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Yea,,,,, kinda sorta brings it all into perspective of what all that hard work we did in life was all about dont it brother... Now its grampa time in helpin to teach em right from wrong,, how to stand on his own to feet and provide for his family, get that good work ethic happenin, buy em goodies and spoil em some but do so in a way it dont set em up for failure in life,,,,, sheesh Dave - this grampa business might be tougher than I thought LOL.. Yep my friend,, I am blessed and lucky beyond measure...

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AMAZING = ABSOLUTELY ENDLESSLY AMAZING!! JF = if you ever get the idea to do some hair brained ride like this again:thumbsup::thumbsup::dancefool::clap2: = no matter what type of scoot your riding = PLEASE,, PRETTY PLEASE dont forget to include us in your trip by sharing it with us!! You my friend are a true - road warrior!! In the spirit of which you traveled - my hat is off to you brother!! VERY VERY WELL DONE!! Puc

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an amazing piece of precision motorcycling machinery!!!!!!!!!!

I ate dem hot dogs till they was coming outta my ears,,,,,,,,,,,,, took us all the way to Baldwin (had to scout out the area for tomorrow's happenin) before I could cram in a Jones's ice cream (allllllllllllllllllll MiRiders fault - he twisted my arm,,, challenging my 1st Gen with his new Harley)... Good thing Ron - @bluestar99 - knows his way around up there cause if it wouldnt of been for him getting us there on time, Dave n Sue would have never noticed the place (without us sitting there eating dogs) - Candy didnt wanna stop,, she was having to much fun chasing around in the 86 DEGREE WEATHER!!! WOW - what a day!! SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE!!! PS = Thanks for snapping the shot and posting it MiRider - kept the lop eared varmints off my back with the about me forgetting my camera and being the and all that nonsense.. PSps = Thanks again Ron and Vick for your navigational abilities!! psPS = Thanks again for coverin for me Drews on the addies and all that - hope to see you tomorrow (or sometime soon) - them dogs is as good as they ever was brother AND = LOTS of that special homemade "mix" stuff to slap on em!! Tellin ya - think I ate 7 of em PS PS PS = anyone reading this ##### Blessing of the Bikes is this weekend in Baldwin!! ALWAYS lots of fun!!! @ragtop69gs - you gonna slide into town from Luther for any of that? I gotta medical procedure on Friday they gotta knock me out for but - if at all possible - I am gonna sneak back up there Saturday or Sunday..

Sooo,,, ,,,, is anyone going to the unveiling:178:??? Tip, Tweeks and I went to the Indian unveiling at the Sturgis Rally in '13 (COME ON!! and THIS is a YAMAHA!!) = what a blast!! Did a quick snap of distance from here to Lake George in New York,,, shooooooot,,, 12 hours and we could be there,,,, got me thinking... Be a shame to get out there and have Mom Yam not produce a Touring scoot with a new V-Max motor stuffed in er BUT - would also be a shame to be sittin here staring at a 12 inch computer screen watching the Lady (Mom Yam) pull a rabbit out of a hat and be trying to see it - miss all the good stuff so to speak.... Besides,,,,,,, what if we got out there on Tweeksis and those folks out there fell in love with er and they offered us a new tour with the max motor on an even swap??? Orrrr,,,,,, even were offering test rides (they did that with the Injuns in '13)??? Got me thinkin here Roller..... Got me thinkin here......

We get to baby sit our 1st new born grandchild while our daughter and her husband are away on vacation that weekend

INDEED = 103 ,, that IS amazing!!!! Prayers Up for your Grandma and her suffering Jeff - God bless her and you folks as you walk thru these hard times together. Tough stuff!!

Just catching up on this - so sorry to hear of your great loss.. You, Nancy and your family have our thoughts and prayers while each of you work thru this trying time.. RIP Nancy's father and thank you for all the kindness and love you showed the world while you were here = you are sorely missed. Puc n Tip

ROCK N ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Thank ya Drews for filling in for me!! Indeed the schedule looks like this: Tuesday the 16th: 578 West US10 Scottville Mi. 49454 Staff arrival and Hot Dogs available = 11:30 till 3:30 pm Official MGnEM time = 1 P.M. (dont have to leave home when its still freezing ) Elvis has a hair appointment on this date BUT - Wednesday the 17th: 9505 South M-37 (just a couple south of the town of Baldwin right on M-37 = cant miss it!!) Baldwin Mi. 49304 Staff arrival and Hot Dogs available = 11:30 till 3:30 pm with official MGnEM start time of 1 P.M. (give any left over Lake effect snow squawls a chance to move on and melt off). ELVIS IS PLANNING ON JOINING US FOR THIS ONE:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::mo money::mo money: You guys check the weather????? I must be goin crazy - I swear they are talking 79 degrees!! ITS HOT DOG EATIN, ELVIS SINGIN, FRIEND GREETIN, MOTORCYCLE RIDING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALLLLL OUR MOM'S OUT THERE - YOU ARE ALL THE GREATEST BUNCH OF MOM'S KNOWN TO MAN!! Speaking of your man = grab em by the ear and make em bring you out to a Puc's MGnEM this week!! HOT DOGS FOR EVERYONE - KIDS TOO!!! Have not got time at this moment (walking out the door to go visit our mom's) to supply address's (any past MGnEMers wanna jump in with address's feel free to) but I just wanted to let everyone and anyone know,, weather permitting: Tuesday 16th we will have our season opener = the first 2017 Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat in SCOTTVILLE MICHIGAN! My staff chose this location as the town (SCOTTville) is named after your's truly and they promised to make this one an EXTRA special outing!! Wednesday the 17th we are planning a second MGnEM. This one will be held in BALDWIN MICHIGAN. My staff decided on this one cause this town is also named after your's truly (in a thin kinda way) = BALDwin.. EVERYONE welcome to attend either/or - come gobble Hot Dogs with us at this two consecative days of celebrating the specialness having such loving Mothers as we all have!!! PS - MOM's (or ladies who arent Mom's) who's hubbies are to skeerd to come eat a Hot Dog with us - its ok for you to jump on his bike (or grab the car), leave the varmint behind and come alone (or with the kids,, even neighbor kids if ya aint got no kids) - YOU are more than welcome too!!

Because most of the lop eared varmints around this joint are made of the same kind of cowboy DNA as that which Willie is singing about in the attached song,,, they aint bad varmints - just a little high strung... Hey Nightwind - you know George Boston up here in Muskegon Mi? Good friend of mine... Like you,, me and Yamaha go back a longgggggg ways too - pre YZ250 days.. MXed a 68 250 - home brew till Honda came out with the Elsi in 73 - then jumped ship and pretty much cleaned house until that dog gone Mono Shock YZ showed up.. Also had one of the 1st R1's Yamaha introduced into Michigan in 1967.. Turned some heads with the readers here on that comment - it was a 350 Twin folks - actually a YR1 but hey = R1 made ya do a double take didnt it!! Had a bunch of Yams thru the years Nightwind and gotta tell ya,, I'm one of those ol has been's who really dont care if Mom Yam actually does this or not.. I HOPE she does and am extremely excited that we may actually get to FINALLY see it happen BUT,, fact is,, IMHO the MK1 Venture is and always will be the queen of my highway.. Puc

CANDY'S DANDY BUT AN R1 WONT ROT YOUR TEETH :crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup: gosh I love when stuff like that pops into my worn out, tired ol , beat up beaner Not even go there brother - I KNOW Candy's got like twice the motor = this thing is a minibike in comparison,,,,, a really really really fast minibike:stickpoke: Mags got a rear seat - didnt you notice it? I actually took my buddy for a ride on it down to another neighbors house this morning to help help the other neighbors dad get a tire off his tractor.. He grabbed onto those little things on my chest (cant say nipp,,, here) when he climbed on and said "if you even think about wickin this thing up I am gonna stretch these things till,,,,,,... What a blast - should seen the other neighbors face when we pulled in.. Think you may have met larry and dave? Larry is the one with the Blue '10 limited and dave just swapped off his '11 limited for a ultra low = both GORGEOUS scoots.. Anyway,, look closely above the pipe behind my leg - see the little foot peg there for Tip!! Aint gonna happen Mirider - her and Tweeksis are inseperatable

Sorry about the loss of your friend Roller, can totally relate! Lost my best friend the 2 years after we graduated high school together. He had a turboed 74 Z1 kawi that he got in fight with a car with and lost everything - I have never been the same and still mourning his loss,, Mike and I Motocrossed and Harescrambled for years together (did other stuff too but VR being a family site and all that). I am hearing your warning my friend and heeding it - THANK YOU. Love you brother!! Puc

I get that brother - I really do... My 2nd born daughter, "Cappy", video of her n I singin attached - who now practices medicine out in California, has had "Second Hand Lions" on her favorite movie list for years now.. Cappy grew up with me as her "Poppers",, chasing around the back roads of Montana/Utah/Nevada and the likes on our 1st 1st Gen - sleeping in a $20 Menards tents and living off apples and water - crazy stuff.. Any way, here is a copy/paste of her response to her hearing of my latest act of immaturity = ""She's gorgeous! Just don't hit any barns upside down too soon!!! Love u!"".. You may have to watch the movie to get that one.. My son (P-Dog) called last night to let us known he, his wife and his boys would be here today to celebrate 3 birthdays - grillin and all that.. First thing out of his mouth was "Dad still alive"? My last borns (Tottr - she is in the process of locating a publishing company to publish a "book" of all my insane actions - her words - says she wants them in print so my new born grandson can have something to learn to read by) response was: YOU GOT A ROCKET?!?!?! Promised em all I would be very careful and I am.. Notice ya aint seeing any one handed riding video's of me holding the camera while test n tuning like ya did on Crud theVmax> yet? Proof - I am being very careful!!!

A long time ago,,, in an era far far away,,, as a family we would pile into our Motor Home and sneak off during the "off season" to ride coasters.. We were fairly avid - always at least 2 times a year = early Spring and late Fall.. Many times we would shoot to Six Flags Over Illinois and ride such awesome rides as "The Bat Man" but our mainstay was this park in Sandusky Ohio called Cedar Point where our favorite ride - The Magnum - waited patiently for our arrival.. We grew to love and respect that massive coaster for its tear jerking speeds and it's awesome ability to fill us with the adrenaline rush it offered those who were brave enough to climb in one of its little boxes and head for the hills. As a family, we were spoiled by our lifestyle that afforded us those amazing off season times. Unlike people who visited these types of parks during normal season and waited HOURS for just one ride - we literally would get off after the Magnum finished doing its thing, listen to the attendants voice announce "Welcome back Magnum riders, enjoy the rest of your day here at Cedar Point, America's roller coast!!" - then we would jump out, run around and get right back on.. Later in life when my kids legs got longer and they could run faster - we actually had a visit to Cedar Point that we rode the Magnum 36 consecutive times - it was almost like OWNING that amazing contraption!! Below is a picture of my son and I doing our thing on that mighty ride!! Besides being known for my love for coasters, my family (and several others) grew to know of my love for motorcycles.. Being an odd ball sort of motorcycle lover - the intrensic admiration I had for two wheels with a motor is unlimited = makes no difference in size, brand, cc's, 2 stroke or 4, 1 speed 2 speed 3-4-5-6 or even fully automatic - I love em all... One of the great things about my family (especially my wife Tip) is the endless understanding of how deeply I am overtaken by that tender spot in my heart for "my bikes" - its a blessing, and a curse. Being my life long partner/best friend and being there while I owned, rode, maintained and even built a HUGE variety of scoots and watching me flip em, twist em, hill climb em, sink em in mud up to their bars, ice race em, ride em on the Salt Flats at The Bonneville, MX em, jump em, crash em and smash em it really didn't surprise me much when not to long ago when I began reminding Tip that my urge to own a Yamaha "Super Bike" was once again troubling me during the night hours and she took it in stride.. Tip knows/understands me far better than anyone I know - oft times even better than myself. Her response was Puc,, the kids are grown up and gone, our reflexes and response times aren't getting any easier to maintain,, might not be a bad idea to take a serious look at answering the call of the wild that comes in the form of the need for owning that bike = gotta love that lady!! Then she asked me to explain exactly what a Yamaha "Super Bike" "R1" is.. I instructed her to google "the top ten fastest production bikes in the world".. Fortunately, other bikes like the 350 mph Rolls Royce jet turbine bike were listed ahead of the little 1000cc Yamaha "Liter" bike I have dreamed of owning... She smiled when she noticed the little Yammer held a humble #5 in that top ten list and said "yea,, I can see why you want one" = THAT IS GORGEOUS. Tip has rare blood and is an avid blood donor. She gets regular phone calls asking her to donate and its not uncommon for her to jump and oblige the Red Cross. I currently cannot donate because of some medical stuff I am going thru but I did take her into town last week to donate. She gave me that pretty smile of hers as she stepped out of the car and said - see ya in an hour or so - have fun at the bike shop around the corner.. At the bike shop I got yapping with another geezer who, like me,, had a developed need for speed - we laughed as we concluded our need or "urge" was similar to a woman's strange food desires during pregnancy = maybe a hormonal thing? Mike, my new friend at "the shop" - was telling me that what I REALLY needed was one of the new "upright" crotch rockets like he was riding... We looked at the Kawasaki like he rode - the shop was even having a REALLY neat special on the model = a 13000 dollar scoot for 7500,, it was a left over.. I told Mike that I did like it (I like all bikes) but what I really needed and was urging for was a real deal, not detuned, flat out liter bike,, a Super Bike, a genuine Crotch Rocket - like an R1... On the way back to Muskegon after picking Maggy up at the home where she lived with her previous owner, I patted her on her pretty blue tank and began the bonding process between us by speaking to her in answer to her soft tones coming from the Vance and Hines pipes mount on her side.. We were effortlessly flowing along on the highway with Tippy following behind us in our KIA.. I was deeply admiring her amazing design attributes and how smoothly she puttered along at 70 miles an hour in 6th gear.. I complimented her non existent motor vibrations and told her how she somewhat reminded me of Tips Singer Sewing Machine and its smooth transitions of R's when I stepped on that little black button while doing maintenance on it.. While we were chatting, a man in a Black Ford pickup came flying by us.. He was moving at a pretty good clip and as he passed by I noticed him glaring at Maggy and I. I somewhat got the impression that he was kind of shocked to see an older gentleman with a grey beard, wearing a distinctly worn leather Arctic Cat snowmobile jacket while perched on the back of one of Yamaha's Super Bikes.. As the fellow in the Ford put a hundred yards of distance between us, I slid out into the passing lane and backed off the throttle a few thou (like a micrometer) so Tip's pretty face was now traveling next to Maggie and I.. I looked over at her, smiled and motioned a horizontal "rocket launch" motion to her as I pointed to the Black truck. She smiled, gave us the thumbs up and waved bye.. I had heard that Maggy's breed loves to rev and loves to search the skys for airplanes with their headlights.. I had also heard that, due to their thoroughbred racing heritage and being fairly tall in the gears - speeds of 100 mph in 1st gear are not uncommon with her type.. Not quite being ready to test all the rumors I heard concerning the matter I decided that even if I did drop her down from 6th to 1st while doing 70 mph next to Tip - I probably wasnt quite ready the result of that test.. I decided to just try second. I quickly learned that second gear pretty much has the same attitude about it as first does - Maggy's true colors come out at about 6500 rpm and - to an unsuspecting beat up ol geezer from Venture land - those true colors can be down right intimidating.. I quickly changed to 3rd in an attempt to gain some room between the "ok,, we are friends" spot in Maggies personality and the split second change where she shows you she would just as soon not have anyone on her back.. A couple years ago one of my buddies (Raggy) came from the other side of the state to visit with us.. His daughter, obviously a young lady who would rather be outdoors on a bike trip with her dad than home playing video games, followed him to our home on her motorcycle.. As Raggy and his daughter packed up for their journey home, Tip - Tweeks and I decided we would ride part way across Michigan with them.. Knowing the "better" roads in the area and wanting to see Raggy's daughter go at it on her race bike - I headed us toward the twisties. I watched as she tucked down behind the shield and precisely guided her machine thru the curves - precision is an amazing thing - an art form IMHO.. Calling that experience into memory, I had tucked myself down across Maggy's tank the best I could not only to watch where I was going but I could also glance her tach/speedo.. Somewhere between 125 and 130 in 3rd gear Maggy thought she heard a jet or something flying above her and once again she decided to signal it and we were fastly approaching 140 before I was able to shut her heaven word climb off and slow her instantly down by applying a gentle one finger pull on her front brake lever. . The guy in the Black Ford that had passed us early smiled and gave us the thumbs up as we casually passed him now as if the solid fuel boosters in Maggies fuel cell's had emptied themselves and we were gradually slowing down. Other than shaking off some left over adrenalin and having an indepth discussion with my new bike about how much she reminded me of that great big beautiful coaster named The Magnum down in Ohio and about how she made me feel like I actually now own a "Magnum" of my very own I could tell that Maggy really appreciates her new name!!

ditto w dan!! I'd tell ya to plug in it Randy but that dont sound right either,, lets see,,,,,,,,,,, how bout a quote from that lil rabbit that hung around with Bambi, think Thumper was his name: "if ya cant say nuttin nice,,,,,, dont say nuttin at all":Bunny: Tell Linda she has our thoughts and Prayers Up on that Colonoscopy and the results thereof brother!!

Brings back some really fond memories seeing that Danl'!! Thanks bro!!!

Right in your backyard Raggy... https://centralmich.craigslist.org/mcy/6119808438.html WOW is cold over here,,, I thought you was bringing back some heat for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OUTSTANDING there my Texas Hero brother!!!:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: May the Lord bless you with clear skys, smooth roads, friendly natives and an endless supply of Hot Dogs out there brother!! PS = 20 's a day will hold the at bay... and NO photo chop shoppin either

PERFECT!!!! Thanks again Doug for the gasket,, it is greatly appreciated - you da man!!!

:scared:We got that two great minds thing happening Riv = I noticed that too and thought WOWZY WOW WOW WOW - looks like Mom Yam is actually,, finally and forever more gonna DO SOMETHING here!!! Got the ol hoping she noticed my wish list: """""1700cc V-4 "V-Max" motor.. Detune it if you must (just like before) but please,, dont do another V-Twin - got enough of em.. You guys can do it,, I KNOW YOU CAN!! Shaft drive! EFI with a tunable tuner - even if its an add on - please provide one so we can tune it!! LED lighting. Engine guarding and saddle bag guarding. Adjustable bars like on the first gen. Factory tank and windshield bags. Fixed Fairing. Get the same Doctors who advised you on constructing the seat of the 1st Gens (cant remember what you call those guys) to advise you on this one - my kids, wife and I LOVE what they did!! Keep the seat height difference between the rider and passenger no more than 3 inches (2 is great) - raising the passenger higher causes weight imbalance and makes slow speed riding harder. Ease of removal of the trunk(s) for changing rear tire. Center stand. Forward boards with normal foot pegs located rearward so standing up while riding is still possible, shift and brake levers at both locations (no heal toe please). Hand warmers. Key removable rear trunk and bags. Grease zerks on all main pivot points. High output stator even though it has LED's. Double check the gear sets in the tranny and make sure they ramp up solidly. Oversized clutch to insure NO slippage in high gears with xtra weight. 42 millimeter front fork tubes with progressive springs. Imbed reflective tape (or use reflective paint) in paint lines (like pin striping) so all profiles of bike light up when grazed by car lights. Add a large foot onto side stand - tired of bending over to pick up stand plate after parking on loose ground. Explore which tire sizes are the most common and build around those standards so tire choices and finding them are easy. Remember those long grips you used on the first gens? Use those, I love bending them back onto my knees. Enclose the motor well to keep ANY objectional heat off both riders BUT - use lots of venting with plenums to act as heaters when needed. Windshield it so the rear rider remains in the protective air pocket - functional vents in shield and fairing to adjust air movement if needed (hey,, could be asking for servo operated shield but I dont care for more things to go wrong). 6 speed Over drive tranny. Use GOOD solder, especially with ECU pins. QC the daylights out of it! DONT go cheap and trust the Chinese!! Dont short us on wire harness leads so wiring is tight - xtra 1/4 inch really helps!! Make fairing panels easy to remove but not so they fall off. Supply printable shop manual disc and printed well written owners manual. Supply GOOD factory tire pressure guage. Chrome is out for me, I LOVE dull stainless (like the pipes on the "New" V-Max),, matter of fact,, build mine with no rustable chrome and all dull stainless!! Intercom, CB and radio would be nice.. Keep the tape deck. OK, if you REALLY are reading this and you like what I am talking,, PLEASE make mine just a little faster in stock form than anyone elses.. Not that I would ever use the extra pazzaazz but I have buddies that I gotta compete with and just KNOWING I have the fastest one would be worth an extra grand to me"""" Cause if she did I am gonna ABSOLUTELY be first in line,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, at least for a test ride!!!!.. Fact is, Tip and I just bought a new Touring bike and it has endured itself to us (love ya Tweeksis).. The least we can do is hold off the purchasing our next new Tourer until this is one is wore out.. slowrollwv - hey Roller - THANKS A GIZILLION for sharing this - definitely exciting news to say the least!! it is what we all hope it is and not another one those "got cha" moments by Mom Yam!!!

Ahhh ohh Ready - that little princess of of yours has got that "I love my daddy,,,,, pretty soon he and I are gonna climb on this great - big - beautiful motorcycle of OURS and we are gonna go CTFW,, sleeping in a tent, ride around Lake Michigan to have one of Grampa Puc's fine Hot Dogs and EVERYTHING - just you wait and see" look on her face!!!! What a darling Ready - you and your wife have been blessed beyond measure!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

:scared: How cool is that!!! :scared: I use to do a fair amount of helping to control nusaince critters with a Bull Barreled .22 -.250,,, talk about a BLAST!!!!! This was back when ammo was plentiful and cheap.. Playing around with that sport led me into bumping into folks who took that "sport" pretty seriously and, later in that era of my life, I was told about hunters who were night stalking Coyote with squeakers and night vision scopes on their rifles - this ALWAYS sounded awesome to me!! Never got into it but, from what I was told - it was/is really different cause the Coyote "hunt" you - sort of an intriquing thought.. I am not sure if this is even still going on BUT = if it is,, I got a hunch that what I just described would be the FUNNEST way to Hog Hunt!!! Seriously Jeff - never knew there was wild hogs running around Michigan.. on a side note - I saw a thing not long ago about what they are doing to places like Texas (Florida too I think) = LOTS of damage!! I also saw this thing about how HUGE they get!! Some guy had one that,, again - from memory - weighed in at well over 1000 pounds - - now thats a LOT of Bacon!!! On another side note - did you know that your location is the Hog capital of the world? City slickers got hogs running all over the place!! Best not stick an arrow into one though brother - they may not all be Feral over there

Gary, I picked up a 46 Indian Chief basket case a number of years ago - it came with a BUNCH of old parts that I sold off.. There was a tired old speedo off a real early harley in one of those boxes that I hung on the wall of my shop downstairs.. One day I was looking at parts for another HD I was building on and noticed this ad about early HD speedos and how to determine what they were.. Come to find out - that old beater speedo was only used for a year or two.. Got an idea, stuck it on Craigs for 650 bucks just to see what would happen,, never know right? 10 minutes after I stuck it on there I get an email - guy says "I'll take it" - with phone number.. I'm like - thats gotta be a scam.. Googled the number,, came back clean.. Called him - said he'd gladly Paypal me the cash or send a Money Order.. Asked who he was - a well known collector out in California named Todd who operates "Hunting Harley's" on Youtube - been watching his "show" for years - told him go ahead and Paypal it and I will stick the speedo in the mail.. He did and I did.. I asked him later how he found my ad so quickly.. Just like you he had some kind of app or software or something that constantly monitored Craigs for certain items he was looking for and called him or something when it got a hit - POOOOOF,,, instant hook up!! Worked AWESOME!!!