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Hi All, It has been a looooooong time since I've been on the site here. Teresa and I have had some crazy things come up in our lives the past couple years that have taken our focus off of riding. We have occasionally gotten on the bike for maybe a short ride to go eat or something here and there, but probably haven't put more than a couple thousand miles on it the past couple years combined. IN the past couple years, we have dealt with: Me having 2 heart events that required hospital stays, and surgeries. The last one this past June 2020 was an event that happened while I was playing golf. My heart went into ventricle tachycardia, which resulted in my heart stopping, and me having to be carried to the ER, and hospital for a weeks stay, and a defibrillator installed. We're also dealing with two ailing mothers,, one of which we've had to move into our home to live with us. This has taken up great amounts of our time, dealing with selling my moms house and property and all of the work to get that completed. As well as Teresa having to go stay a day or two per week with my 93 yr old mother in law to help her. The list goes on and on. It has been a strange couple of years for us. We still have the 2007 RSTD that prompted me to become a member here way back in 2008. She's still a beaut, and runs well after all these years. She has taken us to 37 states over the years. Buuuuut.......We have been kind of losing interest with riding, due in large part with my heart health issues. With the defibrillator installed now, we have a concern that if we ever did go down, it could be a serious situation with the electrical connections and such with my heart and the defibrillator. We are getting to the age where going down just isn't something we want to deal with, or at least we want to reduce the chance of it happening as much as possible. However, we both agree that we aren't finished with our desires to drink the wind, and experience the therapy that we all know comes with riding out in the open air across this beautiful nation of ours. So..........this past October 7th, we purchased a brand new 2020 Can Am Spyder RT Limited. Big beautiful red/black machine that has completely won our hearts. We purchased it on October 7th, and two days later, put it on a trailer and towed it to Flagstaff AZ. Left our truck and trailer at an RV park in Flagstaff, and rode the new Spyder on a 1250 mile loop around northern AZ, southern Utah, and eastern NV. Took me a few days to get used to the thing, but now we are flat out excited to have it! It runs and rides smooth as a baby's behind, and has all of the fancy dancy thingamabobbers you can get on bikes nowadays. And, it comes with a far more secure feeling of not having to worry as much about going down. I know the rule; I'll post pics soon. I just wanted to jump on and say hi to all of my old friends, and say hi to a lot of new names I haven't seen before on the site. Please accept my apology for taking a loooong break. I'm baaaack! Big Lenny.

Putting this out there, Not sure how this virus stuff is going to play out, We missed getting to have a get together last summer. It will be here at our place and will put a ride or two together and have a cookout and a bonfire for one of the evenings. Want to see if there is any interest for June or July. We have plenty room if you want to camp and there are motels in Viroqua. Orlin

I'm starting to look for my next bike. I'm more than likely not going to stay with a Venture as I think they totally screwed the pooch with the new TC being air cooled. I have consistently been drawn to the F6B Goldwing for the performance aspect of it. I still want to be on a big bike with some of the creature comforts. Lonna and I will not be doing the marathon touring anylonger as her back is just not going to handle long trips on the bike anymore. I want to get back into a little more spirited riding being solo most the time on the bike. The question I have for y'all is this, who has had some 1st hand experience riding an F6B Wing? I'd like to get an idea from others before I start getting serious on finding one. So what say ye, anybody have some stories to tell?

Yes WE are certain, top down and I watch the progression thru the years as I traveled thru the belt. We appreciate what you bring too! GH

Yes, I poke fun at them, only because of some of the extreme positions but I love nature and also believe where we can, we should do better. My biggest issue is where they use the "environment" as an excuse to command control over too much of our lives and in the US, we have such strong special interest (deep pocket) control over our gov't, which then has control over us, that so much of this stuff turns into protecting profits and/or large gov't employee unions and the balance of power, first and foremost. The truth dies a sudden death when either of those are at risk, IMHO. Industrial processes and output has vastly and necessarily improved over the years for protecting both people's health directly and the health of the environment. But, I always question if ethanol, solar panels, electric cars, etc are truly a net benefit or just pushing chairs around on the titanic, or is it just a way to provide profits to well-connected individuals and companies - in the name of environmentalism. Are you 100% certain those trees died of 'acid rain' and not some other natural phenom (like beetles, some underlying volcanic activity, etc). For example, the ocean emits more carbon dioxide, through natural processes, than all human activity combined. I sincerely appreciate all of you being here, sharing knowledge and pushing me to learn more. Such a great site and group!

After reading more of this I stopped by and grabbed another Gock 48 while the getting is good. $400 including tax.

Same here...only if shipping is free.

Funny "Grasshopper " was a thing between Puc and I some time back.... So I thought of writing out a painful memory I think the year was 1980 then nah I thought it still kind of hurts. Here is the basics on what happened: I owned a third of a car mod shop long time back. I was still travelling most of the year but I got to play when ever I landed in town so, I decided to resurrect a project car in a rush after booking a couple weeks off. Long story short I lost the oil cap on her first run down the H.W./ Smoke was just overwhelming in the car and out the back! I pulled over discovered the missing cap which also had the chrome vent top above the cap seal on a set of M/T Covers... Well there I am between there and nowhere eh so I stuffed a rag in the valve cover right down to the oil separation plate; makes sense right! 20 minutes later i began seeing smoke again, chit another 20 minutes I'll be on base so pushed on Pulled into the lot cut the engine ran to the front to lift the hood, as I unlatched it well she blew the top off the engine! (lucky I wasn't sitting above it) I have fooled with many kinds of engines and there just isn't a very good system when it comes to venting the crank fumes, yet it is a must. No I don't think venting fume to atmosphere is a good idea especially as in this case there is potential for ignition! I've been rereading the thread and seems to me not all the bases have been covered. Lets break it down: we know we can't have a closed crankcase but why? Expansion and the forces hat accompany it. So the root is expansion then. The expansion in a crankcase consists of hot gasses, fluids and of course the solids: as they heat up they displace everything that is present in the container/crankcase. If left uncontrolled they will overcome any lesser counter force of resistance such as seals, gaskets and the displacement of the pistons as they travel. So we design venting system that control these unwanted counter forces thru crankcase ventilation systems. Seems simple but is it? How many forces are at play? What are the dynamics that hinder consistent venting in a looped system? I am sure I will miss some items of cause but in general: first off there is no 99% efficiencies in any of the engine I've worked on or know of. Compression rings lockup where/when in the cycles? Are they locked up on the exhaust strokes? Which fluid must be replenished with every stroke, and where does it end up and, what does it carry with it? How many bikes are running overly fat jets? Depending on engine condition say good, a naturally aspirated motor is less than 70% efficient depending on RPM and as mentioned condition. The vent tube on these bikes is a dead rise with a S shape, oil droplets are heavier than vapor the droplets should reverse direction for both reasons. The vacuum as mentioned is low between a 1/4 to 1/2 pound so from where is the lift coming from? Or is there a dynamic at play with the vacuum? Well yes there is dynamic at play actually more than one. First consideration should be to test compression, the lower the number the more blowby there is. Next check for flooding which washes the walls reducing compression and collects in the crankcase. Now picture the case where you have flooding then making its way to the crankcase then venting out to atmosphere right by the engine and where you sit. Vacuum dynamics: so we are dealing with low vacuum as mentioned however all bets are off when the throttle is chopped. The oil rushes forward still being spun around by the crank, pistons are racing, ring are fluttering/oscillating blowby increases and the lift forces push while at its highest vacuum. Rapping up, yes mod if that is what is required but do so with follow thru, vent aft of the riders, or and better yet separate the fluids but burn what has yet to be burned. Remember motorcycles are not your fathers Buick they are meant to be pushed true but designed to be maintained. Well dat's all folks

My eyes may be playing tricks on me again Corporal Newkirk but it looks like you welded the socket for the ratchet to far away from the ratchet.. What if you need to put the socket on the ratchet so you can,,,,, ahhhhh never mind,,, I get it now,,, with the socket welded on you will never loose it... Makes sense now. Tweeks Maintenance Dept has a zillion parts and pieces in it,, all in a bag but still have an escapee once in a while.. I like what you got going on there,,, now if I can find my Mig welder and it still has gas left in it I think I may steal your idea!!!

Oh heck yeah,, they are GORGEOUS my brother! Not absolutely 100% sure but I think Quickstep, Aussie Annies husband ended up with one that he has probably got a zillion miles on now.. Maybe see if you can track him down and pick his brain a bit. I know that the early 1800 wings had some issues with the alternator drive system but that was rectified wayyyy before Honda introduced the F6b so you would be safe there. Personally I really like em,, a bagger with a 6 cylinder water cooled, shaft drive set up - WOWZY WOW WOW WOW.. Our 2 local Honda shops had a rough time selling theirs and were offering some awesome left over deals on them, not really sure what ever happened to em.. You know me,, if you want me to keep an eye out for one just give a shout! If you have not ridden one yet maybe see if you can find one to try out before buying? Love ya'll Puc

With all this running back and forth to play with Grandkids in California Tip, Trooper and I will keep an eye on this Orlin and maybe stop by to stir the pot on a trip out, or back.. Be GREAT to see everyone!!

Several posts regarding this. Search in the library. It’s ABS plastic, you can make a putty with ABS and MEK for patching, I used ABS sheet and ABS plumbing glue to fix a broken saddlebag. There are commercial products available Plastex being one. Fiberglass really isn’t the answer.

After talking with Sharon, She said to pick a date in July, So lets see what we can come up with. Orlin

Finally was able to clean up the generator cover and get it painted. The two center plates for the generator cover and the clutch cover were shipped out to the platers last week. Looking forward to see how they look with some shiny chrome. I also worked on the side covers for the cylinders. Both turned out real nice. I ended up buying another wiring harness. The original one was to chopped up with a lot of wiring additions and modifications. I found a nice one that doesn't have any mods done to it. It looks like it just needs a little cleaning up and I can start putting it on. More to come later.

You scare me . I've been looking at F6B as well. I've concluded that I would rather buy a full Wing and remove the trunk, and actually been emailing a company that is going to re-introduce a cover for the trunk spot. Being a taller guy (6'2"), I am sure I will need a custom seat that sits back and a bit higher. I sat on a wing last summer, I felt it was a bit tight on the knees. I do like the feet under, and water cooled, and plan to continue my pursuit. Some of the early f6bs are missing a couple features I think I want, namely cruise. But then again, I do like my throttle lock on my 83, lol.

Hopefully nothing, but so far that has not worked out for me and I have not even retired yet. them honey dues are keeping me busy. I thought about going back to work so I could get a break.

What more could you ask for? Oh, Allen wrenches

I need one of those!

https://www.venturerider.org/manuals/RSVservice.pdf See page 3-16. The adjusting screw is on the right (brake) side, just below the tank.

Puc, I se that 67 Vette in Punta Gorda sold, did you get it?