midnightrider1300

No the rear end didn't lock up..... I'm with you never seen a tire do that...

There has been numerous discussions about tires on VRO over the years. But I wanted to share mine. I wanted to try avons and I did. My front tire sidewalls cracked with only 3k miles on it .Now to my rear tire, it had a little over 7k miles and tread was still good everything is ok. A week ago today we left out for North Carolina , long story short Tuesday we had a blowout on the Avon@ Clingmans Dome near Cherokee, NC. Now understand when I left this tire had plenty of thread left....It also stranded me on the mountain and 75 miles from our hotel...I was lucky to find the wrecker driver I did, he went above and beyond what was required, he helped us find a shop that had a CAR tire that would fit and told me if it didn't work to call & he would drive us to our hotel ...Me and the shop owner worked 3 hrs geting the car tire on & seeded & sealed ( that's a whole story in itself)... NEVER again will I buy AVON tires...

that is factory ...... not on the fairing..... 2010 models all had the same color scheme ....

God Speed to Rick......praying for a a speedy recovery .....

saddlebag trim rails came in today and I got them installed & the led tag light with brake and turn signals

Glad you are here to share the story.... just goes to show HOW quick an accident could occur...

Raider does NOT shake.... very smooth....6 speed should get better MPG.....buddies have a HD & Victory they both get over 50 mpg (so they say) .... The only time you would notice air cooled vs water cooled would be stop n go traffic... I hope IF they do make another venture it will have MORE HP!!!! now don't get me wrong I love the V4 ... BUT as it is now it's under powered imho..

here's a little more Engine Type 113-cubic-inch (1854cc) air-cooled V-twin OHV, 4 valves/cylinder 79-cubic-inch (1294cc) liquid-cooled 70° V-four; DOHC, 4 valves/cylinder Bore x Stroke 100.0 x 118.0mm 79mm x 66mm Compression Ratio 9.5:1 10.0:1 Fuel Delivery Twin-Bore electronic fuel injection; throttle position sensor 4) 32mm Mikuni® CV carburetors Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition Transmission 5-speed, multiplate wet clutch 5-speed, wide-ratio w/5th-gear overdrive; hydraulic clutch

here's the specs on the yamaha v twin 1900 used in the raider..... Engine Type 113-cubic-inch (1854cc) air-cooled V-twin OHV, 4 valves/cylinder (1854cc / 113” 48 degree v-twin) 90hp & 124ft lbs torque Bore x Stroke 100.0 x 118.0mm Compression Ratio 9.5:1 Fuel Delivery Twin-Bore electronic fuel injection; throttle position sensor Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition Transmission 5-speed, multiplate wet clutch All they need is a 6 speed tranny....

rep said to look for v twin, pushrod motor in a 1900.... which way bigger than any of the competition motors....Time will tell if he was just full of BS or telling the truth...

notice the 2 awesome bikes leading .... crossing Tn River.....

reaction time for that 1 GW rider was pretty dang good. he had the hole shot everytime...

never know what kind of bike will be on a BamaRide....

guys I wish I had got a picture of this bike up close w/o the rider... Scotts bike was as pretty as I have ever seen. it was chrome all over in places I never seen and loved his chrome front wheel...hands down 1 of the prettiest bikes I've ever seen....

we use it our dealership.....after machine has been washed it is easier to clean with the S100 in showroom and it gives it a nice sine,,,,,seems like it's $8 or $9 a can

nice pictures glad u could get out & ride.... I wont bore you how nice it was in the south today....

thought that applied to all of us.....

my wife LOVES the trace.... easy pace, no 18 wheelers...we ride it 3 or 4 times a year....

this pretty much WHAT the rep said....he also said that 90% of market is made up of USED bikes and that touring is only a very small portion of the 10% that is left and that Yamaha had to do what made sense.... ALSO foreign market was much bigger on motorcycle and they are what is driving the market...

as many of you know I work in sales at a motorcycle dealership. The Yamaha factory rep came in yesterday and I just point blank asked him IF there was a Venture in the future. His response was YES. So asked more what he told me was a little shocking... Stratoliner, roadliners V-max and a couple more lines were history.... he said look for a touring bike in a V-twin 1900 with push rods it will be a touring /cruiser much like the venture/tour deluxe...He said that it IS in the works, Yamaha is still being secretive ... BS from a rep? time will tell ....he said it Venture would be out in OCTOBER .... (not holding my breath) price range was $20,000.00+

3rd annual Loveless Cafe ride... 4/12/15 Ok fellow riders it's getting down to the nitty gritty... for those meeting in Hamilton, Al @ Motor Sports Super Store KS up at 9:00 ....please be here ready to go at 9:00 I will have the store open so any1 can use the bathrooms here...Address 210 Bexar Ave W (Texaco is across the street for fill-ups) We should be on the Natchez Trace below Bay Springs lake by 10:15.... Cherokee, Al by 11:00....BP Gas Station bout 3/4 mile east of Natchez Trace on Hwy 72 ... North west riders can meet us here.. Meeting klaviator @ Meriwether Lewis rest Stop / 12:15ish any1 in Northeast, Al I recommend joining Win at Athens.... Meet: Shell Gas Station on HWY72 just east of I-65 in Athens. Meet 9:15 KSU 9:30 Loveless by 1:30 .... eat lunch expect a hour wait... we will divide up in groups to hopefully get seated faster.. Any1 living in the area (Nashville.Franklin) come join us and ride south as far as you can or want to.. Or just come hang out with us at loveless....

still can't get in the normal way... had to find a back door....

FBI Admits All Registered Motorcycle Owners Are On Classified Gang List | WashingtonPost i don't have words for this BS BOGUS ARTICLE... you don't know what to believe anymore....

because Mobile Homes is some peoples only avenue of owning a home... The Government has their noses peoples lives as it is without tell them where they can or can't not live..IF you gonna stop people from parking a mobile home in a spot, then why let some1 build in tornado alley? truth is you can't tell where a tornado is gonna strike in these areas.....