Marcarl

See you guys between 8 and 8:30 Saturday AM @ CASABLANCA, Timmies. Make sure you post on the calendar guys. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=342&day=2013-08-17

As it is running, squirt some carb cleaner, or WD40 into that cylinder, if it responds to that encouragement, I would say you have a carb issue. Too much fuel will cause a cylinder to miss-fire as well as too little fuel, it needs to be close to right.

'round here we wave when we can, and mostly get a wave back, unless the hand is busy, then we might get a nod, or we might get nothing, I mean nothing at all if we are riding the wrong brand, reason being that we either are riding something that doesn't measure up or just isn't classified as good enough. I wish everybody would ride a REAL motorcycle.

When I put on brake pads , I take a file and remove a 45 degree angle at the leading edge of the pad, doesn't need to be much, but stops the squealing. Don't know why this works, because even after the pad has worn beyond the 45, it still doesn't squeal.

If you are playing with the plug on the back of the control unit, and that makes it work,,,, your problem is still in the control unit. Been there, done that, until I de-soldered and then resoldered. If you don't have a sucker, then it's best to get one, they're not expensive, should be where ever a soldering iron is sold. HF, Home Depot, Farm Fleet, Lowes, Pep Boys,,,,,

Pick away Brian, we're here to help,,,, and to BS if we don't know what to do to help, and to poke fun at each other,,, well only sometimes, and then sometimes more often, so if you get caught in the middle,,, look out.

They must have had a new driver on the UPS truck!!

Had all my ducks but couldn't get them lined up,,,, but now I just lost a duck, and it was that miserable one that kept having to have it's own way,,,,,,, so what time Saturday @ Casablanca? I could leave Friday anytime but have to be back by Saturday eve,,, Sunday is all tied up. What's your pleasure my friend?

My guess is that when this does happen, the system has been neglected for some time, and has been leaking, but just enough not to notice on the floor, or in puffs of smoke while running. It would have sit and idle for some time on the side stand for a very slow leak to show up,,, just asked Scamper how she does it.

What I would suggest in addition to all that's been said, is to bleed the master first. Do this by first making sure you have cleaned the reservoir, and put in fresh fluid. The you need to do 2 things at once: slightly squeeze the handle, moving it only maybe 1\2 inch and then back again, at the same time tap the banjo bolt at the end of the master with the plastic end of a screw driver. This works best with the scoot on the center stand and the handle bars cranked all the way to the right, so that the banjo is on the low side. keep tapping and slightly pumping until you don't see anymore bubbles coming up in the master. Doing this will get rid of the worst part of clutch bleeding, for once you have the air out of the banjo, the master can do a much better job of forcing fluid down to the slave.

We were kept bust trying to keep the meat cold,,, and succeeded, with the occasional blurp of hydro that manged to come through just at the right times. At the market we were the only ones to sell any meat as we had had the forethought of having a voltage converter in each truck and so ran our scales. Our competition didn't even dare to ask to share our unit, so we just kept selling, alone,,, had they asked, they would have been welcome, but we were way too busy to even take notice.

Reserve Bank of Australia. Right off the internet, so that must be it!‎

Trader is right,,but here's the specs. 1" inside, length 3"

His would be red, don't you know!!! After all he's not from Indiana, unless of course they moved Indiana to Ohio, and then it would be orange.

Glad to hear that you're ok, sorry about the scoot, but that is a chance that we take when we hit the road, isn't it? Ya, it's not supposed to happen, but it does and will, so we need to ready to deal with it when it does happen. Let us know if we need to help in finding another perfect ride!

From what I can gather, the concerns to AL would be the overall costs, the daytime temperatures, and on-site camping. Maybe for the on-site camping they would allow us to rent a room or two to have showers etc, but pitch a tent somewhere, don't know how that would cost out though. To me, it looks like Brake Pad has good preliminaries, the place sounds good, and the riding would be quite acceptable.

Thanks Dan, I added a few words.

For those of us\you, who would like to do away with this thread,,,,, I read all the posts and as a whole found it interesting. Yes, I know all about the 'overpaid' CEOs, mega churches, and the like, so I find it kind of difficult at times to decide on which charity to donate to. Maybe some of you have the same problem, and so don't give anymore,,, ya I can read between the lines,,,,,. This then becomes a problem not only for the receivers but also for the givers, since it is more pleasant to give than to receive, and we will be blessed for giving when we do. Let's see if we can turn this thread around a bit, and share with each other some success stories of charities, and maybe, also tell others of good places to invest for our future, places that are there help the needy and not to fill pocket books.

First off, when you re-solder you need to de-solder first. That means heating the solder that is presently there and getting rid of it. I use a vacuum tool that does that very nicely. After that is done, clean with contact cleaner and then re-solder. Secondly, the problem could also lie in the connectors under the trunk. Take them apart, clean with contact cleaner and put them back together,, no grease involved.

Try: Go to search at top of page. Type in: 'what to look for' in the bottom window. Click on VentureRider.org button. Do the search and see if one of those articles are what you are looking for.

Gosh he looks young, don't he???? Must be an old picture!!

So to be able to help the next planners decide how to do an IR, let's give the some ideas. What's important to us as VentureRiders when we get together for 3 days. Are rides important? Is the food important? Is the overall cost a factor? Is it important to have local tourist traps available? Does it matter what part of the week it's being held? Does the month matter? Are the daytime temperature an important issue? Do we need to have draws and raffles? Do we need to have shirts and patches? Do we need to be on the same site, campers and hotelers? How much time should be left for just getting together, camaraderie? Should we plan something different for the women? How long should the rides be? Just some questions to start the thinking process. Some may get dealt with, some may not, but at least we have something to look at,, so type away and give your input.

I think you may be a little slower today, and it ain't all the traveling of the last few days,, it probably has more to do with the total travels of a lifetime. 66 isn't such a bad number,,, I hope to get there someday just before you leave that post. HAPPY BIRTHDAY and wish you many more.

Ya,,, don't mind doing that,, but will it start the bike??

Careful when you do that, you might find them getting in the way when you put your feet down and have to duck walk.