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It's the Metzler 880 that has delaminated and been reported by several members. Now they have an 888 that may be better? StevenG, what Metzler tire do you have good experience with? I have Metzler Lasertecs on my Kawasaki and I have been very pleased with the grip.

Congratulations are in order I would say! I remember a lady comedian talking about that and how she was so sad when her kid went off to college and then the punch line was that she and her husband were running around the house naked that next day!

Back in late winter of 1973, I bought at used 1973 Honda CB750 for $1150. It only had 800 miles on it. A new one cost $1450 in the winter and $1750 in the summer. After buying it I filled it up with gas from an old country store. By the time I got it home, it ran really rough. I thought that now I know why I got it so cheap. Not knowing what to do, I changed the plugs and it ran a little better. After riding it some more, I filled it with gas again and it ran great. I got bad gas from that country store, the only time I ever got bad gas as far as I know.

I seem to have recovered from Shingles with the exception of still having some numbness in the front of my left knee. The knee strength is about 90% recovered. My energy is back and it isn't affecting my daily activities except I still can't drink any beer. When I do, bad things happen. Maybe some of that isn't because of shingles. I don't know for sure. Anyway, I really hope you guys don't get shingles!

Sounds like some rust from the bottom of the tank may have gotten into the carbs or maybe just plugged the filter. Check the filter.

From what I understand, a healthy heart operates at 50 to 75% efficiency. 50% is considered normal. So 30% while it isn't good, doesn't sound quite as bad as if the heart was 100% efficient. Wishing you the best Jack! Hang in there buddy!

I would be wary of using poison on the mice. One contract job I had in Nebraska involved working in a trailer that had mice. We pointed it out to plant management and they put out poison. The little critters ate the poison and went back to their nests in the floor insulation to die. The smell was horrific. I bought a new house on an acre lot that used to be a dairy farm. During the winter, the field mice would come inside my house where is was warm. I put out traps using cheese and peanut butter. Eventually, I wiped them out.

Try Super Beta Prostate. It helps me. I’m 74. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The 65H and 71H are the load ratings and speed ratings, the number being the load rating and the letter being the speed rating. I wouldn't suggest buying a tire with a lower load rating or speed rating if you like to turn up the wick. As you might guess, the higher the number the higher the load rating. Not all tires the same size have the same load rating especially the rear. Some rear tires have a higher load rating than what the manual specifies. 120/90-18 65H 140/90-16 71H https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/docs/Street-Tire-Load-Ratings.pdf

Wow! That's a beautiful 83! My second bike was a 1973 CB750. After owning and learning to ride on a CB350, I was really pleased with that smooth 4 cylinder.

A hole in the piston usually means the fuel mixture was too lean and or the ignition was too advanced. A computer problem could have caused the hole in the piston.

Wrong size. Stock size is: 120/90-18 front 140/90-16 rear You also need to make sure the replacement tires will carry as much load as the OE tires.

I did a search of this site and a lot of reading on the subject of clutch whine. One poster cracked me up. He said he knew exactly what it took to get rid of the whine. 1st you install the i basket and when that doesn't work you change the type of oil and when that doesn't work you sell the bike on craigslist and buy a Goldwing! A guy on the F150 forum who works in an oil co. lab, said that synthetic oil won't stick to the engine parts and it drains to the base leaving the engine unprotected on cold startup. He said that an additive has to added to synthetic oil to make it tacky. This is a quote, "It's tackifier just like those used in most synthetic oils. The synthetic based oils doesn't like to stick to the parts when the engine isn't running. They use a tackifier to keep a film on the parts so there isn't a dry start condition.". So, perhaps dino oil would be better? I remember Flying Fool posting that he doesn't use Valvoline because it drained to the base leaving the top of his engine to rust. I don't remember if he was talking about valvoline syn or dino.

Now you may have to rig up a seat for her on the Venture!

Sounds like you are going to have to give your friend a few bucks for his half and keep it!

For maximum power an air/fuel ratio needs to be about 12/1. For maximum fuel mileage, the ratio can be as high as 18/1. Excess oxygen shows up in the exhaust at 14.7/1. So cars with oxygen sensors detect oxygen at 14.7/1 and that is the control point. An engine will produce CO below 14.7/1 which is considered a pollutant and it will produce more and more NO above 14.7/1 So that is a compromise setting with cars that will produce a reasonably clean exhaust and a fuel efficient engine. Engines are designed to go rich for best acceleration and lean when cruising for better fuel efficiency/economy.

Running too lean can cause it to pop back. I recommend you put a bottle of Chevron Techron or Gumout with PEA in the gas tank to clean the cylinders (and carbs). Those compression numbers are not all that high in my opinion. When I bought my Kawasaki, it had 1k miles on it, not enough miles to build up a lot of carbon on the pistons. The compression checked 178 to 180 psig in all four cylinders with a cold engine. We are also assuming the gauge is correct. I would be happy with those compression readings. The V4 does have a high compression ratio.

Congratulations! Learning to ride on a Venture is a tall task.

Welcome! I can't help you with the mods. Sounds like you want to turn it into a RSTD Yamaha. The early RSTD has detuned V4s but the 05 and up have the same hp as the Ventures.

Back about 1990, I looked at a 1985 Honda Magna that was for sale at the Honda dealer. It's a very similar bike. I wanted it bad but couldn't afford it at that time. The Magna V4 engine had some cam oiling issues I think. The Suzuki may have a better engine than the Honda. It would definitely be a blast to ride around town.

It looks a lot like my Kawasaki ZN700. About the only differences I see are the Kawa has dual front disc brakes and a rear disc brake instead of drum and has a sissy bar.

The spark plug caps on my 89 checked 9k ohms and my manual says 10k plus or minus 10%. The NGK replacements I bought are 5k ohms. I just bought copper core wire from O'Reillys. I have not installed the new caps or wires yet though.

Yep, the centrifugal force would bend them, not straighten if the wheels spun that fast. These old Ventures are one heck of a buy for someone who likes to work on them themselves, fast, comfortable, reliable after you get it up to snuff. And they strike terror in the hearts of all Harley riders! Ha!

When were the valves adjusted last time? Do a compression test. If the compression is low, adjust the valves.

Nobody wants to lock up the rear brake. That is why I was shocked to find out just how strong the rear brake is on my newly acquired RSV. I'm sure it could be easily locked up. We drive our cars/trucks for decades using our right foot to stop the vehicle. The quicker we want to stop, the harder we press the pedal. In a panic stop we press the brake pedal for dear life. Even though we know we are riding a motorcycle, in a panic stop instinct and decades of training our right foot will most likely cause us to push the rear brake pedal too hard and we will crash. It has happened to many RSV riders. In an old post I read today, Rick Butler said he personally knew two riders who died after locking up the rear wheel and crashing. Blame it on inexperience if you want, but poor engineering has as much or more to do with it than inexperience. Yamaha should have known and done better. Like I posted previously, I would prefer my RSV to have linked brakes, a poor man's ABS.