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    You guys have to remember that Sta-bil can only sell you this gas-ethanol treatment if they can convince you that ethanol blended gas is a problem. The guy at O'Reillys happens to sell Sta-bil too I'd bet. Here in MN all gas has been ethanol blended for years. No need for additiives. I do use Sta-bil in my chain saw size engines, ones that can sit un-used for long periods. I'll also put a bit in the last tank of the season on the bike. Would do the same with straight gas. You're not putting E-85 in your bike, it's probably E-10. Fill'er up and go for a ride. No worries...
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    I've got a set of the switchblade pegs that I'd make you a deal on, if anyone is interested. Hard to tell them from new, other than the dust they are gathering. They have Honda adapters only, so you would have to get the longhorn mount set-up to make use of them, maybe adapters as well. I have the longhorns on my Venture, so I could take a look at what you actually might need. Anybody??
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    I asked a similar question a few weeks back, and got 2 responses. Here's the thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56892 I got the set from eusa1, unless he had both sides. I wasn't clear on that. Donatalie had some too. Maybe still has them. It turned out that my bolt was broken off, not loose and gone. It took a little doing, but it came out with an EZ out.
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    Kent: Great minds think alike?!?!?!? I just posted pics of my similar project. Hopefully this will link to it. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57290 What did you use for the cruise switch? I wanted to eliminate it entirely, but didn't figure out if it could be wired that way successfully, so I surrendered and mounted the original cruise button the same place as you put yours. Anyway, we used different voltmeters and different cruise switches, but sure were thinking on the same lines. Nice job.
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    I didn't have the rear wheel or drive shaft out, so didn't grease any splines at this time. Just drained the rear differential, if you want to call it that, and put in some fresh 80-90 wt. oil.
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    I finally finished up on my assorted projects, and doing my best to get some pictures up. The main project was the gauge set from Ponch, but I decided to add a twist, and try to put a digital voltmeter where Ponch had the cruise on-off switch located. I tried to eliminate that switch, but wasn't able to feel confident that it was a good idea (though it seemed possible, maaaaybe). Eventually went to looking for a place to re-locate the switch, so the voltmeter could be in the gauge cluster. I wound up with the cruise button mounted in the plastic cover ahead of the gas cap. So far very satisfied with the whole set-up. My biggest worry is that some wire will be in a bad spot and get pinched in the neck area of the frame as the handlebars are turned, or just wear through from rubbing somewhere. We have LOTS of snow here as yet, and this will have to remain un-road-tested for some time yet. My projects included a repair of a broken bolt in the saddle bag rails, changing the rear-end lube, changing and re-locating the fuel filter, changing oil and filter, checking air filters, and wiring in a relay for the ignition switch. The bike looked like a bomb went off in it for a while there, but it's all back together now. My thanks to Mike E (eusa 1) for the bag rail bolt and cap, and to Ponch for a well designed and well made set-up for the gauges. I think it's a fine addition to the bike.
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    I have been working on the bike here the last while as the snow continues to get deeper, and did add the relay for the ignition switch. My thinking is that this one relay will take care of the ignition switch failures that seem to be common on these bikes. The only reason to use additional relays would be so that it might make running wires for accessories simpler, especially if you are trying to use mini- or micro-switches on the handlebars to turn things on and off. Remember that these relays are just electrically thrown switches, and are subject to heat and failure at the contacts just like any other switch. The advantage is that they are readily available at any auto parts store and lots cheaper than a Yamaha ignition switch or fancy chrome micro-switch set. I remember now that I also used a relay when I added my air horn. :2cents: I'll give you 4 cents worth, though it may well be overpriced.
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    Guys, this is the post that made this job a relatively simple one. I had tried everythig to get that filter out of there, finally came back in to re-read this thread. Went thru the whole thing, then went back to find this one post that said it wasn't too difficult. Everybody else, including me, seemed to have a real fight out of it. He's right. Take the top clamp and hose off, and push the filter DOWN. With the 2 bolts out of the fuel pump, I could get the filter out far enough to get the hose off the bottom, and out she comes!! I'm still going to relocate the filter to just under the seat to make it easier the NEXT time I change it, but Leland hit on the best way to change it the FIRST time anyway. I did have the middle cover loose on the left side of the bike, and the center screw on that cover out. It gave me a little more room to work, but I'm not sure it was necessary. Thanks Leland, and good luck to everybody else who tries this service themselves.
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    The parts arrived yesterday, and I went to put it together. I discovered the bolt hadn't worked out, but rather it broke of flush with the threads down in the rail. I let it soak for 24 hours with WD40, got a hole drilled in the bolt, tapped in an EZ out, and it turned out smooth as could be. Got lucky there. I've got the bike spread all over the shop right now. Doing Ponch's gauge set, among other things. Eventually it will go back together. Riding weather looks to be a long ways off for us. Thanks again guys, Larry
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    Gas Prices

    krispy replied to SilvrT's topic in Watering Hole

    That's for an Imperial or British gallon. For a U.S. gallon that's ONLY $6.39 a gallon. For all you ethanol bashers, how high do you think gas would be if we weren't burning some ethanol to cut down the demand for gas-gas.
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    Mike, I sent you an email with address, etc. Donatalie, looks like Mike's got me covered on this one. Thanks to both of you!!!! Great members make this a great site. :bighug:
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    Thanks Donatalie!! Let's see what EUSA1 comes up with. So you're saying you were able to buy just the new parts that I'm looking for?? Or did you have to buy complete rail sets?? I figured that I wouldn't be able to buy "parts" of accessories, so didn't even ask at a dealer. Thought maybe someone would have some salvaged parts on here, so I gave that a try. Looks like it might work out. Great forum, thanks to great members. Larry
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    Great!! Thanks for checking.
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    One of my saddle bag rail bolts loosened up, and the bolt and end cap are missing-in-action. Any chance somebody out there has these parts on the shelf from a rail that that got wrecked in a drop, or who knows what happened??? Pictured below are the 2 pieces I'm missing, the bolt and the cap that is ahead of the saddle bag guard. The bolt goes thru the cap and the guard, and into the front end of the bag rail. 2006 RSV, by the way. Thanks for looking. Larry http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/larrykir/Venture%20Saddle%20Bag%20Rail%20Parts/100_2777.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/larrykir/Venture%20Saddle%20Bag%20Rail%20Parts/100_2778.jpg
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    I build one or two custom Muzzleloading rifles or fowlers every year, and hunt with them every chance I get. Spend plenty of time dreaming about hunting with them, and researching where I'd go, what I'd hunt, etc, if only work quit getting in the way. I also do some cabinet and furniture making when somebody gets an idea for a project. A newer hobby that we have gotten involved with is geocaching, which is a great fit for motorcycling. Gives us a destination and excuse to go for a ride, as if we really needed that.
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    I think this may be the simplest answer, unless I decide to do away with the switch entirely. I'm guessing I could find a switch that would do what's required--one that would just need a hole drilled thru the mounting surface and push thru from the back with a locking nut on the front.
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    Gary: I've looked at the wiring diagram before, but I'm not sure what the deal is with that switch. The only reasons I can think of for that switch is to let the cruise relay be off when the bike is started, and as a safety factor, in case all other cruise shut-offs would fail somehow (can't imagine) you'd have a manual way to shut down the cruise. As far as during starting, it would seem that if the bike was running with the cruise switch on, and you killed the engine without shutting the main switch off, you could re-start the engine and the cruise would be on the whole time. Maybe that sort of thing is bad for the cruise control unit if the voltage drops during starting. I don't know....tomorrow Ishould get the fairing apart and maybe I can check a few of these things out.
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    I just got my tach-gauge set-up from Ponch. Looks great, and looking forward to getting it installed. I'm thinking of making a change in it though. I looked at this digital voltmeter: http://www.digitalmeter.com/cgi-bin/...nfig=ent-datel I'd like to mount that where Ponch has the cruise button. My plan was to mount the cruise button somewhere else (in the dash, bottom edge of the dash, inner fairing, I'm not sure). I'd like to add the voltmeter to the gauge cluster, and I don't need to SEE the cruise button, just be able to reach it. Normally, I turn the cruise on when I start the bike, and not touch the button again. Only rarely do I turn it off, mostly when I'm riding in the dark and the cruise dash lights get a bit annoying. My question now is: Can that on-off switch be wired around and just let the cruise be on full time? The cruise control button on the handlebars does all the actual controlling of the cruise. I'm pretty sure my car and pickup cruise is on every time I start the vehicle, unless I choose to turn it off. Could the bike be the same way? The on-off switch is a bit more than on-off. 3 positions, off, on(to turn it on), and the central position that apparently doesn't turn it on, but keeps it on once it's been turned on. One possibily would be to find a simpler smaller switch that could be located mostly out of sight but within easy reach as you ride. Any thoughts, or outright know-how, on this idea?? Larry
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    If I had those 2 choices, I'd go for early Sept. It should be warm enough for nice riding, even in the Hills. End of July can be very hot across South Dakota, and especially so in the Badlands, if that's part of your plan. The best thing about Sept is that you'll have to share all that beautiful scenery, and those fun-to-ride roads with so many less people, compared to in July. We've been in the Hills at various times of the year, and I'll take 1st week of June, or early Sept anytime. Once school is out, vacationers start to roll, and the numbers pick up. The only disadvantage might be that some of the touristy stuff could start closing down for the winter, if that's your kind of thing. I'm not sure how much of that happens out there. If you're going for the scenery and riding, then who cares? Whenever you go, it's a great area to ride. Good luck and have fun. Larry
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    Dingy: All interesting stuff here. Surprised at how much the gears have differed thru the models/years. In the original post, looking at the 3rd picture, did the picture get reversed, or do you have the gears (1st, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 5th) backwards? Or is it me that has it turned around. In that 3rd picture, isn't the top shaft the driver, and the lower shaft the driven shaft? If the top shaft is the driver, wouldn't 1st be on the far right, with the smallest gear driving the biggest gear? I absolutely reserve the right to be confused/wrong about this. Straighten me out, as I've never been inside one of these (or any other MC transmission). Another question.... in photo 3, it appears that all gear sets are meshed all the time. Is that true, and if so, how does the transmission cause only one set of gears to engage? Probably not using the right terminology here, and maybe don't know enough to ask a logical question, but I tried. :think:
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    On Ebay, shipping is always a variable, one that you should be checking on, on every item you bid on, and figuring into the total cost. The seller has a right to charge whatever he wants for the shipping, as long as he tells you straight in the items description. It does tick you off when the shipping is high on a low cost item, but you don't have to bid on it if you don't like the shipping rate. The sellers response sure could have been more tactful, but if he stated shipping costs in the description, and you bid on it knowing that, why should he have to negotiate shipping after the sale, because someone else will ship for less?? Just my $.02, and you get free shipping ......
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    Good ideas, so far, I think. Be careful that you don't start her on something too big. Maybe buy something a little smaller and lighter (older) that she could get the feel for, and build confidence with. Then she can decide if she wants to try something bigger. We started with a Honda Shadow 1100, thinking that it would be big enough for two-up, and small enough for my wife to ride herself when she wanted to. She did learn on it, and actually did pretty well. Put on quite a few miles doing the hardest thing about riding, going slow, starting and stopping, while puttering around our farmyard and up and down the driveway. She did ride it on the road some, but eventually had to take the riders course to go from learner's permit to full license. At the course they had something like 175 cc bikes, and she came home knowing how much easier a smaller bike handled, and said the 1100 was really too much for her. We went looking and ended up with a Honda Shadow 600 for her. This is not a bike you want to put hundreds of miles a day on, or expect to run more than 60-65 for an extended period and think you will enjoy it. If she's wanting to do shorter runs without freeway speeds, it will do fine. At the time, Suzuki was just out with a new Boulevard line I think it was, and they had several "50" versions as mentioned above. This is about 800 cc, I think, and if there had been such a thing as used ones at the time, we probably would have had one of those instead of the 600 Shadow. Low seat, low center of gravity, seemed real easy to handle, and should have had more smoke than the Shadow. Never rode one, as it really wasn't a possibility as a new model. She liked the 600 fine, and rode it a fair bit, enjoying it most, I think when she was riding alone. When we were both out, she found she really preferred to be on the back of mine. When the 1100 Shadow went down the road, and the '06 Venture came in, she never rode her 600 again. Back of the Venture was just too nice. Sold her Shadow the next summer. Best thing to do is go check out as many choices as you can. See how they fit in riding position, if she can reach ground decently, and how does it handle when sitting still. Take a test ride if possible once you get it narrowed down a bit. Good luck, and have fun looking. Larry
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    Hi Norm: As Aharbi said the nuvi 500 or 550 is a good choice, but I don't think either of them has an output jack so that you can tie it into the Venture's sound system. We have a nuvi 500, and have used it for on-road navigation, geocaching, and off-road (hunting) use. Very versatile. Probably not the BEST for any of the above, but good for all the above. We don't have it mounted on the bike. We almost always ride two-up, and Denise is in charge of the Garmin. Keeps it in the pouch on the back of my backrest, and pulls it out when we need to check it. I sometimes can hear it talking behind me, but usually can't tell what she said. Denise relays thru the intercom. Cmike has a point about not needing the sound on at all, especially when you are in a more rural setting, but if you get in a busier area with more corner options and traffic, it's nice to hear it telling you to turn soon, and at what street. In the cage, I prefer to see and hear it, on the bike, I like Denise having it so she can push thte buttons, and I can have hands free for the bike, and eyes on the road. Good luck with your search. Larry
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    Me too!
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    I believe this is the original thread...still up. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=54571
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