KIC

It's those pesky CrimeStopper billboards with the $50,000 reward that keeps getting in the way. You would think I guy could get a little peace and quiet for a while...

Pictures have a way of getting on Post Office walls and America's Most Wanted... Besides the bike is way better looking than me..

Ill check my two parts bikes for the left fairing condition. One is purplish and the other is gold.

Dang.......

So... after a crappy day of "stuff" Ironhorse Ike and his son-in-law show up at my house late afternoon. They want to ride up the the top of the Catalina Mountains and back...about an 80 mile round trip to around 11,000 foot elevation. Nice and cool for around here. I'm busy and ticked off at some idiot at a Sprint store 2250 miles away..( long story) and too "busy" to go. The wife decides I need to go and basically kicks my butt out the door with them. Fast forward... we are at the top of the mountain getting a drink when a car drives up behind our bikes. The driver and Ike start to talk and the next thing I hear the driver ask is.. One of you guys KIC ? I'm thinking " dang.. that America's Most Wanted " thing works... Of course Ike immediate points to me in his fastest "Not me It's him" manner. Turns out it was DarkLeftArm and his obviously better half. It was nice to meet another Venture rider ( even if he does ride a 2nd Gen ) I'm sure we will be getting together for more rides soon.

The Harley Planner looks cool since it lets you document where the parts fell off at.....

Was a 1st Gen parked nearby ? I have heard that when that happens, the Harley can get real depressed and attempt self immolation out of jealousy and depression. Hey...it's just what I have heard....

you can run ...but you can never hide... Besides....watcha ride ..? Huh?? A coll 1st Gen or a slower jealous type 2nd Gen ??? Welcome...

Watcha do with the lil green men ?

My son rides my 89 and now has my 87 to ride once we get the carbs done, and he is 23.

Same story they gave in Roswell NM in 1947... you are just part of the "new conspiracy" ...

I am kinda thinking same thing. I can add another 45 to straighten it up. I had to get it out from under the trunk. Still a work in progress.

Ride safe. That is on my bucket list for some time in the future. Good Luck !

Completed my first mission today. Part of a flag line for the Run For The Wall group. I also made a flag holder. I needed one that wasn't a Reese style slider. The hitch that I am switching from the 87 to the 89 is a ball mount. Yesterday I found this little adapter for $10.00 at Harbor Freight. Bought a 1 1/4-inch 45 degree coupling, a 6-inch 1 1/4 nipple and a 7 ft pole that fit snuggly into the nipple. Need to drill a hole to secure the pole into the nipple. Maybe a support strap from under the trunk. Hopefully it will work.

Thanks ...It loaded without issue on my Firefox. Although... I did see a little guy jump off the bike and load all my personal info into the hard bags and ride off...

WOW.... what an experience for my first mission. Standing on a flag line for the first time. I was warmly welcomed and after a while of being referred as the FNG, we welcomed the Run For The Wall group. :usa::usa::usa::usa: I dedicated this Mission to our friend, Sgt Brian Walker, MP Airborne, who was killed last Sunday in an IED attack. This mission will always be a good memory for me.

Glad they didn't get it. All that work for nuthin! I was also relieved that when I saw your thread caption that I might open it and find my picture there..

That is my first PGR Mission tomorrow morning. :happy65:We are doing a flag line in Marana Arizona around 9:30AM. I'm excited

Could be a bad diaphragm. My 87 kept idling high and acting weird. Found a diaphragm that had more holes than a screen door. Just a thought.

I didn't get a key with either parts bike. So I need to get around the locks. I will take my 87 and 89 keys over...maybe a spare 83 key from my friend Ironhorse Ike.

Hey.. how do I remove the bags from an 83 without the key ? The bags are open, but seem to be locked on the bike. I need to get the bags off so I can remove a hitch from one of my part bikes. I don't want to damage the bags. Do I drill off the locks inside ?

A couple of weeks ago I ran to the store. I kicked down the kick stand, only to catch the tip with my shoe as I lifted my foot back to balance the bike while tilting the bike over to the non-existing kick stand. It all happened so fast, as I heard the kick stand snap back up, but every other motion was in process. I had to just let the bike slowly tilt to the side down to the chrome bars. Using the technique learn by using your back and walking the bike back up, it was only down for less than 10 seconds. Is there a 10 second rule like the 5-second food hitting the floor rule ?? If not, who do I owe the $10.00 to ???

Paypal sent with a little more for shipping. When did Paypal start charging 1% for "gifts sent" ?

I received a copy of this when I bought a bell for my son's 87. In case anybody was wondering about the story behind it. The Legend of the Guardian Bell Many years ago, on a cold December night, a crusty old biker was returning from a trip to Mexico with his saddlebags filled with toys and other assorted trinkets for the kids at a group home near where he worked. As he rode along that night thinking how lucky he had been in life, having a loving riding partner that understood his need to roam the highways and to his trusty old pan that hadn’t let him down once in the many years they had shared the road together. Well about 40 miles north of the border, in the high desert, lurked a small group of notorious little critters known as road gremlins. You know, the ones who always leave little obstacles like, one shoe, boards, and pieces of old tires on the road, and also dig those dreaded potholes for bikers to run over and crash, thus giving the road gremlins a chance to rejoice over their acts of evil. Well, as the lone wolf of a biker rounded a curve that moonlit night, the gremlins ambushed him, causing him to crash to the asphalt and skid before coming to a stop next to one of his saddlebags that had broken free. As he lay there, unable to move, the road gremlins made their way towards him. Well, this biker, not being one to give up, started throwing things at the gremlins as they approached him. Finally, with nothing else to throw but a bell, he started ringing it in hopes to scare off the dirty little gremlins. About a half a mile away, camped in the desert, were two bikers sitting around the campfire talking about their day’s ride, and the freedom of the wind blowing in their faces as they rode across this vast country. In the stillness of the night air they heard what sounded to them like church bells ringing, and upon investigating, found the old biker lying along the roadside with the gremlins about to get him. Needless to say, being part of the biker brotherhood, they preceded to ward off the gremlins until the last ran off into the night. Being grateful to the two bikers, the old road dog offered to pay them for their help, but as all true bikers do, they refused to accept any type of payment from him. Not being one to let a good deed go unnoticed, the old biker cut two pieces of leather from his saddlebags tassels and tied a bell to each one. He then placed them on each of the biker’s motorcycles, as near to the ground as possible. The tired, old road warrior then told the two travelers that with those bells placed on their bikes, they would be protected from the road gremlins and that if ever in trouble, just ring the bell and a fellow biker will come to their aid. So, whenever you see a biker with a bell, you know that he has been blessed with the most important thing in life—friendship from a fellow biker. The Purpose of the guardian bell Many of us have heard the story about Evil Road Spirits. They are little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride, and they’re also responsible for most of your bike’s problems. Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work; your battery goes dead, the clutch needs adjustment, or any of several hundred things that can go wrong. These problems are caused by Evil Road Spirits. Evil Road Spirits can’t live in the presence of the bell, because they get trapped in the hollow of the bell. Among other things, their hearing is supersensitive, so the constant ringing of the bell and the confined space drives them insane. They lose their grip and eventually fall to the roadway. Have you ever wondered how potholes are formed? The bell has served its purpose. If you pick up a guardian bell of your own, the magic will work, but if your bell is given to you, the power is doubled, and you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look after you. So, if you have a friend who doesn’t have a bell, why not give them one? It’s a nice feeling for the recipient to know you care. The bell, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bikes owner, will help eliminate Evil Road Spirits. Polishing the guardian bell It has been a tradition among some of us for a long time to attach a brass bell to our left swing arm, to remember our brothers and sisters who have gone down riding. It’s a small thing, but the reason a brass bell is chosen is that, as we ride, it gets dirty and tarnished. Every time we get down to wash and polish it, we are reminded of friends lost, and our thoughts turn to the meaning of being in the wind. As we ride and hear the bell ring, we know that our brothers and sisters are riding with us, and how easy it would be to join them with a single mistake. And maybe, just maybe, the next time a situation comes up; they will be there to help us...as long as we remember them by polishing the bell.

A miracle...