixie line. i have first dubs on the dunkin of these two in the BRAZOS RIVER. also if we ever get those two canucks ( gary n and rambling man ) back down here. they received their OFFICAL TEXAS PASSPORTS at the TEXAS STAMPEED. we have some more OFFICAL dunkin to do. reguards don c.
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i say bring back the 4 track tapes. don c.
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Finally finally finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gunboat replied to Jus Monkeyin Around's topic in Watering Hole
hay boss don't worry i'll spank that monkey to keep him in line. after all i hear tell the squid was calling him at bed time and telling him:Bunny2: bed time stories. by the way dave welcome to TEXASS. reguards don c. -
thanks for the pictures sorry i missed it. but tom now old buddy i have heard you sing with out the HELP of mr.quiveo and i was crying by the time you stoped and i belive i was not the only one in the case truck that was doing the same. best reguards don c.
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hi tracy thanks for posting you thoughts and experiance on your c/t. i my self have never rode a bike with the runflat c/t installed. but a gw'er that had a runflat c/t installed, started me on my path to the darkside and i'am happy with my c/t experiance. best reguards don c.
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barnetts has them or they did when i used their upgrade spring kit for my scoot. mater of fact i still have the plates and disk that i bought and never installed. 'cause my oem clutches were all good, they have been setting in the garage for 2 years. reguards don c.
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pryers sent for your friend and his family and you. reguards don c.
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thanks annie message sent to all my brothers & sisters in arms from down under. reguards don c.
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Finally finally finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gunboat replied to Jus Monkeyin Around's topic in Watering Hole
dave you be carefull on the drive down, will see ya soon. reguards don c. -
hi jb & maggie glad to hear ya'll finaly got some time off. will be heading over there after work sat. morning. will be good too lay eye balls on you guys again. reguards don c.
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hi herb as a old navy salt i have nothing but respect for the marines. have put many of them shore with the amphib forces and special ops on my gunboat during my 'nam days. best reguards to your son & daughter may they come back home safe and sound. be safe on your scoot ride. reguards don c.
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ouch thats a lot of money for almost nothing. i know when i had a rv it had an aluminum tube rail around the top of the roof and was in sections. don c.
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i agree with the carbon one lift. squidley has let me use his and it's great.i would also buy the legs(stands) so you can remove the lift. but this is for use at home not on a road trip. i have left my bike on a sears bike lift for over 3 weeks and haven't had a issue with it. if any one wants a 1'st gen centerstand i have one that's not moded it's just hanging on the wall in the garage. reguards don c.
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hi rick you might try some of the rv centers like camping world, jc whitney. i belive they may carry some type of cargo rack. but you may have to make them fit. or possibley one of the makers of the cargo trailers to se if they will sell you one. don c.
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Sleeperhawk Mechanic's April 17 2010 Virginia M&E Pictures
gunboat replied to Sleeperhawks Mechanic's topic in Picture Folder
thanks for shareing the pictures, great shots of everything. everyone had smiles on their faces, looks like ya'll could not had better weather for the ride. the last time i was on the skyline was in the early 70's looks like its time to make that trip again. thanks bobby best reguards don c. -
hi david welcome to the darkside, please keep us posted how the c/t is working for you. as i have posted this is not a mod for everyone but it works for me. i'am on ny 2'nd c/t and i love it. reguards don c.
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if anyone coming from out of town and needs a place to lay your head, i'll be the backup pitstop. have a couple of spots open & i'am only about 25 or so miles from brad & lonna's place. reguards don c.
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i know were to find ya'll and all the cheese cake. don c.
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i agree with rocket you MUST take the weight off. when i did mine 2 years ago i used my sears m/c jack. squidley has a carbon one stand that we have used on my bike recently. that's a better way to go. but using a m/c jack will be ok also just got to center the bike on it. i had my bike up in the air for over 3 weeks while i was waiting for the new shock to arrive from japan. reguards don c.
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hi jerry i have to agree with you. rick does a outstanding job. at first i wasn't sure but i'am now getting use to the saddle and broken it in, it's a whole lot better. best reguards don c.
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hi folks i have read all the post so far and would like to add to them. as a lot of you have said you have to live life and i agree with this. you try to be prepared as much as possible, always on the look out. my fixen to be ex-wife never rode with me. my daughter sarah has rode with me quite a bit. she even went with me to the 08 international rally in canada. that was over 4,000 miles round trip and we had a blast. could i live with my self if we had been in a accident and she didn't make it. honest to god don't know if i could live without her. i have lived a full life and she is just starting. but we must go on and be as safe as can be. today i had the honor to give a new female friend her first ride on a motorcycle. we went about 125 miles round trip, yep she was a little tense and i don't blame her it was her frist ride and she doesn't realy know me. but she did just fine. her children i found out was giving her a lot of heck. it comes down to trust with the one your riding with and love in the good lord that today is not the day he's calling you home. best reguards to all don c.
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hi teri sounds like a plan for next year for me. this year is going to be tough, i don't think i'll be doing any rides out of texas this year. but next year things should be better. reguards don c.
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i also have the avon croba on the front. i was using a me 880-130 on the front, used it with the bfg 155. i racked up over 31,000 miles on the bfg before switching to a kuhmo. the croba and kuhmo work well together in my personal experiance, i have about 8,000 miles on this combo. reguards don c.