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Hokey spamokey brother!! WOW,,, THANK THE LORD IT WAS NOT A STROKE BROTHER!!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down my friend!!! I went thru the Bells Palsy stuff many years ago too (when I was 24). While it was scary (just like you - thinking I had stroked out), the end prognosis of Bells Palsy was a God send! Mine affected the left side of my face, it was like a death line was drawn right down the center of my face, I use to look at myself in the bathroom mirror and smile and my smile would wrap around my face in the weirdest way as the muscles that had the nerves still working on the right side pulled the non-working mass toward itself,, really strange.. Wore an eye patch to keep my left eye closed while waiting for the nerves to come back. Got about 6 weeks into the whole thing before they sent me for some therapy. The therapist was really upset because they waited so long to get me in to see her. Therapy consisted of electrical stimulation with two probes to activate the muscles that were now laying dormant. After a couple weeks of therapy the therapist told me that I would probably end up with some permanent damage to some of the small motor muscles because they had waited so long to get me in to see her. She set me up with a small home stimulator so I could do electrical stimulation throughout the day and was actually kind of fun.. Once you know the location of the nerves on your face and neck it is very easy to do!! I did end up with motor muscle damage in my eye, nose and mouth from it all - if I tighten my lips right now my left eye will go closed. That kind of stuff.. Larry, knowing what I know now about Bells Palsy, I would strongly urge you to talk to your doctor NOW about getting you started on electrical stimulation therapy. There is no way they can accurately predict how long it will take for the irritated nerve(s) to calm down and for muscular movement to return. The stimulation is very simple and painless. The sooner they can get the muscles moving again (especially those small motor muscles) the more promising it is to see a total return!! Will be thinking of you and praying for you while you work thru it!! God bless Puc

OH MY GOODNESS,, just noticed your Avatar @VanRiver!!:clap2::dancefool::thumbsup: Have ALWAYS loved those little CT70's!! In another lifetime (few years ago) I made a pretty good living restoring the early ones. Went thru a number of them, sold really well!! Also rode em as kids.. Here is a picture of one of my last ones with Tip and I pulling into our neighbors yard for a Hot Dog roasting block party!! What a BLAST we had!! Sorry for the ,,, your little Honda 70 got me all

I did that on purpose Dave,, I mean,, think about it for a second,, would YOU want to be known as a Hockey Puc?? Not me,, those things have to take way to much of whoopin and besides,, they dont have much character,,,, now Cowpuc - that stuff may smell funny but cha gotta admit - it has some awesome character your right,, probably would have been a lot easier to just have said "as in Hockey"

Not so sure about the creative geniusness side of it all but you and Azzi are more then welcome Vanster - glad I could help! and NOW,,, :group cheers: to your new family AZZI!!!!!!!!!!!!! May your miles be plenty, your problems be few, take care of your new owner Azzi as he does for you!!!!

@eagleeye,, cant believe I missed this - must be slippin - thankfully VR had no Statue Of Limitations on any of this stuff :big-grin-emoticon: Anyway,,, to your sneaky little reply I say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYJQhbgHErk

Oh,, why not,, its Christmas and all that,, no tickets issued and gonna help you guys out here WHAT A BLAST WE HAD!!!!! Right back at both you varmints for a wonderful Christmas and another AMAZING 2016!! Thanks to for the thread Phoneman and the update Paul (Pegasus1300) - man that Pie Putt 26.2 was BLAST - what great memories!!

Like you had to splain that to we the people ya lop eared snow making varmint!!

Whoaaaa deee boat,, whoaaaaaa there ya lop eared Pie Butt 26.2 riding varmints,,,,, (closes pic we got of cop on a bike) .... :big-grin-emoticon::big-grin-emoticon:

Hi Johnny, nice chatting with you a second ago, pleasure to meet you for sure!! Here is that short video I was telling you about, I know it is a mute subject now but thought you might get a kick out of it anyway. Here is the only step by step on the carb tear down I could find in our VR Tech section, doesnt appear to have any pics but at least its something. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?54-Carb-Overhaul-on-1st-Gen And this is the article I was telling you about concerning float levels, this one contains some pics so you can see what your gonna find once you get into the carbs. Lots of pertinent info here. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?66468-Float-levels Hope this all helps out in some small way my friend!! Puc

Yea,,, HOLY HOPPIN FAST BROKEN ANKLE SURGERY RECOVERY TIME BATMAN.. Naughty naughty naughty!!

I do all my videoing/picture taking by either holding the camera in my hand or asking my wife to take over - fun to be able to have us in the shots and all that weird stuff - get some pretty interesting shots that way.. Daughter got one of those selfie video stick things for her phone for Christmas, pretty cool.. Now I am thinking of adapting something like that into our ride style, carrying the camera on a stick in a scabbard on the side of the bike (bet those border guards up in Canada will be suspicious about that one:crackup:) - thinking it would be really neat to be able to extend the arm out and get shots with the bike/us and the roadside scenery.. Wonder if you could mount the Go-Pro on a similar device - like a small collapsible pole on the back of the bike so you could raise it up and it would capture the two of you with a road view in front of you:scratchchin: Yea,, I know,, I aint right in the head

Neighbor had a late 1999, early 2000 stang convert,, GORGEOUS CAR and REALLY fun to drive.. His had some kind of an issue with either the center head or the intake manifold leaking anti-freeze - sucker would fill the plug holes up with the stuff and then it would miss like crazy.. Been a while (they sold it with less than 60k miles on it) but I am thinking it maybe had a plastic intake manifold and the final fix was replacing the manifold with an aftermarket aluminum one? Not even sure if his was a V-6,, seems like it may have been a small V-8,, I know for sure it wasn't the 5 liter (302) - seems like it was smaller than that:scratchchin:.. I would definitely check around the Stang forums about that issue before I invested in one.. Other than that, what a FUN car!!

I caught that VanRiver:happy34:,,,, yea,,, some things in life truly are priceless aren't they......

AZZI!!!!!!!!!! short for The Arizona Zippinator:bikersmilie:,, as in - perfect for zippin around the Arizona country side on one snazzi azzi of an AWESOME Yamaha MK2 Venture!!!! could do another one of my FAVORITE things here Vanster,, we could have another Name That Motorcycle Thread like I did when Yammer Dan forgot to name his poor 2nd Gen and I had to take the bull by the horns (that was soooooo much fun!!!).. Get a bunch of suggestions, then run a Poll and see what wins - may be surprised at what these varmints could come up with. I do really like "Azzi" though,, short - sweet and to the point!! GOOD ON YOU YA LOP EARED VARMINT FOR NOT LETTING THAT NEW SCOOT GO TO LONG WITHOUT A NAME - YOU ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE AWESOME MACHINE BROTHER!!:dancefool: WOW ZZZZ WOW WOW WOW,, THAT AZZI REALLY TRULY IS ONE SNAZZI SCOOT!!:thumbsup: I WOULD RIDE THAT PUPPY TILL THE WHEELS FELL OFF, THEN PUT EM BACK ON AND START ALL OVER AGAIN!!!

Is the battery fully charged? If it is, go ahead and turn the key off and then back on until the pump refuses to come on when the key is turned on. Leave the key on and tap on the face of the fuel pump with the handle of a screw driver - these pumps have a set of contact points in them that like to wear out over time - see if tapping on it will get it to run momentarily. It almost sounds like you have a fuel pump with bad or dirty points. Another way to check and see if it is the pump is to disconnect the output hose from the fuel pump, take a squirt bottle of gas (I use an empty gear case oil bottle with the little nipple on the end to slide into the fuel line for this kind of stuff) and attach it to the output hose that leads to the carbs. Close the carb drains and squeeze the bottle of gas until I feel it not moving fuel into the carbs. Slide the output line back on the fuel pump so I dont shoot gas all over if the pump starts back up. Try to start the engine and see if it will run the gas out of the bowls.. You can also do the same thing with a syringe full of gas shot thru the drain tubes on the carbs - basically filling the carbs thru the drains. Just thought of this!! Another thing you could try is pressurizing the fuel tank thru the vent hose. Putting air pressure into the tank should move fuel thru the pump and into the carbs. The vent hose runs down the frame spar on the right side of the bike (as you are sitting on the bike) under the right plastic side cover. There should be a small one way valve in the hose about half way down the spar - you will have to remove the hose from this valve in order to blow air into the tank. Remove the line above the valve, make sure the fuel cap is tightly on the tank, put air pressure on the vent hose (even blowing with you lungs should be enough to move the fuel) and watch the drains and see if you can move gas thru it. If the drain shows gas moving - close the drains and fill the bowls and try to start it.. I traveled a long ways by blowing into my tank like this one time (lost a fuel pump out in the desert) and it worked great.. Might give it a try!!

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In an effort to avoid tossing the doggies () out with the doggy () bathwater on what Drew's is bringing up I cant go into full detail but I gotta say,,, ANYONE who wants to take advantage of another AMAZING opportunity to become part of the adVenture Deal Of A Lifetime Club really should make it out to one of our Greet - Meet and Eat Meats!! That about cover what you were getting to @Drews?

WOW ZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW VANSTER:178:,, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME:guitarist 2:!!!!!!!!!!!! What a gorgeous scoot and a fantabulistically deal to boot!!:clap2::clap2::ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_awesome-vi46644 AMAZING STORY AND THANK YOU:You_Rock_Emoticon:FOR THE PIC!!! Now, about this Deal Of A Lifetime Club.. Been a member of that elite organization for a number of years:dancefool:!! Let me explain, years ago I was playing on the internet and discovered this website called VentureRider.org. For a buck a month (or, put another way,, for 10 Michigan Pop Cans a month - our cans are worth a dime each) they were offering companionship, endless access to the best of the best high end mechanical/electrical/hydraulical advice concerning my scoot, a warm place to hang out when the Fool started messing with his White Washer, AMAZING stories and pictures of others ride experiences and on and on.. At the time, I was flat broke and unable to pay the 1200 pennies to sign up (was in the process of paying off some HUGE medical bills), a person who is a very dear friend of mine now but I had not met them at the time - PAID my initial "dues" for me (you know who you are out there - THANK YOU again!!). Thru the many years of paying my own 1200 pennies per year to keep my membership going I have met with, ridden with, ate dinner with, slept at their houses - in their front yards - had them sleep at our home, been helped by, have had the honor to help them, laughed with, cried with, took pics and videos of, had my pic taken by, ridden their bikes, shared my bikes with other members all across America - all for a dollar a month!! Thinking that makes me an official member of the Deal of a Lifetime Club As far as bike deals themselves,, our current 83 Venture (Tweeks) was not quite as good of a deal as your new scoot (THAT my friend was a STEAL!!) - she was twice that amount and required a fair amount of Tweeking to get her road ready.. By the time we headed out for her maiden voyage across the country a few short years ago I think we had about 700 bucks in her.. At the time, she had under 30k miles on her - getting her above her present 300k has taking more tweeking BUT - I am still thinking I have less in her than my buddy has in the new exhaust system, tuner and LED lighting for his new V-Rod .. Tweeks is our 5th Venture that we have worn out thru the years, although NONE were quite as good of a deal as you are sitting on (THAT IS AWESOME), all of them were a grand or under scoots and all made it out to well over 200k+ miles. I am still amazed at how wonderfully under priced and over looked these scoots really are and have been able to enjoy many many carefree miles with these amazing scoots because of being blessed with memberships in the two clubs (V.D.L.C. and VR) that we are talking about

Thats why I suggested turning the key on and off to let the pump cycle. The pump is set up to operate just momentarily when the key is turned on - what your scoot is doing is normal. Not sure how hot wiring the pump by running it directly off the battery would affect the entire system as far as getting the bike to actually run. I would suggest going back over my initial response and reading it carefully and following it thru so we have a baseline to start with. Close the drains, turn the key on, leave it on till the pump quits pumping, turn the key back to the off position and then back to on again, the pump will cycle thru again.. Keep doing this until the pump slows down and quits pumping meaning the carbs are full. This should not take long, probably less then 15 pump cycles to fill the carbs (never have actually counted the number of times it takes to fill the carbs). After the carbs fill by doing what I am talking about, attempt to start it normally and see if it will start. Try doing that and then get back with me..

Man I LOVE this place!! Good on ya @TDunc, you da man brother!! If I were in your shoes TR this is trail I would follow!!

Hi Jm and a healthy to VR!! Also, THANK YOU for becoming a Supporting Member my friend - the support in keeping our/your club operating for all our benefit is appreciated!! To your question.. I would locate the drain screws on the bottom of each carb, open the screws and drain the bowls. Then I would turn the key on and off to cycle the fuel pump and watch the carb drain tubes and make sure I am getting fuel up to the carbs and into the bowls - close em one at a time when they spurt fuel to make sure all carbs are filling. After all drains are close, keep turning the key on and off allowing the fuel pump to cycle thru each time - keep doing this until the fuel pump audibly slows down to a stop signifying the carb bowls are full. Try to start it and see what happens - should start with choke and be able to slowly move choke off. By cleaning the jets in the carbs you probably cleaned the float valves too?, you may have stuck floats and they just need some jostling to get em settled in. Any chance the ride back when this all began was a wet one JM? Any chance that your issue could be related to getting the bike itself wet, so we may be dealing with an electrical issue? Didnt notice your tachometer acting funny when it was acting up did you?

Indeed,, back Doug!! 86 Royale sounds like you are WELL on your way to an AWESOME 2016! Like Bluesky mentioned, you can find the path to paying club dues by clicking on Settings in the upper right corner of any screen, then look at the left side of the screen that will appear and scroll down almost to the bottom and you will see "Paid Subscriptions" (being a touring motorcycle site - I think this ought to be renamed The Toll Road ), click on that and its pretty straight forward from there.

Yea,, seems like there is HUGE difference between SS Dollars you get if you wait till 65 and what you would get at 62.. Also Medicare if your gonna need it, seems like that dont kick in till 65 either.. Lots of stuff to think about aint it...

and then this one pretty explains doing the resize in Paint. I know this one is in Windows 7 but the video of locating Paint in Windows 10 shows the same icons used in 7 for resizing so it should be the same..

Here ya go BJ - follow this - you should have Paint in there somewhere..