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I rode about 150 miles a couple weekends ago. That was my longest trip in a couple of years. Just don’t enjoy it like I used to. I’ve out Eileen’s trike and my Road Glide up for sale. Prices are down though so we’ll see.

Paul, It's always a good time, good riding and good food. This has been going on for nearly 20 years.

The wife hasn’t been on the bike since my surgery, gonna try it soon to make a decision about whether to go to Vogel this year. 150 miles has been my longest ride since being back on it.

Thank you Mike!

I'm still riding the Venture but going to look at a Can Am Spyder Sunday for making trips with the wife. I'm planning a trip to the Northeast states soon with the Venture. I need 7 states to get all of the lower 48 on a motorcycle and I don't want to count any of them on a Trike. I don't want to stop riding just cause I've gotten old...☹️

Some camp at Vogel state park, some rent cabins at the park. Most of the others stay at seasons inn in Blairsville. The events are riding curvy roads during the day and hanging out in the evenings. There is no sign up or fee. What it cost depends on where you stay. It's just a bunch of laid back folks who like to ride and enjoy some comradery. Hope to see you there!

Ok found some pics from the 2021 Vogel here - looks like fun. Still have the same questions tho! Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up?

Gentlemen, As a newcomer to this VentureRider.org group, I am curious to know what the heck is this Vogel thing? What events are planned? Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up? Any and all information is appreciated! PM

It occurred to me that you might check the rear brake caliper also. Its hidden and your leak might be there.

You've got a leak. That white crusty stuff in your picture is dried brake fluid. The up side is you have a master cylinder that looks to be in good condition. The rebuild kits are on e-bay for a reasonable price. Pull it, clean it, soak the circlip in oil for a day and free it up. The rebuild is a breeze. XXX steel will used gently will smooth the corrosion, if any, on the inside. A small wire brush will get the big stuff on the outside. Check the tube to the reservoir for leaks, check the o-ring on that black plastic spigot the hose connects to. Clean carefully, degrease, blow it out with compressed air and paint with rustolium or some such to protect the aluminum. You'll be good to go. You can reuse the copper seals by heating them bright orange and quenching them quickly in cold water. Let us know how it goes !

Haven't been riding the 89' much the last couple of years because of all the eye surgery I've had. Today the Mrs. and I went for a ride, and after using the brakes about 5-8 times, the rear pedal went almost all the way down. I stopped and looked for an obvious brake fluid leak, but everything was dry. After getting back home, I noticed that if you pump the rear lever a few times, you got some pedal. This says to me that there was air in the brake lines. I haven't had a chance to verify this because the bike needs to cool down, but how would a lot of air get into a system that had a firm pedal before. The only thing that I could figure was the master cylinder leaked air when I released the brakes. I pulled the right side tupperware and saw no wet spots, but there was crud over part of the master cylinder. Also the reservoir was filled normally about a month ago, but now I can see no fluid when I look down into it. The bolt for the front brake line is tight. Any ideas?? Frank

Heck I'm over half way packed, if it wasn't for doctor appointments my old self would go early 🤣

Getting Closer and Getting Excited!

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I agree with N3FOL, here is a link to the electrical schematic for the Royal Star Ventures, if your regulator is bad and you continue to ride you may well cook your new battery, my regulator went bad on my 2007, and it nearly made the battery blow up. It overcharged it and it swelled up to the point I almost could not remove it from bike.

Thanks for the info. Thinking of selling my 2012 rsv with 15,000 mi to Yamaha of Louisville KY. They want to knock down an already low ball offer because of wetness on rear shock. I'll now can fix it myself. AD Shaffer

I am having charging issues yes on my 2008 Venture. I have checked the stator at the connector next to fuel filter no shorts, started and checked for AC output and good and increased with higher RPM reconnected connector than checked connector and rectifier and same AC output so I know all wiring is good for stator to rectifier. Did the check on the rectifier forward and reverse and all seems ok, then I checked the 12V side of the connector with engine not running and I have 12v. (confused). This all started with a weak battery that I took out and had checked and it was failing so I purchased new battery and all good to go. Went to dealer for annual state inspection was great, left there and went for about 50 miles all good, went home parked outside my garage and later went to put bike in garage battery would not start the bike. I purchased a new rectifier that I will install but I still feel that the 12v at the rectifier connector is not correct and should only be there when key is in the on position. Question, do I need to look at the on/off switch for something? or am I missing something else.

put in a high out put stator, new regulator, new regulator only lasted one day n it blew the main fuse by the battery, didn't make it one day. i think it totally fried the new regulator!

Stators always put out full production, it's the voltage regulator/rectifier that controls the flow.

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You can always change it out in the back yard of the air bnb at 1:00 a.m. right? 🤣🤣🤣

I get that a high output stator can create more heat, but is that still true if I'm not putting any additional load on it? It seems to me that you'll only get more heat when you create more of a load. Looking at a "Ricks" 40a for $179. Keeping in mind that I may never even need it; just don't want to get stuck somewhere.

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