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Hey Sly,,, gotta ask,, you open to opinions on your thoughts of triking the scoot (noticed recent feelings getting hurt about folks sharing opinions on bikes and trying to avoid that = why I ask if your open to thoughts?)? If so,,, I got a ? for you,, when you say 200K are you saying 200 thousand miles presently on Sylvester?

Thinking Kirby might be referring to the Hurricane stuff? Yep,, right there with ya Kirb = thoughts and Prayers Up for all those folks down there dealing with those Hurricanes - both the damages from Harvey and now dealing with Irma. Hope each of you are safe!! If I got that wrong Kirby,, sorry about that - didnt mean to hi-jack..

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW :178::178::178::178::178::178::178::178::178::178: Do you know your Pucsters or what Silv = THANK YOU for posting this up brother!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Then again,,, only problem is,, now I miss Olivia even more than I did before I found your awesome thread here:95:

After exploring the amazing selection of throwing knives, and chinese stars,, and tomahawks and on and on,, we were just getting ready to depart the store with the 3 sets of Throwing Knives for our off spring in tow when,, all of a sudden,, I thought I heard a the soft voice of a really pretty nickle plated 7 to 1 twist rifled barreled beauty a couple isles over whispering something sexy to me,,,, Puuuc,, ohhhh Puc,, wanna come take a peek at me??? Her reminded me of a voice I hadn't heard in many years (I had a Remington BDL 700 in .22/250 caliber that use to talk to me like that) so I wandered over that way,, peeked around the corner and,,, POOF - there went another afternoon!!

INDEED!! Scheels in Sparks Nevada DOES have Throwing Knives!! If you are ever if the need of a good set of knives for your Grand Children to toss around - just flop your tent on your bike, pack some fresh clothes to wear in the store if your prone to smell funny after CTFW across the desert region, trod on into the air conditioning inside of Scheels and follow the advice of this pretty lady in there!!

Got that Sly!! Here in Michigan we had a Govnur not to long ago named Jennifer Grandholm who held to some fairly socialistic views on things - rumor was she actually was from a foreign country where she learned her socialist ways that she tried very hard to impliment here.. During her reign, and still to this day, we are under this idea of No Fault insurance - simply means no one is expected to (or even desired to) step up to the plate and accept personal responsibility for their actions = sound familiar? Out of this whole idea came this thing called The Michigan Catastrophic Fund that,, along with paying for a policy for "No Fault Insurance" where no one is ever at fault in an accident = we are required to pay into this "FUND" every 6 months.. Last I looked,, I believe that cost is 176 dollar per 6 months PER policy or, over 300 dollars a year per car/bike just for the fund.. Meaning,, 2 bikes insured = 2 x 176 per 6 months + 2 cars insured? = 2 more x 176 every 6 months.. Now,, keep in mind that "$176 per 6 months" on ALL policys in Michigan has NOTHING to do with your actual policy = the policy costs start AFTER you pay the $176 per 6 months PER vehicle!! Sound nuts? Now get ready cause it gets even better!! On a motorcycle that I have paid my $176 + my policy fee's for a 6 month policy - if I get in an accident on my scoot and the accident does not involve a car = I have NO access to the Catastrophic Fund (medical costs) that is suppose to kick in after a certain amount of medical care is received. JUST NUTS!! Thankfully,, after 8 years the people of the state of Michigan FINALLY decided they had had enough and they decided to cast a vote to return the State back to the people and they kicked Grandholm to the curb.. We now have a fairly level headed American in charge who has been challenging that crazy Catastrophic Fund law. He has also ushered back in the right to bear arms (Concealed Weapons Permits FINALLY approved), has appealed the helmet laws = returned "Choice" back to the riders and, get this,,, we are know able to know how freedom feels by his returning the right for us to light fire crackers and bottle rockets if we want:happy34:!! We still are paying out the nose for Insurance but by cracky,, at least real freedom seems a little closer and the seems to be waving a little prouder these days here in Michigan - IMHO of course!!:thumbsup:

Anybody who was unfortunate enough to try and follow our original thread of this ride that I tried posting with our little tablet while we were actually committing this atrocity of an example of CTFW = found here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?130839-ctfw-west-the-u-p-trail-won-the-coin-toss-when-we-left-yesterday&highlight=CTFW+West may remember that a big part of this whole adventure was to be a search for some throwing knives to take to my Grandsons in California.. Could it be possible that the knives will actually be found in this strange place known as ,,,,

:thumbsup::thumbsup: Puc buys a bike,, Ready shoots over and grabs it, takes it home,, Puc goes to Ready's to get the bike,, looks in freezer when Ready goes inside house to get Puc a glass of water,, Puc see's homemade Tamales in freezer, Puc leaves Ready's with a bunch of frozen Tamales stacked on his bike trailer and leaves the 1942 Harley he bought with Ready for payment for the Tamales = win/win!! = Puc,,, = Ready!!

Not to in any way or to cause any of our members grief but, my guess why Mom Yam decided she needed to make some changes before allowing any more demoing or the shipping of the new scoot can be found at 2:20 in the vid below. Regardless of whether or not this is accurate - I think making sure her bikes are ready to go before putting them into the hands of the consumer is admirable of Mom Yam!!

After muddering our way thru Utah and galloping across the next border, it dawned on me that this next state had a helmet law.. The morning was just starting to heat up when we came to a stop out in the middle of nowhere in the fine state of Nevada. I unsnapped our brain skillets from their storage area and Tip and I plopped em on, experience has taught me that those things that will fry your brains if your not careful so I knew we needed to get right back at CingTFW before heat stroke started setting in... I could see a familiar grin on Tweeks face as she stared at the two of us standing there with sweat running across our eyebrows, I told Tip that I thought Tweeks thought the two of us looked like Foot Ball players from 1929 and she was laughing at us.. As I sank the spurs into Tweeks sides and whispered "he who laughs last - laughs longest old girl - let her buck" into her ears I could swear I heard her stop laughing and felt her moaning as she crossed into a full gallop when her tach closed in on 6 grand in top gear. I held it there until the bars on her gas gauge had all but disappeared - GOOD NIGHT THOSE ENDLESS WIDE OPEN DESERT ROADS ARE AWESOME = especially when it comes to disciplining a cocky motorcycle.. When we pulled into a motorcycle feedlot that had finally appeared over the curvature of the planet, I could tell Tweeks was not exactly happy with me.. I am sure she noticed that small patch of oil beside the pump when she came to a stop at her dinner table and, as I put my foot down the absence of friction between my riding shoe and the pavement almost allowed her to lay fully down on top of me like she had done before when her and I had differences while out CTFW.. I was very very glad to see that this particular motorcycle food lot had experienced situations like this many times in the past because they provided extra long windshield cleaning sticks to encourage a short time of seperation between a man and his motorcycle when they were having such a dispute.. Being from a HOT place like the Nevada desert - the owners clearly knew that the heat in the desert can affect even the best of friends in the strangest of ways..

Right after we pulled out of the little cow town I noticed a two track heading north with a big sign on it that said something about "Mining Operation".. It looked promising for a quick/easy way to get buried in the total silence and awesome darkness of the Utah desert night.. Folks who have experienced this wonderment will know exactly what I am referring to. We followed the mining trail in the darkness for a couple miles, to the point that the tone of Tweeks V-4 idling along while Tip and I chatted softly was the only sound we could hear and her single candle power headlight was the only man made light visible.. About that time the pathway started getting pretty narly so I shut her down, dropped the tent and within just a couple minutes the three of us were counting the sheep we had seen earlier in the Uintah Mountains that had been stored in our minds eyes as we drifted off to sleep.. Shortly thereafter I woke up to strange noises outside our little blue desert shack,, look out the door to find these varmints preparing setting a trap of cow puc for me to step in = somethings will never change (stepping in cow puc is a way of life with yours truly) ,, even way out in the middle of the Utah desert!!

Not long after giving Tweeks her reins and watching that dreadful desert wildfire disappear in her mirrors, a small cow town came into view.. Good thing too cause Tweeks belly was getting just as empty as ours were.. Magic hour had long sense passed and it was time to find some road grub.. It was late so the three of strolled the parking lot of a Dollar General store. Tweeks stayed outside gazing back at some folks in at car that were staring at her while Tip and I went inside and grabbed some bread, peanut butter, chips and cookies and walked back outside.. We meandered down the street to a local bike trough where Tweeks drank her fill and then we stopped at a closed McDonalds to use their picnic tables.. As we ate some folks came over and took some shots of Tweeks.. I could tell by their looks (not exactly Cowgirl looking) and their accents that they were probably not from the area.. Come to find out, they were from Hawaii and returning from a 3 week cross country mainland tour of their own.. Wasn't long and they were signing Tweeks,, hugging Tippy (why is it that they always want to hug Tippy?) and telling me that they thought our "style" of living life was really special. They invited us to come to Hawaii, camp in their front yard until we got our Island legs and then go explore "The Big Island" where their home was! Wow,, would that be fun!!!!

After spending the day up playing in the cold wet rain and snow of the Unitah Mountains we thought it best to head for the heat of the low desert for magic hour.. While neither Tip, Tweeks or I really minded the coolness of the mountains, dropping the tent with the potential of waking up to a snow covered camp didnt sound that inviting.. It wasnt long after we settled into the peacefulness and warmth of Utah's wonderful desert region than the small amount of Native American blood that flows thru my veins sensed smoke signals wayyy off in the distance... As the three of us drew closer to those signals,, it became apparent that I was not exactly correct in my assumption that what we were seeing was actually smoke signals!

He's gotta em Dan!! Prayers Up on your behalf Yammers brother, Prayers Up!!

And then,, when we got wayyyyyyyy up there in those mountains,, far from any form of civilization, we discovered that our camera was wayyyyyyy low on memory:doh:.. I did have enough left in there somewhere though to snap some pretty neat still shots of the ride! WOW was it GORGEOUS up there!!

Our new friend Troy, who we met back at the gun range near Mountain View Wyoming, told us about a very little known motorcycle tour thru the Uintah Mountain Range. In this short video we prepare to go and explore that amazing region! Unknown to us - this mountain range is the only mountain range in America that runs East and West. This range is very similar to touring Yellow Stone - even has lots of Moose and Bear - minus the endless hours of waiting on Motor Homes and tripping over endless tourist - a huge plus IMHO. This is a MUST DO if you are motorcycle touring varmint seeking adventure in a more primitive setting!! THANK YOU TROY for tipping us off to this - you were correct my friend = absolutely AMAZING!!

May be of interest to you if you have an interest in motorcycles!! https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/mcd/d/absolute-auction-live-online/6296550269.html

Thanks and back at cha Casey.... Make no mistake about those stickers though brother,, they and the numerous zip ties located around that beat up ol scoot serve double duty = yes,, they do serve as our version of a totem pole BUT they also hold Tweeks together in more ways then one = a result of maybe not enough experience/skills and most of all lacking in practice practice practice,, ok,, and maybe taking a touring scoot into places it really didnt belong Hey,, speaking about that,, you ever ride this one? Absolutely perfect for an evening ride so the suns behind ya!! Especially during the rally while everyone else is fighting the bike traffic at Hill City, Dead Wood, Spearfish, Keystone and on and on...

Tell ya what Lenny,, Bongo makes a good point,, think I am gonna give ya this one and call a treaty on the discussion.. I had no idea all this debate was actually causing issue for some and that is not my intent = just not that important IMHO.. On the same token though,, lets you and I get together sometime,, build us a real fire with real hot dogs,,, plop our feet out front of us and take back off like a couple of grumpy ol :stickpoke::stickpoke::witch_brew::witch_brew: buddies and have it out = winner take all (all being the left over Hot Dog,,, even if it is a little crunchy cause neither of us were paying attention to it cookin )...

WRONG NITE!! Special dont happen till tomorrow so it was a Fried Chicken evening!! P.S. - Moose Tracks ice cream sprinkled lightly with some really special chocolate chips that I love.. Its those chocolate chips that are "Cookies and Cream".. Ever had em?? I love em all by themselves = sleep walk in the middle of the night when I get up to pee (they reduced my bladder capacity to about 2 oz's when they yanked that tumor so I gotta get up a lot at night) and dump some in a small bowl and munch em while watching a middle of the night episode of Gunsmoke = THE PERFECT SNACK!! Back to the ice cream dessert.. Topped off with some slices of nanners and straw berries.. No whipped cream though cause I am back on a diet... Good dinner but now that you made me explain all that I cant wait to try the Walleye tomorrow...

Was just reading over on a Wing site and think I bumped into my buddy @Barrycuda over there = no response yet so gotta figure that 'Cuda is either outrunning the thing on his Wing or nailing up plywood.. Signed up and left him a "Prayers Up" message about whats about to happen down yonder... Want to extend the same message to everyone facing this monster = thoughts and Prayers Up if your in this ones path!!

Before running to an Ag store and buying a cheap syringe to use to back wash the system like Condor is talking about, here is something I have done successfully many times with my 1st Gen Clutches thru the years. Think of the system in sections, starting with the Master up on the bars.. You wanna get that area headed in the right direction first.. Gonna be kind of messy so prepare for that by grabbing some rags to stuff around and under the master and hose area.. The bango bolt connection is a fine place for air to gather as is the piston inside the master.. Level the master as best you can, open it, fill it, crack the connection at the bango and squeeze LIGHTLY and slowly watching what is coming out of the connection at the bango. If you see nothing you may have to loosen more so you allow the crush washers to gap away.. Tighten bango, release lever carefully (like your bleeding on a bleeder) and watch the back flow orvice in the bottom of the master to make sure its not plugged. Now do it again watching the connection at the bango to see what kind of flow - watch for air just like watching a bleeder - keep in mind you are bleeding the system from the bango to get a solid lever.. Few times of this - if you end up with a solid lever = all set,, if not,,, you may have to fully remove the line.. I have found it necessary to actually remove the line at the bango = messy job but doable.. You unhook the line and move it up so the bango end is in its highest position so fluid dont leak out. If you have kids, before you start this process go inside the house and tell one of them to get off the video game for a few minutes and come help you.. Unhook the line at the master and have the kid pinch the bango between their finger and thumb to plug it off - now tell em to stand still and be quiet while you concentrate.. Hold your thumb over the hole where the bango bolt enters the master. Now bleed against your thumb in the same way you would bleed on a bleeder only you shouldnt have to release your thumb as the air bleeds off and you build pressure - with a little practice and "feel" you can actually feel the air building against your finger/thumb.. Bleed master until you get good pressure with no air. Now quickly reattach the bango and line and rebleed off the bango... I have done the above many many times and done so successfully without having to rebleed at the slave down between the forward bevel gear and the stator BUT that may be cause I have done it a few times.. Try it and if it doesnt work and if it doesnt work, jump back on here and either I or someone will instruct you in a back bleed.. Does any of this make sense?? I have many times been told I am hard to follow and that my ideas are somewhat backwards so dont be afraid to say,, Puc your nuts,, I think I will wait for a guru to help.. Wont offend me in the least.. Puc

Now thats a good point Bongo that I never really thought about.. Maybe what we need is a stated criteria for discussing the new Venture here on VR, no debating just cause we have interest in the subject matter,,, gotta actually intend on purchasing one... Kind of agree with you,, its way to easy for stuff to get out of hand!! Although not a Face Book user, I have been reading on lots of other sites and, as you said, they have the pro's and con's debate happening too. Some sites like the defunct Victory site actually has a much higher interest in the Venture and stronger debate happening then even the few folks here who have interest.. I noticed over there on their site they do have a running poll though that shows 70% interested in possibly purchasing so, even though they are not an actual Yamaha Venture site like ours where one would think the higher rate of folks would be, they have a stronger legit basis for doing so.. Gotta admit, in all honesty and fairness, I personally at this point in my life I have no interest in purchasing any new scoot, none, nada,, not even slightly.. I just been and and even demoing and stuff cause I enjoy bikes and have a vested interest in the Venture... You do make a very valid point though and I promise I will try to and yak about other things that I am actually planning on purchasing,, ,, like dinner that Tip and I are thinking of going out for!! Heard about a joint that has Walleye and Shrimp full dinner specials for 8 bucks!!!!! Gonna go chase one down

Nothing even close to the ride like a pro stuff I am sure but here is a little video that may or may not help..

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