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    1999 Venture / 2000 MM Edition / 2003 Goldwing
  1. hilliss
    We would love to be added to the Vendor list. While most of our sales take place on eBay, we discount heavily to VR members. Example... our $159.99 receiver hitch and stinger sell for $150 (free delivery) on VR.org Your call Freebird.
  2. hilliss
    I would like to send our flashing 1157's to you just to give me some feedback on. If you hate them, let me know. If you like the, let me know. All the talk about the costs.... after eBay and Paypal fees, and my time in cutting, wrapping wires, printing color instructions.... the kit is to encourage lots of folks who might not normally tackle a basic wiring job on their Venture. I'm not going to ever get rich making $3-4 an hour doing this - but I do like meeting other Venturers. I am also the guy who makes our laser cut and powder coated mounting plates for the exhaust conversion. After paying to laser cut, and then the powder coating, that is a real "labor of love" as well. Anybody ever want to stop by my house and help me hand cut the carpet liners for the trunks and saddlebags, or wrap the light bars, or build the quick fasteners, is more than welcome to. Makes the old hands sore! Thanks to everybody who has been so great to get to know! And who has been so supportive! I am always more than willing to point folks in the right direction to make a kit themselves, cut their own mounting plates, etc (and that is noted in my ad on this site). Mark Hillis
  3. hilliss
    Could be mistaken, however I believe all HD touring bikes (including 2008) will have the cat in the pipes themselves. You can always drill through, or look for a set of older take-offs with the P/N ending with 95, 95a, 98, or 98a. This will mean that the pipes do NOT have a catalyst.
  4. hilliss
    Nice to see the notes - I really appreciate it. The Quick Fasteners that we have sold now for well over a year, and used ourselves for longer than that, hold up great. We also guarantee them for as long as you own your bike - no questions. Yes, you can make these yourselves... yes, you can use other bolts... just a personal preference. To each his/her own. I take my bags off quite often for cleaning... so I hated the allen head bolts. We are in the final stages of a center stand, and hope to have it priced well under $200 (no, no chrome - I dont want chrome underneath my bike... - but a black powder coat, and better spring mechanism than I have found on other stands). Mark Hillis
  5. hilliss
    I too, only use Commanders. Good price point, great grip, higher mileage tire than some others. Get every bit of 15k out of the rear, and always 5k over that on the front. I dont ever push my bike too hard into the corners, so I have not noticed any additional noise. Certainly MUCH quieter than the stock Dunlaps. But I also am very loyal to Michelin, and only use their tires on our vehicles as well.
  6. hilliss
    It will be on your trunk badge.
  7. hilliss
    Its not they year that determines the catalyst.... some 2005's and earlier used a catalyst muffler on one side..... What is important is the P/N (part number) If the pipes end with a P/N of "07"... they ARE catalyst mufflers. Now, this wont matter if you remove the catalyst for drill straight through the mufflers. But again, what you are looking for are P/N's ending in 95, 95a, 98, or 98a on BOTH pipes. You can find these used on eBay... every once in a blue moon, you can also find a new take off set on eBay. just check your P/N's
  8. hilliss
    David - You want "non-catalyst" mufflers. They need to be off a HD Touring Bike (Road King, and many other models). You can use other mufflers with the catalyst (I have) and these will be what your HD dealer will have as they are on the newer HD's. Or you can look around, (craigslist, eBay, etc) for pipes taken off an older HD (new take offs are out there) without the catalyst. Here are the P/N's (part numbers) you are looking for.... They will end with the following numbers if they are non-catalyst mufferls off a touring HD. 95 95a 98 or 98a Make sure you check the P/N's on BOTH mufflers
  9. hilliss
    Three options that I know folks have used: (1) rotozip a slit in the head, and use a flat head driver to remove (2) drill a hole directly across the head of the bolt, through that hole, insert a short nail (cut the nail down if needed), use channel lock pliers to grip the head (with the nail through it - helps the channel locks grip the head) (3) spray the bolt (backside) with a penatrating fluid like PB blaster before you try to remove the bolt - this way, if it is rusted in, or somebody had used a threadlock, you have a fighting chance of getting the bolt back out. Keep a shop towel over your rear fender and bags when spraying any fluids just in case there are paint issues. It can always be drilled, but I find you can cause more damage this way if you dont do it right. And you are working in a confined space within a really nice and expensive saddlebag.
  10. hilliss
    Folks - You want to put a kit together yourself, shoot me a PM and I will give you the part numbers you need. Bob - We are 45 miles south of you. You ever want to come help press these things together, come see us. We make about minimum wage on these after eBay and Paypal fees, and our time in pressing these together - minus trips to the post office, etc. Come on down and I will be happy to pay you minimum wage to work for us! We do this around our regular jobs nights and weekends. JV - If you bought these from us on eBay, and are not happy, we send a note out to everybody who buys any items from us, that we guarantee these for as long as you own your bike. These are all standard sizes and fit every Venture from 1999 to present. There is no reason these should not fit your Venture. Shoot me some photos of your bags and how they are sitting on your saddlebag mounts. There should be plenty of thread to spare on all of these. But what is important is to make sure we get these to work, or offer you a refund (what is your eBay id - PM me). Just like most items, anybody can do anything themselves... just got to be willing to put in the time and effort! Our benefit is that we guarantee everything - stand behind everything - and even for folks who want to make these themselves, tried to price these at a level which was reasonable for folks who were waivering between putting a set together on their own, or buying from us. Thanks folks and ride safe! Roger & Mark R-Mark Ventures
  11. hilliss
    Check any local bike or HD dealer for VTwin 31-9920 clamps.
  12. hilliss
    Get yourself a set of VTwin 31-9920 chrome clamps. They have the width to cover the exposed area. I can e-mail you a couple photos of mine if you want to see what they look like with the VTwin clamps. PM me if you would like photos
  13. hilliss
    Sorry - posted that last one under 1st Gen.... Regardless - somebody (appears to be a bike salvor) is parting a low mileage Millenium. Greatful that my Millenium is not in need of anything... but I also know how hard it is to find Millenium specific parts (tank, trunk, fairings, bags, etc). Much as I hate to see anybody take one of these apart.... if you need Millenium specific parts... look now on eBay.
  14. hilliss
    FLH mufflers are the same and will work just fine. Check your part numbers to make sure you are getting non catalyst mufflers. You will need Squidleys mounting plates for a good mount, and some clamps. I have run these on two of my Ventures now... they are a great deal and give you a nice deeper sound, without extra noise.
  15. hilliss
    The Ventures still have that "motorcycle" sound and feel. Much more comfortable than the Goldwing or Valkyrie's for the driver (although my wife also prefers the Goldwing or Valkyrie Interstate for passenger seating. Venture doesnt have the vibration a "twin" will have - but will certainly have more vibration than the Honda line. I ride 60 miles a day (work commute) and have also put over 5k on mine in 2008 on trips (2500 miles; 2000 miles; and 500 miles)... one thing most Venture owners and riders will tell you (1st or 2nd Generation) is that you can ride these for long distances and long hours. Got ride of my Valkyrie Interstate because it might as well have been a Honda Civic! You wont be disappointed with the Venture.
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