Bert2006

We actually had a stroll through the Red Light District and it is more hyped up than it is in reality. Its all there, but I guess I am not as adventurous as I used to be On the brownies issue, all you had to do was walk the streets and you could get the benefit from second hand smoke, no brownies though:no-no-no:

Alright, my wife and I did a 14 day bus tour of Europe. It was the trip of a lifetime. Itinerary was as follows: London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucerne and finally Paris. We were part of a group of 43 that included mostly Australian, but also 3 American couples, 1 South African couple and us as the only Canadians. What a great bunch of people. Most of the traveling was by coach, but we also used the high speed train between London and Brussels; had Diner Cruises on the Rhine River as well as through the canals of Amsterdam and Cruise tours on the Thames in London and the Seine in Paris. So to answer your questions Puc: I was not fortunate enough to be able actually ride when I was there. The agenda was simply too full with other stuff. Honestly, I would have been comfortable to ride on their highway's in the less congested areas, but certainly not in the larger cities as the traffic there is just crazy and there are no rules being followed. Lane splitting in Europe is the norm for bikes and in Rome and Paris they are simply CRAZY. I saw guy's do things on Goldwing's and Harley's in traffic that left me royally impressed but also thinking that one of these day's their luck will run out. I will say that they have balls and talent:bowdown: As for campgrounds and parks, I saw lots of camping areas, but nothing that looked like a park as we define it. I am sure they are there, but just did not see any. And tx2sturgis, I have attached the selfie in front of the Louvre:Laugh: Now, etcswjoe, the only thing that felt like jail was not being able to ride my bike for those 14 day's. I feel blessed that we had the opportunity to do this. Not sure if we will ever get back there, but this trip has helped us decide which countries we would return to and those are Italy and France. BTW, my wife's name is France so this was special for her. Also added some of the 6000 pictures I took from the trip. Cheers!

Recently took a 14 day trip. Guess where from the following photos. Hint..multiple countries. You will also see a 2nd gen hidden somewhere....

Snakenado??????

:sign yeah that:

Commander II's front and back with smaller front tire. 5000km on them and they look brand new.

Wow nice bike, welcome back.

Glad you are ok, must have been a hard hit. What excuse did the other driver have.

I got these this spring...love them http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/icon-superduty-2-gloves.html

MMMMMMMMM Black Cherry........it is the best color:thumbsup:

Is that a 3rd gen Seriously, nice looking bike. Classy color combination.

Saw one of these today and man do they look slick. As the fellow stopped it seemed automaticaly deploy and then retract as he was pulling away. Neat. http://www.crossroadstrikes.com/Alternatives/RetractATrike.html Wonder if it could work on a Venture.

Check out these theads, may give some options http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=80246 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84450 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85189

If only for a couple of day's you should probably use your credit card as the exchange rate on those is usually better than when you exchange cash. Some businesses now charge a premium when you use credit cards, but that is still the exception, normally there is no surchage or penalty for using credit cards. If you use debit cards, you may be slapped with steep user fees, depends on your bank. As for cash, most businesses will gladly take American dollars at par Hope you enjoy your stay on our side of the border....oh and remember, cannot bring gun across border.

What is infuriating is that the pick-up driver gets away with only a ticket....

I installed them a few months ago and run 36 in front and 40 in rear. Ran them in light rain with no problems, but I usually slow down considerably under wet conditions anyway. Have to be extra carefull on any painted lines and when the rain just starts as the accumulation of oils and junk has not washed out yet.

Check out this thread, it may have part of the answer to your problem: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85002

Would have still liked to see it But glad you got it resolved

Ok, thanks for that. To clarify, on the 2nd gen and as per the Marshall mod, the cb outputs through a Motorola plug that has a Pl-259 at the other end of an 18inch long cable to connect to the antenna. You cannot connect to the cb with a different cable due to the Motorola plug issue. So I connected the meter in-line using the Pl-259 end of the cable from the CB. Then using a short 16 inch cable with Pl-259 connectors on both ends I connected to the antenna base.

Ok, thanks for that. I got better readings after switching the antennas but took those in the garage. Should be ok. Still do not understand why channels 1 to 6 dont give readings consistently though. Is it possible for a CB unit to stop transmitting on some channels? Also, the PO never used it, is it possible that the unit may be lazy after not being used for so long-sorry this last one may be a stupid question-

The connection points in the back of the meter I have are labelled 'ant' and 'trans'. When I took my readings the cable coming out of the CB box was connected to the 'trans' and then a jumper was used from the base of the antenna to the 'ant' connection. This would place the meter in-line so I think I did that part right. Thanks

Agree, but the first time it was out in the open and got nothing. The second time was in the garage and asside from not getting readings for the lower channels I was getting some more normal ones as the channels went up. Will try again tomorrow in the open to see what I get.