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  1. Venturous Randy
    If I am going to be out of site with my bike while at a store or even a restaurant, I will lock my helmet and put the GPS out of site. The main thing is to avoid all the hassle I would have to go through if my helmet was taken if I was on a trip. I also have the small Chatterbox unit on the passenger helmet and I would not want to loose that. Keep in mind there are many druggies out there that would think nothing of ripping off your helmets if they thought the could get one drug fix out of it. Again, if they have to work for it, that will deter many. I had a motorcycle stolen when I was about 14 and it was not a fun thing to do when I had to call my dad and get him to come get me at my girlfriends house. The bike was found later after it had been thrown off a bridge into a river. The guy that did it was shot point blank in the chest with a 12 gauge shot gun. RandyA
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    When my 83 was knocked over by a truck, their insurance totaled my bike and sold it back to me for $200, with the original settlement being $3,660. I was told that technically the bike was totaled, but the lady doing the dealing with me told me that she doubted the insurance company would pursue going through the process of getting a salvage title, as it would cost them even more money. I never did receive a salvage title in the mail and when ever I have re-tagged the bike, there has never been a title concern. So, what it comes down to is in this situation, you may end up with a salvage title, or you may not, it just depends on whether the insurance wants to spend the money to get it retitled. RandyA
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    Ouch!!! Please keep us posted and he is our prayers. Sounds like he has some serious facial injuries. RandyA
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    Yeah, but the MKII rider only weighed 98 pounds and the MKI was two up, pulling a trailer. RandyA
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    Look at the title, it's got a Hayabusa engine in it and the engine is pribably a lot lighter and several times more powerful. If these cars ran like this stock, they would not be called a Smart Car, but maybe a Wild and Crazy Fun Car:cool10:. RandyA
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    Gee, how do we know she intentionally hit the guy? A witness says she was backing up slowly with the guy walking in front of the car and he started shooting at her. He was serving a felony warrant in plain clothes near her house. Maybe he was so focused on what he was doing that he walked out in front of her. She accidentally hits him and he pulls out a gun and maybe does not identify himself with her being able to hear him. She may have panicked and was trying to get away from a guy pointing a gun at her. This sounds a lot more plausible than her intentionally running down a cop. RandyA
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    I used to have about 1/3rd of a quart jar. But, I have shared so much with my friends that I have very little to spare. RandyA
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    Looks like a MKI rotor to me. I wonder if someone swapped out the rear wheel and added spacers. RandyA
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    I replaced the stock springs on my 83 at about 130,000 miles and even with 10psi air, they would bottom out routinely. I went to the Progressives with no preload spacers, 15 wt oil at 5 1/2 down and no air and mine has not bottomed out since and that is with it being loaded. RandyA
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    I also took off the YICS and with the needle adjustment, it did not hurt power. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    My last three fill ups have been 45/46 mpg. That has been mixed riding, mostly 2 up running 45 to 55 with some interstate at 70+. On the last day of the Asheville Rally, Sylwoody on a 2nd gen and me on my 83 both filled up and on a trip from Asheville to Cherokee, both 2 up, with half on The Blue Ridge Parkway and the rest through Maggie Valley back to Asheville, I got 50 according to my odometer and 51 mpg according to Woody's. I wanted to compare to Woody, but he did not want to fill up as he was going to load his up in a trailer and tow back to AL. The biggest thing I did was purposely not use anymore throttle than I had to to maintain speed and used lower gears with the RPM up so I did not lug at all. I do believe the needle adjustment has helped my bike the most and I tried several settings to get any hesitation out when I got it too lean. RandyA
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    As already said, we all probably did some dumb things when we were 16. I guess the difference was that many of us already had a lot of driving experience by the time we reached 16, I know I did. I wonder if the kid had gone through any driver's ed in school? It makes me wonder since he panic-ed and he confused the brake and the gas. RandyA
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    This one might be fun. RandyA [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtMh20qIp8&feature=plcp]SmartHAYABUSA - YouTube[/ame]
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    I changed the link earlier and just tried it and it went right to the movie. RandyA
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    I wish it was mine and I was down there with it. That area is on my bucket list. RandyA
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    I believe the best way to do this is to get some good hose and do the bolt and clamps on all four ports. I did the caps many years ago and I have had a couple of times that the caps gave out. If you cut the hoses and did the bolt/clamp thing on the inside two, it may last for a while, but this tends to be a point that the original hoses deteriate the most. Yes, with that big of a vacuum leak, it will do all kinds of bad things. If you synced before the leak recently, you are probably good to go after replugging it. RandyA
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    I suspect that the most common reason the signal canceler quits is the pickup on the back of the speedometer comes loose. It is a small strip that is glued into a slot that picks up a magnetic signal from the speedometer. Over a period of time the glue dries out and it will come loose. Easy to check by taking the windshield and trim off and the cover on the dash. A good glue for this is a sticky contact cement. One other thing, your speedometer must still be working for this to work. RandyA
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    Wow, this is one of those things you don't want to hear and if you do, you want to know there is an optimistic outcome. Our thoughts and prayers are with him. RandyA
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    It is really interesting to see these bikes, even race bikes and know that there are a lot of street bikes that are faster and handle better now. RandyA
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    It is hard to believe it has been over 41 years since this movie was released. If there ever was a classic motorcycle movie, this was it. Not only was it a great motorcycle documentary, but it was also funny. Steve McQueen was great in it. I remember I had been in the USAF about two and a half years and saw it at the local theater. When it was over, I just wanted to sit there and enjoy the feeling of the love of motorcycling, even though it had been years since I had had one. I am not sure if you have to download zulu to watch this, but if you are interested, here is a link. Enjoy, RandyA http://www.hulu.com/#!watch/79438
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    Fantastic!!!!!!! Maybe when he is ready to ride there will be 3rd gen Venture and he can make fun of the old 2nd gens and appreciate the classic 1st gens. Ya done good. RandyA
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    I suspect you also are very low on fork oil. Do you see any signs of leaking around the seals? RandyA
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    Sorry I can not respond in French, I have a hard time understanding northern yankee sometimes. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    No, not a Harley. Linda and I were taking a ride down a country road that I had never been on before in SW VA and came around a blind curve and walking across the road was a big black hog. He was just taking his time and did not hurry one bit when I came toward him. I guess one of the good things about losing the vision in my right eye is I am a lot more cautious about coming around a blind curve and not out driving farther than I can see. Fortunately, in this case, I was able to avoid the hog as I don't think it would have turned out good for any of us. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    It sounds like you guys are using a lot of gas and having a lot of fun. My last three tanks averaged 45-46 miles per gallon. RandyA
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