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In one CRAZY motorcycle club!!!!

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I have spent a night or two camping in an old grave yard in Waterloo when passing thru Iowa a couple times in years passed Ben but thats a ways from Iowa City.. Maybe summons some Iowa natives like @rbig1 and see if they got any ideas... If nothing else brother,, there's gotta be a Walmart parking lot available.

You did brother you did:Bunny:!!! Unfortunately I cheated Tweeks out of it and it ended up on my forehead:hurts: (see avatar) BUT = THANK YOU for reminding me - I will now go back and edit my bling count to adjust for such a fine example of bling in our Bling Contest.. PS - how do you spect to win the contest by helping out your competition?

Ok,,, here's the beginning of my entrance into the bling contest... It took some doings cause my memory is failing me and I actually had to walk out and stand on the porch in the garage in my stocking feet (got me in trouble with Tippy over that one ya bunch of lop eared Bling Contest varmints) and look at my purdy scoot.. This is a list of what I could see on the right side of Tweeks, our precious 1983 Yamaha XVZ12 Standard Venture.. Custom "back-off whip" hand made by my friend and fellow VR Member @VentureFar (California Trouble) American Flag donated by and placed on Tweeks by my friend and fellow VR member @ragtop69gs (Raggy) Custom water storage container (mile jug) hanging from custom mount (piece of metal I drilled a hole in) Custom chrome tent rack donated from a 1970 Honda CB750 that I turned into a chopper Ride To Eat/Eat To Ride patch donated by my friend and fellow VR member @EasyRider (fellow banana nut ice cream lover from California) Austrailia sticker that Aussie Annie and Quickstep brought all the way from Austrailia for Tweeks Moab sticker Montana State sticker Nevada State sticker Vogel patch 2 - tire label stickers from replacement tires I spooned on when we wore out tires while chasing the front wheel (long story). Michigan Cycle Conservation membership sticker Junior Fire Fighter sticker (took grandson to an outing on the bike) Grand Canyon NP sticker Bonneville Salt Flat sticker Old Faithful Calistoga California sticker Canadian Flag sticker Alberta Canada sticker Zion NP sticker Sasqauch in Weed California sticker Timberline Lodger Oregon sticker North Dakota emblem Mt. Hood Oregon sticker Red River Gorge KY sticker Mackinaw Bridge Mi sticker Yosimite NP sticker Canyon Lands NP sticker Sunrise Oregon sticker Lassen NP sticker Redwood NP sticker Walldrug SD sticker Lewis and Clark pin Idaho pin Grand Tentons NP sticker Rancho Motorcycle Dismantling (Rancho Cordova California - needed parts) sticker Manioua Island Mi sticker New Berry Volcanic Monument sticker Silver Lake Sand Dunes Mi sticker Capital Reefs NP sticker Iron Mountain Road patch M-22 Mi sticker Craters of the Moon sticker Bad Lands NP sticker OKIE sticker Road Trip Alabama sticker Bliss Mi sticker Devils Tower NP sticker California State sticker Cousins resturant The Dalles Oregon sticker (given to Tweeks by the AWESOME staff at Cousins Resturant during the Venture West Rally) Unruly Brewery sticker Death Valley NP sticker (night ride Death Valley with your lights off - AMAZING!!!) Roswell Alien sticker Deadwood SD sticker Tail of the Dragon sticker Kings Canyon sticker Thats about all I can see from the porch,,,, lots more bling on the windshield and left side of the bike but I dont dare walk out on the dirty garage floor and see what I am forgetting... ,,, forgot about the VentureRider.org dome sticker stuck to my forehead (thanks for reminding @Freebird)!!

WOWZY that is gorgeous Boss!!! VERY CLASSY!! ,,, every time I look at your new scoot more 's pop into my mind... Is that one of those specialty plates from the DMV? It says AMP37,,, was it just luck of the draw or is there a hidden message in there like - "this puppy is so enriched with extra lighting it draws 37 amps of juice" or "at 37 years old I got a new amp for my guitar" or "I was A Military Police when I was 37" or "Almost Made Perfect after 37 tries"....

,,,,, I hope you know your on the verge of losing your 3 Mouthketeers membership

Sorry to read all this KIC,,, aint no fun when a planned ride is messed up like that ,, I know EXACTLY how ya were feeling brother!! Crazy how one little tiny nail can mess things up!!! Same token though,,, sooooo glad you found out that it was nothing really major and that the good Lord was watching out for you and your wife and nothing really bad happened as a result of having a flat tire while out chasing the wind!

:beer:A BLING CONTEST:cool10:!!!!! LOOKS LIKE WE GOT US A GOOD OL FASHION BLING CONTEST IN THE MAKINS:guitarist 2:!!!!! :think:I GOTTA GET IN ON THIS:scratchchin:..... :lightbulb:BE RIGHT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep,,, good ol Uncle Hildo!!:clap2::dancefool: GIVE IT TO EM UNC - SHOW EM HOW ITS DONE!! Biggest difference tween Uncle Hildo and his nephew Puc,,, ven he varm's the rear tyre on his chop with the brakeless spooley front wheel he does it with enough finness that his front end stays on the ground,,, mine woulda climbed the fence pole and went over backwards:Laugh:

,,,,,,,,, I snapped a picture of that switch for another member a while back and posted it... Might be able to find it with a search here - will check it out... Hey Bob,, most of the times I have had problems with that sending unit it has been a loose connection resulting in the gauge reading nothing (needle reading no temp).. If the device actually fails is it possible for it to fail with the result being a "high" reading? Britt,, dont let ANY of my questioning Bongo here be misleading.. Picture yourself having just walked into an Electronics 101 classroom with yours truly leaned back in a students desk and Professor Bongo standing at the chalkboard covered in dust and at me wondering why he ever took the teaching job .. Oh,, by the way,,,, signing up for the actual classroom is only a buck a month - well worth it,,,,,,,,,,,,, especially if you enjoy giving college professors a hard time:crackup::crackup:

Hey Bongo,,, got another one we both forgot!! Hey Britt - me and that varmint BongoBob would like to you to VentureRider!!!

also may want to check the coolant bypass valve down below the rad and make sure it is in the correct position.. Its a small black valve Teed into the coolant lines,,,,,,,, located above the oil filter housing,... Need a picture?

Got some mighty healthy advice from my good friend Bongo there Britt.. Might add that the early Ventures had a problematic plastic water pump impeller. I have swapped out a couple of them that had gotten so fragmented that they circulated very little coolant.. May just need to change it out. Not a bad job but very important and one that if the bike were mine and I could not verify thru the previous owner that it had been done I would take a peek at it. In the process of doing so I would also swap in the new seals for the impellar shaft.. You also may find when you open the water pump up you have a bunch of goo built up in the water pump cavity. If so, dont be fooled into thinking all is good just by cleaning it up. If she's still got the plastic impellar, swap it out even if it appears ok - those plastic pumps are a disaster waiting for road gremlins to gather at the most inopportune time..

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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!:clap2::dancefool::dancefool::thumbsup: and ENDLESS :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 Few years ago I ran into a group of guys from Germany riding those puppys out at the Sturgis Rally.. Said it was all they could find for rental bikes within a few state area.. Those guys were having the time of their lives playing in the mountains on those puppies and I know for a fact they had wayyyyy more than a few hundred bucks just in rental:biker:!! GREAT FIND RR!!!

WOW ZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW ZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW IS THAT PUPPY LOOKING PURDY!!! Ya got a TON of TALENT there Drag:guitarist 2::thumbsup: You do your own painting? From what I can see I LOVE the Marble look - just beautiful!!! Hope to cross paths with you someday - would LOVE to see it IRL (dont mind me,, kind of go crazy over show bikes).. Dont get me wrong,, that is GREAT but a bike like that needs to be SEEN in person to be truly appreciated

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I may not know the difference between a "Mike" and an "Earl" or which direction North is but I sure as beans know the difference between a Cat Tail pod and a root!! Seriously though Boss,, I have heard the same thing - I guess Cat Tail Roots are suppose to be delicious - sort of a celery like taste.. You ever tried em Don?

Hey Boss,, I know we're not suppose to wheel and deal in the Swimming Pool here but just an FYI - I got one of those P.T. boats I will sell ya for a couple hundreds bucks.. Its located over on the east side of Michigan,,, just pay pal me the money and go get it.. Best time for pickup is between 1 and 5am.. Pay no attention to the Bearded guy with the sawed off shotgun if he happens to be around - I emptied all his shotgun shells last time I was over there and the "bang" you might hear is just a primer bang.. Here's a pic of the P.T. - let me know and I will send you an address for pick up!! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160513/cbd4ac5b9719e159481686644a5a494a.jpg

WOWZY RAGGY!! That sweetheart looks like a VR Meet n Greet just waiting to happen!!:guitarist 2::guitarist 2: Dibs on the upstairs floor for setting up my tent on:rotfl:

Good one "Earl" ,,,, REALLY GOOD!!! those Dogs even come pre-sticked!!!!:guitarist 2:

Seems like I remember some issues with the KLR's that had something to do with the topend,,,, seems like there was a fix they needed,, if memory serves,, it was called the "dohickey" fix or something... Maybe,, just maybe,,, thats all it needs to be a rider:fingers-crossed-emo:thumbsup:... Regardless,, THAT is a steal for Dual Sport scoot of that caliber!! Hope it works out RR!!!

If we'd a had books in grade school with stories like this in em I would have learned to read - @jfman - YOU DA MAN BROTHER!!:clap2::dancefool: :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AND A PARTRIDGGGE IN A PARE TREEEE,,CHA CHA CHAAA

I always thought the "E" on the front of Eusa stood for "Earl" -- are you beginning to understand how wise my Father was now @The_Tooch :crackup::rotf::rotf::rotfl::rotfl: Soooooooo,,, not to change the subject and try to dismantle yet another blunder of mine but,,, has anyone ever taken a tape measure to @B2MOM and see how :rotfl:tall she is