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My choice has been the Cortech GX AIR for a couple years. Found them at Motorcyclegear.com at a crazy price. They ran them again at clearance and I picked up two more pair. They are probably pretty close to the ones you have for protection but a shorter cuff. I have a screwed up wrist myself and with the shorter cuff I can wear a wrist brace comfortably without binding up to tight. Go without it when it don't bother me. Good grip and fair protection on the fingers. Very very comfortable glove and wearing well.

The S&W .357 you will love. The .38's aren't bad for plinking either but get used to the .357 rounds as well. Two different animals with a change from one to the other.

I've got my dressed '84 that I (at 275 lbs.) ride solo set up with fork oil at 6.5" below top with 10wt.. I've tried the 5 wt. but didn't like it. I have 1/2" spacers on the tops of the springs and I've added 3 SS washers on top of that over the last couple of years. No C.L.A.S.S. pressure added unless I'm going to throwing sparks in the curves. Also have have Earls block off plates. I'm happy with the ride with this set up. If I had removed as much weight (from the bike) as Steve has I'd probably be trying his oil level myself.

Ah yes!! The "saggers". Can't think of a better reason to own a staple gun.

Swapping jugs ain't no big thang. All the bolts are loose already.

Oh boy this brings back memories. Growing up during the 60's I picked up on ending EVERY sentence with "yaknow". I'm sure I don't need to give examples..... everybody I knew talked that way. Except my parents. I can't even begin to count how many times I got knocked back on my heels for that phrase. Painful speech communication education yaknow. The "No Problem" took effect while I was traveling with a tool auction company. Policy was that NO Buyer would EVER be unhappy with a purchase from our crew. Any complaint was answered with "No Problem" and whatever was broken or faulty was exchanged for a new one, a better one or and improved one. Never a refund... that would have been a problem.

You are correct. If the medical pros DID recommend the use of alcohol and pain meds together then our insurance would have to cover the cost of lobster bibs to. Not a bad way to go to sleep. Damned lousy way to wake up.

Oh geesh, Now I got a hankrin' for a "You're Welcome" button. Thanks

Hey Jim. There is a write up on polishing in the tech section. Gives you a pretty good start. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1065 This got me started when I tried my hand at polishing. Worked well. Things you can add in as you go along to bring it to a higher level. I like you idea.. Send it to Carl!! I'm interested to see what his tricks were.. BTW Carl. Looking good.

Just talked to the provider I'm working with. He's sourcing out some of the connecting lugs to find the correct match for the OEM ones. Working to have these as close as possible to the original cable fit. Progress is being made.

Don...... that's just cold man! (How much is a trailer like that?) ((unknown member))

Hey Jeff, Just sent off an e-mail to my guy to see where he's at with this. Hopefully I'll know something tomorrow. Mike

Ok folks' some good suggestions so far. I've been through several types and brands. I started out with a pair of Olympias I think they were. Supposed to be wind proof and water resistant. Not very good at anything other and than making my hands sweat. Then the liners would pull out of the fingers. The dealer here replaced them three times with what was claimed to be "Improved" models. Yup. Sure. They shed off water ok for an hour or so but not "proof" for sure. And no good before 40 degrees. I started using snowmobile gloves. Warm for a while, and stayed dry but the bulkyness was a drag. Better quality might make a difference. Oddly enough I found a really nice glove at WW. A Wells Lamont waterproof and thinsulate liner. Not too bulky and they did stay dry for a long time. Kept the fingers warm to down into the low teens. Sadly the weak spot was the palm was so slick it was hard to keep a grip. Maybe some traction tape on the palms? So I will look into some of these and see what happens. Have some road tripping coming up soon and I don't want to have my hands be my weak spot. I don't have the heated grips so it's all up to the glove doing the job. Thanks for the imput. Mike

Not seeing it on my smarta$$ phone. You gettin a popup maybe

I just noticed this on the Webbike World listings on the right side of the main screen. http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/sliders-cold-pro-kevlar-waterproof-gloves/ Anyone familiar with these gloves or tried them? I've become quite disgruntled with the available market for cold/waterproof gloves over the years. None seem to perform any where near what I expect them to. I've tried some rather pricey ones, but won't spend over $100.00 hoping for a decent product. The write up sounds rather impressive but most do until you put them to the test. Just curious if anyone here has tried them. Mike

The tracking shows the set of OEM cables have arrived at the providers shop for them to set up the materials and do an estimate on what the costs of a new set of 4 ga cables might be. So I should have more information soon. Mike

That pic keeps me from raiding the fridge at 1:30 in the morning. But it gives me nightmares.

So.....you're saying that you're not thrilled when they ask "Would like the special sauce with your order?"

I might have to look into the recipe for that. My old fishing buddy makes his own catfish bait and it wasn't panning out very well last year. Last time he opened a jar of that in the boat I swam back to shore. The shark sounds like it might do the trick.

Jonas, refresh my memory...... Isn't that shark dish fermented?

I got to wonder how hard it would be to convince the LEO's that you don't really need to have those nasty old mirrors on your bike because you have a periscope. Be a fun conversation to listen in on.

This stuff would have been an insult to Mexican Chili. Needed a strainer to find a lump. I'm like you Bob. You should be able to eat chili with a fork.

Had a few of those myself when I was growing up with my moms cooking. Spent more than one night sleeping on the edge of the kitchen table. We didn't have a garbage disposal or a dog. I was stuck with it.

Oops. Hope I didn't ruin your fun. I just figured you've been here a long time and are always here with information and advice so you must have worn out a keyboard or two over the years... so I peeked. But congrats on the accomplisment. I won't say a word when you hit 20,000.

Who ever said "The right place at the right time" owned, rode and maintained his own 1st gen Venture. At least I belive that. The covers WILL come off. It's kind of like a magic trick, or a Rubics Cube. Once you find the right angle, the right turn in just the right spot they slide right out. Once you can accomplised that you'll laugh at how easy they go back on. It's just one of those tricks of the trade things. It wasn't all that many years ago I was on here asking the same questions you are. I thought I was missing something to. Don't forget to order the 2nd gen valve cover gaskets for putting them back on. They have a lip around the outside edge that helps a lot on getting them back in place. Use dabs of silicon to stick them to the valve covers to hold them in place while setting them back on. And I'll go ahead and say it..... wait for it.......While you're in there, consider that you should replace the 16 rubber seals on the valve cover bolts to complete the job. These get stiff and hard and don't reseal very well and as the bolts used are shoulder bolts you can not and should not try to just tighten them "just a little more." You can only tighten them so much and then they snap off in the head. Not good. Mike