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Yet another all out attack by terrorist has happened to our brothers and sisters in the great country of Israel. I know we have at least one member there and just wanted you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your fellow statesmen as you deal with this latest rocket attack against your homeland. Indeed, Prayers Up for all suffering caused by the low lifes you have to contend with, may their acts of atrocity be dealt with swiftly and justice prevail!

Great thread Bay, thank you for crankin er up brother and THANK YOU Bossman Freebird for jumping in and sharing your take on the ups and downs of club life = YOU my brother are GREATLY appreciated!! Concerning the Face Book matter. I am probably alone on this but watching our Face Book page and Face Book in it's self leach long time members from here - many of them being dear to myself - was/is, has been heartbreaking. While I do have a Face Book account, I am actually quite apposed to Face Book as they tend to be kind of sneaky. One of the things that I have always loved about our site is the fact that we are a "for pay site". IMHO, the goofy little $1 a month club dues keep a TON of riff raff at bay (no pub intended Bay) as a lot of people actually do better when they got skin in the game and most creeps aren't gonna pay a dime to do their nasty deeds. Truthfully, another IMHO's, I do not think the getting old factor is that big of thing for loss of long time friends and a reduction in activity on the site. I think our involvement, as a club, with Face Book has been the number 1 cause of loss of activity here = IMHO, it has served as a dividing of the ranks. When our Face Book account first started, the question of linking activity there directly to the club house was broached. Unfortunately, that never happened and, kind of like in any relationship, no contact = loss of bonding and eventually, loss of interest. It would be interesting now that VR Face Book has been incorporated for a good spell to know whether or not those that jumped ship at the beginning are still active on the VR Face Book page. My guess (and this is just a guess) would be that our Face Book has also taken a hit as people find out what Face Book really is all about. I know one thing for sure, I sure miss the good ol days in the club when the halls and walls were echoing with the sounds of spirited livelyness.. I do join you though with shear excitement at the amount of new members coming onboard and LOVE the questions and life they bring.. Freebird,, are you open to questions and suggestions about things we/you may be able to do to assist the newbie"s in their plight to plant roots? If so, here may be something to think about,, maybe, maybe not. One of the things I have noticed on the newbie welcome page is the amount of responses that the new comers write to their being welcomed by yourself.. Long ago I surmised that your greetings were actually a computer generated greeting and that the newbie sign on may have thought you were actually talking directly to them. I may be wrong in this and maybe you are actually hand typing all those greetings? If so, my apology for misreading what I have always thought was going on. I often thought to my self what my feeling would be if I responded in kind to an open greeting and got no further response to my response, again IMHO, first encounters are often a make it or break it deal. If I am correct and the new member welcome page is set up with a computer generated "Hello and Welcome to VR", I wonder if, somehow, any responses to that initial greeting by the new member could be automatically forward here to the Water Hole so they could be exposed to those who dont make a habit of hanging out on the new member greetings page? Concerning the new bikes low sales.. I think you may see some HUGE changes in that as Yamaha continues to drop prices on left over 18's = LOTS of great deals out there!! From what I have been told by our local dealers, there is no such thing as a 2019 as Mom Yam has stopped production and, according to the folks here at one of our local shops, Yamaha may just be doing some more updating on issues regarding top end failures. I was told recently that a redesign on the lifters may very well be in the works = quite possibly Roller Lifters may be coming. IMHO, this should make the engine a lot more durable for long distance riding - especially for doing so in high temps. The word internally at at least one Yam shop is that 2020 could see this improvement. For those who love the air cooled, push rod V-Twin mode of CTFW, this could result in a substantial increase in being willing to lay out the long bucks for the big Yam:happy34:

Glad your home and doing well brother!! Take er easy and give that Tuner a chance to adjust to lop eared varmint lifestyle,, wont be long and you'll be back out howlin at the moon and chasing cars!! Concerning firing up the WWW and forgetting about it,, by all means, have at er BUT please make sure you got the full choke choke tubes screwed into the nozzles and that they are aimed directly at North Carolina,, you got a lop eared buddy varmint down yonder named Sly that is just itchin to see if he can blow the powder off his driveway with his 12 gauge shotgun!!

Yes,, yes, yes,, by all means YES! Please do cover the great State of North Carolina with a goodly amount of White Wash Fool,, just for fun!!!

:sign Rock On::sign Rock On:!!!!!!!!! gonna be keepin an eye out there Mr. MayAR

I have numerous SKS's, all bought during the old days of 85 dollar imports, and all of them came with the 1000 meter sights. Unfortunately none of mine were even close to being accurate within even a 12 inches at ranges over 100 yards.. Actually my 1911 is a far more accurate shooter than any of the SKS's I owned. I did have a Russian made Kalashnikov 762x39 AK that was a lot better shooter but I sold that at a Gun Show by hangin it over my shoulder and walking around playing with vendor's pistols with a cardboard "for sale" sign hanging out of it's barrel and tripled my money on it so it is longggggggg gone like a thousand hot dogs at a Puc Meet - Greet and Eat Meat outing.. Personally, I wouldnt put a lot of faith in judging a shooters accuracy by the type of sights on the receiver - IMHO, that would be like judging how fast a bike is by looking at the speedometer and seeing how high it reads:hurts:. Check this out you guys!! I just scarfed up 1000 rounds of 556 tracer's.. I purpose built my AR15 with the 1:7 twist so it matches the Military twist specifically built for keeping the heavier weight steel cored ammo mixed with a tad of tracers. Much to my surprise (and Tippy's too) instead of coming in plastic bags like my bulk 45 ammo comes in, it came in this AWESOME genuine U.S. Army issued Ammo Can still with it's original Army markings = DEFINITELY MAN CAVE MATERIAL BROTHERS!!!:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool:

Sounds like a BLAST!! While I am unable to do any all day rides due to medical complications Tip and I would probably be interested if the Meet n Greet were found to be up on the Lake Michigan lakeshore closer to the Michigan/Indiana border as soon as the weather warms up.. Regardless of that though, I/we wish you nothing but the best in your pursuit to rally the lop eared varmint VR troops!

Most carbed scoots have some form of slide in them with a metering rod sticking out the bottom of it. That metering rods control the fuel flow coming out of the bowl, thru the main jet and into the emusion tube for atomization. Most bikes (IMHO) also have a metering rod that is notched for adjustability with a clip holding e metering rod in position - the adjustability is for fine tuning the fuel/air mix right off idle when the metering rod is lifted up out of the main jet. That metering rod is tapered so the more ya wick er up on the throttle, the further open the main is. The emulsion tube that the metering rod slides in and out of is made of brass and (at least this is my theroy), because on the Venture the slides are horizontal, the emulsion tubes can oblong/wear and allow more fuel to be pulled in thru the main and end up running fat and reducing MPG. Our V-4's have a non adjustable metering rod in them so what some of us shim the metering rod using nylon washers to drop the rods until I liked how it ran. I took my verniers and an old metering rod from a dirt bike and measured the distances from notch to notch to get an idea of how far really smart people who design this stuff thought it would take to get some change in fuel flow. I then went to ACE Hardware and dug around and found some nylon washers that were 10 thousandths (.010) thick and the right O.D./I.D.. I then used them as shims to drop the rods one "notch" of distance worth at a time till I got my good crisp throttle response back, gained over 10 MPG on the deal too.. Anyone reading this and thinking of playing with this stuff should be made aware that one of our members, Skydoc I believe, sells "kits" for doing what I am describing.. If you dont want to go thru the hassle of chasing down nylon washers like I did ya might wanna check with the Doc..

Sad day indeed, great loss for our community!! Arlen was a very talented individual and a big time forward thinking bike designer. If memory serves correctly he was the man behind the Victory Vision design. When they rolled the new Venture out at Americade at Lake George a couple years ago I looked at Tip and said that I could not help but wonder if Mr. Ness had gone to work for Mom Yam after Polaris had swamped the Victory line = sure had that "Arlen look" to it IMHO. He definitely impacted the bike design industry thru the years.. RIP Arlen, your talents and love for our sport will be missed!

Ya just gotta work on your quick draw technique some there '59!! Pour with left, draw with the right

Wonder if misalignment at the Pumpkin to swingarm connection could cause this.. If I had one that was doing that and knew the pistons were not sticky in the calipers, I would check the axle alignment while coming into the right side of the swingarm just for kicks...

Shine,,, If that gorgeous scoot were mine I would get me some stickers made up that spell out "Gone Bootleggin", stick em on the back of the locker and head west CTFW!!

EXACTLY!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: and EVERY brand spanking new scoot of their choice will come with a trunk overflowing with FREE Hot Dogs!!

Indeed Cha,, that Kevin The PrairieHammer is one super duper top notched Venture guru,, best of the best IMHO!! I am running two e6000 diaphrams at the time! This will be season number two on em and last I checked = PERFECT!! I used YamaBond number 5 for many years (have never bought a new set of Diaphrams - always just did the YamaBond coating routine) and gotta say,, IMHO the e6000 is far superior. Wayyy easier to find too if ya ever need to do a patch (not just on Diaphrams either - I had to roll one of 1st Gens all the over on the side of mountain in Utah to upright it and crushed one of my saddlebags in the process = that e6000, as shown in the vid, did a fantastic job of plugging a 2x4 in hole,, along with tie wraps of course) while out CTFW. I actually found the stuff at a Dollar Store for a buck a tube! Worth a try Cha,, definitely worth a try!

Might try pulling the pads, clamping the pads that will move and pressing on the pedal real hard to see if you can force the stuck pistons out some. Watch em closely as you press down on the pedal, if one moves, allow it to move out about a pads width and clamp it and continue pressing to unstick the last one. Once ya get em all out a little more than the full width of a new pad, clean em up real well with brass brush or a brillo pad, smear a little brake fluid on em and push em back in again. Repeat a few times looking for scrub marks on the pads each time when ya move em out.. Sometimes you can free em up and not have to rebuild,, not always but it might be worth a try..

Good idea Carl! Only right now we are having Grand Paws famous Army Eggs ( cut up Hot Dog's, fry em and then mix in eggs and stir) and Toast cause it's a little early for dinner Sgaddetee again.. I highly doubt the results will be any different 2nd time around where he ate allll of his sgaddetee and 1/2 of mine yesterday,,, that result was 2 diaper changes and a swim in the tub BUT,, we can do it again just cause you mentioned it (I just asked him if sgaddetee sounded good for dinner and his eyes lit up so am taking that as a )..

Thanks brother FRANKY! Tip and I are totalling following your advice! Your friend in Michigan Scott LOL

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW ,,, NICE VAz,, VERY VERY NICE!!! As far as the lop eared VR varmint RVin meeting of whats left of the minds,,, "If you build it, they will come!!!":97:

Ahhhhh,,, the joys of Grand Parenting!! sleep overs at Grandma and Grandpa's are always the best!!

Probably only cause I run these poor scoots hard and into the ground @Chaharly but I can usually tell if my 1st Gens have lost that RTV seal on the rubber tubes on the bottom of the air box cause I start getting oil on the jugs from breather seepage coming out of the air box. I have tried several forms of sealant for a reseal and gotta say I have found E6000 (cheap too, especially if ya catch it at a Dollar Store) to work the best of the best! Just pull the tubes, clean everything real well with either brake or carb cleaner = clean till its is CLEAN.. Coat the groove with E6000, let it dry before using the air box. Definitely plug that hole and I would use E6000 for that too = has worked AWESOME in my squished saddlebag repair for years and is still pliable as shown in the video below!! Stuff is amazing!!

I have used a small weight scale to do the final set on my bikes for many years - scales the shooters use to measure hammer or trigger pull (have used em for double duty thru the years,, I'm a cheap bugger = multiple use of specialty tools = another flaw in my character:duck:) but the method has served me well. What have done on both my MX/Harescrambling race bikes, street bikes and even quads/three wheelers is as long as I know I have good bearings in the steer head and its lubed properly I will run the bottom spanner nut down and torque it to 5 ft pds, move the forks from lock to lock several times to displaced any grease from between the bearings/races, retorque to 6. Then put the spacer (some are rubber, some are steel) over the bottom spanner and spin on the upper. I like to hand tighten the upper as tight as I can get it and then finish it off with a nudge with a spanner so the spanner notches between top and bottom align. Reset the upper, toss on the stem nut. Center the bars so the front wheel is point straight ahead (dont have to be perfect). Take a tie wrap and zip it loosely on the end of each bar. Hook my trigger scale to the tie wrap and at a perpendicular angle to the grip lightly pull and watch for movement in the grip. I like to see movement at about 12 ozs of pull in both directions off each grip.. If its lacking I take the upper back off and tighten the upper spanner nut by one notch to realign again (hold the bottum nut with a spanner to nudge against),, if its tight I back off one notch = then check it again. I know,, all sounds really old schoolish but the above has done ok by me... Cheap Chinese Scale that would do the job? Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/50KG-5G-Hanging-Scale-Digital-Backlight-Fish-Luggage-Pocket-Weight-KG-LB-OZ-SA/283010907453?epid=2169391938&hash=item41e4c3bd3d:g:G6IAAOSwd0BVwtEo

and even if the Boss does care,,, IT WILL BE PARTY TIME IN THE PENALTY BOX FOR US LOP EARED VARMINTS!!! :guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2::guitarist 2:

Speaking of hitting the target, years ago the bar I attended fairly regularly had one of those famous "WE AIM TO PLEASE, YOU AIM TOO PLEASE" hanging over the urinals,, not sure why but your made me remember that r

and our dear and wonderful friend FlyinFool's VR "Friend" account just jumped by 1000%!!

Goofiest thread I ever did see.. Oh come on Unc,,, you know as well as all the rest of these varmints KNOW there is nothing going to happen to you no matter what you do with it... Just be careful handling it, wear gloves and saftey classes when you toss it in the dumpster and you'll be fine. Matter of fact,, if it were mine I would THROW it in the dumpster against something very hard cause I LOVE to hear the big CRASH and SMASH sounds... unless a black cat crosses your path while on the way to the dumpster,,, if that happens, carefully go back to where you found the mirror, set it down very carefully to not create any more cracks in it, walk back over to where the black cat crossed your path and step back and forth over his tracks 23 times and then carefully walk back to your bedroom, crawl in bed and cover your head and do not remove the covers for 21.12 hours exactly!!! Dont dally in doing all this if a black cat crosses your path cause the curse for not doing so, especially when dealing with a broken mirror, is that you will start turning into a dog! Oh my gosh,,, is there something wrong with the picture of you in your signature orrrr