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Good to hear brother,,, it wont be long and them dogs will be in BIG trouble!! Gonna chase those puppys allllll over Michigan!!

Beautiful pics Eckster!! Amazing what a person can find by just taking a a couple seconds for exploring aint it? JUST BEAUTIFUL!!

Havent forgot brother,, still working on em - looks like it might be another month or so cause I am still waiting for my staff to respond with some material.. You will LOVE it!! Will tell you this,, its the award/gift that keeps on giving!!:thumbsup: Here is a link to the thread Dave is talking about in case anyone missed it..http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?116549-2016-Hot-Dogs-Tater-Chips-Cokes-Party-Beads-and-more&highlight=Puc%27s+Meat THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE ALMOST HERE FOLKS!!

FANTASTIC JACK,,, and :ice_congrats-vi6886 on the find brother!! Amazing how those guns multiply aint it:sign Rock On: I LOVE the stock on the 338, beautiful!! Looks like its jeweled on the bolt and has a ported barrel.. Whats the scope? Looks like a 50 mill optical from here.. Real pretty! Hows the rifling in the barrel? Been shot much (probably not at 4 bucks a rounds).. Would LOVE to touch that baby off! Also fun to just look at and play with Also on the 1890 Win Pump - WAYYYYYYYYYYY COOL!! That a 22? Sort of has the look of a neat old carnival 22,, but thinking it might be longer barreled that those? No doubt about it Condor,, ya done did good!!!

Tell ya what Stan the man,, you make the ride and give me another shot at producing a REAL "Puc's Greet - Meat and Eat Meat" (folks who weren't there won't understand that one) and we will have a Hot Dog eating contest - winner gets the crazy award!! :big-grin-emoticon: Besides,, I just gotta have another peek at that GORGEOUS Blonde 1st Gen of yours

YOU NAILED IT DEEJ!!:thumbsup: Good on ya brother for keeping up on the monthly addendum's to "The Code" Braaaaaaaaaaaapppppppppp

Yea BUT,, ol DaddyO' Pucster has 's of those bugs of which he has spoken so now we KNOW who speaketh the truth between father and son here (C 's below).. Now,, the previous is in NO WAY meant to be a discredit toward those Champion Canuck riders - Divey and his side kick "7" (Dale1+2+4) - whom I am sure know wayyyy more than I ever will about the "Icefield Parkway" of which I have never ridden BUT - when it comes the Alberta bugs - I know my stuff:rasberry: Cowboy,, again - have NO idea on the Parkway (would LOVE to ride it sometime and go up and BUG those two lop eared Canuck varmints) but do know that the last time we did Glacier NP it was the 1st week of July and they had JUST opened up the "Going To The Sun" road the day before we got there.. If you are thinking of riding that road thru the park (it is GORGEOUS) I wouldnt plan on doing it to much earlier in the season - foot hills and high plains were good riding temps though.. Same goes with the Yellowstone area - its a toss up on the weather when it comes to those mountains - July/August are my suggestions if your gonna be doing those area's.. By the way Cowboy, take a map and look at Red Lodge - look south and find Cody - find "14A" going from Cody to Ranchester - if at all possible you will want to ride this amazing roadway, that roadway (once again - "14A") going up into the Big Horn Mountains took over 30 years to accomplish and it is spectacular. Custers Last Stand NP is real close to the end of that route - wayyy cool too for a Cowboy!! Another often missed ride is to a place called "Jordan Montana". If possible, find your way to Jordan Montana, very very small western cow town,, when you get to Jordan stop and ask where the "Senior Center" is. At the Senior Center they have the COOLEST Museum you have EVER seen!! I wont spoil it for you but you will see AWESOME real deal Cowboy stuff and get to play with ACTUAL Dinosaur bones - PLACE IS UNREAL!! Gonna pick up Devils Tower/The Black Hills of South Dakota on the way to Fort Collins? Dont forget that the Sturgis Rally is the 2nd full week of August each year.. The week before that has also become VERY busy with bikes - almost a Rally in itself.. Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Rapid City, Custer, The Black Hills, Devils Tower and all that region can get overrun with motorcycles during those dates. Its fun but can be trying if your trying to tour and like the quiet.. I have places that I have camped for years in the Black Hills area and would be glad to share them with you. The Dakota's, most of Wyoming, Montana, Utah, parts of Colorado are "open camp" like Michigan is. State/Federal Lands are always open. Same as most BLM lands. Stop, pop a tent, sleep and get up and start over.. Now,, about those Alberta bugs.........

Pucs Greet - Meet and Eat Meat Rally's (coming to you once again in 2016 - everyone welcome - come join the fun and find out what it's all about!!) this message brought to you by and approved by The Hot Dog Lovers of Michigan Association!

OUTSTANDING ECKSTER!!:clap2::dancefool: Brother that Wing is one GORGEOUS motorcycle!! Certainly to purdy to leave sitting in front of a road sign like that to long!! :cop::bikersmilie::bikersmilie:

Wassup Fuzz - glad your back!! Carls shop burned and he got his Spyder to quit bouncing, Bongo n Becky went and visited Squid n Lonna, Raggy went down south and left us Michigan people to freeze, Flyinfool had foot surgery so his Wisconsin White Washer got used less, YammerDan isn't gonna need a Trike after all, B2Mom and Dad are traveling the country visiting friends, Barrycuda loves his new Wing, Eck loves his too but bought an Electric Minibike and restored it to ride when not riding his Wing, Eagleeye - Dogman - Marcarl - Squid and Chaplain Dusty all came and stayed overnight with us last summer, Chaplain Dusty bought a gorgeous MK2 in Michigan and rode it back to New Mexico, CarbonOne is riding a new Slingshot, Drews - Billmac - MiRider and lots of others LOVE our Hot Dogs and are fanatical about them (come to Michigan and see why), Billmac and Pam are hibernating but they will show up when our hot dogs showup, Freebird still has AWESOME Maintenance Days, Hoss has an AWESOME 67 Beezer, BJ66 created "The Pie Butt 26.2 Ride" at the Sturgis Rally and you should attend, TJ bought an awesome Honda ST, Eagleeye bough an awesome Suki SV, Flyday88 is working on his Venture and still flying around up there some where, VideoArizona has a 2nd Gen and a 1st Gen and dont know which to ride, Venturous is no longer Randy but is now VenturousRandy and Gary down in Tennessee is now Venturous, Condor still loves ice cream and so does Big Tom, Bubber and that group are still doing the Pig in the Pine Tree thing but we still havent made it for that, Orlin and is wife are great people and their goat named Moe is really fun, Nanci luvtheleather has a sore thumb but may have found a way to ride anyway, VentureFar is out there in California training a new puppy, Zzxyz just posted pictures of a bunch of rain and snow they got in California, @CMCOFFEY is serving in Afganistan and we all miss and love him but we have HUGE plans for his return, Skid is winning the battle over cancer BIG TIME, "Puc's Greet - Meet and Eat Meat" Rally's are a HUGE hit with people coming from all over the Northern Hemisphere to enjoy them (come to Michigan and see what thats about), our bike "Tweeks" has well over 300k on her now, Slowroller is doing the International this year and it looks like its gonna be a DANDY, just talked to Venturous Randy today and it sounds like "Ashville" is gonna be a blast this year, Starfan has a GORGEOUS Venture and is really good at push starting motorcycles, BikerJohn has been kinda quiet down in Texas but I think he might do Sturgis this year, Pegasus just gave away a couple of Gremlin Bells and Kiwi bought the story I told him about Gremlin Bells hook line and sinker, My wife "Tippy" had a COPD scare and come to find out it was a bad Gaul Bladder, StanG has a BEAUTIFUL Blonde 1st Gen, we still tease Freebird about riding a Harley but he loves us anyway, Lone Eagle rides a Harley too but he spends more time riding then reading so we dont get to tease him as much, Brake Pad and that bunch have been riding in Florida while we have been freezing in the Midwest, Chaharley is gonna come to Michigan for a Hot Dog and I will try to help him in his pot stirring skills, Prairehammer keeps amazing everyone with his bike knowledge as does GeorgeS and all those people who hang out in the tech sections... I have to change my bandages on my hand and I am typing one fingered so I have to stop.. I hope this all helps in bringing you up to speed in some small way!! Puc

Never did ride it but gotta say - GOOOOO COWBOY GOOOO - BROTHER!!!:dancefool::dancefool::clap2:

:scared:Your right Rodney,, I TOTALLY missed that!! I see em now,, poor ol Frosty is takin a licken and keepin on tickin aint he!!! @Flyinfool has no leg to stand on now (NO pun intended Jeff) - the frozen cat is out of the bag!! THANK YOU for pointing that out Rbig!!

One in each hand brother,, one in each hand!!! Couple months and I WILL prove it!!

My buddy Larry (who can be found in the Sporty Trike vids) gave me that Harley Hat - it is a Medium and my head is Large.. Took a while to get it broke in to perfect fit by using the old cowboy hat routine of dipping it in water.. Now it fits like a biker hat should, like sliding a glove on my beaner.. Lack of hair under the hat could also have something to do with it..

Do you know anything about his biking experience prior to 1988 Goat? How bout whether or not he can proficently ride a peddle bike? I know lots of people who rode bicycles when they were children and stop peddling when they were old enough to drive a car just to return to riding a bicycle many years later when they retired and take off on a pedal bike like they had never left it.. I know,, probably sounds Apples to Oranges BUT we humans are amazing creatures in retaining skills such as riding a motorcycle and the correlation between motorycycling skills and bicycling skills has also always amazed me.. That and relationships come in all shapes and sizes,,, did I say that right? Not all relationships are created equal,,, still not quite what I am trying to get out .. The depth of the friendship you share with your buddy will probably determine how you should approach this whole subject with him Goat (getting closer to saying what I am trying to say).. Have you asked him if he would like your opinion?

Man oh man do I LOVE riding the scoot thru blooming Cherry Tree Orchards - intoxicating doesn't even come close to describing the sweet smell of those babies!!

Thanks Z, sometimes its not easy being a puc..

Sitting out in the GORGEOUS sunshine doing my hand excersizes when up pulls my neighbor Dave on his gorgeous Ultra Limited.. Says I know your not suppose to ride your bike for a while so I thought I would bring "Big Red" down so you could ride mine :guitarist 2::guitarist 2: Tip sticks her head out the front door and says "what are you up to now" ,,,, I said - heyyy wanna go for a short ride - it worked!!! Brothers and Sisters I SWEAR,, nothing heals the body and soul like fresh spring air being forced into your open mouth while your riding your iron horse and yelling YEEEEEHAWWWWW!!! By the way,, this is the same neighbor who another friend and I got together with and built that Sporty Trike for his wife.. You guys might remember that whole deal.. Good friends are a blast arent they?? Here are some vids of that the Trike project in case you forgot..

COOL - glad it's not a water pump!! Here is what I would suggest.. Find something to drain the anti freeze into, pick up a can of cheap carb cleaner and a sheet of medium grit sand paper, get some "Seal All" (comes in a Yellow Tube - Red Print) from Wally World or an Auto Parts store (good stuff and cheap). Get to a motel where the bike will sit over night. Pull plug #11 shown in the diagram - located under the water pump (also seen in attached pic) and drain the system - really best if you drain the system so the seal all has a chance to bond. After draining, wipe down area on both plastic tube and area where it slides into pump.. Sand the area - both plastic and aluminum case - really well, spray it off with carb cleaner and sand again after carb cleaner drys. Spray off again with carb cleaner.. make sure there is no anti freeze still seeping and area is good and dry. cover area with seal all but not to thick - it should go on fairly runny. Seal All first coat over the joint about 1/2 inch on each side of leak. Let dry for couple hours (longer is better) and then re-apply next coat out to an inch or so.. Now let that dry till your ready to leave next morning.. Put the plug back in and refill the rad.. Have had REALLY good luck with Seal All getting me back on the road.. Punched a hole in a case one time - you could literally look in and see gears - made a patch out of Seal All and gum wrapper tin foil - worked AWESOME!! Hope it works for you and you make er to MeHeeCoe!!!

Must be related brother!!!! :7_2_104[1]: Not to be guilty of yet another thread but I gotta say something,,, @MJ44 - is that your scoot in your signature with a side car? From what I can see I LOVE THE LOOKS OF THAT PUPPY!!! Any chance you could post a few pics of it and some ride info,,, would LOVE to see/hear all about it!! Might not be a bad idea to start a new thread and let me take the whoopin for the though... THANK YOU for all the work on setting up the Motel stuff Randy - sorry about the

Never mind Fl,, I found ya brother and NOW I remember,, you da MAN with the Holley on the Venture (how could I forget) Maybe she's got fuel gathered in the intake plentum or something.. Jumping time would be fairly uncommon with these things.. Maybe check the plugs and see if they are saturated.. If their dry, ground em and see what kind of spark you get. Are you sure its fuel thru the carb now? Is that Holley spraying a stream into the carb throat when you twist it?

Did search for your other posts about your Trike and can find nothing - got a link you can share? Are we talking a car engine?

Thats a REALLY good sign that your gonna have a riding buddy Silv... We always had hunting dogs - Beagles for rabbits, Springers for pheasants and all that - when I was kid, Dad always taught me to look for a black roof in their mouths to determine whether or not they would be good hunters. Did it for years and it always seemed to work out.. Wonder if something like black webbing between their toes would be an indicator of a dog that would be good passengers on a scoot What a cute puppy!!

Depending on where its leaking from Jf, the cover that goes over the water pump does have an o-ring seal on it - this would be a very easy repair job. The impellar, which you would find under the cover with the o-ring in it, is mounted to a small shaft that passes thru a mechanical seal and a regular oil seal on its way into the drive gear that drives the water pump. There should be a weep hole on the underside of the water pump casting that allows anti-freeze to escape if the mechanical seal fails (or a bearing goes south).. If the water is coming from that weep hole than its a little more involved because the water pump has to come all apart to fix it.. Most of these older bikes "weep" when they are cold from the hose connection area under the radiator where the little plastic hex head valve is located.. Usually they stop completely when they warm up.. It sounds to me like this is NOT your issue - your issue sounds more like a failing water pump mechanical seal. Here is a link to the water pump diagram. The cover o-ring would be part #9 , the impellar mech seal is #8 .. A common issue with mechanical impellar seal failure is that anti freeze can find its way into your engine oil - all it has to do is get beyond the oil seal that is the next seal in toward the engine on the shaft.. Have you noticed any "muddy" look to engine oil? I had a water pump seal fail out in the middle of no where while playing in Utah one time.. I finished the trip up with all the way back to Michigan by running my rad cap loose - not advising you to try it BUT it did work.. Just running with the cap loose allowed enough pressure to be released that I lost a lot less water.. Another place to check very closely would be that plastic tube that feeds into the waterpump case. This would be part #21 on the diagram. That tube does have o-rings also and it is not uncommon for them to leak should the tube get bumped.. If it is leaking from that area, a little carb cleaner cleaning, scratch er up with some sand paper and spray again with carb cleaner - stop at a Walmart or an Auto parts store and purchase some "Seal All" before you start to clean it up.. Coat the tubing joint up with seal all real well before you hit the sack for a night and by the next morning you should be good to go... Thinking first thing is to find out exactly where the water is coming from first thing Jf... ooppsss,, almost forgot diagram http://www.yamahapartshouse.com/oemparts/a/yam/50042846f8700209bc788cdf/water-pump

OUTSTANDING SYLV!!!:dancefool::dancefool::clap2::thumbsup: :scratchchin:,,,:think:,, you didnt forget to pic up battery's for your takin device when ya got the tabs for your plates this year did cha? Fantastic bro!! Thinking we should be able to find ya a sticker to cover the area for the year if needed too.. Then next year, if you decide to paint it you can peel off the sticker, do the painting and send the sticker to one of your buddies who would put it to good use again