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James Ardrey

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About James Ardrey

  • Birthday 06/12/1957

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    James Ardrey

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    Mannford, United States

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    Mannford

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    United States

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    Travel by MC
  • Bike Year and Model
    03 Midnight V
  1. James Ardrey
    I found that the 130 and links was over kill and also experienced unstable over sensitive handling at highway speeds. The links alone are great. Due to the shortening of the rake due to the links the bike is less top heavy @ slow speeds, 2 up and backing up or any time I use my legs for propulsion. I have not experienced the 130 in place of the links, but you wouldn't get the lessening of top heaviness with just the tires. For whatever my opinion is good for.
  2. James Ardrey
    Mine was replaced @ about 68,000 miles just outside of warranty. I sent you a message.
  3. James Ardrey
    I talked to my Yamer dealer. They are the oldest Yamaha dealership in the USA. The owner said that touring bikes are dwindling in sales including Goldwing and wouldn't be surprised if Yamaha never replaces the Venture. They said the younger set wants cruisers and crotch rockets and fewer and fewer are touring any more. I think the Strat touring version is a possibility though. The new v'max and engine is for bragging rights asserting performance prowess against the competition. They have really never marketed the VMax either and probably don't care how many they sell. Cruisers, crotchrockets, dirt bikes, watercraft are where the money is. I think they knew early on that the 2nd gen was not going to make a dint in the Goldwing sales and just continued to produce a few because they were already tooled up and wanted to at least make back cost of research and development. I think they put a lot of time and thought into the 2nd gen. and initially were fishing for big game and it just wasn't meant to be. That is why they never promoted it. They didn't want to waste money on marketing. Not that we that ride them don't realize it is the best touring bike for the money bar none.
  4. James Ardrey
    My wife Debbie and I plan to go up on Saturday and stay in the motel my brother booked. i can't remember the name, but I know where it is. We missed last yr. so we are looking forward to it. We have been going since the 2nd one. Each yr. it get's bigger and bigger. This coming weekend is a great little Blues festival in Stillwater, Ok. My step son is playing there in his band- the Redriver Mudcats.
  5. James Ardrey
    Saw them in Sturgis year before last! A great show. Always been a Skynerd fan
  6. James Ardrey
    What you described re; overcharging stator is exactly what the mechanic stated as the cause of overcharging. Another voltage reg was put in to see if voltage reg was faulty. It had the same symptoms. After the stator was replaced and stereo worked flawlessly. I did have to replace the voltage regulator a couple of months later as the lights were getting bright and dim intermittently. When the voltage regulator was going out it had no effect on the audio system. I don't think the original audio brain was bad in the first place. As I said I think the stator was over charging and overwhelming the voltage regulator. I thought that was a fishy hypothesis myself although I can't argue with success. No problems since stator was replaced. I had never heard of a stator especially in the 2nd over charging, but the mechanic I use is a 20+ yr. veteran @ K &N Yamaha and is an excellent mechanic. He is the only one I trust w/ my bike more than myself.
  7. James Ardrey
    The dealership that I use for tires and where I bought my bike never had too much difficulty mounting an Elite 3. The mechanic would twist tighten a cargo strap around the tire and aired it up. I use Avon Venoms now and don't have to worry about it anymore.
  8. James Ardrey
    Sounds like a great plan Bill.
  9. James Ardrey
    While you are in the Taos area Angel Fire and Eagles nest are beautiful. One of my favorite mountain valleys with Eagles Nest lake in the back drop. Also Redriver is a pretty area. You can do the whole circle in just a few hrs. My wife and I went through Madrid on our way to Taos last summer. A quaint little town for sure. The Sagebrush Inn is a great place to stay and have reasonable rates in Taos. It is built like a Spanish Mission with courtyards, a great restaurant and a full breakfast is included in the room costs. They have a great club with live entertainment on the weekends. There is a new Comfort Inn next door and is now owned by them. The rooms are around 70$ a night. Not bad for Taos and order from the menu breakfast included. The Comfort Inn is probably considerably higher without the quaint relaxed atmosphere. They also have a swimming pool and hot tub. Have a great trip!
  10. James Ardrey
    I usually buy Valvoline 20/50 4 stroke mc oil @ my local oil and lube place. He was out of 20/50. He said that the Valvoline oil reps told him that there was no difference between 20/50 conventional and mc 20/50 and that valvoline was discontinuing mc oil. That the only difference was the label. He said that the synthetics were going to follow suit because there is no difference other than the label. I find all of this hard to believe. I tried to go onto the valvoline websight, but it is temporarily down for maintenance. They probably put conventional computer oil into there 4 cycle system lol! If anyone can shed some light on this dilemma please feel free. This world is becoming twilight Zoney! do do do do do do do do.
  11. James Ardrey
    Kind of scary! You seem very experienced @ stealing RSV's
  12. James Ardrey
    Prayers going out. It appears they are already working. Take care of yourself Kenny.
  13. James Ardrey
    Welcome to VR. I have told my wife about that Altus area and I plan to take a ride there soon. Will send you a pm when we plan the ride. Maybe we can all meet and ride some together. We live on Keystone lake just west of Tulsa. If you are ever in the area give me a buzz or a message here @ VR. :wel_ani3Tay:
  14. James Ardrey
    It was a great event. Thanks Bill and Linda for a great job and the wonderful hospitality. Debbie and I really enjoyed it. Got reaquainted and met some new friends too. We made it home about 7:15 pm last night. Ran into a little rain east of Springfield and mist around Claremore. Other than that it was an uneventful ride home. Ventureriders are great people by the way!
  15. James Ardrey
    Well Bill My wife and I are going to be there by tomorrow evening. We are coming from Mannford, Ok. Sorry for the late notice. It worked out at the last minute that we could attend. We are staying @ the Redroof Inn. We are looking forward to meeting you guys. This is the first Venture rider rally since Fort Collins, Co. See yall soon.
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