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  1. AGrengs
    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.
    8 points
  2. Freebird
    Yesterday the weather alternated between rain and snow all day. I decided to do soma odds and ends on the bikes. Hadn't checked the air pressure on Eileen's trike tires and found the rears to be over inflated by 10 lbs and the front was 5 lbs low. Then decided to check the air in the rear suspension. I apparently I gave away my last Prorgressjive air pump when I sold the last bike so had to go find one. Found a Harley dealership open about an hour away so drove over to get it. When I was checking out, the lady asked if I needed anything else and knowing that they don't normally stock Vance and Hines mufflers, I said yea, I need a pair of Vance and Hines mufflers for a 22 Road Glide Limited. She said great, I have a brand new set still in the. box that I ordered for a customer who changed his mind and will make you a good deal on them. I had planned to eventually buy a set of Vance and Hines Monster Rounds. These were Vance and Hines Torquer 450's and after doing a bit of research on them and her knocking $300.00 off the price, I decided to buy them. Got home and first checked her rear suspesion and found that it was set on. zero. pressure. Got it adjusted properly. and about that time, Amazon delivered the KuryAkyn highway. pegs I had ordered for her so I. went. ahead and iinstalled them. So now I'm done with her trike for now at least. I've added a riders backrest, passenger backrest, KuryAkyn cup holder, phone mount with charger, Windshield pouch, and the highway pegs. She is good to go. So then I installed the new mufflers on my Road Glide. in my opinion, they look and sound great. At least sitting in the garage. I actually like them better than the Monster Rounds. I think the 4 1/2" gives it a considerably deeper sound the the 4" Monster Rounds. It is a bit louder than stock but not obnoxious. I'll know more after the weather gets better and I can get it on the road. All in all, a fairly productive day.
    8 points
  3. DonnyRudeDude
    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
    7 points
  4. tooldood
    Was going through some stuff and look what I found...
    6 points
  5. RDawson
    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
  6. sleepy2
    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
  7. Freebird
    Just added a new concealed carry option. Kimber CDS9. 9 mm, 13 + 1 as pictured. Also came with 15 + 1 magazine. Love this thing.
    5 points
  8. RDawson
    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
  9. RDawson
    I took this pic on KY Lake about a year and a half ago.
    5 points
  10. videoarizona
    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. David
    5 points
  11. Skid
    I got my new vanity plate for the bike today. Looking forward to putting some miles on it this spring.
    5 points
  12. Freebird
    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
  13. TTrax
    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.
    5 points
  14. WIZ
    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
  15. uncledj
    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.
    5 points
  16. uncledj
    After 26 years working for the same company, it's time to move on. Things have been dicey for the last few years, but at this point they can no longer offer reliable year 'round work. I was hoping to retire here, but the bottom line is I gotta work. SO I"ve accepted a positiion with another outfit; they're matching my benefits plus a little bump in pay scale.. Sad to go but it's necessary. I'm starting to get a little excited about it though as my duties will be a little different, in a good way. Wish me luck.
    5 points
  17. RDawson
    Here’s the blinker fluid I use.
    4 points
  18. RDawson
    I’m trying to decide between the bike or boat today.
    4 points
  19. Junior
    New bag lid covers from Ace High Leathers.
    4 points
  20. etcswjoe
    At least I was the only one on the road to work this morning.
    4 points
  21. PastorCurt
    If we don’t have at least one -20° night, we haven’t had winter!!🥶
    4 points
  22. saddlebum
    4 points
  23. uncledj
    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
  24. saddlebum
    Merry Christmas right back at you and to all the members of our Venture Rider family. May we all be safe and loved.
    4 points
  25. RDawson
    Hope your bellies are full and family is happy n healthy.
    4 points
  26. Woody
    oh wow did I get full and because not as many showed up we brought enough home for a couple of days.
    4 points
  27. Woody
    Thank you to all my fellow Veterans, Happy Veterans Day
    4 points
  28. Skid
    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”
    4 points
  29. OrlinEngh
    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. Orlin
    4 points
  30. etcswjoe
    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
  31. Chaharly
    4 points
  32. Skid
    I rode one bike to Bike Week, and this bike followed me home.
    4 points
  33. sleepy2
    Finally a Grandfather!!!
    4 points
  34. RDawson
    Remember to do the air line first. Not a hard job to do.
    4 points
  35. Freebird
    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
  36. RDawson
    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.
    4 points
  37. made2care
    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
    4 points
  38. uncledj
    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
  39. tooldood
    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.
    4 points
  40. RDawson
    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
  41. RDawson
    Ron and Tina texted they also got home and stayed dry all the way.
    4 points
  42. RDawson
    Took the bikes for a boat ride.
    4 points
  43. WIZ
    4 points
  44. tooldood
    Lunchtime at Patty's
    4 points
  45. RDawson
    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.
    4 points
  46. bpate4home
    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
  47. RDawson
    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
  48. Steve S
    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. Steve
    4 points
  49. Leland
    Like others here, due to age and health, I decided to downsize from my 2006 Royal Star Tour Deluxe to a Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650. Loosing over 300# is welcomed but I'm not thrilled about loosing the drive shaft for a chain. While this new bike is only rated for 47HP, many reviewers say that it has no problem cruising at 75mph. And smoothly too. Being an air/oil cooled parallel twin with screw and locknut valve adjusters, maintenance should be a breeze. Time will tell. It does come with a three-year, unlimited mile warranty. Still being winter here in the Denver area, I haven't ridden it much, but the few miles I have, have been enjoyable.
    4 points
  50. RDawson
    They were your idea anyway 🤣. I’ve got some pretty strong front dive after 80k on it. I started reading posts here thinking about progressives and found several posts by you and Rick Butler about the Sonics. I placed the order yesterday, when they get here I’m going to install them in a lower mileage set of Midnight forks from a parts bike I bought. Hopefully having the forks ready will make a quick job of pulling the fairing and swapping forks. I already have a hook in the ceiling to hang the inner from doing head bearings a couple years ago. I saved them with the idea of liking the chrome forks someday.
    4 points
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