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  1. Freebird
    This is the one that I use also.
  2. Freebird
    I'm sorry but I would not use it. I think if you look on the bottle, you will see something that says "Energy Conserving" or something like that. That will be that it has friction modifiers and will likely cause your clutch to start slipping.
  3. Freebird
    OK folks, I just ordered another 100 Guardian Bells. First come, First served. The cost to me went up just a bit due to the huge increase in raw metal prices but I can still hold the price the same as before. Please see this thread for pictures and ordering info. They are supposed to be shipped to me on Wednesday and I'll get them out to you as soon as I receive them. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17406
  4. Freebird
    OK folks...I've started a Poll to find out how much interest there is and to get an idea of how many I should order. Look in the Polls topic area.
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    Folks, it's not for me. Michael said that he isn't real savvy about posting so I posted it for him. Here is a link to his profile, please contact him if you can help. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?u=2640
  6. Freebird
    OK folks, I got an email from one of our members Michael F. Kerr. Michael lives in San Diego and is having a problem with is '83. Here is the message. His user name here is Michael F. Kerr so you can PM him at that name. My faithful "Black Beauty" is showing her age. She's an '83 gen 1. I've been plagued by an oil leak I finally traced to a leaking cam cover gasket. This was surprising, as the engine was just re-built a while back, and the cam cover seals were new. Long story short: As you know, each of the eight cam shaft hold down caps has a cast in, threaded, boss where the cover bolt threads in. On one cap, this boss is broken off, don't know why, although the aluminum isn't the best looking I've ever seen. A poor casting combined with age, I suspect. Another is stripped. I suspect it "popped" just as I let up on the torque wrench, and I missed it. Or maybe it was marginal, and heat expansion did the deed. So my question is: are you or any of the other riders aware of a Gen 1 engine being retired and "pieced out"? I looked at the online parts manual, and they, the caps, don't seem to appear as a seperate part...probably because the cam bore would have been line bored at the factory with the caps in place when the engine was built. So maybe someone knows of some laying around? If I can find a few I can get them sized here, and I've found very good steel inserts to re-thread all the existing 6mm holes.
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    Folks, I will order another supply of bells as soon as there is enough interest expressed. I need to order at LEAST 40 at a time though.
  8. Freebird
    Somebody posted this at Touring Hogs and I thought I would put it out here also. I hadn't heard anything about Harley releasing a new factory trike but that's exactly what they have done. I think it's a very smart move. Even available with an optional reverse. I'm really surprised that Honda, Yamaha and other major manufacturers haven't done this also. http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_News/triglide_pr_popup.jsp?locale=en_US
  9. Freebird
    I have also, just now, removed it from "Today's Posts" and etc.
  10. Freebird
    Sorry about that. I realize now that they were showing up on the home page. I should have had them turned off from displaying on the home page and have now done so. We had the same thing for the planners of the Kitchener rally.
  11. Freebird
    The only private threads here are for the planning committee of the International Rally. It is very hard for those members to keep up with all the private message, emails, etc. over the period of a year. Having a private area for the planners makes it much easier for them. I assume that is what you are talking about?
  12. Freebird
    "a lot on the go"...yea...let's go with that.
  13. Freebird
    Yea, when I upgraded the software the other day I forgot to add it. Sorry about that, it's back now.
  14. Freebird
    One of our members suggested that I create a new area for all the '09 International Rally talk. It's a long ways of and they seem to get lost and hard to find after a few days. I have created a new topic area under Rides and Rallies called International Rally and the current discussions have been moved to that area. Thanks.
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    seats

    Freebird replied to bird34man's topic in Bike Accessories

    That may be correct for the Royal Star but not for the Venture. I have the Corbin dual touring seat on my RSV and I love it. It does not raise you up though. It does allow you to sit back a bit further but actually lowers you a bit.
  16. Freebird
    It should be in the right saddlebag under the rubber mat.
  17. Freebird
    Very nice. Those are memories that will last the children forever. I'm very happy for you and the kids.
  18. Freebird
    I happened to come up with a new "smilie" that made me think of Black Owl. Here is one that he can use to indicate he is attending one of our meets.
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    I should clarify this just a bit. It is non-profit for ME. I have never tried to make any money off our rallies for me or for the site. We don't mind making a bit of money if we can though. If so, it goes into a fund to help with the next rally. The International Rally does usually require a bit of upfront money for deposits for the catered dinner, breakfasts, etc. Therefore, we do try to keep a bit of money in a fund to cover such things. For example, we forwarded a bit of money to ReinyRooster and team for the rally in Kitchener. After they total everything up, they will hopefully be able to return that money from the registration proceeds and etc. If they made any extra money, they will forward it also. So, while it is not my goal to personally profit, it is nice if we can keep some money in the account for such needs in the future.
  20. Freebird
    On the main page of the forum, scroll down until you see the area "Vendors who offer us discounts"
  21. Freebird
    LOL....that's better...now even I don't understand it.
  22. Freebird
    MISTAKEN!!!! WHO ME!!!!!! Very highly...uh....likely.
  23. Freebird
    Yep, sounds like you are doing it correctly. It just confused me a bit when you started talking about backing them all out then 3 1/2 turns in and etc. Hadn't heard of that before when syncing carbs but there it is a standard way of finding a starting point for the fuel mixture. Except it's all the way in and then back them out 3 - 3 1/2 turns. Sorry, didn't mean to confuse things.
  24. Freebird
    Go to the classifieds section and then in the upper right of the page, you should see a link that says "Place Ad".
  25. Freebird
    I may be wrong but it sure seems that you are mixing up the sync screws with the mixture screws. I have been trying to figure out HOW syncing the carbs was causing it to not start. I think you have syncing mixed up with air/fuel mixture. You don't touch those screws when you sync the carbs.
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