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  1. Beau-Kat
    Flash Gordon, We located your stolen ride from 1940.
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    I feel your pain! This is a known problem with the 650s. I had the pinion teeth that go into the coupling strip out on my wife's 2002 VStar650 a few years ago. I was riding it when it went bad. I prayed that only the coupling teeth had failed. But, unfortunately, I found just what you did, a rusty and greasless coupling and stripped pinion teeth. Since I had purchased the bike used, I didn't know the maintenance history. Apparently, the unit had never been greased by the previous owner. I had considered welding the unit as you mentioned and I still have the old assembly around here. But, since it is really my wife's ride, I went ahead and bought a new assembly, complete with driveshaft, for around the $500 you mentioned. I thought the VStar 1100s would have the same set up, but when I inspected my friend's I found that they have a lube hole that allows the rear diff fluid to oil up that area. Other than that, our 650 has been a pretty solid bike.
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    New bike

    Beau-Kat replied to TEW47's topic in Watering Hole

    I kinda like that bike. I may consider one in a year or two. But I'll still keep at least one Venture for long trips. Happy Riding!
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    Here he is now at 2 yr and 10 mo.
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    Just give me a call. Simon and I'll be around. My daughter and son-in-law are here (in and out) this week. But he is a professional mechanic who owns a shop in PA. He wouldn't mind being in the garage with us for awhile. Rusty
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    Don't forget about my '88. Joe. I love it. I ain't but a few miles from you. I'll tell/show you everything I know about them. Come on over for a close up look. You can take your time and look it over good, before you decide whether to buy one. I'd try to get an '86 and up. And, I have an enclosed trailer, a shop, and a lift if you ever need to work on a bike. I used to enjoy doing a lot more 'fellowship" type free work on bikes, but my (soon to be 3 years old) son, Simon, has slowed me down quite a bit these days. He can't ride outside of the neighborhood with me yet, but he's in the garage with me all of the time. He can already tell you the names of all of the bikes I have:lightbulb:. Anyway, give me a shout if you wanna look at the VR. Rusty
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    Been in CMA several years. Was very active for about 10 years. Road Captain for 3 and Chaplain for 1. Although I occasionally still do free "fellowship maintenance" on CMA members' and other folks' bikes, I don't do much with CMA on a monthly basis now. About 5 years ago, God (once again) led me back into youth ministry. I am deeply devoted there and seeing much fruit. Whatever ministry you're interested in, go where God leads. Retired, with 4 adult kids and two grand kids, God led us to adopt 16 month old orphan a little over a year ago. One of the highlights of our lives. As far as getting into skirmishes with biker gangs, I think the issue is when you place MC or a territorial rocker on the back of your vest. But I could be wrong. In CMA, we are an international association active in about 32 countries, not an MC (Motorcycle Club) seeking to protect territory. We should not be seen as a threat to any MC. We limit what goes on the back of our vests. The CMA colors (logo, earned if you've completed the ministry material), your name, and your ministry team (mechanical, prayer, servant, etc.) should be all that is on the back of the vest. I only have my CMA logo the back of my vest. I've traveled all over the U.S. with no issues. Maybe I've just never experienced an unfavorable encounter. Anyway, serve wherever you find that you are led. Oh yes, chapter 318, Mission Riders, Charleston, SC
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    Note that these carbs are shown upside down. Although not shown in this photo, the caps are kind of "cone head" shaped. When I went through my carbs last week, I just used pliars to remove them by pulling straight out on them. I cleaned the pilot screws and ports, adjusted to 2 & 1/4 turns out, then tapped the caps back into place, just to keep things clean. Most folks probably don't replace the caps. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=rsv+pilot+screw+caps&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1060&bih=602&tbm=isch&tbnid=c8Ja3IwSWi_-IM:&imgrefurl=http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php%3Faction%3Darticle%26cat_id%3D002010%26id%3D168&docid=zpWi1vw7331OBM&imgurl=http://venturers.org/Tech_Library/attachments/Pilot_Screws_1.jpg&w=600&h=450&ei=odomULKgIen00gGzuIDoDA&zoom=1
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    Hey Joe. That was most likely me on my 88, if it was around 11:30 this morning. After church, I took a little spin up 52 toward Goose Creek to the intersection of new and old hwy 52. I came back home via old 52. Where were you when you saw the blonde? Were you on your bike? Rusty P.S. Reread your post. Yes, that was my bike outside our church.
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    Dang! I was on nightshift through this morning, didn't know ya got here and missed y'all for the M&E. Joe, good buddy, I thought you woulda called me. My loss. Waaa, Waaa,Waaa. Glad y'all had a good time. Rusty
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    Hey Joe. Thanks for the info. My MM's original never leaked, but after about 45k miles, it did do a lot of "barking" when I first got on it on a colder day. As I rode it a few miles, the barking ceased for the day. It was just an annoyance. A few years ago, I swapped it out with one from 2006 with supposedly only 67 miles on it. I didn't remove the rear tire either, but your suggestions sound like they could have helped me a little in my swap out. Man, that newer shock was nice. Now, it's starting to bark a little again. I've read where folks add a small amount of trans fluid through the hole after removing the valve core to the shock. Maybe I'll try that next. Rusty
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    I rarely use my heel shifter because I have to move my foot back and raise my heel too high (for my taste) to use it. I guess I have been riding for so many years without a heel/toe that it is hard for me to get used to it. I think that I would like to use it and have tried several times, but the practice just never took for me. Our Ventures' heel/toe shifters might be nicer if they were a two piece design (but didn't come apart and fall off) like a Harley's, so you could adjust the front and rear heights independently. I had to cut the rear section off of my wife's Vstar 650 Classic's heel/toe shifter. I hated to cut it, but she kept complaining of inadvertantly knocking it out of gear in slow speed, i.e., parking lot maneuvers. And we all know that we don't need to be hitting neutral when doing slow speed maneuvers.
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    How about a robotic cassette swapper outer? Or maybe an automatic coin tosser for the toll booths? Or a parking brake actuator for those living in San Francisco? Or an automatic magnifying glass deployer so I can see the screen on my GPS? Or a back scratcher when you're riding solo and have heavy winter gloves on and not a stick in sight?
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    Still working on mine. We've had a tremendous amount of sickness and slight misfortune over the past three weeks that has held me up. I historically tend to wait until the last minute before personally preparing ours. And yes, my wife gives me the "down the road" about it. And she is right. I just procrastinate. I'm also still trying to get over pneumonia. This adoption credit stuff is confusing. We have to file all of that stuff via paper filing. May just file the extension and finish them next week. And on top of all that, my 25 year old son wrecked his Hyabusa in New Mexico this week. Dislocated his shoulder and damaged his pride a bit. Other than that, the weather is great for riding...when I get time.
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    Thanks. I guess that answers the part of my question concerning trailering my 1988 in the 5X9. I bought it in Indiana and brought it home in my 6X12 enclosed trailer. I'll probably take that bike anyway, since it only has 19,000 miles on it and I need to stretch its legs on a trip. Rusty
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    Thanks Rick. That sounds great! Just what kind of info I was looking for. I guess the Uhaul guys really do have a little experience in hauling stuff (Ha!), so they designed the two ramp pin points for folks like us. My RSV has only been on a trailer once that I know of. That was the day I bought it from a guy in NC and trailer it home. That was in 2002 and my son was too young to ride or drive at the time. So we had to take the truck and trailer to pick up the bike. Rusty
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    That's what I was thinking too, but I didn't know what to use. I got a garage full of stuff, so I should be able to find something that would hold the ramp in place for 800 miles. Thanks. Rusty
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    Hey y'all. I'm going to have to trailer a bike to PA. I'll drop the tow vehicle and the open uhaul trailer at my daughter's and ride the bike back to SC. I do have my own enclosed 6X12 that I've used to take the bike camping occasionally. We remove the bike and camp in the trailer. Anyway, I can't use it becasue I can't leave it in PA. So, I was wondering if anyone knows if I can trailer either my Millenium or my Royale in a 5X9 trailer with the ramp. I think the overall length of my MM is 104", but don't know if it would fit in the trailer due to the tall ramp sticking up and possible hitting the trunk. I think the Royale may be a bit shorter and an easier fit for the 9' trailer, but haven't measured that bike and am not home right now to do that. Uhaul does have an open 6X12 trailer and even an open motorcycle specific trailer with ramp and chock, but neither are available in my area. I've thought about maybe loading the bike diagonally, but still think that tall ramp would possibly be a problem for the bike's trunk. I need to leave here Monday, so don't have a lot of time to consider options. O.K., please chime in with any ideas. Thanks. Rusty
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    Yup, I was gonna suggest that too. I've at least heard of that happening before. Maybe you can just tighten that shifter bolt and get out and ride. On a side note: My VStar 650 lost the gears when I was just lasily downshifting into 2nd while turning into my driveway. Turned out that the rear diff pinion gear's teeth stripped where the drive shaft goes into it. But that's a known lubrication/wear problem with those rear diffs. That area isn't lubed with the rear diff fluid and can get dried out. Hadda put a whole new diff in it. For those of you reading this who own a VStar 1100, you won't have that issue. Your drive shaft/pinion connections are lubed with the diff fluid entering through a hole provided for that task. Hope you get going soon. Rusty
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    Sounds good. I should be around. I'm only about 30 miles due west of Charleston. Rusty
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    Hey Rick. I know it shouldn't matter what 2nd gen we have, we should all have the same engine parts, but since I also have an MM like yours, I'll check mine when I get home from work today to see if I can tell what you are describing. I've been maintaining mine for 10 years and been all up in that thing, but can't remember something like that off hand. Probably is something for the AIS, but you've gotten my interest up. Rusty
  22. Beau-Kat
    You are so right. That's all he talks about, keys, keys, keys... He has a couple sets of blank keys now. Always carrying them around. Here is a better pic.
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    Taking my two year old son, Simon, for his daily ride around the neighborhood. He officially started his riding career at 19 months old. I had to make a peg for his left foot to rest on. His right foot rests on the air cleaner. By watching me, he has taught himself to: Pull out the choke, press the starter until the engine fires, twist the throttle, blow the horn (alot), turn on the turn signals, and then use the kill switch when our ride is over. Rusty
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    retired

    Beau-Kat replied to Redneck's topic in Watering Hole

    I'm reading all of these posts and taking a lot of notes, tips, and wisdom from you all. I retired in 2005, my job called me back to train folks. Then retired again in 2010, went to see the Grand Canyon, started our adoption of Simon, my job called me back again to train some more folks. So now, our control room at work is finally fully staffed and I will be retiring again (for good?) this June 1st. I don't believe Simon will let me come back to work. Don't know exactly what I'll be doing other than continuing working in youth ministry, visiting my grandkids in New Mexico and Pennsylvania, and some of my backed up "honey do" projects. One thing I definitely won't be doing is working nightshifts ever again. 35 years of those have made me too ugly!
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    Just saw this post today. I am so saddened. I offer my prayers to you and your family. Rusty
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