Venturous Randy

Hey, I just got back from the hospital with Linda to see our brand new baby great grand daughter and guess what, it is still working OK. Randy

On my laptop, I never use the up and down keys to scroll as it is too fast, so I use the mouse. The problem has been with trying to keep the pointer on the little down spot box in the bottom right while looking at stuff. Many times I would only want to move a little and if the mouse pointer had moved up a little, I would be in the really fast zone. For what ever reason I have always been one to keep the toolbar on the bottom and this made it even worse because if I let the pointer wonder too low, it would kick up a calendar that was part of the clock. Well, I was sitting here playing and dozed off and when I woke up, my toolbar was on the left side. How I did this, I don't know. Anyway, what I realized is with it there, all I have to do is take the pointer to the bottom right corner and it always scrolls correctly. I don't even have to look where it is going, much less having to try to keep in the little box. Randy

This is what I use. Randy http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skylink-Universal-Garage-Door-Opener-System-GBRM-Visor-Remote-UPC-623459600197-/161932682959?hash=item25b3f0a6cf:g:yEYAAOSw3KFWg1dB

Isn't there a little "C" clip on the shaft that you have to remove? Just because the plastic connector is fried does not mean the stator is damaged. Most of us just bypass the connector and solder the wires together because this is a common failure. Randy

My grandson is at the hospital right now with his wife in labor with a girl. This will be my third great grand daughter. I need a boy to carry on the name. Randy

A good headlight on a bike is a great safety feature while riding in the daytime. On a bright sunny day, or even cloudy, I always run my headlight on high beam unless I am riding behind another rider. Randy

It was me that mowed over my phone. I now use Straight Talk with an Android 5G phone and use Verizon towers. It costs $45 a month plus tax of about $5. It works good for me and has Wifi, internet and is a lot smarter than I am. Randy

On my 83 MKI with a MKII headlight assembly and have upgraded to a Royale clutch side electricals, I use the push-to-talk button. I use an aftermarket opener assembly that wires into the push button on the door. I mounted the opener with velcro on the inside of the fairing and wired thru the PTT button and it is easy to get to and works good. Randy

My most enjoyable one was smokin a Big Dog Harley...twice. Man, was he pissed. Randy

I want to also extend a welcome and the best bang for the buck is joining this group. It will be the best $12 you will ever spend on your bike and we come along for free. Randy

If it is the rear shock, I must say that this shock has proven to be extremely dependable over the long run as compared the the 2nd gen rear shock. The only dependable thing about the 2nd gen shock is that they will fail. This sounds more like a broken frame problem to me than a shock problem and this would be the first broken frame I have heard about on anything other than an 83. I don't understand the rear frame dragging on a shock with no air pressure. As bad as this was, it could have been worse. If this had occurred at speed in a curve, you may not have been here writing this. Randy

This needs to be moved to the 1st gen section. Randy

Also, please note what year your bike is when asking a question as sometimes it does matter. I found that when I start my 83 that with it running at idle, if I pull the clutch in and blip the throttle, it will usually break the clutch loose where it is sticking and will go into gear without jumping. Randy

It's not any good anymore. At one time you could go back and see what the weather was many years ago in your town. Not now. You could full screen and zoom in. I was just curious if anyone else had been using weatherspark and what were they now getting. Randy

Weatherspark has been my go to for a quick look at the weather and especially looking at rain. It also showed current temps all around the country and around the world. Well, it looks like Weatherspark is no longer like it was. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this. Randy

Given how crappy the weather has been down here it could have been a miserable trip. We had snow on the mountains here in NE TN this week. Randy

Thanks, when I pulled it up I did not realize the pic were not there. Yep, this one really needs the pictures. Mine did not have any rust either from the inside or outside. My suspicion is there were just poor welds. I originally posted this on the venturers site before I left there and you can pull it up without being a member(I just did). This still has the pictures if Don can not restore my original post pictures here. There should not be any proprietary issues here as it was MY post from the beginning but, if we can restore the pictures, we can delete the noted reference. Randy http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php?action=article&cat_id=001004&id=301

There is a bunch of B&S cams on ebay if you know the part # Randy

Don's coming to his senses. Randy

Yes, the broken frame is an 83 problem and it can be fixed and be much stronger than before. This is what I did and could probably be easier than I did, but this worked for me. Randy http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?1521-83-Broken-frame

I really enjoyed reading this story on the SR-71. Randy http://oppositelock.kinja.com/favorite-sr-71-story-1079127041

Did you make it into north east TN? Randy

Wow, very interesting road. It shows a 5 and half hour drive and I suspect at the end of that you feel like you have done a days work. I did the Google street view on part of it, but the NW part is not documented. What were you driving, your truck? Randy

Just "Making memories" Randy

I still have my 83, but when Linda and I had the talk about her safety comfort level on the bike, we talked about options and we ended up with two Miatas. We have absolutely had a blast with them and to be honest, at this point in my life I am not that comfortable on the bike either. I may be giving my 83 to my son, who has an 86 that he has never gotten running right and my grandson also has an 83. I have ridden a little solo, but I really miss hearing her thru the intercom. But, the last thing I ever want to do is hurt her on the bike. Randy