Larry1963

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This thread is started because of @cowpuc said something about my bike not having a name. I have owned motorcycles on and off for many years. I was single until late 30s and because I got married a woman with two kids and moved I sold a lot of stuff and just never got back into bikes. Also at that time I was stationed at Mt. Home, ID. Living in South GA, my (step) daughter turns 16 and wants a car, I didn't want to buy another car, gas was close to 4.00 a gallon, so I told the wife I was going to buy a small motorcycle. I picked up a 1980 Honda 400T, it was great it was fun, it got great gas mileage. Well that just wet the appetite for a bigger bike. I wanted a HD, but man they are expensive. Long story short I went and looked at a HD 883, well that is way to small for me, but the guy had a 2001 Victory Classic Cruiser. Well I bought this bike in a town about 50 miles from my house. So I get a ride and pick it up, and rode it home, now it has been about 12 years since I have ridden a big bike and years since I road a V-twin. It was a different feel, well 3/4 of the way home I ran into a bad thunderstorm. I arrive home wet, pull the bike into the carport, my youngest daughter comes out and looks at the bike and her dad soaking wet and says, is that the new bike, grinning from ear to ear YES! she says great and goes back in. Well my other daughter comes home and looks at the bike and says so that is the new bike, again I am like a kid that cannot contain my excitement. So we go out to eat to Sony's BBQ. I cannot stop talking about my new to me bike. Trips I can take, and all that good stuff. Finally my youngest daughter says, "Dad, that motorcycle looks like a great bike, but...... when a fat old man rides a bike with yellow flames it screams mid life crisis!" The funniest part of this story is my wife is very reserve, and doesn't show signs of a big since of humor, almost fell out of her chair laughing. she laughed so hard people where looking at her. So this bike has been named Mid Life Crisis or Mid Life for short. What my youngest daughter fails to realize is that before her, I owned muscle cars, motorcycles, guns, ham radio, and other toys. She is the mid life crisis....... I didn't get married until I was 37...... I should of bought another corvette, I could of sold it and made money now LOL The guy on the motorcycle is my daughters boy friend. you would have to read the post about the motorcycle lift and Tojo the dog. Well after my daughter brings a dog home she also brings home a boy friend. Well like the dog, first I said no, HELL NO..... now he is my friend, I let him ride Mid Life since I have the venture, and helped him buy a 2000 Yamaha bike. I think they are still dating because he likes hanging out with me and my wife....... We ride a lot of weekends and I pay for all his gas and lunch while my wife makes dinner So that is the story on how my Victory got called Mid Life I still do not have a name for my RSV yet.

You will be happy with it. The only thing I could add, and not sure if it is even possible. If you could put some casters on the legs so you could move the bike around.

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@cowpuc I will start another thread later on bike names. You are correct I do need a name for it everything else I drive has a name, I have a 94 Nissian truck, baby blue, my other bike is Mid Life, wife's Honda CR-V, Wife's care do not touch it, make sure the car port doesn't have a bike in it when she gets home..... LOL

My daughter found the dog shortly after coming home on summer break. When I came home and seen him, I said NO, HELL NO, no more animals in my house. Then she talked my wife into watching it for a week, then a month so she could find a good home. Well He, Tojo, found a good home with me. He is now my little buddy, since I work from home he is with me all the time. I was thinking of getting a side car so he could ride with me and go on trips with me. When I am not home after dark, he sits by the door and whines till I get home. During the day it is ok, but if it gets dark out, even with others in the house, he waits for me. Not sure what he will do if I have to go on an overnight trip. He is well behaved and come pretty much house broken, smart and learns quickly. I have a friend that has a big pecan orchard, and usually daily we go out there and play. I am not a big hunter, any more. However, the guy with the pecan orchard has a squirrel problem, so I go out there and shoot them. It is fun..... As soon as I raise the gun Tojo gets by my side (probably figures I better get by his side or that fat old man may mistake me for a squirrel) and when I shoot he looks for what I should have killed. One day he got a squirrel up in a tree, I shot and shot at that thing with a 12 gage shotgun, it was just to high to kill. The last shot fired, he brought me the wad back and went to the truck is discuss..... Even the dog knows I am a bad shot LOL

The lift stand goes on easy enough. Set it up there and put the pin through, with the bike still on the kickstand. Carbon One recommended that you put a 2x4 under the kickstand so the bike would be standing straight up. But who am I to follow directions. I just put on the lift with the pin provided put the jack where I want it and I grab the right handle bar and pull the bike straight up. and push with my foot the jack under it. My jack has a foot pump so while in that position, my holding the bike up, and jack away. I did not realize how height it was going to raise the bike. But when up in that position extremely stable, no fear of it tipping over. I am happy with this. The only down side I see, when I was looking under the bike, I can tell it hasn't had a good cleaning in a long time.....

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I went in and opened with another photo editor and resaved and it fixed it thanks

Well you get both views, upside right and upside down.

Taking the picture I did notice a LOT of dirt under the bike.

I posted else where and I agree with comments above. The big cruisers are dead for now.

I have an 01 Crosier Deluxe Victory, love that bike. My dream was to upgrade to a Vision, I have road them love them. I believe Victory is the best US made bike. And a good bike for the price. However what ticked me off with Victory was after 10 years they will no longer support their bikes. Dealers are far and few between, getting work done is hard. But again over all a great bike

I have seen other post in here about people having trouble with uploading pictures, what are we doing wrong

It was tough but me and the dog did it

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NICE !!!!! Thanks for sharing

I have noticed how it is, when riding a cage a 25 mile trip takes usually 25 miles. sometimes the occasional delay to pick up soda, and nachos. But ride a motorcycle to the same location takes a lot more miles. I pastor two small churches, one is about 6 miles from the other, it is a United Methodist thing, I like to be in church way early, so I leave an hour before service and my wife shows up and about 15 min before. Well when I take my motorcycle it is a 56 mile commute and I come in from the other direction, and I show up 15 min before worship starts....... Just cannot put my finger on why that is

A couple weeks ago I bought a motorcycle lift for my RSV from Carbon One. First I guess because all the bad weather it took a week for him to get my check. Must be bad weather, but the lift arrived when he said it would. Here are some pictures taken with my crappy phone. I have had the lift for over a week it has either been crappy weather, work, or my loooooooooooong list of honey dos that have kept me from playing with it. Today's mission was to install it, lift the bike and put it on the legs of the lift and remove the jack. First is the bike up, the second is the bike from a better angle, the third is my dog back in side with me saying come on dad stop playing with toys and take me to the field so I can run and play. Ok just viewed this post, I do not know why the pictures are upside down. I went back to the computer and checked they are upside right on the computer. For you technical people what am I doing wrong. Ok thanks to the advice of someone here I went back to the photos on my computer and resaved them so they will hopefully be upside right

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You sure can tell it is winter, 33 now 34 replies to a question in a post that really wasn't a question at all. Can someone please start a thread on type of oil to use, how to change your oil, or tires.......