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8 bucks here. Been that price for a while.
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Lights and siren are only a "request" for you to yield the right of way.....look it up. No excuse.
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Can I say I told ya so? DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it reached a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a privately held Chinese company, part of an effort to drop four unprofitable vehicle lines and leave bankruptcy as a leaner company. GM, a day after filing for bankruptcy, said in a statement that it reached a memorandum of understanding with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co for the sale. Tengzhong said it will retain Hummer's senior management and operational team. GM said Tengzhong will also enter into a long-term contract assembly and key component and material supply agreement with GM. Under the deal, which is subject to regulatory review and is expected to close in the third quarter, Tengzhong will assume Hummer's existing dealer agreements. Financial terms were still under discussion and will not be disclosed, GM said. Bankers have said Hummer could fetch about $100 million in cash in addition to other commitments. The deal marks the first time that a Chinese buyer has acquired a brand from one of the struggling U.S. automakers.
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I heard something today that made me think... Someone suggested the gub'ment is buying up companies like GM, so that the Chinese can't get their hands on it first. Hmmmmmm.
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Good luck!!
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It is sad that there are so many that care nothing about anyone else, and they can't realize that they might not have anything today if not for these Veterans. I am glad to see that someone helped him. He, like so many other Vets, was probably poor, and had an old ratty car. They deserve way more than this country does for them.
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I have a special place in my heart for our WWII vets, and they are disappearing rapidly. Thank one if you have the opportunity to meet one.
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Thank you all for your service, past, present and future!! FC3 Patrick M. Payton
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Noisy front brake and squeaky rear shock
Monty replied to greyghost's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Usually, you can scotch-brite the brake pads and rotors, and the noise will disappear. The brakes tend to get heat glazed, and get noisy. This is caused from the drivers' braking habits....riding the brakes too much, and getting them too hot. -
Very very nice. I like it alot!
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Funny Whirrrin' Noise?
Monty replied to Schlepporello's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I have that also. It sounds like crickets chirping, and it comes from the right front, around the water pump. Seems lots of Yamahas have that sound. It's normal. -
Funny Whirrrin' Noise?
Monty replied to Schlepporello's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
There is a procedure in the tech section. Remove the instrument panel, and put some white lithium grease in the brass bushing at the entrance to the speedometer. you may have to use a needle or something similar to get it in there. That is the ONLY way I could get mine to shut up. Here it is... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8296&highlight=speedometer+lubrication -
I carry a plastic disc that was made for this purpose. I have a string with a loop on one end, which I put over my clutch handle and grip. That way, I see it and don't forget it.
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http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/namerank.jpg
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I will reboot it. I've been out of town on business all week.
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My heart goes out to her family. The little ones are always the hardest. I hope the woman loses her license. On a similar note... Saturday night, after hanging out with a friend at a benefit ride, about 4 hours later I hear my EMS radio go off stating a motorcycle vs deer. I listened to it, but I didn't know who it was. The next day, I got up and drove down here to Chattanooga. I talked to my wife last night, and she informed me that it was the same friend that I was with a few hours earlier, that was involved in the crash. He has lots of rash, and 15 fractures in his ribs....very lucky, as he t-boned the deer at 65mph. I guess he has nine lives, as he is an ex Pennsylvania State Motorcycle Trooper, and already has only one arm from a previous crash years ago. He says he saw the first 2 deer, but not the 3rd. He will make it home today, and his bike is trashed.
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Wouldn't you want to mount it on the rear of your travel trailer, since you are already pulling the trailer with your truck?
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Glad you are back. We were almost out of relative bearing grease.
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That Blankety-ty blank batttery light
Monty replied to MasterGuns's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Don't worry about it Bob. I am easy to get along with. All I know is, my headlight works, and then when I switch to high beam, it gets alot brighter, so I am assuming both filaments work. I haven't actually tried blinding myself by looking into the light itself to see. I actually see quite a difference between the two. The white indicator on the dash has never been on. I have already soldered the CMS. I may try to pull it again, and clean up the connectors on the main plug. -
Stebel Compact Nautilus installation
Monty replied to beche14's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
It should have a 4-way plug, and a relay....right? The plus and minus are for battery voltage and ground...and the other two are for your stock horn wires. EDIT... Here ya go. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/snpnp_01_LRG.jpg -
That Blankety-ty blank batttery light
Monty replied to MasterGuns's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Both of my lights are hooked up...stock and LED. What I am trying to tell you, is that the headlight indicator has NOTHING to do with the taillights. There is a separate taillight indicator for that. -
Thanks. When it quits raining(if ever), I'll run up the hill and give those a try. The shop here by my house has several sets of Kuryakins...even the widows...I love those. They also have the extensions. Looking at them on the wall, it just seems that they won't be forward enough to get my legs straightened out. I'll just have to try them on and see. Gonna cost a little over $200 though.