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Thanks but it's not nearly as nice looking as yours is with the extra bling. I think the saddlebag and trunk racks add a lot to the way the bike looks. That said, everything on my 89 looks good and works good except for the holes in the trunk and rear reflector. The trunk bottom from my 90 just happens to be the same Graceful Maroon colour as the darker maroon on the 89 so it will be a suitable replacement for the damaged original. Without a side by side comparison it is unlikely anyone will notice the substitution.
I think mine should go to a collector because I'm probably going to drop it and mess it up. I'm not a collector. I use and abuse everything I buy.
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In 2009, I bought my 85 Kawasaki ZN700 that only had 1k miles on it. The original tires look like new. The bike had been stored in a barn in Wisconsin. I rode it several hundred miles before replacing them. They are not cracked and look great. The replacements I bought from Motorcycle Superstore were Metzler lazertecs. the rear was 5 yrs old when it came. It looks great and is still on the bike. I think the age of tires means less than some believe. I'm sure the tire manufacturers don't want to get sued and recommend on the conservative side.
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Beautiful bike! It looks almost identical to mine.
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But, it will impact speedometer accuracy (already about 6 - 7 % off) and I will have overall gear ratio even lower.
The speedometer is connected to the front wheel, so no speedometer change will occur when changing rear wheel diameter.
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I noticed that the ad didn't tell you non-essential details like what the load rating is. On a heavy bike like ours riding 2 up, it needs to be the highest.
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Yes it has the pouches, the passenger controls, and a took kit. I went back to work shortly after buying it (out of state) and I haven't ridden it much. I haven't put my 4 brush starter on it yet and it is running rich. I would hate to rely on it starting a slow as it turns over when hot. I paid $3800.
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Favor?
Go to the last few pages of the shop manual and look at the electrical schematic for the bike. Are the wire color legends readable?
On the scanned manual we can download, when I zoom in enough to wehre I could read the color legends, they are blurred!
Please let me know how clear the printing is...
thanks!
david
Yes, the color legend is clear.
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The owner and shop manuals came and they are bound manuals just like I hoped.
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I test rode a 2002 Kawasaki Voyager with 34k miles in 2009. It was clean and the owner wanted $4k for it, a good deal I thought. But the transmission whined really loud, too loud for me to think of buying it. I'm glad my 89 Venture does not whine.
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This happens every once in a while to me. Usually about every 10,000 miles or so. What I do is remove the air box then disconnect the fuel line to suspected carb, plug the hose and run the bike. Then I put a short piece of fuel line on the suspect carb and spray carb cleaner directly into it while it is running. Reassemble and follow up with a half can of sea foam in the tank and it is usually good to go for another 10k.
So, the carb cleaner doesn't ruin the rubber needle tip? I'm assuming it's rubber.
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Bob Myers from KY road out to SLC a few years back and stopped by. When he got to my place he could disengage the clutch. We suspected the altitude had affected the clutch fluid and after bleeding the line, all went back to normal.
With the upcoming change in altitude, I would recommend a fluid change for all the hydraulics.
Dave
If I remember correctly, Dot 4 synthetic fluid has a lower boiling point than Dot 3 and doesn't work as well at high altitudes.
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As has been posted before, 91 is the first year they had the 4 brush starter.
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that is correct.
. Apparently Ventures are not meant for off-roading.
Hey, don't tell Cowpuc!
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My son was the main recording engineer for Beyonces last album released in December. He just remixed one of the songs for the trailer for the movie 50 Shades of Grey. Take a look if you like.
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I got a shipping notice, so something is being sent to me. I'll let you guys and gals know what when it arrives.
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I dare say that none of us knows what motorcycle "synthetic" oil really is. And the oil companies won't tell you what is in their oil. You would have to have a lab do an analysis to know for sure what it is made of.
Auto "synthetic" ain't for the most part. It's Group III dino oil with maybe a little real synthetic blended in. (Amzoil!) Auto synthetic used to be PAO, polyalphaolefin except for maybe Redline which was an ester. But Castrol called their cheaper Group III dino oil "synthetic". Mobil sued and a judge ruled against Mobil so they switched to Group III also because it is cheaper. Now, even auto Amzoil is made mostly of Group III dino oil according to an oil company lab guy that participates on the F150 forum.
Who knows what motorcycle "synthetic" really is?
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I loved my 32" Tube TV but my wife wanted HD tv so we bought a 46" HD flat screen. The 32" got mad when we took it upstairs and the audio quit working. So, I tossed it in a dumpster at the county dump. That thing was way heavy!
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Highest horsepower maybe.
Fastest NO.
The other car makers always forget to include the Corvette as an American mussel car.
A new stock corvette will beat that 10.8 with its 10.5 and does it on "only" 460 HP.
Looking at the sizes of the tires and there is no way that Dodge will keep up in the corners either.
The Corvette could weigh as much as 1,000 lbs less than the Challenger. Just guessing because I have a 2005 Dodge Magnum with the 5.7 Hemi. It weighs 4300lbs. The Magnum, Charger, Chrysler 300, and the Challenger all are based on the same platform which is a Mercedes platform.
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Looks like a steal to me!
How many miles on it?
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The second time I replaced the fork seals on my Kawasaki, I used All Balls Racing seals sold on ebay. They advertise that they are tested to last 3 times longer than OE. I know they fit tighter. Seem to be holding up well. When I have to replace the Venture seals, I'll look for All Balls Racing seals.
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I think the load rating varies on the E3 depending on whether it is belted but verify for yourself. I think Motorcycle Superstore advertises the belted E3 as a Harley tire.
I don't think being 5 years old had anything to do with it, just my smelly opinion.
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NAPA sells one that is made by WIX also. I recently bought one and it came with the little and big O-rings.
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Why not take a route back on different roads?
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I have the digital manual. Just wanted a hard copy if it is available new like the manual I ordered for my Yamaha outboard.
Blocking pops ups software?
in Watering Hole
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I use Microsoft Essentials on my computer. It is free and I have not had any problems. you can go to their site and download it for free.