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Just added a new concealed carry option. Kimber CDS9. 9 mm, 13 + 1 as pictured. Also came with 15 + 1 magazine. Love this thing.
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I traded my 2008 RSV in toward a 2023 Indian Challenger. I loved my Venture and wish Yamaha had properly updated it to keep me on board.
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Late reply here....my wife and I travelled down that way through a short section of Skyline Drive in early October. The Blue Ridge Parkway was closed at that time due to the hurricane damage. The section we travelled was beautiful that time of the year. We came across Hwy 250 from the 219. Hwy 250 from Huttonsville to Staunton WV looks fairly straight on a map...Wrong. It was a beautiful twisty road with breath taking scenery. It was obvious to me afterwords that going over the mountains is going to be a little twisty and up and down. It was a challenging ride to say the least, all loaded up with my wife on the back. I'll bring the Venture next time, I think it would handle the twisties better. We made it to the Howard Johsons just after dark, which wasn't wise travelling in the dark as we noticed lots of deer appearing at dusk. Made it safely and there must have been 25 motorcyclist's staying at HoJo's. Most of those bikes were in the class of adventure touring, which seems to be a popular way to ride, especially through the mountains. It was a great ride and hope to do it again next year and this time travel south down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mark
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Finally got out yesterday for a few hour for the first ride of the season....and the first real ride of more then an hour for a few years. The bike purred like a happy kitten and I was smiling the whole day.6 points
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Guaranteed my rear brakes won’t lock up. I changed the oil recently and left the drain pan in front of my bike in the shop, a few days later some circling wind decided to relocate my shop roof into the woods out back. Two days of downpours followed raining into the shop overflowing the drain pan into a nice big slick on my floor, the falling rain splattered the oil all over the bike including I guess the rotors. Without really thinking about it I took it for a test run the next week, I quickly realized at the end of the driveway no matter how hard I stomped the pedal there was absolutely no chance of lockup. I can’t really recommend this design of antilock brakes though as the stopping distance is exponentially increased. 🤬🤬🤬6 points
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Was going through some stuff and look what I found...
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I made the mistake of hosting the wife’s family dinner, a very small group. I seem to only be able to cook like it’s my family (35-40 people). There’s enough left over for a Venture rally supper. Now we get to go Saturday for the big one, at least we can leave the leftovers at my brother’s house.6 points
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Son and girlfriend had their Gender Reveal and barbecue at our house today with friends and both Fathers and Moms. They divulged they will be having a GIRL in September. This is mine and Phantom Wife's(Beverly) first grand child! Looking forward to her arrival!!!6 points
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Keep the carbs clean with good fuel and do scheduled maintenance and you can expect 250k miles easily. The only engine failures I’ve heard of were all from carbs overflowing and hydrolocking the engine. Some have a clutch basket whine that can be annoying but not a mechanical issue. Check the rear shock for oil leaks. There’s nothing on it that can go wrong that the fix can’t be found here. It’s a top heavy bike but eats miles comfortably. They like to wind, keep the revs up around 4000 for the best performance, don’t touch 5th gear (overdrive) below 65mph. I’ve got almost 90k on mine and we’re planning a month long tour out west soon.5 points
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I took this pic on KY Lake about a year and a half ago.
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Just wanted to let you all that I'm still here despite the odds! I still have the RSV but haven't ridden much due to a broken leg as well as putting the bike up on the stand to check the valves, change oil, etc.. Just never did those things as life kept getting in the way. I'll get to it someday soon.... Happy belated Holidays to all of you and hope all is well.! Earl, I'll PM you when I finally get ready to work on the scoot. David5 points
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I got my new vanity plate for the bike today. Looking forward to putting some miles on it this spring.
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I honestly donn’t know. but I feel that the government has somethinng to do with it. I just don’t believe that in this day and age that all these drones can be flying around and the government has no idea what they are. With all our advanced technology, radar, night vision, etc., they have to know what they are.5 points
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Had a good weekend ride to AR this weekend, was going to try to catch the bike rolling over 100K miles but lost track of time and miles and missed it by a few. It looks like it happened a few miles after Chelsea, OK and Vinita, OK on RT 66 so that was pretty cool. I took a few pictures after we stopped in Afton, looks like someone is working on a really cool exhibit. Here is a few pics I was able to take before heading further on the trip.
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I was finally able to pick up my 2018 Venture from the shop after a complete rebuild of the motor which was covered under warranty. I haven't had a chance to ride it yet because of heavy rain starting as I was unloading it off the trailer, but the service tech put about 100 miles on it before changing the oil. The bike does sound good though.5 points
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Made it home safe and sound. Thanks to Ron for setting this up. Had a great time, as I always do when with my VR friends. Already looking forward to seeing y'all again. Here's a few more pics.
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My father carried an electricians knife with him for most of his life. It was a tradesman's style and was sharpened so many times that it was worn down to a narrow blade..lol.. When he passed, at the funeral, I put it in his pants pocket so that he'd have it on the other side in case he needed it; I miss him.....sniff....4 points
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Rode for three days each way to be there. It was a hoot.
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I still ride my 1988 daily and on big trips. My mom who's 69 years old went with me to the Olympic National Forest last fall. She took her 2005 Goldwing Trike and we put on about 5000 miles in ten days. My old bike rolled over 100k miles on that trip. Since we got back in the second week of September, I've put over three thousand miles on her since then. We are looking to finally upgrade after eight years of ownership to a 2021+ Goldwing. Certain parts are getting hard to obtain, especially in decent condition. My rear spring is starting to get pretty soft, and its hard for me to trust buying one off of Ebay that I have no idea the condition of. I don't have room to have multiple parts bikes laying in the garage right now. I do all my own maintenance, including tire changes and balances. I'm pretty meticulous with my old Venture. I didn't have to touch a single tool on that last road trip. After we get the Wing, I'll keep the Venture and still ride the crap out of it, but I'll take my lady with me on the Goldwing on big trips. The Venture has been and continues to be one of the most consistent, reliable and solid aspects of my life. I've been through alot in the last 8 years (haven't we all??) and the Venture has been reliably by my side then entire time. We have our first baby on the way, due in June, so it'll be a slow riding year this year, so I'll focus on plastic repairs and keeping it running in tip top shape. I'll share a few pictures of our Washington Trip for proof.
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I talk to him occasionally but it’s been a while. Last time I did, he indicated that his riding days were pretty much over. He had bought a couple of electric bicycles and was enjoying them.4 points
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Here’s the blinker fluid I use.
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I’m trying to decide between the bike or boat today.
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At least I was the only one on the road to work this morning.
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If we don’t have at least one -20° night, we haven’t had winter!!🥶4 points
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Wishing my entire Venturerider family a very Merry Christmas !!! Hope Santa's good to you. Hopes for a healthy and prosperous New Year. Remember to take some time to reflect on the reason for the season.4 points
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Hope your bellies are full and family is happy n healthy.4 points
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oh wow did I get full and because not as many showed up we brought enough home for a couple of days.4 points
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Thank you to all my fellow Veterans, Happy Veterans Day4 points
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If you haven’t heard yet, I am now riding a new 2024 Road Glide. I ended up going to the Myrtle Beach Fall Rally and unexpectedly decided to trade the Ultra Classic off. I finally got away from a black bike. To introduce the new ride, here are some pics. Color is “Sharkskin”
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After 39 years of road maintenance, I get to hand my duties off to a new younger guy. The way it was looking I told Sharon that it looks like another winter of plowing snow and sanding icy roads. I had put my winter plan together and along came just the person we were hoping to find. He likes the work and lives a half a mile away from the Town shop. He went through his 60-day trial period and has done pretty good. Needs a little guidance and some more experience and I think he will do fine. I will still be doing some work running the road grader, He said he wanted to slowly work his way into it. So a few days a month I will go in and play around with the grader. And I can pick and choose the days. So now it's time to get to work on the house and get some hunting in and wait for it to snow and all I have to do is put some wood in the stove kick back and watch it fall. And it is going to feel good to know that I won't have to be up at 2:00 in the am to head out into the weather and head to work. Orlin4 points
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Now the winter is fast approaching just remember us folks here down south and remember You're all invited back again to this locality To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality. Hillbilly that is, sit a spell, take your shoes of Y'all come back now, y'hear? In other words if you are around Charleston drop in.4 points
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I rode one bike to Bike Week, and this bike followed me home.
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Finally a Grandfather!!!
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Remember to do the air line first. Not a hard job to do.4 points
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I don’t know but I lifted the bike until the rear tire just barely touched the floor. The removed the bottom bolts and then the top.4 points
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Concerned about long distance riding after the upcoming back surgery I decided to buy a trailer just in case. Decided I didn’t really like it so I sold it and built my own. You don’t see too many 10’ trailers with a dovetail and tandem axles but that’s what I wanted. Ramp gate folds flat on the dovetail out of the wind.
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I’m back and better than ever Restoring the same model bike you guys helped me with, back in 2019. Some of the names I remember from back then, if my memory serves me correctly:Venturous Randy, Cowpuc, skydoc just to name a few. Anyway, current bike has not been started since 2009. It was stored in a shed so that’s good news! I did choose to go with a single carb this time. will keep you updated. I’m almost ready to fire her up
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No matter which side of the aisle you're on, this attempt on his life is not ok. You can chalk it up to luck, but you can't get much closer to being whacked then this. I think the Good Lord must have intervened. And for the record, I'd be just (or maybe almost) as upset if this happened to Joe Biden.4 points
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My '10 has been on the lift stand for the last week or so. Got new tires (Shinko 777's) and while it was on the stand I added a fuse block in the fairing, removed the cassette player, cb and stereo and replaced it with an LBE-Carplay-02 unit with gps & bluetooth. In place of the stock controller is a control and amp by Memphis Audio. The new unit also has front and rear (recording) cameras too. Almost forgot... the 1.5" handlebar riser.
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Yesterday was a great riding day.I met up with KyRider and some of his buddies to head up into Illinois to eat. Put in around 200 miles total.4 points
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Ron and Tina texted they also got home and stayed dry all the way.4 points
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Took the bikes for a boat ride.
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Lunchtime at Patty's
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Looks like the weatherman is cooperating with us pretty well. We’ll have to dodge some areas with last week’s storm damage. Wife n I went out yesterday and spent half a day clearing a road of storm debris so we can ride it.
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This weekend is somewhat a somber one. While we celebrate Memorial day with our picnics, BBQs and other events PLEASE remember all of those that were lost to give us the freedoms we have. To that end we also need to remember those who came home but we lost in the longer battle of recovery from their service. With special attention to those veterans we've lost to suicide due to PTSD. I personally had a friend I hadn't spoken to in quite a while call me early this year who had recently lost a son to suicide. These soldiers tend to be the forgotten ones but who also need to be remembered.4 points
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Finally got to meet Steve S today, my plan was to buy him lunch and barrage him with questions about his back surgery experience since I’m facing one soon. Instead he beat me to the register and paid for my lunch and helped me to feel a lot more comfortable about the surgery. He and his wife spent an hour and a half talking about bikes and experiences with me. Another great VR member. Thanks Steve.4 points
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Hello Venture Friends. I met with the Nurse Practitioner for a follow up on my surgery in January. I got some great news on my recovery. My back is healing very well and I can now lift 20 to 25 pounds and bend and twist a LITTLE. The bad news part is I cannot ride a motorcycle or shoot a gun for another 3 months. What was actually stated was, "NO HIGH IMPACT activities for another 3 months". I didn't bother telling her I didn't plan on "high impact" issues with the bike, but no one plans those either and they still happen. So, I will get the bro-in-law to ride it a little to keep it a little active. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Steve4 points
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