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Some phones are water resistant such as my wife's samsung 5

I used teflon tape to stop my TT gas bottles from leaking at the threaded joints, or was that my imagination??

Great White, You really ought to try Hawthorne supplements. The one I'm taking is the Natures Way brand. The recommended dose is 3 capsules 3 times a day with meals. I've been taking it for about a week now and it has made a dramatic difference in my blood pressure. I was taking a double dose of Losartan and it wasn't controlling my bp. Now with the Hawthorne supplement I'm taking the Losartan in the recommended dose. I'm sleeping better too. And, my arthritis is less than it has been in years since I've completely quit taking the Triam/HCTZ. My 2 cents

Have you tried teflon tape?

Thanks for that tip. I tried the impact driver. It worked when I tried it on my Kawasaki but not on the Yamaha. There was nothing left to grip. But, drilling the head off and removing the cover sounds like a great idea that I had not thought of!!

Since I bought my VR last year, I've noticed it was slowly dripping oil of some type and I sorta figured out it was hydraulic fluid from the clutch slave cylinder. I started to ride it yesterday and I noticed the fluid was too low in the clutch MC. So, I tried to remove the cover. One screw came out and the other had a boogered up screw head. So, today I went on a search to find a left handed drill bit to drill it out. Ace Hardware has them on their web site but none in stock. But, there is an old large hardware store downtown that had one. So, now if I can very carefully drill out that dang screw, I'll be happy for now. I looked at partzilla last night for the slave cylinder and/or rebuild kits and they have both available. I just did a lot of work on my 02 F150 to get it fixed(rr axle and bearing, both front bearing hubs, 4 tie rod ends, idler arm, swaybar end link bushings, lower ball joints, 4 calipers, brake hoses, master cylinder) and now it is the motorcycles turn. My Kawasaki ZN700 that has been reliable for the last several years wouldn't start. Battery is fully charged, cables are tight and the starter just clicks sometimes, not every time I try to start it. I think the switches in the circuit needs cleaning.

I haven't tried that many bp meds but I have found that Triam/HCTZ is most effective for me. It acts as a diuretic as well as doing other stuff, such as MAKES MY ARTHRITIS MUCH WORSE. So, I won't take it any more. My wife who is very knowledgeable about homosexual, errr, homeopathic supplements started giving me Hawthorne and it appears to be helping.

What engine did you have? Those quad four engines had lots of head gasket issues, didn't they. I used to rent those when I flew home for a weekend and I really enjoyed driving them. I would not buy a Chrysler for many years, but when I looked for a replacement for my 95 Mark VIII Lincoln, there were not many cars with a V8, rear drive, with independent rear suspension like the Mark to replace it with. Then I saw the leftover 2005 Dodge Magnum with the Hemi V8. Driving it with the power of the Hemi, I came down with a case of gotta have its. Out the door, it cost $22,250 and I had to register it in my home state and pay sales tax. Total about $10 less than $23k. So far it has 101k miles that have been almost trouble free. I love that car! The Magnum is more Mercedes than anything else. It's built on a Mercedes platform with a Mercedes 5 speed auto transmission and rear differential and independent suspension. Same as the 300, Charger, and Challenger. I've read that even the engine is based on an older Mercedes push rod V8. Good luck with the 200!

Oh, you haven't lived until you have stayed at the Red Rose in Elizabethtown, PA. The rooms are in very old tiny buildings. It looks like a migrant labor camp. The TV was not clear enough to watch. I stayed there for a while when working at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant. My per diem barely covered the room rate of $50/day. Sometimes contracting sucked and the motel and the job totally sucked. Lucky for me it didn't last long, just outage support.

On vacation last year we met the actor Justin Chatwin at Monument Valley in Utah. He and two of his friends were touring on blacked out Harley Sportsters. If you go to his twitter page, he posts photos of his trips. We saw him again at Lake Powell after he was pulled over by the cops!! He has been on many tours on his bike and the last time I checked he was riding to Argentina I believe. Anyway, a Sportster might be a fun bike to ride.

The suspect claims the gun the authorities tied to the crime was in the pawn shop the last two months. That should be easy enough to verify. So, let it play out. You never know and the media goes a little crazy embellishing stories sometimes.

Of course Daddy says no way his son could be the one. He's such a nice boy.

the file is too large most likely. Reduce the size and try again.

All depends on what style bike you like to sit on comfortably. The small cruisers, adventure bikes, sport bikes, etc are all entirely different in seating positions and comfort. Seems to be a lot of new Vtwin street bikes offered now such as the Honda NC700X.

Sounds to me like the freight charge is just a way to get more green from the customers like documentation fees. But, you got a great bike that carried you safely on your long trip and brought you back home. You did good, very good!!

No wonder there are so many crashes at air shows!

Looks great and with all the bags removed, it did fit in the trailer!

When you had the air cleaner off, did you observe the sliders operating in unison?

I think I read that the curb weight of my 89 is 785lbs. 900 may be correct for the Gen 2s.

You probably know the 83s are prone to loosing 2nd gear before 50k miles. It's not a problem if you don't mind going from 1st to 3rd. Some have been repaired. It's something to ask about though.

I have an 8' utility trailer that I hauled my 89 VR home with. It had to be parked diagonally to make sure the tailgate could be latched in the upright position. I would suspect that it will fit diagonally if you don't have a tail gate that has to be latched in the vertical position. With a tail gate up, I suspect it won't fit. But, I am just guessing.

partzilla and boat.net are the same company, but partzilla lists some parts as available that are listed as obsolete on boat.net. things like screws and rubber grommets I've noticed.

I understand. I was just:stickpoke: All in good humor! No offense intended. I think if I could modify my ZN700 seat to make it wider it would be fine for a trip. The engine would rev more and I'd have to use my extra foot pegs to stretch out occasionally but it would be workable. The 1st Gen Venture windshield seems to be too far from the rider and I get too much wind buffeting behind it. My ZN700 with the full National Cycle plexifairing III windshield is very close to me when I ride it and it is actually quieter around my helmet than the 89 Venture.

Well then, it must have been my imagination that my butt ached after an hour or so riding the 5 smaller bikes I've owned over the years! I stand corrected.:rotf:

I met a guy at the Honda dealership in Miami who was from Sweden. He flew over to Miami, bought a 2003 Honda Shadow 750, loaded up with a duffle bag and a backpack and toured the USA for 30 days. He was there trying to sell the bike to the dealer. I also saw photos posted on the Voyager forum of two guys who rode the annual FL to Alaska ride. One was riding a 250 Suzuki and the other was riding a 600 Honda Scooter pulling a trailer. So, you don't have to have a big bike to tour, but bigger is more comfortable for sure.