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I have talked to Cowpuc recently. Here is what he wrote to me. I don't think he would mind me sharing it. Hey,, Hi Don! As always, good to hear from you, hope all is well with you folks. Miss you too brother! Life has taken a ton of changes for Cheryl and I, as you probably know, due to my health, we are no longer riding (we did get out for a short spin yesterday, it was great to get out again) and spending a lot of our time in California playing with the grandkids. I am taking a break from cyber world as much as possible as I attempt to sort out this next phase of life for us. Dont give my screen name away though as I plan to be back,, faster, stronger and more able to stir pot. Well, at least able to stir the pot adequately lol. Thanks for touching base my friend, I appreciate it! Tip sends her love as do I!! Me P.S. - we did go thru Sturgis on our way home from California a couple days ago and get this, we got to ride (was driving our car so not actually riding with them) with the Hells Angels!! After 200 miles of riding with them we partied with them a little in a gas station parking lot and Tippy stood in the middle of them and started telling ride stories of days past LOL... I am building a really good supply of ride stories to tell on my return to VR in the future.. PREPARE YOURSELF BROTHER!!

Has been added to First Gen Tech Library.

Thank you to Cimmer for this submission. 86-93 Rotor Cover installation instructions.pdf

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Looks like a nice ride. Those short rides can become addictive and lead to long rides.

Yes, I used to make them from old first gen Venture stands. I sold may a hundred or so of them but it got harder to find the stands and I stopped trying. As stated, all measurements and instructions are listed in the tech library. Diamond R has retired I think. I think it was Rivco who also made them but last I heard, they weren't making them any longer.

I never heard anything from Cowpuc. I know he was no longer riding but he still seemed to have a lot to contribute. I hope he will eventually be back. Patch did send me an email. To be honest, it was very cryptic and I wasn't sure exactly what he was trying to say. I responded and told him that and he said that he was having some issues and had a problem putting into writing what he was trying to say. He also had a lot to offer but he basically said his goodbyes.

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Removing those lowers is a fairly major ordeal. I don't think I've actually seen it done. There are a lot of electrical components inside the lowers. On the left side you have the cruise control assemblies and on the right side a fuse box and etc. I would be hard to find a new place for all the things you would have to move. I've owned a lot of bikes and the Venture runs about as cool as any for a bike this size. The new Venture Transcontinental, the Harley, and the Indian all run MUCH hotter.

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We certainly plan to have Freebird's Maintenance Day next spring.

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