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:dancefool: A few of you folks may remember Maxwell Smart and his iconic quote of "OK 99,,, call the Chief",,,,,,,, the result here is a perfect example of why ol Pucster is glad he took that quote to heart It works great,,, THANKS CHIEF!!

Get Quickstep to ride backwards on your trike and hold em for ya Annie,,, sheesh you guys,, I gotta think of everything around here.....

Lets see here,,,, should I tell em you guys??? Hmmmmm,,, another paradox,,, hmmmmm,,, :headache: I cant stand it,,,, its a flaw in my charector K-Rider that you will have to get used to..... Ok,,, here we go,,, click here,,http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?89696-Converted-another-one Hope Fozzy forgives for that one..... Anyway,,,, CONGRATS ON THE NEW BIKE K!! Get ready for the time of your life,, both on the road and here on VR!! Oh yea,, :BLUE: AN EDIT: I just noticed that you have been a member since 2012,,, another flaw in my charector,,, oh well,,, now you have something to hopefully forgive me for too:fingers-crossed-emo

1st, Your welcome for the "ick-spress" comment there good buddy - just callin em as I see em.. 2nd -:dancefool: on your "I guess all those years on a dirt bike paid off" comment!!! I AM SOOOOOOO GLAD YOU HAD THOSE SKILLS TUCKED INTO YOUR BAGGAGE AND ARE ABLE TO WRITE THIS THREAD TO US!! What you just went thru doesnt always end in such a pretty picture (these big ol scoots are a handful to ride down a flat on - specially when ya get below 20 mph) and when it does - I believe a great big pat on the back is earned my friend - here is one for you :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: Wish I was there,, I would help ya swap out the tire!!! GOOD JOB ANG - THANKS FOR SAVING YOU AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD!!

I was sitting in the Hospital about 4 hours ago waiting for my next shot at the MRI machine.. While sitting there yapping with Tip I noticed our little Tablet sticking out of her purse.. I snuck it out, and logged onto VR (of course) and this thread was the first thing I noticed!! Talk about PERFECT timing Randy - THANK YOU!!! Upon reading that email I got thinking about allllllllll the times I said to my wife and kids throughout the years that we were going to sieze every moment cause they go by so fast,, in a blink - they are gone.. We chose to live large while we could,, so to speak.. That thought led Tip and I into a conversation about all the great memories we have created throughout the years,,, the family times, the things we do and have done and, of course,, all the great riding we are able to do together... We also yakked about the deep point in that email of how quickly the time has gone by and how cool it is that we actually are able to chose to do some pretty crazy stuff still,, as mentioned,, slower - little more painful at times - lose more stuff off the back of the bike and be more careful of what we eat BUT, as the letter says,,, keep going cause ya never really know when it may be over ... I reminded Tip of a recent article I had read about some guy complaining about guys in their midlife crisis stealing the "cool factor" from the "real" bikers.. How the writer had mentioned these posers going out, buying a new bike - biker clothes - taken the bike to a shop and had em install loud pipes all in an effort to be "cool" - somehow "stealing" the cool factor from the "real" cool bikers.. Than a couple years later, selling the bike and buying a Cage proving that the dude really was just a poser.. I told her that my response to that summation was: the guy the writer was speaking of may very well have spent his whole life raising a family, paying bills and now feels he has a small window of time to sieze a very special moment,, another chance to pursue happiness before time runs out and I saw nothing wrong with it... This is a really good thread Randy and perfect in timing!! Thank you for sharing this!!

Of course,, you KNOW I have been waiting patiently for this Boss Man!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Being one of those complainers who is just never satisfied I gotta mention,, I noticed when I clinked "thank you" on your post that the "Like" icon went bye bye - is this just another one of those tricky things where we gotta choose whether we like the post but not enough to thank em?... Greedy little sucker aint I:shock3: You sure know how to spoil us chief!! P.S.,, I wanted to "like" your post too,, good thing I clinked on "thanks" first or you wouldnt have known how thankful I really am,,,,,,,, didnt want you to think I didnt like your post too,,,, its a freakin paradox,,, LOL

Beautiful piece of work there gentlemen!! THANK YOU!!!

Oh man B,, no idea how I missed this!! Hopefully you folks are having a blast out there if your still at it! I LOVE that area you just toured thru - IT IS GORGEOUS OUT THERE!! Would LOVE to see some pics of your journey!! Speaking of pics, your pic loading problems are probably pic size related.. I think I remember Don mentioning that this new site will handle a little bit bigger pic BUT,, my experience has been that 640x480 works the best for downloading/uploading with all this puter stuff.. On my computer, if I open my picture files, let the cursor sit on a pic - the computer will display the actual size of the pic.. I also know that my little camera that I take pics with has a "size" menu in it,, that 640/480 is usually found under "economy" and is where I take pics at cause I like to stick em on my computer... If your pics are to big, there is a way to resize em - you will have to get that info from some other genius cause this genius dont got no clue!! Hope all is well!! Puc

BLESSINGS ABOUND!!

Walkin on mighty thin ice there Sarge,,,, I happen to KNOW that there is a member here who is seeking out new targets to swivel the nozzles on his White Wash Machine towards and he do love a challenge:big-grin-emoticon:... I gotta head gasket I plan to have finished by spring, some work on my hands if possible (still gotta meet with that surgeon).. Speaking of Tweeks though,, she is only half my age, only 250k miles and pretty much still wet behind the ears,, so probably an oil change - new plugs, pull the slide covers and check some diaphram patches, sync the carbs again, maybe a new battery, oh yea need to do a headlight.. If I can get to it before my hand surgery - I have a new speedo from George and a new fuse panel from Squid I would like to swap out too... Now that I think of it,,, even if I only get my head gasket replaced and feel better by the time ride season returns, if I have to I could just take off next spring and do some of this stuff on the road - thats always fun.... Maybe even FINALLY make one of Don's MD's, pick up some oil and plugs,, take my headlight/speed o' and fuse panel along and let Tweeks mark her territory down at Oberlin while I spin some wrenches down yonder,,, after all,, some one's gotta teach that new Harley of Don's how to mark territory/pee in the woods and knowing ol Tweeks,, she would LOVE to do it!!

WOW,, THANKS BOB FOR THE THOUGHT AND THE OFFER - THAT IS AMAZING!!! I sit here reading your response Bongo and it really really makes me wonder about some stuff... A famous poet once wrote: "The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed; It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes: Within the context of this poem is found a multiplier of the act of being merciful.. This poem uses the multiplier of 2.. Bongo,,,, your response here forces me to question whether or not true mercy is bound by the perimeter of the x2 multiplier.. It almost seems like that multiplier has the potential for being indefinite.. For instance,, I know that I am blessed richly by just your offer, much less the fact that I may actually need to accept that offer and be personally blessed again.. I also know that Lewis is blessed by just your offer,, I also think that some how every person who reads the interaction of all this is probably blessed somehow too.. Then, of course,, there are those sweet little kids at St Judes who are also blessed,,, all because of folks like you.. Crazy eay.... Now that I think about it,, about the only person I can think of that wont be blessed by all this is B2Mom,, the only time she gets blessed is when the actual MONEY is given to those St Judes Kids :dancefool: Thanks Bob,,, you made my day!!

Well,, I seem to have found a new full time job and have spent a lot of time working on it this weekend.. I been working on Health Care Insurance stuff,,, I THOUGHT THIS NEW SYSTEM WAS GONNA BE A PIECE OF CAKE once ya got your provider and all that:starz:... Not so much,,, learning ya gotta be careful in what ya choose, when ya choose it,,, fine print so small these ol eyes have a hard time reading it and this ol half empty brain has an even harder time remembering what does and doesnt apply... And people ask me why I prefer Carbs, throttle cables, points ignition and non-abs brake systems...... Puc is DEFINITELY a K.I.S.S. kinda guy!!!

Thanks for the heartfelt responses and understanding ya'll!! Thats is awesome Dan,, it is remarkable how similar our existences can be to one another even when we are located many miles apart... I guess parents back than had a lot in common,, raising kids on a shoe string, teaching us to shoot straight and trying to teach us right from wrong (harder for some of us to learn than others:rotf:- speaking of me of course)... Not that dissimilar from today,,, parenting sure aint for cowards.. Anyway,, you (or any of this marvelous family) NEVER have to worry about hi-jacking any of my threads!! I INVITE it Dan O',,, matter of fact,, as guilty of that as I am I TOTALLY deserve any hi-jackin I get!!! Thanks for the kind words my friend!! Indeed Natty,, that 59 was the beginning of it all.. My Dad had a hard time trying to understand a young Puc, he had NO desire in gearheadedness and I was born with grease under my nails.. I had to destroy a number of bicycles (the hacksaw, hunk of board replacing pedal assemblies to mount an ol 2 horse side shaft engine, stealing pullies from wash machines to make hand clutches.. I was terrible in those early years... He finally caved and split the cost of that 59 with me.. After owning many many two wheeled contraptions thru the years I STILL have the frame to that old 59 in the basement.. I have another matching parts bike for it too (of course) and have always planned on combining it all and actually making that 59 that we loaded in his Linen Van roll down the road again... Time will tell... Think I got a pic on here of that bike, a Bonanza Mini Bike I picked up a few years later and I,, I will do some checkin.. Thanks for the well wishing to my health stuff too Natty!! Made me burst into tears Evan,,,,,, take it from a man who knows,, hope you are over there with your poppers!!! Thoughts and PRAYERS UP for your Dad and what ever he is going thru!! This part of life is NOT easy - your Dad sounds like a real hero Evan!! Way cool that he helped you with your first bike (scooter, moped, mini bike, dirtbike, full size Harley - two wheels and a motor - all fall into one category with ol Puc = BIKE = GREAT MEMORIES AND FUN!!!).. Got any pics:fingers-crossed-emo Thanks for the encouragement that all these words help others,, it sure helps me too thru this stuff..

atta boy Lewis,,, show em how its done!!!! I ended up sending my St. Judes donation down to B2'Moms with another VR member last spring cause of a flooded basement so I totally had to miss the onsite auction fun and had to settle for just the fun of bidding on Dragonslayers "Thread Slayer Kingship" thread ... Now I am dealing with a flooded sinus cavity and the financial side of it has got Tip and I :think: . We gotta long ways to go in this one Lewis so I really cant speak to committing to anything at this time, BUT, we shall see!!

Hey Ang, I am now running Mich Commander 2 on the rear with a Conti-Tour on the front of my 83.. Not sure if you can find the sizes necessary for your 2nd Gen in the Continental but I gotta tell ya,,, for running in the western heat - that combo seems to work awesome and wear fantastic!!

on the meeting up for a ride down the mountain!! Yea - your right,, thats it.. It is 89a that runs kinda parallel with Ick-17 (not 15) - actually those "ick-spress" ways out there are awesome riding so pay no attention to my cantankerous sarcastic remarks:backinmyday:... THAT 89a is a gorgeous ride,,, not sure now with all the fires you guys had out there but used to be lots of elk and wild life and GORGEOUS scenery..

Why do feel like Flyingfool is talking about snow "flakes" not "snow flakes" in this quote...

WHY did Huggy just remind da Fool to swivel those nozzles toward NY and WHY does Michigan have to be caught in the cross fire when da Fool responds:bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head:

Oh my goodness Ang,,, Tip and I LOVE Jerome!! I have been hanging my tires on the Jerome Mountain for years and finally got a chance to ride it with Tippy last summer.. Sadly, that valley ride leading to Jerome just south of Flag (had to take the ick-spress almost to the cut across to Sedona) was closed due to fires (I assume) last summer when we were there,, anyone coming from the Flag area to enjoy Jerome should be sure and ride it if they have time!! Do you know the ride to which I refer? I tend to "chase the front wheel" (as YammerDan would say) and dont do maps/GPS's so road names are a blur... Seems like that valley ride starts just a few miles out of flag on west side of that ick-spress way,,, maybe "15" ?? Its a hair pin fun filled ride right thru some gorgeous ponderosa pine, rock faced cliff areas with TONS of emergency tent tossing spots... Anyway, here are a few shots of the Jerome area,,, I have a video of our "coast" (I LOVE coasting down mountains, farthest so far is Kings Canyon = 26 miles) out of Jerome that I hope to post up in this winters ride reports.... THANKS ANGELO for and breaking some early cabin fever here!! You really got me torqued up buddy!!! Puc PS Angelo,, being the Az that you are, I did some and stuck a trick pic in there just for you.. Can ya identify it?

As many of you know, my Dad passed away a couple weeks ago.. Thank you again for all the condolences!! Anyway,, being a person of the pen, putting my emotional feelings into the written word always seems to help me somehow. I thought I would share another piece of my heart with anyone out there that might be interested in reading it. I am not sure who or how this may affect someone else that has been thru this horrible grieving process but, posting it helps me and I somehow hope it affects someone else in a positive way... Love your parents if they are still around, be thankful for the time you had with them if they have passed on.. Puc I am proud to have been your "sidekick" as folks on your Linen route would say, and to follow in your footsteps whether working or at play. Footsteps thru the Deer woods set forever in my mind, a .300 Savage for my Father and his sidekick not far behind.. The day you gave to me a puppy - "Doc" loved your footsteps too, a day off school to go chase pheasants - just me and Doc and you.. That '59 Sears Moped that we loaded in your Linen Van, those footsteps walked beside it as your sidekick became a man.. Fruitport Schools didn't like me - they had me on the floor, but they told a different story when your footsteps left the door.. When Cheryl and I got married and you welcomed her as your own, those footsteps ran to greet new life with Grand Kids near your throne. Charley Brown with Billy The Kid, little Bucky and Becky came along, They each learned to treasure your footsteps and sing your Birthday song. You taught us all to live and love with the time here that you had, and follow your footsteps to Heavens gate to be there with you Dad.

Why wasnt this thread part of Don's "opps I deleted the wrong thing"...

Well yea Lewis,, only cause there are some people who are HOGGIN em all and keepin em all to their selves....

I vote for DragonRider as VR Ambassador to the outside world,,, he's almost as good at hooking (selling new folks onto a Venture) and booking (booking them here at VR) as he is at telling (us about the St. Judes Kids) and selling (us on donating to that great cause)... Gotta love dat guy!!! So,, friend of Lewis's from "N' Orlins",,, hows bout I just call ya "Caddyrider" till ya pic a name,,,,,, Hey,, Caddyrider,,,, come join the fun and dont be shy,,, any friend of Lewis's is a friend of ours!! Puc

Love all the stories and LOVE the pic Larry!!! Sure seems like a guy could have a LOT of fun (and maybe get into some trouble too) being surrounded by all those valves and pipes... Thanks to each of you for your service in maintaining our freedoms - you are all appreciated!!!

You did a good job there Fool,,, from everything I am hearing - if ya dont shut the dern thing off pretty soon your gonna have to unbury the deer up there before you can shoot em:rotf: Hunting tactics are gonna be a little different,, instead of waiting for the deer to come to you, now you just snowmobile thru the woods until ya find the size of horns you want sticking up out of the snow ,, wrap your drag rope around em, pull em out with the sled, shoot em in da head and finish draggin em in... Gonna be lots easier on the late season bow hunters too... The same tree stands 20' off the ground they had to climb up into are now accessable directly from the car door!!!