jimmy99

^^^This is exactly what I was taught to do when I took an MSF course years ago. Having the revs up and slipping the clutch while riding the brake makes the bike quite a bit more stable. It takes a little practice. Basically you hold the revs at something of a medium speed (differs somewhat by bike, ie sport bike maybe 4k, touring maybe 2k - accuracy not important), hold the clutch at the slipping point, and control the speed with the foot brake. Linked brakes are less than ideal for this procedure but it will still work. I was amazed at how much better my slow speed control became once I learned this trick, and it applies to bikes of all sizes. For those worried about clutch life - I asked the instructor and he said they had never replaced a clutch yet on the little bikes and they have students learn and do this to them all the time. I remember thinking those bikes likely have their clutches slipped for at least 30% of the time they are running.

Cool house, thanks for sharing.

Best description of a "tuner" installation, ever. Being a gearhead myself, I'm pretty sure I could install one now.

That is unreal. I don't know what the world is coming to anymore. Where does this guy get off? I mean, he would know that he can't just take a corvette out of a car lot because his kid "really like it and wants it", so he knows it is not right to steal but does it anyway. It seems more n more people feel they are entitled to do whatever the eff they want and have very little respect for anything, laws, peoples property, etc. I'm sorry you had to deal with this douchebag. It probably put a real damper on decent ride.

I had several conversations with my daughter's principal when she was in grade school. Keep notes regarding each meeting you have - date, time, list of people present in meeting, general notes of discussion. Pretend like you might need your notes in the future for court and you should then be in the right mind to capture the right information. Even make notes during the meeting if you like, but if not then definitely right afterwards. During the meeting keep your cool. No hothead, no cursing. Be direct and to the point, don't embelish or assume anything. Present the facts of what has been happening and let them work out their solution(s). Then follow up. Get the school board, trustees involved if the results are not as desired. Your notes of each meeting may become important depending on the school, principal, policies, politics, friends of friends, etc. Sadly, I did not follow this advice and the problems persisted for my daughter well into high school. We almost lost her at one point but things are much better now. Try to keep good communication with your daughter without being pervasive or judgemental. Just be open, accepting, and supportive of anything she wish's to share with you. Our family doctor was also very helpful with treatment options including a wonderful therapist. I wish you and your daughter all the best regarding this. Jeff

This needs to happen. Better yet, the cops should get to smash the phone right there on the side of the road with a big hammer. It would be fun enough for the cops so they would want to seek out the people using them n get smashing, lol. I drive truck and every day I see so many people drive and behave badly on the roads and at least half of the people that pass me are texting while driving. I love riding a motorcycle, it is one of the few things that I do purely for me. It calms me, exhilarates me, and just lets me be me. I find myself lately having thoughts of giving up riding, and I never thought that would happen. Jeff

Not gone. Looney and Tooney are still going strong here, and I heard they are thinking of replacing $5 bills with coins as well. Our pennies are gone though, stores won't accept them anymore and everything gets rounded up or down to the nearest nickel. Debit and credit card purchases still charge the correct amounts.

Best of luck to ya. A career change can be very exciting indeed. I did a 180 a few years ago in sort of the same situation. Industrial sales, downsized from one place, let go from another and couldn't find anything else. I went to truck school and drive for a living now and really enjoy it. Only drawback is that I work much harder for my money now, but I also have much less stress in my life. Career changes can be very successful, depends on what you want and the effort you put in.

Motorcycle Frog Toggs is the best I have found so far. I bought the jacket in hi viz yellow and a size large enough to fit over my mesh MC jacket. I like hi-viz when its raining. For feet, my boots are waterproof but in heavy rains I have a pair of Harley Davidson rain Gators (boot covers). Tried other brands but HD ones work the best. For hands, I bought a decent set of MC gloves that are waterproof. I wear em when it rains or if it's cold out.

Thinking good thoughts here Carl. I hope your meeting goes well and you are able to address the concerns the neighbor has.

Wow. He got some air before he went down.

It was carb related. I had to open up carb 3 and re-secure the needle tube. The screw that holds it in had come loose. The bike is back to running on all 4 all the time. I also adjusted the carb needles moving the clip down 1 groove to richen the mixture. The plugs were a little light looking.

Well, the carbs are out. I took the air filter out n looked inside and saw that the needle tube on carb 3 was out of place. I got it set back in and tightened the holder screw and have the carbs ready to go back on the bike but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Have to work early tomorrow n must get some rest. Hopefully this his will solve the problems

My venture started running on 3 cylinders a few days ago. The fourth on "kicks" in around 4000 rpm intermittently and it runs solidly on all 4 above 4600 rpm. I tried replacing the spark plugs with new ones but it made no difference. I'm not sure if the problem is spark or carb related and am even having trouble deciding which cylinder is the problem. I am heading out to the garage to once again start it and try to figure out which one warms up the slowest. If anyone has experienced this before I would be very interested in knowing what solved it. Jeff

Mine is $360 for basic coverage and I have never inquired about anything else since I only have about $1500 into my Venture. Company is called The Personal and we get group rates through work. Its bundled with my cars which also helps the rate.