cowpuc

Why did I dream about black snow last night? Why did it taste funny! Why did I drop that can of spray paint yesterday.. Why did it puncture when it hit the floor? Why does spray paint dry faster when it all comes out all at once? Why did Kawasaki choose black for their bike frames?

THANK YOU AWS!!!!! Guy wasnt sure when he emailed me back,,, said it was either 9,345 miles or 93,345.. Your another VR life saver!! Puc

Ok you guys,, got a quick question,,, I have a person that called about an ad I have up, says they have a year 2000 RSV to deal on.. Problem is they were not real sure on the miles.. Looking at the odometer, there are places for 6 digits (this is what I had explained to me). Does the year 2000 odometer have a 5 place miles reading and a 1 place tenths reading or are all 6 positions on the odometer face read in miles.. HELP and THANKS ahead of time!! Puc

YEA THAT!!!!!!

WOW Scotty,, it just hit me after I watched that video,, I must have some Canadian blood in me somewhere!!!!!!!!!

Yeaaaa, and why so big like the ones on that skeeter a page or so ago,,,,, I was wondering the same thing Drreb,,,,,,, why?

Good point George!! I have done lots of tanks thru the years,, I tried the Cream Coat kits, made my own out of a mix of Seal All (GREAT STUFF with many uses) and acetone, tried the electrolisis method (google it, this works really good too) and finally found this stuff called "RED COAT".. The red coat is what a lot of radiator shops use (finally figured it out).. The really nice thing about the red coat is that you dont have to (I still do) acid the tank first.. It literally makes a tank within a tank.. I know of three bikes that I sold many many years ago that the red coat still looks like new in!!

This one has the original carb on it Squidley, got the prettiest little "AMF Harley Davidson" molded right into the casting,,,, probably made by Keihin or something cause I highly doubt HD made their own carbs,, maybe though... You gonna try an S&S Super next?

Yea,, why? Why be? Why nuts? Why we? But most important - Why Why?

This thread has the potential for becoming another "Why" thread,,, Ok ok.. I will bite.. I bet its cause in bowling the balls attempt at making all the pins strike each other is accomplished when they all fall down,,,,, and in base ball the balls objective is to strike the catchers mitt and avoid getting hit by that nasty bat... You guys know that in order to figure out these advanced questions you have to be able to think like a ball dont cha....

PSYCH!!!!!!! Fits perfect though dont it Squid,, that BONGOBOB is always such a "colorful" individual!!:rotf:

Or send it to me and I will gladly take it out and send it back to you Golfer!! Just my way of saying thanks again for the AWESOME liners!!! Puc

I'm with Unc,, I would drill a small hole in the end of the battery just big enough for the tip of a screw to start into and screw the screw in,, it will probably come out with just the screw tighting as your turning it,, if it dont - grab the end of the screw with some pliers and yank it outta dare!!!

why we be nuts? Why nuts be we? Why be nuts we? We be nuts why? We nuts, why be?

I cant stand it no longer BONGO,,, come on,, you can do it,, just one more and its PAR TAY TIME!!!! I keep looking east waiting for the big fireworks show to begin,, :179::thumbsup::clap2::clap2::clap2::bagpipes-emoticon::bagpipes-emoticon::bagpipes-emoticon::fatsmiley::fatsmiley::fatsmiley::santa::santa::rudolf::rudolf::337::337::photographing::ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_thy-vi101212101:ice_yaw-vi121414111:ice_yaw-vi121414111:ice_yaw-vi121414111:ice_yaw-vi121414111:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:sign outstanding::sign outstanding::sign outstanding::fingers crossed::fingers crossed::group cheers::group cheers::group cheers::group cheers::group cheers::900[1]::900[1]::2ORANGE::2ORANGE::2ORANGE::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay::wel_ani3Tay:

If its not an internal tank issue I wonder if that stuff Brain (Tx2sturgis) told us about this past winter would be a good product to spray in that area... It was an aircraft anti corrostion spray of some kind.. Maybe he will chime in here.. Puc

Thanks Stick, glad you liked it!! Pet that FXR for me too bro!! Puc

Thanks for letting me know that Randy,, could you try it again and see if it now works? Thanks!!! Puc

Here ya go Randy (and Tx too - he is speakin my lingo below!!)...I am out of breath in the Video,,, I just couldnt help attempting a kick starting,, three twists, choke at 1/4 pull,,, bring the piston up between the cam lobes,,, tryed and tryed,,, ending up using electric and it started right up... Oh well,, maybe when it warms up a little:rotf: Oh yea,, I left a little message on this U Tube link for all my VR friends! 100% in totaly agreement there Brian,,, dont know what it is but certainly have a tone of their own!! This one REALLY sounds good on the road!! May pull the idle down a little but I wanna wait till it gets warm enough here for the old oil pump to be pumping something besides molassis before is do!!! Heres a few more pics too...

Oh man Howard,, I wish we would have known,, DOG GONE IT!! So I dont miss another opportunity to stop and say HOW-DY (not much of pun but a little one),, give me some orientation of where you are.. We camped last year in the campground (very unusal for us - its usually behind a pine tree or something) on the Jackson Hole side of Tetons.. We rode thru the Tetons up to what is probably the South Gate to get into Yellowstone last year.. In the Tetons we rode up this mountain to view this lake that is shaped like a,,, something I cant put on here... So,,,,, give me an idea of where the building is located from those land markers.. Ohhhhhh man,,, I am sorry we missed you!!! Next time we will DEFINITLY stop and say HI!!! Puc

Heyyy ya Hammer,, sounds like a BLAST to me!!! Couple a quick points about tent camping out there,,, if you are at all like me and will drop that tent just about anywhere - check the ground carefully for pickers (never had a problems with the infamous rattlers out there but WOW the pickers!!).. There are these pickers out in Texas/New Mexico/Arizona that they call "Goat Heads",, and they are everywhere!! They are about the size of our "sand burrs" but way more potent!! They have 3 horns on them (probably why they call em Goat Heads) that are easily stiff enough to go right thru rubber on the tires!! Nasty little suckers!! A little south of Flagstaff AZ (I am going by memory here but I think its HWY 15,, maybe..) is this little town called Jerome,, I LOVE Jerome!!! To get there, instead of taking 15 (if thats what it is - its the main highway going south out of Flag toward Phoheenix!!) just a few miles out of Flag there is a Canyon Rd that runs parellal with the Highway, runs on the west side of the highway, RIDE IT down to Jerome!! You wont want to leave - I guarentee it!! Coming back toward Flag from Jerome (North of Flag this time) and heading toward the South Rim.. Just outside of Flag in that direction is also thier 3 mountains (cant remember their names, ask anyone in Flag they will tell ya) - outstanding exploring in those three mountains, one of them has an area that has, and STILL ALIVE,, the oldest trees alive on our planet, I think they are called "Joshua Trees".. There is a park that (I spent 3 days exploring it - its unreal) is laid out among these trees!! Dont wanna miss this bro!! ANother of these mountains has an Observatory on it,, the road leading up to the Observatory is OUTSTANDING biking!! Have no idea of the roads that I took to do this but on one of my trips out there on the way to Page I ended up in a National Park area that has HUGE Lava flows (cool place) and an Indian Ruins area.. Another place that is nothing short of AWESOME!!.. There is a GREAT food fest just on the other side of the river from Page - cant miss it,, its COWBOY food!! Dropping down to the North Rim,, GORGEOUS Pine Growths once ya get close to the rim, north side is much more unconjested then the south and the pine needles make good bedding LOL.. If you head out toward Zion NP from the North Rim you will ride thru a little town called Kanob UT,, I also love this place,, Holly Wood did a lot of shooting their - Gunsmoke stuff,, on the North West side of town is a little motel with a Museum beside it.. If you can pick it up the Museum is AMAZING!!! From there on up ALL the National Parks are absolutley amazing places!! I would strongly recommend buying the Year Pass for the parks,, lay out a map and just ride park to park.. Watch your fuel in Utah,, I have pushed a number of times.. Also,, watch the skys in the mountains,, bad weather comes out of no where.. I always try to come down out of the mountains,, if possible, before dark cause I have ended up waking to snow even in August!! Also have had the best luck riding the mountains from sunup to about 2 pm - always seems like after 2 they can get dicey.. Carry a gallon of water, an extra quart of fuel and lots of sunscreen.. Another GREAT ride is "the loneliest highway in America",, take it from Salina Utah to the new Top Gun Town out in Nevada,, what the heck was the name of that town,, arrrrgg... Anyway,, that Top Gun Town has some AWESOME free airshows (really not airshows - just the best of the best doing their thing) and a fantastic public pool!!! Loves truck stops have the best showers, Walmart has the best cheapest gallon jugs of water (Carry a gallon of water, an extra quart of fuel and lots of sunscreen..) , Walgreen sells the highest grade sunscreen for lips (I use it on my nose and ears too) - DONT FORGET THIS STUFF!!,, keep a close eye on the rear tire if you end up in heat - what looks like half way used up can go south REAL FAST.... Heyyy,, you guys gonna try and get out to that "Dalles" gathering?? There is a really good chance, especially if our snow is gone,, that Tippy and I are gonna make that.. We are hoping and planning to also ride down across the southern part of Texas (she has been begging me to see the Alamo) and then up to Sac to see the kids and than up to "Dalles" to say hi to all those yahoo's,,, might see you there,, ya never know with us.. Hope my lecture helped somehow.. Puc

Randy,,,, crazy as this may sound,,, that ol shovel runs great (not normal,, usually I at least gotta do carb work on em)!! I gotta go do just a little cleaning on it here,, gotta guy coming to look at it,, I will snap a few more shots of it and maybe a short vid of it running just to :stirthepot: around here.. There seems to be a number of others on VR that are into this stuff too that might enjoy the ... Funny though,, I thought Freebird, Annie and I were the only ones who really liked Harleys :rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: Oooooppsss,, there goes my membership,,, right out the backdoor:stickinouttounge:

Me too Mike, me too!! I did a number of the shovels (AMF Cones) last year too, they have really been good sellers for me - I think its cause they are affordable (check out the values of an old Hydraglide like Ground Huggers brother is doing - WOW).. It is AMAZING to me though because it seems like only yesterday that NOBODY wanted those AMF bikes,,, "dat aint no Harley" and "it's a cross between a bowling pin and a motorcycle" were the comments back than,, sheesh,, seems like yesterday,, where does the time go.. Funny how now they sell like hot cakes,,, got a guy coming to look at this one today :rotf: Ya know doo,, I never really understood it but Suzuki never really caught on around here.. I was spinning wrenches in a Honda shop back then,, we had stellar business, guy who owned the Yam shop was a personal friend and he was pretty busy too BUT the Suzy shop,, slower than molasses... For every 100 Wings ya saw around you would see 5 Ventures and, if you were lucky,, 1 Cavalcade.. Same with the Madura's/V-Max's/Magna's.. Funny too cause the Suzy's were really neat bikes with way better instrumentations and they ran GREAT... OH WOW!!! THAT is gorgeous Ground Hugger!! I absolutly LOVE the Hydraglides!! I am sure you know this but others might not,,, its probably somewhere in the mid 50's bike, probably came originally with suicide clutch and tank shift and probably a panhead and probably worth a LOT of money just the way its shown in pic!!! Tell your brother :thumbsup:for me next time you see him.. Also tell him that if I EVER get a chance to ride with you I would LOVE to stop and see his project!! Telling ya,, it just does something to me to even be in the same room with those old bikes,,,, they got SOUL!!

Prayers up!!

Why do I feel like the nut that has the skeeter sitting on it,, why doesnt it just fly away, why do I see four skeeters sittin on peanuts when I cross my eyes,, Why does it take one to know one Annie?? :rotf: