OrlinEngh

Dan June 28 2014 put it on your calendar, you two were missed:( see you at the International Rally, Andrew good to see that you had a good ride home and thanks for taking alot of pics, maybe new side job Orlin

You are wellcome, glad you and the family could make and spend the weekend, Casey is plum wore after fetching sticks. Orlin

Thanks to all that came, What a great weekend even with that 30 percent chance of rain:) Had some old friends make it and some new ones, and a GREAT SURPRISE rolled in and got Ken and me out of (Tiffany) trouble :whistling:Thanks Bryan, And Bill what did you put in the Brats I have not laughed that hard in years:rotf: All I can say is Thanks for coming and making this a great weekend, it was a good one for the MD, on the bikes and the way the spring has been a much needed one to pick up the spirit. Thankyou all. And yes we will be doing this again next year. Orlin

Still looking like a nice weekend sunny and no rain we had 3 1/2 inches last night but my road work held up, so hope all goes good tonight and not5 much more rain and I will be caught up by Thursday afternoon. Sure am going to be ready to get in a ride and set around a nice fire. Orlin

Am not sure how many will be here, I am going to have some venison brats also and picking up some hamburger, If you want to bring a pack of each we should be coverd. We would need more brats and beer for the fire dept for putting the truck fire out so lets just keep to a nice wood fire. Thanks Orlin

Dan tell Shari there is no corn this year if that helps, hope you two can make it. Orlin

good to see you can make it, looks like some great weather for the weekend,

Hope you can find the problem so you can make it to Mt,Day. But you know you could put it on a trailer and bring it to Mt,Day Good luck Orlin

I thought I should do a new post, and I do want to say sorry for the way that it has gone. With the help of Sharon and Oscar we can make it happen, and we didnt get the expected road damage, there is still alot of road repair I have to get done by Thursday so I can get Friday off and the weekend. I sent out some messages and I hope that most of you that were coming can still make it. I am sure the camping will be above the road and not down at the campground there is still plenty of rooom. We may not get as big of bonfire but we will have one, We hope that you all can still make it its going to be a very nice weekend by the looks of the weather for the weekend. Orlin and Sharon

Hello We can still do the Mt, Day if plans have not changed for those that wanted to come. After talking with Sharon and her and Oscar helping to get ready and not getting as much road damage as was expected. I am sure the camping will be above the road and there is plenty of room, the bon fire may not be as big as I had planed but we will still have a nice fire. I will have to put together a diffrent ride we will still have cleaning up done on some of the roads, but I will get us a nice route to ride. Let me know if you can still make it, The only other date that we could come up with is Labor Day weekend, Sorry for the confusion Orlin

I have a 87 parts motor sure we can work something out. Orlin

Jeff I got the acre sized area for your tent ready, If you have the wrench to tighten the bearing nuts for the tripple tree do you think you have room to fit it in with the tent and Rum balls. Orlin

We have been getting alot of rain here, So we may have to camp above the road and not down at the campground I still have plenty of room I will put up a sighn at the end of the drive so you know where to pull in. I am also thinking about working on the bikes out side if its nice out I have a very nice area its all concrete and lots of space. I will be putting in a outlet box so we have electicity. If you havent RSVP on the calendar please do so. Thanks Orlin

I bought a Sync Pro a couple of years ago and got to use it one time had the fluid get sucked out of the line, I got new fluid but I still havent put the new back in I think that they would work fine but just seem to be to much of a hassel just to use it. I have a set of Mechanical gauges and I like them there in no fluids to mess with no batterys to replace and once you have them set they stay that way for a long time, and it takes about 5 minutes to sync the gauges if you need to. Orlin

I put the links to the area Motels in the Meet and Eats, you may want to give them a call to make sure you can get a room, If there are enough people that want to stay in a Motel I will go and see if we can get a better price. Orlin

I have a set of Gauges that I use for syncing carbs if someone has a carbtune they want to bring, other than that we can see what others want to do to their bikes and see what all we need. A volt meter mine burned up along with the pickup. As far as food goes maybe a dish to pass for Saturday evening if you have the room to bring one. Looking forward to seeing all of you. Orlin

Hello It getting close so I would like to get a idea of who is coming, It is on the calendar and you can RSVP there. Thanks Orlin

Nice pickup, pulls stumps how much fire wood can it haul.

If it was me I would drain the oil, if you have coolant in the oil it wont take long to trash the bearings. When you drain the oil and it if its bubly or frothy looking you are getting coolant in the oil. You could also do a pressure check on the cooling system and that will tell you for sure. Orlin

I met the new owner and unloaded the bike off of my trailer and onto his finished our trade and parted ways. He was excited to back home and go for a ride cant blame him for wanting to trailer it home it 31 degrees out with a good wind blowing. He got home and flooded it out so I get the call I dont understand it wont start, after talking with him and him telling me what he done to start it I told him its time for new plugs now and recharge the battery and it should start right up. So this morning he put in the new plugs hit the start button and the bike was running and he called me to let me know and that he was heading out for a ride. I sure hope that this cycle gives him as many happy hours and miles of riding as it had for Sharon and me. And yes it sounds like there will be new member on here shortly, Orlin

Now the fun begins, enjoy the ride and be safe. Orlin

Prayers sent. Orlin

This is what my wife tells me all of the time, But this morning has been one that has me at a loss of words. To start this out my wife wrecked her car a few weeks ago and we are having a tuff time getting the Insunce to pay for the car, So I had decided to trade or sell my 2 1984 Ventures to get her another car. I put them on Craigs list and yes I know I could have put them on the site first I just hadnt got to that yet. Okay so here we go, Yesterday a friend calls me up and he is looking for a pistol I get on the computer last night and no luck. This morning Sharon says you have a email about the bikes and you should look at it so I take a look. And here is this guy wanting to trade me a couple of guns for the bikes one of witch is just what my fiend is looking for. And reading more of his email I read that he lost his daughter to cancer and that due to all of the medical bills that he was wanting to know if we can do a trade. This is where the morning and things happen for a reason all hit me. I lost one of my daughters 6 years ago to a traffic accident and It made me decide that it was time to enjoy my life more and all that I have in my life so I went and got me one of the Venrtures that I am parting with that has helped me so many days just go and clear my head and now here is another person in the same place as me just a few years ago. So I set down and send him a email that we need to get together and chat and see what kind of a deal we can work out, And after sending off the email I do search of his name and here he is the first one there and its a face book page I click on it and the next thing that I know it says that he accepted my friend ship request I dont remember doing that. But I must have not sure. So I gather my wits and go and talk with Sharon and tell her what all has happend so far and she just looks at me and gives me that smile. And I told her that part of the deal will be he has to join the Venture Rider because we have got to meet some great people and made some great new friends. And that maybe just what this guy needs at this time of his life also. Orlin

Nice looking ride, Hope its not a big fix. Orlin

My Mom and Dad passed away 17 years ago less than a year apart was a hard time seeing them both go, But I allways remember the good times. And like it was said your Dad gets to go and be with your Mom now. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Orlin