Venturous Randy
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It was about 60 degrees when I got home this afternoon and just had to go for a ride. I put about 50 miles on the bike and with me filling it up on the last ride with no ethanol and the cool temperatures, the bike rode like it was straining to be let go. Several times I cranked it on from about 3,000 rpm's to about 8,000 rpm's in 1st and 2nd and it was all I could do to hang on. It really felt strong. I lacked about 200 miles putting 10,000 on the bike this year. I know I would probably have been close to the 12,000 miles I put on it last year, but with the eye problems that started in Sept that eventually led to the loss of vision in my right eye, it set me back during what is some of the best riding here in east Tennessee. As tough as this has been for me, I know that there have been others on here that have had a tough time also. There have been some bad crashes that could easily ended in loss of life. There have been other things some have to deal with. This has been a good year also. I went to my 1st Maintenance Day at Freebird's and had a ball. I met some great folks and was able to share all that with Linda. We have taken some beautiful rides and camped at over 5,000 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway on a night that was so dark and clear that there must have been a million stars shining. I was blessed with an overnight stay with Aussie Anne and Al and also from Rocket. I know there are going to be some serious challenges coming in the next year and I hope the best for all of us. RandyA
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I moved my TCI to the wall in the left fairing area. My bike is a standard and I had plenty of room. RandyA -
I have had several batteries over the 16 years I have had my 83 and some were better than others. Several years ago I bought an Odyssey and last year I bought a DEKA and put the Odyssey in my son's bike. Both have done very well and are strong batteries. RandyA
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If you have enough rust to make a hole, you will probably have rust on the sleeves that the pipes go into, especially the front. And, if they have a lot of rust, it won't take much to break one off. You may have to make the clamps very loose or take them off and maybe gently drive a very thin screwdriver between the pipe and sleeve just a little to break them loose. You may also be able to use the old gaskets if you don't tear them up too much. This is one of those jobs that can go relatively easy or be a big PITA. RandyA
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Yippee! Santa Late, But Finally Arrived
Venturous Randy replied to Wanderer's topic in Watering Hole
Yep, that was it and I did pull it with my Maxima. Had a great little visit and meal with you folks. This bike I found for another member is also going to make a nice bike. It has some bad fairing damage, but he has already found most of the stuff he needs. As much as I appreciate people parting out these old bikes as I sometimes need parts, I love it when they end up starting a new life. RandyA -
Yippee! Santa Late, But Finally Arrived
Venturous Randy replied to Wanderer's topic in Watering Hole
I remember that bike. I looked at it for Squidley down near Knoxville Tn. I ended up picking it up for him and tweaking with it some and then meeting him in Portsmouth, OH when he lived in Michigan. That is a nice bike and wanted to keep it for myself if Squidley did not buy it. I had it's twin setting on my carport I picked up for another member until last Friday. I am not going to say who it was until he is ready to let his cat out of the bag. RandyA -
Wow, this post started almost four years ago. Evidently the original poster did not stay with us. RandyA
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I have a HF drill press from that price range and it has worked very good. RandyA
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Parts Interchange
Venturous Randy replied to cabreco's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Do you know any history on the bike? Are you sure it has 14K miles and not 114K or even 214K? Is there any issues with 2nd gear, as it jumping out of gear? If it does have 14K miles, you are looking at only averaging 500 miles per year and there are many of us 1st gen guys on here that will put that many miles on their bike in a weekend, easy. RandyA -
Kids Are Different These Days, Who Knew!?!?
Venturous Randy replied to skydoc_17's topic in Watering Hole
Probably a good thing I am not the kid's dad. RandyA -
I do not like mustard. One drop of mustard on a sandwich and that is all I taste. I don't like mustard. I have gotten to the point that if I am ordering a sandwich that normally comes with mustard, I will tell the cashier or waitress that I don't want mustard and that if I take even one bite, with me being highly allergic to mustard, that I will immeiately go into convulsions. So far it has worked and I hate to have to do that, but if I don't get their attention, I will usually end up with mustard. RandyA
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Ya know, to a lot of guys, the way we talk about our bikes makes just about as much sense as this video. And, this may include a few on here. RandyA
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I can guarantee you that if you win a 100 million that you are going to have more friends than you could have imagined and more family. I may play a couple times a month and when I do play, I will get one big game lotto and a Tennessee mega-millions. After reading this post yesterday, I looked at my tickets and realized that the clerk had given me a Tennessee mega-millions and a Tennessee cash, which only pays out $220,000 as a max prise. I did not even have the Big Lotto. So, since I did not get the right ticket and it was an easy pick also, maybe that helped your son's easy pick to land on him. My frustration with the lottery systems is with them adding more numbers. I remember when it was about 43 numbers and now it up in the 50's. Every number added on changes the chance of winning by a bunch. RandyA
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Hey, they are giving my retirement program to somebody else. Wow, I will ocassionally spend a buck on a lottery ticket just so I can go through a short period of time of dreaming "What if". RandyA
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I would have thought that the 2nd gen bikes would have all had the newer shift mechinism that did not have the pins, but the parts diagram for this bike does show the pins. As noted, this is not a difficult fix if that is the problem and most likely it is. One thing you could do is contact the yamaha shop and get a quote and share it with the guy selling the bike and he may even be more motivated to get rid of it. RandyA
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Another part if this situation is that there were three bikes riding together and two of them had already passed the two cars. This tends to make the last rider in that group even more impatient. But, this also should have given the driver of the car even more warning that the bike behind him was going to do the same thing. This is one of those events that to me is a crash, it is not an accident. There was not anything that was accidental in this situation. It was a set of intentional events that had very poor timing. RandyA
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Something to do when you get bored. RandyA http://www.bassfiles.net/parachute.swf
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If I were you, there would not be a probably to it. That would be on the top of my list. They may not save your life, but you may have a lot more witnesses in what is happening. RandyA
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Do you know whether the cop even seen what happened? He may not have noticed what happened. The thing about loud horns is that the cop and even others may have seen what was happening. It may have kept someone else from running over you if you had gone down. It is amazing how poor most horns are on bikes. I have no doubt that my air horns have saved my life or serious injury. I would really love to see this thread motivate others to look at the horn issue, maybe as a winter project. RandyA
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Kirby, what kind of horn are you running on your bike? RandyA
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Wow, hate to hear this and glad it is not worse. Hope everything turns out OK. RandyA
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My response is "before we start, please understand I don't enjoy fighting, so please understand that I don't fight fair. So don't get mad if I gouge you in your eyes and blind you, or bite an ear off or do everything I can do to make sure you will never have anymore kids or even enjoy trying." RandyA
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I suspect the one on here started as a 56 four door wagon. I also bet it was not a Nomad. If it were a real 56 El Camino, it would be worth a fortune like an 83 Corvette would be. Speaking of rare Chevrolets, there was supposedly only one 1965 Z-16 convertable Chevelle SS. That car would be worth at least a quarter million or more. It came stock with a 375hp 396 engine. I saw a hardtop listed recently for $189,000. Listing: http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/692374.html RandtA
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The earlist El Camino that I am familar with is the 59. I had a 64 and still have a 79 with a warmed over 327 in it. RandyA
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Wow, you got your bike back and in less than a week it will be the first day of summer. The only thing better is having three summers in a row without a winter. Glad ya got it back and enjoy it. RandyA