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NOW YOUR TALKING!!!!!!!:cool10: I love your bike shots but that shot of the Cactus with the mountains in the background makes me wanna pack the bike!!!!!!!! Thank you for caving into my childish demanding ways!!! BEAUTIFUL PICS!!!!!! Puc

AWESOME!!!! Sounds like you two had a BALL!!!! Got any pics? Puc likes pics, Puc wants pics, PUC NEEDS PICS.. :rotf:

And those kinda guys dont take no crap from nooooooo body, especially the Angels!! I remember once I was at this party where a whole bunch of the Angels and their biker chicks had gathered,, seems these 2 mean ornery nasty low life bikers decided to play a trick on another member.. As I recall, these spooky charectors had been teasing this other biker for years by calling him a certain name, they knew his "trigger" well! They made plans to use a "prospect" (if you need explanation of what a prospect is you havent been around the biker world long enough) in the delivery of their evil ways.. Having secured a promise that the prospect would have no harm come his way, nor harm come to the chick that rode on the back of his Iron (this prospect was obviously nobodys fool) the prospect decided to go for it. The prospect delivered the message to the unsuspecting biker as instructed by the the Angels and all heck broke loose (language softened in compliance with VR rules).. In an instant the Angels club house erupted into mass chaos.. All the innocent prospect could do was try to stay out of the way... The language used and violence that ensued was unmeasureable.. Had it not been for the years of bonding that had passed within the group I doubt there would have been any survivors!! Bottom line, yea,,, we certainly dont need NONE of this type hangin around - HD riders or not.. On the other hand,,,, that was fun,,,, I would do it again in a heart beat :rotf::rotf::rotf:

Every time I read a thread like this or go and pick up another low mileage fixer upper I am shocked by it... It amazes me the people that buy a bike, ride it a few miles and than it sets, and sets, and sets for years.. I mean 5000 miles on a 1983 Venture,,, poor thing, all it ever wanted to do was be ridden..

It would if she was carrying the trip money supply ,, or if she was the one mechanically inclined ,, OR if she was the muscle of the two - as in wait till she gets her hands around someones scrawny little neck...

Personally I like VR just the way it is, thats my story and I am stickin to it!!!!!!

For a minute there I thought we were talking about horns,, guess I will go back under my rock..

Are we talking about an area around the pipe itself? If so, I wonder if you are seeing an exhaust leak, not an electrical issue.

Ahhhh,, yea,, of course I do,, stop that teasing,, you know I have a test ride addiction.... Man,,, I was hopin you got that blondie for a song... Hey, what do think the possibilities are of taking a complete V-max and converting it over to a bagger?? Ever heard of anyone takin that project on??? Crazy cool weather makes my mind switch gears from riding to configuring...

Tippy said "now THAT is gorgeous",, to which I totally agree!!! We LOVE chasin the sunset,,, I always call it "magic hour", there is just something about riding when the sun is off your back (out west) and out of your eyes and the warmth is blowing over your body and the sky is speakin to your soul and....

I LOVE standing in the garage, staring at the bike at the end of the season and remembering all the times of exactly that... down right enjoyable at the end of the day!!!

Soooooooo,,, I was wrong on the 2nd gen thingy,,,,, its a an old Sporty??? Or should that read "tired of getting kicked"?? :detective:

Bad plug wire (s),,, caps can get high resistance so no spark.. Also, the small plugs on our bikes dont take to well to blackening from over choking,, good idea to drop in new plugs and do a compression test.. Also,, Carb diaphrams.. Pretty easy to check but he didnt get that far...

Skidder,,,, your not suppose to do that,,,,, it stirs the hive and than someone gets stung -usually the stirrer ----- or the one who is slowest,, and there are lots of innocent bystanders still riding something other than 1st gens (beat ya to it Yammer)...

Yea,, its gorgeous down yonder.. Got bad news for you though,,, there is really no connection between the CRAZY people and the Dragon,,, as long as you call around to "some" of our members who live down yonder and make sure they are staying off the Dragon it may very well be one of the safest places down there:cool10::rotf::whistling: :225: JUST REMEMBER, IF YOU PULL INTO DEALS GAP GAS STATION AND SEE GROUPS OF VENTURERIDERS GATHERED AND YOU DONT LIKE CRAZINESS - RUN!!!!!! Puc

Hey Sandy Went and looked at an 83 Blonde in GR the other day,, low miles but only runnin on a couple cylinders.. Made a lowball offer, the kid passed and than I told him how to fix it He e-mailed me to tell me I was right and he couldnt believe its power now:cool10: Also said he had a couple guys coming today and if they passed he would call,, not a word since sooooo, I am assuming Sandy has a "new" 83 Blonde in his fold!! If you do,,, CONGRATS,, if not,,,,, wonder where the yellow went...... Puc

HERE HERE!!! all we gotta do is talk our Canadian brothers into keepin a lid on their northern winds a little longer eay..

Yep,,, couldnt agree more!! Personal choice is something we motorcyclist take great pride in claiming ownership of,, beyond that its just two wheels and miles of smiles:whistling: :rotf: GOOD POINT!! That particular bike had the Stage 1, also had an audio system on it to plug an mp3 player into(no radio-no cassette) and the seat/backrest/rear carrier rack.. All OPTIONAL equipment that they had installed.. I am sure the pegs are stock equipment and they just didnt bother to take them off,,,, still really looks stupid I gotta tell ya,, me and Bubba,, we still love the looks of the "Bottle Cap" Indian better than the new ones.. I know they had a lot of problems with that motor but I think if I were going to choose one (and couldnt find a REAL 46 Chief to invest into) I would actually rather have one of those.. and Bubba,,, he's just lookin for something to sink his teeth into - know what I mean Vern..

Hi Alan It was indeed a BLAST meeting/chatting with you down at Vogel!! Thanks again for all the info about the land down under - including the "swag" idea!!! Thanks for coming to the land up yonder and visiting with us! What a great summer! Puc The guy with the Aussie flag sticker all because of you two!!:cool10:

WAY TO GO YOU TWO!!!! Don, now thats the way to break in a new bike, turn it loose and dont look back:cool10: And I think you are one of the wisest bosses on the planet - riding with a buddy on a Yam,,,,, just in case I always thought it would be fun to buy a new HD, get the extended warranty with no mileage limit and just see how far I could push it.. It would be a blast to pull into the dealership with a million miles on a bike still under warranty Sounds like you guys had fun and THAT is the name of the game!! Puc How did the bikes compare in MPG?

Isnt it amazing how versatile these ol thangs are,,, I mean really!!! Some tour, some play, some go puttin and some go whoopin..

Man this just aint right,,, Don, you are suppose to at least keep the Venture until all the folks who havent had the pleasure of meeting you yet (like Tip and I) get to meet you on your Venture!!!! Man THAT is a gorgeous bike!!! Indeed, someone is getting steal!!! Hey,, how did the V-max rearend work out for you? Compare stock gearing to this gearing at say 70 MPH, what kinda "R's" are you running and fuel economy.. Good luck with the new Harley (they are awesome!!), the trade for that row raft from Bubba (I met him at Vogel this year, I would double check that raft for leaks before trading,, just sayn) and/or the selling of your Yam!!!! Man that is a gorgeous machine..... Puc

Couldnt agree more Sandy!! Its a great time of year to have cash and a little free time - from now till February its BUY TIME in Michigan!!!! You got competition buddy :rotf: Hey,, get chur peee pickn hands off that V-max, I saw it first,, no I did,, while we are wrestling some VR member from down south sneaks in an steals the deal... and than we go down there and NAIL EM!!! in the wheeling dealing this fall Sandy!!! BRING EM HOME BUDDY!!!! Puc

Man I hate when that happens!!! Those stupid aerosol cans always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time around here too!!!!

Adventurous Annie and Awesome Alan - It was FANTASTIC to finally get to meet the famous couple from "down under"!!!! What a special treat for Tippy and I - THANK YOU for allowing us to be part of your 2014 USA tour!! Our bike says hi and thanks for the stickers that it wears with pride - every where we go now people ask us about Australia,, what a BLAST to tell them about you folks, Vogel and the fun we all had "down yonder" with the VR group!! Please bring a live Kangaroo and a Crockadial for show and tell when you come back - :rotf: Love you both!!!! Scott and Cheryl (Puc n Tippy) Happy trails and PLEASE come back soon!!!