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and then there is always the alternative route Sailor!! Decisions Decisions Decision's!!

Duey,,, Duey Duey Duey,,,,,, yah gotta STOP with this V-4 nonsense brother!! All this V-4 this and V-4 that is causing me to be neurotic or something... I know now that I was all wet about questioning Mom Yams build sheet on this new V-Twin by (from my perspective) cutting corners on such things as not using roller lifters and rockers cause it appears I was dead wrong on it causing issues (just finished watching one a couple of Long Haul Pauls videos on YouTube and WOW is he putting the bike thru its paces with NO issues to date) but I STILL have nightmares about what could have been. A real deal game changing 170 horse/140 ft pounds of torque, water cooled, shaft driven big bore V-4 BMW/Goldwing slayer right out of the package is what I am referring to.. Up to this point I been doing REALLY well at staying out of trouble and keeping clear of the clubs penalty box but,,, my friend Duey,, YOU gotta know that its threads like this that cause ol Puc to just go BEZERK :rasberry::moon:

Tip and I pretty much knew at about my 1 year post op from my Cancer surgery. Although OVER JOYED with finally finding out what was causing the extreme tiredness that would over take me, we were warned by the Cancer people that due to my age, even with a good excerise program and watching what I eat that the need to drop everything and sleep may be with me for the rest of my life. We gave it one more shot last year with our annual tour to the west coast aboard Tweeksis and it just did not work. After stopping numerous times during ride time so I could sleep for an hour or so in a Burger King or stretched out under a tree in a parking lot, we decided to change directions and look seriously at other options. We looked at Miata's (I LOVE what Randy and Linda are all about!!) and Jeeps (FUNNEST CAGE I EVER HAD WAS MY 1974 CJ5) but they afforded no where to sleep internally, we looked at Motorhomes and trucks with trailers but those were way to civilized for our doings. While looking for answers on YouTube I noticed a youngsters video about "Prius Camping". A little more digging,, finding the AC in a hybrid works off the Battery, little more investigating and BAM - we ended up with a brand new left over 2018 Hyundai Ioniq Blue that we were able to drive off the lot for $18,754 cash. I can now sleep inside if I need to while Tip continues the journey if she wants to. The amazing little car gets a consistent 59mpg and more if I am careful PLUS, while camping in the desert heat of Yuma Az after really nice nights sleep for both Tip and I in a climate controlled environment out in the middle of nowhere (our speciality) we awoke to find out that the overnight AC cost us less than 1 gallon of fuel!! Life is good if ya make it be!! The end,,, nope,, take it back,, how about a whole new beginning!

Ooopssss,, forgot something

Mean while, back at da ranch.. Got my new shooter back together and ready to go. Gotta say that I was VERY impressed with the quality of the machine. I did some checking on the manufacturer of this cool little shooter BEFORE placing a bid on it and found out some interesting things about them. Probably due to my management background in manufacturing, one of the foremost things I found out about them was the fact that they are ISO 9000 certified - this clearly shows in the quality of this relatively inexpensive piece of shooting iron (it took some patience but I ended up winning this clay pigeon popper on a well known gun auction site for just over 200 bucks!!).

But if I dont em, how will they know how well it works and who to come see when they want their diaphrams fixed brother? You KNOW as well as I do that these people dont fix their own bikes:witch_brew:!! You and I are gonna make a FORTUNE here!!! :guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2: Speaking about making a fortune,,, anyone heard from @Flyinfool? I haven't gotten my monthly cut of the WWW cash and WOWZY WOW WOW is it here!!! Thinking that lop eared prankster may have run off with the cash and left the White Washer turned on

Oh,, and no VAz, this shotgun is NOT what I was referring to when building an "AR".. That story is linked to this story so you will have to be patient and wait to see the REAL build!!

My friend and yours, our fellow club member @videoarizona must have noticed a comment I had made about building an AR so VAz sent me a PM asking me to explain. Those big ol of yours must have also been ringing LOUD ya lop eared varmint cause me and @Condor been yakkin up a storm about guns for EVER .. Anyway, my response to David's PM was a simple one that went something like this: "I think I will start a thread about it all to compete with your "Riding in sunshine while the rest of you are FREEZING thread" (which I TOTALLY have enjoyed following!!).. So,, lets get started!!

While I still think Mom Yam may have made a huge profit margin mistake by trying to understand/compete toe to toe with Harley Davidson's marketing schematic (hard for any other manufacurer to figure out why HD has been such a HUGE seller when even the people at HD havent figured it out ) and I think they could have actually knocked the ball out of the park and realized some of those profit margins/ROI they were hoping for if they would have just read/listened to the clubs input found years ago in this thread :https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?102280-Let-the-discussion-begin&highlight=make+mine+fastest I do totally agree with what Casey is saying here though.. Case in point (no pun intended Casey ), it wasn't long ago that one of those "Palimino" RSTD's was for sale on Ebay and, as I recall, its bid was up to 8k when I noticed it and the reserve was not met. No idea what that 1 or 2 year bike sold for but I do know that its exclutivity DEFINITELY was a draw!! There are TONS of great deals out there on left over 18's (I have seen SVTC's for under 20 now) - perhaps this Just In Time Inventory idea will help clear the path for stabilization of sales and will help with future value..

Anddd your part is on it's way Vickersguy !! I packed er up pretty good so those youngens tossin packages like footballs down at the post office dont squish it and cause issues . Hopefully it serves the purpose and makes that 83 of yours fly full dignity:usa: . I too have used LOTS and LOTS of YamaBond thru the years = GOOD STUFF. Matter of fact, besides it's normal application as a fantastic "gasket" material when rebuilding engines where no actual gasket is found between case halves and such, I also used to use YamaBond #5 for diaphram repairs on my 1st Gens very successfully and ran many many thousands of miles on them - that stuff is AWESOME and there should be a tube of it in every mechanics tool box as far as I am concerned. Now this E3000 that I refer to, well,, lets just say that from my experience with the stuff, it is YamaBond 5 on steroids x5!! The secret to using E6000 for applications like we are talking about here is (and again, this is just my opinion) is you gotta make sure you have a fresh tube and that its warm, not hot to touch but about equal to body temp when you go to use it. The stuff is not as runny as #5 BUT unless you do BUT = WOW is it amazingly resilient and does it ever maintain its flexibility. It also has more of an adhesiveness to it - especially when applied to rubber. WORKS GREAT for restoring cracked rubber intake manifolds too!! Here is a little video I put together for another good friend who asked about the stuff. Take a peek and see what you think! As far as what you choose to use,, that is entirely up to you as the part is no longer registered under my name .

Sounds like you had a BLAST Red!! Gotta LOVE them bike shops!! Attaching a couple vids of cut away of the SVTC engine just for your enjoyment. Here also are a couple pictures of what we frostbitten (thanks Flyinfool) trapped folks over on the westside do with our spare time while its wayyy to cold to Venture down to the bike shop like you did!! It's never to cold to build AR15's or enjoy getting ready for shooting clays with the Christmas present I got Tip !!!

Well,, I got good news and I got bad news,,, which cha want first Vic .. Ok, first the good news,,, all ya gotta do is look at the pics below to get this news . Now for the bad,,, in this very very unusual case,, a picture is NOT worth a thousand words.. The scoop is is that, being tired, worn out and geezerly (seems to be a common issue around my place) those parts bikes of mine have seen better days - especially little rubber parts like we are talking about.. Something tells me that their owner should probably have spent more time detailing his bike then he did out CTFW on them.. I even checked my current 83 rider and found that one of them was nothing but pieces barely hanging on and it crumbled in my hand. The one on the other side did look to be in better shape so I tapped Tweeksis (thats our bikes name) on the headlight and asked if she'ld like some help with correcting that "out of balance look" that was now plaguing her. She gave the nod so I reached down and pulled off that little remaining cover off and that is the one in the picture. Upon close inspection of this one though I noticed it too has hairline cracking going across it in a couple places - enough so that I am POSITIVE that if a person squeezed it - it too would come apart - it is DEFINITELY an original piece!!! Personally,, when it comes to these good old 1st Gens,, my love for them revolves around the fact that they take a licken and keep on ticken and not so much on the cosmetic detail side of the equation. Being an old scoot/chop builder at heart though , I am no stranger to detail work and I asked myself if I were in your shoes, would I be able to use the piece. It didnt take long for - ohhhh heck ya - to pop in there. What I would do is I would take it and carefully clean it really really well inside and out with good spray carb cleaner sprayed onto a swab. I would pay extra careful attention to the interior of the cover and all the little edges in there. Then I would go down to the Dollar Store and grab a tube of "E6000". I have used LOTS of E6 over the years for fixing everything from Carb diaphrams to 3 inch holes punched in my side bags from having to roll the bike over to upright it on a mountain side out in Utah. THE STUFF IS AMAZING!! With the little cover clean and dry inside and out I would carefully swap on a real nice layer of E6 into the internal wall and end cap inside the cover, then I would let that dry.. Then I may or may not, squeeze the cover a little and fill in the cracks and then wipe the exterior of the cover back down = good as new!!! If any of that sounds doable to you, send me a name and address and I will stick the little cover in a small protective box and send it to ya free of charge. If all this sounds crazy and like wayyyyyyy to much trouble, just pass on it and I will keep my eyes open for a nicer one for you!!

Back at cha brother,,, like all normal folks and lop eared's around here, sometimes my opinions cause issues and I end up in the Penalty Box but then there are the other times .. Your welcome! I got some kibble and bit pieces and parts laying around here,,, ok,, 3 bikes worth (all missin stuff though,, I got "friends" you know ) that I can actually see peering at me from under their covers out by my tent garage.. It's a little nippy outside right now so it may take a second but I will slip on my carharts and take a meander out there and see if one of those little covers happen to be still be hanging on for dear life.. Before I do though,,, is it just ONE that you need?

Yea but I think HD still specs 50 is cause they are still running air cooled and they run a lot hotter than a water cooled. I know my Harley's would thin out a 50 to water like flow right quick. Even the few Twin Cams I had would do it.. Of course, they were bigger engines (which I think added to the heat) than the earlier 74 inch Shovels I owned/rode which has to add to engine tempts.. I just thought it odd and potentially an issue when I noticed the non-rollers on the Yams,,, but what do I know... Yep, my 1st Gens have all been warm blooded too VAz and liked to be de-choked right away. Matter of fact, dont know if you have found this but with the small "D" plugs that dont take to kindly to being blackened AT ALL,, I found I can make a set of plug last a longgg time just by getting that choke off as soon as she takes throttle.. Odd that you notice the difference on the 2nd Gen.. Perhaps the run circuits are leaner for EPA stuff... Maybe why they are so much slower too :stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::rasberry::rasberry:.. ,, THERE,, that will teach cha to come on here with your winter time ride stories while the rest of us are hibernatin,, ya lop eared desert riding varmint!

Sure enough,,, back in my younger days I LOVED snowmobiling too and used to summerized my sleds in the same way.. I actually LOVED walking out back during those warm summer days after spending a month CTFW on the bike, pulling the cover off the T-Cat while it was sitting up on blocks, snugging the track back up and then firing up that 165 hp, winter fun machine and sniffin the 2 stroke fumes ... WOWZY,, where did the time go .. Now I think I matured into your line of thinking here Lar!!

I may be crazy and only dreamed this (I do this a lot lately,,,,,, sure, go ahead and laugh fuzz ball BUT in your laughter REMEMBER,, we all get old!!) but while reading the forum on that tiny little screen, didnt I read where one of you lop eared varmints was looking for a rubber plug for the Anti Dive on a 1st Gen? If you are you and your reading this,,, did you find one?

AWE,,,, go get your son John, travel safe and dont forget to have some fun with him when the two of you are on the road.. Godspeed my Texas Hero brother!!

I KNOW,, right.... -7 is a bit nippy for these tired old bones.. I used to not mind playing in the stuff but for this phase of life,, not a good plan.. What da heck,, I grabbed the 1911 and went shootin yesterday and even my trigger froze out after only burning thru 50 rounds!! Speaking of riding,, I did have Tweeks out a couple days ago! Seriously brother!! I went downstairs, cycled her fuel pump with the kill switch until her bowls were good and full, pushed her out of the basement, crank her up (sounded and smell AWESOME), took her right off chock so I didnt blacken er plugs, let her sit and idle till she took throttle, revved her up on the mains a few times,, brought er up to temp, shut er down and pushed er back inside!! Indeed,, this has always worked great for keepin the carbs cleaned but I think I enjoyed it as much as that beat up, tired old worn out sticker covered pretty girl did!! Another flaw in my charachter I spose LOL

Heyyyy,,, look what da cat dragged in,,, WELCOME BACK RED!!! Place has never been the same without cha!!!!!

THANKS VAZ!! I NEEDED THAT!!:cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold::cold:

Looks like a REAL donut doer to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dancefool::dancefool: YEEEEHAWWW!!

Personally,, I still use good old cheap Dollar Store 20/50 when CTFW in the desert and 15/40 when CTFW anytime I am in @Flyingfool's region . I know,, not normal and wayyyyyy old school but hey, I never minded dropping the oil out of em at 3k miles or when the shiftin gets sticky or the oil looks dark thru the site glass (which comes first) and my 1st Gen's always seemed to love the stuff!!!

Speaking of smelly opinions,, I have long held the thought that this is exactly the reason that HD - longggg ago went with Roller Lifters on their pushrod, air cooled V-Twins and also why, right after seeing the "113 under glass" out at Sturgis I mentioned being amazed that Yamaha decided to not follow HD's lead thereof but instead chose to not use them but go metal to metal flat lifters on the new bike. Perhaps modern day oils as being discussed have eliminated the need for the added costs of running rollers cause the new Venture seems to be doing fine - a tribute to Yamaha and to the oil industry for progress being made in there house!! Personally,, I still use good old cheap Dollar Store 20/50 when CTFW in the desert and 15/40 when CTFW anytime I am in @Flyingfool's region . I know,, not normal and wayyyyyy old school but hey, I never minded dropping the oil out of em at 3k miles and my 1st Gen's always seemed to love the stuff!!!

My Dad was a Cop back during the original Woodstock day and age. He had a REALLY close friend named Jason Kraii who owned and operated the Grand Haven Roller Rink in Grand Haven Mi from the late 50's up into the 80's. From the early 60's into the early 70's Jason hosted a Friday Night venue at the rink called "The Grand Haven Beach Bash" which was pretty much our area's (west Michigans Lake Shore) miniature version of Woodstock. My Dad was the head of security/main bouncer at the Rinks weekend end events during those amazing years and rubbed shoulders with the likes of The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Monkeys, Alice Cooper, The Byrds, Bob Seager, The Archies, Tommy James and the Shondells, Sha Nah Nah, Bob Dylan among many many other all time greats when they came to town and LOTS of the one hit wonders of that time that we lop eared hippy varmints who grew up during that time remember so well. Jason also welcomed many local Michigan artist like Dell Shannon (anyone remember "Runaway"?). I was 1 of 7 kids and the "Black Sheep" of the family so Dad had a lot of responsibility on his shoulders in keeping things together/funding the family so he was always VERY grateful to Jason and his wife for the extra weekly income. Mr. Kraii LOVED our family/us kids dearly and us older offspring pretty much grew up on roller skates going round and round at his rink (FREE ACCESS TO SKATE ANYTIME THE RINK WAS OPEN SKATE). The Kraii's had a pet Chimpanzee that he would often bring to the rink to let us kids play with. He (the chimp) never did figure out how to make himself move on the rink BUT he LOVED to stand in his skates and be pulled around the rink by us LOL.. Roller Derby was a real thing too and I always DREAMED of getting involved in it BUT, this was before the day and age when just saying you were a girl would get you an open door onto the girls team and it was the girls Roller Derby I was most interested in so I didnt bother to attempt a verbal switch to the opposite sex LOL. More about the chimp, I will never forget sitting on the stool in front of the skate rental room and listening to Mr. Kraii tell my Dad about what had happened the week before when he left the little ape skater home and went to the rink without him.. Seems the little lop eared varmint found a way to get his pen open and proceeded to DESTROY the interior of their gorgeous home - that rascal definitely defaulted to the LITERAL meaning of not monkeying around!! What an amazing time to be a teenager that was!! It was CRAZY fun that I would not trade for anything!!

Oh my goodness Unc,, I am soooo sorry to read this!!! You and your family have the deepest of condolences from Tip, myself and our family. We are praying for you folks as you walk thru the grieving process due to the great loss of your Dad. Unc's Dad: THANK YOU for all you accomplished in the time you spent here. THANK YOU for your service to God and Country in your selfless effort to keep America free! May you Rest In Peace my friend! Godspeed.. Puc