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:ice_awesome-vi46644Holy adult sized man child Batman,, the little feller came out full growed:scared:.. Please tell "Pop's" he may as well put the Minibike and the Baby Food back in the tool shed Mini.. Break out the Steak and best be keeping an eye on the Touring Bike:missingtooth: WHAT A GORGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY:clap2::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: CONGRATS TO ALL THE MUFFIN FAMILY!! :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 Welcome to the family Thorin,, wont be long and you will dwarfing ALL of us!!:bowdown:

Been kinda wet and chilly here Chaplain, suppose to have a warming trend coming up though - back in to the 80/90's .. The 10th is still a good ways off for our weather predictors - usually its anything beyond 20 minutes is a stretch for those characters anyway :crackup: Better off jerking on that rascal @Flyinfool's chain - he seems to know more about predicting it then our local forecasters .. Prayers Up and Blessings Down for a fantastic outcome of the whole journey brother!! REALLY looking forward to meeting you IRL and watching you fill in some more of those states on your map with the new scoot!! You are more than welcome my friend!! Puc

Now that there is a really good reason to NOT vote for West Virginny,, :witch_brew: Just make sure you dont choose the same dates Skidderrrrrrrrr:doh:

Right on Carl,, also, any form of low voltage is really not good for starter. Considering what it cost for a starter and the pain in the backside it can be to swap a starter out it just aint worth the risk.. I wonder what the deal is about now being able to ship batteries across the border. I wonder if it has to do with battery acid being hazardous.. If so, I have purchased many batteries "dry" before - last one I put in Tweeks was a 23 dollar battery with NO acid shipped with it. Went down to Auto Zone, purchased a few bucks worth of acid, filled it, charged it and away I went. Wonder if a "dry" battery is still not shipable..

As long as we are talking Pasty's Dave,, gotta ask.. Where is your FAVORITE spot for one? You ever try the little Pasty Shop a few miles west of Ignace on 2? Lets see here,, if you were headed east on 2 just a few miles from the bridge, kind of in a valley before you go up a hill where there is a road side park on your right - there is a small Pasty shop on the right hand side before you go up the hill.. Not a resturant of any sort, just a small building with a countertop - my kind of mom n pop joint, all fresh made right there... Sound familiar at all? Best we have found thru the years of trying to lose our Troll status..

VERY VERY NICE TOM - WHERE EVER THEY ARE FROM!! THANKS!!!

Not me,,,,, one of the bestest of you lop eared varmint VR family (see pic) lives in Veer - O' - Qwah Wisconsin. Tweeks (she is in love), Tip n I CAN NOT WAIT to see him again!!! It would have broken Tweeks heart if I would have not voted for the opportunity to go see the love of her life!! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED TO HOST THIS AWESOME RALLY!!! :thumbsup::clap2::clap2::clap2:

EXCELLENT POINT AND ANALYSIS GENTLEMEN!!! I will pm the perspective buyer and see if he would like to chime in here. I will also send him a link to this thread in case he hasn't been available to follow it. I know his scheduled pick up for the bike is during the beginning of September (2nd week), Stan - if he were to call them and instruct them to allow you to start the bike/go thru the controls (radio and all that) and make sure everything is up to snuff - would it be asking to much for another stop by at Approval?? Once again, THANK YOU for all you have done to this point Stan - I know he appreciates it and I know I do too!! Thanks to everyone else who has jumped in here with some GREAT input too - you, my friends, are AWESOME!!

FANTABULOUS JOE!!! :clap2::dancefool: I looked all thru em (BEAUTIFUL) looking for the crappy ones,, couldnt find not even one brother:confused24:

Good work Joe!!!

Thanks Stan for EVERYTHING!! If its out of your way dont worry about it - you have provided PLENTY of GREAT info already my friend and ALL of it is greatly appreciated!! Will keep you informed of how it all works out in the end - as far as I know it looks REALLY good for another great 1st Gen to be added to our VR family!!

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BEEEAAAUUUTIFUL MI!!! Gotta agree with ya, ya meet the nicest folks on a,,, motorcycle:322: All the BEST of relaxation and fun while your visiting the family and friends over there!! Thanks again for sharing the ride and 's with us!! Trying to help ya out a little on your decision making about the ride home, I just checked our official Fly-In-The-Ointment Burrrrometer - it shows low manifold pressures. Clearly indicating that the Wisconsin White Wash Machine is still down for maintenance. I also checked the "CBDSIM" (Canadian Back Door Squeek Index Monitor) which shows the Canuck's have not lubricated any hinges for a very long time.. Looking real good for a trip around the top my friend!! Eat a gravy covered Pastie for us if you head that way will ya!

Well what dah heckter Tooch,, didnt know that Another thought,, take a look at this http://www.batterysharks.com/Yuasa-YTX20L-BS-p/YTX20L-BS_M12-19-270L-HD.htm?gclid=Cj0KEQjw6vquBRCow62uo-_J_YYBEiQAMO6HipMwwPTUJXL9MkUvfYUJpp_WEaEj8bWs-FExbv5dV84aAkuT8P8HAQ I wonder if their are "Canadian" based suppliers such as this that you guys can somehow deal with? Used to be (and maybe still is) that even Walmart carried bike batteries.. Do you guys have Walmart up there??

What da heck bro,, you know something we dont?? Come on,, give,,,, or those Canadian Guards are gonna be the worst of your worries :stickpoke::stickpoke:

THANK YOU DON for all your hard work.. I am not a regular in Chat like a lot of the others BUT - the times I have visited it seemed to work great. Sorry to hear about the issues but, as always, please know that we appreciate all you do for us and glad you are on our side my friend!!!!!! Godspeed as you search for the next affordable Chat addition to our site my friend!!!

Wish this medical nonsense was OVER Orlin cause Tip and I would be pitchin and tenting right back in your backyard brother!!!!! Maybe even get some directions from you in order to find that Pig in a Christmas Tree thingy..

Wellll,, for some odd reason I cant get that link to work, I also tried it in the Ebay listings and couldnt get it to fly there either... Hey Dave, if you copy/paste this in your URL it should take you to a $49 Battery with free shipping. Curious if something like that is still cost prohibitive because of exchange rates/provincial taxes or something? """"""""http://www.ebay.com/itm/YTX20L-BS-SMF-12V-Battery-For-Yamaha-1300-XVZ13-Royal-Star-Venture-All-1996-2012-/171875732779?hash=item2804978d2b&vxp=mtr""""" Oh yea, dont forget to remove the """""""""'s before your run the link..

Am I missing something here? Says Canada under free shipping... http://www.ebay.com/itm/YTX20L-BS-SMF-12V-Battery-For-Yamaha-1300-XVZ13-Royal-Star-Venture-All-1996-2012-/171875732779?hash=item2804978d2b&vxp=mtr

TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN PEG:clap2:, the very basis for that old saying "ride your ride" IMHO.. Sometimes it's important to remember we dont have to prove anything to ourselves either:hurts:

Prayers Up and Blessings Down for the Warden brother!!!

Dogman, I have had batteries die like you describe.. It doesnt always happen that way but sometimes it does. If your battery has been in that scoot since new so its going on 8 years old? I would just change it if it were mine. Tired low volt/amp output batteries are hard on the scoot in many ways - both electrically and mechanically. If I were a betting man I would put my quarter on the battery itself and thats where I would begin.. Of course, I would still toss a meter on the battery cables when I replaced the battery though,,, gambling never did much for me

Thanks Fool, your type of input is exactly the reason I thought best to toss this up - much can be gained from seeking the advice of many wise counselors:thumbsup2:!! Funny you mention the fairing corners.. Now that you mention that - I cant remember ever bringing a 1st Gen home that didnt have some kind of marks on those corners.. Also totally agree about the res window fogging over. Your input is TOTALLY appreciated!! I am going to suggest to our brother who is buying the scoot that he maybe pop the breather cover when he fly's in to pick it up. Take a peek at what the fuse block looks like - thinking it should be original and not in to bad of shape with those low miles on it? Then take a quick check on the air cleaner just to make sure no mice have gotten into it, results may give a hint as to when the last time was the fuel system was actually looked at? Thanks again Stan. Good eye my friend!! I am not really up on the MK2's but do you think the seat is a redo? Also - I LOVE those passenger arm rests, never did have a set.. If you happen to be able to locate those folks please let them know we would appreciate any info they are willing to share. Also reassure them their pretty Yamaha is going to a VERY good home!! I am getting very excited for my buddy!! I am also getting VERY excited for Tip and I because if this all works out, we are gonna get to actually meet yet another of our VR family members IN PERSON (yeeeeeeeehaaaaawwww):dancefool:!! 's and documentation to share are guarenteed if, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, this all ends up like it appears it gonna!

Ya know,,, closer examination of these new pics (THANKS AGAIN STAN!!) revealed something else... Take a look at the clarity of the window on the front brake res.. Man thats sharp,, now that does appear as you would think a 20k bike should appear:301: Given,,, it could have (and probably/hopefully did have) the brake fluids changed but dont those little windows usually loose their clarity over a life of CTFWing? Seems like mine always did....