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    Can I buy one of those at HF? Hee! Hee!
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    BlueSky replied to ediddy's topic in Watering Hole

    Being a 3 wheeler, it probably doesn't have to meet the safety standards of a car. I'd rather have a 4 wheeled car than an enclosed 3 wheeled motorcycle. Once you get to about 40 mpg, the increased gas mileage doesn't save so much. I'll pass.
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    I had to select forum and then save the link as a favorite again to fix the issue. The link before had power by ebulletin or something on the end that always sent me to the articles.
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    It could be one of many things causing this. The sliders act as acceleration pumps. When you increase throttle, the loss of vacuum pulls the metering rods out of the jets to enrichen the fuel mixture. Take the air cleaner off and watch the sliders in action. If this is not the problem, put some cleaner in the gas. My favorite is Gumout with Regane on the label. It has a very powerful cleaner, the same that is in Chevron Techron. I would not let it sit in the carbs for a long time though. It is more powerful than seafoam. Of course make sure it is running on all four. A temperature check of the exhaust pipes should tell you this.
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    I have a 5x8 utility trailer I bought from Lowes and it is great for carrying my 85 Kawasaki. However, 8' is a little too short for the Venture. It has to be loaded diagonally in order for me to put the tailgate/ramp back up. When I bought it, I hauled it home about 120 miles with the trailer. It's easy to load and unload a bike from my trailer because of the ramp/tailgate. With the tailgate down it probably would fit in the bed of your Ranger with a little of it hanging out the back. You would have to have a ditch or hill available to get it into and out of your truck.
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    Nope, not yet
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    Thanks for all of the responses!
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    Looks like I will have to see if I can make adapters. A table would be great but it wouldn't help much when removing wheels. When I had a Kawasaki Concours, I bought an eight feet long 2"x 10" and cut it into 3 pieces. I could ride up on it and then remove the front and rear pieces leaving it on the center stand. If I can get it on the center stand on a 2x4 that would do the same job with less boards.
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    You really think feeding stray cats is a positive! If you want them to stay I suppose it is!
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    As the title says, how do you jack up your Gen 1 Ventures? I was thinking about getting a jack but without lifting adapters I would not be able to jack up the bike without jacking on the exhaust pipes. I've read extensively about the Gen 2 adapters but I haven't seen anything on Gen 1 adapters. Or do we just have to lie down on the floor to work on it? Or use a table lift? I was thinking of getting the Harbor Freight High Lift jack like the one Cowpuc used in his May 6, 2014 post photos. But Puc jacked Tweeks up under the exhaust pipes without using an adapter. I don't want to do that.
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    The 59 reviews on the HF jack on their web site never mention that problem. By far most of the reviews are very positive. Maybe Cowpuc will chime in and tell us about his. The HF jack I looked at in the store this week looks like it has a knob on the base of the jack that releases the pressure.
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    Brenner, You never told us just how old those tires are. How old are they? What is the date on the sidewall?
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    The manufacturer has to be conservative in their recommendations due to liability concerns. They do not want to be sued.
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    The Autozone lift only lifts 11". I was thinking of getting the Cowpuc special, the HF high lift. High Position Motorcycle Lift But, after measuring the arms and looking under the bike I don't know how to lift it. The exhaust pipes are in the way. Does anybody make some adapters for the Gen I Ventures?
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    That's a good price. I paid about $83 for a Walmart AGM for my 85 ZN that was made by Yuasa. I was so impressed with the AGM battery that since then, I replaced my 10 year old 2005 Dodge Magnum RT battery with a $203 Advance Auto Parts Platinum AGM battery and also replaced my 2002 F150Scab4x4 5 year old battery with a $159 Sam's Club AGM battery. My 89 Venture bought last May had a 2 yr old AGM that seems to be doing well still. Just the freaking starter doesn't work well when the engine is hot. I just ordered some larger cables from our friend Dinky to go with the 96 starter I bought off ebay. So, now I need to get busy and change them out.
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    My 89 wouldn't start yesterday. Today I realized I had not turned the fuel valve on!! That was the first time I had ever turned it off so maybe now it will be my routine and I will remember.
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    Stock mufflers would cure the issue. But, it appears that you want that Vulcan. So, I say go for it! Have fun!
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    The original tires on my 1985 Kawasaki ZN700 with 1,058 miles on it when I bought it in 2009 looked almost like new with no cracking or evidence of age. I did ride it about 300 miles, sometimes with my wife on the back, before I replaced them, but I didn't want to take the chance of having one go out. This bike was stored in a barn in Wisconsin and the cooler weather preserved the tires well. The new rear Metzler Lasertec tire I bought from Motorcycle Superstore was 5 years old when it arrived. It's still on the bike.
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    Nice bike! I've always liked those Silverwings.
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    Taking responsibility for our own actions is good advice for everybody. How many people do you know who blame others for anything and everything?
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    Wow! That's interesting since mine also is maroon and I bought it from Raleigh, NC in May of this year.
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    My 89 vin # is JYA1NLE09KA027187 Build date=8/88 Mileage=6,104
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    Didn't I read that a 4.7 earthquake happened 12 km from Sedona?
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    Wild turkeys can fly a little. One flew by the front of my car just over a month ago on the Savannah River Site
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    I worked just south of Miami for over 3 1/2 years and it wasn't unusual for a group of crotch rockets to pass me on the expressway doing over a 100mph. They would race each other from point A to Point B in the traffic weaving in and out of traffic. Some of them would have their girl friends on the back. The police rarely caught them because of the speed of the bikes and their ability to go between cars. I read one time a policeman tried to catch two crotch rockets on his Harley and wrecked of course. A Harley is not in the same league as a sport bike. When they passed me, my thoughts were "God Bless Them and I hope they live to have Grandchildren".
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