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  1. Freebird
    My son and I will be leaving Tuesday morning and taking 90 out of the Cleveland area. We plan to cross over into Canada via the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. This is not a very long ride for us, only about 6 hours maybe. If anybody else is going that way on the same day though, you are welcome to join us.
  2. Freebird
    Personally, I use my clutch about 99.9% of the time. I have on rare occasions for various reasons shifted without it.
  3. Freebird
    Nice pictures and a big welcome to Larry. Now, where are the ROOS?
  4. Freebird
    I unfortunately don't know of anything except for the K&N and Yamaha. I've never seen any buy Fram or the other common brands.
  5. Freebird
    It is likely your firewall. There was some info about this latest version that some folks might have to make some changes to their firewall settings. Mine is working GREAT now.
  6. Freebird
    LOL...I hope you aren't the LAST.
  7. Freebird
    OK folks, I have added a forum named Darksiders. PLEASE READ THE STICKY. I had really mixed feelings about adding this area due to the fact that I have seen already that some people cannot seem to discuss this issue without resorting to personal attacks and sarcasm toward other members. It is very simple, it will not be allowed and if it does then that area will not be here for long.
  8. Freebird
    This forum is for those of who have decided to run a car tire on the back of their Ventures, or for those who may be interested in trying it and looking for some information. PLEASE READ: By participating in this area you AGREE to the following. 1. Installing and running a car tire on the back of the Venture or any other motorcycle is NOT endorsed by nor recommended by VentureRider.org. 2. In this group you will mostly find posts from people who are using these tires and are sold on the idea. It is important that you understand that there are negative opinions also. Some of these include possible rubber compounds that are not optimized for motorcycles, some insurance companies may not pay for accidents if they know that you are using a car tire, possible problems with the bead profile of the motorcycle rim not correct for a car tire, profile of tire is possibly not optimized for motorcycle use. These are just a few of the reasons cited for NOT running a car tire on a motorcycle. These issues have been agreed to by some and disputed by others but you need to be aware that the use of a car tire on a motorcycle is NOT universally agreed upon to be a good idea. 3. The bottom line is, do your research and come to your own conclusion. Do not take my word or that of anybody else that this is a good or a bad idea. Do your research and come to your own conclusion but remember, should you decide to proceed with a car tire on your motorcycle, you do so at your own risk and you agree to NOT hold VentureRider.org or any moderator, administrator or member here responsible for any negative consequences of your decision. 4. There are people who have strong feelings on both sides of this issue. It this can be discussed in a mature way then that will be great. Please remember, this forum is NOT solely for the purpose of hearing from those who think that a car tire on a motorcycle is a great idea. There will likely be some posts from those who think it is a dangerous idea. There is likely to be discussion and debate. That is why this is called a DISCUSSION FORUM. If those who participate in this forum cannot do so without resorting to personal attacks and sarcastic comments then this area will be removed IMMEDIATELY. Don "Freebird" Nelson
  9. Freebird
    Did you look in the classifieds? I think there are a couple there that fit that description.
  10. Freebird
    Most of our long distance riding is two up and pulling a Bushtec trailer is is probably overloaded. I used to run about 30 lbs. on a daily basis and pumped it up to about 45 when two up with the trailer. That made it a bit stiff but these bikes already sit about an inch low in the rear and handling was really poor by the time you loaded it up. The leveling links were the best thing I have ever done for that situation. It levels the bike and allows me to keep the air pressure down at around 30-35 lbs. even when loaded and the handling through the twisties is still great. I know that the leveling links are the answer to those that are inseam challenged but they are a GREAT improvement if you can take the added height.
  11. Freebird
    If that were the case, I wouldn't be talking to you folks at ALL. I just downloaded and installed Firefox 3 and that solved the problem. I guess I just let myself get too far behind the times.
  12. Freebird
    No, 2.0.0.15 Maybe I'll try 3. I didn't even know it was out.
  13. Freebird
    Maybe it's just me then. Possibly my connection here. I'm sitting in front of a hotel while on a conference call. Maybe I should be paying attention to the call.
  14. Freebird
    It only happens here when I hit the refresh button on the browser. Have you tried that?
  15. Freebird
    Yesterday, my computer downloaded and installed an upgrade to my Firefox browser. I now notice that if I refresh the page here at the forum or on the home page, the logos, banners and some most of the thread buttons and etc. go away. When it happens, I can click on forums or home and they come back but a refresh turns them off again. This appears to be totally related to this latest Firefox update and I cannot reproduce the problem with IE7. I will do some research tonight and try to find a fix.
  16. Freebird
    It is certainly different. I only rode maybe 10-15 miles. It take some adjustment to how you normally ride. It's not exactly like a motorcycle and not exactly like a 3 wheeler or a regular 4 wheeler either. I was actually fairly impressed but not totally comfortable in the curves but I think that after a very few miles, it would feel pretty natural. I certainly felt that I was using different muscles in my lower back and sides but I think it was because I was trying to over compensate with some body movement.
  17. Freebird
    They have a nylon tour pack but not a hard one. No bags yet. I would have agreed with that comment before I rode this thing.
  18. Freebird
    Yea, you are right. I guess I'm trying to make it sound better to me.
  19. Freebird
    OK...I should have checked that before posting.
  20. Freebird
    It was $15,000.00 for the black and silver, $15,400 for the yellow. I actually like the Black/Silver best. The one that I rode was a demo with just over 3,000 miles on it. He told me that he would take $2,000.00 off of it and the warranty would start now. Warranty is 2 years.
  21. Freebird
    The reason that you can use RainX on the Clearview shield and not on the OEM shield is that the OEM shields and most aftermarket shields use a coating on the Lexan. Clearview does not use a coating. The RainX will cause those coatings to yellow. That being said, I've still never used RainX on my shield but I may try it one of these days.
  22. Freebird
    I've not heard of anybody doing it yet but I suppose you could install the rear end from a RSV. That would probably do what you want. The RSV is geared higher. I actually went the other way and installed the VMAX rear in my RSV to raiser the RPMs. I would send you mine to test except I traded it in on the VMAX rear.
  23. Freebird
    Yep...I agree with Buddy. Go look in the mirror and you can probably find the culprit. The only thing I can think of is that maybe you clicked on a link from somewhere else that was actually a link to the mobile site and it set the cookie? I honestly don't know how else it could have happened.
  24. Freebird
    They would have a really hard time with things like the VMAX rear end (looks exactly like the stock one) and things like jets. I don't really look for it to ever be a problem. Loud exhaust could turn into a problem someday though.
  25. Freebird

    Rad bikes!

    Freebird replied to Alex's topic in Picture Folder

    It will be interesting to see what he comes up with for a reverse. The Spyder that I took out for a test ride yesterday had a reverse. Different than the Wing. I don't know about the new Wings but the 1500s used the starter. The Spyder uses the engine with just a small lever on the handlebar that you push and then down on the shift pedal and that puts it in reverse. Very similar to the way the reverse on my four wheeler works.
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