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Sorry about the slow reply but I see that you found it.
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shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......she might hear:whistling: you.
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Do hope you can make it. Always a great time.
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Hey....it's not about the numbers...but it is fun to watch. Besides, the higher the number, the more chance of us making some very good new friends.
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Yep...this group is always willing to help a fellow or lady member. I got burned one time and it wasn't here...it wasn't even a Venture specific forum. A guy wanted to buy a stock passenger seat from an RSV. I had one and told him he could have it for the cost of shipping. He was excited and said you bet. I sent it to him and then emailed him the cost of shipping...wasn't much...and never heard from him again. You know what though, I really didn't even get mad about it. I just figured if he needed it that bad and was that broke, I was still happy to help him out. I won't let a single incident like that sour my opinion of all the great folks that we have around here. -
I'M LUCKY????? But but but....what about HER????? ok...I admit it...yes...I KNOW I am a lucky guy. She is a wonderful lady also.
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Eileen is a great photographer but she uses a 35mm camera and we haven't got the film developed yet. Here are a few pics that our son Dylan took with his little digital camera though. As you can see, Eileen and I found the fireplace at the lodge to be a great place to hang out. The first picture is of Round Lake shot through the screened window of our cabin.
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I've had my Odyssey battery for 4 years now and have kept it on the Battery Tender pretty much the entire time I'm not riding it. All is well so far. They have changed the style just a bit but I think this is the model that I have. http://www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com/battery-chargers-details.asp?battery=91
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Pretty good story. 77 Year old man, still riding, closing in on 1.5 million miles. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-06-0052.html
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FJR Rider and My Relationship With The VentureRiders
Freebird replied to FJR Rider's topic in Watering Hole
The other site is http://www.venturers.org They do offer a free trial membership. -
Here is a URL that was sent to me by one of our members. I have spent some time there before and many of you may have also but if not and you are interested in classic bikes, there is some good stuff. http://www.dropbears.com/bikelinks/Classic_Motorcycles/
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FJR Rider and My Relationship With The VentureRiders
Freebird replied to FJR Rider's topic in Watering Hole
You know, I have no idea how many members here are also members of the Venturers or any other site. I don't know who is more active here or more active there. I don't know who is more loyal to one or the other. I also don't care about any of the above. There will always be those who have strong loyalties to one group or another and others who have loyalties to none and are just seeking tips and information about the bikes. All are welcome to participate here, join in at our meets, rallies, rides, etc. The main reason that I started this site as a FREE site was to not cause people to have to choose where to spend their money. I know that the dues charged by most clubs are not that much but some folks are better off financially than others and what may seem like very little money to some, may be too much for others. By being free, we do not force anybody to drop their membership in one organization to participate in this one. All are welcome. You are correct Curt, you and I will likely not ever see eye to eye on every single issue but there is nothing wrong with that. I have no ill feelings towards you and would ride with you any time. There are a lot of us here and I don't always see eye to eye with anybody. I don't have many moderators here but I think they are very good ones. I don't always see eye to eye with them either. That is partially why they were asked to be moderators. I don't always try to surround myself with people that I see eye to eye with. Sometimes you need that balance that comes from people with different ways of viewing things. In spite of those different views, I still respect them and consider them good friends. So, this is a good way to start off the year and I thank you for your post. I wish you and all the Venture members a safe and prosperous new year. -
The bike looks FANTASTIC. Wouldn't mind having one exactly like it. I know that it's a bit out of your way but if you get near Ohio on your trip, you always have a place to stay.
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I'm not sure what you mean. There is a link to the buddy list that opens it up in a window.
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I was cleaning up the classifieds a little and sent some emails to some folks with older ads. I received the following response from Toolman. I don't know what all he has left but if you are looking for something, you might want to shoot him an email. Please have members contact me again. I now have been sick for a while and feeling better now. Whatever parts I have for the venture with the exception of the polished parts will be sold very cheap or given away for the cost of shipping and a little handling fee. I would like to see someone use these parts before I put them in the dumpster. Regards Toolman the__toolman@hotmail.com
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Yes, had a decent covering of snow when we got home but rain last night took care of that.
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Well...we got home last night. Had a great time but now it's time to get back to work. I'm starting to feel a bit better but am STILL fighting this cold, crud, whatever it is that started before Christmas. I think I'm about to kick it though. Anyway, it's back to work tomorrow. I'll be going out of town tomorrow morning for the week and that is when I get most of the work done on the forum. Gives me something to do while sitting around the hotel rooms at night. Several of you have emailed and sent me PMs about one thing or another and none are forgotten. All your messages are saved and I'll get busy tomorrow night taking care of business here.
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OK folks...I did go back and delete some of the older ads. Here's the thing though, you can't always tell by the original posting date if they have been renewed or not. The way it is set up, the seller will get an email after the time expires, say 30 days. There is a link in the email which he can click on to renew the ad for another 30 days. I think that this can be done up to 5 times but don't remember for sure. So if you see ads dated back in August or so, they have likely been renewed. I now have it set so that the longest you can place an ad is 30 days. It can then be renewed x number of times though but at least the seller has to renew it and therefore acknowledge that the items are still for sale. If there are ads there now that you are getting no responses to, let me know and I'll remove them. Also, if I removed any of your ads and your items were still available, I apologize and ask that you relist your item.
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OK....the cron file appears to be fine. I think the problem was that the option to select "never expire" was still there so if the person who placed the ad chose that option, it would remain. I just changed it so that 30 days is the max that can be selected. That doesn't help with the ads that are already there. When I get home from vacation, I will get busy going through all the ads, contacting all the sellers and deleting any that are no longer good or that I get no responses from. We are heading towards home this morning. Probably going to stay just this side of Chicago tonight and then drive on home tomorrow. It's been fun but time to get back to work I suppose. By the way, it IS fairly easy to roll a snowmobile over.
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It's always terrible news when such a thing happens. Like everybody else has said, the important thing as that you can both talk about it. We all get a bit personal about our bikes but in the end, they are just things...metal, plastic, rubber, etc....all replaceable. You too could never be replaced and we don't even want to think about every trying to. Thanks for the call last night and though I'm far away from there right now, you know that I would do anything that I can to help.
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-2 F here in Hayward, WI today. Also, I'm missing my traditional New Years Day ride for the first time in many years. Guess I'll just have to do it on a snowmobile.
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from the frozen wonderland of Hayward, WI. We are having a great time here. Lot's of good food, lots of snow, lots of COLD. It is truly beautiful though and we are really enjoying it. The company resort has lots to do. A nice lodge with pool table, foosball, air hockey, ping pong, etc. Lot's of snowmobiles free to us to use all we want and thousands of acres to ride. The drive up here wasn't too bad. Hit some fairly heavy snow showers about 50 miles before we got here but wasn't too bad. Ended up taking about 12 hours to get here. 755 miles and could have made it a bit quicker if the weather hadn't turned somewhat bad. We will be here all week and plan to head home next Saturday. Hope you all have a wonderful New Years and that everybody be smart and safe. I'm not getting online very often but am trying to check messages once per day. Don
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Actually, if you remove the little caps off the end of the weights, there is a place to insert an Allen wrench to unscrew them. As for getting the grips off, I simply took a very thin bladed screw driver, worked it between the rubber and the bars and then worked it all the way around. They then just pulled right off. Of course, you only have to do that on the left side. The ride side just slides off.
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Well folks, early tomorrow morning we will be leaving for the companies resort near Hayward, WI. It will just be Eileen and I along with our son Dylan and one of his friends. Before leaving though, I just wanted to pay a special tribute to a special lady. Approximately 13 years ago, I was living in San Diego, CA but was in Dallas, TX on a business trip. It's a long story that I won't tell right now but the bottom line is that I met a very special lady. I was just out of a bad relationship and certainly not looking to get back into a relationship at the time. Eileen had been divorced for many years and was very content with her life and was looking even LESS than I was to get into a relationship. The fact is though, and I honestly believe this, there was a higher power who took control of the situation and thrust us towards one anyway. There are many things that happened but suffice to say, it was just meant to be. Tomorrow we will celebrate 12 years of marriage. I wish that I could say that it has been a heavenly 12 years but there have been some rough times, mostly from outside influences. Family illnesses, deaths in the family, many things and it has been very difficult at times. The one thing though that has carried us through it though is a love for each other that I never knew could be so strong. I know that some of you may not believe this, but there is a slight possibility that I can be hard to live with at times.. NO...really....it's true. What can I say, she has stood beside me even when I sometimes thought I was strong enough to stand alone. She knows and understands my weaknesses better than I do and for that I give thanks to our Heavenly Father on a very regular basis. The Lord knows what we need and when we need it and provided me with a very special partner that I honestly don't know, now, how I could do without. OK...sorry about getting all mushy on you but just wanted to publicly acknowledge what a wonderful person she is. She allows me the time to enjoy this site and all of the friends I have made here and that alone is a pretty big deal. In that regard, I promise you that I will be here and that I will continue to work towards making this a better place for all of us but I am also pledging to be more available to my lovely wife this year and recommit myself to a wonderful person that deserves all that I can be for her. Besides all that....she is HOT!!!!!!! and now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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OK....I think that enough has been said about this now. Actually some of it should have been taken to private email several threads ago. I am closing this thread.