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Oh man, thanks for posting that...l'd almost forgotten I had one of those also. Rode the crap outta it ... noisy piston-slapper it was LOL

Dang... all this great times boating talk ... I'm starting to wish I'd kept it LOL We do enjoy being on the water, exploring shoreline, fishing, skiing, tubing, etc ... it was just a matter of economics that we sold it.

Very good!!

I don't see much for greenery there .... I'd have trouble with that coming from where I live and have boated... check out Shuswap Lake, BC Canada. Shuswap Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here's some info I've managed to find... Venture Temperature Gauge http://www.venturerider.org/forum/watering-hole/33268-temperature-gauge-mounted.html?highlight=gauge http://www.venturerider.org/forum/computer-lights-horns-other-electrical/34281-removed-cassette-added-gauges.html http://www.venturerider.org/forum/computer-lights-horns-other-electrical/19119-installing-gauges.html Hope those help

DITTO !!

A few years back we attended a Venture West rally in San Louis Obispo. On the way back we passed thru Yosemite and Reno. Somewhere between them we were looking for a place to stop for the night and food. Came across a campground with an Italian restaurant. We didn't have camping gear but they had cabins and supplied blankets and pillows. Now this place was pretty rustic so we decided to take a look at their offerings of cabins. Lo and behold one of them wasn't really a cabin but rather, an old, old western covered wagon. Had a newer canvas top and a bed and that was it. Nice semi-private camp area with a fire pit. We couldn't resist that! Had a fabulous meal in the restaurant, a few drinks, got our bedding and sat by the campfire till late at night listening to the crackling of the fire, the little brook flowing past the campsite, totally clear sky filled with stars .... we slept like logs! It was the absolute BEST experience ever! I have pics at home ... will post later. Danged if I can remember exactly where that place is tho. EDIT: Here's the only pic I can find... was certain I had others

Doug, try going direct to youtube on the first one then. It does work in here from my computers both at home and at work.

Here's another one with a chart. This bike was originally stock 100 cubes and he's done a lot to it. Value of all listed upgrades is around 8 grand. 2006 Victory Kingpin 110 Cubic Inches -- Balanced S&S crank/rods, Lloydz iron liner big bore, 11:1 Wiseco pistons, massaged stock heads, stock throttle bodies/injectors/intakes, S&S .495 cams/springs/retainers, Torque Tubes airbox, RPW Thor pipe, Lloydz ECU, PC-III, Rivera Pro clutch spring, 31 tooth pulley w/Buell belt

Here is one guy's setup ... not sure what it cost him but I'm looking into that. Note the HP & TQ 2013 Vision Touring. Shelbyville IL Lloyds 116 big bore Lloyds timing wheel set at plus 2 Lloyds adjustble intake Lloyds HP cams Lloyds quarter turn throttle PCV 5 Ness Big Honkers Lloyds Vision intake plate Lloyds variable clutch Heads worked over Built and tuned by Rylan Vos at The Vic Shop Adel ia. 136HP 139FTLBS

I'd love to have a jet-ski ... I rent one every chance I get (which isn't a lot) ... being a biker, those are like riding a bike except on the water where ya can fall of and not likely to get hurt. Few years back we rented one and off we went, me on the controls, Nina behind me. She'd never operated one so eventually we swapped places and I gave her some instruction on how to operate it. She took it easy for a while but with a little encouraging from me, she started opening it up, doing quick turns, etc. About that time, as I was "encouraging her", I wasn't holding on and she cracked it and off the back I went, hollerin my head off and laffin at the same time. So much fun we had on that "toy".

I'll try and find some of the posted dyno charts ... may not find a 130 but definitely over 120. PCV, Air filter, mufflers, cams, and a dyno tune.

And here's the second one...

Dang, sound quality sure drops when uploaded to youtube... oh well, enjoy the ride...

I do agree with you puc and especially the parts about Victory and Indian being separate entities and that neither Victory or Indian have performance improvement offerings aside from an ECM reflash and Arlen Ness stuff; however, in defense, there are several 3rd party sources out there for the Vic and many of the dyno tune shops are now getting familiar with the Vic. Even here locally there's at least 4 dyno shops that I know of that have dyno tuned a Vic using the Power Commander V. I've seen reports where guys have pumped these 106's up to close to 130HP and TQ for not a large sum of money. Get those numbers out of a Harley ... think double that price. Resale? Too hard to tell at this time as Vic hasn't been around long enough to properly establish that I don't think and of course, you can't even figure an Indian into that yet. One thing is for sure tho ... there's no lack of used Harleys on the market. It's an interesting "bike world" we are in and I think all of us here are chompin at the bit to see what Yamaha is going to come out with to compete in this volatile market. Posting a ride vid later that I did with my new Mobius action cam. Love the ride and sound of my Vic! The Mobius does a really good job.

The reason there are so many Harley dealers and 3rd party shops that fix them is because they are the only ones that break down...

Stock E3 up front, Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3 195/55-16 RF on the rear. Did double-dark on the Wing when I had it. Amazing traction, ride, and control.

Nothin wrong with a V-twin ... there's a lot of 'em out there all doing quite well. Some think they won't get the mileage a V-4 or other engine styles will but really ... how many miles does the average owner put on a bike? Engine longevity doesn't appear to have a major impact on depreciation or resale value either. That said, would I buy a V-twin with over 100k miles vs a V-4 ... probably not but that all depends on condition, what's been done, price, etc, etc.

That ain't no BOAT ... compared to what I had, your's is a luxury yacht LOL As for selling it ... remember the old saying (and I hope I get this one right .. condor ) ... a happy wife is a happy life

Knowing you and your "other passion" you're right ... in my case tho, I couldn't "break" another thou off the roll coz there was no roll LOL

Geeez, I had no idea. I put mine back in without even a thought about this. In fact, I don't even know if what I put in was in the correct order or if they were backwards. Still worked tho...

So wish I could retire right now but, even at 68 I need to work at least another 2-3 years before we're financially able to ... unless of course we win the lotto! Starting over from nothing 10 years ago, it takes time to get to where a person wants to be. Lost everything except the clothes on my back and my truck in 2003 due to a divorce and bankruptcy. Then I was out of substantial work for 2 years. Finally in 2005 I met my current wife, secured a great job in 2006 and my life has never been better since. Financially she was worse off than me when I met her but we cleared that off. Then my ex tried to stick me with 50 grand in missed spousal payments which cost me almost 10 g's to get rid of her. It's been a tough, long haul. Now we have a house to pay off but that was all part of the long-range plan. 3 years from now we'll be totally debt free, have a reasonable chunk of cash saved and plan to tour Canada and the US on the scoot for at least a year! Can hardly wait!

I dunno how they came up with thos gas mileage numbers ... I'm getting well over 40 on my XCT.

Just in case anyone is interested.... https://autos.yahoo.com/news/compared--three-american-v-twin-touring-baggers-182647272.html

Oh, we loved the boat too but it's value was better put towards paying off the mortgage. We want to have it paid off between 2 and 3 yrs so every penny helps. Then we can retire and spend more time ridin!