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  1. Flyinfool
    I may be wrong but I thought that I read somewhere that the Suzuki type tool will work on the venture, but only if the engine is out of the bike. So if you were doing some other major engine work the Suzuki type tool is supposed to be easier to use. But I am only going from memory of what I think I remember reading on here somewhere. I am old and do suffer from CRS syndrome. Here is a thread where I am in the process of making some valve shim tools. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=55831 I still am not finished with these since I have other projects that are more pressing right now and tying up my mill. If you have access to a CNC mill (I'm all manual machining) the tool would be fairly easy to make. With manual machining, it is fairly challenging.
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    And now you know why I have never asked any woman to get that done and there is no way I would have it done to me either. It did not look like fun and the hair will just grow back anyhow.
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    Erika and I are hoping for the best for you. It sure was sounding a lot more scary for awhile.
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    The problem is that I looked at all of those posts and found way to many thing that I want/need to have. I am hoping that that huge number of posts was just the startup blast.
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    Freebird was sure a busy boy this morning..... Must be tryin to get his post count up...... The only problem is that I want more of that stuff than I have cash.
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    I think I'll just stay south of the border......
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    Trail member do but not trial members... . . . . . . Sorry, Couldn't help myself.
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    Only if you take them home with you to get many pics of them on the front lawn. I also want pics of how the three of them will be loaded on your bike to get them home.....
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    Yup, been some spring. Yesterday 84 and sunny, tonight mid 30's and the S word is back in the horrorcast.
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    Those 2 screws are what the factory gave you for adding accessories. The right one is positive and the left is ground. If you connected a 30A fuse across there, you probably blew the 10A Accessory fuse that protects that point. Or are you saying that you changed the fuse right below those 2 screws to a 30A. the fuse right below those 2 screws is the accessory fuse. Dang, I typed to slow again...
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    Whew. I was planning on putting a world of hurt on that bucket of peanut butter cup..... I need sugar, I am often told I need all of the sweetening I can get.....
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    This is the agreement off of the Garmin website at http://www.garmin.com/us/maps/us/numaps_lifetime Pertinent areas highlighted by me. So legally I would say the answer to your question is no, but there may be a way around it like what was mentioned above.
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    It's good to be alive. Now you just need to find a MD to hit for a carb sync and all will be wonderful. I have never taken carbs of or put them on, and I hope mine last forever.
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    In my case where the ball broke. The ball was never overloaded beyond its ratings or even close for that matter. The trailer was never hit from behind or anywhere else. The trailer fully loaded was 5879lbs, according to a state patrol checkpoint, (Not including the tongue weight, they only put scales under the wheels) the trailer was rated for 7500 GVW, the hitch and draw-bar were rated for 10,000lbs, The 2-5/16 ball was rated for 10,000 lbs. Looking at the broken ends of the shank and ball afterwards, there was an obvious flaw in the steel. There was some kind of an inclusion right at the topmost point of the shank. The only way to have known about this inclusion would have been an Xray, but who does that? So yes stuff can happen, even if you have done everything right. Odds are most people will never have a trailer part company with the tow vehicle but if you are going to use safety equipment you might as well use it correctly. It's like having a helmet in the trunk, odds are that you will not need it, but if you do it sure would have been nice to have it properly installed.
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    I can hit the ball as far as most of the pros, BUT the pros have a much better idea of which fairway it will land on. Golf was something I did BEFORE I discovered motorcycles.
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    The GPS works good for a speed check, for checking the odometer I go to a stretch of county road where they have measured mils marked out. this is not the typical mile markers along the highway. this is miles surveys and measured out for accuracy within a few inches and they put up signs and markers, this course covers 10 miles. I have found that the odometer on my bike is also optimistic and reads about 6% high. Before GPS I used to use this course to check the speedo by setting the cruise to 60 for the 10 mile run, it should take exactly 10 minutes.
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    Condor nailed it. you get the condensation typically in the morning when it was cold overnight so the metal of the bike is cold, then as it warms up the and the humidity rises the bike is still cold and it starts to sweat just like a cold drink in the summer. Any small low power heater like a light bulb under a tarp or bike cover will do a lot to help. Normally you only need the bike to be a couple of degrees warmer than the air around it. The power used will literally be a few pennies a day. But it will be money well spent to help reduce corrosion from the bike always being wet.
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    You should always run a ground wire to a good frame ground. you never want a bearing to be part of an electrical circuit. The fact that you got a ground on the lower fork means that you have metal to metal contact in a bearing surface somewhere. That ground may only be there at rest and might just go away or become intermittent while riding and a good oil/grease film builds up between the bearing surfaces.
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    HF Axle ?

    Flyinfool replied to BCLII's topic in Trailer Talk

    With the bigger 12 inch tires make sure that you check for adequate suspension travel so the tires do not rub the fenders when fully loaded and hitting a good size bump in the road. My test will be to put 400 lbs (way more than I ever intend to actually carry) of weight on the trailer and with the trailer connected to my truck I will then jump up and down on each side of the trailer to see if I can get the tires to hit the fenders. I'm still building mine and will just flip the axle over (open side up). But I have the 8 inch tires so fender clearance "should" not be an issue. I also intend to drill 2 small drain holes so that water can drain out of the axle to help avoid corrosion issues. I have a feeling that I will end up making a new axle out of tube so that I can add electric brakes in the future AND have standard bearings and seals for future maintenance. There are metric bearing 7" drums available but they cost more than just replacing the whole axle and upgrading to standard 1-1/16 bearings.
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    four 5 gallon pails? That will work for Friday. Will we be able to get more for Sat? Sunday?
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    True the most common disconnect, is between the ears, of failing to properly attach the coupler to the ball. I have had a ball stud snap once on the trailer used to haul my stock car. The chains did their job and the only damage was a couple of small dents in the bumper of the truck while stopping.
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    It's so simple, just get a second pole....
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    Hey Dan, Hows the noggin?
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    While that bracket may get you past the scrutiny of a trooper driving by, it defeats the purpose of the chains. The chains should be attached to a permanent part of the tow vehicle so that if the ball unscrews or snaps off, or the hitch pin falls out of the stinger, the trailer is still chained to the tow vehicle. You could add a couple of repair links to the hidden holes to make them more accessible.
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    I am updating the first post with progress notes. More good progress on #2 & 11 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=576144&postcount=16 Hopefully I can get the new receiver hitch mounted this week. Then I can dive into finishing the trailer build. AND the rest of the list. Dang June 3 is coming fast.
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