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Had a few of the same experiences bow hunting here in Michigan Fuzz.. Had em making their "Baby Scream" cries just after dark one night up there while walking out of the woods,,, make the hair on the back of your neck stand up!!

Wayyy cool Darrin, sounds like you folks had the perfect Yooper trip:cool10:! Beauty abounds up there for sure! Love the pic of the bikes at the ol Mystery Spot! You guys hit any of the color changing? That 60,666 comment was kinda spooky reading... Now if you would have said you pulled into Hell Mi and your speedo would have displayed the 60,666 and suddenly died displaying those numbers and four guys on Iron "horse" Harleys came riding up to help ya with the bike.... Gettin carried away here:backinmyday: Glad you folks had a great trip Darrin - THANKS FOR SHARING! Puc

Heyyyyyyy,,, not fair,,, you disabled the comments,,, oh well I guess I just have to post em here.. GREAT JOB KAREN, CAPT'N DEREK AND THE BAND!!! GREAT JOB AND THANKS BARRYCUDA FOR FILMING, DIRECTING, PRODUCING, EDITING, POSTING ON U_TUBE AND SHARING THIS WITH US!!:cool10::dancefool: Man them VR folks can sure shake a leg:bighug:

WOW,, that is amazing Midnite!! Rare as hens teeth that is for sure!! Seeing a wild cat of any sort is very very rare indeed (not talking about feral cats here),, and with kittens too!! CONGRATS!!

I dont know Fool,,, I get in the heat combined with the humidity its almost like the moisture content of the air wont let my sweat evaporate,, where, same tempts in 5 percent humidity - the sweat evaporates instantly and it seems cooler.. IMHO, that old saying about "It's a dry heat" does have credence..

May sound weird but Beth Hart's music/style reminds me alot of Janis Joplin..

Smoked Chicken for lunch, rain has stopped - BLESSINGS DOWN AND PRAYERS UP!!

Indeed Raggy,, dont make no difference whether its bikes or sleds bro - IT IS GORGEOUS UP THERE!! I use to spend an enormous amount of time up there, hunting/camping/dirt biking/snowmobiling.. Peacock LTD always hosted a dirtbike/quad ride called the Snowy Chicken in March - screws in the tires and plowing thru a couple feet of snow on the single track,, LOTS of fun.. Raggy,, my Dad and I hunted on the corner of Kings Hwy (its a two track NOT an interstate folks) and 10 mile Rd, that is between Irons and Luther - any idea of that is close to your property? He would haul me up there starting as a little kid.. LOTS OF GREAT MEMORIES IN THAT SPOT!! Of course, the Dublin Store was ALWAYS a treat (almost as good as Jones Ice Cream) with their guns/bows (guy that owned the store back than said that they made enough dollars during Deer Season that they were able to keep the store open year around) and AWESOME Jerky!! Now adays, they have the biggest selection of Jerky known to man and ship world wide... Specially when they charge in with them longggggg fingernails exposed!! Except I think we will end up somewhere in the Desert Region,, might be the Indian blood in me or something but I am afraid 100 degrees and 90 percent humidity would have me right back to playing spoons Puppy!! RIDE NECKED :cool10:

Now THAT is what I am talking about, I would camp right on that peak right there!!! Hang my feet over the edge and watch the world go by Gotta love AZ for its endless, rugged beauty! Glad your out enjoying it David!

Some bikers actually like falls, they actually plan for them and thereby not only survive through them but come out on the other end of the spectrum ready for the horror that follows.. In geezerdom, I have become one those bikers who has developed a true disliking for falls.. I used to just ride right thru them but not anymore.. Now adays it seems like falls = having my bike laid up and I hate having my bike laid up and sitting silent for long periods of time.. Totally different than when I was young.. Why,, when I was young I even rode my motorcycle thru the horror of winter here in Michigan that follows all falls.. On the other hand, back in my younger days I also snowmobiled, bow hunted deer and raised heck with the neighbor hood rabbits who were getting chased by my beagles while I fired No. 6 shot from my Remington 870 thru many falls and winters... Not so much no more.. Last week was nice here in Michigan.. We have new neighbors who haven't learned not to invite us to go riding with them.. Last Wednesday they pulled into our yard on their Goldwing and announced they wanted to ride over to a neighboring town for some Jerky - that town was Newaygo, a short jaunt from here of about 35 minutes and really a very nice ride.. As we pulled out of our driveway, I leaned over to the lovely couple on their gorgeous bike and said,, sooooo,,, how long can you guys be out (an innocent question).. The lady on the back said,, we are in no hurry,, why? I said,, well,, I know right where that jerky place you guys are headed is but I also know of a little place "up north" that has the worlds best jerky (town called Dublin near Irons), we could just follow the back roads and see if we can find it... Awayyy we went.. We left home at 10 a.m. and got home at 1 a.m... I was shocked but pleasantly surprised when the next day they pulled into our yard and asked us to lead them on another fun goose chase.. This time we toured the lake shore a ways and than headed over to follow the Muskegon River to view colors, Dams and look for Salmon - of course we went right past the jerky place they wanted to go the day before.. It being fall, it turned cold and rainy and I was shocked when the new neighbor lady rang the doorbell yesterday afternoon. Honestly, the thought of "she cant possibly want us to go riding in this cold/wet weather can she".. Tippy walks into the living room and announced that the new neighbors wanted us to come play cards... Tip had a really weird smirk on her face cause she KNOWS that if there is one thing ol Puc doesnt do is play cards,, not even during a cold, rainy, fall night.. There were 6 of us old geezers gathered around the table at the new neighbors house.. The new neighbor looked at Tippy and asked what we should play.. Tippy looked at me, dressed in my long sleeved VentureWest shirt (she was wearing the match to it), sporting my ol Harley hat and a clean pair of jeans... I looked her in the eyes and I could see it coming... She always talked about this game that they always played at Girly Showers and stuff,, a game called "Spoons".. As it turns out,, Spoons is a violent game.. A game where brute strength and speed is what really matters.. A game that could turn bloody if people didn't control themselves.. One of the other couples at the party were actually friends of ours,, people who I knew well and had did a fair amount of stuff with,, as a matter of fact, I actually helped build a trike for the lady of couple... Anyway,, I knew this couple well enough to know that they both sport Concealed Weapons Permits.. Knowing this and discovering the true nature of the game we were playing, I looked at them both and inquired whether or not either of them were packing.. The man of this couple looked at me and said no,, why do you ask? I said,, I don't wanna go home with a 40 caliber hunk of lead sticking out of my shoulder cause of some stupid spoon - that's why... When we were walking across the yard heading home and I discovered the "extra" spoon in my pocket I had snitched from the neighbors silverware drawer during a bathroom break, Tippy asked me what got into me to agree to going over there to play cards... I just looked at her and said,,, I am trying to figure out what biker geezers do to survive falls...

:cool10::cool10: GREAT WRITE UP!! Sounds like you folks are having a blast and covering a lot of interesting miles PLUS playing with the grandkids = AWESOME!! Thank you for sharing about it all Frank!! 40 MPG = respectful,,, 47 =

Sheeshhh Fool,, this is beginning to happen way to often to be a coincedental,,,, you keep slipping in on these just before I do:confused24: If your using a set of those "Directional Beams" like we use to use in CB Radios to pin point me I HOPE you directionally point them west or something before you attach the White Wash Machine to em:stirthepot::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

Your welcome Bio, truthfully,, nothing funner than sitting around on a rainy day yakking bikes with my buds here!! Wishing you the best in healing of that hand!! Adding to what Jack is pointing out,,, I grabbed a Honda CB1100F (cool bike - Red, White and Blue) a number of years ago.. Guy I got it from had only owned it a few weeks and said he was terrified of it cause he got it over 100 and it developed a wobble... Bike rolled straight, looked good so, what the heck, I grabbed it.. Tires looked good, no sign of frame damage, paint on the welds on the frame showed no sign of cracking (paint chips at stress points on frame = probably been dropped).. Ran er up to a buck and quarter (effortless for the 1100F) and sure enough, sure felt like a tank slapper was in the works - make ya pucker for sure!!! Going over the bike with a fine tooth comb I discovered that somewhere in the bikes history it had lost a fork seal and only had maybe an ounce of fluid in the left fork,,, forks appeared perfect - just no fluid in one side.. Rebuilt the forks, stuck in a set of progressive springs, 10 weight fork fluid set to proper/equal depth... Bike rode as on rails and as solid as rock up to 150 where I shut her down!!! As Jack mentioned, fork problems can definitely cause issues like we are talking...

Pouring rain and 50 degrees here, got a bunch of hail this morning,,, REALLY uplifting to hear about my buds down there in the sunshine!! Have a GREAT ride,, and walk down there with the gators

Smokin chicken in the rain,, perfect time for PRAYERS UP, BLESSINGS DOWN!!

Man,, I am with you a 100 percent Lenny,, a more talented, creative bunch of rascals have never been found.. I had a mentor back in my early twenties who said something that has stuck with me all these years,, went something like this "when someone is explaining something to you, no matter how crazy what they are saying might sound, look for little nuggets of gold, keep em and toss the rest,,, if you do that you will become rich in what is important in life".. This place is infested with golden nuggets!!! Oh,,, by the way,,, not all gold nuggets are made of bike fixin/tinkerin type elements.. They come in an endless variety and THAT fact is what makes a family like VR sooo special, everyone matters!!

Hi Bio, Sounds to me like you have gotten a good amount of respectable advice going here,, as always.. I, like most of these other elbows, have experienced high speed wobbles too and can understand your concern - THAT IS A HORRIBLE FEELING!!! There are many number of things that can cause that wobble.. Checking the tires is the first place I would start. Check air pressures making sure they are to spec, rub your hand over the tire tread on both tires, feel for any abnormalaties. Also, check around the rim and make sure the tires are seated properly (there will be a small rubber ridge on the tire where it meets the rim, if mounted properly - this ridge will be exposed all the way around. Also, on some tires there is a SPOT on the sidewall that is suppose to be lined up with the valve stem while mounting the tire. You might even check to see if its inline. It might not be a bad idea, if you have the time, to lift your bike up off the ground and give it a good shake down.. Besides checking the neck bearings, check your wheel bearings (had a friend who complained of what your dealing with and was heading to Tail of the Dragon - I shook it down and found a front wheel bearing GONE - day late for the Dragon BUT), check for front caliper brake drag, check swing arm bushings, spin the tires and make sure they spin true (no belt slippage).. Also not a bad idea to give the forks a close look, check for spring sacking and fluid levels/freshness.. I have noticed many times that different pavement surfaces can also create wobbles and movement too.. If you happened to be on a sweeper that had rain grooves, that will do it.. Does this happen a LOT or just on certain roads? While never having actually ridden an RSV (I am a 1st Gen Venture "Sport Touring" kinda guy) I can attest to the RSV's capabilities as a result of both following them and leading them thru many many twisty situations.. A good example - CMCoffey, Tip and I put our bikes (his RSV - an 02 named Exodus) thru the paces up on Mt. St. Helens and his boards were never more than a 1/4 inch from the pavement - BEAUTIFUL!!.. I have owned several sport bikes (Kaw, Buell and Yam) thru the years and I am almost certain that Coff comes from the same background.. I can attest to the fact that these bikes are NOT sport bikes = apples and oranges. Besides totally different in design, the weight of these big bikes is a huge factor in ripping up the twisties.. On the same token though,, they are remarkable and totally capable of awesome lean angles and cornering.. You just HAVE to respect the amount of weight your carrying thru corners, judge the corners a closer even at slower speeds.. Confidence on and in your bike comes from riding it - its like anything in life, the more time you spend at it - the confident in its abilities you become.. I know that Coff is a MAJOR iron butting crazy guy who spends a LOT of time on his bike and it shows! I also have many many friends who ride that either dont like riding a lot or doent have the time to.. Just recently I was leading a group on a cruise up the lake shore here in Michigan.. About twelve bikes with a variety of rider skills represented.. One of these people, who - by the way - had taken the State Training, HD Beginners and Advanced Classes and got her license a couple years ago, was at the end of the group and rolled off into a field on a corner - YIKES.. We really were not going that fast (I was trying to pace the group considering we had beginning riders with us).. When talking to her about it, she said she was afraid to lean her bike in the corner and just rode it off the roadway instead of turning. Another person in the group blamed me for going to fast - thusly causing the other rider to miss the corner.. Whenever I am Ride Captain I ALWAYS remind people to "Ride Your Ride".. When the girl who missed the corner heard the other girl make the comment that it was somehow my fault, she immediately said - "It was not his fault - I was simply not riding MY ride.. IMHO, while I really really like the idea of these rider courses being offered and LOVE to go down and ride the Local Harley Course in my spare time for practice, I still think that there is nothing like real world practice when it comes to building confidence and skill levels.. I think the courses are a GREAT place to start but it is ONLY the beginning.. For me, personally, the beginning was many many miles ago and I am still enjoying the learning curve, still building confidence, still learning to judge corners to determine speed levels, still caught off guard when I hit rain curves and get that feeling of having a flat or something and on and on... Its all part of biking.. Hope this all helps in some way!! Puc

I mean sheesh Flyinfool,, give a guy a chance to finish typing will ya

May be a fuel pump diaphram, seems like most chainsaws I have worked on have a little vacuum operated fuel pump built into the carb,, kinda like the tillotson carbs on the old snowmobiles. Diaphram may be cracked or the orfices that feed it get plugged up.. The little primer push button bypasses the pump and shoots fuel directly into the carb, sounds like its burning off that fuel and the carb itself isnt getting any.. Another thing is, because those carb orfices (Hi and low and fuel inlet) are so tiny, when a chainsaw sets for a long time and is not used the gas will dry up leaving a gummy 2 stroke oil paste left behind.. Checking all those lines for cracks as mentioned is also a really good idea as is checking the line inside of your tank (should be a little weighted screen on the end of it). You could try removing the air cleaner and holding your thumb over the carb throat, give her a couple pulls an see if you can get fuel moving before ripping it all apart. If you do remove the carb and rebuild it make sure you have all the gaskets and diaphrams ect lined up properly.. There may be little passage ways thru them that will have to be lined up for air or fuel flow.. I had one once that gave me fits and found out it was crank seals that were causing the problems (causes loss of vacuum and it messes up the fuel/air mix/ WILL burn it down from running lean if you run it like this).. Depending on age of saw/how much run time - this is possible.. Come to think of it,, another newer saw that I worked on once used pressure inside the tank as a means of forcing fuel into the carb,, hmmmmmm,,, maybe check the o-ring on the tank cap and see if its sealing good if yours is one of this type.. Also, remember when tuning it after you get it running to replace the air filter assembly before you tune it.. They have a tiny carb throat and the filter will cause it to richen up a little.. Those little suckers can be finicky BUT,, sure beats a hand saw when cutting wood!!

ROCK ON DAVID - those were sweet hearts.. Actually,, the Scrambler was an awesome bike and they still bring good money BUT,, that road racer,,, BIG BUCKS!!! Hear is a shot of a 67 Yamaha 350 I redid (pic was before restore),, crank bearings and seals, freshend up the top end and it ran great.. It actually came with that windshield on it INTACT!! Not a high pipe street scrambler but still way cool!!

That was one of my favorites too! I had a K0 back in 69, 1st year model with the electric start, CV carbs, coolest front fender bar/brace, Gold in color and could it wheelie!! I always ran a 460 Chen Shing full nob on her and trail rode/hill climbed that old Moto Sport with the best of em.. I took it over wayyyy to big of a jump one time and both carbs came right out of the intakes - it was a heavy old girl but it ran good!! Starting with the K1's Honda dropped the CV Carbs and the electric start.. Had a few of those thru the years that I redid for resale but only one other K0 (a red 1970).. I sold the last SL350 to a collector with a bunch of parts bikes when we cleaned out the barn, brought big money even in an unfinished state.. Speaking high pipers,, 4 years ago Tip and I were out cruising.. Rode past some kids pushing a little 67 Suzuki 100 around their yard with NO tires on it.. Stopped and told em I would trade em a running minibike for it.. They talked to their mom and BINGO.. Bike cleaned up really nice, 1st over piston and did that little sucker run!! Really neat little bike that a guy came all the way from Pennsylvania to get!

YOU GO GIRL!!! Think of all the shrimp, pizza, hot wings and rum balls you could pack in the trunk on that puppy = YEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWW:cool10:

AWESOME!! Hope the two of you have a BLAST Bongo! :draming:Tip and I are really looking forward to your updates (with of course:fingers-crossed-emo), thanks my friend for including us on this special time! Now,, ol Don Hoe use to sing,, "Dont let the sunlight get in your eyes,,, or you'll never go home":no-no-no:,,, please dont forget those sunglasses for each of you cause WE WANT YOU GUYS BACK!! Tell those Hawaiian VR folks howdy for us! Congrats on the 25th! Tiny bubbless,, Aloha Tip and Puc

I have ALWAYS had a passion for scramblers myself... There was always something special about em.. I really really loved the sound of the Yamaha 125 YAS1C - it was soooo cool! I remember vividly back in 73 our local Honda shop ran a sale on the CL350, great big sign out front = CL350/$395!! Those things were all over the place!! Funny thing, last one I redid sold for close to 3 grand! Still amazes me!! Tell you one thing,, we beat the living daylights out of those little bikes (werent so little when we were kids)!! I am with ya Don,, I would far rather have a "Classic" look and feel if it were me.. Its funny this subject came up,, I was helping a friend with his sporty not to long ago, he asked what I thought of his new "Patriot Pipe".. I told it was cool but if it were my bike I would HAVE to find a set of high pipes for it - make it look like a REAL motorcycle!

Heyyyy,, Hi Cowboy!! Assuming the RSV's doen't have a sealed beam headlight, any chance you are picking up moisture internally in the headlamp? That could do it if the moisture gets on the bulb.. Another thing, any chance you happen to notice it getting brighter just before it blew - that could indicate a regulator problem.. All the other lights on the bike ok? Glad you folks are out there eating up the miles brother = HAVE FUN!! Puc