cowpuc

Welded tube for Boilermakers Local 169 out of Detroit (powerhouse construction) than got married, moved out of the field and into the shop, worked for Johnston Boiler for a year year before I went back to College... Small world Leland!! Tippy and I just got back from a bike ride and went right by the old shop. Almost stopped for pizza at Pizza Hut right down the road from Johnston..

LOOKS LIKE A BLAST GRAY GHOST!!! Congrats on your Graduation from MMI, and on your superior plans for the immediate future!! We will be keeping a weathered eye out for your Spyder while touring this year!! If you happen to see an old beat up 83 Venture covered with stickers and tent hangin on the back PLEASE flag us down - would LOVE to say hi!!! I will do the same, if you look in your rear view and see that pathetic thing chasing on ya please dont think your being robbed by homeless people (been told thats what we look like).. Hope you folks have a WONDERFUL safe trip out there this year!!! Puc PS - also best wishes where ever your employment future leads!!

Actually Ace,, I think the name of your current home town is funny,, but on the same token,, I aint never been chased by a bunch of folks wantin to hang me either ,,,,,,,, pretty hard to laugh when your hangin there,,,,,

My home state ride thru's in Michigan I am from "Fruitport" which is right next door to "Ferrysburg".. Ridden thru: Hell Mi, Climax Mi, Paradise Mi,

Man oh man,,,, Barry,, hurry up and answer DJ so we know your ok!! Thoughts and Prayers up for whoever was involved with that one!! Taking a closer look at the under side of that bike,,, almost looks like a Kaw Voyager oil canister on its belly.... TERRIBLE!!

I TOTALLY get that Stache,,, drives me crazy sometimes,,,, you would think a high dollar outfit like VR would have a better handle on who that let in... GLAD YOU CHOSE TO STAY!!! Puc

As the riders pass on by you, please look up and give a smile,, at least hang up your cell phones so it wont be their last mile, yea they want to ride forever on their ponies made of steel,, this bunch of good ol cowboys,, yep these folks are for real.... Yeeepeeee aye eayyy,, yeeepeee ayee ohhhh,, Venture Riders on their wayyyyy

Got a few in while riding the WLA into town this mornin,,, Prayers Up, Blessings Down!!

Tick tock tick tock tick tock,,,,, times running out for some of those kids at St. Judes....

SOUNDS LIKE A RIOT!!!! Have fun out there,, watch your speed on the Trace (there are others watchin it too)... Pretty please take lots of pics for us!!

High on livin

Oh yea,,,,,,, and I take you guys with me everywhere I go Annie:thumbsup:

NICE!!! Very well done and looked like a BLAST!!! Thanks for posting it up.. Puc

miss typed "signed "DragonRider" last year",, should have read "signed "DragonSlayer" last year",,,,, ooops.. and that wasnt a picture of YOU towing away that gorgeous MM!!!!!!!:rotf:

Yeaaaaaa,,, like Bob Seger says,, You can listen to the engine moanin out its one note song,,,, these ol V-4's can sure harmonize....

A bunch of ol cowpokes will be riding, hopin the clouds hold off that day,,, upon on the prairie they'll be restin, after all their fun and play,, their dreams filled up with treasures from all the sites they've seen,,, riding cross this country upon their iron steeds.... Yeeeepeee aye ohhhhhhhhh,,, yepeeeeee iiiiiii eayyyyyyyyy,,,, Venture Ridersss on their wayyyyy...

WOW,, now thats cool.. 10 BUCKS FOR A LIFETIME PASS?? WOW!! I been buying YEARLY passes for years now,, always have enjoyed the Parks - they are AMAZING biking areas!! Probably get to 62 (not far away now), get that life time pass your talking about BlueSky, pack up the bike and Tippy and I will never be seen again,,,,, lost forever out west in some National Park...

Looks great!!

WOW Micko,, THAT is gorgeous,,, dont know much about modern bikes but gonna take a guess,,, brand new Harley Street Glide,, am I close?? I LOVE that color brother!! Sorry to hear about your knee issues,, but I totally understand your looking for a lower center of gravity,, gotta hand it to the vast motorcycle selection of today - something to fit almost every need!! Glad you will be sticking around VR, looking forward to some ride reports on the new bike and will be watching the ads for that left over stuff of yours.... Thanks for the pic - NICE - real NICE!! Puc

Thanks David, WILL DO - your number will be on our "hit list"... Tippy has never been to Jerome but has heard me talk about it lots (I love old Cowboy towns like Jerome, those little hideaways are way more to my liking than popular "hot towns".. Really looking forward to getting back thru there.. On another note,, we have been having a BALL "National Parking", buy a yearly pass every year.. You are pretty much on the path out of Southwest Texas chasing tumbleweeds toward a place called Joshua NP of which is also on our gotta see list (neither of us have been to that one).. Good chance, unless we get chased North by some major heat wave (never anything written in stone with me), we will be down your way!! At any rate,, I will give you a shout when we get into AZ, grab a tent, sleeping bag and pair a pliars to pull the goat heads from your tires and hook up with us, would LOVE to meet you!! Do us a favor, put a "do not nibble" hex on those rattlers out there for us for the first couple weeks of June will ya,,, rattle yes - nibble no:rotf: Sooo lookin forward to this...... Puc

Dont forget to pull the airbox cover and check for mice nest.. Best wishes Black Wing for a safe and fun journey!! Puc

Nice Hoosier,, real nice find!! Thanks for takin the time to take some shots for us and post it up!! Thats a good lookin ol Royale! Your my kinda people!! Puc

Had me jumpin thinkin I really screwed up... Ran out to the garage and started strappin on the tent.. Tippy stopped me and said,,,Honeeee,, we got another week.. Carbon-One HAS to be a wrong cause my Tippy never is... Carbon1,, if your just headin out early, HAVE A SAFE AND FUN RIDE,, SEE YOU SOON!! Puc

Greeting Obla, and welcome to VR!! Been reading the responses so far and you are getting some GREAT advice!! I agree with the thought that you should see if any of these guys happen to be in your area,, someone who has been around these things for a while could probably shed some light on your bikes situation at just a meer listen too... These folks are that sharp!! True story below, 1st part is for your info,, the second part is amongst some people that have met and know me (not aimed at you in any way).. Few years ago I went up to Kalkaska to look at what was to become Tweeks, our 5th 1st Gen.. Test rode her, came back and ask the guy how long it had been running like that,, he said,, it has always ran that good since the day I bought it.. I told him that it was wayyyy under powered and I thought it was probably diaphram/carb related.. Got a good deal ($700 bucks) and headed home with her.. Ran 70 all the way home on the highway.. Took the covers off the slides, found 2 (thats right - 2) diaphrams were in pieces,, totally seperated from the slides.. Stuck her back together with good slide/diaphrams,, she is now old and tired but will still run 100 plus all day long,,, running on all 4 has its advantages.. (THAT WAS THE PART FOR YOU OBLA) Opppsss,, wait a minute,,,, we are talking 2nd Gens here,, my bad,,, I have heard they are slower,, never owned one so I really shouldnt even be speaking up,,,, maybe YammerDan could tell ya if the two are that much different,,,, I cant imagine that the 2nd Gen performance is equal to a 1st Gen running on 2,,,,, maybe,, but I doubt it.... Should at least be equal to running on 3:backinmyday::stirthepot: (THAT WAS THE PART FOR THOSE WHO KNOW IT APPLIES) PUC

Hey Buddy,, 6334 are the last 4 diggits on my VIN,,, maybe I will play a combination of those numbers in the lottery,,, they sure been a winner,,,, so far..