Marcarl

Gotta cut the grass first now.

I got my licks in early. Stopped by Stevensville Icecream located in Snyder Ontario, just to test it mind you. The Ontario Rally is based just around the corner. They serve STONEY CREEK icecream. I'm glad that we chose a site so close,,,, they are going to be busy,,,,, was that stuff ever GOOD!!!!! Even better than Kawartha.

So,, to continue on. There was a time a few years ago when this all took place, it almost landed me in the clinker, well at least that was the opinion of my valued companion, who by the way goes by the name of Marca. It was grand day, and I was on the way to meet with some friends with my bride at my side, it was cool but that didn't seem to bother either of us seeing as the heater seemed to be working just fine, well we were in a cage wouldn't you know!

There was a time a few years ago when this all took place, it almost landed me in the clinker, well at least that was the opinion of my valued companion. More when I get it straight.

It will be in a thread all of it's own. I think I should not clutter up this thread with such frivolousness. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?137441-Not-for-me-but-Marca-has-a-different-take&p=1043800#post1043800

This thread is soon to be started, I just have to get the wording right.

I'm one of those guys that figures that a crush washer is a washer that can be crushed, so made from copper or aluminum. As long as there is material enough there to crush it should work. If and when it gets bent out of shape I tell myself: self... it's time to get us a new one.

You are absolutely one hundred and ten percent correct,, OK maybe 150 percent. I was thinking the wrong nut. That top one is: handle with care, it was the bottom one that I was thinking about,,,, dumb me!!!! don't need to touch that one for an oil change.

It's not pubic knowledge, so it's not posted, nor is it allowed to be reiterated. The rules for this site are strict, you know how the boss can be. But, it's supper time,, so,,, coming soon at thread near you.

Glad everything worked out well for you Ben, I hate the thought of having to on without you. Maybe now you can stick around a bit longer, I do need all the help I can get, even if it's sarcastic. Blessings

Just some clarification I think. -The o-ring has 2 sides, so ot's not a normal rounded o-ring. Check to make sure you have it placed rightly. -I wouldn't use any lube of any sort, just makes everything slippery and hard to handle. - It you want you could put a wee bit of DE on the inside of the plug boot, but it shouldn't be necessary. - Install new plug boots. you can go resistor type or not, your choice. If you don't new sounds might show up on your radio is all. - Put new plugs in while you are at it. - Pull the front wires first, then the rear wires. Install the rear wires the the front wires. Can all be done without faring removal if you don't have meat fists. - To route the new wires, tape the new wires to the old to slide in the new ones as you pull out the old ones.

You Guys!!!! can't you leave me at peace?

Comments: -Tuning it lean doesn't necessarily increase gas mileage, but might be limiting the HP so there goes the gas mileage. - Balancing carbs is not rocket science, all you really need is one vacuum gauge, although one gauge hooked to 4 individual tubes is better. - Get the right size Allen on a 3\8" drive for best results, then use an air impact to get er done.

Thanks for posting this up Jack. The end of life on this earth is one of the things that we as humans have deal with and I don't think there are many of us, if any, that are thinking that it would be nice to move on today. I think we would all like to stay and remain at the age of 40 or so, and then just keep on keeping on. But alas it is not so. Some of us have a vision of where we are to go after this, and some of don't seem to want to look at that at all, but for me it's one of the most important issues of this life. After all, this life is kind of on the short side and there seems to be no pause button that I have been able to find, so onward we go, and the older we get the faster it seems to spin. Maybe it's just about time to make sure that heaven is a real thing and that the landing spot is where we thought it might be. Like it is often said about dropping your scoot, it's not if, but when. And hopefully it might be a while yet with good health.

My question would be: how are you going to know if this stuff works or not? I used Lucas X-Tra heavy duty wheel bearing grease and found it to work famously. I had thought that when I took a look at tire change time that I would see some gobs of grease stuck to the splines, but no, no gobs, but the splines were still 'wet' with lubricant. I was a little disappointed until I realized that it doesn't take gobs and gobs to keep things lubricated, all we need is a layer, however thin that might be, and that I had, as opposed to previous times when things went dry and got rusty and worn out.

1) If you swap pads around and the rotors aren't perfectly smooth, then the grooves in the rotor will mismatch with the grooves in the pads and you'll have airspace between the two, and that is the wrong idea for stopping. Hence if you put new pads on used looking rotors it will take a bit for the pads to wear in. So, DO NOT swap them! renew them if they are wore down. 2) Both pads should be the same, although only the outer might have an anti-squeal pad. Doesn't hurt the braking effect,just has a noise dampering effect. If you have squealing then if you champher the leading edge at 45 degrees it will also get rid of any squealing. So the look should be OK. 3) Not too much lube or it will get to the Master Cylinder and that is NOT good for the brake rubbers. 4) Stopping at all the corners is encouraging, but if you do it right and can plan it, you could have stopped at all those corners without any brakes. You could just slow down earlier, use you feet, get a parachute or drag a big rock. It's when you need to stop expectantly that good braking becomes a demand item, and you wish that you had paid more attention to the slowdown effect. If you did everything you could or could have been done, you would have no remorse, and you wouldn't be saying, I should have,,,,,,,,,

I didn't watch the vid, but here is my thoughts. Did you by chance swap the brake pads around?, did you check for lubrication on the swivel part of the brake handle so that the handle itself moves smoothly? Now don't you go leaving the driveway with brakes in less than perfect working order. As mentioned elsewhere, Venture brakes are not known to be the top of the industry, they do work well if in pristine condition, but if there are issues? best leave it in the drive rather than have to walk home, or worse.

Neat idea,,,, run out of gas, you got the horse.

On the second gear issue if you look at the picture, the second one is probably the best, you'll see a large nut with the 4 bolts around the outside that you said had punch marks. In the middle of the nut there is a shaft with a shaft inside of it, well at least that what it looks like. On the center shaft then you'll be able to locate 2 half moon washers that are sitting in a groove on the shaft. Yep! those are the culprits. The half moons are there to hold a spring onto the shaft and that spring is not a wuss. So the whole kit and kabudal has to come apart to get at those 2 half moon washers,,, but in your case all is not necessarily lost. Look closely at the one you have on your bike and see if the half moons have been worn by the shaft, if yes, then you will have some work to remedy that issue, if there is no wear, then I would suggest that they have already been renewed. The original washers were made from too soft metal and so wore down, which allowed the shaft to slightly move inwards, which allowed the second gear dogs to slide out of position. The replacement washers are of harder steel and so can stand up to the job at hand.

We will be praying for Annie, poor girl!!

can you explain what you mean by: never had any problems? :think:You must be one of a kind!!!

Further on my thinking: If the air is compressed, and I agree, not much in the way of compression, the bubble(s) is smaller yet contains the same amount of buoyancy but less outer surface restriction, it would rise to the top easier? and once there combine with others of the same nature ans so create a large bubble that would want to exit quickly and efficiently? Just thinking out loud.

Well at least it would be powered by a twin, just don't know if you could call it a V.

Almost toooo nice to sell, but then the new owner should be very happy.

I agree with you Condor, I always wondered how the overnight method works with the cylinder closed off with the plunger, just didn't make any sense to me, but it seemed to work for some so I kept my mouth shut. But now I have a theory, maybe off the wall, but a theory nonetheless. When a feller would tie the handle back for an overnight procedure, it would then put constant pressure (not much maybe) on the system including the remaining air bubbles, which would then under the process gather together at the top of the system and then when the handle is released there would be 1 bubble left to get through the escape hatch, and voila! all air has been purged.