Carbon_One
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Ya me too. :crying: Have fun just the same and say hello to those along the way for us. Larry
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Is there a safe way to get through Chicago on a bike?
Carbon_One replied to Flyinfool's topic in Watering Hole
Been thru Chicago a few times myself. Car & bike. Never fun thou there were a couple times I didn't hit much traffic. Can't remember the times but know it was early am. I'd say take Rick's advice and hook up with him and Mike. Much safer in a group. Larry -
Marca's dad
Carbon_One replied to Marcarl's topic in Inspirational, Motivational, Prayer Requests, Etc.
It is good he will now be with the Father and no longer suffering. Enjoy the time spent with family celebrating Marca's Dads life. Thoughts and prayers going out to Marca, you, & family. Larry -
Thanks for all the great wishes, both here and on Facebook. Yep it was a very good day. After spending an hour cleaning 3-4" of snow off the sidewalks that is. Then afterward Joyce & I watched our grandsons hockey team play in a tournament. They won 5-3 as well as winning their last nights game 3-1 so well on their way to tomorrows championship. Hopefully their morning game goes as well for them. This evening dinner with our son, Eric & daughter in law Gail at Logan's Steakhouse. Larry
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Stinger size is 1 1/4" . Forgot to put that in my ad but is there now. Thanks for the recommendations as well from everyone. I do try to offer quality products at reasonable prices. Larry
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Each type has it's own advantages/disadvantages both in costs and handling. Unless you've had a chance to test ride both kinds of set ups then it probably comes down to what you're willing to spend. I don't have the Hannigan conversion on my bike but I have ridden the Hannigan trikes and wouldn't hesiate at all on choosing one. Extremely comfortable and great handling all due to suspension & a wide track stance. One other possible route would be to add a side car rig. Costs of those would be in line with the Voyager types. One advantage of the side car and Voyager rigs is that the bike can be converted back to two wheels again while once you trike one it's pretty much a done deal. Personal opinion I will say that after triking my bike I wouldn't go back to two wheels as I really love the added safety and stability of the 3 wheels. Good luck to you on whatever route you take on adding extra wheels Larry
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Due to requests I have now added trailer hitches to my list of products I offer for members here. http://www.venturerider.org/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=3919&title=rsv26amp-3b-rstd-trailer-hitch&cat=24 Thanks in advance, Larry
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I know some of you folks enjoy trains so am including this one that was sent to me. On your next trip -- you may want to see this amazing site in Hamburg, Germany -- unbelievable ! ! ! ENJOY German train station Be sure to see the video at the end - This is unbelievable- I've never seen anything like it ever. Check it out, you will be amazed and please make sure to watch the video at the bottom of this e-mail to see this in action - you won't believe it. GERMAN Train Set This is the world's biggest train set, which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost six miles of track and is still not complete Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, began work on the 'Miniatur Wonderland' in 2000 The set covers six regions including America, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany, and the Austrian Alps The American section features giant models of the Rocky Mountains, Everglades, Grand Canyon... ..and Mount Rushmore The Swiss section has a mini-Matterhorn The Scandinavian part has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord' It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters (19, 376 sq ft)and feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of parts of France, Italy and the UK will have been added It comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons The longest train is 46ft long The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights... ..and 160,000 individually designed figures Thousands of kilograms of steel and wood was used to construct the scenery... The 250,000 lights are rigged up to a system which mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off The whole system is controlled from a massive high-tech nerve centre In total the set has taken 500,000 hours and more than 8 million to put together, the vast majority of which has come from ticket sales Gerrit said: "Our idea was to build a world that men, women, and children can be equally astonished and amazed in" Frederik added: "Whether gambling in Las Vegas , hiking in the Alps or paddling in Norwegian fjords - in Wunderland everything is possible" The world's biggest model train set. TALK ABOUT YOUR SECOND CHILDHOOD----- "BOYS" AND THEIR TOYS.... It comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons. The longest train is 46 ft long. The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights and 200,000 individually designed figures. Thousands of kilograms of steel and wood was used to construct the scenery. The set is on display to the public and is so big that they employ more than 160 people to show visitors around their creation. Open this hyperlink for a 4 minute look at this Hamburg, Germany site. http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/
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It's one of two favorite magazines I get each month. Will be checking my expiration date. Larry
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Handlebar height
Carbon_One replied to DarkLeftArm's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
My solution was to swap out the stock RSV bars to the Flanders bars. They will not only have more rise ( same effect as adding risers) but also bring the grips back towards the driver too. The Flanders are also about 1 -1 1/2" wider at the grip ends. Larry -
He's a very lucky fellow and sure glad that he's still here to tell the story. Larry
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So far a really mild winter here in my S.E. Michigan area. We've had above normal temps and only 1 measureable snow fall of about 1" or just enough to cover the grass. And that's all gone as of today. Larry
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Well see Bob there's your problem right there. You just don't know which address is yours so how do you suppose someone else is to know or find it. Larry
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Ya you know exactly what I mean. I think Dave at F-4 should milk this a couple more days at the least. That'll just about kill these guys. Larry
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And the winner is? Ya I know, gotta give em a chance to sort thou the posts and pick someone. Larry
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Adding the Stebel horn, my bracket and wiring harness, crash bar braces. Custom Dynamics LED tail light cluster & under trunk LED light for more light in back. Change out the reflectors for LED lights. Accent lighting on the bike. Service the bikes rear wheel drive pins & drive shaft. Larry
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Can't advance if you don't catch the ball. Packers beat themselves today. Larry
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Jaybird does some great work at very reasonable prices. Larry
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That's a neat idea you have there Mike. Most likely you'll have to come up with a custom box but ya never know , you just might luck out. It would help to know the size of box that'll fit there so we could offer up suggestions. Larry
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2nd that. I too someday will probably doing the same as my knees are complaining already. Larry
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We booked our room today at the Quality Inn as well. Laura says the phones been busy so far with VR members calling. Larry
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Well its good to have choices. Each have their + & - points but I'm going to side with Patti for pretty much the same reasons. We'll be booking our room tomorrow at Quality Inn. Larry
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I don't need one either as I replaced my ClearView with a F4 wide & tall last fall. I do want to tip my hat to Dave at F4 for offering someone a great opportunity to get a new windshield thou. Larry BTW the couple thousand miles I've put on with the F4 has been great and Dave offers excellent customer service if it's needed.
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Don't feel bad Lew. Besides reading your post here I've seen the same article both on tv and here on the internet news so I'm sure a LOT of folks may have read it before seeing your post. Just the same thanks to you for bringing it to our attenion here as someone may not of seen it otherwise. Larry
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Just curious but what's his intentions for the truck? Restoring it or perhaps swapping good parts off of it onto one he already owns? I too like to see the older cars & trucks rolling down the road. Larry