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:rotf:Those arent stickers,, those are precious memories and glass repair kits = LOTS of room for more.. Now I am in the process of stitching them all together with VIP Signatures.... Please sign the old girl if you ever get the chance Evan.. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT PRAIRIE - I WILL BE WATCHING FOR THE OTHER GUY!! THANK YOU MONEY!!! WE WILL AVOID IT!! THE INFO IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED!! Hmmmmm Randy,, cant say I have.. Is it a good one?? I do sing "Blue Shadows On The Trail" by the Sons of the Pioneers a lot though... COOL,,,,,,,, let me pull some road names for you from memory and see if you recognize them EasyRider,, Alta Mesa, Woods, Tavernor, Grant Line, Dillard,, "99" I will definitly let you know when we are in the area - at least get a pre Dalles HOWDY in my friend!!!!

Was a longgg hard winter (thanks again Fool) and a wet wet spring,, after all the hard work of snow removal and installing sump pumps (glad thats over) it is now time to go tear along the dotted line.. General plan is to leave in the morning. Intending to slip down 55 under The Windy City, plow thru all those storms going on down there and catch 44 down to Oklahoma City.. Gonna slip down 35 out of O. City to the Alamo, than 10 to 285 up to Carlsbad, down to Guatalupe and the Caverns NP, back up 285 to Roswell and so on and so forth.. Certainly not written in stone,, never really know where we may end up but its a generality anyway.. I think I have the Tablet figured out that the kids gave us for Christmas and plan to try and keep a short ride log going on here (did a test in the VR test booth and even got pics from it to work:cool10:).. PLEASE feel free to post weather warnings, sites to see, road problems for us if you happen to be along our general path or hear something we should be aware of, info and hearing from friends is always appreciated.. If you see the bike in the pic below PLEASE flag us down and say howdy!! Tippy and I are generally pretty good folks and would love to touch base with anyone thats willing to do the same!! Got the war bike at the museum in storage, son and daughter staying at the house so no need to turn off the mail, basement dried up nicely, grass is cut.. Bike is as ready as possible and so are we!! Hope to see a BUNCH of you on the road - folks headed to "The Dalles" Rally,,,,, prepare to defend yourselves:stickpoke: Happy Trails Puc n Tippy

You can count on it Vic!! I am not only gonna rip up a Burger there BUT brother,,,,, those deep fried Asparagus's and Strawberry Shakes are in a LOT of trouble too Good chance we will be heading out in the a.m.!! We want to have ample time to help Bowie and Crockett send Santa Anna packin at the Alamo, see how old Tweeks runs against some Alien space craft at Roswell, find out what the Guatalupe National Park looks like, toss a rock or two over the edge of the Grand Canyon and so on before meeting all you West Coast troublemakers... Thanks again for all your hard work in making "The Dalles" happen Lone Eagle!! Tippy and I cannot WAIT to put faces with names and smell that sweet Oregon air!! Puc

Hey Snag,, I had that happen to me twice out in Wyoming before I figured out to park with the wind blowing against the side stand,,, then it happened again cause I forgot to find a big ol rock to put under the stand,,,,,, man I hate when that happens:confused24: Looks like you got off pretty easy having only takin out a windshield.. Dont take much to snap off mirrors, crack bags and fracture fairings with the tonnage impact of one our big ol heavy Ventures... GOOD LOOKIN MK1 there buddy!! Were those pics recent and where at?

Indeed!! I keep a few of them and old couch cushions to lay on top of them around just for doing stuff like this too Oldgoat!!

Bikenut,, here is another one you might find useful.. http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=37.78134&lon=-78.88625&zoom=3&type=lightmap&units=english&eyedropper=0&rad=1&rad.num=1&rad.spd=50&rad.opa=70&rad.type=00Q&rad.type2=&rad.smo=1&rad.noc=1&rad.stm=0&sat=0&cams=0&undefined=0

Find a tree branch low enough to toss a rope over, make a loop and attach a comealong, take two bike straps attach one to the rear grab hand on the side that is gonna be pointing up ward. Make a wrap around the handlebar that is gonna be pointing downward toward the bottom of the bar.. Attach the hoods of ratcheting end of the straps into the hook on the comealong, tighten the straps up with the ratchets. Lower the bike down with the comealong.. do your work and lift it back up with the comealong... Use to do it all the time,, until I bought my lift from Harbor Freight

Got some in today while packing the maintenance department on the bike!! Hoping to be out of these moskeetoes this weekend headed in a southwesterly direction.. Any thoughts/prayers for us as we travel will be greatly appreciated.. Also, Skid,, just want you to know,, may get slim on here with my touching base on this thread for a month or so BUT I am continually praying and thinking of you and your situation brother!! Love ya man!! Puc

I totally get cha Bert,, the issue of drinking and driving is so difficult for a LOT of people, from Law Enforcement (believe me - some cops drive drunk too,, their human beings ya know) to Bikers.. Its so frustrating sometimes.. Last weekend I dropped my WLA off at the local Navy Museum, came home and headed out on a memorial ride for a friend who got killed on his bike 3 years ago.. Over 200 bikes showed up.. We left the rally point, headed north to the crash site (about 3 miles from rally point), went another 10 miles and the leader pulled us into a bar.. All but about 10 of us hit the brew.. Bout a 45 minutes later out they came, started up the bikes and started leaving.. I just watched em pull out and went the other way,,, and LOTS of these guys are buddies of mine - including the father of the young man who had died 3 years ago.. Later another real close friend who was also on the ride pulled into my driveway and told that he wished he had done the same.. Said they went about 20 miles and a guy on his bike 2 bikes in front of him lost it in a corner and he literally watched a 2 year old Harley go end for end in the gravel on the shoulder.. Guy had head injuries (out cold when the ambulance got there), broken femur for sure and probably a broken wrist.. He said the group in front of him kept going and that about 10 miles down the road, another guy went off into the trees... Its a crazy world out there and when your on a bike just trying to survive is a full time job..

ALL RIGHT!!!! SOUNDS LIKE AN AWESOME TRIP BIKENUT!!!:thumbsup::clap2: You folks have a ball out there,, dont forget to smell the roses along the way - be safe and watch that mountain riding - especially between noon and 5 p.m. (seems like I always get nailed during those times:confused24:).. Indeed,, I truly bid you fair weather and calm seas on your fantastic journey!! CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE PICS AND READ ALL ABOUT IT!! Godspeed! Puc

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Ahhhhh,, I think I am catching on here Trader,,,,,, kinda like my bald SPOT is actually a style of a haircut... Thanks makes sense... Phew,, for a while there I thought Randy was talking smack bout ol Pucs way of camping not being cool or groovy or something...

This only applies to fuel injection Kat, its a small device on the end of the fuel rail that controls the pressure inside the rail itself.. Fuel is returned to the fuel tank from this device.. Maybe a good way to see if your vehicle has one would be to Google your year, make and model of Van with Fuel Pressure Regulator as a suffix. Took a second and I did just that with the info that you supplied,, here is an interesting read for you.. It appears yours is throttle body injection, doesnt have a fuel rail making regulator harder to get to but doable.. http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/general-discussion/technical-maintenance/523359-5-7-l-vortec-fuel-pressure-regulator-issues.html Side note,,, I picked up a Honda Goldwing a number of years ago that was Hondas first shot at injecting a wing,, believe it was an 85 (dont call me on this guys, working from memory here - sheesh).. Got it for cheap cause the PO couldnt figure out why it ran so poorly and being a 1st time shot (Honda went right back to carbs for a long time after creating this nightmare) wasnt a Honda shop on the planet that would touch it.. In the end,, all its problems were associated with the fuel regulator..

Well,, I came up dry my friend... Wish I could help but it dont look good.. Sorry Puc

Ahhhhhhhhh,,, yea!! I usually live on a Wendys Chili for lunch and a 6 inch Subway for dinner for the in between Burger meals though Jeff... Gotta protect that rear shock while filling in those blanks ya know:rotf:

Will do Jay!! What,,, this aint style??

Scammer - run!!!!

Kat, will do on the trailer!! About your van,, you might have Mike check the fuel pressure regulator on your Van.. I have had a couple fail on me over the years,, most have a diaphram in them and if the regulator is vacuum operated and the diaphram gets a small crack in it it can suck raw fuel back into the intake.. Do exactly what your describing.. Its fairly easy to check,, find the device, remove the vacuum line, look carefully at the inside of the end of the vacuum line and see if there is any raw gas in it - if there is its gone.. ALso,, you can pull a vacuum on the regulator and see if it holds... Puc

She sent this link to me with a note that said - copy/pasted - "here you go, papa... something to keep you guys wandering this summer! Although I do think Willie's far out-weighs In 'N Out burgers here!" Willies is my favorite Burger Joint in Sac,,,, she KNOWS her pappa is a Burger lover.. VENTURE WEST RIDERS!!!!!! - Digging thru this link I discovered that Tippy and I will probably have to sit out one day of the story telling competition and head to Portland,, just an FYI.. We will definitely be coming home thru UTAH, MONTANA and WYOMING,, maybe get to UTAH and never leave LOL... Breaks my HEART that Kentucky is out of the way,,, hmmmmmmmm,, wonder if Ben Rollins would let me sleep in his front yard for a day ,,, would definitly need to if I tore into one of those... Take a peek and see what cha think!! http://www.businessinsider.com/best-burgers-in-the-us-2014-5?op=1

You find one Painter? Getting ready to finally eat supper here (long day).. We get done I will wonder out to my parts pile and see if I have one.. If I do its yours for cost of shipping.. It will be off an 83/84 but sounds like thats ok.. Got chur back,, hopefully. Puc

Opps,, guess I should have said $1400,, not $14,,, maybe that helps?? If so,, my bad guys!!!

Thats ok Bob,, I see - hear things all the time that I find hard to believe too.. Thats what makes us humans special and where the term "one mans junk is another mans treasure" probably has its foundation.. Also, I get that type of comment alllll the time from folks who have never been self employed Bob.. In my business, if something is obviously not market strong (like an XR350 right now) ya try something else (like trade it) and see what happens,, or,, in more common lingo,, when life gives ya lemons ya smile and make lemonaid.. Thats how I have been able to provide for my family all these years.. Wanna hear about another one that you probably wont buy either:rotf:?? Last winter I picked up a 2007 Harley Super Glide Custom (see pics) from a kid on the other side of the State.. Bike had 13K on it, nice machne.. Went to look, took some cash (IN MY WORLD ITS CASH IS KING). Offered the guy 3500 for it and he took it (we are talking a Twin Cam HD here).. His Dad was in the garage while we were wheelin dealin and over heard his son telling me that the local Harley shop, which was owned by his Grandpa, had just gone completely thru the bike for him prepping it for winter storage.. Because I am simular to you in that some things just dont sound right, when the deal was done I asked the dad why on earth they just didnt have the Grandfather put it on the show room floor and that he could have easily gotten another 3 grand out of it.. This was in early January.. His dad told me that his Grandpa had not sold A (as in one Bob) bike since OCTOBER and they needed the cash to help Grandpa keep the doors open!!! Hard to believe for some people,, yep,, is it true,, bet chur sweet onions!! By the way,,, never said I never said I was "fundamentally against motorcycle camping in safety and comfort" Those are YOUR words - not MINE,,, making THAT NOT TRUE!! Puc

YOU BET CHUR SWEET BIPPY REINY,, I GOTTA NOSE FOR GOLD TOO SO THAT IS GOOD IDEA!!! Proof is here in these pics,, notice the look of "he's up to something" in the first pic,, that something = ON THE JAZZ GOIN GOLD HUNTIN!! Found some!! Problem was it liked to stay suspended a little long in the river - fools gold,, so I yelled "GOLD" to Tippy loud enough the people back at the picnic tables could hear me,, within 5 minutes the creek bed was full of other tourist Walkin away I said "hope ya all get rich" as a means of keepin em there while I went lookin for the real thing,,,,, thats what a true blue wheeler dealer does ya know.. Squish his competition while not hurting their feelings in the process :cool10: Those West Coasters dont stand a chance at "The Dalles":backinmyday: Puc

Was asking 14 for the bike Bill,, it was all street legaled with Michigan "Street title".. It was the single carb model with dry sump/oil in frame..