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  1. oh yes squid it says fly in an drive it. hmm maybe we can do a burnout in his living room like that one post i saw.
  2. i saw that with the famous vmax motor. and went only made one year. i laughed so hard i spit tea on my monitor:big-grin-emoticon:
  3. yammer looks like you got a good one this was my 4th try got married when i was young. have a wonderfull 29 year old daughter out of that. 2nd one just didnt work out due to military life. 3rd one went back to her ex. after cleaning me out as much as she could. then this one well you get the picture. as for the bike im going to lay out what i can reach and do after christmas. like put new false tank on then figure out how to remove the old gages like what do i have to take off? replace the old throtle grip with the replacement one i got. and change the plugs. once again figure out how to remove the side plastic to get to it. looks like the passenger foot board are in the way. and thats about it. till spring time. then the tires and brakes and rotors can get done at a good shop. i got nothing but time to get that bike running. and a backup bike so when things get a little frustrating just go for a ride and come back to it latter.
  4. well im going to say im happy now.. i wish her well. and who ever gets her in the future. i too set my standards a little low. when it came to her. but due to my health. i have MS and ortho problems. i thought she was the one for me? younger. and would at least help me when my MS would flair up. and stuff. i have a great sister just 6 miles away. that does things for me when im down. now if i can just convince the bro inlaw to let me work on the venture in his garage. its parked there. but verry little room to work in there. hes a pack rat. but at last he too went down. with health problems. a stroke and heart and other issues. he doent want to do anything anymore. and we never realy got along. but hes ok.. so a lot of work to be done on the bike. maybe someday. i will find or rent the vfw parking lot. and see about setting up or finding a maintance day. food and beverage. and old goats gets worked on first LOL. kind of sad i got the tools good basic knowledge. but at last the old body. just wont let me bend and get down to where i need to work on the bike. could use a good lift to get the bike on and pull the tires off. do the rotors and brakes. thats the major problems. old rotors are groved bad. pulled up to a stop light and was almost into the intersection. then flash flash. warning light came on. rest is cosmetic work put on new gages. that i got. and figure out bogging problems? i put in half a can of seafoam and only went 40 miles on the bike. bet i folwedthe plugs. anyways thanks for the support.
  5. the g/f and i are no longer together. we had a talk and decided that we should go our seperate ways. she said that i will never agree with her. on how to save money. and do stuff ? im 51 years old have a small pension. and live on social security due to health issues. i guess it all comes down to money with her. and nope i did not give her the yamaha maxim for a christmas gift. so i got me a great back up bike. gives me more time to fix up the 84 venture. now time to go out to grocery stores and stuff to look for a better woman
  6. footsie i take no offense. and i will stand by what i did. that kid was maybe 17 at the most. old running car. and its in the teens outside. there is a big age diffearnce between the g/f and i. shes 40 im 51. she has her place as do i. well i think shes in the wrong. so after dinner she went home to her place. verry shallow of her in my opion. maybe time to trade in for a differnt one. this has been going on for a while. seems like every thing i have been doing is wrong? must be holiday blues? oh well pizza is good. she took hers. her and i need to do some serious talking. or when i move to az its just going to be:mytruck1: single wild and free again.
  7. ok am i wrong to think this and what do you think? we have a pizza place. here in town about 5 miles down the road. well we got hungry and thought we would order a couple. well we were informed that besides cost of pizza there would be a $3.50 delivery. charge. my g/f got mad and said when the delivery person gets here. give no tip? as he gets the delivery fee. i thought this was wrong and slipped him 2 bucks:mo money:. now g/f said i was wrong. them kids are out there doing a job. and hey its the holiday season right? so im in the dog house for a lousy 2 bucks:Sad_0241:
  8. well thanks to all who sent it my way 2 inches last night and down to 20 outside.brrrrrrrr. that moving to az sometime this new year in august just aint comming fast enough. lived in minnesota for 28 years. had enough. of that white stuff. now im here in illinois. 600 miles from old minnesota home. just didnt head far enough south:confused24:
  9. thank you for fixing it hill. just thought it was kind of a nice story
  10. hope your doing better. i know what back operations and knees are like. i had a fusion in the back done. 2 acl repairs in the knees. and now looking forward to a total knee replacement. and im only 51. to much good times while i was younger. snowmobile accident. dirt bike accident. car accident, and a sking accident. sure makes pepole a little nervous when ridding alongside me:Avatars_Gee_George:
  11. this is for our men and women who cant be with us during the holidayshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhq-edf0qk
  12. my list. repair book. pull tires off take to a place to get my new ones installed while there off put the new rotors on all 3. new brake pads and bleed the brakes. install the radio i bought from a member . take apart the tape player it quit about 2 weeks ago? figure out how to remove the old gages? and replace with the nice ones i got from a member. old ones worked but had a crack on the cover and filled up with water? firgure out how to pull the carbs if thats the cause. i put sea foam in and maybe too much? so start with new plugs. check on the cable updates i heard about on this site for the starter drag when it sits for about a week. i got a gel battery just 2 weeks ago. and have to figure out how to shut off the sensor on the monitor? no hole in the new battery. oil change. and then figure out why PO put a fan switch on the bike? im thinking the bike thermo dont work right. or it got hot at one time? i did notice at 44,000 miles there is a record and proof the PO had second gear done. then just clean the bike up. and latter decide how to remove fairing as i might get it painted.
  13. i was in peoria illinois today to do a little gambling. saw 2 bikes in the lot. and went to take a look. 2 nice men where comming out to get on them. both are heading home. to AZ one was driving a 86 other a 88. 86 was a nice gold. 88 looks like a repaint? blue and silver. the 86 owner was named dan. and the other john. i didnt catch the last name right. sounded like mahder? brothers. if this was you. i want to say thanks. for letting me pick your minds a little. about gas milage. handling. and how far they where comming from. these where great guys. who where a little cold. but then hooked up what looked like heated gear. and off they went. not before dan did a tire burn out. didnt think these ventures could do that? i told them about this site. so maybe i got 2 new members to hook up.
  14. here where i live the nearest dealer is 25 miles from me either way. 2 of them same distance apart.. one yamaha dealer. has nothing but the rockets. and when the scooter age hit. tons of these little 50cc and up to 150cc. crap all over the show room. i went in there with the venture looking for some repair work to be done. just wanted it to run ok. and was told. that under no circumstances would they work on the bike. to old 1984? and the man said you cant afford to get it done right? ok maybe my looks frighten him into thinking im a bum. 5 ft 9 240 pounds hair middle of my back. and a full long beard. old jean jacket red white and blue helmet. maybe he thought i came right out of easy rider? the other dealer ship. was verry friendly and i will give ther name a boost here leopolds out of ottawa illinois. they can find ya some basic parts. like carb parts, and even a decent resurfaced rotor for the rear of my bike. brake pads ect. all these things are now sitting here as i got taken by a 40 a hour shop here in town that was going to install all the parts? then i blew out my knee. and that shop just kept putting my bike back in the back did nothing. i went down there and demanded my tires and my bike. as i paid for them. plus i wanted a refund as tires included free mounting and balance. he gave me my tires and 6 bucks? said im no longer wanted at his shop. because i wanted it done to fast. bike sat there for 2 months? he even said i should charge you storage. know i know putting on the rotors and new brake pads cant take to long seeing as the tires are comming off for. mounting . oh well enough. ranting. im going to find a repair manual some where and get down and dirty. just need to find a repair book. not the cd they sell on ebay.
  15. yammer dan your right killing not shooting. but was trying to be pg rated LOL
  16. 16 years allready so you allready made us proud from the first day you took the oath to when you come home safe. just to make you laugh. keep the weapon and the gun clean. you know what i mean. this is my weapon this is my gun. this is for shooting. this is for fun.
  17. thank you freebird found it and placed my bids:thumbsup:
  18. ok since im still kind of a newbie here. where do i find the auction. link. i would like to say i lost 3 family members to cancer in the last 14 years. i lost my mom in 1992- bone cancer. 2002 i lost my dad colon cancer. 2005 i lost my best friend and great brother pancreatic cancer. and right now a friend of mine is fighing, brain cancer. . there has to be a cure someday. as for me i suffer from MS. orthopedic problems, and other health issues. i continue to do my best for friends family. and others when i can. so i would like to bid on some items
  19. im in illinois got around to 52 today. my venture is down as it needs repairs. and i had a acl repair about 3 weeks back. but i just couldnt hold back. 9 months of not ridding. got to me. i got a yamaha maxim a while back friend got it running like a dream.. i just had to climb on that thing and ride. with the knee taped up and in a support brace off i went. 125 miles. and then back. its going to start dropping down into the lows 30,s and high 20,s so ridding is over for me. i do have to say that maxim is a fun bike.
  20. way to go i got mine. 12 point buck. buddy of mine got one red neck style. he was driving his truck to go out looking for a good site. early in the am. when one came out. of the ditch. hit the side of the bed and landed right in it. now talk about not haveing to drag. and haul it. of course this deer will cost at least. 300.00 with his deductable. and stuff. he was lucky anyways. turns out the dumb a$$ forgot his amunition.
  21. now if they just had a paint your bike site:whistling:
  22. sitting here early morning. sneaking some apple pie. the girlfriend allways makes a extra one. she knows my weakness. but anyways. im a new member. and wold just like to say. have a happy thanks giving. if your travling. ride safe be safe. and most of all come home safe. the old goat
  23. mince meat pie, creamed peas, turkey, sweet potato. dressing, hell i eat every thing.
  24. read tonights news paper. he has a $30,000 bond on him. ouch. and has a class 4 felony charge on him 2nd dui in 3 years. that can bring a sentence of 3 years max. want to bet the young man tries to sue the bar for letting him leave in that condition.
  25. last night or early this morning i should say. a young man was driking at the local bar about a half a block. from my place. he left the bar against his friends whishes to take a cab. took off on his harley . must have hit a speed of 60mph. he side swiped 6 cars takeing off the drivers mirrors on all of them. i was the last one he hit. he suffered. a broken shoulder. faceal lacerations. not to mention. a dui. reckless driving.. total damages to the cars are over 3 grand. his bike was impounded. he has no valid motorcycle endorsement. and no insurance on the bike. so please think before you drink and get on your bike. it aint worth it. to think you can make it home
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