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When I was a kid the saying was if you got a $10 brain buy a $10 helmet if you got a $100 brain buy a $100 helmet. Also regarding some of the excuses people make for not wanting to wear a helmet and don't get me wrong, I totally get how nice it would be to ride without one face and hair in the wind and all that. But all I can say is in both off road and on road, I walked away from enough situations, were I was totally thankful that I was wearing a helmet at the time and on two occasions I would probably not be here if I had not been wearing one. Sure there are examples of cases were a person was harmed because of a helmet and may have been better without one but those cases are so extremely rare in comparison.

I agree: I also think it should be illegal to carry a passenger on a crotch rocket which usually have nothing more than what barely even qualifies as a passenger seat.

My full face is about 14 years old and so by rights and if I were to follow the rule of thumb I should have been looking for a new one some years back. But the helmet has not seen a lot of millage as I tend to prefer wearing my 3/4 helmet except in crappy weather, but the reasoning behind the rule of thumb is that the shell though it looks good would have gotten brittle with age and the foam inside starts to deteriorate. I to would prefer a fixed jaw but I find the modular helmet easier to get on when you have to wear glasses. I noteced some of the new helmets actually run a groove along the temple to allow room for the arms on the glasses.

Check out this link it is fairly informative on the Helmet. Personally I did not much care for it when I checked it out at the bike shop last year.

Sounds like maybe a stuck needle seat or float in the carb. Try gently tapping the carb in the area of the seat maybe even remove the fuel inlet line from the carb and see if you can shoot some carb cleaner in while tapping the carb. You can also try a bit of compressed air at low pressure but here you would need to use extreme caution. Also like Puc say's these things will run On 3 barrels. As a matter of fact they will run so well that unless you give it full throttle or your climbing a grade It is often barely noticeable that it's only running on 3 cyl's. If the bike is not firing at all and you have spark remove the air cleaner and check that the sliding tubes are not sticking which often happens when a bike sits for awhile. I have wet them down with some seafoam and then gently moved them back and forth with a screw drive to get them freed up. Also these guys get stubborn if you flood them. Take the plugs out and let her crank some to air out the cylinders. Be sure to blow around the plugs before you remove them. The area around the plug is a real catch basin for all sorts of stuff you do not want dropping into the cylinder. I once found a screw I thought went missing laying there. If she still wont fire dribble a bit of gas in through each carb opening if she fires then, well you will likely need to remove and service the carbs.

Oh Man I remmeber seeing that Mug! Hi Mark

Were Not gonna start gett'n snow in the middle of summer now are we.

mixed vegetable and baked potatoes I will wrap in foil but that's were it ends. Corn I do by leaving it in the husk presoak the whole thing in a bucket of cold water for 20 minutes than throw them on the top rack until the husk just starts to get burn marks makes for the best and juiciest corn on the cob you will ever taste. Just be careful you don't burn your fingers stripping the husk off, the silk gets really hot. When camping I bury them under a hot bed of coals you will hear them steaming when they are about done. Growing up I would steal a slice of raw steak from the kitchen when Mom put it out for dinner or if she prepared a bowl of hamburger to be made into patties I would grab a small hand full roll it into a ball and eat like an apple as I headed out the door to deliver my papers

You sure did a lot of tantalizing writing there but the one thing I did not see was an invite to dinner As far as meat sticking to the grill I have always found this to occur only if you tried to turn the meat too early and this goes specially true for burgers particularly homemade ones Burgers I tend to do on a medium to low heat or the top grill. I find they just come out so much juicer that way. My steak I sear on the highest heat I can get for about a minute and flip once and do the other side. I like my steaks nicely seared on the outside but somewhere between rare and raw on the inside. I have never precooked any meat prior to putting them on the grill. Same goes for sausages lots of people like to par boil them before the grill but I don't I prefer to cook em slow over low heat usually on the rotisserie. To keep the sausages from spinning on the spit I run a shish kabob stick between to adjacent sausages at right angles

So as stated earlier I have started watching Season-1 EP-1. I am now up to EPS 109. and besides really enjoying the scenery She has thoroughly managed to make me jealous. One interesting point is I can't get over how much she looks so much like one of my cousins and the fact that she is from the same town does make you wonder if she could be related. My cousins side of the family which is my fathers side of the family are notorious for being wanderer's. Considering my Family's roots go all the way back to the Vikings its understandable. My Brother Has quit his job and spent 3 years travailing the world and so has my second daughter. She even spent a year in Australia were she worked for a time on tall ships. Learned to scuba dive and got certified to 45 meter's and traveled the outback mountains on horseback. Not really sure how I missed out considering I was the one who always intended to travel and my brother was the one who always claimed he would never leave home.

We have several cast iron Pans. Most were very old and some very rusty pans I salvaged from somewhere at some point or other. The older quality pans usually have a smooth machined surface were some of the newer ones have a pebbly finish. In any case I sanded them down until as smooth as the cast iron would allow then wash them with soap and water dry them then and immediately oil them and slowly warm them up. but not so hot they can't be handled. I then oil them sparingly again and lay them upside down in the BBQ at 450 DEG. after 20 minutes I remove them let them cool some and re-coat with oil then return to the BBQ. I repeat this process about 3 times until I get a good stick free coating on the Pan. After that I clean only by wiping out, then wipe with a paper towel and oil before putting away. You can do the same treatment using your oven but its less smelly if you do it outside in BBQ. To minimize sticking I rarely turn the stove past medium often much less than that Usually once it melts butter it warm enough. For eggs hamburger and ground beef I seldom go much beyond Low To Medium low. It is more than enough heat and goes a long way to prevent sticking.

You can get kits with an assortment of motorcycle specific mounting options. https://www.rammount.com/shop-all/ram-x-grip/phone-mounts?facets I love mine even have one in the truck. Just make sure you order the right size for your phone Or tablet which ever you need. The smallest one is a tad too small the next one up should be about right for most of today's phones.

IMHO its the radio or cassette deck. Its just not playing loud enough As long as you don't misplace your thumb on the scale or finger in the meat slicer:innocent:

Glad to hear she is Ok. As far as giving up half the bed I DO NOT feel sorry for you. I am lucky if I get 1/8th of the bed.

I tried logging on three times last night but all I got was site not available.

Fell upon this link which got me wondering. I was always certain the venture was introduced in 83. So was there an 82 or not ?? https://global.yamaha-motor.com/show...tion/xvz1200d/

Outdoor shops like MEC or SAIL carry them as well.

Thanks for posting this Rick. I actually back tracked to season 1 ep 1 and I am now following through the whole thing.

Just out sorting through my spare parts and came across an overflow bottle for the cooling system. By the look of it would work as good as the bottle I described in my previous post to rig up a vacuum bleeding set up.

Pretty much the same here.

...But Not my thing ..... ...Nuff said.

The warmer climate change may also be a factor with regards to how many catch Pneumonia. I tend to catch a touch of it every year but so far did not get it last year or this year and have had walking pneumonia 3 times in my life span largely due to the unfavorable out door conditions I have had to work in. I am also sure that they can determine if the deaths were corona related or not. Here in Canada they tend to indicate if a death was corona related or non-corona/ pneumonia related.

Its not uncommon for a bike to veer a tad when you let go of the handle bars it often much to do with balance both of the bike and by the rider. Also keep in mind the venture is top heavy making it more sensitive to balance changes. On a positive Note, if it is going to veer, better to the right than to the left. A few things to check is the preload on the steering head bearings, tire wear pattern and tire mounting. By tire mounting I mean is the bead properly set in the rim. Some tires have a ridge line on both sides just above the tire bead. Check to see if the spacing between the ridge line is even to the edge of the rim all the way around. If not or if you want to do anyway let the air out of the tire, break the bead down (don't remove tire from wheel ) and coat the the bead and rim lavishly with some type of tire rim slip or linseed soap. (Don't use household soap or detergents even though some say it is Ok, as they are too alkaline and not Rim friendly over the course of time ) re inflate the tire. TIP: make an alignment mark on the rim and tire so the tire goes back in the same spot and you should not have to re-balance the tire. This should allow the tire do properly seat itself when you re-inflate it. Often tire installers do not but enough lube on bead area and because of the dryness they do not seat properly. Avoid hard stops and starts for the first few miles to prevent tire from shifting around on the rim. I found whether on a motorcycle or on a commercial truck proper tire mounting can make a big difference. I have even seen tire hop in transports caused be improper mounting of tires and eliminated it by following the above procedures. On a final note, all the above is based on there not being any structural issues with the bike such as bent frame or forks.

Since most points have already been stated I will cut this short in my usual manner, Steering I found the gold wing heavy handed were as the 1st Gen Venture MK I & II you can almost steer by simply shifting your weight there is no heavy feel to the handle bars at all. I found shifting an issue on the gold wing was difficult due to what I would consider cramped foot room and even worse with the heel toe and floor board setup. The Venture can handle riding off road reasonably well for a big bike as I noted during a trip along what was nothing more than a cow path with sections washed out by run off. Even gunned it over a small jump when faced with a 45 deg 4 ft high mound ( landing was somewhat hard due to the weight ) and it handled it reasonably well all things considered. (not something you want to make a habit of though - jar's every bone in your body ). I certainly would not attempt any of this with a gold wing. I also found the 1st Gen far more comfortable. On the other hand if your doing very long trips you do have more access to parts and service although I can't say as that I have heard of too many break downs for either gold wing or Venture. A friend of mine switched from the Venture to a gold wing because of his short legs but stated ride wise he preferred the Venture.

Most rotors tend to develop a shoulder along the outside and inside edge, usually around 1/8" to 3/16" wide. This can keep the pad from fully seating against the main face and will reduce braking until it wears in. I have actually had it so bad that breaking was less than 50% until the pads were broken in How I deal with it is to grind a bevel along all four corners of the pads. Just enough for the pad to clear the raised shoulder and fully seat against the rotor. Initial pre-break-in braking is much better and actual break in time is reduced significantly. Keep in mind that rotors also have a minimum thickness specification. Also contrary to some beliefs never burn your brakes in with doing hard stops. All this does is overheat and glaze your pads and even the surface of your rotors, as indicated by blue spots or worse a mirror like finish. Just let them wear in through normal riding and breaking. The time frame difference is barely noticeable and you avoid unnecessary overheating of your pads. The only exception to this is racing pads and rotors as they are designed to function at extreme temperatures and some actually need to get good and hot first to perform to the best of their ability. Obviously not recommended for street use since street riding does not generate the same operating temperatures as racing does. In other words don't fall for the idea that if its good for the track it has to be better for the road. NOT always true. In actuality just the reverse is often more likely. You need to use the pads and rotors that are designed and matched to the riding conditions. Another consideration is if your pulling a trailer a lot you may want to give some thought to a higher temperature rated set of pads. Keep also in mind that pads which last longer also tend to introduce more wear on the rotor as well as reduce braking power until they warm or even heat up. I have even come across pads that where almost useless in the rain until they where warmed and dried up first through a few brake applications when you 1st hit the road.