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Actually, I believe it does! Under penalty of law and it has to be complete and accurate! (at least that's what mine said) Last one I got, I held on to it. Just didn't ever get around to filling it in and sending it; I figured if they ever said anything, I didn't through it away, I just never got around to it! Why penalize a guy for having poor time management skills????.... Wouldn't you know...they sent another with emphasis!
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5/6/7 and I volunteered!!
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Clay, I can't say it any better or differently than what has already been done here, so my comment is just this: THANKS...FROM THE DEEPEST PART OF MY HEART! Tell the other guys, we love 'em, we care about 'em and pray for them every single day! God Bless!
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WD-40 website says not to use it on polycarbinate or clear polystyrene plastics.....basically any plastic that does not play well with petroleum-based products, which WD-40 is according to the company FAQs. Hadn't heard of most of those! Now I know why a can of WD-40 and a roll of duct tape are THE redneck emergency toolkit! I guess it really was a good Christmas present, after all. (I guess I shouldn't have said all those things about my niece's now ex-husband)
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Ya done good! OK, now I have a 2nd favorite color combo. What year is that?
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I'm hatin it for you, man! I too am pleased you came through with no more damage to yourself than you did! Heal well and quickly. I hope things go as well with either repair or replacement of your bike. I especially hope they find and nail the truck driver for his involvement.
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My wife is from K-town and we spent 6 years there after I got out of the service working for TVA in Nuclear design. (at it's peak) You have a coal fired unit at Watts Barr as well. They have something like 59 units at 11 plants (fossil) throughout the system. You also have Sequoyah Nuclear at Soddy-Daisy, TN, down toward Chattanooga. Then there's Hydro. and a couple of gas turbines. TVA is a federal corporation, so benefits are good, wages are good; military service time counts in the calc. for retirement (or it used to). Great credit union! Why was it that I left???? Oh yeah...they had a RIF when nuclear construction got scaled way back. I read the writing on the wall and left on my own. I still like them though. If things had been different, I might STILL be there. Oh well! I've thought about moving back up that way from time to time, but my wife is happy here and if she's happy, I'm happy! Don, if you're even remotely serious, you could do much, much worse! I think TN still has no state income tax on wages, by the way! And then there are those roads........I wanna move!
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Ya got Volunteer football! Lots of lakes around. Emerald & ruby mines over in Maggee Valley. The of course there's always Dollywood and Pigeon Forge. There's Cherokee, NC near the Tail of the Dragon. Smoky Mountain National Park--there are some gorgeous picnic areas right along the creeks. Mainly though, the roads and the scenery are a bikers dream come true (IMHO)
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So much for the new Venture! Oh Well
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I seem to be the bearer of not so good news lately!
autopilot replied to sarges46's topic in Watering Hole
Prayers up, for Pete and the family. A fast and undramatic, complete recovery for Pete, Amen! -
I just want to know if anyone talked to the Yamaha guy and coerced him into spilling his guts about a new & improved Venture????? You know.....bigger motor, more power, fuel injection, 6 speed, lots more electrical power, maybe a reverse, GAUGES, no tape deck, did I say more power, some tasteful redesign to the bodywork YOU know.............STUFF!!! They know we want it, they have to work with us, right????
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Anybody else having a problem with clicking...
autopilot replied to Mikealiasmike's topic in Watering Hole
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If you're gonna play hardball, get your ducks in a row....get more info. ? antifreeze and oil levels were appropriate (particularly at the time the problem cropped up) and changed at the proper intervals with Yamaha recommended fluids (or equivalents)? 1. Confirm one or all pistons show this kind of wear. Check ALL of them! and check for corresponding cylinder-bore wear. 2. Do the bore-check Muffin-man suggests. 3. Confirm that the cooling fan is turning on and that the thermostat is functioning properly. You'll need the info above when the negotiating gets going in earnest. 4. (Based on your Chevy comparison and the nature of the wear as best I can tell [need a little better focus in the pic], confrm the proper output pressure and flow from the oil pump. and have your dealer guy look for additional evidence of oil starvation in other places. Also have him swab the oil sump or similar place (if he didn't retain the drained oil) to check for metal shavings. If I were a betting man I would bet the oil pump is on its way south! You might also confirm that there was no fuel overflowing into the affect cylinder(s) that would dilute the oil and cause the same kind of problem. Of course you need to review the warranty to make certain that it doesn't contain weasel-words that let Yamaha off the hook because it's triked. I don't really see that as an issue, and I think a case could be made that they don't want to open that particular can of worms! Also, the Yamaha Rep. should be made to understand that irreperable damage to the company's image and to the good will of the touring community portion of their customer base, will be done by not standing behind their warranty. IE- the money it would ultimately cost them due to those issues, far and away exceeds the cost of making good on your motor, because "we" are watching to see what they do!!! Make sure he understands the "we" above is a "Venture" club with >6000 members. Good luck in any event. That's my input FWIW
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Don't have powerpoint; can't see the pics
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I got the 42" Panasonic plasma. Put a High Def signal to it and it'll make yer eyes bug out. Man what a picture and at the time price was better than the others. With Circuit City going belly up, I'd be watching for some serious discounting; ya might get lucky! Ideally, the screen should be approximately at or slightly below eye level. This is particularly true if you have a sound system/home theater set up. With the exception of the subwoofer, the satellite speakers are supposed to be about head height as you sit. mounting the screen high will affect the relationship between what you hear and where your brain believes the sound is supposed to be coming from, compared to what you are seeing. (or at least make it way more difficult than it needs to be) Crutchfield.com used to have lots of good learning info about sound imaging, etc. Anyway, those are my comments for the for what it's worth file!
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took a while to track them down, but these are some favorites.
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I would be tempted to tell them that if they can't make it right and function the way it's supposed to, that I would lodge a complaint with the state agancy that regulates them and with the FCC while I was at it. Stay after them, till they fix it.
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Terrible news.....Prayers going out for the family.
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COOL! This is a favorite of mine!
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It's so refreshing to find somebody ELSE that does it!!!!!!!!!
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Good for you.....guys!!! Hope y'all have a terrific trip. Just don't drink the local water......
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Straight behind the outlet of the pipe...20" at idle! I suppose if you have turn outs it would be 20" straight from the outlet along the centerline of the outlet.
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I understand what you're saying about the operation of the trans., Squeeze ....But, it has no bearing on what I'm talking about. Maybe it's the terminology I'm using that is throwing you off. What I'm saying is that you do need to equalize/change/increase the engine rpm to the road speed you are at, for the gear that you are going into! The rpm required for 40 mph in 5th gear is less than the rpm required for 40 mph in 4th gear (or 3rd for that matter). If you don't "blip" the throttle to raise the rpm for the downmshift and simply clutch and down shift without raising the rpm (using the throttle), you are going to drag the clutch causing additional unneccessary wear to the clutch, until the engine speed has increased to accomodate the combination of gear and roadspeed, due only to clutch friction. Plus, not using throttle as I described make the downshift much more abrupt/harsh than it needs to be, potentially causing the rider to put him/herself in the very situation they were trying to avoid! The issue I'm discussing has nothing to do with gear synchronization in the trans. I'm talking road speed vs gear selected vs rpm for that gear at that speed; That and it's impact on being able to safely remove oneself from a hazardous traffic situation, by using that specific technique-----being in the correct gear, at the right rpm, for the road speed being traveled. And I have to say that even if the fuel consumption is more (I still get ~40mpg doing it my way), I would readily waste the fuel, rather than (A) being in the wrong gear at the wrong time and/or (B)Having to endure the cost of replacing a clutch before it's time, because of accelerated wear. You said you agreed with my last sentence, which was: "You always want to be in whatever gear the roadspeed demands at an rpm that will allow you to remove yourself from danger if necessary." I, for myself, don't know of any technique other than the one I described (and use), that will allow you to do that job in a smooth, safe manner. Now Squeeze, I gather from some of your other posts over the time I've been a member here, that you have a lot of experience racing (I believe that's true) and it could very well be that there is something in the techniques that you would use that I would not be aware of, or know about, since I'm just a plain old everyday bike guy. I don't know! What I do know is that the technique I and evidently others use is logical, it's safe and it works. For the purpose intended, I will continue to use and recommend it to other riders, for the reasons I stated.
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I disagree in part. Yes the mileage will suffer but to a very small extent. Blipping the throttle to equalize the rpm to the road speed in the next gear is std procedure for virtually every manual shift vehicle I can remember. Not a bad habit in the least. Downshifting without blipping the throttle, I would condsider, is a bad habit. I kills the clutch wearing surfaces, is a very jerky/unsmooth method. Especially with these bikes having such wide ratio transmissions, if you have to nail it to get out of someones way and you're more than one gear away from where you need to be, that could be a major problem. You always want to be in whatever gear the roadspeed demands at an rpm that will allow you to remove yourself from danger if necessary.
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Forget the caulk. Also, if you haven't done sheet rock finishing before, you would be money and time ahead to just hire it done. They'll have (or can readily get) a stipple brush and be able to closely replicate the texture of the ceiling. If the area where the stipple is coming off is stained and discolored, then you have a roof leak that needs to be fixed. If it's been wet it probably needs to be cut out and patched. They'll also have the stilts and will have or get the scaffolding necessary for the high open ceiling. You can stipulate however that he use the fiberglass mesh tape instead of the paper tape, or just defer to his judgement. I he's a reputable guy, you have recourse if something isn't right when it's done, unlike if you do it yourself. Wide swings in temperature and particularly humidity can cause it to separate and come off in a house that has sat vacant a long time, particularly if the surface of the sheetrock wasn't properly prepared (it has to be primed). Sheetrock finishing.....there is a technique...an art to properly mudding and feathering out joints. (3 sanded, thin, progressively wider coats, ending with a 10 or 12 inch wide knife. There are also tricks that some guys use for smoothing (like using Joy liquid soap mixed in a finish coat to make it slick...of coarse it sucks when you have to sand it and get in your eyes...I don't recommend it) I can't emphasize enough (IMHO) the idea that hiring it done would be preferred. That is not to say you can't do it yourself. Go watch it being done. I've done it before, for myself. Takes way longer and does not turn out nearly as good as a sheetrock guy that knows what he's doing can do it. If you do hire it out, don't get a slouch, get a pro.