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Nuts aint it?? I remember a few years back when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US Dollar was.. I was doing a fair amount of Snowmobiles during the winter months as well as my usual bike stuff.. I did not have a Ski-Doo franchise but I had a really close friend who did handle Ski-Doo.. We were sitting down eating lunch one day and he produced this "corporate memo" from Ski-Doo that read something like: If you hold a U.S. franchise and get caught selling your inventory to Canadian retail customers you WILL loose your franchise!! My buddy told me that Canadian buyers were coming across the border and buying their brand new, Canadian built - Ski-Doo machines wayyy cheaper than they could buy them at home because of the currency exchange and Ski-Doo was not going to allow it!! Like I said,, NUTS aint it!!

That Cappy (my daughter) lives out in California,, next time our front wheel chasing takes Tip and I out there I will get her to sing Amazing Grace with me just for you Larry!! THAT is one of our favorite songs, Cappy and I used to love to sing it while finishing up a long dayyy of touring and watching the sunset from the saddle of beat up ol 1st Gen!! I miss Cappy:95:

WOW ZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW,, did I screw up that poll!! Sorry about that folks!! Might just go ahead and click on the highest number you can for your type of riding.. I would gladly change the upper limits on all top mileage selection to just read "15k and above" if I could figure out how to do it.. By the way, you can vote in both 1 up and 2 up categories if you ride a mix - I left the option open for voting in more than one category,,,, I think:think: THANKS TO ALL WHO ARE PARTICIPATING!!!

I am right there with ya Jack,, I miss the old days.. Days like what happened to us up at Mt. Hood - remember that brother? Just to fill in the gap for folks who weren't there, our fearless Harley riding leader - one Mr. @LoneEagle had taken our group of hungry riders to some really cool resturant for lunch. We all sat down for dinner, were sitting there waiting for our meals when one of the waitresses announced she had an order of gravey covered fries that the people who ordered them didnt want and wondered if anyone wanted them (FOR FREE).. Of course, my hand instantly went up!! WOW what a plate of deliciousness!! After passing the plate around the table there was still a good 3/4 plate of gravey covered fries left on the plate, Jack and I gobbled on those scrumshes fries and finished em just before our dinners came out!! We triple thanked the waitress and left her a GOOD tip to let her know how much we appreciated HER thoughtfulness and genuine good service attitude!! Now I know she did something that was neither Politically Correct or, maybe even something slightly illegal by todays standards BUT - IMHO, she did something that has almost disappeared in our country today - she took care of her customers (and was highly rewarded for it).. MY HATS OFF TO YOU YOUNG LADY WHERE EVER YOU ARE!!:bowdown:

Hmmmm,,,,, cant see a way to alter the poll questions,,, wonder if that wonderful, kind hearted, gently spirited @Eck could alter line 9 for us to read "15 thousand and above".. If not Eckster its ok - I still REALLY appreciate your getting rid of that other thread for me AND still owe you a hot dog for doing so my friend!!

Dag nab it Bongo - now I gotta go see if its to late to alter the poll lines!! I shoulda known a lop eared pot stirring varmint like you would come along and toss me a curve like that!!

Ohhh,, I dunno Tuffy,, I always LOVED ads like that back when I was restoring scoots.. I used to call folks like that I if had any interest at all in that particular model, I wouldn't discuss anything over the phone - just get an address, show up with cash and a trailer.. Look at the scoot and very kindly say something like "IMHO, that is a good ways from "mint" condition", be glad to help you be rid of the "project" and haul it away for 250 bucks CASH right now"... Never hurts to try if its something your interested in!!

The first tire mileage poll was a BLOW OUT (PUN INTENDED!!) so we will try this again!!!

And ANOTHER one who is getting over 10k miles out of their rear tire - UNREAL!!! Arbi,, I am gonna go start a poll on tire mileage just to around here.. Been a long time since I did one of those poll thingys,, this could be fun!!

Yep,, thats whats known as the bend over program in the industry 7 (1+2+4 = 7).. It's 10 dollars here to have a tire swapped if you bring em just the wheel/tire - no idea what the shops charge on the bike but I can say its 15 minutes off, 15 minutes on with Tweeks - been a while but last time I checked, going shop rate was 80 bucks an hour. 1/2 that would be 40 bucks for labor + 10 for tire swap would be 50 bucks.. ,, thinking if I had been in your shoes I would have asked them to check their calculator and make sure the kid running it had the decimal point selector set in the right place. Hokey spamokey and rocky jalopy Sleepy ,,,, wanna hear something really CRAZY? THAT is exactly what I paid for Tweeks as a complete bike a little over 270k miles ago .. In your case I would have been asking where the rest of the bike I just paid for was ,,, Truly you guys, I am so inline with the others who have mentioned picking up a HF Jack and doing your own tire swaps.. You can also grab one of their cheapy bead breakers (think I paid 12 bucks for mine) and a set of spoons and do the full job yourself.. Its not that difficult AND, seems how you guys ride in some area's that dont always have a bike shop within a few hundred miles (7 - I KNOW you do this) knowing how to swap out a tire on your scoot might just come in handy when your out there chasing that front wheel!

now that I did not know brother!!! ,,, maybe I should bring a few of the 2 cup coffee pots I have gathered from Hotel days long gone by and donate them at MD this year - bring an extra one just for you to carry in your suit case so what you had happen will become a mute subject in the future!! Now that I know from the Pro that the motels now have complimentary 1 cup pots Tip and I can purposely stop at couple motels during our travels this year and refill our coffee pot needs with the much more conducive to motorcycle touring single cup model... WIN WIN my friend,, thats what cha call WIN WIN!!

Right there with ya Mike,,, personally I like the old non-rappin country music myself like these two are singin... Even the backup singer found at 1.29 in this song is far superior to the modern country rap singers, IMHO of course..

I dont stay in a lot of motels,, matter of fact - last one I stayed at was some joint down in Ohio, but I always thought those little 2 cup coffee makers were part of the complimentary package like the paper, pen, soaps, toilet paper and the Gideon Book Wake up Don,,, WAKE UP!!!!!!! You fell asleep while watching Petticoat Junction and were having a nightmare my friend!!! Good thing you dozed off with your laptop open and your hand still on the keyboard so your fingers could inform us of the nightmare Boss!!! Thankfully we woke you up before you got to the point in your dream where Uncle Joe bursts into your room with a hot cup of coffee, trips and spills it on your computer!!! On a more serious note,, hopefully the day shift worker dont come in, walk into the room that the night clerk borrowed the coffee pot from, see it missing and turn in a slip for another missing coffee pot..

Adventure!!!

A grand or less if the seller cant prove the 2nd gear issue has been addressed, 2 grand or less if it has.. IMHO, those would be "good deal" numbers with out actually seeing the scoot.. Seeing a fair number of 2nd Gens when ya start talking larger numbers - especially above 3. As much as I hate to say it cause I LOVE my 1st Gens - they are older machines which contain a bunch of older parts and pieces... IMHO of course..

I LOVE chasing down fellow Venture riders too Edbo!! Someday, when I have the extra cash, I am gonna write a letter to Freebird and see if I can get permission to have some Venturerider.org "business cards" printed up to pass out to those Venture riders out there that I meet up with.. I have told lots of folks over the years about our site and often wonder if the reason I seldom see em on here is cause they cant remember our web address..

Jack, are the 2nd Gen Pumps completely different then the 1st Gens?

Right there with ya DJ - not my style either.. Not even close to these two fine country singers...

Oh, by the way,, how's the battery and charging system? Does it run better if you have it connected to a battery charger when you start it?

Might try another set of new plugs - these D plugs are very sensitive. Put in new plugs, start - if it will - with no choke, use as little choke to start it as possible. Let it idle and spit check each header to see if its hitting on all four - see if you can chase it down to one cylinder acting up. How olds the gas? Check it for moisture? Do a compression check? - may have a tight valve or two. Any funny stuff going on with the tach? Any odor or hint of anti freeze in exhaust? Also double check for vacuum leaks. Could be you have the spark advance vacuum line hooked up wrong or it is leaking? Top of my head thought - the 84 advances off the intake on #2 - same nipple you would use for syncing.. Any idea if the previous owner may have been fighting the same thing you are fighting? I only ask because its possible that someone roasted a TCI - picked up a TCI for an 83 thinking they were all the same. 83 had its own box, 84 to 89ish were the same. Only saying this cause it almost sounds like you could have something happening with spark advance..

@Eck 's Goldwing

Skies,,,, nothing but blue skies from now on...

OUTSTANDING FOOL!!!:dancefool::dancefool::clap2::clap2::thumbsup:

and if it happens on a 1st Gen you can hook a fuel line to the tank vent, blow thru the tube and maintain enough pressure in the tank to keep the carbs filled Glad you made it home ok Mike and hope you got er up and going!!

You are more than welcome @SAM I AM - glad we at least had a shot a helping you out and got to meet you:happy34:.. Wondering if you found out anything my friend? My daughters live not to far from you folks out there (Sac) and been hearing of some pretty nice riding weather - hope you got that Wing going and you and your wife are out chasing the wind Sam!! Puc