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Got that right Marsh BUT - if you make it to the Throttle parking lot its only 26.2 miles north to the famous - BLUE LINE DINER in Newell South Dakota, they have great lunches and GREAT pie and are now home to the famous Pie Butt 26.2 ride - hosted annually during the Sturgis Rally by a lop eared South Dakota Harley riding farmer varmint known as @bj66 !!

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HOKEY SPAMOKEY - THAT COULD HAVE ENDED REALLY REALLY BAD - MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS!! Good thing that Semi Tractor driver had his thinking cap on ... Driving bobtail like he was,,,,,,,, those Tractors are SQUIRRELY - that guy should be given a medal!! I had a friend who had something similar to that happen to him on one of our local back roads.. A deer came out of a ditch and ran into the side of his scoot, the impact drove my buddy into the other lane and he was killed by an oncoming car - instantly no longer with us:95: Yea Zzzzz,, THAT could have been really really horrible!! The domino effect is another killer..... Hope both those bikers are ok and are getting their scoots back together... Crazy stuff,, just crazy!

Pretty soon our maintenance days are gonna amount to getting in line to have youngens like Skidder reset our radios for us

Get out of my head Carl ,,, gotta admit though,, YOU NAILED IT!! First thing that popped into my beaner was,,,, FOLD OUT TENT CAMPER!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: Pull the pin, flop it down, lift up some arms with vinyl on em and in 30 seconds!!!! GnV - THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! I dont know a Birdy from a Didget when it comes to golfing but I do know something cool when it comes to bikin cause I am a legend in my own mind and I gotta say brother - OUTSTANDING JOB!!! YOU DA MAN GOLF n VENTURE!!

Good thread,,,, love this stuff! Got lots of great input going here Howy - this bunch of misfits are amazing!! Another thought,,, it is also possible that your intake valves were stored in an open position and the valve stems got corroded up enough to hold a valve open slightly or, like Jeff mentioned, crud on the valve/seat surface.. I would personally try fogging it.. You can find engine fogging oil at most Marina's,, probably even an Auto Parts store.. I would pull the plug on #2 , ground the plug still on the wire (like your checking for spark) somewhere out of the way, pull the breather cover and fog thru the #2 carb throat till you get a good fog coming out of the plug hole while the engine is running on three.. It will be messy but this way you will get good lubrication on those valve stems and seats.. Let it run for 30 seconds or so while keeping a good fog going.. Let it run for another 30 seconds or so with out fog.. Put the plug back in and crank er up. Run er till she cleans out and recheck your compression - you just might be surprised! As far as a mechanic in Ohio,, no idea,, I live in the Winter Wonder Land of Michigan

I only clicked "like" cause I really really LIKE Sturgis and love South Dakota - not because I "liked" to see those pics Eck!! Terrible what happened to the Throttle - just glad no one was injured!!! Your only a couple miles from my personal campground (camp on the open prairie when we go out),, sure makes my heart yern for the Prairie brother!! You get a chance - stop at ground zero Sturgis Rally - the place where it all began.. Place is called Gypsie Vintage Cycle and its located on Junction Ave about half way between Main Street and 90 on the right hand side - its a bike shop. Guy that runs it is a really good guy, always has a bunch of vintage stuff around.. Bronze plaque near front door says something about being ground zero.. Good place to spend a half hour or so peeking at his inventory.. Tell him a buddy of yours told you to ask if you could go in the backroom - thats where he keeps the cool stuff Glad to see your ok out there ya lop eared cross country trippin varmint!! Drive safe!! Puc

Hanging out around Hogs in Heat sounds like a really good time brother - never did get to make that one but what the hay,, would definitely stop if I ever had the chance cause I really like bikes and got a huge love for good pie too!! WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW - GREAT pic of the MK2 and the ship!! Really really nice David!! :lightbulb:you should make a ship trailer for your scoot, then you could sail around to Muskegon Michigan, moor (is that the right word - moor,, moore,, mour,, - I am not a ship guy - gotta row boat with a lectric motor for fishing and I dont have to moor it) it a couple blocks from our house, I would row out and help you pull the trailer in, unload the bike and go for a Hot Dog

We must be related Bert,,, was out tinkering on Tweeks today talking to her about some upcoming rides she is gonna be hauling Tip and I on.. Gently petting her fairing while dumping in some oil and singing one of her favorite songs to her as I did so:

Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meats that are

Yeaaa,, good thread @VentureFar!! :think:,,,, how I know I am getting fatiqued when touring,,, ,,, when Tippy taps me on the shoulder and asks me to wake up:big-grin-emoticon: Seriously though,, thinking out loud here,, I may be somewhat limited to exposure to the fatigue that we are talking about because I/we dont do a lot of night riding. I have never been much of night rider when it comes to touring.. I like to be able see the scenery (and dangers) and not being able to do so kinda takes away from a big part of the purpose for touring on a motorcycle in my case so I dont do a lot of it.. Most of the time we ride sun up till sun down (I always called the hour just before dark "magic hour" when touring because it just seems like the most relaxing part of the day for me,,, maybe that is some form of fatigue thing - I suppose thats possible) and usually start looking for a hidden spot to drop our tent for the night just before dark. On the same token though, I have driven a LOT of miles while caging or truck driving during the night and I do know from experience that night driving DOES have a much higher level of causing fatigue - both mental and physical - in my case.. Another thought of mine in this discussion has to do with traffic.. I also lean more toward being a lazier type of tourer and tend to seek out the laziest paths of travel (a week of direct travel can easily turn into a month of time when avoiding traffic) and thinking about it now that you brought the subject up, fatigue may have something to do with why I do that too.. While I really like driving at speed and competing with traffic (like the 99 or the 5 out in Cali - puts me into race mode sometimes) at times,, I have noticed how tiring that can be.. A number of years ago I was touring California, had been playing in the traffic around LA for to long, got really really tired around noon,, pulled into a Burger King - parked the bike - unrolled my sleeping bag and laid down in the parking lot next to my scoot and slept for a couple hours.. Thanks a lot Neil,,,,, now I gotta go take a nap cause all this thinking about fatigue while touring made me tired

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Me and that Randy - we got this wave length thing happening I tell ya!!! Hey Dixie,,, Tweeks gave me a GREAT BIG OL GRIN and said to tell you - NO OFFENSE TAKEN!!! You definitely got our number brother!!! :lightbulb:bad time to get out of this hopelessly addictive oddball disease we got Dix,,, ride time is just getting started for the season!!!

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Wayyyyyy cool Leroy!! Any of that Iron Buttin, long distance touring on the VTX 2 up touring? How did passenger do with engine heat in the desert regions if you were two up - problems in that category or are they a "cool" runner?

,,, thinking you didn't read the full text on that page in your Websters and got taken in by the handsome, debonaire, yet rugged biker look of a glowing picture of yours truly Birdy.. If you go back and check you will notice that the pic is actually a mug shot with the caption "3rd place for longest served VR probationary period".. I heard the 1st and 2nd place holders of that infamous standing broke the camera and thats the only reason my pic is the only pic on that page of your Websters.. ,,, Just an FYI Sky,,,those pretty little stickers, tie wraps, patches of duct tape, smudges of superglue and 4 pounds of brazing rod you see covering Tweeks are not all just for looks ya know:detective:

RocNWing - I LOVE THAT!!:guitarist 2: Tupperware,,,, ,, thats interesting? In that case,, if I had a great big gorgeous Wing like yours I would name her Tuppy (Tippy, Tuppy and Puc - kinda cool) and have a sticker made for her backside that said "long distance ride freshness and quality Guaranteed!!" :cool10::cool10::guitarist 2::guitarist 2:

Oh,,, Marsh,, that an 18 or a 1300 VTX? Man THAT is sharp!!

WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW,,,, THAT IS ONE PURDY SCOOT MARSH - CONGRATS MY FRIEND!!! :ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:thumbsup::thumbsup: Know what cha mean - LOTS of strange things happening around here - somethings in the wind thats for sure!!! Heyyyyy,,, @AlecC ,, if your reading this - WECOME to VR!!! Hop right on in here and join the fun!!!

,, been needing a new mailbox,,, Tweeks would make an AWESOME one!! Just park her out by the road, put some FINAL stickers that show 2780 (our house number) across the back of her trunk and leave it unlocked for the mailman!! Your new sticker offer inspired me Ragster - ROCK N ROLL Raggy - YOU DA MAN!!!

Hey Raggy,,, does it seem to you like something changes with that statement as age creeps up on us? I was thinking of turning in an addendum to section 12, line 18.5 in our Man Card Manual where that "mans gotta do" clause is found... Something along the line of "after 60 years of age it is acceptable to change "do" to "go" (as in peeee)... Wonder how everyone would vote on that addendum....

Nary a feather ruffled on my end Birdy:big-grin-emoticon:... Brother I hope and pray your wrong about any kind of influence me not wearing a lid (had nothing to do with riding that GORGEOUS Harley - its a flaw in MY character - had nothing to do with the HD) has on ANYBODY else if that is where you were coming from - THAT could be VERY dangerous - I always say, "Ride your ride" and choosing whether to wear a lid or not is part of that simple statement IMHO..

I hear that brother,, I HEAR that!!:95::95: Hey Larry,, does Tweeks sister still have 2nd gear in her? Got that right Bongo!!! One of the things I ALWAYS loved about riding a beater is if something happens and the bike and I had to part company out in the middle of nowhere I could come back on here and laugh about it with the rest of my buddies... Pretty hard to laugh about something like that if your gonna be paying for it like FOREVER:missingtooth:

Never did know about that Bar,,, seems like the older I get the dumber I get or something:think:... :lightbulb:I always thought the motorcycle equation looked something like this: 2 Wheels + motor = motorcycle, 2 + 1 wheels front or back + motor = trike, 2 + 1 to the side = a hack, 4 wheels + motor = car, 6 wheels + motor dump truck, 18 wheels + motor = way to haul all of the above at once.. :scared:maybe time for another Poll in an effort to define exactly what is real motorcycle... rock n roll Goose = ROCK N ROLL!!!:dancefool::clap2: I LOVE them ol Guzzi's!!!!!!!!!!!

OUTSTANDING and CONGRATS AWS!!!!:dancefool::dancefool::clap2::clap2: You get some pics on here and I promise - you'll get the ol WOW ZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW but I'm one of those typical lop eared visually stimulated varmint biker types who tend to be kinda stingy with my wow zzzz's Wow,, that took a while,,,, lets see,, 2016 - 1983 = 33,,,, it has taken 33 years for our 1st Gen adVenture touring life style to become a trend .. I suppose the next step is becoming Generic ,,,,,,,, brothers I hope not,,, that word is just way to close to sounding like "geriatric"