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  1. MiCarl
    I have after market fork seals in stock regular price $11.53 per pair. Enter discount code "VentureRider" at check out and save 15%. Thunder Valley Powersports
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    We use J&M headsets with in our full face helmets, the type where you mount the mic in the chin bar. On my helmet it's pretty quiet but my wife's sounds like it's in a wind tunnel. We just purchased the chin curtain for a HJC IS-16 helmet and installed it in hers, haven't tried it out yet. Ours aren't. If the intercom is on.
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    Unfortunately it was also a great day today to garden and mow in Michigan:fiddle: Congrats on getting the scoot rolling.
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    That really pisses me off. Here in Michigan it's illegal, a motorcycle "owns" the whole width of the lane just like any other vehicle. BTW, bicyclists own the whole lane too. How many of us take 3/4 of the lane when we pass them?
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    How much oil did he put in the water? Maybe a quart between the two bowls? He talked when removing the hay from one bowl about "only 1/4 lb. hay". So that would be 2lbs hay for each gallon of oil. How many thousands of gallons are leaking a day? Seems like it would take a lot of hay. Nellie might have to go hungry.......
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    If it's a sealed bearing how do you know how much grease is in it? How are you going to add grease to a sealed bearing without ruining the seal?
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    The 1st generation Ventures are "sport touring" motorcycles. They eat up the twisties.
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    Technically she probably did need a work visa. Reason to turn her back but the strip search seems a bit much. Also, farm workers in the U.S. speak Spanish, not French. Perhaps that made them suspicious of her story:confused07: It's been a long time since I've crossed the border with Canada but I used to periodically. Got turned back once by Canada because I was bringing firewood. They were very polite, way nicer than when I normally get thrown out of places. On the other hand our own people often behaved like asses, and I'm a citizen over here:confused24:. Next time she should make sure she's on a watch list. That seems to be the only sure way to get let in.
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    They seem to have quit emailing them. I just got my Discover magazine today, there is one in there.
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    There is also a metal bracket that the spring rides on when the trailer isn't bouncing. I put a strip of old inner tube above it (away from the spring) to take up some of the extra gap and damp the rattle from that side.
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    It's probably that special "light blue" that makes it look maroon. That'll drive up the value every time.
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    I assume from your question you changed the carb holders (the rubber pieces that bolt to the heads that the carburetors push into). Are you sure you have them oriented properly. If the orientation is proper (everything lines up) and they just won't go in try lubricating them with a little soapy water. I've also found that the clamps need to be looser to get them back than they needed to be to come out.
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    When I've seen this situation it's always been from a cylinder not firing at idle.
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    The box Dingy refers to splits off a radio antenna feed from the CB antenna. You don't need the box if you are using the antenna only for CB (must be a CB antenna).
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    The driver received a felony reckless homicide conviction yesterday. Link to article
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    DEXTRON II has a viscosity of 5W20. It'll give you less damping than 10W fork oil. ATF has a high detergent level, where fork oil does not have detergents. Doubt if the detergent would cause a problem but....... You're looking at less than $20 worth of fork oil. Why risk not being satisfied with the results?
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    Fuel rising above the specified level is float valves not closing, or closing late. The valves could be leaking, float misadjusted or float stuck. The vents do connect to something, but it's been over a week since I was in mine so I've already forgotten. Hopefully somebody that doesn't have CRS will be along to fill you in.
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    regular chat is back.
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    Alternate chat is now occupied: www.xat.com/venturerider
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    Being a border town they drummed it into us last year when the rules were changing. You either need a passport or the enhanced drivers license. I just checked, IN does not appear to offer the enhanced drivers license so it's a passport only for you. BTW, enhanced drivers license is only good for re-entry by land or sea. Anybody coming by airplane needs a passport.
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    The pieces on the fax machine appear to be the trim panels that go below the seat and behind the luggage on a MKII Venture. The large plastic piece (last 2 pics in first post) appears to be the filler panel used on a MKII Royale (maybe MKI too) when the radio and tape deck are removed.
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    Agreed. Go over and you risk bearing damage.
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    Refurbished, current updates, lifetime guarantee - $150. Of course the way my daughter drives that lifetime guarantee is probably less than 90 days:big-grin-emoticon:
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    VAT?
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