Deltarat
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I like to call them "hardly ablesons" as in it's hardly able to stay running, hardly able to keep oil on the inside, hardly able to (fill in the blank) But as you say it's all in fun,,,,, ususally.
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I just put diesel in my work truck this weekend 4.35 a gallon and that was at the cheap stations. My truck gets 12-14 mpg and I have no choice but to drive it. I tell you I'm using my hyundai and venture as much as possible when I don't have to haul tools or materials to a jobsite though.
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I would tell him that I would be happy to do the work, get the bike in your shop torn down to the frame, call him and and say that you can't do anymore work on the bike till he makes good on the old bill and put's a $1000.00 deposit down on future work.
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I met this guy once, it was when I was still riding the 83, and had just joined this group. I saw his bike in the parking lot of my bank and told him about Venturerider.org he handed me his card for the pashinit website and said that this was his commuter bike and that he rode a busa during the summer. seemed like a nice guy, one of these day's when I can afford it I might even take one of his riding excursions, of course since I live here and know how to use a map, I might just make one of my own!
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Harleys have always been known by their cylinder head configuration: The Pan Head The Shovel Head The Knuckle Head And of course the Block Head, you haven't heard of the block head??? Well maybe you know it by a different name.... The EVO, Give me a break the EVO was made by saturn and you had to plug it in every night, the latest incarnation of the Harley engine is what it looks like,, a "BLOCK HEAD". This really irritates the Harley rider that has dropped 20k + for his new dream bike and it is known as a "Block Head" so next time your Harley friends get on your nerves or you just want to watch them get indignate, comment on how much you like that new Block Head engine design Or how the Block head engine reminds you of the Pan Head design but uglier Just my little bit of insight to brighten your day:bighug:
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From the looks of it I would say it is only good for parts, it doesn't run and from the list of things bad or wrong it would take (like george said) around $1000.00 to get it running and road safe, then you might find the 2nd gear is bad. If you already have a first gen mark one, then it would be worth a 2 or 3 hundred dollars to have a parts bike on hand, otherwise I would pass.
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Hey Rod do you know where you are staying yet? I'm sure I can take a day during that time and do a ride with you, and you know Condor he's always up for an excuse for a ride.
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after one a friend of mine rode in High School, a very Japanese looking Harley IMHO however. I think they will have a certain vintage appeal kinda like the reproduction 80's Kawasaki's that I've seen coming out.
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the seller was pnelson, and he originally put the auction as four sets of 4 instead of one set of four, by the time he relisted the diaphragms the other buyers must have moved on, because the first auction ended at $71.00, the second correct auction ended at $41.00 I'm sure he was very disappointed.
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California VR Emission model
Deltarat replied to okscooter's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
My 89 still has the canister, haven't felt the need to remove it yet. -
Back in December I gave myself an early Christmas Present and found a set of new diaphragms for my 89vr on E-bay for a very affordable $41.00 needless to say I was all over them like oil drips under a Harley! Tonight I finally got out to the garage and replaced the diaphragms, much easier than I anticipated and I also found that the front left plug boot was very very loose, probably a 3/4" gap between electrode and plug tip. Well since I bought the 89 1 1/2 years ago it has been pretty doggy in the acceleration dept. However tonight when I took the old girl out with her new diaphragms..... WOW!!! now this rides like a 1300cc bike, I get full extension out of the front forks under acceleration, throttle response is a 100% better, cant wait till I put new plugs in her and resink the carbs. Just a note for those who use liquid electrical tape to patch their diaphragms be very careful when I pulled the old diaphragms out which I had used the liquid tape on, I found that it had flaked badly and the air bleed holes were covered. Now that the bike seems to be running better can't wait for the meet and eat later on this month.
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Ok for 2.7 mill you would think they would figure out how to take the training wheels off of it.
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Ok my favorite part is the "TURBO" emblems all over the bags!!:rotf: It must have a K&N supercharger under that tank cover!!!
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Thanks for all the input, looks like I will be buying a new battery, wiring the lighter so that it is not switched, and installing the pair of squidly's battery cables, probably a weekend project for February.
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My 89 VR has been giving me battery problems and I've had to throw a charger on her, or give her a jump to get her going. The problem is I have to remove the tank cover to get to the battery, which means I have to dig out the tool box, find somewhere safe for the cover so it doesnt get scratched, the once the bike starts put it all back together again. Sooooo I was thinking, is it possible to run a low amp charge through the cigarette lighter outlet? I was thinking I would get a trickle charger, wire a aux power plug to it, then just plug it in when the bike is parked. Any ideas?
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Yep the spacers were there and everything was assembled the way it was supposed to be, just the springs were 3 inches too short! I'm probably going to give the bike a ride to work today and see how it does but so far I'm pretty happy with the new springs.
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OK I just installed my progressive springs while Pegirae (Blonderoots) watched "Desperate Housewives". Thanks to the great instructions jack provided (Jack I owe you lunch) I was able to remove the undersized 3" too short springs and replace them with my new progressive's in just about an hour. I just took the bike for a test ride and I can't believe the difference in the bike, I can even park it on it's sidestand :cool10::cool10::cool10::cool10::cool10: I found a good used stator on e-bay, should be here anyday and that is the next project, figure it will be cheaper to try a $40.00 stator if that works then great, if not I have a good core to send off for the $280.00 rebuild. Here is a picture of the old spring next to the new progressive spring.
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To Swivel or Not to Swivel, That is the Question
Deltarat replied to Mean Dog's topic in Trailer Talk
The swivel hitch I had on my cargo trailer (and I loved it) was made by the fabrication shop, what they did was just take one end of one of their axles, weld it into the tongue of the trailer, and weld the ball reciever on the wheel side of the bearing housing. I guess they figured that if the axle was rated at something like 1500lbs it should handle a couple of hundred pounds (at most) tongue weight with no problem, and since it had a wheel bearing the swivel was always smooth and felt very safe. -
Use Lemon Pledge (furniture polish) and a microfiber towel to buff it out with. You will be amazed at the results. Hdhtr showed me this trick, it is amazing.
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Thanks for the info, looks like a project I will tackle this winter.