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Hopefully weather cooperates for the morning as I am waiting for a ride.Hopefully will be going to Brantford tonight when wife has to go in for midights to help her fellow workers stop the company(Meriddian ) from allowing its machinery (actualy belongs to customer but plant is up for sale and nobody is telling the workers anything) Already stopped from removing injection dies from leaving and has to go back to help blockade the plant-----which is kind of hard with only 35-50 workers currently working and 400++ laid-off and holiday time. Have had in a bunch of workers from other unions today to help tho.Doesn't look good tho.
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Forgot about rides. Went to Kitchener for Zeke's bike-night(seems to be new people took it over and not the same) a week ago and was pretty bored and would have rather been on a ride instead as fellow rider(Don from work--he came with me to Carl's last year on his Suzuki) works strait nights so go on my own(phantom wife doesn't go out week nights as she is too tired after work[might be able to convince her on holidays tho---will see]).Will be on holidays next 2 weeks so WILL TRY to make some . Looking forward to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!:fingers-crossed-emo:thumbsup2:
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Just got on computer now. Sorry to hear about bike and VERY glad you and missus are fine!!!!!! Good luck with fixing new bike.
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Hey dragerman did you get a chance to see if you could find the whitewall cleaner on the weekend? Looked on Google but couldn't find anything about it. Will check a few stores around here this week.
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Thanks for the reply. If you find it great and maybe it will be in a popular store and I can pick some up . I will look in some stores near here but if it is only available near you then I will HAVE to take a trip-but maybe can find it here. Good luck to US!!!
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Hey dragerman Just checking in to see if you had time to see what the name of the cleaner or company is for the whitewall cleaner/protectant that we were discussing at Carl's M&E last Sat? Any help will be appreciated!!!!!!!!
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Sorry to hear it is gone!!! But I didn't win the lottery so I couldn't buy it from you and really would have liked to have bought it! It (Goldwing) is still a good looking bike! Hope to see you on it soon.
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Sorry to see you couldn't find what you were looking for in a 2nd Gen! Had the same problem when I was looking after my accident last year! Wife still don't like ridding on the Roadstar so I spent today making brackets to lower and move the floor-boards ahead to try and compensate----but hopefully it doesn't and when work sorts itself out we will be able to buy another Venture(wish I had the money to buy yours and use mine for parts---but wife still won't budge and I didn't win lottery-----yet) didn't seem to be too long before you got newer bike(see your wife must be a softer sell than mine) Hope you enjoy your new ride anyways!See you in your travels(are you going to Carls Meet & Eat so we can see it?
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Here are 2pics I took for you. Hope [ATTACH]29688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]29689[/ATTACH]you like.[ATTACH]29688[/ATTACH]
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Thanks also for a great meet & eat! Was a bit windy on the way there & home but was glad I rode. Wished wife had come also but new bike(2000 Roadstar) isn't comfortable enough for long distances(bridges would have bothered her tho--heights) Reminded her of Carl's meet & eat coming up & as far as I know she will be there. WAY TOO many potholes tho--where do they spend the tolls collected---not on the road! All in all great meet!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD JOB BOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just bought hitch,higher backrest & ignition power box from fib 78 . Fits great and looks great!. Hope to be able to use it this week to see how the new bike pulls my trailer. Hope backrest helps wife's back and sore legs or if not yet we will hopefully be going back to a Venture(1st OR 2nd) not sure but won't be this year.Have to wait and see how the economy gets and how mine and the wife's jobs hold out.
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Are rads from 83-85 interchangeable to a 87 1300? Hose fittings / drain petcock etc.
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I AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to retire which won't be until 2014 --which is my earliest time for full pension.Will be age 59/60.
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Checked battery voltage and it showed 12.47volts--tried to start but no go--then held start switch on and it started finally. Went for about 100klm ride and had no problems so will go to work and check with battery place after work to make sure battery is ok. If not will have to buy new one.
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Here are a few more. Check out the retirement[ATTACH]27133[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27134[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27135[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27136[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27137[/ATTACH] H/D bike on back of trailer.
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We(oldest son & friend from work) arrived around 11:30 and left around 2:00 as it was getting a little cold . Bike was still down from bad battery. Found a few different prices from $109 to $220 and of course the best prices they don't seem to keep in stock so there will be about a week before they are available so will have to pay a higher price. will try and post some pics. Only seen 4 1st gen's and about 5 sec. gens and 1 triked-out sec.gen.[ATTACH]27127[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27128[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27129[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27130[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]27132[/ATTACH]
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You are right it was my 2000 Roadstar 1600. Never had problems like that on my VENTURE tho(really miss her--unless I can get parts to fix her and put her back on the road)
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Went for a ride yesterday after all that cleaning etc. and NOW I have a big fix to get done. After about an hour and a half I was stuck at a light and had to wait for a vehicle to come to light to change it and as I was pulling away from light drive belt BROKE and had to pull to side of road. Friend helped me put bike on my emergency trailer and got it home. Phoned bike shops today to get price and holy cow was my wife shocked price without install was around $350 to $475can.With install is 2hours which is $60/hr so it will be $540+ come Mon. Have to take it to Delhi as they have one in stock.Would try and do it myself but need it to go to Port Dover on Fri.13th and according to repair C/D have to take swing arm and back end off to change belt so figured pay them 2hrs work and have it back rightaway.
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mrwhitebikes:Pretty well have a good idea where somethings are and the pictures show the good side of a 2 car garage--mostly storage for things I or someone else might need! Am in the process of cleaning and organizing most of it! Will see by spring!
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pegscraper---It is MY 2000 Roadstar Silverado 1600(replacement for my 87 Venture Royale that was in accident last summer:95:----will put it back on road as soon as I can find cheap parts or find fairing I can adapt) Wife figured I(she) would like a newer model, but after a couple rides to Port Dover and Port Elgin area she wishes I had of bought another Venture to fix mine. Still looking for fairing and a few other things to rebuild 87 as long as I get it straitened out with insurance on how it is to put back on road. Once they said I could buy back and just fix it but then later they said I have to get a structional integrity test(strip bike to get frame checked by tecnition (only fairing got hit and laid down on ground--slow impact) Am still thinking on changing stock bacrest for passenger to higher one and also for a trailer hitch (for the Roadstar)
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Last minute preparations to go for a ride. Homemade table I made last year is great for prepping - oil changes - cleaning - etc. Goes to total of 39'' and is about half height in pictures. Works on hydrolic-ram after the original design of floor jack didn't work out. Works great with multiple height adjustments and can do it with a touch of a button instead of jacking up and down with the jack.Have used it to work on a few other bikes and is great also for lawn tractors and snow blowers.
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I did the same on my trailer also and they are GREAT!!!!!!!!!! Worked great without problems after 2 years use.
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VERY nice !!!! :thumbsup:Wish I had one ,thought about making my own but wife says I have too many now(old {early 70}single snowmobile with square tubes down both sides so new ones won't fit BUT great for putting bike on(Marcarl has seen it with my damaged 87 on it)--4x7' utility for garbage dump runs--home-built pull behind that tows behind bike--and last-4'x6' 1960's canvas tent trailer.
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I watched my 84 Venture go off in the sunset and....
sleepy2 replied to Terry Richardson's topic in Watering Hole
Very very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I had her! Good buy! Makes we want to get mine fixed but no parts to fix!:thumbsup::clap2: -
Good games and hard to do sometimes. Worth the game to try out. Thanks