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The cassette deck has absolutely nothing to do with any of those things. You HAD to have knocked something loose or something like that.

No, it doesn't. It tries to resize the picture but when they are TOO big, it times out and fails. No explanation or anything.

At this point, I'm not at all sure what caused it. Had to rebuild the database to get it back. There is a suspicion that it was caused by somebody trying to upload attachments to the classifieds that were WAY to large. It is not the first time. People try to upload HUGE pictures that cause the upload to fail. The maximum picture size is 640 x 480 and no more than 200,000 bytes but some folks either forget or don't know how to resize a picture so try to upload pictures that are over a megabyte in size. I've added a note about max picture size to the top of the classifieds. Don't know if that will help or not.

Yes, I caught it almost immediately and was talking back and forth with our service provider. Got it resolved pretty quickly but not before I received about 95 "database error" emails. Don't know what caused it but am trying to figure it out. Hopefully it won't happen again.

What kind of tape did you use? The 3M tape with the red backing is good. Available at most Automotive parts stores. Clean both surfaces with alcohol before putting it on.

This article that I did on installing the VMAX rear should help. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13266

Very nice. What a great story. You are doing that bike proud.

That is very strange to me. Like I said, I've seen MANY of these bikes with 100,000 miles and a few closer to and a bit over 200,000. Never heard of one of the transmissions wearing out.

Here is the "how to" part. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=485

Dan, The Dyna 3000 has dip switches on it that you can switch on/off to change the parameters. Things like timing, rev limiter, etc. You remove the battery and battery box to get to it. I think that Dyna recommends 7250 for the rev limiter unless you install heavier valve springs. I THINK it is set on 7500 now, maybe 7250 don't remember for sure. I don't know if I have the instructions on the settings around here or not. I'm sure you can download them from the Dyna website though.

Sorry Gary, I honestly don't remember. I THINK it did come on in the test sequence when you first turned on the key but not sure.

Dan, that bike DOES have the Dyna 3000. The rev limiter is already set higher than stock. I think I had it set on 7500. That's as high as they recommend unless you install heavier valve springs. It CAN be set higher. Just flip a few of the dip switches.

Somebody will come up with a hitch for it. They have one for the Spyder. I still think there will soon be a "touring" model and it will likely have a hitch.

I'm curious about how many miles you have on the bike? It is strange to hear of the gears going bad. I know of some second gens with 200,000 miles but have never heard of a transmission problem I don't think.

There was no Venture between 93 and 99.

WOW...what a FRIEND. I'll make sure that she knows.

That was Brian being funny. No, it's the Polaris Slingshot. http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot

LOL....I love it

Yea, they also made a 150. There are a few 150s and a 250 on Ebay but they bring big money.

Very nice. I like it.

Do they still make the larger Ruckus also?

I can't say that I've seen it done. I can tell you though that red LEDs will produce more light when put behind red plastic. Always try to match the LED color to the plastic color.

Sorry, I don't know anything about that tire. I did recently read an article that had a bit of interesting information about the history of Shinko tires. They were reviewing a different Shinko tire though that is not related to our sizes. Generally praised the performance but complained about it lasting about half as long as other tires. Like I said though, it is a different tire for a different type of bike. http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-tires/shinko-verge-review/

The problem with the older Ventures is that parts are not all that common. The dealers can still get many of the actual OEM parts but some have been discontinued. Aftermarket is almost impossible except for Ebay. We have a couple of members here to try to provide some parts but certainly not everything. You can check the "Classifieds" under "Member Vendors" for a bit of help. Skydoc_17 has some stuff. MiCarl usually has some stuff.

I personally think you did the right thing by walking away. I love the old Honda 350s. I've owned a couple of CL350 Scramblers and it's one of my favorite old bikes. I bought one a few years ago that needed NOTHING. Very nice bike. I think I gave 1500.00 for it. Kept it a while and made a very little bit on it but not much. Here is a picture of it exactly as I bought it.