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Or,, I could really get edgurcated n adda DR 2 da front n a S 2 da rear and have one of those DRATS cuz thats how I fel now:sign20:

:rotf::crackup::scratchchin::scratchchin:,, or,,, :scratchchin: maybe your getting smarter from the pills the doc gave ya.. Let me explain,, hopefully one of smarty pants Mods dont move this thread over into the joke section if I do though.. A guy goes to his doctor, complaining that he doesnt feel as smart as other people.. The doctor gives him some "Smart" pills to try and tells him to return in 2 weeks.. 2 weeks later, guy goes back in and tells the Doc he still dont feel no smarter.. Doc gives him a months supply of "Smart Pills" and tells em to try again for a month and return.. Month goes by, guy returns, says he doesnt feel any smarter BUT,, he says,, "I gotta tell ya something,, these pills taste alot like Rabbit Crap Doc",, Doc smiles and says - Your getting smarter:Bunny:

Thoughts and Prayers Up Don!! Might sound icky but,, if ya got any constipation happening - I can talk from experience that that can cause some crazy back problems too!! At any rate, hope ya get to feeling better!

In the iconic words of the late Moe Howard: ONE OF US IS CRAZY AND IT AINT ME..

Only on VR could a guy as nice as Don come on here with an open discussion about someone leaving cause they thought he was defending his Harley to much and ultimately end up getting picked on about his Harley, thereby proving that he isnt the one who is doing the picking on... This place is the greatest comedy show on earth:icon_lurker::rotf: What the heck,, may as well go all out here,, and really ,,, something just dawned on me here you guys,, I wonder if allllllllll this stuff isnt tied somehow to Fly-intheointment-Fool's White Washings capability and all of us are suffering from CABIN FEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!! Gorgeous scoots you guys!!

I had my thumbs cut off in an industrial accident,, no idea why I said that..

Now this is the VR I have come to love,, sic em Dan ,, sic em......

I have a neighbor who rides a gorgeous new Harley,, threatened to quit riding with me if I didnt quit riding these ugly ol Yam's,, or at least wash my bike once in a while:fiddle:... I said COOL - at least you wont be in my way anymore!! Sure wish this would STOP so I could go down and :stickpoke:with the ol coot..

I gotta learn to type faster...

The context and content of the above sentence is one of nobility and extreme transparency into the type of person that Freebird is, let me explain why.. Most of us here on VR are fully aware of what a real friend in life represents,, if we aren't - we need to be.. A true friend is a friend that cares about you.. If something appears to be going on in a buddies life that just doesn't seem right, a true friend will say something, try to find out whats happening and try to find out if there is anything he can do to help.. What you did by contacting your friend and checking up on him is EXACTLY the kind of person that you are Don - its what makes you you and also what makes this website that you created so dynamic in itself... Now,, with that said and to stick up for my friend Don,, there may be some on here that will have the thought of "yea, but Don does stand to loose a paying member thru this persons leaving - ultimately loosing income by this persons retreat".. I cant break confidence with those that know about the depth of how deep this goes but, trust me,, Don's decision to contact his friend to find out if he was ok had NOTHING to do with $$'s - THAT is not in Don's nature!! I, like many many others on here, know this for a fact.. Oh yea, and about that gorgeous Harley of yours Don,, I cant tell you how many times I have wished you were not in the vulnerable position that you are as being the Boss around here - its to bad but being the Boss comes with a certain element of having to be very very careful what you say in order to maintain peace within the ranks.. I, personally, would LOVE to be able to have you come back with some of the comebacks that have got to have popped into your mind as we pick on you about your bike - YOU have takin our teasing and banter with real royality and a very thick skin Boss!! I, personally, would LOVE to hear your comments about how really really neat the Harley twin cams are.. Someday I am gonna make your aquaintance in person and we can talk openly about all the bad and good things HD has done thru the years!! Just a couple a buddies yakking bikes!!

Sheeshh,, sure aint hard to understand why not being able to discuss politics or religion is probably in the forums best interest... Actually Don,, for your peace of mind, you might wanna think carefully about where the person that responded like they did is at in life.. People's like's/dislike's change over time and when that change takes place, some folks become more intolerant of past comments or decisions made by friends/relatives who were part of their prior lifestyle (its ironic but its usually the person(s) that are loved the most that take the biggest brunt of this - consider that). Its possible that the person you are talking about had some bad experiences in life with Harley motorcycles or even the Harley Culture in itself and, especially if a new form of recreation is being enjoyed by him/her at this time, just seeing you ride a Harley or trying to develop the new Harley site has become part of the increase in that intolerance. With that in mind, if the person is at that level of intolerance - even a slight disapproving/approving past comment on your part could easily be taken to an extreme.. Sad, but what I am talking about happens a lot,, especially in a family environment like we have at VR!! In the end Boss, you will find that it has way less to do with you/what you ride and way more to do with changes in the person's life who you had the discussion with. VR probably just doesn't fulfill the need for him/her that it once did.. Most, if not all, of the folks here on VR know what you are made of Don. We have either personally benefited from your thoughtfulness/kindness at one time or another or we have witnessed Don Nelson in action, giving himself in one way or another to stick up for the VR family he loves and making life more enjoyable for a whole lot of people.. Puc

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NICE!! THAT looks like it defines accuracy Sys!! WAY COOL!!

THAT is a fact Poledar!! I always said those early bikes saddled like a 2/6 with a blanket tossed over it!! Remember the early water seats:big-grin-emoticon: that we strapped over em for comfort? Like a flat rectangular whoopee cushion with tie strings to hook onto the seat? I was touring out west with one covering the saddle on my 73 650 and had it sprang a leak.. Would have been funny except it took me a month to get over the monkey butt I ended up with from riding in soaked jeans.. Those were the days..

NICE!! I like that!! Hasnt Piaggio(s) or one of the Italian companies been making them for a while now? I bought/sold a few Honda Gyro's years ago, really fun little bikes, they articulated in the center and were a blast to ride,, I bet these new Yammies will be a riot in the corners!

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Shoulda said yelled real loud,, "Victoria, I thought you said it wasnt suppose to rain today,, will you please roll up your window!!"

Hope this helps Cha.... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/second-generation-venture-tech-talk/95650-carb-question.html

float like butterfly,, sting like beee nincompoop

Nothing says I LOVE YOU like Diamonds!! Of course,, you might not want to quote me on that in the birthday card you give her before she opens the Arm Rests Unc...

Isnt it funny how now that we are older we suddenly realize how cool the stuff we thought was icky back than really was way cool!!! MM, those XS11's were flier's,, I think they were close to 100 horse stock AND they were a LOT lighter than our Ventures.. What do you think,, if a guy had one - tune it up so it ran right,, give these modern day Ventures a run for their money?? I had a real pretty 78 650 Special that I bought brand new from a dealership in Scottsville Mi back in 78, loved the bike - road it out west.. Than I won a 78 1/2 Harley Low Rider in a drawing on a Power House job site (working for Local 169, Boilermakers out of Detroit) and sold the Yam.. Those Specials (650, 3 cylinder 750's and the 1100's) were cool bikes!!

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Hi Cha, the easiest way to see if its firing on four is spit checking it,, like checking a hot iron - after the bike has been sitting running for a couple minutes, lick your finger and touch the header pipes one at a time, the runners will sizzle - the dead will be cold.. Best way I know of for finding a stuck slide is to look thru the air box and watch em but - I have no idea if that is possible with a Gen 2? If the slide is stuck in the closed position,, hmmm,, I am not so sure it would idle.. The reason I say that is that is cause of these being CV carbs.. Unlike non cv's - the slide is seperate from the throttle plate that is hooked to the throttle cable and the slides probably find their idle position strickly from vacuum.. My guess would be,, if you spit test and find you have a dead cylinder and that jug is the one that has a stuck slide - you found your issue...