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Glad to hear "silver" is coming along! Gives you something to do and keeps you out of trouble?? Hopefully you are starting to heal up as well. Craig

Wow!! I paid $219 with free shipping @ Partzilla/Boatnet

Put the new oem pump in this morning, easy job! Took her for a spin,seems to be running fine. Boxed up the old pump and I will get to the post office on Monday, keep an eye out for it Bubber should be there next week. Craig

Actually I went out this morning and tried her again and she fired rite up after pump happily "clicked" for 5 seconds? So did the points just freeze in an awkward spot and now they will be good for awhile, or is it going to be a recurring problem thats going to leave me sit sooner then later? Anyone have one act like this? and keep working fine afterwards? Thanks, Craig

Thanks for the info, I am going to just replace the whole pump, for whatever reason I just feel more confident with a whole new pump. I will gladly ship my old one off to you, just pm me your contact info/addy and I will get it off as soon as my new one comes in. Thanks, Craig

It was a beautiful nite last nite, so I thought I would roll the Venture out and go for a nice ride. Pulled the choke, hit the starter and she fired rite up but sounded like she was only hitting on 2 cyl. tried to give her alittle gas and she died. After repeating that around 50 times???? I rolled her back in and rolled out the Madura, 30yrs old and she fired rite up. Almost forgot how much fun it is to ride that bike. Anyhow after doing a quick search on the site I see same thing has happened to other folks and it turned out to be the fuel pump, so I ordered a new one from Yamaha, hopefully it lasts another 9yrs and 60k miles. I gues the one good thing is it died in the garage and not up in NY or on the way home from there. I have another Millineum sitting in the garage, just mite steal the fuel pump off that one to use until mine gets here, wonder if Millies owner will mind? So Thanks to Don and everyone who contributes to this family for making it a snap to diagnose my problem and hopefully get back on the road. Craig

Thank You for the update Kenny, still have you 2 in our thoughts. Give Beth a Big Hug from all of us and tell her to stay stong and keep up the fight. Take care, Craig Remember its a word, not a sentence!

Would if I was closer Joe! Hope ya get someone to look it over for ya. Craig

+1 on the Cobras:thumbsup2::thumbsup2:

It was great to see you and Allen again! Glad you had the chance to stop by and visit in NY. Hope you have a safe trip home with lots of room to stretch out on the plane. Craig

Just put the avon cobras on my 06, not sure about radial/bias construction, but they are the best handling tire to date that I have had on that bike. Rode in the pouring rain up to Ny rally and they were great, wish the windshield worked as well as those tires, but thats another story... They handle like you are on rails, dont know how well they are going to wear but I like em so far! Craig

Did he "Fly" in? Craig

Wanted this beautiful "Red" bicycle in Pep Boys window when I was about 10yrs old, Dad said he would match everything I earned toward buying it. So my first job was emptying my aunts wash tubs that set next to the ringer washer. 25cents each, then collected newspapers and rags and took them to the rag shop, got my bike by the end of summer. At about 14 got a morning paper route, set up bowling pins 3 nites a week and worked at Kerns Sunoco on weekends, guess that explains why I never made it to college?? Been working ever since, from construction, to a rolling mill operator in a Beryllium plant, to a Clean room worker at At&T, mens and ladies clothing cutter, worked a draw block at a copper tube plant, you name it I did it. Craig

I am starting to feel the way you do when it comes to riding around my area. I have been riding all over these roads for over 45yrs and its getting old. I do still really enjoy going on trips though, getting far away from home and exploring new areas. We took off to NY in the pouring rain, something I never do, but I wanted to take the bike and once the weather cleared on friday I was glad we did. We both really enjoyed the trip but we both had more aches and pains then last year. By the time we got home I was thinking I really need to get in better shape if I want to take that cross country trip thats on my bucket list. Dont think I am ready to hang it up just yet, but it isnt fun 100% of the time, like it used to be. You really put alot of miles a year on your bike Eck, maybe its just time to take alittle break. All the best in whatever you decide, Craig

Congrats!!! and Enjoy!! Craig

Glad you are ok Kristjan, hopefully you dont discover any injuries once you are home. Look forward to seeing you guys again next year and hopefully sooner. Take care, Craig

We got home around 3:30 Beautiful ride home! Want to send out a BIG THANK YOU to Pioneer Motorsports and all the folks from NY that work so hard to put on this awesome party!! The venue is perfect, the people are great, the food was delicious and the band did rock! Also wanted to thank everyone who was kind enough to let me demo their rides, really enjoyed them all. Sign us up for next year!! Craig & Kim

We are on our way, hopefully we can dodge a few storms:rain2: Craig

Congrats!! Hope you two enjoy many more years together. Craig

I think its ok to have alittle play in that front cowling, there were alot of folks who had that cowling replaced under warranty for cracking, It would crack from the one fastener outward. Craig

Did the Vikings invade yet!

See ya next thurs. afternoon!! Cant wait!! Craig

Hey Puc, hang in there, hopefully they get you straightened out soon and you can get back out in the wind! Take care, Craig

Getting them down aint hard, getting them out, now thats going to be an event! Unless you have a tow truck:think: Craig

Well Eck, I dont know what Jonesy helped you fix, but I second the fact that he is a great guy!! Helped me out on a few occasions too! Craig