Flyinfool

I did that once, pulling a trailer with the cruise set at 85 and into a 30-40 head wind. Sucked down a full tank of gas in just 70 miles.

Do you have a Dremel tool? VERY GENITAL use of a Dremel will clean up your displaced aluminum. Lots of rags to keep the shavings out of the engine.

Gee Puc, it sure is sounding like you are ready to put ol Tweeks out to pasture. As mentioned, you could pump a couple grand into Tweeks and make her like new again and still keep her character intact. be a whole lot more cost effective for you and a LOT less humiliating for Ol Tweeks than to turn your beloved steed into a mail box. OH the humanity..........

There have been times where I really wish I could set the cruise on my 1st gen to more than 85. Sometimes it is not about the scenery and the joy of the ride, but a need to get where you are going as quickly as possible. Like if you are trying to beat a really bad storm that is headed to the same place you are, or a family emergency and you need to get home ASAP. How fast do you want to be able to set the cruise? A 2nd get is an all electronic speedo. It should not be real hard to come up with a circuit to lie to the cruise control as to how fast the bike is going. Would this maybe be real close to the same thing as a speedo healer? Just program the speedo healer to read 10 MPH slow, would that then allow you to set the cruise to 85 indicated which would actually be 95? Just thinking out loud here....................

Once again??? Me? Right??? Lucky guess? The good news is that you are not the first to do that, AND it is not to bad to fix. FWI for others that may find this thread in the future. The curves on the shim tool are fairly precise as the tool only clears the head by a few thousandths of an inch. Unfortunately this makes a weak spot in the tool and if you get the tool just a bit out of position and turn the engine, you will snap the tool in half quite easily. IF you try to weld it back together you must grind the outer profile back down to its original shape so that you do not do this to your head. Take the spark plugs out so that you are not fighting compression and can feel what is happening while the engine is being rotated. When you are turning the engine to rotate the tool, turn it slowly and stop the moment that you feel any resistance. Resistance means something is hitting something it shouldn't.

There is a hex boss on the flywheel that is there to hold it with a big wrench while you tighten the mounting bolt with a torque wrench.

Awesome so far. So is he supposed to be walking around on it with no crutches?????

Another great reason to convert to a new ATM fuse box. What happens if you need a fuse while on the road and you can not find one? The glass fuses and their holders are also a very well documented source of electrical gremlins on these bikes.

I will be there somehow, AND I did sign up on the calendar. I will be camping with the river monsters.

Pull all of the valves out and lap them in. A good cleaning never hurts. Valve seals. Maybe a carb cleaning while they are out. Do all of the valve adjustments with the heads on the bench, MUCH easier.

When it comes to small parts like o-rings and such, I always try the local stealer first. If you tell them what bike it is for they will say they do not have it. If you look u p the part number and just ask for that then they might have it in stock or can order it. When it comes to stuff like O-rings, I try to stay OEM. the 3 cents you save by substituting is not worth the hassle of possibly have to redo it with the right part. I have never seen an O-ring kit, I always ordered them individually.

If that is a fairly heavy gauge black wire with a single pin connector, that is your frame ground. You will want that connected to the battery negative.

I did not have to pull my radiator to get to the starter. just pull the mounting bolts and there is enough give in the hoses to get to the starter. You will likely have to remove the thermostat housing to get room to pull the starter out of the case. There are several O-rings that seal that up. I would replace all of them that you open up.

I agree with everything except cleaning with brake fluid, use brake cleaner. As for the whine, The 1st gens do not normally have a gear whine. Check to be sure the the starter is disengaging and not being spun by the engine. After sitting for 20 years the one way bearing starter clutch could be stuck.

I would think that even the bigger valves with the Venture cam would also be an improvement.

I may be getting older but I refuse to grow up.

Good for you. You should be back to full time in no time at all.......................

You assume correctly.

E4 error code is almost always a bad solder joint on air ride controller board, simple resolder of the connector pins. There are 3 wires that need to be upgraded to #4 . Factory ran #10awg to starter. Here is info on testing the charging system. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?81297-Testing-for-a-Battery-not-Charging

Just a few left.

Best of luck with the repairs and I hope the MRI mystery is the same as mine, I blob of fatty tissue where it did not belong and it took 2 seconds to make it go away. I think it might actually be a rarity to follow Dr orders to the letter. But I did and doc said I healed faster than any patent she ever had. Just maybe they do know a thing or 2.

More info on this HOAX. There is a reason it is unbelievable.............. But the F15 is real.

Looks interesting. It does look better than the stock setup. If you are now having starter clutch issues then it is most likely that the 72 tooth gear is also shot. It looks like this kit includes that gear. It is nice that it includes a gasket, to bad it does not include the other 2 gaskets that you will need. Or you can contact @Dano on this site for more info on his starter clutch rebuild. The stock setup uses 3 rollers. This ebay setup uses 6 rollers. Danos setup uses 18 rollers. There are several of us that have Danos setup and it has been bullet proof so far. I was the second person to get the Dano mod.

I finally last week got my bike up onto the center stand so that I can start on my winter projects. It is supposed to be warm and sunny all this week.................... So far it has snowed on all but 4 days this month. I sure hope old @Cowpuc aint sitting on those dogs to keep them warm...................