Venturous Randy

How do you keep your toes warm on that foot? RandyA

Are you talking about dope heads or rear tires? RandyA

I just looked at mapquest and it is 4 hours one way for me. I would love to come up and have lunch or dinner and a visit. Maybe I could invite Eck to come up and spend the night and we could come up for a visit. Maybe bring our girls. I have never been to that part of WV. RandyA

No, that was about 40,000 miles ago. Just ask for some strip fuses and you can get them in different amps. I don't remember having to modify it much to fit the fuse holder. I may have gotten them at O'Rillies Auto. RandyA

When I blew my main fuse, I went to the auto store and the guy says, that looks like a Honda car fuse and sure enough they had a very similar strip. I bought several and have some spares that I carry. RandyA

Thanks Puc and Chris, that was a great video. I missed it earlier. RandyA

That's a bummer. It is bad when you are hurting and pissed off at yourself at the same time. Best wishes and this too shall pass. RandyA

Skid, you know you will be in all our thoughts and prayers. You are one to the good guys and we hope for the best. RandyA

I agree with Yammer, those look just like Jardines to me, they are the same diameter through out, unlike stock with turndowns. I have had Jardines on my 83 for about 16 years and they still look good even though they are getting a bit louder or I am getting a bit older. When at WOT, they sound like a small block Chevy with glasspaks. As far as MKI vs MKII bags, there is no doubt that MKII is a lot better for packing, but to me, the MKI bags go much better with it being a little more of a sport touring bike. The MKII bags and bigger trunk made the 1st gen look like it has a lot bigger butt. I think that for what you do in your riding style, an MKII would be a good bike for you. It should have a little more bottom end torque and you should be able to pack the kitchen sink now. RandyA

Never used tobacco or pot. It is proven that pot has medicinal value, not so with tobacco, probably the number one cause of premature deaths. Since pot has been proven to help people with some disorders, and especially those in pain, to me it is ridiculous not to have it available. Pain killers are readily available and have destroyed many lives and have a lot more side affects than pot. As far as it being a gateway drug, I suspect that much of that may due to having to deal with drug dealers as a routine to acquire pot. Since pot is the number one cash crop for some of the counties in this area, I don't see how making it legal will have a great deal to do with what happens on the street around here. The big thing would be to have to deal with the tax aspect, as in legal vs illegal moonshine. As far as alcohol, it has probably destroyed more families and cost more lives than any drug. About the biggest problem we are seeing around here is meth. RandyA

OK, I think we may have it. I went thru the discussions from the website tx2 posted and it appears I have stopped the popup that was locking me up. Several of the ones noted was exactly the same problem. I ended up going into programs and features and uninstalling some privacy things. Thanks everyone, especially tx2sturgis. RandyA

Wow Don, that was not what I was expecting when I opened the thread. Your mom lived a long life. I lost my mom at 67 and that is just a few years older than I am now. Prayers sent your way from Linda and me. RandyA

Yeah, you have had it backwards. Also, if you will check the connections on the thermostat housing, you may get the fan working again. I like to have my fan come on as it was designed. When you ran it and it spit out water, what was the gauge reading? RandyA

Several days ago I started having a computer problem that will not let me get on VR.org with one of my laptops. I have two Acer laptops, one I have had for about two years and another used one I got recently, both have windows 7. My older one is faster, but only on VR.org does it have a window come up that locks everything up. I have to do the Ctrl-Alt-Del to get to Start Task Manager, where I can close out VR.org and then I can go on to do other things. This is the only site that this comes up. I ran a scan and everything is clean and have tried to restore to an earlier date, but it told me the restore was unsuccessful. Anybody got any suggestions? RandyA

Looks good, would probably be fine. RandyA

Good for you Eck, glad to see you got some seat time. RandyA

Some questions; If you start the bike and leave it running without moving, will the fan eventually turn on?, On the bypass valve that is behind the bottom of the radiator, in what direction is the tops of the letters pointing? If you will answer these questions, it will help. RandyA

When I went to the VMax rear on my 83, it required me to use a MKII shaft with the seal. I pulled the driveshaft out of the final drive and used vise grips to clamp on to the end of the shaft and then stick it up into the tube. I can lift the universal joint up and slide the driveshaft in. I may have to twist it slightly, but I have never had it take me more that a few seconds to put a driveshaft in. I then align the coupling on the final drive with the splines on the shaft and slide it forward. Bolt it up and put the wheel back on. Simple. RandyA

My dad joined the Navy at 16 and was in Times Square when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was at Quadal Canal when it ended. I remember looking at my grandson when he was 16 and could not imagine him going into the military at that age. RandyA

I have diabetes also, but my time in south east Asia was in Ubon, Thailand, 30 miles from Laos and 45 miles from Cambodia. We dealt with bombs and gunships, so I can not pursue anything. RandyA

Just out of curiosity, is this Agent Orange related? Glad to hear it worked out for you. RandyA

Hey, I always thought it was Parked Motorcycle Syndrome and what's this about you being a clod? RandyA

After about a month, we were allowed an off day and I went to the Alamo and some other places. I don't remember wearing my uniform. Another memory I have is walking into the Alamo and on the wall was a picture of Davy Crockett's birthplace, which is about 15 miles from my house. Boy, was I homesick then. RandyA

Looks like a really nice fixer upper. I wonder what the salvage title is about. RandyA

After figuring out how well it worked going thru the SDA pastor, the Major, I sat down with him and told him how I was going to have a delay for two weeks and how I had a situation with my SDA girlfriend. He was able to get me leave for several days and plane tickets back home to TN and then back to TX. This allowed me to come home and get married. From basic, I went to Rantoul, IL, Chanute AFB, and spent about five months. I remember when I left TX it was in the 70's and when I got to IL, it must have been zero with snow blowing sideways. Being in the AF, we did not ride buses or trains, we flew, so it was a quick change in weather. One thought I had was if it is that cold in March, at least it should not be too hot in August. Boy, was I wrong. One of my strong memories from there was the day I filled out my dream sheet, which was going to be my base for permanent duty. I requested Seymour Johnson AFB, which was in Goldsboro, NC, 50 miles from where my wife was, in New Bern, NC, who was living with her parents. The day I was informed that my orders were in, I remember walking to the office with great intrepidation, knowing I could be going anywhere. I must say that it was with great relief when I opened the packet and it was Goldsboro. Two weeks after getting to SJAFB, my son was born. He turned out to be a good man and also rides an 86 Venture. I also have a grandson, who has an 83 Venture. Like I say, sometimes things happen for a reason. I would love to hear some of the stories that some of our other troops went thru. RandyA