Freebird
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I too would bet that it's a stuck float. Tapping on the bowl will often free them up but sometimes you actually end up having to pull the carb and clean it out real well. You might try some Seafoam right into the throat body and let it sit for a while then more tapping.
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The Venture Touring Society was certainly the original owner's group for the Venture. They are now called the Motorcycle Touring Association and are an "all brands" club. I am still a member and they are a great group. Wish their website would get more active though. http://www.mtariders.com
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I understand how you feel. 5 GB is a good bit, depending on what you are all doing. You may be OK. I fight that all the time here. VentureRider.org is allowed 100 GB a month data transfer. We have gone as high as 90 GB and I was starting to get worried but most of the time we are around 80 GB. I'm sure there will be a time when I have to increase it and that means more One thing you can do here is to go into your UserCP "edit options" and turn off avatars, signatures and images. That will help a good bit on this site.
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I agree. I wouldn't worry about it. You have a lot of warranty left and if there are any major problems. they will show up long before it runs out.
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Fork Tube protectors
Freebird replied to frankd's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I think that they were actually made by Rivco. Unfortunately, Rivco has ceased production on most of that stuff. -
I was talking to a truck driver last week. He drives for FedX and told me that a lot of the large trucking companies are laying drivers off. He also told me that DHL is completely giving up on the US market. The DHL part really doesn't surprise me. I've NEVER had a good experience with their service.
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I would like to think that they would respond but don't get your hopes up. Yamaha Canada attended our rally there and were a fantastic group of folks. Yamaha USA won't give us the time of day. I've written to them, emailed them, etc. inviting them to visit our site. I know that they have but I've never gotten a single response from Yamaha.
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Yes, got it thanks. I am on the road until Thursday. Will get it out on Friday.
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Just got off the phone with Squid Boy. They just crossed over into Ohio after coming through Parkersburg.
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Well...I think they are hood ornaments and I've seen them before but can't think of what they were on. hmmmmmmmm
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Just wanted to let you all know that I still have plenty of VentureRider Guardian Bells available. They make GREAT Christmas presents. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17406
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Steve, You have done an outstanding job on those entries. Far better than the meager information that I had started with. Thank you for taking the time.
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I think that they both turned out great and just wish that I could have been there to see it. I'm really proud of you both. VERY nice.
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There is no write up at this time. I hope to get around to doing mine in the next few weeks and if I do, I'll take pictures this time. You do have to unbolt the inner fairing from the bike. I just unbolted mine and hung it with a rope from the ceiling leaving all the wiring and etc. connected.
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Folks...we haven't talked to them yet this year about a group rate so I would suggest holding off for a few days. We'll let you know when it is all setup.
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Well here is what I use. You also have to get a case that uses the button type clip on the back or add a button to an existing case. I'm sure there are more elegant solutions but this one has worked for me now for several years. Like I said, it is not a solid mount so allows the IPOD to work without absorbing all the vibration. http://www.marware.com/PRODUCTS/Case-Accessories/Bike-Holder
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I've mentioned this before but will do so again. If all you are doing is tightening them, then you are making a mistake. Tightening is OK for a temporary fix but to do it right, you need to drop the front end and repack the bearings. Yamaha is about as stingy on the grease with the head bearings as the are on the rear splines/pins. They do not come with adequate grease. If you are having to tighten them that often, then you are wearing the bearings out and may well need replaced by now. You drop the front about 4 or 5 inches to remove and repack the top bearing. The bottom one will drop down far enough that you can pack it in place without completely removing the front forks. They need to be repacked properly. Not that difficult to do but a time consuming job. I've done it a couple of times and it's probably a 6 hour or so job. Much easier on the first gen Venture. When I do it, I remove the rubber washer when re-assembling it. All that washer does is allows you to line up the locking tabs on the top nut. I reassemble without it and get them to line up by very lightly sanding the top nut until the slots line up for the locking tab.
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Swifty, As far as I know, your post was not deleted. I didn't see it and have no idea what might have happened. Don
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I agree that there is a good chance of destroying them trying to get them out. I'm not sure if they are press fit or glued in with something. I guess if it were me, I would try rigging up some sort o slide hammer. Maybe a long bolt with something fairly heavy that you can slide the bolt through and then screw it into the bushing.
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You are in good shape then. All you HAVE to have is a 1/8" stereo patch cable. You can pick them up at any Radio Shack. Just plug one end into the headphone jack of your Nano and the other into the jack on the cassette player. Then put the audio system on AUX. Many of us split the fairing and put a splitter inside and run a new cable out to plug into. That just enables you to use it without the Cassette door being open all the time. There is a write-up on that procedure in the Second Gen Tech Library.
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Well, it has rained here all day today and we are supposed to get some snow mixed with rain on Sunday. BUT....Eileen and I got in a nice 200 mile ride yesterday evening. We decided to take advantage of what may have been the last really nice riding day for a while. Took a nice ride via the backroads down to the Loudenville and Berlin, OH area. Amish country with a lot of antique shops and etc. Had a very nice time. Got home later last night and it had gotten a bit cool but we were dressed for it and had a great ride.
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Hey guys...he said "EARLY" Venture. I looked at his profile and his is an '83. The 7 lbs. is for the second gen. My bet is that the springs are shot. They just weren't designed to last for 25 years. Replace them with some new Progressive springs and you'll be very happy.
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I don't have one that you can rent but I have one that you can borrow. You just have to figure out if it's worth the trip to the Cleveland, OH area to get it and bring it back. Otherwise, you are welcome to it.
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I've used an IPOD on my bike for several years. It really depends upon which IPOD you have. If you have the older "hard drive" type like I do, then I recommend not mounting it to solidly. A lot of people have experienced hard drive failure due to vibration. If you have the IPOD Nano with the flash drive then it won't be a problem. Now with my old style, I use a handlebar mount made by a company called Marware. It allows the IPOD to just hand like it would from your belt, not solidly mounted. I've never had any problems caused by vibration and I think its because the IPOD is able to move and not absorb the bumps and vibrations from the bike.
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Well, first of all, I do not claim to be a computer expert. I got interested in them though when I was still an electrician. During the end of my time with Texas Utilities Generating Company, a big part of my job was converting analog relay circuits to PLC controllers. I had to take some courses and learn ladder logic programming. That was the start of it all and then I just developed an interest in PCs and it hasn't stopped. It has always been nothing more than a hobby for me and everything I know about personal computers has come from not being afraid to break something. I have spent many long hours trying to fix something that I broke due to messing with things that I knew nothing about.