Marcarl
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Just thought to share what we enjoyed for week, touring Ontario. Pics from Brantford to Parry Sound, North Bay, Renfrew, to Huntsville and points inbetween. http://s512.photobucket.com/albums/t322/marcarl_photo/?albumview=slideshow
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Sounds to me like Becky had you muzzled up pretty good, seeing as everyone is saying how nice it was to meet you. lol .Glad you had a good time, and we hope to join the Wizard765 soon to meet with ya'll and see some pictures and hear some tall tails.
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Darn, I leave to go for holidays for a week and now looks what happens, I miss all the good stuff, gonna haveta buy me one of those there on the road computer thingies,,,, course then I would have to learn how to operate it,,,,, and I'm having 'nough fun with Naddie my new riding companion.
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Class/CB panel attachment fix
Marcarl replied to BJB's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Or you could maybe repair the broken piece with Plastex and have the 'original' back again. -
Wizard765 and I both have a bottom load attenna and they work just fine. We also use a 3' one because of the low overhead going in and out of the garage. Wizard uses the splitter and I have 2 attennas. I like the look of 2 virsas one. Do your thing, as said before, just make sure the swr is matched and you'll be happy. Distance may be an issue, but in most cases it won't matter much as you'll probably only be communicating with fellow riders.
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I had hoped to plan a ride for Labour Day as we have had this for the past 2 years, but somehow my better half managed to plan a Family Camping Weekend for that same weekend,:confused: so we are out of the loop. If you still would like to do this, I can help lay out a really nice route, GPS ready,,,,,,you can use our parking lot for staging, but we will not\can not be joining you.:bawling::bawling:
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Marca and I are on our vacation, started Sat and spent the weekend with Wizard765 and Robin, had a great time riding the Muskokas in Ontario and staying with Uncle John and Aunt Mary. Left them on Tuesday and headed for Bancroft. Today started just as it was supposed to, beautiful sun, warm temp, awesome scoot and some great roads to ride. We ended up going down this scenic route that started out paved but soon turned into hard pack, going over hills and around corners that would make one wonder if it was a road at all sometimes. Beautiful place to ride, tree cover and right through the bush, did 48 km in about 3 hours, a real speed demon I was, average about 25 km\hr. What a relaxing time, although at times it made me wonder, Well after lunch and heading down the 620 we came to a roadside rest stop, and decided it was about time to check the water temperature to make sure all those folks out on the lake were safe enough. Left turn into the rest area, and scamper headed for the shade, made a sharp turn to the right at the end of the parking area, and then proceeded to dump off both her passengers, NOT nice I say, after all the tender guidance I gave her all morning, she now decides that Carl and Marca must get off now,and that with no warning. She could have let us do this right, but you know how women are sometimes. Well it all turned out quite respectful, Marca had her first encounter with being dumped, Scamper learned that it can cause some hurt and Carl was releaved that Marca climbed back on as though this was a normal happening. Looking forward to tomorrow and the days to come. Carl
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Try routing your cable in a different direction. You are either picking up some RF noise from the high tension wires or you also may have a loose connection at the GPS. I don't have Buddy's cable but have danced with the same issue for a long time. Cable placement helps a lot to eleminating the problem altogether. You may also have a ground problem, elsewhere. Check and clean all the grounds that have to do with your audio, including the attenna, don't just look at them and say they're clean, clean them, and then make sure they are good and tight. The reason you don't hear the noise in the speakers is that the headsets are much more sensative to that type of noise, it's in the speakers alright, but masked by all the other sounds coming from there. Hope this helps.
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You just be carefull now and don't over do it, just stay away from those mother clod-hoppers and you should be ok Enjoy the riding Carl
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It's private so mind your own business. But inquiring minds would like to know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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OOOO good to hear that you two are ok, kind of scary to read these type of posts. Hope all works out well for you two and your scoot. I'm sure that help will be available soon. I've never had that exact situation happen to me, but there has been times that it was close and that is when I found that the training course helped out mega time. I found that when I got into such a predicament the only way out was to push harder and roll on more throttle, not always was I was doing, and so cause an extra wide curvature. The instructors drilled us with the statement: THE THROTTLE IS YOUR FRIEND. I've come to believe that. The best to you Carl
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He probably was laying asleep under the bike when it decided to take a leak or something like that. I may have it almost right, just maybe the words in the wrong order.
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As I read your story and you came to the girlie\cashier part, I figured her to be somewhat good looking, although you didn't say, and when the lack of personality came through, that is when you suffered equipment failure. Glad it was just your horn and not something more serious.
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The real reason for this change of heart is that my family decided that at 60, I might need a little help on the road, and what else do you get for a guy that has everything, so they got together and bought a GPS, but it is a Nuvi 250, which is not really good for a bike application and doesn't have all of what it takes. So I was on the search for what I should do and get. Thanks for all your help. Found a Lowrance XOG demo at Radio World, Toronto for $219.00 that has it all and then some, I know it's not a Garmin but then I really can't seem to spend $700.00 on something as fervilous as a GPS. A map book has worked just fine until now, and even gives one a reason to get off the seat a little more often to take a look at where we were, are, and might be going. It's also better for the cigarette manufacturers. As far as going through Montreal at the best of times??????? that ain't-a-going to happen, even Toronto or Hamilton get a pass when I'm on the scoot. If those folks need a visit, my door is always open and it's much more relaxed here than there, and then there's always the Saab. I mean if you can't ride for some reason, then a Saab is the way to go............ Crossover Road-Trail-Water GPS Navigation Taking a new direction in precision, all-purpose navigation, the innovative new Lowrance XOG cross-navigation, 12-channel GPS features ready-to-go street navigation and loads of optional outdoor maps. Rugged, weatherproof, fully portable and super-accurate with multimedia extras, the new XOG is the one-for-all companion for all your travels. Inside the car, on the trail, or in the boat! Bright 3.5" (8.9 cm) diagonal 16-bit color TFT touch-screen display 320H x 240V resolution Digital media card slot for loading mapping data, MP3 files, JPEG photos and customizable skins with an SD/MMC memory card Unique, downloadable maps with U.S. satellite and aerial imagery, enhanced USGS topographic data, and BLM mapping from online mapstore Straight-line navigation feature for off-road, on-foot and marine use Turn-by-turn audio and visual navigation with auto-zooming and automatic recalculation of directions MP3 audio player and JPEG picture viewer Operates on internal lithium ion rechargeable battery Again, Thanks for all the input and info Carl
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Maybe we could arrange a Meet & Greet at his place.????....?????
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Well I'm over 60 now,,,,so you'll have to help me out.
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Darn, it didn't work, she's back on already and in full force, on to plan #2.
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I would think a double dose on the donate button for leaving junk laying around that could hurt someone riding a Venture, or worse yet, hurt the Venture.
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Had a 1980 here for repairs for about a month, but never got around to the carbs. It shouldn'r be hard to figure out though. Carb #1 will be the carb to which the throttle cable is attached and carb #2 will be directly linked to it on a separate linkage. carb #3 will be linked to carb # 1 with another link and Carb #4 will most likely be linked to carb # 3. So now you need to have a gauge hooked up to the vaccum ports in the intake manifold below the carbs, and then you need to find the adjusting screw that will adjust the throttle opening on each carb, except the one we designated to be #1. #1 will be adjusted with the throttlew stop screw. By adjusting the screw on #2 you can come up with the same vaccum reading as that of #1. RPM should be steady around 1000. You then adjust #4 (the carb that is linked to #3) to match # 3. You then adjust the # 3 carb to #1, all the while keeping the RPMs as close to 1000 as possible. After each adjustment and before going on to the next carb, you need to crack the throttle a couple of times to make sure all is seating properly. Hope this helps somewhat, it's kind of basic and will require some knowledge of mechanics and carbs, but to know what to look for might be of help. The basic idea is that the butterfly at the bottom of the carb creates a vaccum below it. By closing the butterfly you increase vaccum and by opening it you decrease vaccum, hence when all the vaccum readings are the same the butterflys will be open and closed exactly the same and so you have a balance. Snaupps???? Carl
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A scam??? A mechanic for 30 years????? Handles like a 300 lb ride??????? Easy fix?????? Lots of parts available????? do I need to say more?????
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Synced the Carbs now it doesn't run.
Marcarl replied to tiny84's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
First, look at your kill switch, then put up the kick stand, then use some choke. Now it should start. -
I'm not looking for a can of worms, but need the opinion of the people that know. I can buy a Garmin Zumo 450, for the same price as a TomTom Rider 2nd edition. I need to know the advantages and shortcomings if anyone has that info. I may go to a Zumo 550, but it seems to me that the TomTom has it all covered. Thanks Carl
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Now they don't ship to Canada, anyone else got an idea???? Best price so far though, and if I decide to go that route I'm sure some American buddy will help out. Thanks Carl
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Will work just fine, and I'm told it's compatable with the normal stuff, but I would flush all the old stuff out anyways and go total syn.
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Just like to know where the best place would be to get a Garmin 450 GPS.