Tartan Terror
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Hey Dog there is not shame in Trikes. Actually I feel its honorable as when most would just park it you take whatever actions you need to keep on riding! Get it and be proud.
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I'm Popeye the Traitor Man....I'm Popeye the Traitor Man...
Tartan Terror replied to a topic in Watering Hole
Yeah you can still be a member but there is pennance and you are demoted to Gopher!!! LOL. Really congrats on the new scoot!!! -
Condor that is a great idea! Load the bike up and get a passenger and just weigh it. That wil give us a reference of what to base our thinking on. Like I said before they always allow a buffer zone in the weight it will handle. Meaning if it says say 800 lb it will be more like 1000 as an absolute.
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I was searching to find the load numbers on the Michelin Commander and came across this MC tire recall. I know its not the same tire but it may indicate a wider problem as companies usually dont recall until they get caught in the cover up. Just food for thought. http://www.michelinmedia.com/pressSingle/value=MCH2007061546507
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Id like to see Michael Bloomberg run for Pres. We need someone who isnt party affiliated and dont need Bloomberg as mayor of NYC pays himself onw dollar a year and has done great things in there. Best thing is he gets stuff done because he dont need to please Party big wigs. Time we dont have to worry about Big oil or big something filling their pockets. Bloomie has his own money and plenty of it! Crime in NY is lower than its been in the 60s
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Very Valid question. I deal with this very thing every day in the passenger and light truck market. Many people want to put larger tires on the LTs with no regard to the loads they carry and trailers they pull. Never really occured to me on a bike for some reason. Im gonna do some research. If I remember right the Squid uses the Avon tire like me even though the brand really doesnt matter. It will give me the tech data to see where to start. On thing I will say is that the Max load number that the manufacturers place on the tire isnt the final number. As with all things the make that number significantly lower than the actual failure point so that they have a safety zone in there. I think its about 20%. Under heavy load max air pressure is the best way to go as that will give you the most strength. Let me crunch some numbers and get a hold of my contact at Avon and see what he thinks. One thing I caution though is jumping to conclusions. Now a days tires rarely just blow. Not to say they never do but in my experience if you get a small leak you will as the tire goes down start building air pressure back up along with heat and that will weaken the side wall and cause a blow out of the entire sidewall of the tire. Is ist possible to post some pics of the tire?
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Maybe the classified ads should expire after 6 mos if the poster doesnt respond and keep it active.
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Not a bad idea but how will you know while you are riding that you are losing air.? KISAN makes a new tire presure moniter that is real time like the ones the use on the cars. It feeds info real time to the display unit that you can mount where visible and it not only will show you the pressures but it will alert you if you are losing air. I dont think its a bad idea and this is from a tire guy. http://www.kisantech.com/index.php?cat_id=6 Scotty
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Guys you know the order was none of this in 2008!! Thank God you guys are ok. Feel better soon.
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Conversion to Barnett pressure plate.
Tartan Terror replied to Steve S's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
you dont need to change the stock plates if they still are within specs. I would recommend doing the upgrade in that the inner most mini plate and disc should be changed to a full size plate. I ever more so suggest that you use the stuff from PCW racing as it is a better design that will save you money and will work more like it was designed. Look at my write up in the tech section and you will see how its done and what to use. You wont be disappointed. -
Sorry guys but I couldnt let this pass! LOL
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That is hysterical!!!! I love that
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Im going to the show tomorrow. Im not expecting much and the only reason Im going is that I can spend the morning in the bike show and the afternoon in the boat show. Both are at the Javits center this weekend. Every year I get more and more disgusted with the bike show because at least here at least half of it is Sporty bike guys selling vids of tricks and illegal stuff on the street. If you really arent lookng for a bike then its almost a waste of time lately.
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Great Job! I made both! I guess the bribe worked. LOL
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Well said! I hope and pray that I can say that about Jebbles in 12 years. I suspect I will. Congrats Don and Eileen!
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Hey Vin, Merry Christmas to You, Sam and Amanda. Scotty
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Well things with the cats of going better. Ive been placing them in the same room for about an hour a day and there is less growling and only a few hisses. The good news is the two older cats are now more accepting of petting after I pet the new one so they are getting used to her smell. Funny thing is I thought I needed to watch the two older cats so they didnt attack the new one, Its the other way around. On friday night I had them out and the little one got into a position when she was between the two older cats. I had no Idea what they were up to but she looked nervous like she was cornered. I picked her up and put her on my lap and the fat one came over. Didnt hiss or anything just stood up and looked as if to say is there room for me too and thats when Tasha attacked. I caught her as she jumped. No one got hurt except for me but it was tense. Really stresed Stimpy out. He would not come near me got sick. By the next morning he was ok. Yesterday was better. Heres hoping they work it out soon. I think Im streesing out the most!
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Can we just list them in the Classifieds here? Why put them on eBay when they should just be for members here? Also we are getting new members everyday and Im sure many will want to buy them. If money is the case lets see if the members can give a donation so that the cost of the remaining isnt just out of your pocket.
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merry christmas to every one of the ventureriders.
Tartan Terror replied to Snarley Bill's topic in Watering Hole
To You and Linda to my Friend! Merry Christmas! -
Well tonight was the night. After Jebbles and I were all settled in we decided to let the little furb out see what happened when we could watch. For a while I wasnt sure as there was lots of hissing going on but it settled down and two of them even touched noses. Well then it happened. One was sitting a few feet from the new one and the other walked up behind and sat. Little growling so I rescued Tasha and put her on my lap to ease the situation. Sittng on my lap Ren walked up and just sat there like he wanted the rest of the room on my lap. Thats when the kitten went for him. Im figureing that she has claimed me and wanted to protect me as hers. Got them all seperated. Im the only one that got hurt go figure. Nice deep scratch on my finger. Man that sucker bleed! I will try again tomorrow. Dont mind the growling but no good on fighting.
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LOL! Not a bad Idea but im not really the dog type. Too much work. Cats area a little more independent. If you go away for the weekend as long as both ends are taken care of they will be fine.
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Holy Cow Rick that is so familiar. Tasha is in the same boat except its her Left eye. Same personality too. Ill have to post some pics but that is so encouraging. In Tasha's case the eye is damaged and she wont be able to see. The Vet did talk about sewing it shut but feels that it should be open to drain if need be. We can revisit that later though. She does keep it mostly closed all of the time though. I need to just make sure it doesnt get dirty. Well tonights update is that all seems well here. Ive had Tasha in a large cat carrier tonight and in the living room. The other to cats circled the carrier a few times and then sat in front of it for a little while. The fat cat growled a few times and then wandered of. The other is now sitting on the couch about 10 ft away now paying no attention. Im thinking that I will let Tasha out tomorrow night under close supervison and we what happens tomorrow night. Ill do that for a few days and then if all is well she is paroled into regular Furb life with the others. Wish me luck!
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To answer the question, Everyone is fixed so no problem that way. Im just concerned cuz the new one is so much smaller than the others. When I got home with her last night I left her in the carrier for a few hours. The boys were pissed but never did more than hiss and growl. Im thinking tonight I will do the same with the carrier and see if they are acting the same. My two boy cats are very social so just the fact that the new on is the same they may be jealous as they are kind of territirial to me. Ive been petting and holding the new one and then petting the others so they get her scent off me and see that even though Im holding the new one they are still getting attention. We will see. As long as they dont fight I know they will work it out. Scotty
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Thatis the fairness that we all have come to expect form you Don and you never disappoint. Thanks for looking at all the facts. For everyone else especailly those involved on the short end of those deals, Now that it is all out be careful not to flame but you have all our support and now that we know the facts we can all beware too. This site has so much class!!! Especially all the people here looking out for one another. Scotty
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Well guys and gals I just got a new Rescued cat. She is very sweet but she needed home. She was living as a stray on a vineyard and was rescued. Now here is the clincher, she is 1 1/2 years old and somewhere along the line something happened and she lost an eye. Now as great as a cat is you have to figure 90% of the people looking for cats want that real cute baby kitten with no probs. I took the cat and have no regrets. Now here is my dilemma. She is female and has no problem getting along with other cats as for the time she was in the shelter. I have two other cats that are boys and came into the house the same time. They are brothers. the minuite I brought Tasha into the house Ren and Stimpy got all in a huff and started hissing and low growling. I kept Tasha in the cat carrier until later when I put her in another room. Keep them seperate for a while but how do I go about intoducing them safely? Tell me about your experiences introducing new animals into a home with animals that have been there for a while. Scotty