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PRAYERS UP AND BLESSINGS DOWN FOR BOTH OF YOU!!! I love the pics and the story behind this entire thread - KEEP IT UP GUYS,, its threads like this that will get us ALL thru the season that is upon us!! THANKS!! Puc

but,, you know me,, crazyness is my line of work.. Here goes.. While playing around with this AWESOME Members Map that you worked so hard to provide (THANKS BOSS), I noticed that by switching over to Satellite Mode - I could place my marker in a VERY specific location.. I placed mine in a location where I deem as OPEN CAMP on my propery for any of our members who may happen to be in need of a quick spot - day or night - to pull in and drop a tent.. Now,, if I happen to be out of town and get someone inquiring about this, all I have to do is tell them to click on that map and BINGO - instant camping spot with perfect directions to it!! In the process of doing this, it dawned on me,, what if we had a map like this,, or used the map we already have (could use certain color markers to do this) and opened it up to place markers at locations all across the country where we tenters have "open camped" successfully and LEGALLY (lots and lots of locations on public lands that allow this)... I personally have many many spots across the country (TONS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN) that are my favorites that I have stayed at for years that I would LOVE to post up!! Some on state lands, some on Federal... Hmmmm,,, now that I am getting thru the initial rush of adrenalin associated with the thought of how nice this would be for crazy people like me,,, it occurred to me.. This would probably be wayyyy more work than its worth,, could create a legal nightmare and lots of other negative side effects,,, its HARD being sanguine in a non-sanguine world.... Hmmmmmmm,,, what the heck,, in the spirit of and cause I have gotten use to people saying "that Puc REALLY is crazy",,, think I will go ahead and post this up anyway....

AWESOME HAMMER!!!!!!!!!!! :cool10: Noticed the comment on the first page, second picture, blue bike with a guy that looks a little like YammerDan,,, had to make a comment about his bike being fast In the body of the ad,, it mentions 87 being an anniversary model and being able to get a plaque with your name on it.. Wonder if any of our members did that and if they still own their bike:stirthepot:.. Was that plague attached to the bike,,, if so,, anyone got an 87 with the plaque and original owners name on it:stirthepot:... That would be pretty cool!! REALLY GOOD READIN HERE HAMMER!! THANKS.... and AWESOME on this too!! I did notice the writers comments about the need for upgrading the seating... I personally, have NEVER found a bike whose stock seating fits me (and the rider) as well as the MK-1 - 83/84 models and have spent a fair amount of hours in em.. I dont agree with the writer,,, I think all changes away from that original design have been self defeating BUT,, the 83/84's have been what we have ridden for many years... WHAT A GREAT READ,, REALLY FUN!! Thanks again PrairieHammer!! Got any more? (greedy sucker aint I)...

YEA!! and WHY did this have to come from Mraf who happens to be from Ripley,, the land of "BELIEVE IT OR NOT"?

Hey Kicster,,, gonna let you in on a little secret here,,, the Fool will probably dump an extra 20' of White Wash on me for saying this BUT,, what the heck what the hay... While dinkin around twistin those nozzles on his Wisconsin White Wash Machine away from Buffalo and torquing them toward the U.P. of Michigan (tryin to give da Fool a little of his own medicine) I happen to notice some fresh aluminum filings under the little selector board that contains the spring loaded ball bearings that hold the nozzles in position.. It wasnt well lit under there, I pulled my flashlight out and looked closely,, sure enough,,,,, a fresh notch in the slide mechanism was found and marked "AZ"... I cant speak directly for da Fool's form of madness BUT,, I KNOW from experience that some other VR members as far away as Florida (that notched marked "FL" was WELL used) have him and ended up and ... Not here,, just doing my civic duty... Yes,, he did Mike,,, I fixed it though,,, Buffalo should be safe now, at least till the end of the month when da Fool returns....

WOE,,, sure glad you jumped on here and let me know about that small oopppsss Fool... FYI,, I changed the phasing back to where you had it and approached the system from a whole different direction,, it was simple - I just left the disconnect off,, turned off all the chemical feeds to the machine, unplugged that green extention cord you had running thru the window, swiveled the nozzles toward the U.P. just in case this last action didnt work AND, as I was walking out the door I took a stick and removed the lid from that container marked with a yellow sticker/black "V"s... Closed and locked the door on the shed and headed home.. I noticed when driving thru Waukee that the street lights seemed brighter and it kinda felt like it was actually warming up outside.. About the pizza,,, I almost feel like my brain has stopped leaking.. I wonder if what ever was growing on that experiment is plugging my leaky brain.. If my doctor concurs and wants the formula for what ever it was that I ate, should I tell him to contact you or are you now hiding in the deer woods so no one can get you (as a result of the White Wash damage reports coming in from out east)? Also,,, my ears are starting to point out like pepperoni - could this be a reaction from that "pizza"? As long as you are up there you might as well bring back some Venison,, best of luck in your expedition into the great North!! P.S. - if what I did does happen to turn the planet back to liveable temps I will accept the accolades, if it makes matters worse,,,,, I will be glad your name is still on the patents for that Snowper Charger!!

I voted for gray cause it didnt sound like anyone liked it and I felt sorry for it....

From one Geezer to another,,, I had a daughter who lived in Greenville SC for a few years.. While she was down there I spent a LOT of time biking around the area.. I also hung out at the local Yam shop,,, spent a lot of time yakking bikes with a couple of their mechanics - they seemed very knowledgeable about the V-4 BUT never had em work on my bike - I like to do my own thing.. They were on "Wade Hampton" down yonder - no idea if they are even still open... If you were near Guntersville Alabama I would know THE place!!! That shop that hosted last years International was AWESOME!!! LOTS of knowledge around this place too Geezer,,, aint no Shop even come close to the knowledge this bunch holds!! Maybe do a maintenance day or two!!!

Ok,, I will go next... Most people that have met me would never guess that since childhood I have suffered with ADD, ADHD, OCD, and LJD (loose jaw disorder - talking to much).. My Obsessive Compulsive Disorder has been the worse thru the years,, I have always Obsessed over motorcycles and they Compulsively follow me everywhere and have done so even before it was "cool" for them to do so.. This is also the probable reason that I suffer from Paranoia too.. A family Doctor (my daughter) once told me that of all the things I am confessing to, my OCD is also probably responsible for my permanent odors of grease and gasoline as I have also Obsessed over getting dirty and find that dirt in any form also Compulsively attaches itself to me.. This trait combined with yakking to much, causes others to become Zombies and then they have a tendency to want to strangle me,,,,,, according to my daughter... Good thread Mraf,, I feel a lot better having confessed all of that..

HAHAHAHAHAH,, I noticed there was someone on a ship out there with a Yam Venture,,,,, I thought maybe it was a shipment of 1 of the new Ventures..... POPULATION BOOM = 13!!!

If you look at the map closely, it almost looks like Midnight is beet footin it toward warmer climates,, stopping along the way to tell people about Dons latest creation,,his latest stop being at Edbo's way down in Alabam,,,, GO MIDNIGHT GO!!!

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...