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    Me too, I think it would be real special. To me, that is a nice time to go to that area if you are not having another visitor like Earl. A while back I posted a link to a video that had been done in that area that was beautiful, but I can not find it now. RandyA
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    I have thought about this thread several times lately and really thought about it last night. I was 1st in line in the right lane and there was a tuner type Honda in the left lane on a divided fourlane going away from town. When the light changed, he accellerated quickly and I paced him for about half way thru 1st gear. I then cranked it on and left him and moved over into his lane due to slower traffic in the right lane. Even though there was traffic in the left lane going about 10 over, I kind of got trapped and this idiot was right against me. I was finally able to move over and let him by, but he could not go anywhere either. When some traffic cleared a little, he was still tailgateing a guy in the left lane and I stayed beside him to just pace him so he could not move over. I never could see him look over at me and then he did a quick left turn. When it was over with, I was mad at myself for messing with him and then letting myself get trapped in front of him. But, I was glad he did the quick turn as I was just about to fall in behind him and follow him. But, he was just some punk and the best thing to do is just stay from him. RandyA
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    I appreciate the update and yes prayers do work. I would still love to come down that way around the 25th and celebrate this special birthday that is coming up. It has been a long time since I have been in that area, actually, it was 1996. I spent about four days in Washington, NC and just rode in different directions everyday. I would love to do that again. RandyA
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    Paying attention can make a big difference, but above all, I simply believe luck has a lot to do with it. I had another encounted about two weeks ago on a Sunday morning when a deer walked into the road out of a field. I was simply not paying as close attention as I should have, but was still able to slow down and not have to do anything drastic to avoid it. If I had been a couple of seconds ahead, it may have been too close. RandyA
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    Hoping you were going to be able to give us an update on your dealings with Earl. So far, it looks like most of the damage was on the Outter Banks. RandyA
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    That's a real good place to mount a radar detector. That's where I have mine mounted. RandyA
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    There is a front moving thru our area on the other side of the mountain in Tn on Friday that may bring some rain, but the Weather Channel is not saying Marion will get rain. Make sure you have some warm clothes as you may see temps down to around 50º after the sun goes down. I would love to meet up on Sat for a visit, but I need to get a bunch of stuff done around here. RandyA
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    Don, about everything you have noted can be done around here. Steve (SGN) is a great guy and he is sincere in his offer. If you could get the stuff together and set a date, we could have a maintence day for anyone that wants to help on your bike or work on their own. It don't take much to make us happy. But, I am a lot more interested in helping you work on your bike than doing it for you. It is kind of like the teaching the man to fish thing. RandyA
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    I heard on CNN this morning that there are winds in the middle up to 175mph at times. This one may be bad, but it could have been much worse if it was not as far off shore. RandyA
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    Why give him negative feedback when it was exactly like it was advertized. Remember, education is expensive and this one just cost a bit. Learn from it and go on. Next time spend the effort to look around and then make a decision. RandyA
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    We are supposed to have an absolutely beautiful weekend here in east Tenn. Mid 70's to low 80's with night temps near 50º. Gonna be fall soon. Randya
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    I have been thinking about you all over there. I hope you get thru this with minimal damage and yes, the best thing to do is get away from it. I am still hopeing to maybe get down that way around the weekend of the 25th, which is one of those special birthdays in a person's life. We will just have to see how it goes. I wish you all the best, RandyA
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    Not a real good picture. That one looks like it got run over by a truck. Can you add some more pictures? RandyA
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    I used to hang my helmets on the mirrors or seat or somewhere. I now lock them up even if I am going to be close by. My passenger helmet has the Chatterbox intercom on it and with it being an almost new helmet, I would hate to loose it. Mine is a little rough and painted purple like the bike. When I got my bike, I moved the helmet locks from the crash bar where it got into the back of the passenger's legs to under the seat. I again moved them a while back to where they are much more useable. If anyone wants pictures to how I mounted them, let me know. I also used the bracket to lock down the trunk more solid. RandyA
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    I suspect driveshaft splines in the rearend. Have you ever taken the rearend off and greased the driveshaft where it goes into the rearend? RandyA
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    On my 83, I run one up at about 30/35 and two up closer to 50, especially if I am going to be in the twisties. I always run the damper on 4. I have progressives in the front with no air. RandyA
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    Yep. I see that now. RandyA
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    This seems a bit pricey to me. RandyA http://cgi.ebay.com/87-model-yamaha-venture-royal-/320578578158?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item4aa3f8e6ee
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    I have a back bottom tooth that my dentist told me I may need a future root canal. I checked around on prices and it too was about $800. I mentioned to my sister that this was a lot of money for about 15 minutes work. Her response was "Would you rather him to take an hour to do it?" I will be 60 in less than a month and I still have 27 of my real teeth left, so I guess I am doing pretty good so far. RandyA
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    Maybe you need to take it back apart and wrap the coil back around the driveshaft? RandyA
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    Very interesting. I wondered what he lowered the reserve to? RandyA
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    Get a reversable unit that also puts out heat. Great on you getting a camper. As old as mine is, I really enjoyed it at Asheville this year. RandyA
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    Probably stator cover as that is what the transmission shifting rods go thru. RandyA
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    Wow, you guys are good!! Actually, one of my goals as part of this 2nd gen in my 1st gen transmission change also includes going to solid motor mounts. I want to also be able to remove the side bars the side panels mount to like in the picture in my avatar. RandyA
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    At one time there was a print of all the dimensions for the solid motor mounts noted on here. I made a copy of it, but I not only can I not find the copy I made, but I also can not find the post that had the print noted. Does anyone have a copy of the print that has the dimensions noted? Thanks, RandyA
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