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  1. Venturous Randy
    Happy Birthday Gary and hope you have many more. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    I would love to come down as it was two years ago on my birthday when Linda and I were down there, but, I don't think I will make it. Hope you guys have a great time. RandyA
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    Thank you guys. This is one of those special birthdays as I turned 62. I am now offically past middle age, therefore I am just old. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    Don, I wish you and Susan the best. Mothers are special and her suffering is now over. Rejoice in her life and you will have many fond memories. RandyA
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    Proper savaging does have an impact for better power output, but to make it even more effective, it is also important to consider equal pipe length. With the rear pipes being a bit shorter than the front pipes, it would be difficult to determine which combination of paired cylinders would work best. It may even match better at one RPM and be counter productive at another RPM. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    What is the last four of the Vin number? Sounds like the typical 2nd gear problem except you are saying it is happening in more than one gear. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    When you are doing a compression check, are you opening the throttle to let air in? To me, you should also open the slides, as that would also imped proper air flow to get a proper compression reading. If you had an intake valve stuck and not closing, you would have constant back firing through that carb if the spark plug was firing. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Hey, this is no excuse, your absence on this site has caused a tremendous amount of trauma to many of us. I would be surprised that some did not have to be committed due to withdrawal symptoms. Thanks for the update and it will get better. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    If I stated the way I feel about this, it would not only get this post pulled immediately, it would probably get me banned for life. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Also, take short 5-10 minute breaks where you get off the bike and walk around a little. That helps us when getting tired. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    Well, did you make it home? RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    That's a new one on me. It may be a gas problem and I don't care for ethanol, but I don't think that is it. Are you getting gas from different places with ethanol and having the same problem or has this just happened? RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Linda and I also plan on leaving around 2-ish, so if anyone wants to meet up for dinner, either before or after the service, let us know. 423-726-0431 RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    The 1st thing I would do is replace the plugs. These bikes are very sensitive to the condition of the plugs. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    The ride from Cherokee to Boone, NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway is wonderful. There are more great roads to ride in this area than you could ride in a month. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    I got a call from Mary on the arrangements for Mark. There will be a memorial service on Tuesday at the Biltmore Christ Temple, 260 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC. 28803 at 6:30 pm. There will not be a viewing as Mark is to be cremated. She is trying now to get some pictures together for display. I suggested she may be able to get some pictures from here and have copies made. We talked about what Mark had expressed and she said he had earlier stated that he wanted his ashes spread on the beach in Pensacola FL and some to be spread at their favorite riding roads, such as the Blue Ridge Parkway. I suggested that we may be able to put a group together for a ride on the BRP and have a Memorial service there also. Mary has expressed that in lieu of flowers, she could really use any donations. I do not have a PayPal account for receiving money and if someone else would like to take care of this, it would be greatly appeciated. Mary has given me her phone number and if anyone would like to talk with her, please let me know and I will give you her number. I want to say again that Mark was really a great guy. He had a great presence of being a big kid. He was always smiling and had a fun personality. He absolutely loved this site and the people he had met. As I said earlier, I was not sure what I was going to be able to do about putting together an Asheville Rally and Mark stepped up and did a great job. He must have taken a weeks vacation so he would be there early to be able to meet everyone coming in. Mark will be missed. His last name is Hopey RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    I just talked to Mary and as you can imagine, she is devastated with Mark's death. As best I can understand what she told me, as I could barely hear her, Mark had complained Thursday of not feeling well and having a back ache. When he went to bed, she gave him some back massage and he went to sleep. When she went to bed later, he was laying across the bed and was blue and had blood coming out of his mouth/nose. He could not be revived and was taken to Wake Forest for an autopsy. It may be awhile before it is known what caused his death, but at this time it is suspected that it may have been an intestinal aneurysm, which is probably one of the most deadly aneurysms. I did tell Mary that she has a whole bunch of folks on VentureRider that really cared for her and Mark and she and her family are in our thoughts and prayers. She said she will call me and give more information as it comes available. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Wow, what a shocker. Folks, for those of you that have never met Mark/Warrior, he really was one of the good guys. He was just a big fun kid. This past summer I was not sure if I was going to be able to put anything together on the Asheville Rally and Mark stepped in and did a great job putting it together. His enthusiasm was absolutely amazing. He also tried real hard to put together several meet & eats all over western NC. This is just so hard to believe this is real. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    The battery light only tells you the water level in the battery, not if it is charging or not. I also would start with the connection between the stator and rectifier. The connection will get hot and corroded. Many of us have cut the connector out and soldiered the connections. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Hey, the last time my bike was knocked over, State Farm insurance paid me over $3,200 and I kept the bike. If someone wants to do it again and I make another $3,200, that's ok with me. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    I am afraid you will have major problems with the exhaust. The 1st gen is ported to go inside the frame and the 2nd gens go outside the frame. Other than this, it may not be too bad. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Too much lugging will definitely effect gas mileage. If you are pulling hard enough that to accelerate easily and have to drop a gear, you probably should have been in that gear anyway. As I have said before, if you drop a gear and the bike speeds up and you have to let off to maintain the same speed, that would be the best gear to be in. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Thank you, I was about to suggest this also as most of the time that I click on the globe, it does not go to the state that is correct. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    We are in some of the rain now also here in east TN. Got the yard mowed yesterday and needed rain so I guess this will be a lay-a-round day. I have a 1500 Goldwing out in the garage I need to pull the engine out of so maybe I could get motivated to do that. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    Uhhhh, what quits working when the fuse blows? RandyA
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