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Around here they use fertilizer spreaders on the back of tractors to spread the stuff!! Probably a whole lot cheaper and easier to do it the way those Texan's do!!

= Not you Bongo,, I know from experience how much trouble I would get into if I called a Shift Fork a Zerk!! You people on the outside of our group of lop eared varmints have just been exposed to the type of lingual attributes and attitudinal controversy that our tight nit group deals with on a daily basis.. Arent cha glad ya clicked on this thread,, look at what you have learned already..

Here I am sitting in the back of the class with all my buddies.. We like it back here cause we can make all of our after school plans without the fear of having our teacher rudely interrupt our our activities.. People outside of our sphere of life may find this strange but most of the conversations within our group involve motorcycles. More specifically, the maintenance of them.. My buddy Eck just finished telling our small group that he had finally figured out how his Honda was sucking air into its braking system without pushing brake fluid out in the process - a very interesting topic.. In our little group of misfits, its topics like that that get us thru the school year with low absenteeism and very few visits to the Principals office.. We spend hours thinking thru and deciphering such mystical mayhem. Over the course of the winter months, my mind has wondered in and out of an anomoly concerning my own motorcycle, a 1983 Yamaha Venture. Many winters ago I was preparing for our daily school time discussion's by looking for area's of maintenance needs on my bike. I discovered a grease zerk on the housing of the drive shaft just in front of the rear end. I found that same zerk in my official Yamaha shop manual but no indication of exactly what it was for and no advice of how much grease I was suppose to push into it. Every year at about this time, my mind wonders back to that same grease zerk. Knowing that Yamaha engineers dont usually just randomly place grease zerks on motorcycles (I have yet to see one protruding from the middle of a headlight bulb) and that a grease zerk normally indicates a need for maintenance, I have always been to proud to ask my group exactly what this zerk is for, what does it do, how much grease does it need.. That is until today.. Hopefully someone within our group knows the answer to this because if they dont, I will slowly raise my hand in hopes of catching the eye of our teacher!!

I actually thought to myself,, Puc - you sure you wanna post this up,, what if its one of your buddies trying to sell their scoot!! Guess I cant get that bike Goat, I'm a moron - I thought Lasalle was in Indiana (Hooser)..

I know Tweeks doesnt look like it (the miles have been good to her) but she will start out her summer tour this year at 246,659 miles. To be fair to her though, I have to say that this mileage is a little inaccurate because her speedo imploded last summer in Dennison Texas on a quick trip to California so she has a couple extra miles on her. GeorgeS sent me another speedo for her but I ended up with some medical stuff getting in the way over the winter and never did tear her down and replace the speedo. Depending on how I feel before we start riding again, its possible that she will also end her riding season this year at the same 246,659 miles.. Obviously, this has the potential of turning out to be a perpetual "motorcycles fountain of youth", if that is the case Rbig - I will let you know just for letting me participate in this really neat thread!!

Oooopppsss,, got so excited I didnt even realize you had put the box size in your original post:doh:,, I was basing my guess on the probably height and width of your tool box it is resting against.. Oh well,, it was fun anyway:rotfl:

Heyyyy,, just noticed a couple things while STARING at those awesome pics.. First of all I could not help but notice the box has "V-22" written on it,, maybe making Fools craft the 20th version of the V-2 rocket? Next is I am wondering about the length and width of the craft.. By looking at the pics I am guessing 64 inches in length and 45 inches in width.. I am also gonna guess the Turbine to be 31 inches in length and,, this is hard cause I have nothing to base this on, but I am gonna guess 3 inches in diameter at the large end of the engine that we are peering into to see the turbine.. MAN THAT THING IS WAYYYY COOL!! BAD TO THE BONE!!

WOW ZZZ WOW WOW WOW!!! THAT IS AWESOME FOOL!!!:sign Rock On::clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: You have gotta include us on your build reports and stuff!! Thanks Jeff, you made my day!! Brother THAT is beeeeaauuttiful!!!

[h=2]lasalle.craigslist.org = 2001 Independence Hardtail Express Chopper[/h] HOOSER

Probably a little shy like those California folks I met at The Dalles last year.. Maybe getting ride year around in the sunshine does that to people. If your reading this Gary, HOWDY from Michigan!!

GOOD FOR YOU ECKSTER!!!! THANK YOU for keeping em honest my friend!!!

AWESOME PICS YOU TWO - TALK ABOUT A GORGEOUS COUPLE!! :thumbsup: ONCE AGAIN - :ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886 MAY YOUR LIVES TOGETHER BE NOTHING BUT ENDLESS LOVE AND TREASURED MEMORIES!! Its a flaw in my character but I just cant let this rest without saying something about bikes.. Please tell that beautiful Bride of yours that I have ALWAYS loved those Silver Wings - especially the one like she has!! Those things have always had the look of "I dare you to try and wear me out" about em.. good thing i didnt get an invite to your wedding cause that cake would have been in BIG trouble

:group cheers: :clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool: Just read about the two of you:173: getting hitched (different thread)!! Congrats folks!! Hope you two are out chasing the wind on a big Honey Moon bike trip or something!! Puc and Tippy

Bongo's initial thought is stickin in my pea brain.. Start it cold, with it idling put a welding glove on, grab the headers one at a time and try to move em - see if you can pickup any noise..

I love reading ads for bikes. Every once in while I run across one that really gets me laughing.. Here is some of the text of one I noticed today that definitely brought a tear of laughter to my eyes.. Check this out :crackup: :bowdown:"""No tire kickers, test riders or low ball offers. You bring cash and you get clean title and bike. NO TRADES. CASH ONLY. And that means cash in U.S. Currency in case you are some kind of idiot. No checks, wire transfer or pay pal bull****. Serious inquiries only, I am helping my dad with this listing so don't waste my time. If you are a moron don't even bother, this is not the bike for you. Reply by phone or text. We do not need help selling it. Do not contact me to sell it for me or for other services. Price is FIRM, because if he still has it in a couple months i'll buy it for that. It's a good running bike.""":crackup:

I dont know this for a fact Fool but I have a hunch that FlyinFool and his Wisconsin White Wash Machine do not actually need any assistance in being remembered. I just have a gut feeling that anyone in North America who's home is east of the west side of the Rocky Mountain's pretty much will remember the two of them..

:clap2: THAT is awesome - congrats Gez!!

Now THAT we are in total agreement about!!

As long as Mikes got us gathered around the campfire here and to stay on topic (see, I am making an asserted effort to not be a hi jacker),, did I ever tell you guys that I cant stand pot holes..

But I am not in agreement with Eck that its the loose nut between the seat and steering wheel.. Sorry Eck but if that were the case it would have been rattling since day one as Mike said it is a one owner truck.....

Motor mounts are rubber and an engine will lift upward a little in response to the torque it takes to get the rig moving..

Makes me PROUD to be able to call you folks my neighbors and my friends:thumbsup:!!

Another point that she totally missed was how disrespectful deer can be to the provisions we have made to protect them. If you look at the two loafers in the video at 2:38 it is easy to see they are up to no good. They are flagrantly Jay walking and clearly, local Law Enforcement has yet to issue any citations for this wrongful behavior.. And Fool,, I had no idea that Deer were allowed to vote, I now have a much deeper understanding of why we are in the trouble we are in..

Bummer the lakes tween us or it would only be a 1/2 hour ride Moos BUT, I am only a few hours away in Michigan, have the gauges and have done it a few times on the 1st Gens.. Betcha between the two of us we could figure it out!! What da heck man,, you heading to Don's MD? Hop the ship Thursday night, spend a night here in Muskegon with Eagle Eye and me. Tune her up Thursday night ride over to Dons MD with us and we can have the pro's there double check our work!!

Or maybe a loose fan shroud, step on the gas and motor lifts just enough to touch the fan on the shroud..