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There was a tornado a half hour drive north of my house and no damage here. Still waiting to hear from a co-worker that lives near the worst of the damage.

that video reminds me I am due to for a colonoscopy. Similar, isn't it?

Guy working the Yamaha booth yesterday at the International Motorcycle Show in Chicago said this year in "June" when asked if he had any knowledge of a new Venture. When asked what engine can be expected he said "they aren't telling us". Do I believe him about June? No. But thought I would share anyway

"....remember that clear plastic "working" v-8 engine model..." I assembled one of those as a kid. It was a small block chevrolet as I recall. A couple of batteries ran it and a few drops of some kind of oil kept it from seizing. If I dug deep enough in the attic I may even still have it from probably 50? years ago.

Yep, it should come out the left side. Make sure the wires and/or the holders are no longer attached

You showed us damage to the bike but how are you doing? Looks like it may have landed on top of you

And that starter relay is behind the cover at the left passenger foot rest. It is very common for them to corrode

Kinda like walking 9' across shag carpet to change the TV channel?

The vacuum gauges are also able to be calibrated. I used a new set a few times and wasn't really happy with the results. Then I realized they could be calibrated and that made a huge difference

I have been using this on all multi carb bikes for several years: Emgo 84-68594. A google search will produce several places selling them

Was at my local Chevrolet dealership thjis morning and they had set of takeoffs on display for sale. Dont recall how much or even 100% sure they were from a G6. They were Pontiac though

Going to pull the swing arm to clean and repack the bearings. Get that back together and then pull the steering head bearings to clean and repack them.

Yep. 2005 was black on top. Red lower. 2007 was red on top. Black lower (I had an '07 and had forgotten about the '05)

The 2007 RSTD was red/black

http://m.globalindustrial.com/m/p/electrical/safety/Audible-Signal-Vehicular/bad-boy?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CKuunv_t0dACFVc6gQodv80IWA& you can get the Wolo air horn at most auto parts stores and Harbor Freight. Member @CarbonOne sells a mounting bracket and wiring kit with relay. Simple install using his bracket to replace the right side horn. My horn is is at least six years old and still works fine. I just leave the left factory horn in place. You can't hear it over the new air horn and it doesn't hurt anything to just leave it.

I like that description!

yes. I was wondering if anyone would catch that. My son and I ride our bikes there every year in June for vintage cycle racing. Have been doing that for the past 8 years or so. I'm not sure if they do it each day of the weekend's events because we only have attended on Saturday but if you are there early enough they allow spectators to ride the track. You pay an extra fee and are directed to a certain turn along the track for a brief meeting. The rules are a pace car leads the group and another brings up the rear, no passing, and 45MPH top speed. They said they had track monitors stationed along the 4 mile+ track. If any rules were broken they would escort us off the track. The last time we did it, about 3 years ago, we (son, my brother in law, and I) were in the middle of the group of maybe 30. Of the three of us, my son was on his Honda CB750F, me on the my RSTD, b-in-law on a late model Goldwing) and in that order. As it worked out there was an antique bike, maybe '20's vintage in front of my son. The vintage bike was pretty slow so from our little group to those in front of him a large gap appeared in pretty short order. On a particularly sharp corner the vintage bike went wide and almost or even touched the safety sand. He backed off and kept it upright but my 23 year old son took the opportunity to pass as did at least 4-5 more bikes. I never saw my son's bike after that. He said later he was well over 100 at times. Anyway, brother in law and I being much older did crank it up too but I don't think we ever were over 85MPH. Our speed did increase with each lap as we got more comfortable leading to my floorboard scraping in the tight corners. It was truely a blast but would have been more fun 40 years ago on a sportier bike. We were never reprimanded nor saw any sign of anyone trying slow us down. I don't recall how many laps it was but I think we were on the track for 15-20 minutes. I think we did eventually close the gap to the leaders but it was just before the end of the ride.

I have scraped my floor boards on the Road America racecourse after the first few laps. There were no negative results and as stated above, the floorboards are springloaded and hinged with rub blocks on the underside. The scrape sound is very noticeable so the driver will know without doubt. This is not my normal riding style as I don't think I would ride that aggressive on a public road. There's too much chance of road debris and other hazards when away from a controlled surface for me.

Here's one from the Tech Library: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?34281-removed-cassette-added-gauges-done and another http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?8810-Tachometer-Install I thought there was another with more detail with the gauges replacing the radio but I couldn't find it.

http://www.funtransport.com/ I have not used them but have heard good things about them. EDIT - Sorry, I just checked the website and they move motorcycles not cars

And as you check the cable connections,also check the solenoid behind the cover at the passenger footrest. This is a common place for corrosion too

I have been using the Wolo brand. I've had it for about 5 years now (moved it from my old bike to the current one). I bought it at O'Reilly Autoparts which happened to be a couple bucks cheaper than the same horn at Harbor Freight. Member CarbonOne sells a bracket with optional wiring kit that makes it easy to install on the right side where the factory is located. - Highly recommended

Was, or is, a member selling the spanner? I seem to recall somebody making them to sell.

My wife loves the 2nd gen as the most comfortable I have owned. She didn't care too much for the last one, a RSTD.

This is a 1930 Henderson customized in 1937. It seems to have the space age look of that BMW.