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:stirthepot:I still think Mom Yam has been watching/reading our lists of what we REALLY want to see and she is about to show the world she HAS been listening!! I smell a GORGEOUS fixed fairing, 1700cc Vmax motored, fuel injected Intercontinental Touring machine that will CTFW till the cows come home!!! I belief in you Mom Yam - always have - my backside is permanently shaped like a MK1 saddle to proof it!!!! COME ON 5 JUNE = come to the Puckster,, bring it home son:thumbsup::bikersmilie::bikersmilie::bikersmilie::bikersmilie:!!

Yep, right there with Doug,, maybe even possibly - if perhaps you have had the lense off in the not to distant past when it was placed back in the fixture it didnt seat correctly and this caused the lens to crack around the screws like Doug mentioned.. I have had similar things like that happen to me = sort of like not getting a raditator gooseneck lined up when replacing a thermostat = tighten her up and POP.. Make sense? I am hesitant to think it was damaged by impact as usually they have jagged edges when that happens (been there several times too = I flipped a number of bikes in my life trying to ride wheelies).. Another possibility = maybe running a higher output bulb? Heating up the lense can make em brittle.. Just a thought..

You BETCHA!! and you KNOW I am good for it brother!!!! Hot Dogs for EVERYONE Drewster!!

Oh yes he is Lenny - here I is!! Just been trying to get on to respond to @Snyper 's smoke signal (been at the new Grandsons House for Memorial Day weekend) and found out I forgot to pay my bills and couldnt respond but - have no fear brother - I is back!!!! What da heck - that Indian riding Cheeze Ball called my 1st Gen Ugly - this ol ugly MK1 will still out run, out dance, out climb, out tour, out two track, out CTFW, out fly to the moon, out wheelie, out make ya laugh and out make ya smile any new Indian he might be ridin I tell ya (might be a little bias but hey - my bikes are all sensitive,, like a flower) !! Couldnt have been me - all my scoots have been purdy - Tweeks was nothing shy of gorgeous!! Now Yammer Dan - he has the ugly ones = he's even got on named Ugly - not me, all mine are purdy.. Yea,, reading that was pretty cool - never know who your gonna bump into when out CTFW - thats for sure!! Neat find Big Lenny - THANKS = made my day brother:thumbsup:!!! Made Tweeks too - took it out in the garage and read it to her:missingtooth: By the way,, Tweeksis just wore out her second tire with treads showing thru when we got home from The Kid house = been a long slow break in for this new one.. Spent today spoonin on the next new one and doing an oil change = if all stays good health and weather wise, Tip - Tweeksis and I are hoping to hit that unveiling of the new one in New York = gonna even polish her headlight and windshield for it if we get to go - wait till that new fang dangled tour scoots gets a eyeball of ol Tweeksis = gonna be at first site I tell ya,, DEFINITELY:fingers-crossed-emo.. I just KNOW this new ones gonna have the heart of the new Vmax!!

Thought I had a HUGE computer gremlin thingy going on,, was even telling Tip that I thought maybe some Nigerian hacker had gotten with the Ruskies and hacked my account and takin over cause I couldnt do nuttin on the site.. Finally gettin back online after Memorial Day, checked my email - noticed Snyper had quoted me on something - signed on to check it out and noticed right away that something was amiss.. No "Thanks" or "Likes" icons = hmmmm.. Then I tried to quote and respond and got a strange message about "knock it off,, you aint got no permission to do that"... Weird,, didnt know I was back on club probation, been trying to be good and everything... Funny thing was that just before that happened a Police Officer came to our door:mugshot: and told us that our home phone had been calling 911 while we were gone for Memorial Day weekend = said that central dispatch had gotten several calls reporting trouble on the line or something.. Just got off the phone with our carrier about that when I found this problem here.. More weirderdom,, definitely on a roll.. Thankfully the lady from our phone company admitted our phone calling 911 was their problem related to some storms and not related to my problem here cause my problem here, as it turns out, was related to me not paying my bills on time,,, oopppssssssss... Digging back in my emails I found a notice from last Friday that I was about to expire (funny thing = I spent the better part of that day at the doctors office getting 3 month cancer test results = all looking REALLY good - no expiring for this feller!!!) ,,, ah ah ahhhhh,,, you guys aint getting rid of me that easy:missingtooth:,,, Paypal and I are tighter then Butch and Sundance!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The desert sun does strange things to the mind,,,,,,, strange things I tell ya,, strange things..........

IT JUST DONT GET NO BETTER THAN THAT TOOCH!!!!! TIP OF THE HAT TO THE LADY ON THE GORGEOUS HARLEY AND DOUBLE :thumbsup: TO THE BROTHER/SISTER TOURING TEAM!!!! PS = love your new scoot Dave,, that one of those V-4's that has the engine setting with the crankshaft output pointing toward the back wheel? If so, how do ya like it? Any sensation of engine torque rotation as you rev it like is always mentioned about the Triumph Rocket 3's? If its the bike I am thinking of, I saw one last time I was in town looking at scoots = neat bikes!!

I am 100% dittoing with Raggy - never did see nuttin like that before = AWESOME DRAGONSLAYER = CONGRATSSSSS!! PS brother = first thing that popped into my mind when I saw it was that all it needs is a motor = be fun riding the Dragon on that puppy with V-4 pushing it!!

Dont be skeerd,,, go ahead,,, vote your conscience but remember = Mom Yam could still be watching!!!!!!!!!!

let this be a lesson to you bunch of lop eared varmints = if your gonna make a Poll you have no more than 10 minutes after you click on submit thread to decide on what your gonna put in the poll questions and type em in.. If you dont get em submitted before 10 minutes you will find yourself typing a message like this one... Sucks bein a new geezer with bent up ol hands that dont type like they used to.... Plus havin a beaner that dont bean like it used to... Gonna have to improvise and do the copy/paste thing,,, good thing I took puter lesson's many years ago!! Nah nah Don = thought ya had me didnt cha!! PS - if you wanna vote = try the other thread that looks like this thread!! PS PS - Bonanza just came on the boob tube - that Bonanza song they are playing will be PERFECT for helping me get the new thread done within 10 minutes!!!:guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2:

Dont be skeerd,,, go ahead,,, vote your conscience but remember = Mom Yam could still be watching!!!!!!!!!!

Well brother,, your idea was up all day yesterday and no one - including you - followed up on your worthy suggestion soooooooooooooo,,, take a peek in the Water Hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:witch_brew:

When I look at that Journey Further saying with the funny looking "V" shape below the "O" as mentioned by someone earlier in this saga I see = "V"-"FUR"!! Cant get it out of my mind,,, V-Fur,, V-Fur,,,,, V-Fur,,,,,,,,, only one cure for a guy who keeps seein V-Fur,,,, its more V-Fur's!!!!!!!

Just so he could come here and harrass,,, I mean share all this really good stuff with the rest of us lop eared Venture ridin varmints!!!

Back at cha Sky!! Remembering that Shrimp story thingy goin on and on on Forest Gump???,,,,,,, I could EASILY do the same thing about bacon brother!!!!! Probably even have a longer list!! I even like my Bacon wrapped in Bacon - YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:scratchchin::scratchchin:Well,,, thanks for FINALLY sharing that little tid bit of info with us there Raggy :rasberry::rasberry:

Exactly - THAT is what I am counting on!!!!! I got these high hopes that they read jfman 's transcontinental dual sport ride report on his 1st Gen Venture and FINALLY realized how adequate our MK1's really are and BINGO,,,, the new detuned 1700cc Vmax motored - fixed fairing Venture dual sport transcontinental touring bike is born!! COME ONNNNNN 5 JUNE!!!!

Do you mean Lake George for the unveiling Snype? I wanna go really bad = I just got this overwhelming gut feeling that Mom Yam is fixing to actually turn the touring world on its nose and I wanna be there when she does.. Seen it before,, Mono Shock - TZ road racers - V-Maxes and of course the 1st Gens...

I really miss the old days of free flowing fuel spouts too Don.. Seems like life was a lot simpler back then... I will say this about these new nozzled outfits - they do come in handy and are well worth the money at the right moment in time.. The little 2 gallon outfit with the modern spicket, like I assume your talking about, in the vid below was sure a blessing after exploring the outer limits of Area 51. And cost wise,, it was only 22 dollars more than Dans 10 dollar can and it come from the ONLY gas station out there at the start of the terrestrial highway = definitely a steal if ya dont like crossing the desert on foot..

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW and OUCHY OUCH OUCH OUCH - indeed Ricks,, YOU are one blessed biker!!! VERY glad your wife was not on with you = brother,,, that looks/sounds HORRIBLE!! THANK GOD you made it my friend!! Prayers Up for a complete recovery!! Puc PS - if you get a chance to take a peek,, it would be EXTREMELY interesting to know what in the world happened to cause such a thing.. Hopefully this isnt another one of those tire delamination deals...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW - wish I was riding/camping/dodging rain drips right beside em too Red!!!!! DEFINITELY a son to be proud of right there brother = YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWW!!!!!! :thumbsup: PS - he probably already knows this but tell em ol Puc says the key to staying dry and not needing rain gear on a bike is to speed up in the rain!! Personally - riding rain is the one of the only places I prefer Ick-spressway travel = +85 = bone dry!!

Judging from the size and apparent I.D. of the muff's - I am thinking definitely V-4 and - from the placement of the headers,, a very good chance of it being boosted.. Mom Yam fooled with boosting back a number of years ago - remembering the 650.. I have always thought all engines should be boosted as its the most effecient way to gain horse power = because its using exhaust pressure to spool up the turbo = its actually free power!! Lots of the car companies are catching on to this - some even using twin turbos to gain both torque and hp... Could be interesting......... So,, I will ask again,, anybody thinking of going to the unveiling?

WOWZY!! If you do and the head of the wicked witch of the northeast stickin out from under your house is a bald one with grey hair on its sides you will know that your not in Oz brother!! Seriously though Snype - Prayers Up for you folks down yonder!!!!!!

Pull one off the scoot that looks like it will fit = probably will have a "10 mm" hex head on it making it a 6 mm bolt. Pull one from somewhere with a 10mm socket.. Stick er in there and see if she'll screw in.. Once you find one that will screw in so you have the diameter and tread pitch - take a measurement on the width of the shifter where the bolt has gotta go.. Probably be 20 or 25mm/3/4 to an inch in length. Dont have to be exact on the length.. Now go down to your local Ace Hardware - take the bolt that screwed in with ya. Tell the kid standing there talking to the pretty girl running the till that you need a metric bolt, perferably in stainless, and your buddy told you that Ace would have one.. Depending on how close he is to getting a date with that young lady - he will probably walk over to the bolt drawers and have ya a new one quicker than a 2nd Gen on Nitrous... Or,, come up here for a Hot Dog, after we're done eating we can dig thru my bolt box in the man cave and find ya a few of em..

dem little hot dog icon thingies make me