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I rode a Venture, several times. I remember it being heavy, ugly (my opinion) and spongy. I don't think it could ever keep up with the FJR either straight line or in the curves, but at least it had a radio. Maybe that earned it some big points in the comparison??? Funny thing about radios: at...

This is an amazing story: Normally, Dad worked in ordinance: he loaded and "armed" bombs before each flight. But dad got his chance to fly perhaps 6 combat missions when they scabbed together a crew for a B17. Dad was the tail gunner during all but one of those missions. But on that fateful...

Nice looking numbers for an old geezer (not you... the bike).

Wow, Brett: good to hear from you. I hope you and your wife are doing well. Is your mother in law still doing OK? I remember she was there to visit when I came through town. I was just out in Seattle visiting my daughter Kathleen. She moved out there with her hubby last summer: she loves it. I...

Yes, last summer. It took quite a bit of advertising to make it happen, but a fella finally snapped it up. I got very close to my asking price, I think it sold for 3700.00 It was indeed a beautiful machine. Sad that it had so many reliability issues or I might have kept it. Honda never designed...

Thank you fellas, again. I've not been on the forum much for two reasons, first I've not been riding. The FJR is still sitting in pieces in the shed, and second I bought a 2015 SRT392 Challenger, joined the Challengertalk forum (using my same name as this forum); spent many hours contributing...

Thanks for the feedback. It's been a busy time for me since mother passed. When I began this journey, I was still teaching full time and my first grand daughter had just been born. Mother became too weak to be left home alone, so I retired from my teaching career in Jan of 2016. I was unable to...

Ha... tickled pink that I received a notice from Photobucket that for a short period of time, they were going to "free" my pictures. So the first place I wanted to check was this particular thread, since they killed off all the pictures some time ago. Got to read it again for the first time in...

Milk man: I completely forgot about this. It's grey now, but when I was born I had red hair. Nobody could figure out where this came from as there was red hair on either side of my family. One day mother was sitting with a friend and the milk man came to the back door. The neighbor took one...

Pfizer, the maker of Viagra, announced today a new warning to the users of their pill. They claim if the pill is not swallowed fast enough that it can cause a stiff neck...

When I was a kid, every house on the block had a milk "chute." Built in the wall next to the back door, It was an insulated one foot square box with a little door on the outside and another on the inside. The milk man left the milk in the box each day. Ha... I also remember that those...

A little girl asks her mom, "Mom, can I take the dog for a walk around the block?" Her mom replies ''No, because she is in heat.'' ''What does that mean?'' asked the child. ''Go and ask your father. I think he's in the garage.'' The little girl goes out to the garage and says, ''Dad...

I know the feeling. My LD riding abilities couldn't even shine your shoes, but you are right. As you well know, I did a 50CC exactly once in my life. I will never attempt it again. However, nothing can replace that memory of the thrill of seeing America on a motorcycle and the joy of completing...

This is really great news. We've got an uncle in the law business fellas. I've got a great idea for expanding your future sphere of influence, Spud. Maybe we could collect up all our unpaid tickets and send 'em over to you for ehhh, let's say a proper evaluation. Just think Spud, you could make...

It's only middle September !!! This must be some sort of record for an early reveal by Mommy-yammie. Have we ever seen a model year where the new model was revealed any earlier on the calendar than Sept 21?

Did I hear that right, did you say BORING? My 05 Galaxy Blue overheard that crack and wants to meet you and your bike out behind the workshop. Sounds like you need an attitude adjustment.

I've ridden that freeway in San Clemente. I was headed out to visit Bgross (on this forum). That section of road is no better or worse than a hundred others any of us could name. You've been at this a long time, and no doubt you could advise many a young rider how to drive defensively. You ride...

Ray How fast would you say you were going when you collided? You said you were going about 70 when you got on the brakes. I'm guessing you stayed on the bike throughout this ordeal? Gary

Hmmm My hearing is going and I forget about practically everything. How's 2 outa 3 Toro? Gary

I did a great deal of technical reading on the subject of the flame front. I got curious because of this particular thread and had some spare time. Flame front is affected by so many things; for example piston speed, squish area and combustion chamber shape, plug location, compression ratio...