RandyR

Good Luck Larry

2 years of college, then Army 68-71. Worked 2 years. Then used GI Bill to finish my remaining 2 years of undergrad work and a year of grad school 73-75. Had a few part-time jobs to supplement the GI Bill (incl joining the National Guard), but it picked up most of the tab. I also got 30 college semester hours of computer science while in the Army by going to night classes at a nearby community college. And prior to ETS taking advantage of a part-time study program at that same college offered by the Army for the last 3 months of service. I think it was called Project Transition (or some such).

Now thats a good looking rig. congrats

Here's the web page for the Philippine Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate They have a Paypal link which comes up in Philippine pesos currency. fyi 4331pesos = $100US dollars paypal lets you know how much they will debit your bank account before you click the final [donate] button with your computer.

Am I to assume one of the WVU football players rides a Venture?

Mark, So are you going to be the godparents?

I could jump off the Washington Monument with one. The thermal updraft would likely carry me all the way to China. ... The traffic in Chinese cities sounds almost as bad as Atlanta. Do the Chinese train here?

The hole the dentist made in your tooth is where the NSA had the dentist insert the radio tracking device. Not to worry, though.

I think a hang glider would be the way to travel there.

It looks good. If it runs reliably, it could be a keeper.

this thread is useless withiout the pics....

Not all tachs time the same way due to the differences in the way coils fire. I seem to recall that some plugs fire every stroke, not just every power stroke. So for those engines, the rpm is 1/2 the firing rate.

I'm sure that putting a hunting license on the dashboard along with an orange hat scares them away.

see you back here soon.

There have been several threads in days past about people using non-stock bars on the RSV. Hopefully those who have tried other bars are still around and will jump in. I use the cruise control a lot on my bike and just rest the open hands on the controls most of the time.

wd40

keep the good news coming

Weston, Georgia. Population 75. And they're all nuts... I mean.. well ya'll know. mmm. looks good. http://merritt-pecan.com/shop/Thumbs.php?Category=PecanCandies If it was a couple hours closer, I'd take you up on the M&E

prayers sent

good luck Lewis

from the size of the radiator, I'll guess this is a true water cooled engine, not just cooled heads as their new Ultra engine is.

A Vstrom would have been on my short-list if the seat wasn't too high for me to ride comfortably.

The Harley plant where these are built just east of Kansas City offers tours to the public. There are 2 levels of tour. A free tour, and a $35 tour that includes close-up viewing of current production lines. I may just take Harley up on one of their $35 tours. Hmm. I wonder if I can get in their parking lot with my RSTD? I do expect that the die-hard Harley riders will snub riders of these machines. H*ll, my nephew with a Vrod says he's snubbed. Thats OK, I'm used to it. My last Harley was 125cc 2-stroke, so this would be a step up.

I bought a new 79 XS1100 when it was the fastest production motorcycle made and had just set a world speed record for production bikes at Bonneville. It had more of everything then the 650cc Triumph I had previously. I liked it, a really good machine. I was living in Maryland at the time, and rode the XS1100 all up and down the east coast for several years.

yes. despite what I said above, I agree, that for our engines, its a good idea. Maybe even sooner as suggested. btw, I recommend changing the rear gear oil then too even though Yamaha doesn't call for that until the next oil change. I saw crud in the old rear gear oil the first time I changed the gear oil.