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  1. Freebird
    Click on the search and in the drop down, use the Google option but select "VentureRider.org" Just enter Kuryakyn Grip Installation and you'll find several relevant threads.
  2. Freebird
    HEY...you aren't supposed to tell the REAL secrets.
  3. Freebird
    My preference is the Clearview shield but it has nothing to do with the vent. The next Clearview that I buy will be ordered without the vent. I like the vented shields but I personally think that the round vents that are easily installed at home are much better than the Goldwing style vents used by Clearview. My preference for the Clearview is because of the material that they use. Most shields are made from Lexan which has a hard coating to help prevent scratches. The downside is that they DO still get scratched and if you polish out the scratches, you polish off the hard coating and then they scratch very easily. Clearview does not use the coating and you can polish out any scratches with no problem. You also don't have to worry about using RainX and similar products on them because those products won't turn them yellow as they will if you use them on a coated shield. I've had my Clearview on the '99 since '99. It is a great shield. I WISH it would get scratched up or something because I would like to try one of their new swept back styles but it looks like it is going to last forever.
  4. Freebird
    Well, the pond may be history soon. Eileen and I are really close to coming to the decision to put this place on the market. We are both thinking that it's time to downsize to a small yard and a smaller mortgage payment. I'm not getting any younger and we are thinking more all the time about our financial security as retirement looms closer all the time. So....maybe I won't need it.
  5. Freebird
    Now THAT is what I need. I have managed to pretty much stay out of the pond this year though. My secret is that I now use a push mower to make a couple of passes around the pond before using the rider.
  6. Freebird
    It can be mounted. Eddie has one on his bike and it looks great. It IS too expensive for me though.
  7. Freebird
    No problem. They came so close together that I figured that might have happened.
  8. Freebird
    Some of them are nice people doing a job and making a living for their family. I see no reason to say such things about ANY single group of people and this is the sort of comments that we honestly don't need here.
  9. Freebird
    Well, I'm not sure how to reply to this. I've been part of a number of such groups and I honestly don't know of a friendlier one anywhere. There will always be little spats here and there. There will always be a handful of people that just love to stir things up and beat the same dead horses over and over and over. The only way of preventing that would be to ban those who do it and that is really not a good option because some of those same folks are also the first to lend a hand when somebody really needs help. It's not a perfect world. We all have our little "hot buttons". When I look at all the wonderful things that the members here have done for each other though, I have absolutely no doubt that the statement is true. I agree though that lately it seems that some folks are going above and beyond at twisting threads into political statements or other arguments. In the history of this club, there has been ONE SINGLE PERSON banned and he was way off base and warned several times. I hope to never have to ban anybody else but I will do so if it is clearly the best thing for the majority of the members.
  10. Freebird
    and where did you dig up that 1700 number? I've tried for YEARS to find out how many Venture and/or Royal Star Ventures have been sold and have never found an answer. Yamaha is very closed lipped about it.
  11. Freebird
    Kent and Floyd, which gauge brand do you use? I am happy with my Carbtune but wouldn't mind comparing it to some gauges.
  12. Freebird
    OK...I just deleted ONE thread that came after I asked that this stop. It seems that everybody has had their say so let's leave it at that.
  13. Freebird
    Folks, we have had plenty of debates here about helmet laws. Some think they are great, others think they are terrible. PLEASE...let's not turn this into another combative thread.
  14. Freebird
    Yep...what he said. I pulled mine out several years ago. I just put it back in, tapped it lightly with a rubber mallet and it has never come out or leaked. I didn't use any locktite on it.
  15. Freebird
    What year is your bike? Also, it really depends upon how you plan to wire it. If you plan to use an isolation relay (recommended by most) there are a couple of choices with Modulite and Hoppy but both wire up pretty much the same. Here are some instructions on that on a '99 model. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=503
  16. Freebird

    Cam-Am Trike

    Freebird replied to buddy's topic in Watering Hole

    Yea, it was a blast to ride and had PLENTY of power. I wouldn't mine having one but wouldn't replace my bike with it. AND....I STILL haven't found that $16,000.00 I must have left it in my other pants.
  17. Freebird
    WOW....first you use plastic screws for the purpose of losing her license plates, then you try to get her arrested at the border. You sure like living on the EDGE don't you. I do agree with the others though. There is NEVER an excuse for such rudeness from our public officials. I had a little run in with a local policeman a few months ago. I won't go into the long details but I had done nothing wrong and he was WAY out of line. I turned around and drove straight to the police station and filed a complaint against him. Most of the policemen in this area are pretty darn nice folks...this is one though that likes to wear his authority on his sleeve and push it around. I don't much go for that nonsense.
  18. Freebird
    uh..........do you think there will be a background check?
  19. Freebird
    You've got some fine members in your area that I am sure would be happy to help you out. Check with V7Goose or Rick Butler for starters. You can find both in the members list. Just send them a PM and I'm sure they will assist you.
  20. Freebird
    That WAS funny but I've had to delete it because for some reason, it was causing errors on the server.
  21. Freebird
    This is news to me. I'm unaware of any changes to the carbs from '99 through present.
  22. Freebird
    Look in the top menu bar next to the donate button on the right side. I cleaned up and re-arranged the bar.
  23. Freebird
    Let's not get off track folks. Nobody said that anything applies to anybody who looks Mexican. He said that the local police reports are FULL of such incidences. That is true around here also. I am NOT anti-Mexican, my son is also married to a Hispanic lady and she is wonderful. We are not talking about Hispanics in general but those that are here illegally. Now let's please not turn this into a political discussion.
  24. Freebird
    Balancing is pretty easy. Some tires are pretty close and others are not. You may get by without balancing them one time and not the next. It only takes a few minutes, I would go ahead and do it.
  25. Freebird
    No problem. Glad to help. These guys are just rattling my cage. All in good fun.
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