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Not so sure about that Bill,, have seen some really really cool pics come from that lop eared varmint @videoarizona .. Maybe what we really need to do is get em to come up for a Hot Dog someday so he can find out what riding on pavement that wont melt the soles off your tenner shoes is like

I think @Carbon_One was also in the process of tieing on a hack, no idea if he did the job.. I like em and think they look like a TON of fun but I really enjoy having Tippy behind me so we can share the experience like we are one on the bike. Also, for a lot of our ride style (single trackin between trees and all that) it just wouldn't work, besides, Tip definitely has no interest in being the one riding in one. I think she is afraid I will "Commondant Klink" her or something:big-grin-emoticon:. Talking Ural,, because of the 2 wheel drive capability - OH HECK YEA,, now THAT would be a BLAST!! There was a member here named TxSturgis (Brian) who had one (probably still got it - I know he LOVED that thing). Tx did a lot of posting on the site (with pictures ) about his experience with them and knew a lot about their history, pros and cons and stuff. Tip and I just missed a huge Ural gathering out in New Mexico when we passed thru a couple years ago that Tx told us about when we chatted with him on the phone - missed it by 1 day - would have LOVED to have attended that Rally. I think the main forum for Ural's is something like "Soviet Steeds" or something like that - I am sure LOTS of info and questions answered could be found there. From the little bit of reading on that site and reading Brian's reports about them, it seems like the newer the unit the less problematic they are. Also seems like I read a few times that the older ones required a lot more maintenance (fairly simple to work on though - kinda like a Harley). I always thought taking one on crawl across the country would be a blast:big-grin-emoticon: I also know that Tx brought his out to the Sturgis Rally one year (I dont think he rode it from Texas - thinkin he trailered it but could be wrong). I think @bj66 (great guy - he is the one who hosted the 1st Annual Pie Butt 26.2 out there this year:thumbsup:) knows Tx and got to spend some time around the machine when it was at Sturgis, maybe he could shed some light on the subject.. Thats all I know, my brain is now empty:big-grin-emoticon:

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Personally I have had really good luck with most of the name brands.. I tried Full Bore for a trip back from California with a total tire cost (shipped) of just over 60 bucks - was amazed with that little cheapy tire. I got wayyyy more miles out of it than its companion Dunlop 404 and the 404 was considerably more cash (exactly twice the price). On that same trip I ran off a Metzler that came apart while it still had tread left on it - NOT GOOD - would not recommend Metz. When tire shopping on the cheap, one of the things to watch carefully is the weight rating and date of birth. Not a bad idea to pack your scoot up, weigh it and know what kind of range of weight you are carrying and shop accordingly. There can be significant differences in prices between a "72" weight load tire and a "78" weight load - sometimes ya gotta call the place that is selling the tire to find out what it is before they ship - save ya lots of hassle. It always best to get what you need = blowouts are no fun.. http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-tires/tire-data.htm

Wow Rooster, a HUGE THANK YOU for your service and that very thought has crossed my mind many times over. Some things in life just make no sense at all:confused24:! In the end though, it sure makes me thankful and proud of each of you Vets for placing the value of freedom far above the value of almighty:mo money:

Was just down sitting in the spot we took the pics at (not the pier, the other ones). Definitely noticed a LOT of lightening directly over your lab Fool!! Tippy giggled every time and I would say - "LOOK - he got another one!!"!! On a serious note Jeff, Prayers UP and hope your ok over there - looks like its gonna be a Hot Dog flipper for sure:big-grin-emoticon:!! PS.. ooopppppsssss,,, sorry about the miss-spell on your name! Will correct here when I get done - PLEASE dont punish me by directing those White Wash Nozzles this here way! PS, PS,,, hope all our friends west of us who have been dealing with this storm as it crossed the States are also ok? Looks like the Rockies got POUNDED with snow and high winds? Prayers Up and Blessings Down for all you lop eared varmints!!

Sitting here waiting for that lop eared varmint @Flyinfool to test his Snopercharger.. Word has it that we could be seeing 20 foot, yep, twenty foot waves on the pond that lies between our home in Muskegon and his laboratory in Milwakee. In the past that rascal has done some amazing things with formidable weather equipment so this time I thought we would do some before - during and after pics/vids.. Stay tuned to this channel and we shall all see if this is one of those :scared:times!!!!

Indeed you guys,, we know not what tomorrow holds so today - WE RIDE!!!!!! and take lots of pics to share with our loved ones when we do

100 % totally AWESOME Motiv,, linking arms with you as a non-vet in total thankfulness to all who served and are serving!! Thanks for this thread and the beautiful picture!! Puc

Here is quick THANK YOU TO OUR VETS vid to view while your waiting to be served those delicious meals guys/gals!!

Beautiful Dale, looks like you folks had an AWESOME time at Venture West this year!! Not to or nuttin like that but gotta ask,, does Vic ( @LoneEagle ) know that you did before and after breakfast 's of him? Would have LOVED to have shared that time with you guys BUT - having you share these helps a LOT!! Thanks Dale!!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our Veterans on this special day!! :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: Thanks for being there for all of us!! Without you, the Freedom's we enjoy everyday would have never been in existence!!!

Always my pleasure Drews!! You my friend are more than welcome!! Yep,, gonna put a whole new spin on that "Dog Says Of Summer" saying Gotta hunch those border guards who inspect the mail would end up scarfing down the dog's if I did make an attempt to send one - probably scarf it under some kind of International Food Inspection Policy claiming a Hot Dog with a stamp on it looked suspicious (obviously totally unaware of the type of lop eared varmints there are around this place) Lets see, how about a quick of one of Puc's Perfect Puppy's trying to escape the table where others of its kind were disappearing like the view of a Harley in the mirror of a 1st Gen Yamaha Venture:big-grin-emoticon: PS Riv,,, you ever get out this way there is ALWAYS a Hot Dog here in Michigan waiting for you!! Of course,, they do taste a little better when eatin while sharing tales with other VR varmints so I would do my best to set up an emergency Greet - Meet and Eat Meat if ya ever made it out this way!!

Now thats what I'm talking about you rascal!! Flat out BEAUTIFUL Dale:thumbsup:!! You and that side kick of yours sure did it up on that trip, I can certainly appreciate the comment of thinking back on it on a regular basis - places like that are not soon forgotten:big-grin-emoticon: Thanks for sharing and THANKS for the amazing 's!!

a flock of crows flying near by disappeared with nothing but a few feathers floating down from the sky where they once were remained. Don plucked a couple of feathers from his quivering bottom lip, looked at our hero Jonas and said "kinda gives a fellow a good understanding of why they call that stuff Black Death don't it?".. Jonas fought the G-force to smile at Don while he replied "pretty potent stuff when ya toss in one of Flying Fool's dough ball concoctions aint it?".. As they approached 12000 feet in altitude they could see that the sonic boomed had also caused a malfunction in the electrical power grid on the planet beneath them as the only lights they could see below was that of the bon-fire had lit on launch where 500 of their friends were now roasting hot dogs and the flashing blue/red lights on the Blue 1st Gen that housed Don and Eileen's tickets.. Jonas spotted the 1st Gen, took aim, dropped another Flyingfool doughball into the intake and

Having noticed Don's dismay, our good friend from Iceland wondered over and offered to make Don a real Freebird by taking him for a flight in his twin V-4 flying contraption to catch Yammer Dan's 31 year old Venture. As Don and Jonas sat in the evil looking machine preparing for launch, a person stepped out of the crowd that had gathered to bid them farewell. The smiling chap with what appeared to be a miniature snowman frozen to the top of his head handed Jonas a box containing some odd shaped balls of dough that had a very strong odor - the fellow whispered something in Jonas's ear as he handed them the box - Jonas smiled and simply said "you really are a flying fool - that is a GREAT idea". Don glared into Jonas's eyes as Jonas dumped 2 gallon's of Black Death into the fuel system of the machine, hit the throttle and got a lift off. Once off the ground Jonas and reached back and dropped one of the smelly balls into the intake of the now air born machine and

Right there with ya brother.. All the very very best to you and your wife as you sort thru the planning for retirement! Right on target with keeping mama happy, maybe a sports car would fulfill both your needs for comfort while touring:fingers-crossed-emo.. Tip and I been talking a lot about exactly what you are saying,, we are kinda thinking about a Jeep CJ with a small tear drop behind it for camping in - something we could drag even deeper into the mountains and be able to stay wayyyy out there for a few days on end (just aint room on our old 83 for a lot of food and water).. Can be kind of hard sorting thru all this next phase of life stuff BUT a man and his wife gotta do what we gotta do!! We're all in it together my friend!!

You nailed er @billmac!! It was down right refreshing meeting someone who thinks like ol Pucster! And just as refreshing to be on the receiving end of getting asked to sign someones gorgeous scoot More than welcome @Drews!!! Do your best to make em last till Spring and than we will have them Dogs on the run again!! and a bunch of and even more :fatsmiley::fatsmiley::fatsmiley::fatsmiley::fatsmiley:

Glad I aint the only one that has noticed that same thing David,, use to be that a person could at tune a little to watch all kinds of stuff "in the snow" if ya had to.. Now aday's its all or nothing so to speak - me thinkin we got sheesh kaboobed.. Another thing,, how the heck do those TV Stations that are right on the line get the commercials to play when the TV show broadcasts wont.. Almost like they boost the output just a little xtra just for the commercials - pretty crafty if that's the case

Also might add,, I remember trying to use those little rabbit ears on the old Black n White,,, kinda sorta worked ok (like watching in a snow storm LOL).. We now have one of those little 30 dollar - electric "boosted" square plastic antenna's (things like 12 inches square and 1/4 inch thick) that does an AMAZING job!! Got a 40' tower laying on the ground out back with a rotor on it that I picked up to install.. Thinking now I am just gonna forget the tower and let the little pad do its thingy..

Just noticed that @Flyingfool has a test run of his Snopercharger scheduled for Wednesday thru Friday here on the Pond that separates our madness.. Talking 60 mph winds and Lake Michigan waves of,, get this,, 20 feet!!! Could have just left all the leaf cleanup for the end of this week - let nature do her own clean up:big-grin-emoticon: Tip and I went down and watched the last coal ship delivery to our local powerhouse (they are closing the ol Coal fired plant, see link to story - shame cause there goes a bunch more high end jobs:95:) come in a couple days ago,, looks like them fellers just made it (actually would have made some AWESOME pics watching that thing handle the big ones).. Forgot my camera for the ship but will try and sneak down for some 20' wave pics - should be interesting.. http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2015/11/last_coal_ship_to_bc_cobb_plan.html

Way cool @Ace!! Remember those good ol Polaris 600 Trips really well!! Way before the "new age" sleds those puppies ruled.. Actually, do you remember the 650's,, I think they were an RHL or something like that.. Thinking they were an early EFI.. Now you talk about FLYYYYY for an early 650 I had a Rupp 440 Nitro back in the mid 70's that had an early model water cooled Xenoah engine in it.. Thing used the front bumper to cool its anti-freeze - definitely a little screamer.. My goodness brother,, where did the years go:sign67:

FANTASTIC BROTHER!!:clap2::clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Thank you Joe for the Video and to you and Bobbi for participating in such an awesome and honorable ride!

BINGOOOOOO:thumbsup: Right there with ya Sticky,, I use to ride piped 1000cc 2 stroke triple Suzuki Thundercats when I was into snowmobiling.. TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT,, my gosh they sounded sooooooo sweet!! A younger friend walks up and says "how on earth can a biker like you enjoy a noise like that?" - to which I replied,,, "oh, thats right,, you weren't around when the Kawasaki and Suzuki 2 stroke triple scoots ruled the streets were ya?"

You betcha Lenny, my privilege!! And brother you are right,, that EagleEye did fantastic!!