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  1. Condor
    OK, The Cadadian MAC's are on their way. Because of having to attend to biz yesterday, they were posted this morning. This will probably be my last post to this thread. This time around the group MAC buy was a lot more stressfull than the one last year, and I'm really glad it's over..... Whew!! Thanks to everyone for their patients, you guys were great.... ....and I hope you enjoy your new vibrations..... ~CONDOR~
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    Like I stated, I didn't see any evidence of that happening although that's what I would have thought too. I think the lack of damage was attributed to the finished end of the spring and lack of any movement by the filter. The washer it still and good thing.....
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    The first time I changed the oil on scoot#1, I didn't know what the 'H' I was doing, and thought I'd heard something fall into a very big trash bin when tossing the old filter. Dug around a bit, and never could find anything, so went ahead and replaced the filter using just the spring against the rubber gromet. I later found out that there was a washer, and yep that's what I'd heard. The next time around I replaced the washer, although I didn't see any damage by not having it in there.
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    When I picked up my first '83 it came with a custom leather saddle made by a local motorcycle leather shop. It's the one shown in my photo gallery. It had pretty soft padding, and wasn't really sure about it, but it did hold it's shape, and even after crushing the candal down on a long ride it bounced back. The shape was the same as stock. I've put several 600 +/- days on it, and the one thing I've never ever thought about was any discomfort in the rear. I can't speak for the passenger because the only time I ride two up is with the kids locally. They never complain.... I also picked up a Corbin saddle off Ebay and haven't even taken it out of the box yet.
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    I have a set of 2ndGen clutch and front brake masters stashed away for the '87. Just liked the looks of them over the stock 1stGens....... Planned on shimming the 7/8ths bars.
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    OK I won't mention 'just once' ever again......
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    Great tip Dave.....
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    Don't think weight has anything to do with it. It's like being a little bit pregnant. You either is or you ain't.. ABS either works, or it doesn't. It's function is to keep the brakes from locking up, and allows maximum traction between the tire and the road. Whether it's on a 300# rocket or an 800# cruiser. The 800# cruiser will have more traction due to weight and tire footprint, but that's strictly between the tire and the road..... not the ABS.
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    My bad.... I never clicked the pic..... I just looked at the line under Eagleeye's ID and saw the '86.... Like I said it was an old age moment... Sorry...
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    OK, All the US MAC Group buy members need to check their message boxes. You'll find your UPS tracking number there. CANADAIAN MAC's will be going out tomorrow.....
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    Not lost, just answering the question the best I can. There are a few 1stGen riders that refer to there gold 'steeds' as palaminos... blonds...etc. Youse guys need to learn that there's another Venture world besides 99 to pres. Of course if the question had mentioned 2ndGen there wouldn't ha ve been any confusion..... It's an old age thing....
  12. Condor
    OK, I'm willing to learn. Excluding ABS systems, what other cruising bikes on the market impress you more, and how??
  13. Condor
    We have a list of colors under the history section of this site. Basically the years for Aluvial gold were the 83 Royale, 84 Standard, and 87 Standard. COLORS
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    Yep, Ditto....??
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    Good idea, but I'd still need to mount hockey pucks, like on a lift, to clear the exhaust and support the frame....?? It's got me to thinkin'. Maybe a hydraulic lift without the caster wheels might be the trick??
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    I've trailered a couple of VR's in the past and have never been real comfortable securing the bikes by tieing to the sprung part of the bike. Even though the straps are tight when the trailer isn't moving, as soon as the trailer does start to move the bike starts to work up and down, and those tight straps start to loosen and put a lot of stress on the attachment parts. I also get a lot of chafe on the webbing. I've thought about putting the bike on the center stand to stop the up/down movement, and I know a lot of folks keep their bike on it's side stand to reduce movement. I've also seen a gizmo on American Thunder that allows the bike frame to be attached directly to the trailer bed, making it unsprung and no straps are used at all. I haven't come up with the answer yet....but I'm thinking about it......
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    1stGens terrible?? I thought mine did a great job of stopping. Maybe not the stopping power of a full blown ABS system, but they've never failed to keep me in control in any riding condition. I rebuilt the intire system on 83#1 about a year and a half ago, and it rocks!!
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    BUMP!! See the update in the last post.....
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    HDHTR used to keep in touch with DALLAS, but lately Steve has just about disappeared off the board too???
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    LEFT HANDED CRESCENT WRENCH.......
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    Geoff, Like I PM'd Rick, USPS Global is the only way I ship north of the boarder. I might also add that I received the 10 sets tonight just before dinner. So I'll start shipping them out over the next couple of days. I might also add that I'm going to inspect each set to make sure nothing has been damaged during shipment. I did hear a little metal on metal when my UPS driver unloaded them, but it could be nothing more then the clamp baggy wandering around in there. I'll let everyone know what I find.... The last time around a few sets had the tip of the turndown pushed in and this time I want to make sure they're OK. OK, opened up a box to check on things and the packaging is MUCH better than the last batch... The rattle was the set of new clamps moving around and won't hurt a thing. I stuffed in more newspaper for security. As it looks right now, I'll start cutting labels and taking them to the UPS office tomorrow afternoon. Checking each box will take some time.... Canadian shipments will probably go out Friday. There....Everybody happy!!!
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    HA!! Scott I've wrenched on more boats than you've ever seen in your lifetime...... AND.... you're right!!!:rotf:
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    Buddy, didn't you have a blown shock??? Yep..... it's an old age thing......:rotf:
  24. Condor
    Never said the bike was small. I said that it seems to be built for smaller riders with not much leg room. Inseam is subjective to how much built in padding your A$$ has. 34" and no butt isn't the same as 34" and lots of padding.
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    Al, I really hope you never have to turn a wrench on the '06 other than lube, oil, and filters. There are a lot of 2ndGens that are running great. There's also a lot of 1stGens that do also. But from what I've read the chances of something happening in the future are pretty good. So many in fact that I've gotten gun shy....
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