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My dad would say the same too. But with today's equipment they farm so much more land they don't mind the missed crops too much. They also loose less to rot/water damage from what I've read.

Yeah it's cotton. Thousands of bails in the fields.

I'd be in the 44 / 30 range. Working on that one though LOL. Too many years behind a desk / Traveling for work. Another story there though.

Another good review but I'm not called a cheap sob for a reason. $250 - I get ticked off paying more than $20 for a pair of jeans

No that was about 10:00 in the morning before the rains came through. It was about 90 when I took this.

I didn't even notice that but it was a coincidence. The bike is good.

Was able to get out for a few hours yesterday thanks to the Holiday.

Normally I would say yes but it really depends on the temp of the bike I believe. If it was not running when you finished your ride I would start with the Fuse. That blew on my '06 while riding in 90+ for a couple of hours but the bike never got hot enough show a warning light. I just noticed the extra heat.

Went out sunday. Made sure to leave early morning and be back by 10:00am was able to get in 100 mi. Cold water is a must. Made sure to drink some and to dump some on me as I got hot. It was within a few degrees of a 100 when I got back to the house.

How about these? https://www.micromark.com/Mini-Locking-Pliers-set-of-2

That would be 2 in the tank and one in the headlight? LMAO

Another good review sir. I have carried the standard kit that comes with most bikes ple a few more items like locking pliers, a more sturdy set of a small ratchet, a few sockets (yes, the ever missing 10mm), allen wrenches and now a new small jump box/battery pack. Recently though, when on a multi-day trip one of the bikes got a nail in the tire and another rider had a plug kit as well as a small air pump. These last 2 items will be added to my setup and I think it will come close to completing it.

@CaseyJ955 It's always tough. I've burried a few pets in my time and as a kid on a small farm I had to put a few down myself, even as a kid. My dad was cold on the subject, 'It has to be done now go do it'. I hope your family ejoys all the memories you've gained from helping an old 'stray'.

Tu Nguyen - @Tutor - has successfully removed the trunk of the '18 Venture to get the Eluder look. With his assistance and permission I pulled from his Facebook posts to create the post below. I also have this in a MS Word and .MHT file formats. I can also make this a PDF to share a little more easily. He deserves full credit for his efforts. Removing Venture Trunk for Eluder Look Tu Nguyen What started as a question asked by a few became a quest to complete. “Just curious if anyone have removed their trunk. How difficult was it?” I was looking at the mechanic manual and it looks like removing the seat to disconnect the connectors and then removing the 4 bolts that is holding the trunk bracket. I asked for any help, as it would be appreciative. Just trying to have an Eluder look for a bit. Well I did it. Trunk removal successful. Some said ‘nope, can’t do it, too many electronics and many other reasons why we shouldn’t undertake this task. Answering questions from some people on various forums and Facebook groups, I came to a process for completing this vision. From the various comments I answered questions that were brought up concerning parts used, wiring issues, and any error codes when the trunk is remove. So far no problems. ***Also read my reply of IF I COULD DO IT OVER*** Some Cautions that I didn't see: Just be careful when you take the trunk off, don not let it lean back and hit the fender. I don't remember doing it, but there are 2 small dents and scratches where the trunks would of lean back. The trunk is heavy and will definitely cause a dent if falls back to hit the fender. (I'm going to blame the dealership for the scratches and dents just so I feel betterfile:///C:/Users/bpate/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.png) ---------------------------------------------------- First, remove the seat and look under the trunk. These are the wires to the trunk. I believe that a quick connect would work. The whole trunk is held in place by the brackets. Left and right is the same. Two bolts per side holding the trunk bracket in place. The back view. Nothing is holding the trunk up beside the main bracket that requires removing 4 bolts. After I disconnected all the connectors, I fired it up and rode around just to make sure no trouble codes came up. No issues so I ordered wire harness connectors I shortened the original wiring harness so the connectors are hidden when disconnected. I used these parts. Each wire was cut in half and connecting a male and female connector to create a quick release. It wasn't bad, but very tedious. There were 31(it's 31 because antenna and CB have shield wires outside of the little wire that acts as ground wire, same as the USB cable) wires to cut. To reconnect male/female connectors it became a tedious 62-connector project, but it was worth the experiment and I love it. In addition, to make sure the wires don't come lose I soldered all the crimping points. I'm planning to get (I still need to research) electrical grease to put in the connector joints to prevent moisture and corrosion. Yes, when you remove the seat, it looks like there are 5 or 6 wire harness, but when you open up the wrapped up bundles, surprise, there are a load of wires I finished doing my quick wiring connects. I soldered all the wire connections so it will not come apart. It was definitely a tedious job. Took probably close to six hours to finish, but I finally did it. After completion, I sealed the ends with silicon so water cannot get in. Here are the results This seat does not cover the connectors. I have a 3M clear adhesive wrap right behind where all the connectors are. Now when I reconnect the trunk all the connectors will not be rubbing on the paint and scratching it. Disconnecting the trunk literally takes less than 30 minutes and 4 bolts is all it takes to remove the trunk. The next issue to address is the part that the Antenna mounts to on an Eluder. I think I want to get it so it can hide the gap between the rear fender and the saddlebags. It fits!!! Eluder seat L molding goes the opposite direction as the Venture seat. Venture L falls inside the hole of the mounting point. Eluder falls behind and slides forward. And yes all your connectors will fit under the mounting point. IF I COULD DO IT OVER: I don't think I would do the rewiring for the disconnect. Looking at the connectors. If you did not want to do a quick disconnects system, you can individually disconnect the connectors. I would take pictures, and maybe mark the connectors so they match and that way you can reroute the wire back together. There are just 9 or 10 connectors that can be removed quickly. In addition, you are not messing with cutting the wires and possibly voiding the warranty. The only wire set that needs to be rewire is the USB and even that if you don't to cut it you can pull it out, but that might be a pain in the butt. Everything else looks like it disconnects. If I remember right. Final Thoughts: The antenna is the only thing left to connect. But even though the connector is not hooked up to an antenna, I still get decent reception. You know how antenna works, I probably can run 2 wires to the connector and let it touch a metal part on the frame and the whole bike will probably act like an antenna. Haven't tried, but right now it gets decent reception. Plus all my music is on a thumb drive connected to the front USB. I use either my thumb drive or Bluetooth my phone over. Also I have radio tuner app on my phone to play pretty much whatever radio station I want. If I had a CB on mine, the only thing I see necessary would be to connect the CB antenna. Final, Final thoughts I timed it and put the trunk back on. It took me a total of 25 minutes. That is removing the Eluder seat, putting on the trunk (tightening the 4 bolts), reconnect the quick connectors, putting the Venture's seat back on, putting all the panels in place. 25 minutes. (If you didn't do the quick connects, add another 10 minutes to connect all the factory connectors back on.) Like I said in my before, I probably would not do the quick connects, just manually disconnect the connectors that's there. So removing the trunk and putting it back on is very do able. SIDE NOTE: Having another person to help put it back on will make it a lot easier. That person can lift and move the trunk in place so you can align the bolts. In addition, when tightening the rear bolts, when you think it's tight it's not. When it felt tight, I looked and there was probably another 1/8 of an inch from the bolt washer to the mount left to go to fully tightening it.

Yeah, A lot of people hit it big years ago with that Nigerian King. What a great group of people.

Well @cowpuc you got a couple LOL. Heated grips/seat, fixed fairing, 6 speed, intercom/radio/CB. Everything else - Well. . . . Let's just say as time and more importantly money permits I'll be changing things like the windshield, seat and I did see somewhere that a guy figured out how to remove the trunk.

Wow, hope all your teeth survived finding that 'nut'.

I love the handlebars on the Gen 1s and other Yamahas of the time. Wish they did this for the 2018.

Me too on the EEE or EEEE better. To add to the mix I wear an 8 1/2 4E shoe when I can get it or I have to wear a 9. I basically have large extended Ankles

Houston proper is now out of the forecast cone and Laura is expected to make landfall near the TX/LA boarder potentially as a CAT 4 storm. Storm surges of near 15' are expected where it comes ashore and will be a huge impact on Port Author, TX and Lake Charles, LA areas. Also remember that this thing is expected to keep an eyewall all the way through Louisiana. You can expect potential for Tornados, Heavy rain and flooding along its path all the way through Tennessee. you can see the graphics at the NOAA site via this link: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/151358.shtml?gm_track#contents

My dad taught me to weld when I was 13 and he was a pipefitter at the Ford foundary near Cleveland. I could solder copper pipe when I was 9. My 'lessons' were on farm equipment at first and he always said if I could weld a plow tip back on and it stayed I was doing good. Well I got it to stay, after about 10 times. Then we picked up a 65 Mustang coupe with a straight 6 in it. I spent he entire summer when I was 15 rebuilding that body and frame all with Ox-Sedeline. Rebuilt the entire trunk rear quaters, new gas tank and had the rear end ready and primed when we pushed it into an old barn that fall. Then in the spring that 'stang broke my heart. We came to push it out of the barn and the entire front shock towers had given out and 1 shock busted through the hood. I did get to use our ARC welder on some stuff after that but never really got back into the welding. I got into wood after that, strickly as a hobby though. I've done a lot there, everything from toys to rocking horses to furniture. Actually working at a muphy bed / desk combo right now that I made. It's way heavy but it does what it's supposed to do LOL. This is the piece my wife and I like the most.

Laura became ahurricane this and is moving west-northwest. Wednesday night we should see anorthward turn towards the LA/TX boarder. It now seems highly likely that Laurawill make landfall somewhere between Freeport TX and Southwestern Louisiana.Forecasters are beginning to agree that the track will be between Galveston Bayand the Texas-Louisiana border later Wednesday night / early Thursday morning.This forecast is a worst-case scenario for the Beaumont area, and a mandatoryevacuation order is in effect for Jefferson County. The situation is not muchbetter for the Houston area. Most predictions are the official forecast trackshown below will likely be adjusted westward, toward Houston, at 10am CT thismorning. Laura right now is predicted to become a category 3, Major hurricaneand merge with the remnants of Marco before making landfall. Below is a wind prediction model for tomorrow at midnight.

I'm right there with you on the wood part but I haven't welded since I was 17. My wife saw a lawn ornament cowboy with 6 shooters drawn and now wants me to make one. It's a good excuse to buy a low end unit now and 'practice'.

I agree, as I had a similar response when I put them in my '06 when I had it and I'll be putting them in my '18 SVTC on the next change. They were originally recommended to me by a riding buddy. They will also far outlast the 'standard' plug that comes with the bikes and will likely go 60,000 miles all the way to 100,000 miles.

I've been eyeballing a low end non-gas titanum brand just for some small craft type welding. Things just keep getting in the way like a $700 repair bill on our Tahoe.