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    8 hours ago, Daniel said:

    Hey guys I did 11 years in the Marines was a Park ranger for 5 years and now in training to be a tankerman on a towboat. I just got an 83 Venture and I am loving it. I have had a lot of motorcycles over the years and so far this is one of the best ones I have rode.

    Hello Daniel!

    The '83 is the best of the bunch from a performance standing, IMHO. Fastest, lightest, most nimble, versatile and great looking to boot. I am always looking for a replacement for The Beast (my first Venture, a black '83 standard). I, one day hope to have all 4 Venture iterations in my garage. That is, once I build a garage big enough to house them!

    Where are you crewing? My son is a deck hand(pushing for pilot) on a tow boat on the Ohio River.

    87’ should the throttle snap closed?

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

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    22 minutes ago, Pasta Burner said:

    Forgive my ignorance but what’s the idle circuit and how would I intentionally use it?  I grew up in the fuel injected generation so I know little about carbs, it’s been fun learning though.

    would a plugged circuit still allow me to sync the carbs?

    I have a few options around for E Free gas I think ranging from 87-91.  I’m at higher altitude too so higher oct doesn’t do as much in that regard either. 

    The idle circuit is the smallest jet that passes fuel when the throttle plate is closed. It is the jet that supplies the fuel to the mixture you are adjusting with the idle mixture screw. Having that mixture too lean could also cause a stumble off idle. The idle mixture needs to be rich enough to keep up with the sudden in rush of air when the throttle plate opens.

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    Trick to installing throttle cable?

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    Posted · Edited by luvmy40

    I've never worked on the cables with the Cruise Control system, but on the standard, loosen all the adjusters, manually open the carb throttle linkage at the carbs and install the barrel. I think I remember actually installing the cables with the carb bank in place but not mounted to allow a little movement for finageling the cable end into place. 

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    HOW TO COUNTER STEER A MOTORCYCLE!

    in Watering Hole

    Posted · Edited by luvmy40

    One guy's thoughts on this subject:

    You don't need to actively think about counter steering to ride under normal circumstances. It's just a natural function of steering a two wheeler at speed. In fact, if you try to NOT counter steer at any speed over, say 10(maybe 15)MPH you'll wind up droping the bike or running head on into the obstacle you may be trying to avoid.

    Grokking the physics of counter steering becomes critical in the OH $#*%! instances where the natural reaction is to turn away from danger when you actualy need to "turn toward" the danger by agressively counter steering.

    New venture rider(maybe)

    in Watering Hole

    Posted · Edited by luvmy40

    Congratulations!

     

    Compared to the Sportster, your RSV is going to feel a little sluggish off the line, but throttle response at highway speeds will surprise you. Keep in mind, you don't want  to ride it like a Harley. Keep the RPMs up until  you are at cruising speed. Then remember you will want to down shift for jack rabbit passing. It will lug out from low RPMs but she'll complain about it!

     

    Oh yeah, DO NOT USE V-Twin oil in her! The wet clutch doesn't like friction modifiers. Some of the cool kids run Rotella maybe with some Lucas additive.

     

    BTW,  :worthless:

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    87’ should the throttle snap closed?

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    18 minutes ago, Pasta Burner said:

    Ok so no luck getting the E clips in place so alligator clips it is for the mean time.  
     

    good news soaking the cables overnight and grinding out a little more of the switch housing has the throttle snapping closed like it should.

    fluid film is becoming my new best friend too :) 

    The idle is still slow to calm down I’m not sure what is causing that,  the cables and linkage react immediately.

    yet to test ride, probably to work tomorrow.

    A hanging throttle is most likely a synchronization issue. I suppose it could also be a bad coast diaphragm, but I have no first hand experience with that particular problem.

    2 questions

    in Watering Hole

    Posted · Edited by luvmy40

    RDawson makes a set of pasenger, flip up highway pegs that incorporate a WOLO mount. They are very nice and work perfectly.

     

    I just tested my steering lock(first time I ever used it) and works as one would expect. Full lock left on the bars, push the key down and turn left to the lock position and remove the key. I did have to jiggle things a little bit to unlock the steering head. I would try cleaning the lock cylinder and lubing it with some dry graphite.

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