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FAMOUS LAST WORDS,, YA BEST DELETE THIS BEFORE THE FOOL WAKES UP AND SEE'S IT!!

Donuts especially skid now that he retired

Guard Man does that bring back memorys,, I was Safety Guard in 4th Grade - sooooo proud to wear that little banner across my chest and help kinney gardners cross the street!!

Here is that 2013 ride report stuff, again SilvrT, if this looks like to much bother or work - don't mess with it!! I appreciate the offer either way!! Tip says thanks too!! Puc http://www.venturerider.org/forum/watering-hole/80470-road.html http://www.venturerider.org/forum/watering-hole/83411-science-exp-2013-proves-people-exist-vogel.html

Gently easy movement on the master - cap off and gently move the lever in and out - just enough to move the fluid around - you can watch those tiny bubbles come to the top - speed bleeders work ok but there is nothing like spending time massaging and talking to your scoot while your making her feel better!! Patience is a virtue..

Stuck a Conti Tour on the front of Tweeks last time.. Got a lot miles on it now and worn out three different rear tires on rear while running Conti.. Thing is wearing like iron, handles great and smooth as silk and good in mountains at speed!! Got it cheap off Amazon (60 bucks) - very happy with it.. Have run a lot of different tires (Tweeks eats tires in the desert heat) - picked up a Full Bore last summer for the ride home from VentureWest (Oregon).. If price is a factor - I wouldnt be afraid to go Full Bore on front too - decent tire for the money.. I liked the E2's and miss em - liked the deals that were out there when they stopped making them,, 404's never lasted long enough to feel like I was getting moneys worth.. Had problems with Metzler 880's and know others that have too (chunking), would stay away from them unless nothing else to put on.. Currently running Michillen 2 on rear, Conti on front - works great..

Looks like your getting a handle on her Rbig!! Your welcome on the syringe - sorry it didnt solve the problems!!

BEAUTIFUL!! Thanks for the report!! Puc

I am there with ya Rbig.. I have always wanted to bag out a Max for a touring bike.. Done a little digging on the idea and found out that the Vmax actually has an ample amount of torque and pretty good torque curve.. I know that a stock Max on a dyno will do 110 horse and around 80 pds of torque with numbers not that much different from a stock Venture within the Ventures R range,, its when ya whip up the max above 6 grand that the boost kicks in and she comes alive.. I have a hunch that the MPG may suffer if using the Max for touring and I am almost sure they have a smaller tank (like a 100 mile range) but,, still,, be really really fun out in Montana RIPPING across the plains, all bagged out - tent floppin in the wind!! I honestly doubt that gummin her up would be a problem... Another question to would be compression ratio,, whether or not premium fuel would be a must,, cant always find the good stuff when traveling.. Hmmm

IN TEXAS?? THAT IS INSANE!!! Sorry to hear that Cha,, thought and PRAYERS UP for you folks!!

HEYYYY, BERNIE - LOVE THE THREAD - GOOD ONE!! Thunder = ROLLING

THAT is flat out BAD TO THE BONE CHA!! Sitting hear listening to the music as I type!! Thank you for the write up and AWESOME pics!! YOU DA MAN!!! Wonder if you might have a weak plug or even a bad plug cap (high resistance) causing your dead cylinder on start up!! MAN I love the looks of that hole shot!! Wish I could find a darksider for Tweeks, I would LOVE to try it - not just for better traction but to gain some mileage while touring in the desert.. Be nice to get over 5k out of a rear tire for once - this wearing out a tire on the way out west and then another on the way back get old.. I LOVE the look of your 2nd Gen in "Bagger" mode!! BEAUTIFUL!! Not sure I am quite ready to bite into the idea of of a bike handling as good as a 1st Gen (I am a spoiled 1st Gen carving brat) yet BUT - I am always open to new ideas,, once it gets warm out and you really get a chance to do some board scraping and have some write ups with clear opinions,, I will pay attention!! THANKS FOR THE READ AND THE 'S BRO - GOOD JOB!!!! Puc PS - I do LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!!

Ya know,, we got a number of pretty good around here totally willing to wreak havoc.. You could take a break, go take that precious wife of yours out for dinner and not spend your time .. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO KEEP US SAFE AND COMFORTABLE CHIEF!!

That Fool,, he has one devious sense of humor!! Makes me chuckle though,, unless its MY yard he's contaminating!!

Oh man brother,, an 84 Blonde is what I started my "Venture" life on - got a soft spot for Blondes!! That is really neat that you and Nina did your honeymoon on one, SOUNDS AWESOME - hey,, you dont happen to have any records of "Goldies" vin do you? I only ask cause I have an 87 Goldie in the garage waiting for me to figure out its electrical system.. Be cool if it was your old bike!! Here is a vid of me riding it.. You nailed it Silvr,, THAT is the very reason we keep Tweeks covered with stickers - it inspires conversation with folks of all kinds!! It is SO much fun to pull into a gas station, have kids, old ladies, bikers, people in motorhomes, even families out site seeing come over and start talking about places they been and things they have seen - just derned awesome to meet folks of all kinds from all walks of life - hear their stories and share ours!!! Couple of REALLY crazy ones - once we got invited to join an actual Motorcycle Gang type club by a group of bikers headed to Sturgis - I stopped and helped fix a beat up ol Pan Head Chopper for some pretty rough lookin guys:big-grin-emoticon:.. Another time (will be in this years story) a couple of young Hobo's came up to us and asked if we wanted to share their food (they had a bunch of tato chips given to them) with em,, guess ol Barrycuda isnt the only one who thinks Tweeks, Tip and I look like homeless gypsies:Cool_cool36:!! I would be honored to have you compile this stuff!! If I can find last years report and you dont mind doing it, I would LOVE to have a compiled copy of all these stories (if thats to much, dont be afraid to say NO)!! This is an official go on my part of anything you want to do Silvr - IF YOU WANT TO!! No reason to do it as "payment" though Silvr - really, I enjoy writing and sharing and having folks respond with comments like found on this thread, THAT is by far,, plenty of reward enough for me!! Let you in on another secret, like most of the regular posters on VR, there have been a number of times in life where I have had people that I have never met come up to me and tell me how much they appreciate all of our posts on VR.. People who, for one reason or another, are not able to get out and enjoy life on the road from a little "different" perspective.. There are some AMAZING folks out there who have become like family to me because of this goofy, bad habit I have of letting my fingers roam and folks spending some of there precious time reading these these ramblings... THANK YOU for the offer - regardless of whether you decide to do it or not!! VERY thoughtful of you Silvr!! Puc

Soviet Steeds ? View topic - Gas prices next to the last post - bottom of the page..

Good question Don,, I miss his comments too,, he is probably out goofing off on his Ural knowing Tx.. I know he has been really enjoying that 2wd rig and that he always talked about the Soviet Steed site,, be right back,, I'll see if he has been on there lately, just to be sure he is ok... Yes sir,, he had a post on there a couple weeks ago so he is still around!!

WOW!! Brought TEARS to my eyes (happy tears)!! Tippy and I LOVE touring "ruins" like that Art - those pics are GORGEOUS!! Now ya got Tippy jumping up and down shouting "LETS GOOOOOOOO!!"!! Unreal that it can be so cold here, furnace keeping us warm and you can be cruising around in 80 degree weather!!! Our gas just dropped another 10 cents to 1.85 here,, ya got us beat there too!! Guess the only place we got cha beat is in the food category,, not sure Tip could eat that much (LOOKS DELICIOUS - I could eat hers and mine too - EASILY)!!! GREAT STORY - GREAT PICS - GREAT RIDE ALONG!! THANKS!! Puc n Tip!!

Red or Yellow, Black or White, ya best go inside if your in Fools sites!!

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Sitting here with the news on in the background,, did I hear that correctly?? Hope ya'll are ok down yonder!!! Almost sounded like Fools White Washer sprung a Southern bound leak or something..

fried chicken!!!

well put midnight,, well put!!

Prairie, Tweeks is an 83, VIN JYA26H000DA006334.. No idea on her build date cause that little sticker got burned off in exhaust repairs, rubbed off with prairie weeds, torn off from dragging broken branches of Ponderosa Pines while snake trailing along the Grand Canyon or sand blasted off in the high cross winds of Montana - its long gone and that spot has been painted over several times - no idea of build date.. Her title matches her frame stamp so I know it is accurate BUT, the title also shows a model "X1T" as her model number, just noticed that, always thought these were "XVZ"s for model? She has 244k on her odometer but it died back in Dennison Texas last year so no real idea on that either.. She has been without a complete second gear since about 42k, short shifting has worked for many many miles - used it sparingly for a long time but them dogs is rounded right off now.. The old girl is one worn out, tired ol scoot but we love her!! PS,, a note to any computer scammer dudes out there,, if your reading this and you decide to come steal Tweeks now cause you have her VIN number,, FYI,,, she HATES being over choked when cold, her front brakes work a LOT better than her rears, when her fuel warning light comes on ya got about 20 minutes to get fuel if your riding hard (speedo dont work so you dont have to worry about getting a ticket for going to fast), ya gotta fiddle with her blinker switch to get her blinkers to work (use hand signals so you dont hurt yourself or some innocent bystander), her front end is kinda loose and has the typical wobble at 42mph and her kickstand switch has been disconnected so she WILL keep running with the stand down - DONT FORGET TO PUT HER STAND UP BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF!! Oh yea,, she does tend to have a mind of her own and if your not nice to er,, welllll,,, ye be warned..