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My '11 Blaquero
I live right down the street from the "worlds largest basket." It's the corporate headquarters for the now fledgling Longaberger Basket Company. My dad was an accountant for the company when i was a kid. Anyway, I listed most of my mods and extras below. My grips don't arrive until tomorrow and I will be adding a windshield to this list very directly once I finally make my mind up between a medium Clearview with recurve or a 16" Rifle.
Vance & Hines Slash Cut Dual Exhaust Venturi Air Cleaner with K&N Filter Quick Detach Sissy Bar Power Commander V Auxiliary Driving Lights Chrome Dash Cover Black Kuryakyn Grips with Ray's Mod Kuryakyn 3 Pocket Window Bag
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05-30-2013, 12:00 AM
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Location: Maryville, Tn
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Wife has a house full of the baskets and I have been by the Big Basket and to the town of Dresden
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05-30-2013, 02:19 AM
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I used to work in Kingston Ohio and remember driving by that every now and then while going with dad on a few hauls
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05-30-2013, 06:50 AM
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Used to be a young lady around here that sold those baskets, she made a lot of money.
We have a large supply of them. Seen the big basket in the literature.
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05-30-2013, 11:04 AM
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My dad was friends with the original owner Dave, he had a really nice house in Dresden that I was able to visit a few times when I was younger. My mom lived in Dresden for a few years right down the road from a big handmade basket that they used to have there next to their restaurant. I always wondered how a company could survive selling baskets but they had a pretty good run. Once the downturn in the economy hit they really got nailed however.
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It's a Roland Sands Design Venturi Intake. That's all I can tell you about it other than I like it. It came on the bike .
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05-30-2013, 11:49 AM
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Nice bike! Are the Vaqueros as trouble free and dependable as the Nomads? Just curious for when I start looking around in a couple of years...
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I would be patient, but it takes too long!! David Hollinger 2002 Beige 1500 "Hannah2" VBA # 02195 
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05-30-2013, 12:18 PM
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Anyone here with a GiPro with TRE installed on a Vaquero? I had a Suzuki m90 and it was the only thing that got rid of the damn lurching! |
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05-31-2013, 10:34 AM
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RACNRAY's throttle mod is the way to go. I just installed it yesterday and the lurching is pretty much gone. It's like a whole new bike.
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