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Thanks Craig, good idea. It was fun to relive the trip.

I'm only about 95 degrees so far maybe 100 if I push hard. Ya those PT people are licenced torturers.

Good for you Eck. Enjoy your time with them. If you come up to Toronto, you know I'm on the way.

It will be three weeks Tuesday since I got my new left knee. I'm able to walk short distances with a cane and I can drive the Mercedes Roadster because it's the easiest to get in and out of. I go to PT three days a week and gradually I'm getting a little more flexibility but my knee still feels like it's in a vise. I'm very impatient with the recovery process. The weather is so nice and I can't really do anything. I did manage to cut some grass today on the lawn tractor. Sure felt good to do something. I sat in the old truck and was able to operate the clutch but I don't feel like I'm strong enough to drive it yet. Definitely won't be getting on the bike for a while yet. Don't think I could get it off the side stand. Just wanted to vent. Hope you don't mind.

Thanks everybody for the good thoughts and encouragement.

Bill, you don't know how much I would like to do that. It's been a rough couple of years with Mary's cancer treatment and my bad knees. I will have to get the other knee replaced probably sooner than later. Mary and I are anxious to get back to living our lives again but unfortunately I have a date with the proctologist on Sept. 4. You know, bend over and say AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! My 20 year old brain in my 62 year old body is just not working out.

I got my left knee replaced on Tuesday and all is well and good. It's so nice to be back home with Nurse Mary to look after me. I'm going to miss riding the bike and the old truck for a while although the clutch in the old truck may work as a physical therapy. Now where did I put that bell???

I've only been on it a couple of times but never received a bill. My trunk is moved back to the second position and I have the HD licence plate bar and lights.

If you became friends with the new Peggy do her (the real Peggy) a favour and delete the friendship and report any messages you got from the new account to FB as a scam.

There are new rules for exporting a motor vehicle from the US. You may want to give this a read. I don't know if this applies if you actually go and pick it up and bring it over yourself. If you are planning to buy a used vehicle in the United States and bring it home to Canada, a new U.S. government rule means a bit more legwork. If you don't do it, it could cost you a lot more money. The rule requires electronic export information (EEI) to be filed for any used "self-propelled vehicles" -- any automobile, truck, tractor, bus, motorcycle, motor home, agricultural machinery, construction equipment or any other kind of special-use machinery designed for running on land -- through the U.S. government's automated export system (AES). "Starting April 5, the exporter in the U.S. is required to file automated export system information. They have to report to the U.S. Census to tell them who they are, what they're sending, who it's going to, in a nutshell," said Trevor Franzmann, sales and marketing manager at A.D. Rutherford International, a Winnipeg customs broker who works with customers on both sides of U.S.-Canada. "This is absolutely making it more difficult to buy a vehicle in the U.S. and bring it across the border." Statistics Canada's international accounts and trade division figures for 2013 showed there were 1,332 self-propelled vehicles imported to Manitoba alone from the U.S., for a total value of about $44 million. Across Canada in 2013, there were 18,441 vehicles brought in from the U.S., for a total value of more than $555 million Since April 5, self-propelled vehicles exported from the U.S. to Canada are no longer exempt from AES filing. The filing must take place 72 hours prior to crossing the border. A fine up to $10,000, under the U.S. Census Bureau foreign trade regulations, can be levied for failing to submit the AES information. "It's excessive, to say the least. The bottom line is it (the vehicle purchased) is not going to be allowed in the country (Canada) if you don't file your AES filing," Franzmann said. An "informed compliance" period is in place until Oct. 2, giving people time to figure out the new requirements. Franzmann said Canadian buyers of vehicles from the U.S. should start complying right now or risk having the vehicle held up at the border. "People should also be aware that, even though there is informed compliance right now, U.S. Customs has the right to deny you entry if you don't file the AES," he said. Once the AES filing has been completed, an internal transaction number (ITN) will be assigned. The importer or a customs broker needs to present that number to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to bring the vehicle across the border. "Simply, it ends up being the Canadians' responsibility to make sure AES filing is done, because that vehicle is not going to get into the country (Canada) unless you are provided with an ITN, an internal transaction number," Franzmann said. A potential problem is that to complete the AES filing, the U.S. seller is required to have a federal tax identification number called an EIN. Private individuals in the U.S. might not have an EIN number but, under the new rule, the American seller will have to get one to comply with the AES filing. That means taking the time to apply to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and some private sellers don't want to do that. "What we're telling our customers is find out if the seller has or will get an EIN number. If the seller won't, don't buy or get your money back," Franzmann said. Another possible point of confusion is which person is ultimately responsible for the AES filing. Dale Kelly, chief of the U.S. foreign trade division, said that can vary with the location of the Canadian purchasing the vehicle. "If the person from Canada (the importer) is actually in the U.S. at the time the goods are purchased or obtained for export, then that person/company/individual is considered the U.S. principle party in interest and responsible for the filing of the AES," Kelly said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C. "Only if the merchandise was sold by a U.S. person or company and the Canadian person never came to the U.S., then that U.S. company would be considered the U.S. principal party in interest." Canadians importing a vehicle must be prepared to meet all requirements at the U.S. border in addition to paying fees and taxes. Canadian Border Services Agency spokeswoman Esme Bailey said Canadians should contact the CBSA before they plan to import a vehicle by calling 1-800-461-9999 and visiting the website Welcome to the Canada Border Services Agency | Bienvenue à l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada.

I too, like my WWW tires. Like you I've been using the D404 but the last two sets I've found the front tire wearing very quickly and when new the tread depth is shallower then the rears. I only got about 10,000 miles on the front one and I think the back one will go another 4000 or 5000. I use to get about 12000 to 14000 on a set. The only other WWW I have used is Avon but the front was the M90 which I really didn't care for. The rear was the stock size and it was fine. Can't remember how many miles I got on them because I wrecked the bike. I think about 8000 with lots of tread still left. I haven't seen them advertised lately and don't know if you can still buy those. I think there may be one or two other brands out there like Maxi (spelling?) but I have no experience with them.

Maybe something as simple as adding a spacer washer would be enough to tighten it up. If it's a shoulder bolt you may have run out of threads and the nut is tightening up against the shoulder. It is a wear point and will require retightening as it wears. Nylock nuts should be used too.

7 lbs front and 55 lbs rear. That where I like it solo 225#s or two up 350#s. With leveling links installed too.

Yep! Tighten up that bolt. Lefty lucy righty tighty.

Hi Peggy. Glad to here you are enjoying retirement. Live each day to the fullest and do what ever makes you happy. Tell Ron I said Hi.

Thanks Steve. It's fixed now.

This might be what you're after. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15360&highlight=lift+adaptor I made my own but Carbon One (Larry) makes a nice one for a reasonable price. He lives just outside of Detroit.

I don't know if they are still available but Yamaha use to offer a taller back rest. Also I think Corbin had one and they may have made the Yamaha one. http://www.corbin.com/yamaha/rsventure.shtml

Reiny, It's hard to make a suggestion without having a look at it but is there any way to install a nut and thumb screw on the part that is swiveling? It would be hard to do it if it's chromed already but if it's painted then no problem welding a nut on the tube and installing thumb screw to lock it up. Also you can buy spring loaded buttons that would detent into a groove or flat. The tighter the button the more force it takes to get it to move. Again it would require minimum of drilling and tapping a hole in the tube or welding a nut on it. And making a flat on the shaft it rotates on. I'm presuming there's some kind of a tube or shaft that the arm rest is swiveling on.

I don't know if this might help anyone else who might have the CB:ERR message or not. Mine did this on the weekend. I couldn't control the volume, change the channel or turn it off. The only thing that had happened recently was that the passenger PTT button had broken and fell off. I think it got hit by a riding boot but I can't prove it. The CB was still working even after I noticed the button was missing. I used some pliers to remove what was left of the threaded brass stud but didn't get around to replacing the button until today. After pushing the button in and out a few times the CB error went away and it seems to be working normally again. I can't explain why this worked but it did. Kind of reminds me of when Dad use to wack the top of the TV and it would start to work.

I fixed it.

Try this.

Welcome Roger. Glad you found us. If you can make it next Saturday you will be able to meet many fellow local riders here. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=85727

Harley Ontario

'32 Ford coupe (still got it) '49 Chevy pickup " '34 Chevy Master Sedan " '03 Chevy pickup " '06 Mercedes " '08 Cadillac CTS " '34 Chevy sedan (wish I still had it) '37 Chevy 1 1/2 ton " '38 Chevy coupe " '46 Chevy C.O.E. " '47 Olds coach " '62 Chevy 2 dr. post " '65 Impala 2 dr. Htp. " '66 Chevy 3/4 ton " '68 Camaro 396 SS " '70 Monte Carlo " '91 GMC 3/4 ton (my brother now owns) and a bunch of others: '57 International truck '62 Rambler American, '63 Fairlane wagon, '63 Chevy 1/2 ton, '69 Camaro, '70 Corolla, '81 LeMans, '95 Grand Prix, '98 Monte Carlo I'm sure I missed a few including some parts cars and other junk I had over the years.