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Exactly!! That and set of these = http://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressive-Suspension-Fork-Spring-Kit-for-Yamaha-Venture-Royale-1983-1993-/331672716171?hash=item4d393c038b&vxp=mtr No air required after installing the Progressives, run 1/2 to 3/4 inch of preload on those springs and the bottom days are history!!

That is fantastic Doug! Good on ya for seizing the day and grabbing a scoot to do that ride my friend!! You and I think a LOT alike - when the opportunity presents itself you best grab it and go cause ya never know - may be a one time shot!! Actually, I think 125 bucks for half a day of getting to pull off a ride in HAWAII :scared:is very fair!! I'd have been all over that deal like your ol Dad on a free place to camp

A HUGE THANK YOU to Venturerider.org's one and only, Mr. @Eck for posting up the thread letting us all know that yesterday was our nation's official National Ride Your Motorcycle Day. Thanks Eck, Tip and I GREATLY appreciate it!! Even though it was a day early for Tips official Birthday party, I started her party early by fulfilling one of her Birthday wishes of taking her up north to look for Salmon. Taking a saying from one of my favorite TV Shows of all times, The A-Team - a quick view of these vids will explain why I too can speak it - "I love it when a plan comes together".. :Happy Birthday::group cheers: And then there's today,, look what we woke up to!! Our neighbors got together and joined in the celebration BIG TIME!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIPPY - WHAT A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE ALL THESE YEARS WITH A BEST FRIEND LIKE YOU!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART! LOVE YOU BABY! Puc

Oh, by the way,, THANK YOU for sharing the pic - it is PERFECT!!

HOW COOL IS THAT DOUG:scared:,, WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW SONSHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: You got to do the HOLY GRAIL Son! You are the first of my friends that I know of that has gotten to ride THE ISLAND!!:dancefool::clap2: So, how much to rent a scoot, are there lots of places to rent from there? Guess they dont have to much to worry about as far you riding away and heading home with their bike PLUS, you kinda look like a tourist (snicker snicker) and not your typical 1%er biker dude so they probably gave ya a discount rate . Glad you folks got a chance to do Hawaii Doug, sure looks like a TON of fun brother - wayyyy cool!!

Hey Craig, CONGRATS ON THE NEW SCOOT!! I had a gut feeling that one of our family would end up with that one,, SHE IS GORGEOUS!:clap2::dancefool: Cannot WAIT to see smiling faces and hi-way 's,, lots and lots of 's, of you out enjoying her!! All the best on your trip to pick her up and your future enjoying the trike! Puc

Dear Eckster, Tip and I want to THANK YOU for posting this up!! We have been spending time at my daughters celebrating Tips Birthday and JUST caught your message when we got home!! More to come in the form of some short vids but until those are finished, here are some pics of our day today --- ALL BECAUSE OF YOU MY FRIEND!! :clap2::clap2:

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHawwwwwwwwwwwwwww,,,,,,, let er buck bro!!! :happy65::happy65::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::biker::biker::biker::ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_thy-vi101212101:sign outstanding::sign outstanding::sign outstanding::goodpost::goodpost: Cant help but wonder if @Flyinfool has heard this GREAT news Dan..

Oh yea,,,, I can vouch for @Flyinfool on that one.. Matter of fact,, it is rumored that the Fool had Eskimo's for parents, was raised in an Igloo, took first place with his pet Penguins in 4-H, had a best friend named Abominable Snowman in high school, prefers his coffee in the form of a slushy, takes his friend "Frosty" with him to Maintenance Days, has no idea what is meant by "brain freeze" when eating ice cream and got so bored with something called a "mild winter" that we supposedly had a while back that he figured out a way to insure that will never happen again. Personally I even think that lop eared varmint was THE missing element in the equation Algore used as a basis for his movie about the global warming we were all rooting for but we aint allowed to talk politics so I cant really go there,, even though there probably is some truth to it

I hear that bro,, I think it's what the shrinks would call a "love/hate relationship"

Nobility, kindness and thoughtfulness come in many fashions GW, I think the actions you took toward your fellow man are another perfect example of what I am talking about brother. I also think your last comment about helping his loved ones work thru the grieving process also demonstrate the type of person we should all strive to be, thank you for being there for them. I know it has got to be very difficult but please know Tip n I are sending our Prayers Up for you and this person's loved ones my friend. IMHO, there are many things that can cause depression so deep that a person would take their own life. Everything from extensive lack of love - sheer loneliness , a person's inability to forgive others and himself/herself, inability to recognize the spiritual side of man, physical pain, hormonal imbalances and on and on.. It is always inspiring for me to read of friends of mine like yourself who do the noble thing of reaching out to people like your friend regardless of what the root cause was. May your friend rest in peace and may his family/friends find nothing but the richest blessings possible thru your continued support Great White! Condolences Puc n Tip

WOW,, WHAT A MESS!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down for all involved in that crisis!!

At a boy Billy - THANK YOU Sir William - a genuine concerned lop earned varmint ye be!!

Hear say also has it that if you are a felon or been declared a little touched - missing a few cards from the deck - not the sharpest nail in pouch - elevator dont go all the up or for any other reason instability can be proven - you walk.. While I am certainly no felon, I think the next time I get one of those job applications in the mail I will just print out a couple weeks of "The Water Hole" and send it in with my app so the courts know what kind of family I belong to.

Unless I missed something here,, it appears to me that Dan O' has a "done deal" on keeping the Warden grinning by getting some more grass to mow instead of buying another scoot (including this trike) and that good ol Silver is going to still be around as Dan's steed. That Yammer, he does a good job of following the code, Article 14, Section 139.77A,, and I read my fellow lop eared varmints: "If mama aint happy, aint no "buddy" happy".. Please correct if I missed something here:thumbsup: On another note, wish I were closer cause I would gladly take a peek for ya'll..

OUTSTANDING JEFF!!! :clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool: Sooooo glad to hear your feeling better my friend, here's to continued better health for our FlyingFool!! I do feel pretty bad for that scoot of your's having had to sit for all that time.. Tell ya what brother,, why dont cha just leave the Wisconsin White Washer parked for a while and show that pretty scoot of yours some love. As far as any concern for your lop eared varmint buddy on the other side of the pond, even though he did buy a new lawn tractor that has a blower attachment, I can assure you that there would be no hard feelings on his part if this Christmas had to be a green one @Flyinfool

Hey Dan O',, get ahold of @Flyinfool and see if he can tweek your vertical hold servo for ya (located frontal lobe, left side), he did mine a while back and it really helped with those stutter bumps. Yep,, we are a lot of like brother!

THANKS for story Howard! Brought back some great memories of yesteryear! Fortunately you had the CB,, those low pipes probably help keep her upright.. I had an early RD350 Yam that I actually trail road for a while - even put a set of knobs on it.. Got a lot of looks and laughs from my buddy's cause they were riding "real" dirtbikes.. They laughed till we hit sand or mud and those low pipes acted like ski's while that little 350 tossed mud in the faces:big-grin-emoticon:

Since you were kind enough to share a pic Don,, here are a couple pics of one of my 750 SOHC Chops.. Look carefully under the front of the seat, notice the old Amen Chrome tank? That was the oil reservoir (oil bag) on that build.. Same principle as that pretty looking 500 you posted.

Nope,, your thinking about the right bike Boss.. That is called a "dry sump" lube system = oil is pumped in and out of an external holding area, a wet sump system is where the oil pump scavenges from an internal engine oil res = like our Yamaha Ventures. Good ol Yamaha stepped up to the plate with even the early model of the 500's with that frame res, it worked great cause it allowed the oil to cool much better.. We had a LOT of problems with our early XR Honda's back in the day because they would destroy the oil so fast from heat.. Then Honda went dry sump on them in 85,, MUCH more durable!! Same deal with the early Honda 750's Boss, up to 78 (all the SOHC's) they were all dry sump bikes - thats why they had an "oil bag".. This also made those early models VERY durable motors. Then they went to the 750 DOHC's starting in 79 and the dry sump 750 went bye bye.. I LOVED building chops using the SOHC's, they were fun to build and I always liked the look of the plumbed in oil bags..

:rotfl:.. Thats great GW but sorry about the loss of your helmet brother,,, give that wife of yours a hug for us and tell us thanks for her steady hand and careful eye!! Now,, about our forum 's policy... Its situations like the one you just described that us beggars live for!!

It will be interesting to read the responses you get from folks who have actually owned and operated both bikes Ham,, looking forward to reading them!! Just wondered if you ever checked the frame on your RSV? Might suggest this: Take a friend who you trust to ride your scoot - go find a big parking lot or quiet piece of roadway where you can play.. Have your buddy ride your bike out a half block or so, lay down on the pavement and look down the axis of the tires with him coming straight at you - he doesnt have to be going real fast but fast enough that he can maintain a good straight line.. If the frame is tweeked you should be able to pick it up in tire to tire alignment visually.. I have purchased a few tweeked frame bikes from salvage for parts/restoration and can tell ya, you get scoot whose neck is twisted and what you are describing is how they can "feel" = weird.. Another issue can be a little tight on the neck bearings or bad neck bearings.. Its amazing how this will effect in a very bad way, a scoots cornering charactoristics..

Sounds like your buddy and his Sporty got off what could have been a really really bad situation in fairly decent shape Bren. Certainly not playing down his fall but brother - its not uncommon for the quick steering Sportsters to go the other way and high side = ouchy ouch!! Good on ya for being there for him either way Bren and glad he is ok!!:thumbsup: I had an incident recently on Crud my Vmax pretty similar to your buddies.. Same kinda deal,, all qeeked out having some late season new bike fun.. Neighbor following me minding his own business ( ( @bluestar99 ), come around a corner I have taken at speed many times - no gravel or dirt BUT pavement tempts had recently changed a LOT - in the excitement of the day I had forgotten about that common issue to watch out for:doh:. Thankfully I was on the Max cause I may not have been able to save the spill on our heavier 83.. Happens quick dont it!! Right back at you on your last sentence brother!!

OUTSTANDING OR!! :clap2::clap2::dancefool:

:sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that: Prayers Up for ALL you folks dealing with that hurricane down there - BE SAFE MY FRIENDS!! How bout you folks Joe, you guys alright? Just caught the evening news - hokey spamokey, what a mess!