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When we finally get a chance to meet IRL, walk up to Tip - give her a hug and say,, "I been meaning to ask you something, does Puc have a tendency to fall asleep during movies" and see what she says Yep,, sound asleep!!

NICE!! Silvr, I gotta ask ya something here.. When say 69 Yamaha 125 Twin, are you by any remote chance talking about the little Yam Scrambler with high pipes? Had a single pipe on each side,, if I recall I think they were model numbered "A1C" or "A1SC" or something like that? I CRAVED that little scoot! There were lots and lots of early Twin Jets, 200 and 305 Big Bears Scramblers and early R1 350's around (I redid one of those a few years ago - bet not many kids today know that the predecessor of their 1 liter R1 was a 350 two stroke twin way back in the 60's).. Anyway, that 125 Scrambler was rare around our area, never had one but I ALWAYS :178:after em!!

Waited long enough for the rest of the story here Eckster,, it didnt happen so I thought I would help you out a little.. .......man you would do anything to get a new microwave wouldn't you (just picking on her).... Eck smirked as he walked away from the pretty lady who, unknown to him, had learned long ago how to navigate around her "we need new appliances" shy husband.. After they returned with the gorgeous new stainless steel Microwave and Eck had spent some time showing off his toolbox prowess by making sure she noticed that he knew exactly how to use a level, he proudly put away his installation equipment, walked over and sat back down to relax in his recliner again.. He didn't notice the shadow of his wife reaching down to unplug the power cord on the white dishwasher sitting across from the newly acquired Microwave. A smile came across her very intelligent countenance as she slid the end of the ice pic into the unplugged cord and mumbled something under her breath as she felt the sharp end of the ice pic mix the copper wires inside of the cords insulation like she had done on the Microwave her husband had just removed. The words she mumbled sounded remarkably like "that matching stainless dishwasher will look PERFECT in our kitchen"!!

You probably only weighed 110 lbs wet back than too!! They didnt call those sweet Kawi's the Widow Maker for nothing,, I bet you RULED the Universe back than!! I SOOOOOO miss hearing them ripping up the asphalt!! Only thing that even comes close nowadays is the sound of a mighty Arcticat Thundercat giving the sled trails the what for!!!

Dont know nothing about the hat bro but thoughts and PRAYERS UP for your brothers good friend!!

I hear that Ben!! I've fired a few shots with the SOHC 750 Honda's thru the years, sticking em in chopper frames.. Aint nothing sounds a purdy as 4/4 properly tuned 7 fiddy Honda rapped up till its valves are floating and then slam her shut!! Here is news paper shot of the same bike as the pics below before I raked it out for the 18 over.. Also, the journalist who wrote the article for the paper obviously didnt know a DOHC from a SOHC - Honda's last SOHC was 78.. Writers,, sheesshhhhh.... Bike Time gets off to roaring start despite weather, changes in features | MLive.com

WOW Don, the polling thing on our new site is downright pretty!! I dont remember all the colors like that on the old site polling!! Wait a minute,,, Tip deep fried some mushrooms for me for dinner,, I wonder,,,,,

Been a while since I had the pleasure of voting in a poll and thought this might be fun.. Come one, come all - tell us thru the polls how you REALLY feel about our motorcycles and the exhaust tones they make.. Don't be shy now, even if you don't usually participate on VR with posts of your own - YOUR thoughts matter here!! Oh yea, I tried to set this up so we can vote yes on all of them if we so choose!!

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! And turn my back on the best snow provider that has EVER walked the face of planet!! NEVER!! Dont worry Fool, you and Saddlebum (your Artic air provider) have got my business forever!!

Anyone heard any scuttlebutt on the new Indians? Wonder how they handle heat dispersion.. Someone here just bought one,, maybe he will chime in..

Yea, I know Bob! Tip found that and was reading about it,, she said that the guy who is selling the stuff said he could not believe it actually worked either and said that he was gonna keep selling snow as long as the ORDERS KEPT COMING IN!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Starting wayyyyyy back in the early 70's, I never went any where on my street bikes that my Snowmobile Suit wasnt strapped on the back - even during July and August it would get down right FREEZING at night on a bike!! We Michigan riders are used to that "riding along on a gorgeous night, minding our own business, the road drops into a valley and you would SWEAR you were right back into the dead of winter" routine.. I remember my buddies laughing like crazy when it would get dark and I would put on my old Ski-Doo nylon one piece suit (OH MY GOSH - BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THAT MEMORY CAME UP), I would laugh right back at them and say - yep, I aint as cool as your about to be!!

Okie, dokey,, you asked for it,, buy a 1st gen Venture - get a set of side panels that either have closable vents or solid fill in's on the windows,, ya end up with a faster bike and your riding partner will be MUCH cooler (well,, you both will be cause your riding the bestes, coolest bike) and you can ride all day in even the hottest of GREAT POINTS THERE BILL!! Just tossing a couple other thoughts out here to and maybe help someone.. Having done some tuning on a couple Twin Cams I had and on helping neighbors with their new Ultra's (one has a 2012, other has a 2010) - I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT REMAPPING THE INJECTOR'S!! Last I knew, the best tuner is still Harley's Screaming Eagle. It allows you to fatten up or lean down in 200 rpm increments which is AWESOME! I know they are expensive (500 buckish) but a good product. Also getting rid of the freaking cat! HUGE difference! Removing the lowers during the summer also helps. So does making sure that your rear cylinder cut off is set to "on" is a plus. While I am not sure what is available now for external oil coolers, I always appreciated extra coolers on my shovels back in the day - did a LOT of desert riding on them years ago and found out that getting the oil into as much cooling area outside of the motor really helped in bringing down temps. Another thought,, while I have not spent any touring time on one of the new water cooled exhaust valve big twins, I did spend a fair amount of time riding them during some HOT HD demo days and honestly, Tip and I couldnt really feel that much of a difference between them and the regular Twin Cam 103 that we rode a fair amount of miles on.. I cant help but wonder if the reason that HD finally went with some form of water cooling had more to do with trying to stay up with Regs and a lot less to do with solving rider overheating/discomfort than some dealers have been saying... On a side note here,, I run my 1st Gen Yam's with out the lower fairings (I like to stretch out). I also have run them A LOT without side body covers when riding alone BUT, if I have Tippy on with me and it hot outside, I have to run side body covers or her legs get uncomfortably hot (Harley's are not alone in dealing with this problem)..

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In my bestest Bambi's mothers voice,, ahhmmm.. "Dont worry Bambi, winter don't last for ever" of course, if was right after she said that that BANG,, she ended up in a frying pan so I would be very careful who I shared that tid bit of info with bro!!

Get him Slowroll,, sic em!! GOOD DEAL!! Gotta LOVE this place!! hey Slowroll - can I borrow your new carbtune

Congrats on the sale Brian,, are you going a different direction for summer fun or are you thinking new bike? I bet if your going with a new bike, no matter what breed, and need suggestions or encouragement on making the decision on what to buy, if you ask here on VR there would be a few people that would be willing to share their thoughts on which bike is best:big-grin-emoticon:

Yeaaa,, I think I heard of them,, didnt they make it big in the oil business a while back?

I wonder if that is also when they went to a 3 phase stator on them too

I used mercury for a long time too, then switched to a Twinmax - worked great, that came up missing in my shop one day and then I ordered a set of Vac gauges with all the extentions so I could reach into the carb banks on the inline(s) as most of them dont have nipples that you slide the hoses over like our Ventures - they work pretty dog gone good for what they are - just make sure if you get a set that they have the adjusters on them to control the vacuum (so the needles arent bouncing all over). One thing for sure, Earl is right on target - if your gonna own a V-4 Yam, owning and knowing how to use (simple really) a carb sync of some type is a must! Here is an example of what I have been using, just an example as I am sure you can find em cheaper. Vacuum Carburetor Synchronizer Carb Sync Gauge Yamaha XS XJ 1100 1200 | eBay

That is good question Eagle, gonna get my guess in early here and say probably about the same time they switched over to electronic ignition - maybe 78ish.

That's correct Fool, as a matter of fact I just sold 29 and a half tons of our product to a large consorteum down south. They only ordered 29 tons but because of their larger order I shipped them by Fed Ex and left the lids open on the extra half ton trunks so they would spread the Snolette cheer throughout the Southern states. I hope you dont mind me sharing that which you and our Arctic friends so freely gave!

That it was Fool, that it was!! Probably should of warned folks that Tweeks was gonna appear a little necked in that one!! Here is another of her "streaking" down the salt flats as necked as jay bird, this was taken the same day as the prank mountain video,

The next morning I double checked the air pressures on the brand new tire I had spooned on back at Sacramento and the new tire I had stuck on the front of Tweeks before we had ever started this nonsense. I didn't bother waking Tip up but instead went out to investigate that rugged little desert motocross track that ran in behind our little camping area. It really looked inviting to me as I have spent a fair amount of ride time clearing jumps and hopping whoops on tracks very similar to this one. I listened carefully and thought for sure I could hear the wonderful noise of a 1973 CR250M Honda Elsinore as it doubled the whoops and cleared the table tops. What a wonderful pleasure to now have yet another great camping spot to return to as Tweeks, Tip and I continue our adventures in the years ahead! Skull Valley Utah, we shall return!!!.

After asking the owner of the store to sign our Skull Valley sticker, we rode out and checked in at the awesome camping spot that our new friend had told us about. I have said it many times over, if you want to find out about hidden little locations filled with magic - it pays for a CTFWer to get to know the local people a little (it doesn't hurt to ride a gorgeous old scoot like Tweeks either). I smiled with glee when we pulled into our new found campground and noticed that it included a small motocross track with an abandoned bus that the area kids obviously used for a spot to cool off while getting some shade from the blistering sun that Skull Valley is so well known for. With any form of civilization a good ways off in the distance and nothing but a crystal clear Utah sky dotted with glittering stars in the heavens above the three of us fell fast asleep.