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As BJ's self appointed campaign manager I gotta add something.. That Word Association Game (now known as WAG) is perfect for varmints of all ages. It is an excellent spot for folks who normally dont participate in posting and is also great for even the most fervent posters. The thread has a HUGE advantage in the fact that there is no right or wrong word match, the theme is exciting cause it changes direction at the post of a simple word PLUS - it is a picture police free zone, you can fully participate and never have to worry about getting pulled over for not posting pics!! As a closing note I would like to add that I personally know Bernie and many other Waggers and have found them to be some of the happiest people on 2 wheels, why not come WAG with us and see if it dont make you too!! Here is a link if you feel the need to WAG: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?94389-Word-Association-Game/page179 PS: If you think this is one off the wall thread wait till BJ starts inviting everyone to his 2nd Annual "Pie Butt 26.2 Ride" held during the Sturgis Rally in a little Cow Town known as Newel... It would REALLY be interesting if a bunch of us showed up for the ol 26.2, sat around enjoying pie and started wagging right there in the Blue Line wouldn't it Bern?

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Hokey Hardening Of The Arteries In One Meal Bat Man - WOULD I LOVE TO GIVE THAT SLAB OF BEEF SANDWICH A SHOT :178: Thinkin that putt around the pond might not be possible right now though Fool so it looks like YOU are gonna have to do the unthinkable and see if you can eat TWO of those puppies!!!! Hope you all have fun over there brother - say HI to all our friends for me!!

OPEN DA GATE N GET OUT THE WAY,,, FLYINFOOL COMING OUTA CHUTE NINE!!!!:clap2::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: CONGRATS BROTHER!!:thumbsup:

And ol Puc would LOVE to try and wrap himself around one of those 747's even though he only has one paw - thinking it may be messy but it could be done Jeff:fatsmiley:!! You folks have fun over there and I hope you have an EXCELLENT turnout my friend!!

Any chance that the side car seat folds down into a sleeping position? I have always told Tip that I thought a side car with a folding seat that would allow for sleeping inside the car would be wayyyy cool.. Have yet to ever see one. Either way MJ - THAT is AWESOME!! Concerning the loading the pics problem, IMHO - most of those problems have something to do with picture size. I have personally found that if I set my cheapy camera on 480x680 ("economy size") they load here with no problem.. I will have to go looking for "Witches and Brooms" now,, see if I can find that some more pics of that PURDY scoot of yours!! Oh yea, I remember MD real well,, what a BLAST! It wasn't me though that was doing all the story telling,,, it was a bunch of other people picking on me - trying to get me into trouble.. If I was :Im not listening toI was just defending myself... Thanks for the compliment on past posts - you are welcome!! You ever get up this way try to make it for one of our Greet - Meet and Eat Meats, Tip - Tweeks and I would LOVE to buy you a Hot Dog for being so nice!!

Looks like a pre-formed splat position to me Good one Flied Lice!!

Funny you mention that Sky,, he is thinking of trading it in and said I could have first dibs on a cash deal for it if I was interested at all.. It is a GORGEOUS bike but it is definitely out of my price range.. Besides, it would be a real shame to cover that beautiful paint with stickers, Tip and I would be lost if we didnt have a place for stickers..

Beautiful picture of your Dad - he looks like a man who truly enjoyed life! I am sure he is proud of you for doing what you are doing in his remembrance LittlemansDad - I know I sure would be. That "donor" bike looks like it has lots going for it - should be a good project.. I will be following along in your progress and wish you nothing but the best in your endeavor! Once again, sorry you and your families great loss, Prayers Up for each of you but am also glad you found us here and am thankful for your willingness to share such a riveting story. Puc

Addictive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let's dig a little deeper here as long as I got you varmints on the wire.. I have heard that Mom Yam decided to put a bunch of electrics down yonder in the "leggins" or "lowers" (no idea if that is what they are called know adays - talking about the shrouds that sit in front of your legs).. If this is so, would it be possible to move those devices under the fairing and be able to remove the lowers for more air flow? You guys ever bump into a need for that? I always remove the lower fairings on my first gens cause I like to be able to sprawl out and I have found the air flow to be rather nice when riding in high heat area's...

I still cant get Flash Player to load on my Vista running puter so I dont get to see nuttin...... Any chance the vid is on Youtube and if so,, any chance of getting a link?

Indeed,, that Lone Star State plays by their own set of rules!! Sounds like your making AWESOME progress JF!! :guitarist 2:

Just dont try any fancy manuvers cause that particular model had a tendency to point the underside of the pontoons skyward with very little effort

A couple of you lop eared varmints may remember a post I did a while back about me being told by my doctor not to ride Tweeks for a while and how I was wholeheartedly complying with his wishes.. You may recall that my dear friend and neighbor Dave had brought down his 2012 Ultra for me so I would not miss some spring weather riding and still abide by my doctors wishes.. That scenario all worked out so well that this same friend/neighbor and his wife stopped by yesterday with a whole new plan. One that involved Tip and I driving our Kia down to their home, having dinner and then, once again, Tip and I climbing on Big Red (his Ultra) and going on a Lake Shore Spring Run.. This time would be different as he and his wife would join us on their other bikes making the journey even more interesting.. I post this series of video's void of the spirit of looking for sorrow in the response of thoughts like "ohhhh that poor poor Puc" but totally in the spirit of "if these crazy people can get out in the freezing temps of the West Michigan Lake Shore surely I (that would be YOU - the reader) can do the same,,,, that's right - YOU can and should GET OUT AND RIDE cause it wont be long and we will all be sitting around complaining about Fool and his over active Wisconsin White Washer again!!! PS - remember if you do go riding PLEASE dont forget your because the are out in force this time of the year!!

Tip, Tweeks and I get back down to Bama we are definitely gonna have to go in search of "You Take It" and "This Aint It" roads!! ,,, and not nessarilly in that order cause without 's of "This Aint It" road I have no way of knowing whether or not there are any barns, hay bales, bushes of Cow's to hide a tent behind for overnight lodging and I see lots of Stop, Drop, Sleep and Go places on good ol "You Take It" ...

Not to speak for Dan but I think he is referring to a method that can only apply to tires with inner tubes in em. Basically slipping the tube out and patching it and slipping it back in with the wheel/axle still intact on the scoot.. Kind of an old school biker thing that went out with spoked wheels.. Gotta say,, it worked GREAT back in the day as long as your scoot didnt have rim locks....

You are welcome Fuzzy and thanks for the well wish on the hand - things doing pretty good.. You locate those Avon's yet or you thinking of going another route? You check Ebay and Amazon for Avon's? Thanks Fool,, I will use em sparingly so I dont use em up - never really did care much for periods anyway,, they just never seemed very friendly and upbeat,,, more of a "HEY,, ITS OVER - IT'S DONE AND THERE AINT NO MORE" kind of varmint , they also always seem to have "goodbye" feeling about em and I really don't care much for goodbyes either,,,,

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about - NICE JOB Z!!! Right there with ya on the ol "got er all apart,, may as well add..." routine! So Z,, just out of curiousity, about how big of job is it to split the fairing on a second gen - time wise.. Something that could be done at road side? Seeing a fair amount of devices under the outer fairing in your pics makes me wonder if replacing errant relays and stuff might be easier on the 2nd gen than on the 1st.. Oh, by the way,,, this takin business keeps up like this and the VR department is gonna have to start laying off employees Gonna have to find a REAL job like chasing the wheel all across North America on a beat up old Venture

So whats the current status with shipping guns these days Jack? May sound crazy but I got booted off Ebay for selling Antique BB Guns on their site - my kids teased the living day lights out of me and started calling me "Gun Runner".. Ebay suspended my account for a year and, after the fact, I found out that part of the reason why they dont allow BB Gun sales has to do with modern day shipping laws.. Can you still ship long guns (I know an FFL has been required for handguns for a long time) from seller to purchaser with out to much problem? Was yakking with my neighbor last night about a new "Ruger American" 9 mill he just picked up.. had it shipped to a local Pawn Shop who has all the legal ducks in a row - charges 20 bucks to receive a hand gun.. That about what its like out there too?

Back when the kids were little Tippy used to do a weekly "Moms Night Out" with a group of other ladies (all mothers need this when the kids are little, especially if married to a Cowpuc - they (mothers) need to be around adults at least once a week). That left me home to play with the kids. I would lean some card board up against the kitchen cabinets, take balloons and pin them to the cardboard, me and the kids would shoot bb guns and pop balloons for hours.. Had several Crosman 760's (pheumatic pump up) that 2 pumps were perfect for "ballooning it".. Pop a balloon - get a piece of penny candy. Went thru a lot of BB's and a lot of Candy. Tippy was happy, I had a blast AND all my kids learned to shoot very well before they were 7 years old..

GREAT ride report and AWESOME pics on ADV PF!! :clap2::dancefool::dancefool: THANK YOU!! Also, CONGRATS on fixing that water leak - GLAD YOU GOT IT BROTHER!! Looking forward to more Trail Tales and and awesome pics! Watching this thread hourly!! Ride safe and have fun!! Puc

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Wayyy cool Jack!! Right there with you on having been into it a few years back.. I did the Air Gun thing, LOVED the little rascals - was a GREAT way to collect guns on a budget.. Amazing how addictive it is.. Not to hi-jack yet another thread but,, being a professional hi-jacker I just cant refuse..