RDawson

Somewhere around the 28th or 29th I will be heading south to Orange Beach Al. for a few days, probably return on the 4th of Oct. We will most likely run through Nashville on 65 heading that way. Would like to meet members in that area and maybe grab a bite somewhere. A BIG seafood buffet or similar would be great if anybody can recommend one. We will probably hit Dewey's at Ft Walton beach one night and maybe lambert's at Foley once.

The thing I can't figure out is Eileen's Spyder got traded for Eileen's Slingshot that got traded for the SVTC that's getting set up for Don's preferences. That would never work at my house. :happy65:

That'd be great thanks. Been kicking around the idea of building a custom one.

Glad you're happy with it. Hope it's all you want it to be. Now I'm gonna ask a favor. Since you have a second gen setting there to compare, do you think the luggage rack from the 3rd gen would fit a 2nd? I want to add one but I like the flatter style on the new ones better. Hope you get to break it in this weekend.

Where's the ride report and pictures?

Ha ha. My wife doesn't know one gun from another. I have enough she never notices new ones appearing.

Think ya missed something there Snyper. It's brand new with 5 miles on it for $21,000, cheapest I've seen them.

After playing phone tag a couple days I finally got to talk with animal warden today. We're a small town so we only have one. I believe the issue won't recur, she was going after the dogs. Owners just tore down and old ratty trailer on the place so nobody is living there besides the dogs. I doubt there's any insurance on the place so I just ate the medical bills and moving on. I'll take the saddlebag off and take it to my car guy soon, he can probably buff it out. Cool thing here is our town was known as the used car capital of the world before carfax and odometer cutting sent a lot of dealers to jail, so I can get about anything that can be done with paint fixed here fairly cheap.

Congrats on the new bike.

Dealer in NY on eBay. 2018 SVTC 21k. https://m.ebay.com/itm/2018-Yamaha-Venture/232904385610?hash=item363a2ee44a:g:XLUAAOSwM~RbgXia

Glad to see you mention the tech issues. I thought the same thing reading about it then. I left it alone because some took offense to anything said against the new bike. Glad they fixed it. While I like the looks of it I just overall have no interest in them right now. That being said I hope it's a great bike for those that do buy them. I'm old school enough that I expect customer service from whoever sells you any product. That is a big factor when I make large purchases. Too many times one dealer can turn many people away from a good 😊 product with bad service. Failure to replace defective rotors on a 6 month old truck by a local dealer under warranty cost GM a new car sale from me this year. Yes I let the dealer know why I bought my first ever non GM new car.

Glad to hear they stepped up for you Chief, I hope they do the same here. Two months is unreasonable to me. That's what I miss since Oldsmobile folded, I bought a new Cutlass that had two big issues within two weeks of delivery, they delivered another new car to my door and picked up the original. 170,000 miles on that one with no issues. I understand issues pop up with new technology but a manufacturer needs plans in place to keep customers.

The dog is still there but not chasing today. Maybe learned something? Animal control notified. Good news is X-ray shows nothing broken or out of place-bad news is I now have an appt for osteoarthritis. Knew my joints weren't great but had no idea of the arthritis. Depending on severity osteoarthritis is Latin for career killer for ladder guys like me. I liked it better when I didn't know, ignorance is bliss right?

I would be contacting corporate about them not checking it when you first Compained and letting the problem worsen. Then I'd scream for a replacement. No excusing a brand new bike doing that. I hope it ends well and is an isolated thing and not a common issue with them. Good luck.

This one usually runs to the side of the road and barks. Last night he ran right into the side of the bike and my leg. I usually don't react at all to him. I had no idea he was on me until my leg folded. After dark and he's black.

Good idea but mailboxes on the wrong side of the road. Think I'm gonna call animal control. Still not sure if I'm hurt or not, sore leg and hip. Probably just just slight pulls up the leg and hip. Bike still has some small scuffs, most cleaned off with pledge. :mad:

Neighborhood dog likes to chase cars and motorcycles, tonight he caught mine. His head/body caught my left leg just at the top of my boot and knocked it back into the wife's foot. My leg is black and swelling pretty fast, hoping nothing broken. Pretty sure his head hit solid on my shin. Wife has a good bruise on her foot. Left a big scuff on the saddlebag. Don't know status of the dog. I'll get a better look at the bike tomorrow to see if there's any damage beyond a scuff.

The 3rd gen reminds me of Dale Earnhardt and NASCAR, fans either loved or hated him with no middle ground. If you ride one let us know how it compares to the 2nd gen in your opinion. It's not the bike for me but hey I was an Earnhardt fan. I've had two very short talks with SVTC owners that absolutely loved them. Too much tech for me and I like the 4 cylinder. I'm always slow to accept new things, old dog/new tricks mindset. I may come to like them later, but until then the RSV is my bike of choice.

I've not made it out to that area yet, plan to in retirement in the next few years. Now Puc you've gone and changed an old favorite song of mine, I'll laugh every time I hear it now. I listen to a classic country station here that plays it and most of the songs you link on here pretty regularly.

I second Ebay and Pinwall. Good chance you can find one in the right color if your bike hasn't been painted.

I can't make rallies this time of year but my hats off to those who donated. I have a 12 y/o niece diagnosed with leukemia at 2. St. Jude's cured her. My daughter and I ran the 5k race once and then she ran the half marathon raising money for them, then in college she spearheaded a huge fundraiser. I urge everyone to visit that campus once, it will influence your thinking and outlook on life.

Gotta give it to those Harley shop guys, they know loose bolts. :banana: Glad you found it before something bad happened.

You've got me by a few inches but going to a 2nd gen made all the difference for me. I've done 850 miles days on it, my knees wouldn't go over 300-350 a day on the 86. I like the 86 locally but not all day.

Happy belated birthday.

How long since an oil change? Old oil causes the same symptoms.