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By the way brother,,, not to cause you more grief but I been diggin and diggin here and for the life of me I cannot find the Proverbs reference to the unstable man in my Bible... I remembered it being in the 1st Chapter of James and found it there in verse 8 but nothing is coming up in Proverbs for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated and THANKS for the inspiration to do some diggin Chief = I NEEDED THAT!!

Coming in from the Baldwin Mi Blessing of the Bikes thru Bitely Michigan I noticed these fellow bikers having a really really good time out playing with their steeds. I have participated in my share of Bike Rodeo's thru the years and the game they are playing in this video sure looks familiar.. Of course,, this may not be a Rodeo at all and may just be a bunch of good friends,, having good times = GET OUT AND RIDE!! Puc

Hi VR big people - its me,,, "Birdie"!! Here are some pics my grampa Puc took of me today!! I am doing MUCH better,, I can breath better and guess what,,, I think I am actually hearing better too cause my grampa was teasing me while whispering on "Snype" and it made me laugh/smile so you can tell I am hearing really good!! Gramps told me of each of your thoughts and prayers on me behalf and I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone out there who thought and prayed for me!! I am not totally back at it yet BUT really close,, and partially because of your kindness!! Love you folks and THANK YOU again! Birdie

:sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that: Ya done did us proud Fool!!!!! Specially for a geezerly type of White White Washer cement mixer!!

What you may be reading/seeing and interpreting as two facedness could be a bold attempt at me keeping my disenchantment with what Mom Yam came out with as the New Venture separate from my respect/love for my fellow bikers being they Christian brothers or not (toss that in cause you played the religion card in your comment) . I dont recall ever taking the debate to a personal level aimed personally at the riders/owners of the new scoots as you seem to be doing here and have attempted to make sure that doesnt happen - hence, the pat on the back and congrats to those who have sought and bought.. That's about as far down the lane of defending myself to your accusations that I am willing to go Chief as I really really really do not want to get into an angered, personal assault thread - understand though,, if I felt you were playing/joking here in your personal attack I would GLADLY participate (so you know,, its not that I cant take a joke).. I just have never seen personal attacks on forums end positively for anyone - more of a lose/lose situation than anything else.. I do want to apologize to you though if I did come across in my posts concerning my opinions of the new Venture as aiming at any human beings, I never intended for that to happen Chief.. Just a thought here, iIf you went back and read the thread that Yamster just brought to the forefront where many of us VR club members took the time and gave our thoughts about what we were hoping for in the new Venture you will find a post by myself where I gave a detailed "wish list" concerning the new bike.. If I recall,, I also openly BEGGED Mom Yam to PLEASE not come out with another HD V-Twin clone and NOT because I have anything against air cooled, push rod V-Twins - I think I mentioned something there about there already being to many of them IMHO.. Also,, if I recall correctly,, take a peek at the date on those posts.. You might notice that that thread began way back in '15,,, long before I had the honor of even making your aquaintence - I leave this rebuttal to your attack here with this thought,, that was longgggg before you and I had ever met and actually,,, long before Mom Yam even came out with the new Machine... NOTHING between you and I brother.. IMHO,, that should reveal a steadfastness in my part concerning being double minded,,, I was then as I am now...

:confused24:,,,,,, "the code" must be different up there in Canuckian land. Don't you lop eared varmints ever have to go potty when you go fishing up there? Or have to start a camp fire to cook your fish on? And what do wrap your fish in for the ride home? Oh PLEASE dont tell me ya just lay em in the trunk of your bike with nothin on em:yikes:

Well said guys,, well said!! Some of us are still working on developing some of those skills though,,,, just dont give up on us!!

Nahh,, I sent the Superman Suite back to its rightful owner,, the REAL Superman = Dragonslayer .. I REALLY had fun with it though Duey - what an ABSOLUTE BLAST!!!!!!!! THANKS AGAIN MAN OF STEEL = DRAGONSLAYER!!!!!

This is probably another old school gear head thing and probably incorrect too but in the circles I have built bikes in,, the term "not normally aspirated" would indicate that the engine is boosted somehow,,, either thru supercharging or with a turbo. Chief,, are you indicating here that the new Venture incorporates either of those?? I looked them over fairly close at Americade and at Sturgis last year never found any indicator of such.. I also never felt anything when riding them that indicated such BUT,,, I do concede that I did not seek the Sport Mode as you guys are referring to and it is entirely possible that the "boost" could be tied to such,,, NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE MOM YAM IMHO.. I did get to actually see the throttle body assembly for the new bike and seriously,, it is considerably less in stature than the dual set up used on the Strat, Roadliner or Raider mounts BUT - if I missed something and these new Ventures are indeed not normally aspirated/are boosted then the reduced accumulated size of the throttle body(s) is completely irrelevant IMHO..

I am still not quite sure how just because your adjusting the throttle sensitivity electronically instead of the old fashioned way like we used to do it with a quarter turn throttle can equate to this type of difference though (just seems like there would have to be wayyy more to Sport Mode than what I am hearing/reading here): or from the comments I have read about the new Venture doing wheelies in Sport Mode.... I think I may still be a little confused about what exactly Sport Mode really does/is...

Spot on on all counts... Take ya more time to line up the crank or cam marks to make sure the lobes are 180 off the tappets than it will to do the actual adjusting.. Pretty cool actually,,, no feeler gauges reguired,,, just good micrometer feel with your fingers to bottom them out and cakes all dough,,, easy peasy:thumbsup:

"The Engine" he says "The Engine" with a funny look on his face 76 horse:fiddle: I said it when I rode it out at Sturgis,,, felt like I was back on an Evo,,, maybe an 88 inch twin cam... Definitely rear view mirror of the dinky little 1200cc V-4 1st Gen material Now the Honda,,, I still think if anyone deserves to be paid in cold hard cash for RnDing the new machines,,, it's Honda,, they actually have earned the price hikes if anyone has IMHO... Mom Yam should have sought design advice on Venturerider instead of Star Touring

So what do you think Duey? Are we talking nothing more than than a wireless 1/4 turn throttle as such and what the new owners of the 113 are feeling in performance gains equate to nothing other than a twitchyness that can come as of the result of such? I am eagerly waiting now to redo a test ride on the one and cant wait to see if this is wrong.. I am hoping to see a huge change in rev limits and power delivery increases - we'll figure it out,,, one way or the other...

and that my dear brother is why I LOVE my "job" here of being a and, at times, feel sorry for you and the moderators who have to do the tough job stuff around here to keep things upright .. When Tip and I get to MD and I introduce you to her,, look at her and say = Puc tell's me that he was/is the "Party Parent" and you have always had to be the "Party Pooper Parent".. Then ask her to define the meaning of that and her answer will give you some insight into why I make the comment above pertaining to our club "jobs" Really brother,, ask her,,, she is gone right now and will have no forewarning of what is coming,,, you will get a kick of how she responds,, guarenteed I see your point Don,, THANK YOU for taking the time to explain this,, it is greatly appreciated as are you and all of our moderators who volunteer their time to make our club so amazingly special!!

Pretty cool IMHO:

Not me be baby,,,,,, I still wish Mom Yam would have taken that exact fairing/body style of the new Venture and dropped a big block 1700cc V-4, watercooled, shaft drive motor into it.. Then,, instead of only using the very bottom of the Jet Intake looking grills as actual functioning anything so those same old/same old side deflectors of yesteryear that bolt onto the sides of the fairings had to be incorporated to get any form of actual cooling going on,,, those awesome looking fake intakes could have been put to REAL use as air intakes for the injection system to feed that great big gorgeous V-Maxin big block V-4 all the air in needs to put a major stompin on any other touring bike on the road all while taking it rider and passenger on the most awesome cross country touring expeditions possible no matter what ambient tempts it encounters... I know,,, I am one sick puppy

I am not surprised,,, I KNOW, at times, I am hard to follow... Lets try this angle and see if what I am trying to say comes thru clearer.. I wish it would be ok for me to post the following in the Watering Hole for discussion purposes with out violating any forum rules: EXAMPLE of the type of post I wish I could make = EXAMPLE ONLY (well,, not completely,, I REALLY do love this little bike): WOWZY WOW WOW WOW,,, LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!! Click on the CL link below and tell me what you think = aint that the purdiest little whippin 2 stroker street scoot ya ever did see?? Any of you varmints ever own one?? https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1973-suzuki-gt185/6593729975.html ########END OF EXAMPLE Currently, under our forum rules the above post is in violation of our rules.. I would vote that the forum rules be changed to allow the above and others like it... Thats what I was getting at with my fishing example,,,, which, by the way,,,, I thought was very cleverly done and I am glad I used it cause it Marcarl and woke him up!!! THE END,,,, till next time

Actually it's not a complete redesign of the 113, the bottom end is the only complete redesign, most of the top end goes all the way to the 06 Strat 113. I had read a similar comment about this but when I looked at the cutaway under glass, the top end looked very familiar and I asked about it and was told that very few changes were made on the top end design. Here is a parts shot of a Raider 113,, notice the adjusters on the ends of the rockers for the second set of valves on each one? and a link to the diagram: https://www.yamahapartsnation.com/oemparts/a/yam/500479fef8700209bc798ae5/valve

Pt. 2, 2018 Blessing of the Bikes, I found my HD riding friends way up north!! Look on a map of Michigan,, follow M-37 north until you get to Baldwin,,, did you find it? Now keep going north, up past Government Lake,, up past where 10 comes in from the west,, keep going but watch off to the left side of 37 and you will see a little town called "Irons" - I spent many many many years in this area deer hunting with my Dad when I was a kid and then doing the same with my own family,,, hunting, camping and playing in the wilderness was a way of life... Funny my Harley riding buddies chose this spot not 5 miles from where I call my second home to park their amazing rolling motels!!! Had a blast!!! Get out and ride!!!

A quick ride thru video yesterday of this years Blessing.. Not the best weather but not a bad turnout anyway!!! Sorry about the shakies but riding one handed while standing up on Tweeks pegs and trying to video with the other hand and not hurt an innocent bystander in the process seems to be getting more and more difficult every passing year,,,, still fun though!!

Well,, I am certainly farrr from being any form of a professional mechanic/engineer and I truthfully dont even know what a "B.Y.M" even is but I do know that I have set my share of valve clearances on scoots thru the years and have found that a normal clearance to my likin is 3 thou on the intakes and 5 thou on the exhaust... BUT,,, and this is important IMHO,, those clearances are clearances I have used on non hydraulic lifter motors,, simple and sweet as apple pie.. I did notice the single valve adjustment on each rocker assembly on the cutaway of the 113 down at Sturgis (as shown in the vid below that agrees with the diagram that Duey posted) and truthfully,,,,, the whole sales pitch idea about the single adjustment to zero being related to the Yams advance heat management technology never even entered my mind.. I looked at it and thought it was probably more of an adjustment to "zero" the outer valve clearance on each rocker just to keep the valves in close proximity to each other when opening, figuring the hydraulic lifters themself's would be doing the same thing hydraulically as they have been doing on other push rod engines for years = no adjustment there needed.. Looking at the specs now and rethinking the whole scenario,, I can see where a valve adjustment on one of these 113's would basically be no more than lining up the crank marks so the cam lob would be off the lifter then loosening the locknut on that outer rocker valve adjuster and, treating the adjuster like you would a micrometer - dial it down till ya feel it touch the valve and lock er up with the lock nut - easy peasy so the adjustment stem does turn when ya retighten the lock nut and mess up your valve clearance adjustment job... I am still not sure where the whole heat management pitch comes into play as I see it as having more to do with it being a basic hydraulic lifter scenario only it's serving double duty cause one pushrod is now opening two valves BUT,, again,, I am a simpleton and by no means a BYM...

Try to follow and stick with me here, this could more wordy than a discussion between @Marcarl and @saddlebum about whose lawn is growing faster and I apologise for that but I just dont know no other way to say it so: Picture all of us sitting around a lake with our fishing poles in pole holders, beverage in hand,,,, talking bikes like we love to do cause after all,,, we are a motorcycle club... I walk over and grab the local paper out of Tweeks saddlebag, turn to the classifieds, spy a real pretty Yamaha RD350 in the classifieds, point at it and say "I had one of these when I was a kid and WOWZY did it boogy!!".. Freebird puts his pole back in its holder after freshly baiting his hook, reaches over, takes the paper, takes a peek and says,,,, "I had one too and, as I recall,, my Kawasaki H1 like this - he points to a different classified ad showing an H1 - would put a major whoopin on it". Condor then grabs the classifieds from Freebird and says "Nahhhh,,, I always LOVED the looks and performance of the Arial Square Four right here" and points to yet another ad... I think this version of classified ads discussion should be allowed at the Waterhole's edge and is actually fun and healthy . Now lets try another version: We are all setting around the same lake, same scenario,, only this time I pull the classifieds from Tweeks saddle bag, walk over to Freebird and Condor and say - see this ad, this is my bike I have for sale, it is a 1973 RD350 and I want $2900 for it,, please buy it from me,,,,,, and I keep doing this.. Day after day I keep trying to sell stuff to my friends who are sitting fishing and wanting to talk bikes... Pretty soon,,, less and less of my friends are showing up for the chit chat because its no longer chit chat about bikes, or fishin,, or girls ,,,,,, it's become nothing more than me trying to sell stuff which gets old fast.. Definitly a non fun or healthy scenario cause being subject to constant used car salesman type chit chat is only fun if you happen to be members of a used car sales club - which we are not,, we're a bike club with an eating disorder,,, or was that an eating club with a biking disorder.. Personally,, I wish we could be free to do scenario 1 without it creating problems and just leave the classifieds as they are for folks who want to sell stuff. There,, I said what I wanted to say,,, I see Carl and Ben are still :Im not listening toabout their lawns,,, ,, I wonder who really does have the fastest growing weeds,,,,, hey you two lop eared varmints,,, did I tell you two about the new fertilizer I found? It's got a label on it that says it contains no Bull Manure and spreads very easily and,,,,,,,

Hi,, I'm Cowpuc and I am bikeaholic. It's a blessing and a curse of a disease that has affected me throughout my entire life.. I have owned literally hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles of all types, styles, engine designs and breeds and to this day I have not met one I didnt like,, this includes mopeds, minibikes and even bicycles I have hacksawed the frames out of just to put a lawn mower engine in to make them "real" motorcycles.. My disease is so horrid that I talk to my motorcycles like a woman talks to a plant and for the same reason - to let them know that they are loved and have been accepted as part of the Puc family. Usually my motorcycles respond to my conversations but if they do not, I take them out and break them like a Cowboy would break a horse (I am accurate in this because I have literally broken horses too,, been a few years but I did it) and then they always respond. Some of my favorite motorcycles of all times have been,,,, well,, all of the motorcycles that I have owned throughout my life. I never played favorites with my kids and I surely never played favorites with my bikes either - see,, told you,, its a sickness,, an incurable hopeless sickness that if you dont have it - you dont want it because if you catch it (or are born with it like I was) - you will never ever ever ever be happy again with just one motorcycle, its that bad,, really!!

Like I said earlier,, it would be very easy to find out the legitimacy of the auction with a quick phone call to the dealership.. Also, if you go back to the auction and click on "Visit Store" and the look at the store title at the top of the page you will notice it lists the dealership as the store "owner".. In my experience, it is not uncommon for an established dealership to use outside assistance for listing items on Ebay that they are having difficulty selling. As a matter of fact, some dealership will actually have employees who work directly for them list these types of items under their individual accounts - I suppose this helps in preventing development of becoming known as an "Ebay Dealership" which may or may not carry a stigma of some sort and/or it could all have something to do with Taxes stuff - reguardless,, I have seen it many many times. I too noticed as suggested that the bikes are still listed as MSRP on the Allsport site. It also not uncommon for dealerships to do exactly that and require potential customers to "call for pricing". I did notice that they, Allsport wants a person to call about pricing only if they are sincerely interested in purchasing a bike = totally understandable too.. I am not sincerely interested in purchasing one so I did not make the phone call just to prove a point here.. I did notice their email addy did not share the same stipulation so I did send them off an email that read: Could you tell me if the no reserve auction for the 2018 Yamaha/Star Venture TC with the starting bid of $23000 registered under your dealership name is a legitimate auction and is the wording of "no add on fee's" correct? The auction that I am referring to can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2018-Yamaha-VENTURE-/202316210567?hash=item2f1afc6187 If this auction is not legit, please be aware that someone is falsely misrepresenting your company.. Please let me know one way or the other. Thank you!! Scott (Cowpuc) and, if someone at Allsport responds to my email I will post it up...