Bubber

Thats it ECK, if you continue to work in and have a clean working area we will have to revoke your man cave privileges. Jeeze you are making the rest of us look bad or at least me. I would show you a picture of my shop if I could open the door. LOL Great looking project, you do nice work for an ex-quality guy. Congrates!!!!!!! Bubber

Thanks Freebird It is never easy to see one of of brothers or sister leave us. I can only say that it was a pleasure and an honor to meet the ones that I was fortunate enough to meet. Rest in peace yea weary souls we will pick up the slack on our end. Rest in Peace!

Read his last line!

Well folks it is that time to make your plans for Pork in the Pines I can tell you that I have ordered the guest of honor already and as usual we are planning to have a great weekend at Gary's in LaPorte MN. So here is what I can tell you, leave all your problems and cares at home that weekend (Sept 1-4) bring a great attitude for life, bring your significant other if you have one. Come enjoy life and the commoroderrie of your fellow motorcyclist enthusiast. Come enjoy a few laughs, have an adult beverage if you so desire. We welcome anyone to our little get together at the Pork in the Pines. held in LaPorte MN, Sept 1st thru 4th, with early arrival on the 1st. Be prepared to have a great time. Come one come all. Camping on site. Food, laughs, and great companionship for 4 days. Oh ya and there is me, LOL. We would also like to have a tribute to our fallen brother Black Owl, to honor his service to both Canada and the United States. His contributions to participating and being the head chef for many years. Any one that has some words of tribute for Black Owl can send them to me and I will compile them for the Pork in the Pines. We have a great crew organizing and working this event just like the ones in the past. Bubber

Thank God she is OK! Thanks that the car took the big hit instead of her. Now get ready to come back to Minnesota will ya? We miss you guys.

Five more days and we will all find out if we are disappointed or not.

Maybe they can redesign it between now and the 5th? We will get what they want to give and nothing more because they don't care about the touring group. And yes I did say that out loud. I'll be looking for a trike, or luxury car real soon. Ya know like a Yugo! LOL

I am with you Flyinfool! Wanting and getting don't always come true. It will probably be a Twin with bags and few other options. Mamma Yamaha has let us down too many times to be optimistic.

So sorry to hear about your crash, So happy to hear you made it through it. Heal fast and prayers be with you. Bubber

I am headed for the hospital in a few hours for my second knee replacement this time it is my right. So I will be unable to respond to the emails or posts. Just thought I thought I would let some people know where I was just in case you were wondering. The 1st one went fine so when the second started to act up I knew it was time to get'r done too. Three days of hospital and I'll be back to haunt you all again. Behave while I am out, don't be pissing Don off. Bubber

Thanks Red I forgot how many I told you so I'll send you money for 4. Good on ya, for being one of the good guys. Steve aka Bubber

Red I would like 3. One for me and one for each of his daughters. Thanks for getting this going. Bubber

I will miss you my brother. So sorry I was about 20 minutes to late to say my good byes. Even though I chatted with you will waiting for you daughters to return from diner I kind of knew you could hear me and you knew I was there. So glad to have had the time to laugh with you, tell jokes, just plain enjoying each other's company and just enjoy our lives together. I'll miss the smile, the food, the generosity, your willingness to help anyone that needed it, whether they asked for it or not. I'll miss the long BS sessions we had in the car coming and going to the PIP the last few years. It will be a lonely ride this year. But I hope ride along with me in spirit. I miss your willingness to do more than was expected and with a positive attitude. I'll miss having a shot or two even though nether one of us probably should have. We can blame Tequila Pete for that, ya that'l work for me. I'll miss your leadership by example. Your loyalty to other fellow VenturRiders. Your loyalty to those darn hippy Canadians that get flat tires in the middle of North Dakota in the middle of a tornado. Your loyalty to your country's of Canada and The United States. The countrys you fought for and defended. I'll miss your humility to not take any of the credit for a job well done. I salute you my friend for your service in Vietnam, a service that most likely contributed to your leaving us much to soon. We lost a good friend and brother this week and like most times in our lives we were to late telling them just how much we loved and respected them. Let me do that now for all of us. Sorry I was was just a few minutes late, but I have a suspicion that you were hanging on tight so you didn't leave in front of you daughters. They sure will miss you and so will your fellow riders. I hope your at peace and you no longer have to fight the terrible diseases you suffered from for so long. Rest in peace my friend rest in Peace Just one of you many friends. Bubber

It is always good to have the government run a private business. They are always cost conscious. If you believe that I have swamp land in Florida I would like to sell.

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I am on the same wavelength as you Bob. It is one group or another singling themselves out that they are being oppressed or something. Let me put it bluntly SUCK IT UP everyone and everybody has gone through something where they were discriminated against for some reason. Gender, age, color, religion just to name a few. I have always attributed it to that life. STUFF HAPPENS. Yes I know some of the stuff you see on the news is way out there and should have never happened. There are wackos every where. Can I have my own day too.

Well no snow, not even in the yard. So life is good. Weather is supposed to be 50's for a couple of days. So let me make this perfectly clear "I don't want your stinking snow, keep it." Wow I feel much better now. If you like snow.. enjoy..... other than that I am done for the year and hoping for sun , warm weather and bikes. Ca-peesh Bubber

Well last night they said we were going to get a real good snow storm like ones we used to get years ago. Well it shifted south about 90 miles and headed to Chicago. You folks in Chicago probably needed a little snow to keep everyone home at night. Glad we could share the snow and I am sure it is headed out to the east coast right after it dumps on Chicago. I don't have any snow on the ground to speak of and from I hear you don't have to shovel rain. Keep your heads down and enjoy the winter weather as it blows by you at 25MPH or more. Seriously take care and stay in side it dumped a lot of snow and it is just getting started. ENJOY Bubber

I too have been running Ponch's gauges on my bike for many years and enjoy the heck out of them. The guy was not only helpful but down right went out of his way to make sure you were happy with his product. I wish you all the greatest blessings possible my friend and hope that some day we meet again, till then you will be in our hearts and thoughts. Thankful for having met Ponch in Cody Bubber

If we are a gang how come I didn't get my colors? Or maybe the color is transparent like this post. LOL Happy Monday everyone, we made it to a new day "Yippy-Ky-Oh-Ky-A". Bubber

OK Folks, I spoke to Black Owl yesterday, as stated he is and will be in the nursing home for some time. I asked if he got anything in the mail and he said he got this great big card and he was working his way reading through all the posts. He was extremely appreciative of all your thoughts and well wishes. He still sounded tired, he did say he had fallen and broke his hip and that made it difficult to get up and around. All in all though he sounded not to bad for a guy that has been all the crap that he has gone through. He wanted me to tell everyone how much he did appreciated the card and that people were thinking of him. Sounded like he was getting tired after about 15 minutes so I said goodbye and told him I would call in a week or two. Thanks guys and gals for doing this for Owl. Bubber

That great..... keep it. It is supposed to he in the upper 30's or 40's and possible a 50, so keep that dog gone white stuff ours is melting away. Gone I say Gone!!!! I got friends in Massachusetts and they are getting more than a foot of that white crap. So sad, to bad. No really keep the snow put it in the freezer I got plenty. Thanks for thinking of me. Bubber

That's really what I was asking, glad I didn't waist my time. I don't know about you but I don't think any of the MC companies listen to the customers. Bubber

Sorry to hear of the situation with family. Wishing you the best with the whole thing. Hope justice prevails. Bubber