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Hot off the press = here is their route plan, dates and times at towns along the path -http://motorcyclecannonball.com/route/ .. Noticing they drop down out of Maine, ride past Freebirds campground in Ohio,, skirt the bottom of Michigan and then across Iowa for a WHOLE DAY lay over at Sturgis.. Unfortunately for the '18 Rally goers this wont happen till mid September BUT - IMHO - WOWZY - this is definitely worth the time to follow or hook up with them on their layover.. A chance to see some AWESOME old scoots and meet some very interesting folks from all around the world.. Yes,, some are high end folks with camera crews, mechanics and all that BUT - there are always a number of normal everyday backyard mechanic types too, lone wolf grease monkey lop eared brother of the wrench varmints - definitely a really really good time!!! By the way,, check this out,, @Condor, @VentureFar, @CMCOFFEY, @AceHighLeathers , @bikerjohn , Mrs @vicco27 one of their stops is gonna be The Dalles Oregon (some GREAT memories there I tell ya)!!!! Would LOVE to chase em all the way out to Portland = maybe get another shot at some wrench spinnin on another one!!! It's a LONG way off but I would LOVE to follow em back out to Sturgis SD for the lay over!! A rolling motorcycle museum at its finest with gotta be there wrenchin stops all along the way!! Kick the tires and lite the fires!!!

Good find Man's... I for one would LOVE to find a car tire that would fit my 1st Gens as I tend to go thru tires fairly quickly.. I have tried numerous times to locate one and have some comments to make about what you have found here.. I think you should repost this thread or I will copy/paste your thread over to the Water Hole in an effort to draw more attention to it and see if we cant get more knowledgeable input there then I can offer... O.K.?

Carbon_One ,, @CarbonOne ,,, @Carbon-One (hopefully one of those @'s work!!!!) Thought you'ld pull this off without getting noticed didn't cha Larry? Well ya thought wrong ya lop eared Slingshot riding varmint:missingtooth:!!!!!! :Crazy_139::Crazy_139::group cheers::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::wow::wow::wow::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::group cheers: P.S. = page 10078.99 in the Code states: Never shoot the messenger!! Hope your having the best of the best Birthdays EVER my friend where ever you are!! Tweeks, Tip and of course,, Puc

Another one of my all time favorites wayyy back then... It was a day and age of one record hits THAT is for sure!!

INDEED SNYPE!!!!:thumbsup::clap2: Them there hellians would fit right in :dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XSaKQlBZuE

GOOD ON YA BRO!!! Nothing wrong with keeping that worn out page in our code that says "no one goes home unless we all go home" alive!!!!! Hey George,, if your reading this you are more than welcome to jump in here and say howdy!! FYI - you done got helped by the best of the best when our Yammer stopped.. He may have made a cocky comment or two about your HD but in all reality and honesty,, his bark is wayyyyy worse than his bite.. He's an ol HD panhead (shaped to perfection by the frying pan that hangs next to his wifes stove) lover that secretly LOVES those ol HD's!!

Dont let em mess with your grey matter Dan,,, the issue of broken,, or even deformed snow for that matter, probably has more to do with a lack of Q.C. on Fool's end than your being told.. I happen to know for certain that his operation is basically a one man set up and Fool's expertise is more in the engineering side than maintaining quality in the final product.. I suspect that the issue is probably nozzle related (a tie wrap not trimmed properly or even chemical buildup would do it)... Hey Jeff,, just had another epiphany here,,, it may even rival the high temp snow you have been working on... How about shaping those nozzles to form shapes when the snow lands... You could start out with flower shapes and eventually even work up to motorcycle shapes.. It would be WAYYYY cool to see pictures from outer space out of Jet Propulsion Labs that show your designs... Maybe even confuse some of the Aliens who have always wondered if there really is any intelligent life down here??

During our 1st exploration of the Flaming Gorge while headed to the west coast during 2017, a local resident of Mountain View, Wyoming (met him after we invaded their local shooting range and confiscated their range lean-to to camp under during a mountain storm) had told us about a trail thru the Uinta mountains of Utah that, due to our obvious bend towards the "rougher then normal outdoorsy lifestyle" (his words) thought we would enjoy. After telling us about his successful Elk and,, get this,, MOOSE hunting expeditions into that vast mountain range there was no way,, no how - Tip, Tweeks and I were gonna leave the area without taking an extra couple days to further our exploration therein.. Placed by the hand of God Himself as a backdrop to the often overlooked and seldom ridden Flaming Gorge area and even though the Uinta mountains are a very strange bunch in that it is the only mountain range in our country that run east to west,, we found them to be absolutely nothing short of spectacular.. Here the 3 of us are again,,,, all alone,,,, high on a mountain out CTFW..

100% INSTANT total recall on that one Raf!! Matter of fact,, it wasnt long ago (well,, maybe 20 years ago or so not that I think about it ) my 2nd born Daughter and I were exploring the west on one of my 1st Gens and she listened while I sang out " hey Ray,,, hey Sugar,,, tell em who we are,,,,,,,, well we're big rock singers we got golllden fingers and we're loved everywhere we go,,, we sing about beauty and we sing about truth,, at $10000 a show,,,,,,,,,"... The following Christmas you will never guess what that sweet little daughter of mine gave her dear ol Poppers... Yep,, she found and gave me my own copy of Doc Hook and the Medicine Show!!! Thanks Raf - GREAT ONE!!!!! Ok,,,, here's another one I use to LOVE to listen to while spinning wrenches on my 59 Alstate.. Coming at cha right out of those marvelous mid 60's

It's all locked up in the memory banks wayyyyy back there Sylv!!!! I loved being a teenage in the 60's,,, SOOO MUCH FUN and SOOOO MANY GREAT MEMORIES!! ABSOLUTELY!!! Dancin,,,,, jivin and even roller skatin to it!!!! :sign Rock On: Here's another one of my all time favorites - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_DKiTUty0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HepkOOM3aok

But,, wouldnt it upset my daughter when she came home from work and found one of her chickens stuck to my dash after the paint in its feathers dried?

:dancefool: ,,,,,, hey,,,,, wait a second here,, what cha talkin about Bum,,,,, there is NOTHING finer than a 100% ALL BEEF PUC'S HOT DOG!! Maybe 2018 will be the year that you will just have to climb in the saddle of yours, come to Michigan and find out,, EAY or EH or however you Canuckians say that little thing at the end

Iam sorry to read this my brother!! Your story brings tears to my eyes.. You KNOW our thoughts and prayers will be with you folks as you continue in your battle with this horrible stuff and those prayers will be wrapped in hope for a brighter tomorrow. Tip and I are with something similar here as I just finished my 3rd cancer surgery for 2017 back in December.. My weight loss was almost identical to yours as the main fist sized tumor was doubling every ninety days and the Oncologist told me the Cancer was taking its food first and not leaving much for the rest of me - I am not a hateful person by my gosh I hate cancer. My only positive in the weight loss unlike you was that I was fat when it started so I had a little elbow room. Gotta admit, it was scary though to look in the mirror when finally able to get out of bed to use the potty and see what looked like a concentration camp victim staring back me too! Don't know about you but I also think our immune systems take a hit from it.. It seems like every bug known to man likes me now and once it settles in it likes to hang on longer then it ever did.. The recent Flu epidemic that our area went thru is a good example.. Tip was successful in catching it and only puked for a day with it. My pukin lasted a week and I am still feeling groggy.. I too would suggest that you work with Kim in eating really good stuff, get the weight back on and fight for the immune system too (I know you already are doing this but thought I would state it anyway).. Craig,, I wish there was more I could do my friend... You KNOW you have our continual thoughts and prayers.. If you need anything and feel there is any way I/we can help please feel free to give a shout! Until then - I leave you with some things I have learned that help me stay positive: When you have been down long enough that staring out window from the bedside watching the neighbor blow his snow or mow his lawn brings tears because you wanna be able to blow/mow yours too = listen to the song below! When you wonder why good people suffer while terrorist like ISIS go on doing their nasty deeds = take a listen to this song. When you start wondering where precious people like Kim or Tip find all the stamina, patience and love to stay steadfast in staying by our sides thru it all = take a listen to this song.. Your friend Puc

I SOOO hear that Duey I give em a break though cause I even personally heard those reps out at Sturgis talking about exactly this as a low maintenance sell point when comparing to the past Ventures... I think part of the misnomer may come in because of the similarities between the Harley Twin Cam push rod motor with their hydraulic lifters and these.. Maybe the problem often over looked by that comparison is that these have 4 valve heads instead of 2 valve so that single pushrod is opening 2 valves each and both those valves are prone to wear at some point leaving 1 exhaust valve or 1 intake valve per rocker with a definite need for manual adjustment... Funny thing is, right at Sturgis, sitting not 200 feet from those same Reps, they had a cutaway of the motor and I know those 113's had that valve adjuster on the outboard valves on each rocker (clearly visible at 2:50 in the second video).. *** DEFINITELY easier than shim buckets associated with the V-4's but DEFINITELY gonna be some valve adjusting going on and, in my experience with shim vs screw adjuster's - the screw adjusters do require significant more adjusting BUT again, the screw type like the 113's are easier to do.. I have heard, read, listen to all the performance music on this new one and have continually been confused about what I have read there too.. When we rode the Venture out there numerous times my butt dyno kept yelling at me "88 inch HD Road King" of which I have owned a couple of.. I have assisted with building and have significant experience with Harley's 103's too and definitely felt nothing in league with those scoots BUT,, again,, my butt dyno is a no body so what does it know.. Interestingly here,, now reading this article you posted I could not help but notice that the original 126 torque claim now shows 109 and the hp numbers show 76 horse.. Couple that with the horse power to weight ratio differences between my 88 inch Road King and this new one, together with the fact that this new 113 is carrying the weight of an xtra balancer and xtra alternator (another one of my power loss theories) and bingo = my wore out ol butt dyno may not be to far off!! Side note = I really do like this new one but I still have dreams of exactly this bike, with its "dont mess with me" fighter jet grill/fairing combo and that great big wide "V" shaped headlight formation grinning its nasty snarly attitude that boldly claims highway dominance from all comers from far and wide because it has a 190 hp V-4 hidden in there:178:!! GOOD GRIEF I AM HOPELESSLY TWISTED!! :ignore:,, sorry ,, got side tracked,, GOOD READ = thanks Duey!!! :thumbsup:

Now THAT post right there made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess we just have a thing for bad pennies and/or really bad eggs around here!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXWBQHxkYx4

:rotfl::guitarist 2:one would think that a company that has been around as long as Honda would have learned a longggggggg time ago that the first rule of thumb in the free market system is to spy on your competitors web pages Hopefully it all comes around so the folks down there can get a ride in SAFELY... You see where they trimmed 90 pounds off that Wing Jeff? WOWZY = THAT is some serious dieting!!

GREAT GLOBS OF TURBO BOOSTED FROZEN YOGURT - HE IS NOW CLOSING IN ON SOUTHERN TEXAS!!! Getting mighty might close to Mexico there Fool :dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: Cant help it,,, that brainy lop eared Wisconsin White Washin varmint is one of my hero's!!!

I have a REALLY bad flaw in my character that involves getting overly ecstatic about bikes,, especially when one of the mainstays like our Ventures is having a complete makeover.. The latest and greatest announcement of one of these makeovers is the new Honda Wing = WOWZY is it GORGEOUS IMHO.. I have been closely following what that company has been doing (if you havent and you are still into this stuff you should check em out = new 4 valve motor, shrunk down in size with "clamshell" bags like on our beloved MK1's, huge weight reduction and EVERYTHING) over on a Wing site.. On that site there is a Moderator named "Rail" who got a very special invite to go to a press unveiling/release of the new scoot wayyyyyyy down buy bikerjohn 's in SOUTHERN :scorched:Texas (hey John,, you folks got any funny lookin white stuff gatherin in front of your garage?) with "the plan" to including some seat time riding the new scoots (lucky sucker,,,,, thinking back on Americade last year = we only got to SEE the new Venture,, didnt get to ride it,,, of course,, "we" (Tip n I) are not Moderators or nuttin so I guess I should just shut up and be thankful they even let us see it).. Armed with a plathora of Wing site questions, Mr. Rail and his wife "Betty" got on the plane and are down there now eagerly waiting to do a huge ride comparison between this amazing (Honda's words - I dont give my opinion of such things until I have a chance to see/taste/smell and torture one for myself) new bike and the old 1800 and then.... In walks @Flyinfool and his relentless turbo charged Wisconsin White Washer... I just read over on that site that ALL BETS ARE OFF!!! :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh: OK,,, back to the regularly scheduled pukin...

Got er looking GREAT there Wiley!!!! I never really found much help with backfiring/popping exhaust assistance by changing plug heat either.. Usually in my case that popping signifies a hole in the exhaust somewhere.. It always amazed me how one tiny little pin hole in a pipe or small header gasket leak could make such obscure sounds in the exhaust when ya let off on the throttle..

Got that right Jeff!!! DEFINITELY right up my alley!!! By the way,,, THANK YOU for shuttin down the machine for the last bit here, the break has given me the chance to spend some time investigating the inside of one of these green plastic Menards buckets. I have found that if I get the 2 gallon size I can actually get my face in it far enough I get no over spray:223:!!! We got hit by that Flu bug going around over here - Tip whooped on it in 2 days but it's taking me a weee bit longer to get past this one.. Thinkin I am gonna need some xtra CTFW to build my immune system back up!!!

KICster, I have a history of being hard on those speedo's, have worn out a number of them thru the years making it handy to keep a spare in stock, I do have an extra good speedometer I would be happy to send to ya if your back gets against the wall on this deal. Just shoot me a P.M. with your name and addy if ya need it...

Yep,,, never ever been one if those Cable TV types either - just could never see the viewing value = $160 a month always seemed like it would be more fun finding a way to spend it out CTFW.. I have one of those big TV towers laying down at back that came with the antenna rotor and controls.. I was outback measuring things up when a buddy stopped by to give me a hard time (way it is around here) and in the process of giving me the business cause he rides a HD and I ride a much faster and better looking Yamaha Venture, he said "what ya doing that for Fish Lips,,, just go down and pick up a little Digital Antenna with a booster and you will get all you want for channels"... Went shopping = $40 later, no broken back from balancing a 50 tower while standing on a ladder on one foot while the concrete set up and could even get a channel from FlyinFools area on the other side of Lake Michigan when I plugged it in = not bad!! It is directional though and get the amplified one if your gonna go this route IMHO!! A while later the Internet service guy was here.. He did his thing, found a bad ground out on our phone line (had DSL at the time) and asked me about signing up with them for our TV needs as he was putting his tools away.. After I pointed to the little antenna on top of our entertainment center while shaking my head in a no-ward fashion, he smiled and told me that he HAD to make the offer.. He then mumbled something about "free" TV streaming thru "ROKU" and told me that those things are putting a dent in their Cable TV sales = thanked him and told him I would check it out and not rat him out for being a friend.. Ended up with a $20 Roku with 1 control just for kicks.. THING IS AWESOME!! We watch our favorite shows like Fox News, Hannity, Lou Dobbs whenever we want plus endless You Tube movies about things like old WW2 movies where we kicked Hitlers butt and then we showed the Japs why they should go back to building Yamaha's and stop causing trouble.. Matter of fact,, as I am sitting here munching on a Hamburger and typing,, Tippy is watching Remington Steele on it... I also LOVE the thing cause I like to post stuff on You Tube of my own and then I can watch myself on TV - thusly probably proving why I always liked that old song that goes "you're sooo vain,, I bet you think this song is about you,, dont you, dont you?". Thing has been so awesome I even bought us a 55 inch flat screen for Christmas from a friend who needed $100 for Christmas presents and WOWZY does that ROKU love showing off on that puppy!! IMHO - the little Roku was worth every bit of the $20 I have in it!!! The End Puc

Ok,,, I have BUT never for a Venture!!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-XVZ-1200-VENTURE-FRONT-Center-Stand-1983/152779382544?hash=item23925c5f10:g:X9UAAOSwFyhaAyi6&vxp=mtr

The only problem with the ol thread delete routine in this case is that a number of us have been praying for Dans brother and his family and following this for good while now and still would love to be informed and be able to lift them up over the info we are provided... His brother also has friends on here who know a LOT more about all this then what has been told concerning the matter = there is wayyyyyy more to this story than can reasonably discussed here without creating further problems for Dans family legally,, that is a fact.. Personally, knowing what I know about the case and also how easily it is for local, state and federal legal systems to run rampant over citizens I can understand the fuel that feeds Dan's feelings. I also know that Dan totally knows that not all Police Officers are out to get him,, there are good Troopers,, good Judges and probably even some decent Attorneys who are all into doing their jobs for far more then just money... It is still sad to say though but the frustration associated with the realization that in many cases obtaining Justice becomes almost impossible.. This is why/where, to some of us = appealing to God himself an behalf of a person like Dan's brother is so important IMHO.. Maybe this is one of those threads that we as a family need to just back off and allow Dan the elbow room to relay pertinant info the best way he knows how and cut him and his family some slack ... Maybe we need to not take everything he says as if it's aimed at us in a personal way so we don't add to his burden and,, if we cant handle just standing there and quietly sharing some of the heat that is being aimed at his family - maybe just not click on this thread.. Maybe in the future,, if any of us want to offer anything beyond those thoughts and prayers in response to this thread, a humble question of like = hey YammerDan,, I have some thoughts on your brothers situation that I think may help - if you would like my input please feel free to P.M. me,, beyond that - I am thinking of and praying for your brother/family.. After all,, according to the title of this thread - those Prayers Up were what Dan was looking/asking for herein... One of my favorite posts in this thread = [h=2]Re: Prayers PLease.[/h] Got to talk to him about 5 min today. He claims he is fine they have been under lockdown. He said God has this not to worry. I'm trying to have faith. Dan,,, PLEASE let your brother know that this ol Pucster that shares his young age is still pushing those Prayers Up on his behalf!! Puc