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See this thread for pricing and etc. As for giving it to yourself? Heck to me it's all in good fun. I'm not very superstitious. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16373

OK folks....I hope that most of you have received your guardian bells now. I still have a few left and just wanted to make sure that everybody has them that wanted them. I may try to put some of them on Ebay if you are all covered. I'm sure that the rest will sell quickly and it will probably help a few others find our site also. So, PLEASE don't buy them if you don't want them but just wanted to give you an opportunity before I list them.

Any experience with these? I'm not thinking of getting one but it seems like an interesting alternative to those who are worried about the bikes electrical capacity. http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-vest/battery-heated-vest/2007-jett-vest.htm

I have absolutely no problem with it. Appears to be a good cause. Good luck.

RR, Glad to hear that you got most of your money back. Sometimes a few well chosen words can help. Sometimes not. Glad that SOMETHING worked in this situation though. Hopefully he will take care of the other issue also. Lewis, It was all in good fun. He was probably just upset because you didn't invite him.

We are cat lovers also. We are down to one right now though. We lost three over the past 4 or 5 months. Don't know what happened to them but something got them. They never went far from the house and stay in most of the time.

Well...I've modified the brakes on my '99. I've installed the modulator valve that I got from Rick Butler and the TCB unit from Zach. I may have to deal with a lawyer someday but I hope not. I just know that the brakes are MUCH better now and I would rather prevent an accident, injury, even death....than worry about what some lawyer might think later.

Heck...I was getting ready to reply that I have an old one but then realized that the one off my '99 would not exactly work for you.

Well...still no response from Dakotasport so as of a few minutes ago, I have banned him from the site. All the info I have on contacting him is listed in this thread. Sorry this happened and maybe he will come through yet but it doesn't look good. Don

Well...just an update on this phone. I ended up taking it back. I still love the overall concept of combining the phone and MP3 but I think that Verizon rushed this one to get it out by Christmas. Lot's of little problems with it. The biggest being that though it DOES read the 8 GB chip, when you transfer music there is a bug that only allows it to see half the capacity of the chip. They claim that they will come out with a software update soon to address that issue but I returned it and will look again AFTER they figure it out. There are some other small issue with this phone too and I just decided I didn't want to take the chance of being stuck with it for two years and the problems not being addressed. So.........great concept but not ready for prime time. The IPhone would probably be a good choice but not available on the Verizon network.

The wife and I haven't bought for each other or ourselves this year. Will probably wait until after Christmas. Last year we got a 60" Sony HDTV and have enjoyed it very much. We are thinking about a Hot Tub this year but are waiting a bit.

Marshall Gammon was kind enough to send me this diagram showing how to properly use hook up a SWR meter if you have done the Marshall Mod to your radio. I am attaching two files. One is a regular .jpg file but the reduction in size makes it a bit hard to read. The other is a .ppt file. Very good quality if you have PowerPoint. If you don't know what the Marshall Mod is, here is a link to Marshall's page. http://bludolphintravel.com/gmg/marshallmod.htm Thanks go out to Marshall for the excellent diagram. 14145.ppt

Marshall Gammon was kind enough to send me this diagram showing how to properly use hook up a SWR meter if you have done the Marshall Mod to your radio. I am attaching two files. One is a regular .jpg file but the reduction in size makes it a bit hard to read. The other is a .ppt file. Very good quality if you have PowerPoint. If you don't know what the Marshall Mod is, the attached document will explain it along with instructions. I've uploaded it as a word document as well as a .pdf file. Whichever you prefer, they are the same. Thanks go out to Marshall for the excellent diagram. Marshall Mod .pdf Marshall Mod .doc

I agree. If it's shifting and running right, I would suspect the bulb or wiring. Certainly nothing to worry about in my opinion.

These forks were listed in the classifieds by Dakotasport. I was actually interested in them myself but will not be pursuing them at this time. See this thread for further details. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17622

To keep this problem isolated to one thread, please take any discussions about any bad dealings to this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17622

OK folks. It is with some regret and hesitation that I re-open this thread. I think that we have become a pretty close family here and like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I also felt that the best chance of reaching a resolution to the problems here was to not alienate the seller and run him off. The best chance of finding a positive outcome would have been to keep it to a dull roar, keep him within our folds and hope that he would find it in himself to do the right thing. The person referred to here as the seller was member Dakotasport. The email address that he has listed here is bigggdozzer@yahoo.com and the number he had listed to contact him was 727-364-7639. He lists New Port Richey, FL as his city of residence. The name is Tim Moulton. This is all information that he posted here publicly so I have no problem adding it to this post. Tim has been a member here for over a year and even tried to organize a meet and eat in FL a while back. So he is not a person who just jointed up here to start posting items for sale and scam people. He has been a fairly active participant of our club. That is all the info I have on him. I truly wanted to, still want to, give Tim the benefit of the doubt but he has made that very difficult at this time. I have sent him PMs and Emails. I had initially considered the possibility that maybe he was sick, in the hospital, or some other similar situation. The fact is though, he has visited the site and even posted about another item that he had for sale AFTER I sent him the email asking for some clarification and at least his side of the story. Therefore, I know that he has had the opportunity to reply. I have also sent him a PM but it shows "unread" at this time. In almost all cases, there are at least two sides to any dispute. Whatever the sides may be though, there is no excuse for refusing to reply to emails, telephone calls, etc. At this time, I know of at least 3 incidents regarding deals with this member. 1. A member bought a seat from Dakotasport. Sent him $265.00. Never received the seat. Emails and messages left on his telephone have gone unanswered. He did finally post that a message in response to this issue that he was sorry and would get the seat right out. It seems that he had actually sold the seat to somebody else or decided to keep it and offered a different seat in place of it. I don't know if the different seat was acceptable, the same, different, more worn, whatever but apparently that seat was not wanted or never sent. I'll have to let the member who was buying a seat fill in the details. 2. He was looking for a set of slash cut mufflers and had a set of mufflers that he wanted to trade. One of our members sent him a set of mufflers. Upon received them, he decided that there were not in as good of condition as he desired. He notified the member that he did not want to trade but would be willing to buy them. I don't know if he wasn't happy with the proposed price or if the other member decided no thanks, just send them back please but what I do know is that he stopped responding. He kept the mufflers and stopped replying to emails or telephone messages left. 3. There was another member who bought an item from him. He mailed the check. Once the check was received, Dakotasport contacted him saying that he was going to need more money. The member buying the part did send the extra money asked for and did finally receive the part. I have heard that there may be some other incidents also but don't know for sure and have no details. I should also point out that some members here have purchased items from Dakotasport and have reported that the exchange went perfectly. So these are the facts as I know them. I truly hate having to bring something like this to light without having heard the other side, if any, of the story but I would be remiss if I just sat here and allow this to continue without at least letting our members know that there could be issues with dealing with this person. He even had a set of chrome forks for sale off a Midnight Venture that I and at least one other member here was interested in but I personally can not send him money at this time knowing about these other issues. I have removed all ads from Dakotasport from our classifieds. I am also posting a link to this thread in any other threads where he has offered items for sale. At this time, I would simply say that it is a "buyer beware" situation. I am not banning him at this time. If I ban him, he will not be able to login here and respond to any PMs that I have sent nor reply to and clear up any of these issues. I will give him another day or two and then if he chooses to not respond and resolve these problems, he will be permanently banned from the site. I would ask that the members who are involved in these disputes to please post here and make any corrections to the limited details that I have posted. I also want to apologize to all that this has happened. We have a good group here but unfortunately, things like this are bound to happen sooner or later. I will continue doing all that I can to prevent such things but there is no sure fire way to do so. I will also ask that we keep the "flaming" to a minimum. At this point, the goal should still be to try and reach a good resolution to the problem and try to get the money and/or items back from Dakotasport. I still hold a very flickering hope that there will be some reasonable explanation that though may not excuse it, will help us to understand why. At this point, unless we learn something very soon, I would recommend that any of you who have paid for parts and not received them to look into any legal options that you might have. Small claims court is usually the place to address such things. Don

I know now that I am truly getting old. Didn't see the girl. Had to go back and look again. As for the trailer, I think it looks pretty nice. Looks to be pretty well built.

Yes, it was on this site, in the classifieds. The ad has been deleted but they may still be available. I'm not sure. I'll try to find out and will let you know.

Folks...I am going to close this thread now and hide all the posts except for this last one. It's not that I don't appreciate all the feedback and the attempt for the members here to watch out for one another, that's what makes you all so great. I do want to give the seller a fair chance though and allow him to respond to me or those that feel they have been left hanging. I promise you that if I don't get a response and/or good explanation soon, I will post more details. In the meantime, all the ads from this seller have been removed.

WHOOooooaaa there my friend. I will vouch for you any time. Don't take it personal, there are many ways to be Midnight Rider. We have Midnithrdr, it could be midnightrider all one word....Midnight_Rider.....lot's of possibilities. So let's all take a DEEP breath.....think about warm ocean waves licking the white sands of a tropical beach....cool drink in hand with the head and soft hair of your loved one resting gently on your chest....there....now relax......smell the fresh air brought in by the ocean breeze...you are feeling relaxed now......let your mind drift off to faraway and happy places.......

I'm just not sure. I love the Heritage, very nice bikes. Now may not be the best time to do a price comparison but from what I can see, you may be paying what it's worth and getting much more in the spring may or may not be that easy. Here are some Ebay listings of similar models. Some much newer bringing about that same price. http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Motorcycles___W0QQMake247a0eZHarleyDavidson76180c4QQModel4710b09ZSoftaile9e2b4ba?_rkw=Heritage

Just a note here. I don't know what is going on but there are some unresolved issues between Dakotasport and some members that he has sold to. I recommend that any deals be approached with caution until they are resolved.

First of all folks...let's see what kind of responses I get. Maybe there is an illness, maybe something else has happened which will help us to better understand, if not excuse, what is going on. I have been in contact with all parties but am awaiting a response from the seller. In the meantime, until this is resolved, I have removed all ads by this particular seller so you need not worry about the classified listings as they now stand. Hopefully we can get this resolved soon.

Please send me a PM or an email. Let me try to deal with it first. Thanks.