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HOW COOL IS THAT DON!! :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 55 on the water is COOKIN from my perspective!! Looks like a TON of fun!! That is so cool that you two are doing something together that you both enjoy - the way it should be my friend!! I hope you and Eileen get many many wonderful hours of fun (sure looks like you are headed for it BIG TIME) together down there on those babies!! Oh yea,, WELCOME HOME TO YAMAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never ever knew that Bum,, just told Tippy about this thread - she smiled and said "awe,, that is sweet!!"!!! Knowing her, she probably has a great big Tippy hug stored up for ya now the next time she see ya just for posting this. I know about her getting a Dam on the Manistee river in Michigan named after her like MiRider mentioned (anyone reading this, if you have never explored that part of Michigan - you REALLY REALLY NEED TO - as the name of the Dam suggests - it is amazingly beautiful up there!!). Not really sure how she got to be so famous though, she really is a very sweet young lady and has always been kind of quiet (in a regal sort of way), then she gets around you guys and, poof - out of no where the huggin starts.. Been happening for some time now.. Check this video out, start at 2:15 and you will see what I am talking about.. Keep in mind that this happens over and over.. Kinda puts Tweeks and I in our place I tell ya... Kinda makes one wonder if, as time goes on, the roles will someday reverse and I will end up being the one riding on the back of a motorcycle (playing into your hand here Carl) -

Tell ya one thing good buddy, this getting older business aint for the faint of heart!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down as you continue tending to your physical maintenance needs Rand!! Wishing you nothing but the BEST!!

Oh yea,, the future will produce a full blown story of the atrocities committed during this rally.. Just as a teaser though,, here are a couple pics to PROVE it really did happen...

You are all welcome and THANK YOU to each of you who made it out - it was indeed my pleasure getting to meet new folks and getting to hang out with my already friends!! Tweeks, Tip and I had a BLAST because of each of you!! If you happen to have missed this one (we were once again down on our expected 12000 member attendance goal) please keep an eye out for our next one - hopefully in mid August after returning from Sturgis.. I hope all of you attendee's put your "Grand Prize" winnings to good use and consider taking full advantage of the "prize" by using it to hold a few of these awesome Greet - Meet and Eat Meats" too.. Follow the instructions included in your grand prize and I will pick up the tab on all the dogs, pops, chips, beads throughout the 2015 Michigan ride season..

Oh yea,, another really cool thing,, I rebuilt the bottom end of the red one posted, Kawasaki still stock ALL the parts I needed and everything was very fairly priced.. I think maybe it was because they made those scoots for so long (maybe 86/03?) that the parts never went obsolete.. Definitely a plus!! Had a 85 Honda EFI Wing (rarer one year model) that all I needed was a pressure regulator for, could find one NO WHERE on the planet.. A frustration you will probably never realize with your Kawi John! Just dawned on me here,, I think @Jrichard rides a Voy 2.. Maybe he will chime in with some good ol southern hospitable advice..

I LOVED those bikes, matter of fact, if they were a closer fit to my body size, I would have kept one of the ones we had and still be riding it today - just way to cramped for me in the cockpit. FANTASTIC fuel economy scoots!! I know the HP numbers are almost identical to our 1st Gens but they didnt seem to pull as hard, different type of delivery without the "come alive feeling" at 4 grand like they good ol Yam's. Definitely a worthy machine though!! Tell ya one thing, ANYONE who has a short inseam and is looking for decent older model of a scoot to go touring on - the Voy 2 should not be over looked.. Also, conscerning the "whine",, on the lower right side of the engine are a couple of small shafts sticking out. Those shafts are adjustments for the balance shaft gear lash.. One of my Voy 2's came to me with a "whine" that could have easily mistook for tranny noise. I worked the noise out of it thru adjusting this.. A pretty cool feature on the Kawi I thought!! CONGRATS ON THE FIND JohnT!! GORGEOUS SCOOT!!

BUT,, I think my Wisconsin White Wash driveway blower would attach to the front of one real nicely - up near the "frunk" as Carl would say..

By the way, I do agree with ya Sys, that does appear to be like a box cutter slice doesnt it.. I would be my head too and wondering if someone maybe should not have used a box cutter to open their new tire supply..

Sys, I have had similar side wall scrapes and successfully ran em all the way to bald. I have also had em like that and ended up tossing the tire.. I always base me judgement on how deep the cut is, that side wall outer rubber tends to be pretty thin and if the cut is deep enough to be able see cords in it - ya really got no choice but to replace it. Best way to check it is to pull the tire, set it in the sun till its good and warm and fold it so you can see into the cut really well - you see cords get a new tire.. Also, ANY puncture thru the side wall that is leaking air - no matter how small - is just not worth the risk of repair - new tire time IMHO..

Nothing makes the heart beat faster and the adrenaline pump purer than reading seeing a work in progress like this!! Looking good there Lar - will be watching for the progress pics!!!

Long story but I got to know one of them Spyder's recently.. Very very smooth, stable and awesome ride!! Tell ya one thing, Tip and I could toss a leg on one of those puppies and ride sun up to sun down no problemo!! Very impressive!!

No idea Randy but Prayers Up and Blessings Down in getting rid of the stuff my brother!!

Indeed, sounds like your onto great CTFW journey Zzz!! If your in the Sturgis area on the 3rd, stop at the Yamaha Shop in Sturgis at 1 p.m. and say howdy - would LOVE to shake you hand!! Also, a bunch of us are riding going to successfully complete the "Pie Butt 26.2" and will be meeting at a place called the Blue Line Diner in Newell S.D., same date = 3rd, at 6 p.m. for some pie. Long story but found here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?105429-Sturgis-2015 Be GREAT to finally meet cha if ya have time Zz!! Bottom line, have a GREAT journey out there, ride safe and have fun!! And please dont forget those 's,, lots and lots of 's!!

Wish we could make it.. There aint nothing on this planet like a good ol fashion pot luck hot dog dinner - especially when its hosted for a super duper dynamic great cause like doing for the Kids at St. Judes (thanks again for all your hard work Lewis)!! Ya'll have FUN, ride safe and eat a dog and some beans for us'n's!!

Wonderful story and GORGEOUS PICS!!!!:clap2: THANKS FOR SHARING MOTIV!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down for Elaine's healing!! Thankfully she is ok!!

TOTALLY AWESOME GROUP DAVID!!!!!!:dancefool:AND THANKS FOR NOT MAKING US :178:FOR 'S!!!! Only thing that would have been better would have been if you folks would have kept on riding after that awesome breakfast and bee lined to Muskegon Mi!!! Gonna be some major Hot Dog munching going on here in a few hours!!! One of these days brother - one of these days!!!!!!!!!

Those two lop eared varmints made it safely here.. Believe it or not Dogman and I talked MarCarl under the table!!!!! Gotta be a 1st in VR history.. Now the two varmints is sawing logs and I am trying to figure out how to get the back wheel of this fancy dancy confounded Canam Trike thingy cause Tweeks would REALLY look cool with that big ol whoppin wheel on her backside:big-grin-emoticon:

3 hours to http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/ and it is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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PRAYERS (OF HEALING) UP AND BLESSINGS DOWN (OBVIOUSLY ALREADY IN ACTION!!) RAGGY!! Please tell that youngen of yours that ol Puc and young Tippy are SOOOOO glad she is ok!! Those tar snakes are nothing to fool with, sometimes they just seem to reach out and nip ya!! Hey Sarah,, if/when you decide to either piece that puppy back together or start looking for another scoot PLEASE let me know as I will keep a weathered eye out for whatever you need!! THANKS FOR BEING OK SARAH!! Perhaps,, just maybe, a quick view of this short vid will help answer that GW..

EXACTLY!! We are just getting started

Sitting here waiting for our Canuck buddies to show up for some Hot Dogs tomorrow,, BEAUTIFUL EVENING FOR A QUICK LAKESHORE COOLING OFF RIDE and thinking of Skid!! Prayers Up and Blessings Down Skidder!!!!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE NANCI!!!! PRAYERS UP AND BLESSINGS DOWN MEL!! HANG IN THEIR KIDDO - SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ON A GREAT TRACK TO A FULL RECOVERY!!

It's not always easy to stay that way though Gary