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Welcome home Rick and THANKS for including us on your epic journey!! Glad you both made it safely home to that new Grandbaby!! It was a real pleasure meeting you folks down in Alabama and we look forward to our next meet up, eh... Puc

Well,,, I dont know nothin about none of this stuff but I do know,, I really really like South Dakota and the people out there.. They deserve 1st place just cause they are nice:bighug:

Man did I see that coming Walnutz,, I was in the process of writing a response to your initial post and than noticed the post to which Freebird is referring to and stopped the process to see where this thread was going... I encourage you to please read carefully what Freebird is saying, consider that most folks on here are very hard working folks (or retired) from many walks of life who really DO have a LOT to offer but those offerings come about by "freewill" graciousness and love for their fellow man, not as a result of money being paid.. Please reread your first thread here and see if you can pick up on what Freebird is trying to do for you.. I promise, if you can get what he is talking about, work it out and you stick around you WILL be a better man and we will have a better site!! Think about it.. Puc

Well seems how Dan deleted his post and left a space... It would be wayyyyyyyy cool to join that group and get em singing round the camp fire,, all night long,, sing sing sing,,,, Swing lowwwww,, sweet chariotttt,, coming for to carry me homeee,, SWING LOW,, sweeet chariot,,,, Skid,, your chicken if you dont go over with your Pony Tails on and introduce yourself:rotf:

Silly Carl,, dont even have to think about that one,, everyone KNOWS that dry grass is ok to fall in cause ya dont get wet when ya body roll in it

By the way,, wasnt wet was it?

Fews years ago my daughter and I were coming home from the Tunnel of Trees.. Bike did exactly as you described Bubber.. Stalled on the side of the road in the dark, flashlight out in the dark.. Pressed the magic button and it started back up after sitting for minute.. Stopped at nearest gas station, pulled the battery cover - all looked good EXCEPT I found a wire connector beside the battery box that had slid apart and was not making good connection.. Pushed it back together and made sure its "snap" was in place.. Problem solved. Another time was when my stator went out and the bike was running off the battery, acted like you describe.. Battery gets low on juice and acts like your talking about BUT,, probably not your problem if the battery was able to crank her back up again.. Intermittent problems are always a hassle for me too Bubber..

OH MAN BROTHER,, WISH YOU'LD A SAID SUMTHIN,, I KNOW A GUY THAT MAKES EM IN AN HOUR AND ONLY CHARGES 50 BUCKS :rotf:JUST KIDDING:backinmyday: I know its way to late but FYI for anyone reading this.. Michigan (and I assume the other states too?) offers Enhanced Drivers Licenses, we have them and found them to work GREAT for Canadian border crossing but not into Mexico..

Having never ridden a 2nd Gen I really am not the person to explain how to ride one Neil and am certainly in NO position to say what I think may or may not help.. BUT (you knew that was coming didnt cha:rotf:) because I really really admire you (love ya brother) I am gonna stick my neck out there again.. I have ridden many many other brands of bikes (Harleys, Honda's, Victory's, the new Indians, old Indians etc. etc.) and have found them all very responsive to using the engine dynamics (gyro effect) in the same manner as my 1st Gen.. That said, I was just out playing a little more on Tweeks trying to remember what my exact habits for stopping are (its terrible when your a geezer and ride by habit and really cant think thru exactly how you do something - weird eay).. When coming to a stop sign with full intent of putting my feet down (most times I just stop with my feet up and go - I actually had to think about that when doing this testing), I find myself controlling my front brake with my pointer finger and still have very good control of my throttle. I, again by habit - never really even thought about this - will gently bump the motor while I am applying the front brake as I am putting my foot/feet down.. I fought with my brain to NOT do this just for you and guess what I found out!! Yep,, a total loss of confidence and that "feel" you speak of was overwhelming as I was handling the weight of the bike with Tippy on it all thru use of body strength - the added gyro effect of the motor is amazing.. I also played with doing this and not doing this while stopping with my feet up laying across the forward pegs (my normal riding position) I have on my crash bars to emulate forward controls and had the same outcome (I was curious to see whether or not the forward controls on the 2nd Gens may be part of the issue of which you guys speak).. I noticed no difference to speak of in outcome.. I was tempted to go downstairs and grab a couple 40 pound bags of softner salt and toss em over my trunk to add some top heaviness but got lazy and didnt pursue it. Maybe for kicks I will do so when it STOPS raining here, make another video with the added weight - even if it didnt work out I think it would make a GREAT video (an ol geezer with a gorgeous young lady on his bike with a tent on the back and a pile of water softner salt stacked on the trunk:rotf:).. Just out of curiousity, Tip and I are gonna try to find a dealer in our area that has a 2nd Gen and see if we can get a test ride. I would LOVE to be able to chat knowledgeably about this stuff with my good friends (and brothers like you)!! Oh yea,, just ran outside and did a hearty right back at cha Neil!!! Hey,, you getting wet there? I heard rumors that the whole east coast is gettin nailed big time,, again:confused24: Hope all our VR family are ok out there:bighug: Puc

:crying: cut it out Randy,, now ya me ballin too :crying:

HAVE A GREAT TRIP FRODO!!! Congrats to both of you on your 30th my friend!! Ride safe, have fun and dont forget to say "eh" at the end of your sentences - may get cha a discount or something in Canada!!

WOW!! Best wishes on your sale Larry but WOW,, kinda takes my breath away my friend!!

Ohhhh,, sneekin up on me eay:stickpoke: We should both be down at Asheville ya know!! I have NO DOUBT you and Jack are right on the money here Dan. Wonder if anything can be done suspention wise or other can be done to bring the 2nd Gens more into the realm of the better handling old style 1st Gens... I wonder if forward controls plays into this,, hmmmmmm

Tippy and I LOVE test riding the new bikes.. When the area shops have Demo Days, you will usually find us on whatever, doing our thing just for kicks.. Something that Tip always seems to come back with is how she feels like she is sitting to high - she doesnt like the "feel" of being way up in the air - she likes being tucked behind me.. I have noticed thru the years of design change in motorcycles with the bike manufacturers trying to copy Harley (not picking on Harley - they are beautiful) that it seems like this high riding position is the "norm".. Having never ridden a 2nd Gen, I wonder if this higher sitting position while lowering the sitting position of the driver is where some of that befuddlement is found?? I sure wish Yamaha would release a bunch of those left over brand new 1st gens,,, I would LOVE to test ride one all the way home:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

Never rode one Jack,,, hmmmmmmm,, sounds like I better go find a used one in a shop somewhere and "test" ride it

Oopppss, ... I didnt see this before I posted that video up Neil.. Sounds like ya got a GOOD handle on the slow speed riding brother.. Gotta agree with ya on that tippy feeling brother, you are definitely NOT alone!!!

I use a technique I used for years both trials riding and woods riding. It involves using the gyro effect of the engine, clutch - throttle and brake control.. While I do use my front brake for most stopping - I use my rear brake usually in preparing for completing the stop.. Neil, here is a little video Tip and I just went out and made for you to help me explain what I am talking about.. Like explained in the video text, I am certainly NO expert when it comes to riding techniques - I just use little tricks I have learned thru the years to survive out there in the jungle.. I hope this helps somehow my good friend!! Puc Now a question for you,,, HOW ON EARTH DID YOU GET THE ROPE IN THAT WHIP SO PERFECTLY SHAPED - man is that a GORGEOUS contraption!!!

Prayers up for all involved!! I agree with you Lewis,, way way way to often..

Best of luck to the both of you Reiny!! Watch those Bear Teeth, Broad Heads and platforms (if your hunting from a tree) and bring us back a BIG one!!!!!!!

Ride safe and have a blast down there my friend!!! Double check those pig tails, you just wouldnt look right running around with just one hanging from the side of your helmet!!!

Heyyy look at that Coff,, I tied ya exactly on our response time!

Man,,, I dont know what the big deal is here:confused24:, you cant count it as an Official Meet and Greet unless SWA flight 2774 was done with a 1st Gen Boing and air planes dont count for Iron Buttin.. :rotf::rotf::rotf: HOW COOL that you two got to meet up like that Neil, seizing the moments and making new friends by doing so - it dont get no better than that I tell ya!!

See David,, now THAT makes HUGE sense to me, especially for an Advanced Road Riding Course! If I were young and money were no issue I would invent a virtual test machine for motorcycle training simular to a flight simulator.. The beginning rider would get on a real bike mounted on a dyno like stand. Screens on sides and in front. Starting out literally running the bike thru the gears and braking, learning throttle control, clutch and braking while an instructor is standing right next to the bike. Than proceed to a virtual roadway. An intersection where cars are present, a car creeps at the intersection and the machine records your reactions. The shadow of a kid on bicycle behind is shown, the machine records your reaction.. A truck driver comes across the center line, the machine records your reaction. Gravel on a hidden paved corner, the machine records your reaction. A deer jumps in front of you, the machine records your reaction. Its set up so you advance thru the course as your skills increase.. After passing the "bike simulator" you EARN the graduation of going onto the actual test track.. I know what cha mean on the plastic repair too my friend!! You dont think I have all those stickers on my bike just for conversation purposes do you:rotf::rotf:

BAAAARUUUTHER was I way off!! Thought I would have been wayyyyyyyy closer than that:confused24: Thanks Eck for

And this IS without peeking on google or where ever.. I guess Florida.. Now I am gonna go read Ecks thread and see if I am close..