uncledj

Been doin' a one armed cleanout of the garage.

Too bad...Weather's been great....

Like Woody said....better to ask forgiveness than permission. I'm up to 6. Most of them will need the carbs gone over from sitting. One is a resto project. Looking forward to having time to work on this stuff when I retire.

Can you elaborate on what you didn't like about it?

Been watching with interest, and normally I may have some ideas, but just last week I had surgery to reattach a torn tendon in my right bicep......I think I'm done riding for this season. Won't be back to work 'till mid October.

Thoughts and prayers. Can you post her first name.... Nice to have a name when offering up prayers.

What....That?......That's been there for 3 months.....I'm sure I've told you about it....

Kinda' like my Ford Expedition where they have a drain tube from the sunroof that terminates INSIDE the rocker panel on each side.

Feels Great to get out for a ride like that. Good for you....I'm "Jelly".

I live about an hour North of C-bus, and will be working in Upper Arlington tomorrow, which is a 'burb of North C-bus. I can try to swing by sometime during the day tomorrow if you'd like.

Wow. Dunno what to say. Obviously, I...We all...wish you the best and hope and pray for the best possible outcome for you. This site has brought together a great bunch of people....maybe some not so great, but they seem to slip away over time. Your firm but gentle oversight has kept the site civil and the members friendly, which is a rare thing these days. If I weren't such a 'puter dummy I'd think about trying to help out, but my lack of tech skills would likely do more harm than good. I'm hoping one of the members with the time and wherewithal would be willing to share or take on the burden that you've handled with such benevolence. Whatever happens....May God Bless and Keep You.

Alrightie then.....

Some freinds and I took our annual ride up to the cabin together. Had a great time. Can't beat friends you've had since childhood. Only got caught in the rain once, lol...DOWNPOUR for about a half hour, but we dried out and went back out. Based near Sinnamahoning, travelled a lot of 2 lanes through the mountains, went back to the cabin for adult beverages and cigars. Had a nice bull elk hanging around the whole weekend, ....didn't seem to mind us at all. Already looking forward to next year.

A man and his truck.....It's a beautiful thing.....

Been to 8 or 10 of these "Get togethers" and it's always a great time. Good people, generally like minded who like to have a good time. I've always enjoyed myself, and wish I could attend them all, but life gets in the way.

Not really my style, but it's some beautiful work.

Lisa and I would be interested. Should be able to make that work.

Replaced the headlight, had to replace the ring that holds it in place, and straighten the bucket that it sits in. All in all, I'm VERY fortunate that the frozen bottle hit directly into the headlight, as it had enough force that if it had hit the plastic body directly, or the radiator, or the windshield, it would have done MUCH more damage. Still pretty upset that some jackwad would do this, but feeling grateful that it wasn't worse. Life goes on.

Lisa and I (and the Pomeranians) took the motorhome to a friends farm for the weekend. Had a great time. Old friends, a campfire and a cooler of beer...what's not to like? Anyways, we're driving the motorhome home yesterday around lunchtime, and we're on a 2 lane, 55mph country road and I see an oncoming car ahead, and I notice him roll down the drivers window and hang his hand out...strange, but ok......Then, as we're passing, he lobs a frozen bottle of water at us, breaking a headlight and cracking the surrounding plastic. We're in a motorhome, with no easy turn around, so nothing I could do but keep rolling. So, what did this person get out of that...What triumph was there.... WTF is wrong with people? 😠

HMMMM..... I wouldn't have thought it'd be that hot. I'll have to check mine.

I've 2 Ventures. A first gen and a second. The first gen has been sitting for 6 or 7 years now, and I'd give it a going over and sell it because I don't ride it anymore, but decided to keep it and get it going when I retire. Still have 4 or 5 years left. I don't want to get rid of it 'cause I remember what a fantastic bike it was to ride. Great power and handling for a sport touring bike, but my second gen is more comfortable for cruising. My tushie loves the pillow top seat, too. Point being: Don't give up on that first gen.......A good running one is hard to beat.

For what it's worth. I replaced the crank bearings on an 87 Honda XR600 once, and when re-assembling, I was very concerned that I couldn't shift the thing by hand. Went over it a few times but couldn't find an issue. I ended up putting it back together and it shifted fine. I never did figure out exactly why.

I have an 85 Honda Nighthawk 700S that's had that problem, so I tightened it up a bit, ...tried the "fallaway method". Then tightened it a tad more. Haven't ridden it since. What happens if that last 1/4 turn was too much? Still turns easily.... Just curious. Easy thing to adjust.

Charged the battery, aired up the tires, (Back was down to 20)..Cleaned her up a bit and went for a 3 mile ride...then back in the shed / under the cover. Still need to change the oil. Then washed 4 vehicles, waxed 3 of them, and was too wore out to do anything but get on the couch and log onto VR.

Maybe.