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    thats great, now whats this about rust in the tank. best way to avoid that is keep running fresh gas through it. :no-no-no:
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    it saddens me to think that human beings are capable of being worse than animals. a man lost his life so some one could save a few bucks on a tv or some other item. i was at walmart yesterday morning right after they opened and the people were absolutely ignorant in attitude. i told my wife lets get out of here, this is rediculous. what starts out to be a fun event for some can turn into a tragedy, because of greed. it will be my first and last time out on black friday morning. bill
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    hey lewis, you and the dragon always were a winner. i'll be there for sure in 09 economy and health permitting. with back to back meets, putting on the 2009 rally, it will be rough , but my wife even wants to go back to vogel, and thats saying alot. hope to see everyone at the 09 rally and vogel. you too lewis. bill :clap2:
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    lewis, just my 2 cents. i always thought the tail of the dragon, and the t-shirt and patch designs you have had in the past, were 20 on the 10 scale. the name is awesome. the shirts and patches are my favorite of all times. i sure hate to see you change anything. it is still my favorite meet bar none. i say if it ain't broke don't fix it. people associate with tradition. just a suggestion. i was looking forward to seeing how you could top last years shirt. your good buddy bill.
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    hey,michael. don't want to put you on the spot, and not going to ask why your selling your bike. just want to know if you are going to hang with us. i know alot of folks including linda and i would miss you and terri if you were to stray away from the group. hope you are not getting out of bikes, cuz we are looking forward to seeing you at my st. charles rally and the international meet in 09. please don't go no where you have a bunch of friends on here. ain't that right guys? bill
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    lutz, very good info. thanks, bill.
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    2009 vogel venturama, or 2009 vogel venture in the smokies.
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    i have two kerosun heaters. haven't used them for a couple of years. put k1 in them and they still work great. whats the difference between diesel and kerosene? bill
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    got a question. i have a 50,000 btu salmander, and two kerosene heaters. i use k-1 kereosene in them. will diesel fuel work in place of kereosene? it's alot cheaper and easier to get. i use them in my garage, with ventilation.
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    hey lewis, what happened to your clutch cable? bill
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    back from black friday shopping spree. what a joke, and zoo. did have fun. ended up at shop n save looking for a bargain on a left over turkey, had the store to our self, so we did our grocery shopping. did'nt spend a dime any where else.
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    it's 4:40 am and i'm walking out the door headded for walmaert. bill
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    no taking care of the preliminarys. like finding tools, space to work, and anything else i can do to put off getting started.
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    got the kerosene heaters out of the attic this morning and went and got some k-1. would you believe $ 4.26 a gallon at shell. fired them up,and they work. all systems are go. hey redneck. i'm going after those fast 1rst gens.
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    great news and something else to give thanks for. bill
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    finally decided to tie into the suspension on my wing. getting everything ready for a major job. got to pull the whole front end off to install the springs and modify the forks for the racetech gold valve. put it off as long as i could. just hate to lay one of my bikes up mostly on a good riding weekend. the plastic removal is the hardest part. not looking forward to that. wish me luck. bill:2133:
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    hey orrin, you have a happy thanksgiving, and everyone else out there have a happy thanks giving. hope everyone has as much to be thankful for, as i do. been a rough go the last 5 years. smooth sailing now. i hope. :clap2:
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    10 years ago i would have jumped on it, but got no room for it. and my wife says no more tools. she says what am i going to do with all this crap if something was to happen to you. i said call an auctioneer.
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    i was just sitting here thinking i'm about as happy as a puppy with two $$$ers. two more nights to work and a 4 day weekend coming up. what is a guy to do with all this off time. i'm going riding, going to eat a little turkey and enjoy the hell out of this cheap gas.:clap2:you'all have a ultra,ultra, happy thanksgiving and don't over do it. snarley bill :2133:
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    don't think anyone owes anyone apologies. if we all thought the same thing and were totally agreeable it would be an awfully dull world. mike, i'm just like you, maybe a little shorter and on the other side of the fence, but not totally. hey i'm one of the biggest offenders, after all allanh blessed me with this name i have to live up to.lol. snarley bill
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    not going to get into machining things out of billet aluminum. reasons being. the cnc programs are expensive to write. i do have connections but it is still big bucks. the program for the four speed transmission i helped design for the cushman prototype scooter i built for my buddy was $6000.00. a whole lot of computer work was done before we made the first one for the prototype. it actually worked and he has over 2000 miles on the scooter. a replica 1958 cushman eagle with a vtwin briggs vanguard, and a 4 speed. total money invested was $40,000. he is selling the transmissions now. i want to stick more with specialized tools like the balancer. and metal fabricating, since that is what i am geared for. i have a machine shop but no cnc equipment. no way you can machine stuff by hand anymore and make money. bill:2133:
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    i bought this tire balancer off ebay ,and the guy that builds them did a top notch job on it. i gave $95.00 plus shipping. i think i could build an equivelent one and sell them cheaper. the critical part is the higher precision low drag bearings and the precision ground carbon steel shaft and cnc machined cones. alot of them have plastic cones and a cold rolled non machined shaft. kind of shoddy. i think i could build a high quality balancer for around $75.00. how many would be willing to buy one if i build them? i know harbor freight has one for forty nine dollars, but i'm sure they don't use the expensive low drag bearings and ultra precision shaft and cones. since i don't have an od, id grinder. i would have to do the shafts at work and have my buddy write a program on his cnc turning center for the cones. bill
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    you and eck need to become partners. you could offer a package deal. hip stendaboards, and eckstendabars. :rotf::rotfl:
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    it's been rough, butt we been good.
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    good post, i never used caps cuz i'm to lazy but i love commas. and i ain't going to change. snarley bill
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