SilvrT

Great idea!

Go buy a can of black spray paint and paint 'em when she's out... then tell her you bought new black ones for her... EDIT: Better wait until you've got her permission to go to Venture West in June LOL

Enjoy!

DITTO! They say "a happy wife makes a happy life" but you also gotta be happy in your own life.

try this one... Best Motorcycle Rides in the US and Canada or... Canada - Best Motorcycle Rides & Roads

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I turn 68 at end of May. It's hard to believe that in 2 years I will be 70! I don't feel anywhere near my age but I must look it as younger people offer their seat to me on the bus. Similar to Randy, I am enjoying life much more now than ever before. I attribute that to my life with my wife Nina since 2005 and that my health and financial stability is still good. Not ready to retire any time soon. I feel for those less fortunate as life has not always been like this for me.

This is why I never pee in a urinal .... LOL

that sukz! no severance? no re-skilling assistance?

Well then it's settled ... you will HAVE TO stop over at our house and I'll serve you up a mess 'o my famous ribs! Maybe by then I will have that document ready for you LOL

Best place I've been to is Nina's Bistro ... best ribs you can find anywhere ... chef's name is SilvrT ....

Looks great ... does it have the upgraded cam chain tensioner? Harley Cam Chain Tensioners- Inspections and UpGrades | Patriot Rev-elations

Probably too ugly to see ...

Do you mean you like your Venture QUIET and your RADIO loud ?

Very interesting ... never tried that, never even thought about it. But I will now Only time I put my hand on the cylinders now is when I'm warming the bike up prior to riding.

Water cooled or air cooled is somewhat irrelevant. Most of the heat we feel on these V-twins (HD, Kaw, Vic) is coming off the exhaust header pipes and as you pointed out, with cats removed there's appx 200 degree drop in temp and that is not engine temp, it's heat from the exhaust header pipes. I removed my cats and immediately noticed a big difference. Due to the positioning of them on the Vic, the passenger actually gets the brunt of the heat on their right foot and leg. Not so much with cats removed.

Maybe Don should change his nickname to AVIS ("we try harder")

Thanks Don, your sarcasm cracked me up and made my day! FWIW tho, you have every right to say what you said! We are not kids here and we should not have to be spoon fed or hand held.

It was like this one... I fried the engine on it less than a month after I bought it. I guess riding 2-up at freeway speeds was just too much for it LOL. Good thing it was covered under warranty. Same dealer sold Triumph and I wanted a 650 Bonneville but the bank wouldn't go for it at the time.

Well, I did some diggin but could only find a pic of my 4th bike. First 3 were 1969 Yamaha 125 twin, 1972 Triumph 650 Bonneville, 197? Honda 500-4 (which I choppered)... then I got this Honda 750 stock and added the fairing and bags and paint work.

I tried various mufflers on my '06 RSMV ... never could really get the sound I wanted. Got a set of D&D mufflers on my Vic ... now THAT sounds like I want it to! Not too loud, a nice rumble while cruisin and a noticeable rap when I get on it. Could have something to do with V-twin vs V-4 That said tho, I had a set of Cobra mufflers and Torq-Tubes on my Wing and it sounded great.

One certainly wouldn't want to loose any torque on a Harley

Remapping is gonna help for sure. Vic's have a similar issue in that they come too lean from factory. Gut the cats, add hi-flow air filter, set of performance mufflers, Power Commander and a dyno tune makes a TON of difference not only in dealing with the heat issue but increasing power (not that they need it )

Local LEOs have been out in force this week nabbing distracted drivers. I observed a motorcycle cop catch a young lady talking or texting on her cell phone yesterday. She was actually behind him as they were stopped for a traffic light and he saw her in his mirror. How dumb can someone be to think they can't be seen if they're behind the cop? DOH!

I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, she said I was doing fairly well for my age. (I am past 60). A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking her, 'Do you think I'll live to be 90?' She asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer, wine or hard liquor?' 'Oh Yes,' I replied. 'And I smoke marijuana regularly too!' Then she asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?' 'I said, 'Almost every day ... it's my favorite food!' 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, sailing, hiking, or bicycling or ride a motorcycle?' 'Yep, all of those as often as I can,' I said. She asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?' 'Yes, and especially the sex ... at least once a day,' I said... She looked at me and said, 'Then, since you're not dead now, you have nothing to worry about!'