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I have had XM for several years also. MOST of the music channels are commercial free...EXCEPT for them touting other XM channels which are STILL commercials and I could do without them. I don't like Howard Stern but Opie and Anthony aren't much better so you are paying the salaries of one or the other. I do like Fox News Talk's Brian and the Judge and also O'Reilly as well as Glenn Beck. I think that Talk News may be on Sirius also but I don't think that Glenn Beck is.
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I guess I'm in the minority here but I suppose it depends on how you really plan to use it. I bought a used trailer last year for picking up the occasional bikes that I buy to part it, sell, etc. I've pulled enclosed and open trailers and just prefer pulling the open ones. They are less affected by high winds, headwinds and crosswinds, and serve my purpose very well. I agree that there are advantages to the enclosed ones. Your bike will be more secure if you are staying overnight at a hotel. It is protected from the elements. Being on an open trailer though is no worse than if you were actually riding it to your destination. It is then exposed to the elements and sitting outside the hotel rooms at night? I mean, they ARE designed to handle the outdoors. I also agree that it is a good storage space when you are not using it. I know that the way it works around here though is that it would be full of junk every time I need to use it. I would then have to unload it and put all the stuff somewhere else every time I need to use it. Here is the picture of the trailer that I bought last year. The stone guard and sides do offer some protection from things being thrown up from the road. I works very well for me. Not large enough for two large touring bikes though.
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It's only on the search button at the top of the forum.
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Buy the tickets, win the trailer, if you are happy with the Piggy Backer...sell the Bushtec on Ebay....make more than enough to pay for your current trailer and the entire trip.
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I'm not much into sport bikes but this is a nice bike. Wouldn't mind playing with it for a few days. 180 HP twin cylinder. http://www.webbikeworld.com/ducati-motorcycles/ducati-1098-r/
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Very common. Usually caused by the bolts being over tightened right at the crash bar. They should replace it under warranty. Many have had it done.
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Just for all our new members here. I do still have some of our custom cast VentureRider Guardian Bells if anybody wants one or more. Details here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=155829#post155829
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I have no idea. I looked briefly to see if I could find something but not yet. Sorry.
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pilot mixture screw
Freebird replied to sleadhed's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
No way....sorry....but you just don't need to pull the carbs to get to them at all. Just take a long skinner screwdriver and reach across and they pry/pop off very easily. I've done it several times on different bikes. -
I think you just got some bad info. There was never a VXE.
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Well....I don't really mind doing that but it's not as simple as all that. First, I would have to create a custom profile field. That is easy enough. The the info from the database has to be exported from here and then imported into a spreadsheet. That only gets done about 3 - 4 times per year. The other problem is that we have about all the info in the members list that can be printed on one line.
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I have replaced my installation instructions for the Bulter Mod with some very good instructions that Rick was nice enough to put together. You can find them here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=116327#post116327
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How do you want this? Email, posted here? Here is mine. Latitude41.239945 Longitude-82.189758 Coordinates41.239945, -82.189758 N41°14.3967, W082°11.38548 You can all plug that in for Maintenance Day.
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They system that I have is decent. Not as good as some of the new ones but was a good system when it was installed years ago. It is a York Stellar Plus rated 12 SEER and 91+. It is a split system heat pump with propane backup. The windows in the house are good quality and all the doors are insulated. Maybe I am just wishing for too much. I complain about the heating cost here but when I lived in Texas, I probably made more annually due to the cooling costs and the water bill in the summer due to a large yard that my wife really liked to keep green through the summer. We had an automatic sprinkler system and she put it to heavy use.
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There is a procedure for testing the first gen Venture cdi box in the tech library. I don't know how much it will help unless you can figure out or find a diagram that shows the pinouts for your bike. In answer to your question, it sure sounds like it could be the problem. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15135
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It's not really about the temps for me. It's about getting the salt washed off the roads. It's really a pain to have to detail the bike to get all the salt off it after every single ride. I don't mind riding down in the low 40s otherwise.
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Here is some more info that I picked up. 1. Each state has its own Raffle laws. States where raffles are legal have their own separate rules and regulations for holding raffles. In states where raffles are legal some type of raffle license must be obtained from the pertinent state office. 2. Raffles are considered a form of gambling. Gambling is carefully monitored by state and federal regulations. The three basic criteria that satisfy the definition of gambling are: (1) a prize is awarded; (2) the winner of the prize is determined purely by chance; and (3) some consideration or payment is required to participate.
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Nice thought but based upon my past experience, most wouldn't purchase tickets. Also, we don't need that much to keep things going. I am doing OK. It would be GREAT to actually make a bit of money but to be honest, as owner of the site, most of that would go into my pocket.
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OK folks...I'm still waiting on another quote but the first one I got may be too much for most folks. The total cost for 250 kits would be $115.00 and that is MY cost. Doesn't include shipping from the manufacturer or to each of you. At this point, I'm thinking to drop the project completely or try to find a Chinese manufacturer. I would actually probably pay that much but I don't know that I could sell 250 of them. The cost to make the master patterns for a cast urethane resin kit scale 1/12th of your bike is. $10,000.00 for the master patterns, includes rubber molds. The per kit cost after that is $75.00 each minimum order 250 units. Terms: are 50% down and the remainder upon completion lead time is 8 to 10 weeks for the master pattern and first article sample
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I need to add the standard disclaimer, same as last year. If enough tickets are not sold to cover our cost for the trailer, a prize equal to amount collected will be substituted.
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Here is from a reputable tax site: I just entered $16,000.00 on line 21 on my already complete return. It would cost me a little less than $4,000.00. Still quiet a bargain for a new RSV. "You will report the value of the prize on Line 21 of your 1040 Form. You should receive Form 1099Misc for the value as stated by the dealer. It is suggested that you get the fair market value of the prize from another reliable source as well. You can report the lower of the 2 amounts. Attach a statement and a copy of the 1099 misc to your return if you use the fair market value instead of the 1099misc amount and explain how you determined the lower amount. You can increase your withholding from your employer to cover the additional tax OR you can submit Form 1040ES voucher for the quarter of the win to prepay the tax just as if you had tax withheld."
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Done.
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I've added a new feature to the forum that some of you may find useful. When you click on the "search" link in the menu bar, you will now find an option to use "Google" to search the forum. I did this because there was a recent report where a member was looking for a specific thread about installing a Markland Hitch and it didn't come up in the search. Now I just experimented with this. If you use the normal search and enter "Markland Hitch Install", it returns about three threads. If you use the Google search it returns about 2 pages of threads. There is also an option there to search the entire Web or only the VentureRider forum. You WILL see some ads at the top and bottom of the search results pages. They should be related to your search though and just like the Google Ads on the side of the forum, I DO make a couple of penneys to help support the site if anybody sees one of interest and clicks on it. So.....I hope you find the new feature helpful.
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That is really great. Got a good laugh out of it.