Marcarl
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Newbie with an 87 that needs help.
Marcarl replied to D4klutz's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
If you want it to idle better, add a full can of SeaFoam to about 1 bar of gas on the gauge. The run or drain the gas out of the bowls and get the fresh mixture into the carbs. The let it sit and idle for about 1\2 hour, maybe closing the choke every once in a while. This will\might help clean up the idle circuit and the choke circuit. Rather than SeaFoam, I use carb cleaner,,, the stuff in a rattle can,, works wonders. -
It would be soooo nice if you guys could all use some more pictures,,,, it takes me a way tooo long to read all those words,,, and yes my hand is still up,,,,, don't know what for, but it's been up there soo long I'm just thinking of leaving it there. Welcome back Goose,,, kind of missed ya,, felt like we was missing an oar on the boat or a cylinder on a 2nd gen.
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The only way I have found to do that is to open up the line gong from one shock to the other and letting it bleed out that way. Use a 12mm wrench on the left side shock, with the steering cranked over to the left a bit, I have found that you can just get at it without removing half the faring. Do the left side because it has the swivel joint in it.
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A bit frustrated with my 83 Venture
Marcarl replied to van avery's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I don't think it's your problem, but I would put new plugs in before I would do anything else, it's amazing what a change of plugs will do, and then it eliminates that for sure. And don't buy your plugs from WalMart, go to an auto supply store. -
Wow, it was good to be present again this year. Thanks to the two of you for taking the time out to welcome us all to your place, and also for spending an enormous amount of time and energy keeping this site going. I can understand your desire to meet the folks that make this site as awesome as it is,, yes, Don, you sort of lead us,, but hey, we follow,,,, and you can't do a very good job of leading if we don't want to follow. So it's a together thing, it's a family, and a family needs to get together at times,,, just so we can get a better handle on who's who. It was a good time to see some older who's, some newer what's their names, and then some that I had seen before but they seemed to have changed their names. There were bigger ones and then some that weren't so big, but the smallest ones seemed to come up missing this year. There were those who knew a lot, seemed to know a lot and then some that had no clue what there was to know, but what I did see, is that the smarts were shared, free of charge and free of any put down. If you needed help, it was there and if you just needed that was helped as well. Looking forward to next year already,,, just checked the tire pressure and got my horn working,, so I'm ready!!!!!
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That scoot had some blue on it,,,, he just needed to know more about it,,, he couldn't understand what blue would be doing on a lift.
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bike dies, dead battery
Marcarl replied to 99venture's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
If you did a stator check when it was cold,,,,,, heat things up well into running temp, and then check again,,, you might find your problem. -
Did you check the exhaust port on the pump to make sure the air is not bleeding out through the solenoids?
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I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but if so, it bears mentioning again: Watch out for the PAINT!!!! yes the painted lines on the road and for stop signs, and turning lanes,, they can be slick as snot, treat them as you would a piece of ice.
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That should time about about right, see you then.
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Wayne might be interested.
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That's a 1000lb MC lift, foot pump with a drop out panel. I think I paid about $300 for it at Princess Auto (kind of the same as Harbour Freight)
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MC tires have 95% of their traction in the rain,,, maybe not so much in standing water, but as mentioned they do a pretty good job of slicing through the wet. Question always is, do you make a sudden maneuver to avoid a puddle or ride through it? Always a question, but sometimes riding through is a whole lot better than losing traction because of some knee jerk reaction. You'd be amazed what these machines can do. As far as your tires being ready, the nobbies are still on mine after 1000 km, and I would say that 80 miles puts you in good shape that way. Wax up your windshield and visor,,,, maybe even your glasses,,, I don't wear glasses so I don't know about that one. So far my windshield has 4 coats of wax on it,,, wait about 4 hours between coats,, and I take along rainX just in case.
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Yep, I think they older they get the wiser they become. You can count yourself lucky to have somebody so close by with a camera, that way you'll be able to remember things that have happened and the rest of us would know the truth of the matters. The older they get the more comfortable they become,,,, only a few of us know what it's like to ride a gentle steed at this age, or were you talking about some Southerner we all know???
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Done as requested. Best thing to do, is to take some time alone with your whole family,, all 4 of you and talk to the Comforter about your troubles. It'll be time well spent and will be a heap of help.
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Now don't anybody go believing that statement,, the one about Rockin Robin,,, or the one about Pranks. I haven't met Pranks yet, but I suppose I will.
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Depends on the trailer, size of tire and other things. I have a small trailer, about 150lbs empty, for that I run about 15 lbs each side. If I going to put more in it than the bike should pull, I might put 20 lbs in it. Criteria is that you should have as much tire on the road as possible, but not have it soft on the bottom so that it runs hot.
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We is going that way, but not until Friday.
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And so it happened,,,,, Scamper, that trusty steed, knowing that she was to travel for a long ways this weekend, and that her master was going to fully depend on all her resources and expertise, and that the conditions might not always be as desired, she thought it best to lay down for a much needed rest,,,, trouble is, that at her age she laid down a little faster than what she might have planned and broke one of her wings,,,, ya, sad but true, but I did remind her that at the far end of our journey there would be a brand new one waiting for her. She was feeling so sad about her injury that she even lowered her eyes,,,, poor girl, I felt so sorry for her laying there, showing her under belly,, not often some one gets to see that side of her, she was glad it was only me and her together. Actually: Got her up on the floor jack, and then played with the kick stand,,, decided to lower her to the floor again, and thought the KS was down,,, until I felt that she started to lean a bit further than normal, and then further than further and then???????????????????? Donation time and a new wing,,,, there goes another $30.
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It'll be I-90 with a stop at the rest area if needed,,, or if you are there.
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Looking at some of the models,, I think they called it that because it crossed over the line,,, and the first time I seen one I said to my wife,,, now what do you call that,,, and her reply was,,,,,,,,,butt ugly!
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Wow,,,, now you want to go all the way???? You should be informed that when you pull a loose thread things tend to release themselves from the body of the owner.
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Hey,,,, listen you,,, you trying to be funny????,,, I was trying to see who would be able to pass the test, or if everybody was tooo near sighted to pick up on that slight change of spelling. See you soon I hope.
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The 83,84, and 85's don't have a controller for the passenger, that was new thing in 86. Your 85 would just have a 5 pin wire going to the back where the passenger can plug in. It's a separate plug into the amplifier. Amplifier has 4 plug in's 1 driver, 2 passenger, 3 tape deck, 4 radio. The radio looks to be part and parcel with the amp, but if you look closely, they are 2 separate units tied together.