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The best way to hide away that much coax is to wind it as loosely as possible in a figure "8" and and fit it under the seat, side panel, fairing or even into a saddle bag. Depending on the bike, that can be a bit of a challenge. From what my education has been from working with CB shops the figure "8" is less disruptive to the wave pattern than a tightly rolled coil or a wad of coax stuffed in the smallest hole possible. There is an improvement in performance with the "8".

You youngun' need to understand hammers. Two sizes. One for fixin' stuff and one for removing stuff. Luke...... you can move one step forward and pick up your award. One roll of duct tape. You keep after that hammer stuff you're going to need it.

I do belive they have a backup plan.

I'd be proud to ride that myself.

I'm not surprised on the thermo housing. I belive both OEM screws were Phillips heads. Most get stripped out pretty early in the game. Allen heads would be a worthwhile replacement for them and don't forget to reseal the housing with new. As for the started housing being stuck, penatrating oil is your best bet. Like you said, been on there a long time. The o-ring on the neck of the starter is old and stiff and there will be a lot of buildup on the forward body that extends into the case. With the position the starter is in it's hard to pull it straight back. If you have a strap wrench, or even a plier type oil filter wrench you can try to give it a lil twist action to work it loose. Once you get it moving you should be in better shape. It does have to come back quite a ways, hence the thermo housing removal. Let it soak over night and try again tomorrow.

On man, not the news I was hoping to hear. My heart goes out to all his friends and family. Mike

Couple of early pics of Dingys "Tweety" with the Max treatment. Here is a thread on Dingys latest undertaking. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74692&highlight=tweety

Now depending on how much you want to spend and go to new inner legs there is a company that makes them to order. But for the life of me I can not find or recall the name at the moment. I'm sure somebody will pop in with it.

So you've met my ex.

That's all? Geese, how early you planing on getting there? Wait..... you have all the parts right?

Oh boy. On eBay prices can run all over the place from $50.00 to over $200.00. Then again, it's ebay so you can never be sure of what you might get. Be prepared to do a rebuild with seals and upper and lower bushings and do an upgrade to Progressive springs while you're at it.

It was my first season back on a tour bike after being away from the GW's for a decade or so. I signed up for an ERC and while waiting for that I ordered the Ride Like a Pro DVD. It was helpful to point out the riding methods I'd been away from for so long. I had enough time to get out to a parkng lot and try to put some of the methods into play. That little practice time got me comfortable for the ERC and passed it with no problems. I still review the RLP vids now and then and wander back to the parking lots to keep up with the low speed tricks. Never hurts to be on top of it. (rather than laying beside it) Helpful, yes. Educational, yes. Worth watching. No doubt about it.

Paul. PM sent.

Nobody is gonna hold you having V-Max against you. After all, some of us are still riding that things mama. Same heart, just bigger nads. Looking forward to seeing more of your work when you get the pics worked out. But looks like you put some love into that. You will most likely will cross paths with Dingy and Squeeze. Dingy has some hybrid stuff going on that you will enjoy and then Squeeze.... Well, he's just power crazy.

I can see only one way to cover your tail on this one Dan. Get the number, leave it in plain sight. Tell her you found the number and would she PLEASE call them and see if it's still available. If it is, while she's still on the phone with them ask her to go ahead and set up the deal. Your hands are clean. At worst, an innocent victim. Well, not a great plan but better than nothing.

I found this pic years back and hung onto it just for the wind screen. It strikes me as being massive. It appears to be way over stock height. Is this a Precision model?

When I first started riding again with the Venture I ran across a new pair of Clover Hydros for a fraction of new cost so I grabbed them. One of the best gear purchases I've made. Cordura with mesh vents, a zip in thermal flannel liner and a zip in rain liner. High quality pads for the knees and the hips. Zippers and Velcro on the lower legs. Pretty much year round pants depending on the liners used. In the hottest months I wear long under armour only under them, but still, at 85 - 90 degrees, you still know they are black. Once the sun goes down they can be pretty comfortable. The knees vents help move a little air on the upper legs and I leave the lower leg zippers open to get a little air there. If you're looking for summer only gear I'd say go with the mesh ones that you can wear over under armour, street pants or shorts for more comfort in the heat and slip out of them into street gear.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

I just got a MS (appearance) one this morning to. Got rid of that one. I was thinking again this morning.

This motor has been around since 1983. Some early issuses were resolved by mid '85. Pretty much the same power plant to current models. The 1200-1300 V4 is a highly reliable and almost bullet proof platform and many running well over 100,000 miles and some over 200,000. The low miles can be a plus or a curse. Bikes that have not been run for years tend to develop their own problems. But like you said, you're planning on a complete rebuild of the bike so you have an idea what is ahead. But for $500.00, I'd snatch in a second if it had not been badly wrecked with a lot damage or just plain neglected to the point of gonna need everything. But if you're handy with the tool box and the bike has all (or the majority) of the parts it's just a project you will enjoy the results of. It's an outstanding bike to own and ride. I see you already have couple of older rides so you're ready to do what needs to be done. Just evaluate what you have have for a starting point. And then again, you got this bunch. Mike

Yeah, but it should put a cork in the 1st Gen smack talk. It's a parts break down.

I hate to say it but from what I've seen the failure rate on the Vizio line appears to be high.. When I was doing my route with Hostess I had a big box store and I was always back in the shipping and receiving area. Never failed, there was always a flatbed cart with several opened and returned Vizio flat screens. I asked the manager one day what the story was and he said they were all returned by customers for failures and being returned to the supplier. Not a good sign.

That one caught me off guard. Wasn't thinking tonight. Looks like no harm done. Scanned, deleted and forwarded to DHL Fraud. Rookie mistake.

If you don't hear from me in while I'm getting cyberscrewed. I got this in an email tonight. As I've been getting and sending a lot of stuff lately I wasn't thinking and hit the tracking page. Then it hit me. D'oh! Googled it and sure enough it loads an EXE.Trojan. I gotta go sweep. Watch for it.... It's ain't friendly. DHL PACK STATION DHL Ship Shipment Notification On May 17, 2013 a shipment label was printed for delivery. The shipment number of this package is 58219644. To get additional info about this shipment use any of these options: 1) Click the following URL in your browser: Shipping Info (deleted) 2) Enter the shipment number on tracking page: Tracking Page (deleted) For further assistance, please call DHL Customer Service. For International Customer Service, please use official DHL site. Disclaimer: This message was created by DHL Ship, a product of DHL, at the request of the sender. No authentication of email address has been performed. Deutsche Post DHL 2013 DHL International GmbH. All rights reserved.

Ok. I'll help with the easy stuff. Foam Toolbox Drawer Liner. Different textures available but the smooth sealed cell foam should work well.