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THAT is so cool!! As I was watching the video I was saying to myself,, if I were Mr. Leno I would give that Hero the car and HE DID!! How cool is that!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Randy for posting this up..

THE BOOM IS TAKING OFF!!! 2 sold in Canada,,,

WAYYYYY COOL DON!! Thanks,,,, if your talking about what I think you are talking about,,, hmmmm,, that didnt sound right,,, thanks even if I dont know what your talking about:stirthepot:

7,,,, must of been a pause in sales cause folks are shoveling snow or something

hmmmmm,,, for a minute there I thought the map was indicating a surge in the ownership of the Venture,, the boom stopped at 5 (and one Harley owner),,, not much chance of a new Venture coming if Yamaha see's this map...

and answering myself too,,,, spooky,,,,,,

WOW,, population boom,, now there are 5,,, now 6

WOW,, population boom,, now there are 5

Or,,, maybe I should say,,,, :rasberry: is what you would see if you clicked on the "Member Map" right now,, one for Midnight, one for Freebird and one for yours truly.

Yeaaaa Silver,,, and a willingness to put the hours in to be a puter wiz,,, that is what makes our Boss the bestest Boss ever and ultimately helps make VR so super special!! Thanks Don for ALL your hard work!!

So,,, when Flyin-theointment-Fool announced he was heading to Michigan for a couple weeks I jumped in the car and headed around the pond... Must have arrived here right after he pulled out cause the 1/4 cup of java he left in the sink was still warm - an not bad tasting either... After using his restroom (shoulda left some paper on the roll Jeff,, now I owe ya one of those green wash cloth's ya had hangin near by) I headed out to the storage shed - I could tell by the tracks leading out there and distinct path they made in the snow that he had been hanging out in the shed for a while... The lock on the shed was substantial,, I hooked a bike tie down that I had in the back of my car thru the lock hoop and the other end onto my trailer hitch,,, put er in gear and the lock popped off with the door still attached,,, door looks salvageable - I will rescrew it back on before I leave for home... Anyway,,, was sitting there staring at the machine,,, quite remarkable really.. Lots and LOTS of wires, I counted 14 very tall levers and 50 smaller ones - the smaller ones I assume to somehow relate to 50 States,,, possibly the 14 taller levers for some kind of world coverage.. There are 9 different barrels of what appears to be chemicals of some kind with hoses leading into the machine, small brass valves are attached to each hose - these are NOT your everyday Ace Hardware Valves - they look very precision with Micrometer like markings on each one,, I chose NOT to move any of them as I was not sure what may happen.. Feeling hungry I snuck back inside, peeked in Fools fridge and found his supply of left over pizza,,, opened a Coke.. While eating lunch,, I dug around a little and found what appears to be a small jet engine tucked neatly away in his bedroom closet... Pretty cool contraption,,, judging from the mounts on this motor it almost looks like he is planning to attempt mounting this one into a Gen 2 frame - possibly a booster to help the Gen 2's keep up with the Gen 1's,, that Fool is a genius.. Finished lunch,, back to shed,,,, think I found our problem folks... There is a finely machined apparatus attached to one end of the machine.. It looks brand new, has several switches on top and over 100 LED lights flashing across a very complicated control panel.. There is a set of what appear to be coaxial cables leading outdoors and those are attached to what appears to be a small satellite dish.. The dish rotates in a circle - kind of like some radar units I have seen on boats in the channel heading out onto lake michigan... I noticed that the LED's flash almost in perfect time to the rotation of the dish,, hmmmm... There is a VERY small box under the machine with one of those yellow and black symbols on it,, it is a familiar symbol that I have seen somewhere before,, its circular with three black "V"'s on a yellow background... I started to open the box but than I heard a noise out front of the Fools house and went to check what it was.. Mail Man delivering a package,, package reads "from your VR Friends in Southern US",, package has a ticking sound and says "DO NOT SHAKE" on it.. I left it downstairs next to some jet fuel tanks where it would stay warm till Fool gets home.. Back in shed,, decided that the Fool probably wouldn't want me foolin with his toy box with little yellow sticker so back to focusing on the complicated machinery.. Having a small amount of electrical understanding I noticed that the shed has 3 phase wiring hanging from its service mast. Had an instant brainstorm!! I noticed a service disconnect hidden behind some stacks of bar stock on the back of the shed.. A neighbor of the Fools had a Fiber Glass ladder leaning against his house,, neighbor was gone so I borrowed his ladder.. Climbed over bar stock, shut off the disconnect, opened box and "phased" service box terminals for opposite rotation on what I believe to be the Fools Snowper Charger with the 100 plus LEDs... If my calculations are correct,, as soon as this contraption fires up,, this thing is going to reverse all this damage it has done,,, White Wash will be sucked back into the machine and the planet will once again be at peace and we can all go riding,,,,,,,,,,, at least till the Fool gets back home and puts the fly back in the ointment...

Dont feel bad Bum,,, I was well into doing the same thing when I suddenly noticed my flags - these puter wiz's like the boss can be tricky fellers... By the way, I have learned that if you brine the shoes in salty apple juice for a while - add a little BBQ sauce that leather really isnt that bad,,,, found out it works with Crow too...

Bongo's probably to busy trying to get the plow and snow tires on his Trike Raggy,,,,,,,, hey Bongo,, if I am wrong and the reason your not able to ride your Plow Trike over to help Tom is that battery that kept you from riding it to Raggys Meet n Greet,,, I heard that YammerDan has a new spare one that maybe you could baby sit for him for the winter months... Dan loans Bongo battery = battery stays charged up Bongo can now get his Plow rig fired up = Big Tom's snow gets moved Big Tom doesnt have to shovel = no hernia's and more time for ice cream Big Tom thanks Bob by giving him a freezer full of ice cream = Bob brings ice cream to Raggys 2015 Meet n Greet Raggy n Bob share ice cream with Meet n Greet attendees = all VR members are very very happy Keeping all VR members smiling = PUC IS A GENIUS!!

Yea Bum,, I caught that statement too and wanted to say something but didnt know if this subject was debatable here on VR...

Thanks Chief,,, now I feel like I'm really home......

YOU BETCHA PBJ - WOULD LOVE TO!! But,, ya gotta know,, Allegan County is nothing like our part of the State,,, its the area that I call a "work zone".. Our area marks the start of Michigans "play zone" and finest biking!! I know all the secret little spots and have been nominated as permanent Ride Captn by all my neighbors cause of my hap hazard dynamic way of doing such.. For instance,, my neighbor pulled into my yard and wanted to know if we wanted to go out for lunch,, while I was pulling Tweeks out of the garage and Tippy was putting her shoes on I asked the neighbor where we were headed.. His reply was "just lead us somewhere so we can get a bite to eat" - I said "how bout a fish taco at Long Johns".. When we arrived at the intersection to go toward Long Johns I yelled over at em,, "how hungry are you guys, wanna go north for a burger?" - looked like they nodded yes so I turned north... About 10 hours later as we pulled back into town from an OUTSTANDING day of chasing the front wheel in the north woods I pulled off the side of the road,, looked at my two exhausted neighbors squirming on the seat of their Ultra Classic and said,,,,, you guys still wanna run into town for a Fish Taco?? As we finished our Fish Tacos and were walking into John Hortons for Ice Cream my neighbor patted me on the back and said - that was the funnest biking I have ever done - you are our permanent Road Captn!!

:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: gotta LOVE that Aharbi!!!!! Now he got me stirred up..... Baby wipes are CHEAP for a quick bath and very refreshing and GREAT to carry for all kinds of cleanups including medical stuff - also fantastic for toilet paper/wiping da butt with (not keeping really clean down yonder is a good way to be SURE your gonna get monkey butt),,, Hospital Cafeteria's have the BEST food at the BEST prices (they are almost always non-profit), Wendys Chili and a dollar burger for lunch - Mcdonalds 1 dollar salad dumped on a dollar burger for dinner and you can live a long time in a crunch, if its late and no stores are open and your hungry - Aldi's has the BEST dumpster diving possible and ALWAYS full of apples/oranges/crackers and veggies - plus they dont seem to lock up their dumpsters - like they like homeless people and crazy bikers - always announce your presence before opening the dumpster though cause people without tents sometimes sleep in em, ALWAYS carry at least a gallon of drinkable water - more precious than xtra fuel, speaking of sunscreen - DONT FORGET YOUR LIPS - get 50 or better chap stick type - works GREAT over the eyes where normal sunscreen burns and blinds ya as you sweat - this stuff WILL NOT - also works GREAT on ear lobes and for writing your name on your bellie and ending up with your name permanently written in your skin = cheap tattoo, carrying an xtra large bike cover instead of a tent works GREAT too - cover your bike and sleep under the cover with it, if you are a dedicated helmet wearer be careful riding in the desert heat for long hours - overheating the brain while in the bucket is very subtle, ride the mountains from early mornings till 1 pm and 5 till dark - ride the foothills where you can easily see the weather - 1 till 5 is "storm time" in all mountain ranges - just be careful with em,, Walmart has the BEST windshield cleaner called Plast-x -- use it to keep your shield glare free and clear, Leatherbys Ice Cream in California has THE best Banana Nut ice cream EVER, about two miles out of the west side of Albuquerque on 40 is a small diner with the BEST BURGERS for the BEST prices this side of California - just watch the north side of the ick-spress way and ya cant miss it...

I TOTALLY go with Jeff's comment about making sure all 4 of the tires are same/same if its a 4x4 of any type!! If its not a 4x4 than at least make sure that the tires are same/same on the drive axle... That said,,, I have many many times ran narrower tires on my vehicles during the winter,, especially the 4x4 Suvs/trucks I have ran.. I have NEVER liked the "feel" of wide tires on snow and ice - even on 4x4 vehicles and have many times had to take just the tires and wheels down to the shop and have them switched to get around the "we cant install them on that rig" routine... Even Walmart wont mount "wrong" tires now adays... My "tip over if breathed on heavily" CJ5 wouldnt do squat in the snow and was VERY dangerous with its wide summer tires,,,, narrow em down to 6 inches and it would go like stink.. FroDo,, we have a local shop here who does em out for 10 bucks,,, xtra 8 for balancing,,,,, check around your local small shops and see what ya come up with,, 139 dollars to do 4 tires sounds high... I am with Rbig,, I would do it BUT I always have been a little goofy....

Where at Jeff?? Gonna be in my area?? Bet I could muster some Hot Chocolate and a Brat or something...

Hmmmmm,, why do I have this gut feeling that you are doing this with no passenger on board??? If that is the case and it were me I would drag that FJR out by its ear lobes, whisper in one of those ears - come with me,, you and I are going to God's country - a place of endless twisties and open throttles - yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaww!! Than hug that Venture tenderly and tell er ya will catch her next trip (Ventures are very forgiving bikes,, just DO NOT come home with Harley exhaust lingering on your clothes - knowing you were hanging around with them is bad enough but knowing you had to FOLLOW enough to pick up its scent = bad news).. Toss a sleeping bag wrapped up in a 20 dollar tent on the back of the FJ, stuff some xtra cash in your pocket in case you find motels along the way that you feel like sleeping at,, grab truck stop showers when you get tired of smelling funny but found out that you really enjoy open camping out on the prairies or up in the mountains.... Of course, I would pack my little computer tablet thingy,, stop at McDonalds (ALWAYS a hot spot) and keep us informed (with pictures,, we LOVE pictures) of where your at and how much fun your having and remind us once in while of being open to Meet and Greets along the way,,, than,, after you show these folks what a kind/understanding/loving/tender hearted/non-pot stirring type of person you are (trust me Dave,, most of these folks are kinda shy in the judging good charector abilities) ya just kinda yawn a little as the folks are finishing the ice cream cone ya bought em.... If that dont work,, there is ALWAYS a Walmart Parking lot or the Village Cemetery if your not in MO, OK, TX, AZ, NM, UT, NV, CO, WY, MT, SD, ND, ID or OR where they have endless open camp area's and lots of room to REALLY let that FJ RUN!!! Oh,, by the way,,, dont forget that the Bonneville Salt Flats are OPEN to the public - PERFECT place to camp and let the FJ "unwind" after twisting thru the Rockies near Salt Lake and only a few minutes out of the way to Yeller Stone and Montana and Cody and the Big Horn Mountains on 16a, and little big horn NP and Glacier..... Yes Sir,,,,, who says ya cant have it your way AND have it all!!! PS - by the way,, if ya happen to get into our area, Muskegon Mi, and need a place to snooze we almost always have a spare bedroom and for sure an open couch - hot shower too... I also know some pretty nice rides on this side of the State,,, not the fast pace open riding like Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, South Dakota or Utah but still really really fun!!!

Seems like only yesterday doesnt it... http://www.ebay.com/itm/June-1987-ROAD-RIDER-CYCLE-MOTORCYCLE-CAMPING-MAGAZINE-COMBI-CAMPER-TRAILER-/310529130911?pt=Magazines&hash=item484cfa819f

QUICK - SOMEBODY TOSS A WRENCH INTO DA FOOLS SNOWPER CHARGER!!! Oh my goodness folks - THAT dont look good at all!!!!!! PRAYERS UP FOR EVERYONE OUT IN NY DEALING WITH THAT MESS!! And indeed,,, PRAYERS UP on the possible flooding stuff - THAT would horrible!!! Hope all of our family out there are ok,, thinking of you guys!! Puc

Your welcome my friend,,, you will have to check with your buddy Lewis but I think you beat the bell anyway... If not,, I wouldnt worry to much about it,,,, the other part of that rule is that those guys gotta be able to catch ya to collect on the ice cream bill and,, after checking out the pics of your new ride you have NOTHING to worry about with this bunch,,, like DragonRider said - very very few of us ride the faster MK-1's,, most of these lop eared Varmints are riding the much slower 2nd Gens so they always have to pay for their own ice cream anyway.... Unless the Boss is around,, he rides a Harley so he buys a LOT of ice cream,,, but,, he is the boss so we dont tease em much.... THAT is one sharp machine partner - CONGRATS!!!

Hmmmm,,, you will probably get in a lot of trouble here for bragging up your bike,, showing pictures and all that.. Not from me but I wouldnt be surprised if someone asks that this thread be removed....... GORGEOUS SCOOT K-RIDER!!!! CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW RIDE AND THANK YOU FOR THE PICS!!! :dancefool:

:dancefool::dancefool: Long as we are on the subject,, here are a couple shots of my bike Tweeks.. Notice the fine sticker coverage that she has,,, far superior to any paint job or scratch removal process that can be purchased.. Only showing you this cause many folks have commented to the fine job we have done so far with Her but very very few have given thought to the costs involved with doing this.... Just wanted you to know that, yes,, she is gorgeous,, but also x3 of the cost of even the best of the best paint jobs!!!! Worth all the time, $$'s and effort though!!! Being my neighbor,, let me know if you need help finding some of these Michigan's finest stickers,, like the Bliss Michigan sticker on Tweeks,,, I will help you find them if you want me too Mirider!!