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Hearing that brother!! Would LOVE to ride shot gun in the cab of that great big gorgeous tractor of yours while cradling a 22/250 doing varmint control!! Would even be willing to wear a cloths pin on my snoot and doing the burying as we cleaned up the farm.. Had a little experience with doing that years ago.. Staying with a buddy at his parents farm (they were hog farmers), guieneies (funny looking birds) went crazy about 2 am,, grabbed the shotguns and ran out the door.. Heard the chickens screaming up a storm - first thought was fox.. Look at my buddy when we got to the chicken coup - could hear wrestling inside, said I'll open the door and you blast em. Shined the light in, animal took off running around inside the chicken coop = got half the word "SKU" out and buddy pulled the trigger.. OH MY GOSH - and I thought they smelled bad when killed onthe road!! TOTALLY different - instantly brought tears to my eyes - thinking like tear gas.. WOWZY!! You ever see em Casey? Have spent a fair amount of time in the Black Hills but not much riding at night. I do know I camped way back on that two track that leads west toward the waterfall away from that lodge down in Spear Fish Canyon. Rode Tweeks (my 1st Gen) thru there over to Devils Tower one time and camped on the quad trail not to far from the Wyoming State line (small sign way back in there). Lots of Elk all night long, then heard Cougar (mountain lion) screaming = chasing something.. Place is WILD for sure!! They are AWESOME animals! You guys got a wolf population? I always stop at that camp ground where the guys raises Wolves,, on Iron Mountain Rd - right at the intersection where you turn right to go to Needles Highway.. Always meant to ask him if there is a wolf population in The Hills but always forget to... Nice people - good place to camp if ya been long on the prairie or up in the mountains and need a shower... Do love your area!!! Hey,, if I make it out there this year for the Rally - would love to hook up - maybe Pie at the Pie Butt 26.2 in Newell at the Blue Line Diner if BJ puts it on this year??? Would love to say howdy!!

WOWZY WOW WOW HOMI - FROM WHAT I CAN SEE = SHE'S A DANDY!! Looking at the stock grips, noticing the exhaust shrouds still in place, seat condition , sider cover vents dont look to distorted and what appear to be fairly clean fork bottom sliders - gonna guess she REALLY does only have 29k on her = YOU DONE GOOD PARTNER!! I see MANY MANY great miles of smiles sitting right there!!! ? - how much wrench time ya got under your belt.. Been around carbed scoots or just scoots in general? Give us a resume on skill level.. If it were mine,, thinking this is what I would do... I would center stand it, pull the side covers over the carbs and the lowers to expose carbs and pipes, pull the rear bag assembly (I only know MK1's as they are all I have owned = easy to remove one bag at a time, thinking on the MK2 like yours you can pull a few bolts and remove both bag assemblies and that rear cross piece in one piece - worth asking someone like Flyinfool , bongobobny , OrlinEngh (Orlin - Shrek and I were talking about this when you guys picked up my 86 - @Shrek would know but I dont think "Shrek" is his proper name?) , Marcarl , yammerDan or a host of others would know the answer to that.. Anyway, get the bags off it.. Pull the battery cover back off. Pull the seat off.. Pull the air cleaner cover and check the air filter area for mouse nesting. Pull the filter so I can look into carb. Under the seat and on top of the fuel tank your will find a cover that accesses the tank for the fuel sending unit. I would pull the cover - easy to do. Slide the sending unit out, take a pen light and look into the tank and see if the tank is rusted - if it is you will want to eventually remove it for sealing or replacement.. If it looks clean, wrap you finger along the inside edge for a quick rub to check for rust on the ceiling OR stick a mirror in there and check it.. If its dirty and appeared like its gonna be a problem (dont take much rust to cause major carb issues) - I would go ahead and syphon out the old fuel to begin the process BUT not refill at this time.. I would then detach the fuel line input at the fuel pump and hook er up to an "IV" (temporary tank). If clean inside, I would syphon the fuel out thru the tank top while I had er open and put some fresh fuel in her.. Now turn on key with the kill switch in the run position.. Listen for the fuel pump to click thru a cycle = should only run for a couple seconds. Flip the kill switch off and then back on and the fuel pump will cycle again. Keep doing this till the fuel pump clicking noise slows down and stops = this means the carbs are full and the float valves are working properly. As your working thru this process watch inside of the carbs very carefully with a pin light.. Pay special attention to the tops of the carb throats and around the metering rods sticking out of the slides.. Watch for any sign of fuel building in these areas indicating stuck floats or weak needle n seats. Also watch in front of the center stand under the bike. Matter of fact, look closely under there and locate the four over flow hoses coming from the carbs on the bikes back bone - you should find them infront of the shock/center stand. Watch those hoses carefully when cycling the fuel pump for any sign of over flow.. Once satisfied that all is good, open drain valve on one carb at a time, drain hoses for the carbs are located directly under outside cross members between outside of carbs (there actually held there in little windows). Pull a hose out of the window - open drain on corresponding carb,cycle fuel pump and bleed carb off real good into a small glass jar until you KNOW your getting good clean fresh fuel - close up drain and go to next one - do all of them. Now cycle fuel pump and recheck to make sure it will pump up to pressure and not leak fuel anywhere again. Doing all the above before starting and running much more may save you from having to do a carb rebuild - its entirely possible that a previous owner drained the bowls on the carbs and your jets/internal carbs will be ok if they did.. Just getting started but fingers are getting tired.. I know its tempting to just take a shot a cleaning those calipers and taking her for a ride but trust me - it really is best to take it one step at a time so ya dont create more issues than necessary.. Maybe some one else will jump in here (GO FOR IT GUYS!!) and continue this essay before I get back here.. Hopefully this will get you headed in the right direction.. Puc WOW - she is GORGEOUS!!

Racking my brain on this one,, I sold Crude the V-Max so going strickly by memory here.. I know both he and my 1st Gens have frame stiffner bar that goes across above the oil canister but not sure if they were located in the same spot on the frame... I do know that the additional bar is probably needed for clearance because the spin on filter will stick out farther (the stock canister is fairly thin). This would be a really good question for the water hole = ask someone who has both to take a peek and see if they are the same.. Seems like Yammer Dan would know if the additional cross bar is needed on the 1st Gen.. Cha,, I considered that swap out too in the past.. Looked like a really great idea for ease of filter swap!! Only thing I questioned at the time was the amount of surface area of the aluminum finned cannister for oil cooling I would be loosing.. This would really have never been a concern for me except I LOVE the desert and did a lot of riding therein.. Figured those Mom Yam engineers didnt do those cooling fins on that filter canister for nothing and decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and rode out 5 bikes now with the stock system.. Something to think about if nothing else..

Not that I know nuttin about nuttin when it comes to understanding resistances, Ohms Laws (I do know about helmet and speed laws somewhat) or none of that engineering stuff BUT - thought I might add that our scoots do spec resistor plugs too. A long time ago I was yakking with a genuine, certified Mom Yam factory tech about some of this stuff.. I had discovered the resistor caps on my 1st 1st Gen and knew my plugs were spect out resistors. Had a plan formulating that getting rid of the plug cap resistors and resistor plugs (going to a simple D8ES) may result in some nicer, more effecient sparkin.. I was actually warned about potential TCI damage by doing so by that tech.. In my mind, I reasoned that because of the primary coil separation in windings as Bongo mentioned - how could this be.. Was told dont do it, not worth the risk of TCI damage (much less the radio interference that it might cause to those around me listening to radios and so forth).. @BlueSky,, I am very glad you posted this question.. Would LOVE to jump into the classroom here and listen to some electrical guru's bat that question around a bit.. If nothing more than a little better understanding of electronic interference came out of it I would even be thankful for that.. Good thread IMHO..

Wassup Homi!!! Congrats on the new scoot and :welcome1:to VR!!!!! Glad you found us!!! Before the hoards of lop eared Venture guru varmints around here start with their answers, let me do a little prying if ya dont mind? How long has the bike been sitting without being ran/ridden and does it run at all at this time, was it stored on its center stand, did you receive the correct paper work for it at purchase (check the VIN on the neck - nothing worse then putting a bunch of work/money into a bike you wont get to keep when finished = trust me. its happened more than once), how many miles showing on the odometer and are all the brake rotors showing wear (look carefully at rear and front left - tell us what you find)? Brakes - fluids may actually be the least of your concerns to start off with is why I ask all this. The more we know about your scoots current condition the more we can help Also, pictures are worth a zillion words around this joint.. Not sure but I think "trial" members are allowed to post pics during their trial period ( @Freebird - is this a true statement?).. To post pics you will need to use smaller pics (usual problem with pic posting is pics are to large). Thinking 1000x500 or less (I use 750x480ish) is largest you can use.. I set my Digital camera on "economy" mode and those pics work great - also can use "MS Paint"for resizing if needed = VERY easy to do - if you find you need help with any of that in the future let me/us know (or search our main forum page - scroll down and LOTS of info down yonder for this) - more than happy to help.. Have purchased MANY non[running - setting for a long time - 1st Gens myself with under 30k on em and chased em out to over 300k after getting em up and going = AMAZING scoots once they are sorted out - YOU ON THE RIGHT PATH!! Dont give up on your bike or us if your serious about wanting to make er go and you run out of time on your "trial period". This site is AMAZING, filled with knowledge and expertise = well worth the 12 bucks for a years membership - not a salesmen for VR,, just know what I know and not afraid to say so!!! All the best in your endeavor!! Puc

Oh GREAT - take a couple days off to play with the Grand Kid only to come back and find out @Flyinfool figured out the secret to that 60 degree snow he's been working on!! :snow:

INDEED = FLAT OUT AMAZING:scared:!!!!! He rides that thing like he should be riding it for a living or something!!! :thumbsup: Triple hats off to ALL those LEO's who serve and protect us from the seat of a motorcycle!!! :bowdown:

Heyyy,, wasnt neked at all,, cant you see my hat:moon:? Knowing me and how I am always one step ahead of the masses Bongo ( one of the sharper tacks in the box so to speak:rolleyes:) - you probably knew this was coming even before you wrote that comment... I made the recording below right after the Goonersville International Alien vid, at least somewhat in part to prove to folks that may have been thinking that same thought (actually, for some reason I do tend to get asked whether or not I ever wear cloths a lot) that I was indeed - fully clothed (go to .55 and click play if ya dont wanna watch the whole vid).. On the same token though,, I also get asked if I own or have ever used a "GPS" alot too and that question is clearly answered if you start at the beginning and watch to one full minute... Ahhhhh,, what the heck:backinmyday:,,,, I also get asked a LOT whether or not I ever take a shower,,, if you watch that vid from start to finish you will find an the answer to that question too!!!! Looking back on that vid - I pretty much solved all the worlds problems in less than 2 minutes,, guess I REALLY may be one of the sharpest tacks in the box:beer:!!! Oh yea,, I TOTALLY remember "Tuggy" the pooch!! But,, bust my buttons brother,, here's another problem solved!! Reason I say so is: When the cancer dude found my cancer year before last he says = doesnt appear to be the type that HAS to come out right now - slow growing.. Are you the type of person who will be worried day in and day out knowing you have cancer in there and want it out or can you live with yourself while we watch it for a while? My answer - I have no death wish but I am not afraid of dieing (he knows I am a life long biker so I figured he had to of known this anyway)cause I know where I am going if the Lord calls me home.. No worry's if you wanna leave it in there and watch it.. Fast forward to last December when they found it elsewhere and it was the bad stuff (doubling every 90 days) = then he says = BAD NEWS,, the stuff we were watching hasnt changed BUT got a new tumor at 80 cm and doubling every 90 days = gotta come out NOW:doh:.. Doc says he hates cancer and takes no chances/do everything in his power to get rid of the stuff:happy34:.. Then says, there are much more liberal places/Doctors who will take chances and try to save as much in there as possible = I know em all and can send you anywhere ya wanna go or you can get right on it here if you would like = your call.. Tip and I prayed about it,, did some checking on the Doctors history, got "the peace" about going ahead with him.. Day of the surgery the Doc, Tip and I were chatting during pre-op, he reminded us that this was "not open heart but was a real close second" - then he prayed with us.. Reminded him again that I "knew where as was going should something bad happen".. Also told him that he had my permission to take what ever he needed to,, cut me in half even,, that I fully meant what I said about knowing where I was going if the lights stayed out.. Get er done Doc. In the end,, among other stuff, they had to remove some of that tube that connects the bladder and some bladder material.. That meant pulling the tube inwardly for a reattach (alternative was living on "a bag").. Gotta wear a diaper now (1st reason not to worry about tug of warring with the pooch PLUS - cant really ride neked no more either) and the exterior parts are now closer to the interior pieces (2nd reason for no worries about Tuggy).. **** SIDE NOTE!! **** Will try to remember to bring an extra old smelly sock or two if Tweeksis, Tip and I make it to the International this year!! If memory serves me right, Tuggy LOVED playing tug o war with my socks and I hadda ride home with my toes showing thru on my left foot and no sock on the other last time I was there!!!

Yep Bubber,, been side lined the last couple weeks chasing back n forth to help take care of the new Grand Kid.. Haven't been on much to keep up with the latest and the greatest but can honestly say,, I think I got cha all figured out brother and get your "drift" = Bubber has had enough Wisconsin White Washin for a while!!! Ya know,, its really kinda strange,, I used to do a LOT of snowmobiling and buy/selling of em too.. Had many winters when I was still selling sleds in March and riding em all the way into April around here.. Now adays, I gotta admit,,, those pictures @rbig1 posted of Arizona sunshine sure do look good!!! Keep the faith my friend - wont be long now!!

Nope, still had the brakes linked up OEM Unc.. Did delink on one of my other 1st Gens though - found it didnt really make much difference in slow riding = still the same technique. Something else I will mention,, I developed a real love for "back n down" 6 bends for bars back in my chopper riding days - talk about total highway comfort.. One of the things I have always LOVED about my 1st Gens is the adjustable bars and I have always ran all the way back - all the down on my adjustments there (I know, looks goofy) = leaned back, feet up on the crash bars or engine cases and ride for hours with my hands resting on my knees like that,oft times steering with my knees = if you look closely you can probably notice those bars adjusted there.. I point this out cause slow riding is actually easier (IMHO) with the bars adjusted outwardly and up for more leverage - set up like that and its easy to STAND UP on the pegs so a person isnt as prone to want to put their feet down (also much better balance for practicing/getting the hang of clutch/throttle/brake control at slow speed), I have found that moving a foot off a peg = instant loss of slow speed control.. Played with and owned several "Trials" bikes thru the years = slow speed control is the name of the game with those - by design they have no (or very small seat) seat and wide bars for just the reason I am trying to explain.. That make any sense at all???

Hey Or,, tell Moe his ol buddy will be a day or so late again and this time I will be easily identifiable by my Tamale breath should we arrive after dark again!!! SOUNDS AWESOME Air Ready - will defintely check in with you folks before hand if you make this one!!! THANK YOU for the invite either way!!

TOTALLY 100% ROCK N ROLL NANCI!!! Glad to hear the scoot is coming together nicely sister!! Hope that auto clutch solves the joint pain issue for riding for ya cause that GORGEOUS scoot of yours is just SCREAMING for some miles Been getting on top of the medical stuff you and I chatted about - got a new tuner for my heart and they also found some pretty aggressive cancer they removed back in Janurary - feeling much better = things are looking up here now on our end too!! Kids from Sacramento were just here for a couple weeks playing with our new grand son - got to hear alllll about the WATER out there = HOKEY SPAMOKEY!! Flooded roads, over running rivers, cars washing down highways and - like you mentioned, houses and shops filling up.. Gotta ask, when headed north on "5" going to The Dalles back in '14 we rode past a huge resivore (sp) that was almost empty - like 120 feet down!! Wondering if that area is now refilled? I know we came back thru "Marysville" on the return trip to say bye to the kids before heading to Glacier - kids said that area was being threatened by a possible dam breaking - seems like that was a LONG way from your area? BIKE LOOKS JUST AWESOME (as always)!! Good on ya for getting er done sister cause ride season is almost here!!!!!!

Heck yea,, had lots of experience with em.. Always wanted one for a pet when I was a kid.. Couple buds and I went tent camping on our motorcycles (that bad habit has been a flaw in my charector for many years).. Ended up camping overnight up on the white river not to far from where @bluestar99 and his wife live here in Michigan.. Sitting around yakking by the camp fire, cooking Hot Dogs (had that flaw back then too) and my buddy Dan jumps up and says "you hear that?".. The three of us jumped up - thinking we are being attacked by the Hells Angles (it was late 60's and we were patch wearing bikers (I still have my Levi jacket covered with patches from that time period - if anyone is interested I will see if I can find it and post a picture of it) = Hell's Angles were everywhere back in those days looking for kids like us to beat up).. I saw a little raccoon run behind a tree when I flashed my flash light his way.. I chased after him and yelled to my buddies to help me cause I always wanted a pet coon.. The little feller climbed up an oak tree, got about 2/3 way up, went out on a branch and was staring down at me with a funny look on his face.. Told my buddies I was gonna climb the tree, nock em down and I wanted them to grab my sleeping bag - unzip it, open it up and use it to catch the critter when I knock em down (like fire men do when people jump out of a window). They did and I did.. The little coon watched as I climbed closer and closer. He walked out farther on the branch as I crawled closer to em.. He got way out there where I couldnt go without snapping the branch off and falling down (I didnt trust my buddies to catch me with the sleeping bag = not a good idea). Got far enough out on the branch that it begin sagging way down and I started bouncing up and down on it to knock the little feller off the branch. The little coon had a really good grip on the branch but one by one his fingers and hands started letting go - he was hanging on by one hand - still staring at me with that strange look on his face as his body was catapulting up and down being only snagged by one set of fingers when I yelled at my buddies to get ready - he was coming down!! Last jump on the branch I saw the masked bandit go flying thru the air like a flying squirrel - he was now looking at the ground and no longer staring at me!! As expected, my motorcycle tent camping buddies missed catching my pet coon with the blanket but my friend Dan used his body to break the fall of the coon and caught him like a football!! I watched from my perch on the oak tree branch as my two buddies wrestled the little coon to the ground in a valiant attempt to wrap him in the sleeping bag.. Rob, my other buddy screamed "OUCH - THE SON OF A "BAD WORD HERE" BIT ME!!".. For some reason, I found that part of this story kind of funny and almost fell out of the tree laughing - those two buddies of mine were always joking around even when I was trying to do something as serious as catching a coon.. After climbing down and joining my friends and the coon wrapped in my sleeping bag over by the fire, the discussion of how to get the coon home took place.. I remembered passing an old abandoned farm up the gravel road we were camped on a couple miles back whose mail box was laying in the ditch out by the road - I jumped on my 350 Honda, rode back to the farm in the dark, grabbed the mailbox, carried it back to the camp fire and stuffed the coon inside with some leafs to sleep in till I could get em home. The next morning I tied the mailbox with the coon in it to the back of my bike and headed home. When I got home I took some cement blocks and made a pen for "Rocky" my pet coon (I named him Rocky after Rocky The Flying Squirrel because of what happened when he finally let go of the tree branch). I stretched a section of old chain link fence over the cement block structure and lined the edge of the fence with blocks on top of it to hold it in place. Inside the structure I placed a pan of water and a pan with some fruit in it for Rocky to eat - I even cut the fruit up so Rocky didnt have to eat the bitter rine of the Oranges to get to the good stuff. I then placed the Mailbox inside the structure, put the blocks on top of the fencing top, reached thru the wire with a stick and opened the mailbox. Rocky came out and stared at me like he had the night before... I loved Rocky even though I only had him for a pet for one day.. Unlike most of the people responding to this thread - I had no idea that Coons would do almost anything to return to their homes if ya take em away from there - even if they cant see where you are taking them.. The following morning when I went out to Rocky's pen I noticed he had managed to get his fingers around the fences edge enough to lift it up and crawl out. He hi-tailed it back north toward home and never even touched the fresh fruit I left em.. So yes,, I do have experience with Racoon.. So,, with all this experience,, I bet your wondering what I would do if I were in your shoes Mech? If the shed is a typical wood frame and wood floor stand alone unit - I would grab some cement blocks and a floor jack,, jack the shed up from its corners and place a cement block under each corner of the shed so the shed is raised up - Rocky didnt care for the cement block structure because of being exposed (I am assuming), I have a hunch your coon wont either.. He will probably go looking for a new place to hide out once he no longer has a place to hide.. If this isnt possible, perhaps taking a leaf blower or a hair dryer - attach the blowing end of the unit to a section of plastic hosing - dig a small hole along the edge of the shed (you cant use the critters escape hole cause he is about to come running out of it) and place the end of the hose that the blower is not attached to under the edge of the shed. Now build a small smoking leaf fire next to the shed and place the intake of the blower in the smoke - turn it on and blow the smoke under the shed.. It wont take long and the coon will come shooting out from under the shed.. You may have to do this a couple times but most coons are pretty smart and it wont take long and he/she will find a new home. :scratchchin:Like @T.J. , I live in Michigan too - didnt know about our States relocation laws - probably cause I never gave it much thought.. I too live not to far away from a Racoon industrial zone here on the other side of state - that zone here is called "Muskegon State Park".. "The Park" is over flowing with many families of Racoons who have perfected dumpster diving, garbage can lid removal and general camp site theivery.. If I were in your shoes I would not put a lot of effort into finding out whether or not those "laws" being mentioned really do exist - instead I would get out the Have-A-Heart - put some cat food in it - recatch the critter and take em down to the state park dumpster and release em in there with his new family members Hey T.J. - you have trapped Skunks for relocation? How you do that with out getting stunk on?

Hey ya lop eared cross country riding varmint = TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Been side tracked helping the daughter take care of my new grandson - just getting caught up here on your adventure :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Hope all is well out there Rodney and that Arizona is treating you right!! By those GORGEOUS pics I spec all is well!!! No needed here!! Hope ya got to ride 89a = Jerome to Flag - probably to cold up that high.... SHouldnt have been, looks like Sodona was nice weather.. I'll shut up - let cha enjoy your trip!!! BEAUTIFUL bro - JUST BEAUTIFUL!! P.S. - weather been crazy here,, first Fool takes a break, snow all melts - warm enough for a bike ride,,, then he goes to playing with the White Washer - on the way to set up a baby shower in GR yesterday = left home NO SNOW ON THE GROUND - came back late in a snow storm so bad couldnt see the road in front of the car.. 4 inches of fresh powder!! That Fool,, he IS a prankster!!

YUMMMMM ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ YUMM YUM YUM!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup: Been taking care of that precious little grandson of mine - playing all night and all day!! Kids came from California to help!! WHAT AN ABSOLUTE RIOT,, enough fun and hard work that I was hungry BEFORE I read this thread!! NOW I AM STARVING!! PERFECT 10 Jeff = PERFECT TEN!!!!!!

Indeed Sapper - REALLY great to hear from you brother!! Sorry to hear about the medical stuff = got your back with the Prayers Up and GREATLY appreciate the same - ALWAYS!! Also hadnt heard about the passing of Lone Star, please extend my condolences to the family down there - Prayers Up for them also.. It is amazing how fast time can slip away - especially when your not feeling good and working thru illness or tragedy like you point out. THANK YOU for the update and Godspeed as you continue your recovery!! Puc

Dedicated to Air Ready's 10 year old daughter,, from a geezer that's even older than your pappy young lady!! Nothing new under the sun!!

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW Snagster = been out taking care of the new grandkid, come back and read this = SO GLAD YOUR OK - got cha on my Prayers Up list brother!!!!!! Talk about an eye opener!!! Kind of nuts cause I been thru a little bit of some of this same stuff.. Been chasing down some extreme tiredness myself, in and out of hospitals and surgeries.. Had the tuner (pace maker) installed late last fall.. Seems to be holding its own = nothing below 60 beats at rest (was down into the 30's before pace maker).. Follow up for my + Cancer byopsie showed things were doubling at 90 day intervals.. They hooked me right up and did a bunch of carving and removing stuff.. Jan 9 - On the way into the surgery room for the cancer surgery the Anisteezzologist walked over to me and said "did you know that your heart is working twice as hard on one side as on the other:doh:? and that you have "Pulmanary Hypertension"?" I said no,, I know I have been thru a LOT thru the last 3 years and finally ended up with a pacemaker but nothing like that was ever told to me after any of my tests... Reading your story here reminded me that I gotta make an appointment with my Cardiologist to find out what in tar-nation that is all about.. THANK YOU for the reminder here my friend!!! Puc

I love Interstell,, I mean Internationals,,, a person can find some of the most interesting lop eared varmints with very little work...

Must be that Butter Nut ice cream is good for the memory Jack !! Here is a repost on the vid I think you may be talking about - was asked by several people how Tip and I keep Tweeks upright in slow traffic and out cow trailing with all the gear we pack on her - this was more of a "it can even be done by a bone head like me with a little practice" than an actual training video of sorts even though I did try to explain what I was doing when I was doing it - ,, now THAT was a tongue twister of sorts .. Hey James,, personally I would find a big grass field to practice on or even a hard packed dirt driveway if your concerned about taking a spill and dont wanna do damage.. I have rolled around on the dirt lots of times (dirtbikes = over backwards, over front wards, high side, low side) with em and skidded em on the pavement a few times too and found the dirt does a lot less damage.. Got lots of GREAT advice happening so far - something I may add is to make sure you tuck in your shoe laces when practicing these moves = I personally cant stand it when I am competing with my buddies doing slow riding in a parking lot, pull off a perfect slow ride stop - reach down to hook my kickstand to rest the bike while my foot is on the way down only to snag my shoe lace and CRASH = now we gotta go earn another sticker to cover up more road rash!!!!

ROCK N ROLL RBIG1!!!! YOU DA MAN FOR NOT GIVING UP!!!!!!! :stickpoke: HAVE FUN OUT THERE BROTHER!!:thumbsup:

Looking,, ummmmmmmmmm,,,,,, VENTURONONIMOUSLYFANTASYIC!!!:thumbsup: :sign Rock On::sign Rock On::sign Rock On: BASSATT!!!

Kind of got the wind knocked out of me back when I hit 60 on my birthday tach but working things out little by little.. Little snip here,, heart tuner there,,, plug in the snoot to hold some brain fluid in,, that kind of nonsense.. Seem to be feeling a little better these days - hoping maybe to do some touring this year (been a couple years since we did anything serious).. Lord willin = time will tell.. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers brother - always helps!! Retired Tweeks last year (the ol gal got pretty tired with well over 300k on her) - Carbon One (Larry,, you remember our buddy Larry I am sure) had a GORGEOUS 83 stored in his foot locker just for us so we grabbed that sweetheart (the bike, not Larry - he would put a thumpin on me if I grabbed him ) - did a little carb swapping (put Tweeks heart in the new one and named the new one "Tweeksis" as in Tweeks Sister) and sticker transplanting so I got to keep our memories intact. Topped the whole project back off with my "million mile +" blonde side covers that have traveled on all our 1st Gens all the way back to our first one in 87 (an 84 named Beegs).. Tweeksis came out REALLY nice, if I dont say so myself.. Larry had her looking like a brand new bike when we got her with all the whistles and bells you can shake a stick at - lots of chatter when we picked her up (Raggy was there) about how long it would take before I personalized her.. Didnt take long - Larry was very gracious when I saw him later at one of our Meet n Greets = told me he KNEW it wouldnt take me long till I personalized her - said he was proud of me that I did that - my kind of people that Larry!! Speaking of Raggy n Meet n Greetin - been keeping him really busy chasing Hot Dogs all over Michigan.. Keep an eye on the Water Hole this spring/summer - been doing a number of em as the health cooperates = LOTS OF FUN and YOU folks are ALWAYS INVITED!!

Got a brand new bike named Tweeksis that really needs brokin in, Got a brand new Tuner for my heartbeat' that makes my blood run thin.. Got an abdomen free of cancer, they gutted that puppy out. And they cured my leaky brain seal, made a plug up in my snout. Got my right hand fixed so now adays, even my pinky will open up much. But my left hand it still aint right, that's ok cause I can one finger clutch. If all works out and the good Lord smiles, on Tip and I this season. Gonna take ol Tweeksis an run this route backwards, just for stickers if for no other reason!!!!

REMEMBER YOU, GAIL AND THE AMAZING STORY OF YOUR AMAZING 86??????? How could one forget a story like this is the better question: and FOR SURE - I betcha that @bongobobny aint forgot neither of us brother :stirthepot: Glad you folks are doing well my friend!!