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Is this one of those double edged sword trick questions Randy? I am not even sure how to put this into words:scratchchin:,, may need to fall back on child talk:missingtooth:... Many years ago my oldest daughter and I were rippin across Wyoming headed toward the Grand Canyon from YellowStone. Even though she was just a kid, she always amazed me at how strangely "deep" she could be in her thoughts about life and all that. She was also (and still is) the most verbal of our four children. As we rode along on "Beeg" (our first 1st Gen) she made a comment that has stuck with me to this day = "Dad, motorcycling is a lot like being in a really fun movie and being able to look out at the world who is watching the movie that we are in". When we tour on our scoot, it is "normal" for me to avoid GPS's and maps (especially maps like Google Earth) because I dont wanna know about the "movie" until I am there.. For some crazy reason, it is not uncommon for the surprises that happen along the trail due to traveling like that to end up being the things we always remember the most favorably in the end. I guess I am one of those strange characters who dont want to know whats out there till I see first hand whats out there. On the other hand, I can certainly see where if a person was looking for something in particular, didnt want to waste a bunch of time and money trying to find it or just wanted explore the outer realms from the privacy of their own home than absolutely PS - just spent 45 minutes playing around with Google Maps,, indeed brother - LOTS of fun!!!

Could not agree more Bluesky - thinking those B2's may need to get the ol "@" routine too.. Please allow me the honor,, I kind of enjoy shaking cages and ,, @ @ @ @B2MOM - got time for an update?

I think we waited long enough here Dingy,, now we are gonna have to the next level of summoning and try the old "@" ya routine.. I know it's kind of a harsh thing to get "@"ed but sometimes trying times need trying measures to accomplish the tasks at hand. Ok Dingy,, hold onto something cause your cage is about to get "@"ed,,, @ @ @ @ @dingy ,,, they be looking for ya brother!!

Whatta SWEETHEART!!!:dancefool: :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 SilvrT and Family and WELCOME HOME MILLIE!!

,,,,,,,, I know you are talking about your 2nd Gen here Joe but I gotta ask.. Is the connector you are speaking of the first connector in the 3 phase line coming out of the stator? Reading between the lines here, does the wire harness that contains the 3 - (possibly white in color, probably all the same color) stator output wires terminate at the R/R and is that the connector you are talking about? The reason I ask is because on the 1st Gen's I have owned (at least the MK1's, cant speak for the MK2's cause I have yet to own one), the first terminal in that harness is located on the left side about midway down on the frame spar. I have had NOTHING but problems with that terminal thru the years.. My last encounter involved a replacement connector developing enough resistance that it melted the inside of the connector allowing the inner spade (its a 3 spade connector) to make contact with another spade and taking out the stator. That was the one down at Squid and Sweetnothings!! That terminal was less then 3 years old, Squid and I "hard wired: the new stator in because I got sick of fighting that terminal. Wondering if we are talking about basically the same issue with the same terminal just being relocated? If that is the case (and out of curiosity), is the terminal you are talking about encased in the body of Regulator or is it on a pig tail that hangs from it? Wonder if resistance at that terminal could be cause for some of the R/R failure issues I have read about?

I wonder if Auto Zone rents the tool? I wonder if a little anti-seize on the threads during the last plug change may have helped in the removal process? I wonder what in the wild world of hash pipes the engineer who designed those plugs was smokin the day he did that job? Seriously XV - GOOD ON YA FOR GETTING HER DONE!!!! BUT WOW - Right there with ya on the cost of admission on that one brother:scared:

I'd be like,, WHAT IN THE WILD WORLD OF EPA REGULATED DOUBLE MUFFLED MUFFLERED METRIC MOTORCYCLES IS THAT BATMAN? Good eye KIC!!! Looks like that was crammed in there pretty good ,,,, ,,,,:lightbulb:you dont hang out with a group of folks who ride slower bikes do you? If ya do, you should take the piece of steel - hang it from the handle bar right under the throttle and next time ya go riding with em you can point at that piece and as ya wick er up and go flying by!!!

I can vouch for him - definitely not one of those Nigerian Bankers,, Raggy is from Rag-O'-nia ,,,, ,,, not sure about the "banker" part of the equation

That is beautiful Don and Eileen!! THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE CYBER CARD!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you folks too!! Tip, Tweeks n Puc PS,, anybody else look at the presents under the tree (where my eyes always go first ) and notice that it looks like the Boss couldn't wait till Christmas to find out whether or not he got that stuffed animal collection he was wanting?

It is my friend, IT IS!! Crank that puppy up and let errrr BUCK!!!! Ole Puc is ready for ya!! Matter of fact, do a really really good job and I will even do a Premier You Tube documentary titled - "He Who Controls The Weather"..

Ooppsss,, was idling to long and the Goose snuck in there on me,, make that 3 responses of some sort about our VR Facebook thingy..

IMHO,, @Sleeperhawk brings up an interesting point that deserves some thought (noticing it instantly got 2 responses). Sleeper - in your opinion, how has the Venture Rider facebook page created a fracture here on the home site? Is it because it has kind of split us into separate groups (if folks are talking over there they are not talking over here) or does it have more to do with the layout of Facebook and stuff getting lost? I also wonder if some kind of a face book "stream" back to the home site here would help us keep track of each other (no idea if that is even possible) and maybe eliminate some of that feeling of being separated (if that is what we are even talking about being a "fracture". If it has to do with page layout and stuff getting lost easily I wonder if the Facebook page could be somehow sectioned off better or something. I am not a facebooker much either (and farrrr from any kind of a computer geek type) but I did finally figure out how to sign up, got things straightened around on our VR facebook page (THANK YOU @Prairiehammer) and do check the yak going on there every once in a while but still prefer the format here at the main VR site because its MUCH easier for me to navigate here and it just feels more "homey" in a strange way to me..

OUCHY OUCH OUCH OUCH @Flyinfool = PRAYERS UP!!!! Glad your getting in to get it taken care of instead of letting it get any worse Jeff, want you to know you have my thoughts and prayers while you work thru it all!! Hopefully they will have you all up to snuff by the time Spring rolls around:thumbsup: I kinda thought something may be up, I noticed the sky turned black the other day - the clouds were "V" shaped with the bottom of the "V" being located directly over your house and the top of it being directly over mine. I pointed it out to Tip and told her that I wondered if you knew something was up with your machine as no moisture of any type fell:Bunny:. Not being one to go out of my way to have to go looking for misery, I thought it best to just let you keep tinkering with it - now I find out that the thing was actually trying to cover me ON IT"S OWN? - LORD HELP US ITS ALIVE!!!:doh: Get the surgery, prop your feet up, pop some corn and grab the remote brother,, ol Puc's got the blower on the "new" John Deere and ready for all your antics!!!!

After the V-4 gave the group of Harleys a voice lesson, the rider of this trusty Yam V-4 allowed his bikes throttle plates to relax and the bike settled into a pleasant tone of harmony consistent with

Actually, you want to gain some pixels not lose em,, its loosing the pixels that causes things to expand.

A HUGE HOWDYYYY TECH SARGENT @CMCOFFEY!! Chris, wanted you to know that you and your family are being thought of and prayed for, especially during your deployment!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down that you are able to find some comfort and smiles in knowing you are NOT forgotten sonshine!! THANK YOU for serving our God and Country over there in that mess - hope all is well and that you have a blessed and peace filled Christmas young man!! Merry Christmas to our dear friend and his family! Tip, Tweeks and Puc!!

Yea it's my camera,,, it because I take my pics on a lower pixel setting (get to take a LOT more pics that way) and the lower the pixel setting the bigger the pixel and the bigger the pixel the more it expands whatever I take a pic of. Dont feel to bad Bern, it also has a habit of giving me a bald spot on my forehead.. Lets not let that stupid little 20 dollar camera keep us from enjoying some pie at the 2016 Pie Butt Ride brother!!!

Left palm itch = money flowing in. Right palm itch = money flowing out. could be wrong though,,, thinkin I better check my accounts too - maybe I got it backwards and I got a GREAT BIG surprise waiting for me :mo money: Look out you pretty little Heritage Springer,,,, you can no longer hide behind that Santa Clause scam!!

WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW BROTHER ,,, that sucker looks like he is of the buckerO'-steroideeO' breed!!! :guitarist 2: OUTSTANDING job on the hunt my man and CONGRATS!!!:clap2: Thinking that there rack may need just a little more support then Tweeks mirrors could muster, all though I do LOVE they way you think BJ, ,,,, maybe put a set of wheels on em and use em for that trailer everyone keeps saying I need .. PLUS,, I could wrap a few of those massive tines in tin foil and have an antenna setup that is second to none!!! :lightbulb:They certainly would add a certain ominous "one of a kind look" to someones Roadglide too though! This would make it easier for us out of state Pie Butt 26.2 riders to identify our host if his gorgeous Harley showed up for pie n ice cream supporting a set of those puppies

cling to, proving once again that if your gonna try to catch that rider on the Blue 1st Gen - you best not

I was one of those varmints who suggested we needed a Harley talk area. One of the main reasons I did was because it seems more and more folks are either talking about moving on or already have moved on to another brand of scoot and it seems like Harley Davidson is getting their share of that movement, as a matter of fact - I may have suggested it in the thread where the OP was asking opinions of the F6B compared to the Roadglide:scratchchin:. My point in doing so was in an effort to reassure the OP and others who do move away from Yamaha that, in spite of all the and about other brands (and we tend to :stickpoke:at Harley's more than others ), all bikes are totally accepted here and that we mean what we say when we proclaim "all are welcome". And then there is the fact that I also personally LOVE chatter about all the scoots, how they compare, personal tech tips, ride reports with pro's and con's = anything having to do with any breed of motorcycle and the folks that ride em. Indeed there are lots of other sites out there that deal with all other bikes but I tend to trust (and admire) the family we have here and tend to put more credence in their opinion's and thoughts on the subjects then just something I read on the net:detective:. Other input that may or may not be relevant:scratchchin: I like the idea of having a VR Facebook feed streaming on here - or something like that. Maybe moving the "shout box" so it shows at the top of more area's. I have tried to be an encouragement to others by nominating them to receive the little reward badges (have not done it enough) when they have done something extraodinary and I have actually had some folks come to me and thank me in person for that little gesture.. I wonder if a reminder in the form of a "sticky note" of how little stuff like that can affect people. Included in that note could also be things like reminding us to also use the "thanks"/"like" icons whenever we read a positive post - especially if the post was in response to a question we had made and someone took the time to answer it..

Yep, just because we tease him and call him "Fool" does not mean he is one,, THAT is FACT please remember I stood up for ya @Flyinfool when it comes time to adjust those nozzles in an easterly direction

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Hey Larry,, I went outside and double checked my Venture to make sure it was a Yamaha after reading about how trouble free you have found yours . Then it dawned on me that you were not talking about one of the 1st year 1st Gens and figured that is probably where the differences lie.. Seriously brother, I LOVE what your saying in this thread!! I too LOVE reading all about others adventures and seeing the pics too!! Hopefully some of these lop eared varmints will respond to your suggestion like @eagleeye (cant wait to read it Steve!!!) has and come up with something to warm our hearts up my friend!! Here is a little story (actually it goes on a few pages - I am kind of a "wordy" writer:missingtooth:) from our summer of 2014, hope this helps some until someone responds to your request to write something from this year: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?94309-Ahhhh-the-summer-of-14-ADVENTURE-SERVED-UP-GORMET-STYLE!!!!&highlight=2014+venture+west Merry Christmas right back ya my friend! Puc

Down to 1.67!!!!! Read somewhere that it was suppose to go up today and it went down instead gotta admit though, my right palm has been itching all day and that usually means someones reachin for my wallet,,,, probably should have filled the car up today:big-grin-emoticon: