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  1. Dragonslayer
    I finally made it home just now, it's 2:00 am Monday Morning what an adventure. For those of you wondering the bike ran great all the way home, go figure and i probably got the best gas mileage I have ever gotten. Maybe some thing I did when I was fiddling with it yesterday corrected the problem I had with it on the way up. But, that is not what made the ride home interesting. I'm to tired to tell ya'll about it now. the last 6 hours was in the rain. I'm soaking wet and need to shed this gear. I'll tell you about it tomorrow. But home safe and sound.
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    We weren't able to get as early a start as we would have liked, but, BlackJack and I will be heading out this morning So you should see us sometime around mid afternoon. Save us some tent space in the shade. Oh yea save us a couple of seats for dinner.
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    Good Guess because apparently you were right. I checked the connections and they appeared to be tight and fully seated. But, I pulled them loose anyway and sprayed them with CRC contact cleaner and plugged them back in and the problem totally went away. WOW Thanks for the advice
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    The transmission for the 1300 is gone but I have a transmission out of a 84 1200 if that helps. I'm sorry the other parts you mention are gone as well.
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    Sorry, I don't I have a tach but speedo is gone
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    Sorry, I don't
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    I can weld what do you need to do?
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    I sent a check with all of the contact information in the envelope I never received a raffle ticket or any confirmation my ticket was in the hat. Just curious if I didn't win who did. I hope you met your goal for fund raising for a good cause.
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    A bunch of my local riding buddies and myself turned out for One of our watering hole's Bev's Place (Bev is in the the patriotic mini skirt) to ride in the Stone Mountain 4th of July Parade. It was fun, never rode in a parade before.
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    Saturday I rode up to T.W.O. in Suches, Ga. When I pulled in I pulled up next to, on first glance, looked like a very clean and pretty Blue on Blue 1st Gen MK2 Venture Royale. Naturelly I immediatly introduced myself and asked the rider his name and if he was a Venturerider member. He gave his name and said he had never heard of the venturerider group. As we were talking I was admiring his bike which for some reason I couldn't immediatly place didn't look right. The front end was a typical 87VR but the tail end trunk, saddlebags and crash bars was Goldwing rear end painted perfectly to match the color scheme of the factory blue on blue ventures. The reflector on the trunk said , YamaHonda Before he left I gave him a card and the web site address, I also invited him to Vogel since he didn't live that far a way. So maybe we'll get a chance to check this bike out later in more detail.
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    The scoot picked up some bad habits over the weekend and I don't know why. All of a sudden, the idle is real low, on acceration, in all gears, it started sputterring then eventually smooths out. On deacceration it backfires, if suddenly it sounds like a M-80, if not so suddenly not quite as loud. I pulled the plugs which are all realitively new, like a month old. They all have about the same light covering of black dry soot. Over the weekend I was riding two up pulling a trailor. Got any hints?
  12. Dragonslayer
    Canuck, Aren't you glad you followed my advice when I met you at the truck stop in Wyoming last Summer when I was on the way back from Sturgis. Didn't I tell you it was a great site full of great people always willing to help. I believe I also told you that there was a wealth of technical information and knowledgeable mechanical talent who could help with any problem you might have. When I say I told you so, it's not that I'm trying to boost my self importance. For I am but a lowly messenger and you are the wiser one for seeking out the wisdom of the enlightened teachers of the truth. But, not only that, by being willing and able to help others you have truely displayed and exemplified the selfless gift of heartfelt compassion and service to a brother rider in need. You truely have acted in accordance with the underlying atmosphere of the good hearted that make this site great and therefore have made the world a better place because of your service. You have verified and proven without doubt, as I have always known. The world would be a much better place if more people followed my advice.
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    I had a boat one time with the same problem. I found that rubbing it down with Mayonaise did instant wonders on the finish and brought back the shine with little effort. It looked great until it rained and the rain washed the mayonaise off.
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    Sorry don't have one
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    i think I have a pair of them
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    They go on the rear top screws of both upper fairings at the front upper points of the side panels. They provide tension on the back of the side covers to press them outwards when attached to keep the lines or the upper front fairings at the attachment point just aft of the battery and the forward upper side panels in line. If i'm right do I get credit, If I'm wrong will it go on my permenent record?
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    My friend has a Midnight Venture and recently had a carb repair at a local shop. Now the bike will crank and run on choke but as soon as he turns the choke off the carbs start dumping gas on the ground. I'm thinking float setting is wrong. If anyone has had similar problems please share.
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    Glad you had a nice trip and got back safely. Today Blackjack and I rode in 95 degree heat but we decided it was better than staying at home cutting the grass in the heat. just remember if your washing the bike your not riding it.
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    Very interesting, Who ever gave banks the right to steal money from us the way they do. I hate banks.If you ever knew the truth about the way they process transactions to incourage overdrafts and the fees they charge for overdrafts it would make you sick, Banks and Lawyers are licensed to steal and rob you everyway they can think of. And nine times out of ten there is not a damn thing you can do about it.
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    Not acedemic if stator isn't keeping the battery hot while the engine is running. I had same issue and found out ultimately that I had a bad Odysee battery under warranty. Vendor replaced battery and problem went away. Starter solenoids are common failures. They don't seem to be very reliable.
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    I've got a good front brake resevior i'll sell cheap probably easier to change out resevior that micro manage the switch.
  22. Dragonslayer
    Good job, I knew you would whoop it. My project finished nicely too. No more bleeding fork oil, final gear in and rear brakes again. Ain't life grand.
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    I quess Craig's List or Cracklist as you call it has it's place two if your looking to trade your junk for a Harley.
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    I will say this about Ebay, if it wasn't for being able to find the parts I needed on Ebay to keep my 87 XVZ1300 VR running I wouldn't still be riding her 100K miles later. And their is Scam protection unlike Craig's List. Paypal is like you said a necessary evil.
  25. Dragonslayer
    Sent you a PM
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