CaseyJ955

Yea, no automatics, it sort of defeats the purpose of having a Euro car. I took my old Benz diesels that way, no choice. A straight rust free pickup does have value. More of a win if it has a diesel and a clutch. Im not fond of new Beetles, nice cars but not my style. I would take an air cooled standard beetle in a second, again. If you do snag that pickup do not hit a deer with it, those things are getting pretty hard to find without rust. Pretty sought after, esp with diesel/MT. I have gotten so weary of deer that I rarely come close. Wifey and I each clocked a deer in the last couple years. Im so careful now its nuts. Dusk and dawn are extra bad. SoDak is like 6th in states for deer vs. car. But the Black Hills where I live is easily the worst part. Every morning there are several around my house. Plenty of wild turkeys too, and those can put the hurt on a car. Those stupid birds attack my Lexus if I wash it, they attack their reflection in it, it has hundreds of little vertical 6" scratches in it all over about 18" off the ground. They obviously have no idea how delicious they are or they might not so blatantly tempt fate.

We have plenty of white tail deer here in the hills, not huge but so very plentiful, getting out of the hills and out on the plains and see some pretty robust mule deer. Hooved rats all. On that IDI diesel, there is an excellent 85 near me. 1.6 NA coupe with a 5 speed. I think he o ly wants $2200. The TDIs are laced with gold, especially the ALH cars. Been looking for one for a long time. No luck for a MT, only autotragics. I gave up, I think its going to be a rough winter so I headed to CO and got an 06 B7 Audi A4 2.0 turbo 6 speed quattro sedan. Since you appear to be a VAG (VW/Audi group) fan im going to recommend you give one of these bad boys a throw. That 2.0T FSI is a jewel, 30-35 mpg, even with the AWD, and it will definately push you back into the seat. I think mine is chipped because its pretty nasty. If you dig Jettas and Golfs (like I do) and can do some of your own wrenching you must try one out. Im going back to CO to get an upgraded clutch/lightened flywheel installed, it needs it, and a different tune. A lot of car for not to much money but just like VW, Audi can be finicky, but I suspect you know that. I almost got a 335D, I love diesels but I effen hate iDrive. PM me if you want to know more about the 85 IDI near me.

Its amazing how much low rpm manners increase when all four holes are doing the exact same thing! Glad you had success. Dont burry that gauge to deep, its good to throw it on the bike at least once a season to keep it crisp and happy.

Really sucks your still going through this ****. It's hard to imagine this can go on in 2017. Is your lawyer aggressive enough? Perhaps he can do a change of venue to get your bro put of there based on documented threats. Hang in there man and keep your eyes open! If they are known rats maybe some others out there would be interested in that information. Im livid on your behalf, what a bunch of ****ers.

Ours was fairly smooth considering all the flaming hoops. I married my Ilonggo queen about 10 yrs ago and I could not be happier. She was already here but still immigration can be a pain. Hang in there, you will get to the other side. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

I've had to tear my forks apart for the 3rd time, maybe a bad batch of seals. I have not been able to ride for a little while adn Vmax is down for some brake work. Just the video gave me a rush and a grin. Thanks for posting it. Now just to glide along the amazing 71 that I saw recently when I was in that area. Glad you got her back and a good solid starting point.

I'm in agreement, it doesn't work as well as it did at age 25. I would already have a wing but I found no comfortable place to put my feet. I love the look of this new wing, looks like it lost some girth and the stodgy displacement. BMW fired some shots with the new K bike, maybe Honda is returning fire. I may go throw a leg over one and see how it fits.

+1 for bleeding, and enough so to flush it completely out. If the reservoir is overfilled the clutch will not operate properly so when your done bleeding it make sure the level is right. In my experience it's rare to have to rebuild a hydraulic cylinder unless there is an external leak, but it does happen. Internal failure is possible if the service intervals were ignored in the past. Flush/bleed and maybe play with adjustment and see where you are. Even if the clutch itself is faulty it's not a terrible job to replace. Congrats on your new scoot and welcome!

There is a lot of tech involved in the TC, it's true. I just came from Yamaha (had to get another fork seal) and he tried to sell me on the NEW Venture when he found out I had an old one. Really cool guy so I didnt bust his chops much. I told him I would like to ride but would never buy and he told me that they would be later than expected getting them because of a new recall. No details but all the demo bikes and others scattered around had to go back to Yamaha for recall work. No word on when we would see them. Anyone waiting for their 18 bike to arrive might want to place a call and see what happened.

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My first wife did not appreciate my showroom fresh bright red 00 Triumph Sprint ST. She was even less enchanted with my reaction when she said either the bike goes or she goes. Congrats and make sure to post up pics when it arrives! I hope it gives you years and miles of excellent service!

You can never go wrong with Honda, car or bike (aside from a short period where select automatics were fragile). Truly fantastic reliable well built machines. I would have been on a wing if it had more legroom. Awesome looking bike, would be interesting to hear a fun comparison after you grab a few more miles on it. I'll bet it's less finicky than the Venture (or at least my Venture).

When one has been independent for the better part of a century it can be tough to give up control. This man probably lived through the dust bowl if he was in the USA so no doubt he's probably tough as nails and used to taking care of himself and his family, seeing the tables turn is not often an easy adjustment. It's very important to include him in every step to keep him feeling in control. If he's of sound mind he should be an active part of planning his care. Compliance is so much easier when a patient has some choice and control over as much of it as possible. I have seen some seniors go full rebel when they feel like they have lost all control over their lives, so control or perception of is important. There are home care nurses that can go through the house and address risk factors for falls and adjustments that can be made to increase safety. Also nice to allow him to do everything for himself that he is able to do, if you can make adjustments so that he can do his own ADLs thats a good move. Preservation of dignity is huge where it's safely possible. Not a bad idea to formulate a back-up plan for if/when he does need full care. It sucks to try and hustle that together after you need it and time becomes a real factor. Some of these rules change when you kick into hospice mode so if you get lucky your dr can hook you up. Make sure he's not one of those sissy doctors that wont scribe liquid MS for a hospice patient. When I'm in hospice I definitely want MS (Morphine Sulfate), it's in my advanced directives. If he does not have advanced directives now is a great time to get it sorted out or review the existing directives and make sure they reflect his current wishes. Busy time for sure. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. I'm a long ways away but happy to help if I can.

For fall prevention check the basics first. No rugs, extension cords, abrupt thresholds, furniture or stuff in the way and that sort of thing. Proper lighting is necessary too, glasses with right Rx and shoe fit should be good. Also bathroom (or anywhere) grab rails, shower chair if necessary, even a walker for getting around the house if he is receptive to using it, many are not. There is an assistive device for almost anything. If the falls are from blackouts then need to get the dr involved to see if you can figure out specifically why and hopefully remedy it. If it comes to a point where the falls persist in spite of all other efforts he will need someone with him all the time, be it in a facility or at home. Caregiver burnout is a pretty real thing so a regular respite fill-in is a good thing. He's lucky to have family to do this, not everyone does. Best of luck.

Dont MKI and MKII have different fork sizes?

https://www.bikebandit.com/blog/post/ducati-announces-a-v4-superbike-for-the-masses Sweet. Can we ask for this to trickle down to a cozy ST4 at some point? Nice to see where this might go.

Yup, thats what I had in mind. When the other side blew (mind you, with all new OEM parts and very few miles) I tried it unsuccessfully, so not sure it's going to work this time. You guys are awesome, I had quite a chuckle picturing cut up coke bottles serving as fork protectors. I guess duct tape and zip ties would be the finest way to make this dream a reality mwahahahaha. This bike has the chrome shields that hose clamp to the upper tube. I'm going to try the seal saver sweep today and hope it works, not sure whats inside. When the right side blew there were metal shavings inside and I never could figure out where they were coming from. Nothing was scarred or grooved, no signs of contact, the fork compressed and expanded freely with no scuffing or drama. It's a mystery at best. I'm not wanting it to be down for long, the last few weeks of amazing riding season are upon us now, the tourists are mostly gone.

It's quite a bit like a poor mans seal saver. For some reason I suspect it's all coming apart again.

Might as well kick this zombie thread in the pants. I started this when I blew the right fork seal after a fresh rebuild. Just yesterday the left one blew. Freshly rebuilt forks, I'm getting sick of tearing these things apart. I'm going to go make a seal saver out of a coke bottle and try that first. When these things blow they dont just weep, they piss the oil out for real. Man this is frustrating but at least it didnt fail on my last road trip.

Taking a bullet is a likely death for a career narc I suppose. This is some Oz level stuff going on here, It think you should be commended for your amazing restraint. What has your lawyer said about all this?

Sounds like you found a few of our lesser known roads. The hills are full of little treasures like that. You are right, simply amazing. Oh, a tidbit about deer for those less familiar. They are chalk full of feces, if you hit one hard enough to tear it open, not only are you likely to go down but there will be ample feces to go around. You can hit deer AND they can hit you! I had a rear car door caved in when one smashed his stupid head into the car as I was driving. One more thing, if they feel cornered or threatened, they can put the hurt on ya. They will try to run but if they have nowhere to go they can throw some hooves and make meaningful connections. BUT they are way cute! I see them in my yard every day. I saw something like this video but less severe.

I know I said this before but I absolutely love your bike and admire your skill. You sure know your stuff buddy! Slow riding with a passenger and overloaded with gear takes plenty of experience and balance.

I've had Corbins on a couple different bikes but not my Venture. Had one on my Vmax and like all the others it's like sitting on a marble courthouse bench. On the Vmax it was so wide that it would have been counterproductive for the height challenged rider, or the rider with a narrow ass expecting comfort. Bigger guys tend to like Corbins more than us narrow guys, generally. If you want a good seat and you can spend $600-800 take it to a specialist and have one made. If you do any distance riding it will be the best money you could possibly spend on the bike. In my experience if you can plant both feet flat on the ground there is nothing to be gained from lowering. If you need to get yourself a little lower there are probably a handful of local upholstery shops that know how to do bike seats. Cheaper than a Corbin they may be able to dish it while keeping proper shape and even reuse the factory cover if cost is an issue. There are two things I did to vastly improve my low speed handling of this Venture, first and with all bikes all the low speed/parking lot maneuvering is using rear brake only, the second is to make sure your steering head bearings are perfectly adjusted, serviced or replaced if necessary. This assumes tires are inflated properly. Mine is a 1st gen but I know this bit experience crosses the 1st gen and 2nd gen line. Good luck.

I was a towtruck operator for a few years. I saw first hand what happens when seat belts and helmets are skipped. I quickly went from a never guy to an always, with no exceptions guy on both seat belts and helmets. Even if your a passenger in/on one of my vehicles it's not optional. There is something really sobering about sweeping up teeth and chunks of brain into a debris bucket, luckily the ME usually gets the big chunks, but sometimes the vehicle recovery reveals things that he/she missed. I also believe that insurance companies should be able to refuse payouts to anyone not using available safety equipment. On the flip side I'm dead set against helmet or seat belt laws for adults. It's a waste of resources to enforce laws protecting people from themselves. Less legislation/intrusion and more choice is a good thing.

I saw this article and I have to say I really like the look of the new bikes. It was much needed facelift. I doubt they are brave enough to offer some models without the antiquated anemic Vtwin, not yet anyway. Even HD has the twins now running better than they ever have in the past. All that being said I think it's too little too late. There is good news for the traditional purists loving the previous years of HD. There hare thousands and thousands of them on CL at rock bottom prices all over the USA. Many are in showroom condition with little/no miles. Damn near brand new bikes and people just cant seem to get rid of them. I see the same ones on CL over and over for months and I regularly search SD/ND/WY down into Ft Collins. There are enough of these things to go around for at least a couple generations to enjoy for those that want tradition and heritage. It may sound crass but if we look at this from a strictly marketing standpoint, the guys that are really upset about this will probably be done buying any bikes before to long. HD has no reason not to do this and so much more. I agree with keeping a line of the traditional twin but sink or swim comes to mind. I agree with what was said in the article. They have to start building better, more modern bikes to survive going forward. It has to be getting hard to sell brand new HDs off the showroom for the insane prices they ask when there are so many late model super clean private sale offerings for a fraction of MSRP.