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Hi MiRider,,, thanks again for helping to shore up the Michigan riders here on VR - lord knows we need some more representation - especially over here on the west coast!! Anyway,, I am with you on the not really being an extented warranty kinda guy.. I have been had a couple times on those plans ( electronics related) - seems like the people who write the things are nice and really like to take the money up front but play a different tune when its time to pay out.. I am also with Raggie though, if it could be had for less than 4 or 5 hundred, at least added 2 years with unlimited miles,,, yea I might go for it.. but I highly doubt that is the case.. I know these bikes are not perfect, that stopped when the last 1st Gen was produced:stirthepot:.. But I also know they are very close to bullet proof, reguiring only maintenance to derive a couple hundred thou of miles... Tell ya what I would do... I would put my extended warranty money into a "go to VR meet and greets/rallies and maintenance days" funds jar instead.. In the end your Extended Warranty monies will become an Extended Family Fund and the return on investment potential is far greater on the EFF (not necessarily in silver or gold - but, like Capt'n Sparrow said "not all treasure is silver or gold)... Welcome to VR and CONGRATS on the new bike!! Puc

Sounds AWESOME Bob!!! in your endeavor to land the land!!!! Hard to believe your selling your scoot but totally understandable,, best wishes with your sale too my friend!!

THAT is just flat out fantastic Painter!!! Day late and a dollar short for the hundreds of bikes I could have used that trick on,, I always did like Condor,, really fine steel wool.. I also used a lot of vinegar in rust removal around chrome joints then hit em with steel wool... I have never heard of this trick, will definitely give it a shot!!! Thanks partner!!! Puc

That Skidder must have picked up a case of 2nd Gen Slowsteritous cause I beat em too.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LESLIE!!!

Probably not the type of fellow you would want to have riding near you while touring with a group of riders either eay Dale..

Just noticed this gentleman in the "New Member" area asking about info on an 05 he is thinking of purchasing.. I thought maybe his question would get better exposure here in the Watering Hole and, due to the upgrades we are undergoing, thought I would help him maybe get some info before we shut down again.. Here is the link gang.. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=868946&posted=1#post868946

He will think he has those Harley vibes whooped until that single pin crank, viberating big twin viberates the pin loose between the bike and the chariot and bike takes off at highway speeds by itself and that little piece of electrical wire is all thats left securing the chariot to the bike.. Give a whole new meaning of being dragged by your horse I tell ya... I would ride it:cool10: Thru the first couple gears,,,,, 3rd maybe GREAT VID M6!!

I was going crazy till I remembered Touring Hogs.. I just went over there and let my fingers have fun.... Looked around for any other mutineers,,, I even had time to stick the very first poll up on Touring Hogs searching for them... Ironically, there was only one other person who voted on the poll and he wasnt very nice at all, more of like the king of mutineers if ya ask me:rotf:... http://www.touringhogs.com/showthread.php?283-Did-you-come-to-Touring-Hogs-and-visit-while-VR-was-down All and all I had fun while the site was down but,,, be it ever so humble,,, there's no place like VR.. Thanks again for all your hard work Boss:backinmyday:!! Puc

Nahhh,, went for way more than it was worth - to me anyway.. If you go back and look at the pics you will notice the primary cover had been off for a long time and lots of rust damage was the result.. Certainly repairable/restorable but.. Anyway,, here is the link to the actual auction of the bike It sold for 4500 bucks!!

So,, the old guy at the auction called it a "writer target plane motor" used in WW2.. Did a little digging here and come up with a Righter Drone that fits its picture really well.. Pretty good shot here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioplane_OQ-2 of Marilyn Monroe building one up - how cool is that!! The way the old guy explained it to me is that these things were basically a drone target used to teach soldiers to shoot and that most of these motors are in the bottom of the ocean... Bunch more pictures of the "Righter" that resemble the one in the auction vid found here,, https://www.google.com/search?q=righter+ww2+drone+engine&client=firefox-a&hs=XWG&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8mxMVM-LN42zyASLioGQBg&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=657 After reading your last post OldGoat,, I can also see where that little motor is a direct fit for the ultralight application,, almost sounds like what they did during WW2 was hook up some RC controls to an ultralight airplane and used em for target practice

Oh wow brother,, that dont sound good at all,, talk about spooky... Want you to know Jeff you are in my thoughts and prayers... Hopefully the process wont take to long in finding the correct drug,,, just doesnt seem like it would be good for your heart to not be functioning fully... Also seems really weird that you didnt "feel" anything... My friend,, that doctoring business is complicated stuff... Please take care of yourself over there Fool!! Prayers Up!! Puc

Man I dont know Motiv,, I think if I were you I would join now so after the change you can always say that you were a member before the very slow running Orange and Black color days:stirthepot:

You may be right on the money Goat BUT I was told something way different... It appeared to me to be somewhat older in design than the era of snowmobiles,, the only reason I looked closer and thought that was my curiousity was peeked by that older gentleman.. In the end,, we may very well find out that you are right on the mark though!!

So,, Gary got shined some light on the "hit n miss" coolness,, anyone into Airplanes and wanna take a shot at figuring one out? In the video, go to 3:40 and check out the little Airplane motor.. I got talking with an old gentlemen about this after the auction and he filled me in on what he thought it was all about - REALLY NEAT!! Anyway,, lets see if anyone of our members knows what it is and if that lines up with the story I got about it... Go to 3:40 in this vid...

Thanks Gary for the info,, never had the privilege of playing with one myself but always wanted to... Now that you mention that about the little cover for the water tank,, during the auction the auctionier picked up a couple small tin oval shaped covers while picking thru some boxes - kinda shrugged his shoulders and tossed em back into a box with some other "junk".. After having looked at those "hit n miss" motors, my mind actually thought those covers looked like the perfect size to fit something I had seen recently but I didnt put that together either,, daaaaaaaa ..

I am 100% there with ya Rbig,, those old Cushmans are cuter than a button.. That one ran as well as it looked,, who ever did the restore did a bang up job.. It sold for 4550....

So,,, just woke up after falling asleep waiting for this video to upload... Sure dont make the best projector operator do I.. Anyway,, here is the feature presentation,,,, yawwnnn..

At 60%,, wait for it,,,,, wait for it,,, grab some and some Goofy connection is slower than a stock Harley on a cold morning with straight 50 weight in her oil bag:rotf:

Sounds great Don,, well,, all except this Orange and Black idea... I have a hunch that those colors would slow the site speed wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy down... Probably take 45 minutes to upload a 2 minute picture... I also have a hunch we are gonna be prone to more breakdowns and gremlin type issues with those colors involved... :stirthepot: Personally,,, I kinda like Dark Maroon, Gold (Blonde) and Black (used lightly).... Hard to describe,,, hmmm,,,, you could send a note to Venturefar,, he knows exactly the colors I am referring to... That color combination has proven itself over and over again in the history of mankind as the fastest speeds, most durable and very much an attention getter around REAL biker type people:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:...

Probably used chur bathroom while he were thar,, iffen it twer me I'd be tossing my toffbrush as fir as I could toss it just knowin Bubba had gotten them nasty biters close to it... Sounds like you guys had a great time Eck,, and THAT is what its allll about!! Ride safe out there Todd!! Puc

Just got home about half hour ago,, what a fantastic day for an auction.. LOTS of bikes and parts and fun fun FUN!! Made a couple video's for you guys,, uploading one to Youtube as I type,, may take a while - slow connection.. Aint gonna answer that question Rbig,, keep ya'll guessing,, you will have to wait for the final video to find out :rotf::rotf: Now to be a REAL jerk wad,, here are some teaser pictures to play with until the feature presentation begins :rotf:

WOW zeeee WOW WOW WOW - That is one sharp Stang:thumbsup::dancefool:!!! CONGRATS Slowroll,, and DOUBLE congrats that the wife would rather drive the Explorer By the way,, your pic problem of not being able to get them to upload onto VR may be the size of picture your trying to upload.. I know I set my camera to 420x680 (or something like that) and it works fine,, if I leave it at the larger pic sizes they wont upload.. Just an FYI,,,, THANK YOU for these pics - GORGEOUS SHOTS!!!

I just somehow KNEW you would be the one Coff!!! Tip n I too Kev,, now THAT is camping I tell ya!!!

You two troublemakers realize that when you type things and they appear on that lit up screen in front of you that other people can read it dont cha?

That do seem to be the case Yammer, that do seem to be the case!! And,, that heartfelt compliment was really appreciated,, especially coming from the lop eared varmint with that famous quote in my signature...