Venturous Randy

The way to get that special torque head screw loose......... and the rest of the stuck, stripped head ones is........... vise grips. RandyA

Rode about 40 miles yesterday and it was 71, At about 11pm last night, I went o Wally World in shorts and it was still 71. the only concern with the ride was it was a bit windy. Not a bad ride for the first day of winter. RandyA

I have a similar problem on my 83 Venture. If my bike sits for a couple of weeks, I will have to bleed the left front as it will get air in it. There does not appear to be any leak as the reservoir does not appear to go down and there are no visible leaks. It also seems to happen if I ride the bike in the rain and then park it. RandyA

In my four years with several deployments, I can not ever remember sleeping in a motel or eating in a restaurant that was paid for by the government, but being in the USAF, I know I had it a lot better than my brothers in the other branches of service. I was real lucky that I was not on the flightline when the saboteurs came on base and attempted to blow up the AC130 Gunships and were killed or close to where the rockets landed when they were sent over. I was lucky that I had it good compared to many others. And, as far as overtime, how about twelve hours a day, six days a week at over 100 degrees and very high humidity while in South East Asia. Oh, in the military, or at least the way it was when I was in, if you did not like the job you were told to do, saying "I quit, I'm going home" was not an option, unless you wanted to go to prison. I really don't think you have a clue to what it is like to be in the military, whether it is for four years or thirty years. RandyA

Syscrusher, I see you avoided answering my question. Not to pick on you, but I personally have found that those that are not very supportive of the military people never served, nor had family members that served. As I said, I was just curious. Djh3, if I had got that kind of money in 1969, I would have felt like I was rich. With a wife and child, I was eligible for food stamps up to about an E-4, but I never pursued them. RandyA

Years ago, I was parked next to a handicap spot with a Corvette parked there with a handicap tag. A blonde, which I actually knew from High school, walked out and started to get into the car. A police officer was watching her and pulled up behind her and questioned her parking there. All she kept saying was the car had a handicap tag on it. I also knew her husband, who the tag was for. It really gets me when someone uses a handicap parking place because their family member, who is not with them, has a tag, knowing the difficulty that some have in getting around. When my grandson Shane was recovering from his severe leg injury, even though he had a temporary card for Handicap parking, as soon as he could get around with crutches, he refused to park in a handicap spot. He said he needed the exercise. RandyA

Well, actually, my butt is in the video also at the beginning of the video. RandyA

Thanks, I needed this. Sadly, most all fits. RandyA

I'm curious Syscrusher, what is your and your families' military history? My dad enlisted in the Navy at 16 before Pearl Harbor and was at Gudal Canal at the end of the war. I enlisted in the USAF in 69 and got out in 73. I was part of part of Operation Linebacker and served in Southeast Asia in 72. Due to the way the military was treated during and after Vietnam, I DID NOT encourage my son to go into the military. You referred to where they "worked". In many or most cases, it was a lot more than a job where they worked. When you are in the military, you are basically owned by the government. You do what you are told, when you are told. If you don't like what is going on that day, you don't go to your union rep and complain. Etcswjoe touched on several things that most people never have to even think about and the reason they don't have to think about is because someone else stepped forward to do what they could so others don't have to think about it. All gave some and some gave all. RandyA

Wow, it looks so warm there. Actually, that was probably one of the coolest Vogals we have had. I drove down as that is my black Infinity in the back ground. RandyA

On this daily deal site, they have the infrared thermometers on sale for $16. http://www.dailysteals.com/#d/16286 RandyA

According to the weekend weather forecast, we should be near 70 degrees for Sunday. Only problem with that is we are also supposed to have a 70% chance of rain. I could use a little seat time, but riding in the rain is not my idea of having a good time. RandyA

Does the clock reset time at the point you are starting the bike? Is it still working after the bike has sat for a while before you turn on the ignition? Have you checked the voltage on the battery before you start the bike after setting for awhile? RandyA

I can not imagine there is much of a market for 1st gen rear shocks, compared to a 2nd gen. RandyA

Thanks Jim, just took a chance in asking what you had. You never can tell, someone may have one like mine they don't want anymore. RandyA

What kind of light bar did you have? Shane's light bar has about four of the panels the lights mount on missing and I would love to get more. I can get the lights with reflector/lens, but I need the part that goes from the top bar to the bottom bar. I will see if I can find a decent picture. I have added a couple pictures from my bike that has the same light bar. RandyA

Hey, why ask for a 2013 when 2014's should already be out? RandyA

That is a great offer Jim, but I hate to take the insulators when someone else could use the turndowns. I was looking for turndowns because with the light bar, the mufflers need to be a little longer to look good and need turned down to get the exhaust away from the light bar. I pulled the one insulator out and looked at it and it does not look like anything special. I have some rubber that may work, it is just a bit thicker. Anyway, thanks for the offer and let me see what I can come up with before I mess up what you have. RandyA

Are you talking about the turndowns or the rubber insulators inside? And thanks for your help. RandyA

If I did not give a damn about this site, I would not be on here multiple times a day. I have always felt very fortunately to have stumbled on to this site and to have met some really great people. I have helped others and I have had others help me. I have met friends that I would never have met that I talk to routinely. I have had members visit me and stay at my home and hope this will continue. All of this started because of the dedication of Don in having a site that has always been within the context of a very family friendly site. I, personally, do not have any issue with what Don did and if anything, it brought a lot of attention to what one of our members has to offer and it let others know to check what some of our members do provide. I do not see this as a win/lose thing, but as a win/win situation. RandyA

Good for you. To me, it is easier to flip the kill switch several times off and on rather than do the ignition switch to fill the carbs up. RandyA

I also use some anti seize on the plug threads. Another thing you may want to do is take a small serewdriver and take the cap apart and check for corrosion. There is a small spring in there, so don't lose it. RandyA

This is a very good thread for me as my Comcast just went up about $25 and when I questioned it, they told me it was going up another $25 in March. They said I was getting discounts. My frustration is sitting here going through channels set up in "my favorites" and still not finding anything I want to watch. Then, some of the ones I do watch, I have already seen several times. My problem is I usually like several channels like History, Military, and a couple others, but I am paying for many I just skip over or do not have them in "my favorites". RandyA

OK, are you talking about the 84 or the 99? If you are talking the 84, you also need to pull the rearend and driveshaft and grease both ended of the driveshaft. The 99 may need the driveshaft end that goes into the u-joint greased, but it is not as critical as greasing the big end on the 84. RandyA