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that looks like a blast. you got a lot of good pics getting off the beaten path. rode on a lot of sand over the years but not on venture. do you know where road goes or just chance it don't think it would even show up on a garmon. or paper map.

you think there all selling to buy the new indian. lol

wife told me I have to find a different bike. she took my old one. taking a motorcycle safety course next month. tired of riding on back. that means I have to get a job to get another bike. hope they stay down I prices

that's great keep it up. prayers up. arms to sore to put overhead. but prayers up anyway

ben work at it till you get it. I just about gave up. can only post one picture at a time. down in the test area had actual pics on post. not imgs went to this thread could only post like this showed pics till entered. don't know what went wrong. my seat pic fails every time I tried. stanG did a real nice job. rod:think:

well pic of seat wont download

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I was going to post pics. but computer stinks

got time to put it all back t today. retirement is more work than I thought. replaced deck on house at same time.

boy did you screw up. that saw can do most honey dew projects. cant get out of future projects now. lol good buy

the spiders bike gang from eastwood movie. then find bike remains to put under it. or would that be a self portrait. who said that I never said that. lol cool idea. I guess my mancave is a hoarder of two trucks and parts everywhere. what floor. there is a floor.

water pump all back together. thermostat assy reinstalled. lower radiator hoses changed. waiting on bypass hose. it was rotten. did the starter wiring upgrade. cant put antifreeze in till hose comes in no parts house could match it. charged battery. going to start on clutch upgrade from skydoc next. then put back rest back on. had to buy propane to heat garage as cold here. convection heater so loud cant stay out there to long. kept turning it off. to hot then to cold cant hear radio. I need to buy table to put bike on have a hard time getting up and down. back is killing me. hell being fat and cement like ice. :pushups: man tools are always on wrong side.

that's great.... prayers up

if I remember right its a international engine

well I found a 83 venture parts bike. has not run in three years a few parts are missing t/s lens left rear. fuel door lock. 2nd gear out. battery dead they want 500 bucks thinking about bringing it home fixing back up. its not a royal. am I nuts what would trans cost and carb kits

What is this bond material 4 can I get at local parts house would that be a type of locktite.

well had it backwards seals out oil. found info in manual.

well took water pump apart. then got distracted. the seal between bearing and impeller on waterpump not the mechanical but the smaller one. lip to oil side or lip to waterside what am I keeping out. I think sealing waterside as will have pressure from impeller. cant find a good pic any where. also going to use drill press as a [dake] press for putting in mechanical seal found a conduit coupler that fits great made of plastic

prayers up. did you get some trout the other day. went by the city pond that has trout here. most people fishing I ever saw. o ya im retired it was middle of day.

well started on waterpump rebuild today. got plastic off. bolts fought the whole way. then removed allen bolts on pump cover found po had used permatex glue took me 2hrs to get it off don't know how many times hit knuckles on frame. had metal impeller on pump. took back piece loose elbow would not come out of thermostat housing another hour lost. then hose clamps were all turned so couldn't use screwdriver. then ran out of propane in heater. removed thermostat housing and radiator hoses. looks like should change starter wires while there out in open. in house shivering now dam weather. why me why me

been wondering what you were doing skid. I haven't been fishing in 2 years. bet they tasted good. wife says I got to get moving talk later. rod

first thing on honey due list is get bike back together. will start on it Monday. rebuild water pump, thermostat, hoses, clutch update. starter wire improvement, then put back rest back on. then start fixing cracks in plastic between riding. hope to beat last years miles by at least 1000 miles. need a smiley with bugs in teeth. o yea need to adj carbs better

well this is it. 34 years on the job. this is my last day there. opening up a new chapter hope it will be as fun. cant do the heavy work any more. so now a part time trucker. leaving the road work for the younger ones. cant say the r word yet. had to give up being mechanic two years ago. moved to hwy tec.bla