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  1. Freebird
    I had a '95 Shadow Ace years ago. It was a great bike. Very reliable with no real know issues. The ONLY issue any of us had was a problem with the battery. Due to the space available, the battery was not rectangular but was narrower on one end. Apparently this caused the battery to overheat and leak acid. This leaking acid would run down and caused some corrosion problems. The only thing I would recommend is that you pull the battery cover and look for corrosion on the frame in that area. If I remember correctly, and Honda and Yuasa blaming each other for the problem, they finally came up with an updated battery that resolved the issue but Honda did a quite a few frame repairs due to that issue. Now I never personally had the problem on my '95. It was a great bike and fun to ride.
  2. Freebird
    Here you go.
  3. Freebird
    There really weren't a lot of things to watch for on the '99 as opposed to later years. Check the bottom of the trunk to make sure it is not cracked. Yamaha released a "fix" for a problem where it wasn't well supported and some started cracking. There were some problems with the antenna's on the '99 models. They changed the design the following year. Otherwise, just the typical things for these bikes. Ride it to make sure that there is not a whine too loud for you to live with. That is not specific to the '99 though.
  4. Freebird
    hmmmm.....I don't see anything wrong with it.
  5. Freebird
    I think they are very cool bikes. Very old "WWII" BMW technology. We had a member here named "Thumper" at one time. He was a great guy, wish he was still around. Anyway, he bought something similar but I can't remember if his was a Ural or a Denpr. I THINK it was the Denpr though. He really liked it but I remember his report on it here. He said that basically you bought it and had to overhaul it right off the bat. Tolerances for bearings, rings, etc. were very bad from the factory. He said it was relatively inexpensive to do though and worth the effort. Now, If I've got the two brands straight, I think I also heard that the Ural was actually better built than the Denpr.
  6. Freebird
    Those are still pretty cool bikes. I ran across an RD350 a while back and gave it some serious thought.
  7. Freebird
    Picky Picky Picky......OK....I corrected it. I also realized that I left Orlin's MD off the list. I'll get it added tonight.
  8. Freebird
    I've got one but how soon do you need it? I'm out of town so can't possibly get it shipped until the weekend. Not sure it's worth the shipping cost but would be glad to do it if you need me to.
  9. Freebird
    LOL....it is SURE to. It started political I guess. I do think it's important that everybody vote but I doubt it will be long until it has to be deleted. Heck...maybe I should have deleted it immediately and certainly shouldn't have posted to it.
  10. Freebird
    Oh no...you don't get off that easy. You have stepped across the line. You do NOT get to decide if you are ready to turn in your "man card". WE will make THAT decision. Let's just say that you are now on double secret probation. We'll be getting back to you.
  11. Freebird
    NO....I can't take the background scrutiny. I voted two weeks ago though.
  12. Freebird
    Folks, I received an email from a new member. Username roger podoll has not posted here yet. Here is the message that he sent to me. I hope you will all keep him and his boys in your prayers. haven't had much time to check your site.My wife of 36 years was killed on oct. 27. head on collision with camper.She was on her 250 helix an I was on 650KLR.Do need prayers at this time.Have a13 an 15 year old boys at home yet.very hard on them.
  13. Freebird
    OK folks, I have started rebuilding our 2013 VentureRider Rally countdown page. I've added the information that I have at this time. Please take a look and post any additional information that you might have. There are at least a couple that I'm not sure will be repeating and if they are, what the dates might be. http://www.venturerider.org/rally/
  14. Freebird
    Very simple. Just remove the 4 screws in the bottom of the trunk. When you move it back about an inch, you will see that there are 4 matching holes already there that line up. Now mine had nuts welded on the back of those 4 additional holes and I just reinserted and tightened the screws. I've read some reports that the holes did not have the nuts so I think those folks had to use longer screws and put nuts and lock washers on the bottom side. Either way, the holes should be there already.
  15. Freebird
    I think everything is OK. After further discussion, it appears that the member in question got a message that a classified ad was about to expire and mistook it for a notice that his membership was about to expire.
  16. Freebird
    Folks, just wanted to step in here for just a moment. It is obvious that there are strong feelings on both sides of the issue and more so about the Star organization in general. It's OK to disagree but please don't let this become deteriorate into name calling and etc. That will get this thread killed.
  17. Freebird
    Beautiful rig. It will look nice lined up with Gary's at maintenance day.
  18. Freebird
    I got that one too. Deleted it and never went to the site they listed.
  19. Freebird
    I know that it is normal but am not 100% sure WHY. I wonder if it has something to do with the firing sequence of this engine. Maybe something to do with how much fuel/air mixture is actually pulled into that cylinder based upon the timing? I know that these engines aren't completely balanced in that manner. I'm grasping here because I really don't know but am hoping that my response will trigger the thoughts of somebody who DOES know.
  20. Freebird
    It never happened to me but just to be safe, I have deleted that thread.
  21. Freebird
    I can't get it to happen. I went to that thread with Google Chrome and got no warnings. I then clicked on every link posted and still got no warnings. I would try to correct the problem if I could get it to happen.
  22. Freebird
    I just logged in with Chrome and got no warnings.
  23. Freebird
    No, you would not lose the 6 months. It would automatically add a year to the expiration date.
  24. Freebird
    You can also go to the UserCP. Scroll down to where it says "Paid Subscriptions" in the left menu. Click on that and it will show your start date and the expiration date.
  25. Freebird
    Folks, I got a message from a member here telling me that his subscription is about to expire. That concerns me because his membership is good through April of next year and the automated reminders here do NOT go out until a few days before your memberships expire. Has anybody else here gotten such an email way ahead of your expiration date? If so, please let me know. It causes me to wonder if somebody is attempting to scam our members.
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