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Venturous Randy

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  1. Didn't work for me either. RandyA
  2. Some pictures RandyA
  3. I also want express my appreciation to the other vets and their families that served. We have a Veterans Administrations here in Johnson City, TN called Mountain Home. It also is a National Cemetery with about 15,000 grave sites. The only thing I wish had been done differently is many years ago it was decided to go to the flat markers. I was pleased that a couple of years ago they went back to the vertical headstones. My feeling is these soldiers stood up for their country and should have a headstone that stands up for them. My farther, who was in Quadal Canal at the end of WWII, is buried there and has one of the flat markers. Thanks, Randy Atkins Staff Sergeant USAF, 69-73
  4. I am in my 4th day after cataract surgery and have been told to stay off the bike for two weeks or more. I was told absolutely no yard work for three weeks. We have had some of the most beautiful weather, but I know if I just let it heal up, I will enjoy my riding even more. Good luck on your eyes guys. RandyA
  5. Or, you can upgrade to a 1st gen. Centerstands were not an option, they came standard. RandyA
  6. Bob, we are hanging on for every little bit of information on your endever. We wish you the best. As far as that date, I would suspect that a born on date of 11/83 is actually an 84. RandyA
  7. I would love to but I am not allowed on my bike right now. RandyA
  8. We have had absolutely beautiful weather here in east Tennessee and I will have at least a 7 day weekend and I can't ride. Doctor said NO MOTORCYCLE RIDING until I get my cataract surgery healed up. RandyA
  9. Thanks Steve and I don't have any muddy sand around my yard. I had my follow up this morning and when I got up, my focus was not as clear as yesterday. My exam showed that my eye pressure was up considerably and had a little infection. The doctor drained fluid out of my eye twice and that helped tremendously. She also gave me some drops that we hope will keep the pressure down. I gave her the signoff sheet for me to be released to go back to work Tuesday and she said no, I want to see you again Tuesday. So, we will see how this progresses. Again, thanks everyone. RandyA
  10. Lew, we are wanting to, but at the moment we will just have to play it by ear. I know we have throughly enjoyed Vogal and have been at all of them. We will see how it goes as we get closer. Randy & Laura
  11. I hope it goes well, but my biggest fear around here with the Dragon and several other popular riding roads is the other bikes. It is hard to enjoy the road when the next curve may have a crotch rocket and rider sliding on the pavement at you at 50mph. And this is on heavily patrolled roads. RandyA
  12. I have put over 99,000 miles on the bike and am very happy that the majority of it was with my wife. It also helps that she is a very good passenger. I agree about taking the courses, but in the mean time, I suggest you find a big empty parking lot and do a lot of different maneuvers. Do figure 8's, slow turns and practice some stops just short of a panic stop, especially with using the front brake. With your bike having the integrated braking system, it takes out some of the problems the 2nd genners have, and remember that 70% of braking effectiveness is from the front brakes. Another thing that really makes the 2-up riding experience more enjoyable is having a good intercom system. Since my bike is a standard, we don't have the built in intercom, so we have a Chatterbox system that works very good. Thanks for the story of you and your wife "making memories". RandyA
  13. You da man, Bob. We all wish you the best and you know what they say about "how to eat an elephant.....one bite at a time". RandyA
  14. An engine is actually more efficient if run within the designed temperature. Also, if you take the thermostat out, you can incur more heating problems as the water will pass through the radiator too quickly and not cool sufficiently under heavy load conditions. Anyway, if you want to take the thermostat out of the loop, just turn the bypass below the radiator. RandyA
  15. I would say you got your answer with either Bob or Carl. For some reason a little bell is ringing about someone having this problem a while back and found a loose ground under one of the front signal lights. RandyA
  16. First of all, I want to thank everyone for your kind and supporting words. As several have said, it was pretty easy and I am having virtually no discomfort. I do feel a minor irritation that I believe is the stitch. Even though my eye is still a bit dilated, my vision in that eye has improved tremendously. Now I am noticing the film over my right eye that I was not noticing as much before as the left one is now so clear. I will be putting the right one on the schedule for later this year and I hope it does not do like the left one did and change so much so quickly. Anyway, great day and thanks again everyone. And yes, I am really looking forward to SEEING everyone at Asheville!! RandyA
  17. I found that if I take the bango fitting on the master loose and use my finger as a check valve, when I punp the lever it will fill the pump back up and start working again. Just make sure you have plenty of rags to catch the fluid. RandyA
  18. Got off work a little early to get ready for tomorrow. We have had so much rain you can watch my grass grow. Since I am not supposed to do any yard work for at least three weeks, I mowed again this afternoon. Got some other pressing things done and then went for a beautiful ride. It was about 72º and very clear. The mountains are soooo green. I am so anxious about getting this over with. The cataract in my left eye was not noticable until a couple of months ago. Now it is like looking thru Saran wrap, just like I have a thick film over that eye. I was originally scheduled for June 24th, which was a bit close to the Asheville event, but I lucked out when someone cancelled and I was able to move it up. I am so looking forward to being able to have clear vision again. And it will make it so much better riding at night as now any headlights amost blind me. RandyA
  19. I do not see any way you could get to everything without pullings the carbs out. I have pulled the float bowls off without seperating the carbs, once they are out, but it makes it much more difficult to get to the screws. If you do seperate the carbs, you will definately need to sync the carbs. RandyA
  20. What is the problem? RandyA
  21. Jeff, it sounds like you are getting it back on track. As far as brakes, if your calipers are good and you do a good fluid flushing, go to EBC HH brake pads. They are a little more pricey, but they will set you on your nose. RandyA
  22. Absolutely. That is the typical response you will get when the pilot jet/jets are clogged. That is exactly the way my bike ran when I got it and a pilot jet cleaning worked wonders. Pilot jets are very small holes and it does not take much to clog them up. RandyA
  23. If you have reservations at a motel, call them and see if they will let you ship a box of stuff. When you get there, your stuff will be waiting and you can ship home what is dirty, etc. RandyA
  24. Trunk lid prop, just another 2nd gen upgrade that don't work. RandyA
  25. If the tank was plastic or aluminum, you may be able to do that. With a steel tank you could never maneuver the magnet around without it attaching to the tank. RandyA
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