Dragonslayer
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Glad to hear the project is coming along ok, And you wife is still oKay. My advice on marriage safety tips must have paid off. Sorry about you not snagging the pictures. Glad your bike is running better. I got one new project in the shop and I just bought another 84 xvz1200 off ebay tonight. I'm up to my a** is Ventures. I'm picking the new one up in PA.
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Master and slave rebuild kit on order and should be here next week.
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. I Don't think you will have a problem mixing them you just don't want to mix synthetic oil with non synthetic oil. But, who said 20w40 was no longer available, I just Bought 20w40 no problem.
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Good Gawd, we have over 5000 members....
Dragonslayer replied to GigaWhiskey's topic in Watering Hole
Yea and look how much hostility came out in that thread. I still want to know how you did the IBS thingy. -
oooops!! May be too late. I hooked up the new battery exactly how old battery was hooked up. See picks. There was no green wire with transistor and white/red wire was hooked directly to positive terminal of battery. Someone had added this in the past even though there was a port for the water level sensor that was still plugged.
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Thanks GW, Just what I needed to know about battery monitor system. I'll let you know what I find out about clutch fluid.
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George, As usual YOUDAMAN. I've had a good teacher and mentor in you and I'm already right with you with this one, Gas tank has been drained, oil drained, new Odyssey battery, starting to check, clean moisture proof electrical plugs. Monitor system is showing all checks showing warning I understand gas, lights, But I did not expect kick stand (kickstand up and bike on centerstand) battery is new, brakes and water. So I'll be going through those systems as well. Question since Odyssey battery does not have an internal probe, how does the battery monitor system work and why am I showing check battery indicator with fresh battery. Could that be related to cleaning up ground points? Shifter was useless because earlier mechanic said bike fell over in his shop and broke corner of stator cover where shift shaft goes through cover. Sounds weird to me because this bike has driver footboard and heal/toe shifter which completely protects shift shaft and I do not see how a fall over could have damaged the shifter and cover the way it did. I have another cover so this won't be a big deal to fix. But, The clutch fluid system was completely dry and I'm not sure why. Any thoughts?
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I opened her up and did not find any mices eating wires to pieces!!!!!
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I had something happen to me today that got me a little aggrivated. Not wishing to say the wrong thing I started thinking of more politically correct ways to describe the circumstances. But, then I got confused with my terminology and could use some help here. What would be the more politically correct phrase to be used by a caucasion minority. Reverse Descrimatory Customer No Service Policy Reverse Descrimatory passive aggressive hostilility by impeding with slow motion action Reverse Descrimatory aggressive passive hostility by impeding with acclerated motion to interfer with ones progress Maybe I'll just sleep on it.
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Yea but was anything accomplished?
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Hush your mouth
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Good advice, thanks for reminding me or I might have done just that. Hasn't been turned over for three years but was running when parked with shifter linkage problem and fork tube compression problem due to blown out anti-dive solenoid. Then there is the cobwebs, pine straw and oxidation.
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I know but at this stage of life every new task seems like a project. Even getting off the sofa to go to the bathroom sometimes seems like a project.
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I got a new project bike in my driveway to start on. It really isn't mine It belongs to some old friends that I haven't seen in years. These are great people, Matt and Charlotte Flory, of Lilburn, Georgia. Please welcome them and look forward to meeting them soon as new members. We had lost touch several years ago due to moving, changing watering holes, and busy lives, ect..... A mutual friend mentioned to me that they had a Venture that they might consider selling, so I got in touch with them. They told me that they really didn't want to part with the bike because they loved it so much, but wanted to get it back on the road. It had been sitting under cover for several years with a few problems and they didn't know how to go about getting started with repairing it considering it's age and not knowing anyone who could or wanted to work on it for them. As we were talking I told them about my experience with my 87 XVZ1300 and how finding this site and all of you that have helped me have made it possible for me to be able to keep my bike alive in my heart, mind, soul and under my butt as a daily driver. One thing led to another so we came to an agreement that helps both of us out, me helping him get his bike on the road and him helping me get some punch items repaired for a upcoming House closing this month. I can't wait to get started on it and am trying to shoot for the July Georgia M & E for a target date of having him with me at that event riding his rejuvenated VR and meeting some of you. I've told him how great ya'll have been to me and I think he's really looking forward to getting involved with Ventureriders.org.
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Hey danob11 is that the scoot put back together. How was the project? Did your marriage survive?
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I use Yamaha Venture Royale as an advanced search in e-bay and get only parts for parts for that bike.
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:ice_awesome-vi46644Baby Girl and Proud Father
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or too much idle brain time!
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XM Radio... Is it worth purchasing ?
Dragonslayer replied to Sterling Turner's topic in Watering Hole
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XM Radio... Is it worth purchasing ?
Dragonslayer replied to Sterling Turner's topic in Watering Hole
I didn't like XM and had a bad experience with the service. I had XM and signal was so hit or miss the receptiuon would come and go so much That I rarely heard a whole song while in motion. I also had a problem with the durability of the receiver and had to replace it three times. I found the station programing so repetative and monotous I let the subscription expire. Once the subscription expired they harrassed me to death by cell phone, home phone and e-mail to re-subscribed that after three months of me continueally telling them to take me off thier call list I had threaten to report them or sue them before they stopped calling me. -
How do you get one posted on your post pages?
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Marcarl, I'm always glad to make a NEW FRIEND WITH THIS GROUP. Thanks for your friend request. You can never have too many good friends or friends that are good.
Bob, The Atlanta Dragonslayer
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Thanks Mini Just what I needed to know
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Hands all lathered up?????? Kickstand got caught in Jeans?????? I don't know but it sounds like to me that he's not telling all here!
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Ouch Common fear when riding at night in the part of the country where I ride in North Ga. Glad you and wife are OK the bike can be fixed or replaced.