Venturous Randy

Sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. Loosing our parents is tough, but is part of being adult children. I had a friend die last summer and he was cremated and the only service was at a park near the lake where his friends and family had a "Celebration of Life" service. It was really good. I also would like to be cremated and maybe have something like this. I would also like to have my ashes thrown to the wind off one of the overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Maybe some of you could wave as you ride by. As veteran, I do have access to the national cemetery just a couple of miles from my house where both of my parents are buried. RandyA

Another wear item I did not see mentioned is the fork related to 2nd gear. Once the dogs start jumping out, the fork takes a beating. To do the 2nd gear fix, you will need to either replace the fork or straighten it. RandyA

It is amazing how much newer that bike looks. RandyA

Do they already have whiskers? RandyA

Have you checked the resistor in the spark plug cap? They can corrode and cause this condition. The cap unscrews from the inside where the plug goes. RandyA

The upgrade on my 83 was to replace the entire headlight assembly from an 86 up bike and then go with a PIAA bulb. RandyA

Dingy, if you want to do some more research in the transmission, find out if Yamaha reduced the spring stiffness on the large spring on that shaft. I am thinking that was done to reduce some of the pressure on the thrush washer. RandyA

When I came on, I just got a survey asking a few simple questions about this site. If I responded, I was eligible to win one of two cell phones or a $1,000 Walmart gift card. I started to respond until I read the fine print. Has anyone else seen this? RandyA http://socialsurveypanel.org/survy5/index2-ns-b.php?source=tv1&engsec=7&t202kw=Venturerider.org

Wow, a half century old. Yeah, I remember those days. Hope you have a great one. RandyA

Gary, are you sure that is a MKII and not a MKI? RandyA

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Skid. Hope it's a real good one. RandyA

Wow, another birthday? It seems like you just had one. Time sure is passing fast. Hope it is a good one. RandyA

I fell fortunately that I was born and raised in TN and came back to TN after the military. Of all the places I have ever been, the mountains and the people of east TN are the best. RandyA

Get a DEKA. RandyA

Yes, I would say that is a pretty good guideline, especially if you are from FL and used to warm weather. RandyA

To me, DQ has good chicken strips with ranch dressing. RandyA

After having more and more problems with my right arm and hand, I took a carpel tunnel test at the VA. The technician gave two different tests with the first one having the spark plug shock at various places up and down my forearm and wrist. I have never enjoyed grabbing hold of a spark plug wire with an engine running and this was just about the same. The other test was having a needle stuck into six different muscles and I was checked with my arm at rest and under a pull. I did pretty good until the last one and it was with the needle being stuck into the palm of my hand in the pad at the base of my thumb and that hurt. The technician did not give much feedback, but she was concerned about some apparent neuropathy due to 30+ years of being diabetic and I did appear to have some carpel tunnel issues. She also told me that there were problems found with my shoulder, but she could not discuss them with me. So, I am sitting here waiting to see what the next step is. RandyA

Barry, I have been through that area several times on a motorcycle and I feel it is not a bad ride, but for me, not necessarily a pleasant ride. I say this because traffic can get a bit tight with some of the trucks going through the curves. The one thing you need to keep in mind is that it is not uncommon to have snow in March in these mountains. The interstate would be cleaned off, but it can be cool. Keep us posted on your plans and maybe we can have a meet & eat somewhere. RandyA

Look at the history and that explains it best. RandyA http://www.venturerider.org/modules/history/index.php

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Years ago I spent a week in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico and it was very nice and Ixtapa was very upscale and Zihuatanejo was the old fishing village. Now, there is no way I would set foot there. To me, Mexico has turned into nothing but a cesspool. RandyA

I am curious if the shifter is backwards, or it is just backwards from what you thought it would be. Does it still downshift if you push on the front lever and upshift when you push down on the heel lever? RandyA

I am on several e-mail lists from friends and when they send me an e-mail, it will have many e-mail addresses attached. I have asked them to delete all addresses before they forward and to use BCC so I don't have my address attached to an e-mail with many others. Most have complied, but I have a teacher friend from WV that must be on several e-mail lists and when sends me one, it will have layers of e-mails listed. RandyA

Look like Jardines to me. I have had the same Jardines on my bike for about 15 years now and they are still looking good. Can you get a closer picture? RandyA

I talked to a friend about her filing her taxes and she told me that she had taken hers to H&R and for what should have been able to be on an EZ1040, they charged her over $100. I told her we could have done it on line for free in just a few minutes. She is sick. I used H&R one time and had to argue with the guy because he was more interested in adding more forms than he was getting me the most money back. RandyA