cowpuc

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..

bumpity,, bump, bump. Bump......

That goes both ways DragonSlayer,, that goes both ways!! While finishing up stickin the front wheel on Tweeks I was in the middle of a major balancing act,,, got the wheel between my knees lifting it up, got the speedo drive in my right hand holding it in place, moving the spacer on the other side around with my left hand, line up bar hangin from the axle hole waitin to be pushed in,,everything was perfect,, Than,, it happened.. I looked down and gazed at the sticker from "Moab" on the tip of Tweeks front fender staring at me,, across the top of that sticker is where you signed "DragonRider" last year.. All of a sudden a thought of you and I singin "Psycho Dad" popped into my mind, I started laughin and everything fell :rotf::rotf: After I chased down the wheel spacer that got so scared it was trying to run and hide under the front of our KIA,, the thought ran thru my mind that I may end up having to put the wheel back on with my eyes closed,,,, all because of the likes of my buddie - DragonRider:rotf: Who's the man with his front end wrong, thinkin of this crazy song, all those friends he has and had,, Psycho Dad Heyyy,, Bob,,, do me a favor will ya,, park that gorgeous MM of yours next to ol Tweeks will ya,,,, there are a few parts on it that I could use (like everything but the ignition switch - take that too if your crazy enough to leave the key in it)

TO VR BRandx!!!!! WOW BR,, THAT is one pretty bike!! Got it Friday and got 480 miles on her already!!!!:dancefool: YOU ARE ON TO IT MY FRIEND!!! Ride it like ya stole it!! Ya make this fellow Michigander PROUD!! My wife is from Caledonia,, real nice folks come from your neck of the woods and your probably one of them so I will give ya a heads up... Some of these yahoo's can be kinda sneaky (Probably what CarbonOne was referring to as "touched") but their bow wow's are worse than their toothless bites :rotf: Have a GREAT summer on that new bike, hope to see you out enjoying it to the fullest!!! Puc

OUCH MARK!! Praying for you!! Thankfully your OK!! Puc

:rotf::rotf::rotf: Ironic that you mention cleaning Dan,,,, my neighbor stops down and asks when I am gonna clean that "filthy old thing",, I said,, whaaaat:confused24:,, says,, bring it down and I will wash it for you,, I said,, problem is those old gold side covers got dirt on them from the 1980's riding with my kids and the bikes got Montana clay on it from 4 years ago and I dont wanna wash it off cause its all a keep sake.. Not only that,, you knock off one of my stickers and I WILL BE TICKED!! Shook his head and walked away... Funny old world aint it... Now,, if I had that GORGEOUS bike of Don's,,, indeed I would polish er up real purdy,, and probably wouldnt take er single trackin out in Utah either :rotf:

Got them both from Harbor Freight last year.. I watched and nailed one of their super coupon deals, walked out there with the jack and the bead breaker for 150 bucks.. I have an air over lift table too (built many many bikes on an old oak door with a wooden frame under it but wayyy to old for that stuff now) but the jack serves a totally different function.. One of the handiest tools for wrenching on bikes I have ever owned!! That little bead breaker the same,, think it was only 20 bucks,, it sure beats driving a car onto a 2x6 laying across the tire!! By the way,, I have done a BUNCH of brake jobs on our cars (kids never really leave ya know) using that fork jack, works AWESOME,, also really really handy for working on the deck of the lawn tractor...

Heyyyy,, Hi Hushpuppy.. Would LOVE to meet up with you too Richard,, its a BLAST putting faces to names!! We get anywhere near you I will most certainly give you a call.. Another interesting thing for us is the kids gave us a "tablet" for Christmas,, I intend to keep a travel log of some sort going on here of our where abouts as I am able (do Burger Kings out there have WIFI?).. We will be floppin our tent across the Lone Star State early in June (middle of the first week sometime).. I dont usually travel by clock,, more of wind chaser if you will.. What is the best time of day for me to call you if we are fortunate enough to be near Abilene?? RIGHT BACK AT CHA DALE,, CANT WAIT!!!!!! :cool10:

1425,,, I would do the buy back for that if it were mine,, thing would make a fun Chopper even if it did have a tweeked frame.. On the same token though, I am a grease monkey.. If nothing else, you could stick it on Ebay and see what happens, got to be folks on here/there needing a good motor if nothing else... Ya just never know.. 500 over book sounds good to me,,, for a buyout on the bike.. Seen a LOT of insurance companies not be that fair!! Good on em!! Sorry it all happened the way it did Shotgun BUT glad your not giving up,, best wishes finding that next bike (listen to your wife - keep her happy,,, lifes wayyyyy more fun that way!!)!! Puc