What does VM stand for?

Seriously man I want no problem with you, so please do not take this wrong, but whenever someones comeback is to cite thier military history and the fact they are not "scared" of any guns because they have been shot twice, to me is just like the posers playing biker. The getting shot reference was metaphoricly speaking anyway. I did 6 years in the Navy....so what, I have been a "biker" since I was 17....so what, I do most my own work on bikes....so what, see what I am getting at? Your neighbor plays big bad biker dude and hangs out with his butt cheeks showing, so what? I guess the moral of the story for me is, unless someone is doing something that directly affects me in a negative way, I laugh to myself and let it go, but that's just me. BTW, I am 54 years old and went in the Navy at the end of Viet Nam, nobody cared for us much then. At least know I don't walk around in chaps all day and even though I am a Harley guy at heart I loves my Yammies and say so to anyone who will listen. I wish now though that more people hated them, getting harder to come by :doh: :thumbsup:

littlebill31 said:
I just get irritated by some tool playing "biker". And I did 12 years Marine Corps Infantry, so guns don't bother me, considering I did 2 tours in Iraq and I've been shot twice. So I have no problem putting someone in their place.

Now what does VM mean!!!!!!!
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Dang, the part about the goldwing guys almost made me choke I was laughing so hard. Sir you are 100% right on all counts. :laugh:


Purplezinger said:
I've been riding longer than most. (right at 60 years) Over the years I've found Harley riders routinely ignore non-Harlely riders. BMW riders are superior to everyone and everything. Goldwing riders are always buying bling and looking for the next restaurant. Sport bike riders never wore jackets and helmets until it became cool. And folks who ride Japanese motorcycles but call them "Jap Bikes" are somehow ashamed of what they ride. Everyone is a poser in one form or another.
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Oh and littlebill31, please let me thank you for your service, it is the 1% of this country that serves in our military that make it easy for all of us to sleep at night. That goes for all our men and women who are serving now or who have served in the past!! :thumbsup:

littlebill31 said:
I just get irritated by some tool playing "biker". And I did 12 years Marine Corps Infantry, so guns don't bother me, considering I did 2 tours in Iraq and I've been shot twice. So I have no problem putting someone in their place.

Now what does VM mean!!!!!!!
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I think it's just part of a part number, like BS34. It doesn't stand for anything. But then I could be BS'ing you.

After Vietnam the Navy was where all the good dope was. That answers that question anyway.
 
You sir are correct.....:laugh:


xjwmx said:
I think it's just part of a part number, like BS34. It doesn't stand for anything. But then I could be BS'ing you.

After Vietnam the Navy was where all the good dope was. That answers that question anyway.
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littlebill31 said:
I used to know and now I don't. CV Constant Velocity/vacuum...VM???

And my rant of the day. Again, my Harley neighbor and his buddies (who spend more time starring at each others bikes or parked in front of a bar with their ass-less chaps, then riding them) had to be put in their place...again. Keep laughing guys, at least I can fix my bike and don't have to resort to $75.00 an hour at the local catalog center, I mean Harley dealer. They saw all the carbs in my shed and asked what they were. I said Mikuni, ect. They asked why I have those on a Japanese bike, they're "Harley carbs". I replied, "Actually they are not, they are stock and Japanese". All American iron, huh?
Why do people walk around with leather chaps on?...all day???
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A guy I used to ride went deep enough in debt to buy my house to buy a Big Dog, Harley Clone. Then, when winter came he parked his $500.00 monthly payment in the garage for the winter but didn't think to put it on a charger/tender.

When Spring came he went out to discover a dead battery so he hooked his camper special pick-up with the high output charging system to his Big Dog via automotive type jumper cables. When he turned the switch he was covered in smoke!

It's been 2 years and he's still making payments on a Big Dog he can't ride because he hasn't been able to scrap up the cash necessary to pay to replace the electronics he blew out.
 
littlebill31 said:
I can't find the book it was in, but http://www.zianet.com/rcmedic/history.asp, shows that the Japanese were the first to introduce the electric start. The book was a history on innovations.
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I can't say as to who was first to have electric start but several Japanese brands had electric start circa 1960, H-D first did electric start in 1965 or 1966 and the Brits didn't figure it out until the mid 70s.
 
Earliest Brit electric start that comes to mind is the 400 cc. Norton Electra, 1963, but there may have earlier examples.
 
grizld1 said:
Earliest Brit electric start that comes to mind is the 400 cc. Norton Electra, 1963, but there may have earlier examples.
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Missed that one... Why did it take them so long to add electric start to the 650s, 750s, 850s and others that needed it most? Oh wait... I know, Lucas...
 
Fact is... more of the new Honda Gold Wing is Made In USA than the new HD. For all kinds of things parts come in from all over the world. Sometimes the same parts can be sourced from factories in 2 differrent countries. I have an HD, a 1952 panhead. I do all my own work on ALL my bikes, my 1950 Indian Arrow, which is my baby and I have owned since 1972 when I got back from the Navy, my panhead, and my 81 SX 650 H. Not ALL HD riders are what you have been describing. In fact, we old time bikers call those creatures RUBs (pronounced roobs) which stands for "Rich Urban Bikers." In my day, if you owned a bike you learned to work on it, or the other riders would laugh at you. If you made an attempt to work on it yourself, the guys would be more than willing to lend a hand. It is a lot like this group here. Anyway, my point is, not all HD riders are the same, some of us don't mind getting dirty.
 
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I agree mike. Just don't like someone talking to me about something they don't know in order to get a giggle in front of their friends. That is what brought, "putting them in their place" into fruition. I guess what others don't understand, is that this guy loves to do this. Not only to me, but the neighbor who has a '68 Camero. It's in pieces and he is slowly fixing it. The ass neighbor has a perfect '65 Chevelle, all done professionally, never drives it, but will not hesitated to start it up and run it, oddly enough, when the camero neighbor is in his garage. Coincidence?
I appologize for ranting, but I don't understand how people get off, in any situation, due to others lack of means. Or that, working on something in a small shed, or small garage, and not having what the masses refer to as "the best" automatically means you are "less" then them.
 
Of this I 100% agree



littlebill31 said:
I don't understand how people get off, in any situation, due to others lack of means. Or that, working on something in a small shed, or small garage, and not having what the masses refer to as "the best" automatically means you are "less" then them.
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littlebill31 said:
I appologize for ranting, but I don't understand how people get off, in any situation, due to others lack of means. Or that, working on something in a small shed, or small garage, and not having what the masses refer to as "the best" automatically means you are "less" then them.
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Good thing, since I work out of a 300 Sq Ft Closet right now :laugh: No means, and less space = REAL Bike Building. Gotta get creative when the wallet is empty. :thumbsup:
 
littlebill31, I think there are two things going on with guys like your neighbor. One is what shrinks call "compensatory behavior." Example: guy feels unable to deal with life, runs scared, etc., so he brags, acts aggressive, whatever, to make up for it. The other thing is the idea, much encouraged by advertising, that you can change your life by buying a product. Don't know who you are? Not to worry; pick the image you want, buy fashion accessories to reflect same, and you're done--just buy a sense of self and don't worry about paying any real dues. That kind of BS irritates me too, much more than it should; when I get the itch to put phonies in their place, I try to remember one thing: they're already there.
 
Chevy had to stop building trucks because Japanese made components aren't available. It's a world market. And that's a good thing, just a bit painful now and then. Um is this getting political? Where's John when you need him?
 
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