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That's a good idea but the cams are the most concerning parts that needs lube before running an engine that's been sitting.

Maybe the Coke company will buy it for sales promotion or is that who is selling it?

Such a terrible trajedy! Losing a child has to be the worst loss of all. We are not supposed to survive our children.

Just leave the fuel valve in the off position and spin it a bit on the starter would be my suggestion. Maybe for a few seconds several times to get oil to everything. And as far as balancing the carbs, if the throttle plates are perfectly adjusted to be the same on the bench, then if you "balance" them while running you are adjusting for any differences in the fuel metering at idle. That may be different as the engine revs up. Seems to me?

Yeah, a high school buddy owns a beach house on the island of Ocracoke on the outer banks. I'm sure he's worried. I won't even be home in Wilmington, NC for the storm. I drove my old 02 F150 4x4 to Denver and picked up my wife who flew out last Friday and we are currently in Montana. We drove over the "Road to the Sun" in Glacier National Park today. She flys back next Sunday and I'm not sure when I'll be back home. I had been planning to do a little more touring before getting back. But, if our home is damaged I'll be going home as fast as possible. I've driven about 3k miles so far. Woulda been something on the Venture. By the way, on the trip out to Denver, I think I saw as many trikes on the road as two wheelers. Says something about the average age of motorcycle riders maybe. Seems mostly two wheelers in Wyoming and Montana though.

If you haven't watched this guy's video, you might be interested. Episode 11 is his trip down the Baja. https://c90adventures.co.uk/

According to the Yamaha training video on line, you need to balance the carbs while adjusting the idle mixture because one can affect the other. If you haven't watched those 12 videos, it may be worth your time to do so. I would think that if the throttle plates were adjusted perfectly on the bench to be the same, the carb balancing would not be necessary but I ain't no expert on these bikes.

The majority of hurricanes that strike the east coast come ashore where I live, Wilmington, NC. Looks like this one may do the same.

Try to look at the rear shock. They tend to leak after a while but with that low mileage, it's probably okay. If you get to ride it, you will probably hear the infamous clutch basket whine that doesn't hurt anything but does make some noise on almost all Gen 2 Ventures.

I had been planning to buy a half shell helmet for summer wear and I finally got around to it. I was looking on denniskirk.com because they will pay return shipping if it doesn't fit. I also was planning to get a wine colored helmet until I saw this white helmet with the flag on each side and I just had to have one. I had a Captain America helmet back in the 70's. It wasn't in stock so I googled and checked with about a dozen stores before I found one in stock. This is what I bought. http://www.accessoryinternational.com/product/afx-fx-70-beanie-half-helmet-white-flag.html

Close off the air filter cones a little with duct tape and see if that helps.

It's very likely that the cone filters and exhaust are causing the problems. I would look on ebay for the stock air box first. That might fix it. If not look for the stock exhaust.

If one of those bikes was an 83 Venture, I would have been looking to see if I could recognize Cowpuc!

So Tooch, does the Corvette belong to you? Are you planning to buy another motorcycle? I have a Hemi Dodge Magnum for my hot rod. Bought it new and still loving it.

Those guys have just slightly better riding skills that I have!

Sounds like a wise deicision. If he hasn't ridden in decades, a little practice on a smaller bike first would be smart. an RSV weighs 869lbs.

I would do a compression test on the existing engine before I threw it away. That's assuming it will turn over. A compression test will tell you if the rods are bent and the pistons are not coming to the top.

Oh. Wow! $500!

Many people with high bp take 2 or 3 meds, so it's "normal" to take more than one bp med. If I took triam/hctz every day combined with Losartan my bp would never be high but it dries out my joints and makes my arthritis worse so I minimize the triam/hctz. I'm also 75 yrs old and overweight so that doesn't help either. Getting old is not for sissies!

I used to take lisinopril too for several years. Seems to be the first bp med the doctors prescribe. I remembered that after taking it for several years, my balance got really bad. When I went to the doctor in FL for my leg blood clot, I requested something else and was prescribed Losartan. I got better, back to normal with my balance afterwards. As I posted before lisinopril is synthetic snake venom and it may very well have been the cause of both of our problems with balance/dizziness. Losartan is not as effective as lisinopril and does not do the job for me by itself so I take a diuretic if my bp goes up too high. It depends a lot on how active I am. If I work hard or exercise hard and sweat a lot it really helps bring the bp down. I usually take Triam/HCTZ 2 or 3 days a week. I betcha it was the lisinopril.

Part of the problem is like with all medical services many people don't have insurance or won't or can't ever pay, so they really stick it to people who have insurance or ability to pay the bills. Perhaps a law that requires cost estimates before the service is provided if possible would be a good idea. I spent one night in the hospital in Homestead, FL undergoing observation and warfarin injections when I got a blood clot in my leg from my Concours falling on my foot and breaking a bone. The hospital charged $10,000 for one day, then reduced it to $5,000 because that was the Medicare limit. Our medical system is really messed up. I wish I was smart enough to know how to fix it.

Don, did you switch bp meds? Lots of different ones available.

No, he has been doing this for a while, not continuously, and depends on viewers donations mostly I think.

Pretty cool! This guy rides around the world on his little Honda. https://c90adventures.co.uk/

Geez! That didn't end well I'm sure. Those bare legs were probably even more bare afterwards!