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    HD Rally

    N3FOL replied to halfwitt's topic in Watering Hole

    I got invited by several HD riders at work. After reading about how big the arena is and how many bikes are expected to be there (at least 1200 + bikes), I think I may just head south and take my son for a nice ride to visit relatives. On a good note, I did sign the petition form. From what I heard about the York, Pa. plant, it is inevitable at this time and the plant will eventually close temporarily w/ the option to re-open provided if sales increase in the future. Ride safe everyone.
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    Carb Sync

    N3FOL replied to frankc's topic in Watering Hole

    Congrats on the job well done, frankc. I also bought my Carbtune, 1 month after owning my Venture. Ride safe.
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    I agree 100%. I'm the same way with my cars and more picky with my Venture when it comes to dealer work. I know a dealership 50 miles west of me and they sometimes let me in their shop when my Vulcan went in for some scheduled pre-paid maintenance. Perhaps I'll have to talk to the shop manager first and find out exactly how they are going to do the work...down the road. Right now my bike runs excellent and with lots of power whenever I need it. After another 1000 miles, I am going to replace my plugs and take a close look at them and determine whether a float adjustment is justified or not (I am sure the dealer will be asking questions as well). As far as Spark Plugs are concerned, I picked up 4 NGK plugs (DPR8EA-9) from Advance Auto for $1.99 each. I thought I was going to pay premium price for Venture plugs....
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    RandyR, thanks for the heads up. This is useful information for all members.
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    V7Goose, I somewhat understand now, how significant a properly adjusted float is to our bikes. This really calls for some concern for the 2nd generation Ventures. What if I call a Yamaha dealer and tell them that my float may be out of spec? Will they say bring it in and we'll charge you for the work or should this be covered under warranty? When I just got my bike, it smelled gas for the first 2000 miles while parked inside the garage. Now I'm at 7000+ miles and I no longer smell gas or perhaps I just don't notice it that much. My mpg averages about 40 mpg. Thanks for your response.
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    FWIW, I spoke to Brad in their parts department.
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    I know Ponch has offered me his Shim Kit once I am ready to use it. I will keep you in mind. Thanks again Ponch. Just out of curiosity, I inquired on the Price of the Shim Kit from Preferred Powersports. The item # of the Shim Kit is KL13-7005 and with a 10% discount for a total price of $106.15. (It was a little hard for me to believe V7Goose's initial post on the price of a kit) I just had a feeling it was a typo error on their website...As for the Shim Bucket tool, it is item # P517 for a price of $11.95 each. Kit comes with 2 each of the ff sizes: 2.30, 2.40, 2.50, 2.55, 2.60, 2.70, 2.80, 2.90, 3.00, 3.10 Happy Shopping.
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    I may need an 'Idiot's Guide Book on Float Adjustment'. Not sure how one can tell that your bike needs the float adjusted or not. Is there any decrease in performance?
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    Midrsv, how much weight do you normally put in your bike? How many miles on your bike since your shock decided to go bad? I'm just curious, because I am a tad worried about my own rear shocks. The warranty coverage does give me a little peace of mind.
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    It is pricey...for the whole package including 4 speakers for $500.00 - one may want to hear the sound quality before investing on this. However, I am glad that Hi-Fi manufacturers are starting to develop plug-and-play products for our motorcycles.
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    I really that a tire plug and a portable pump is a good addition to be permanently placed in the saddle bags especially on long trips. I should purchase a set for my bike in the near future.
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    Lately, if I want to check my oil level and my son is out playing with his friends (he is usually my assistant), I would just put my bike on my new J&S jack and check the oil level...since the bike is up on the air it is a good opportunity to check underneathe and clean my rear wheel (man it gets dirty down there). Oil check - once per week.
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    Ponch, I will happily accept that offer. Right now, I don't need to have a valve adjustment soon but I will certainly contact you once I am ready.
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    Adjusting valves on a motorcycle I think is not too difficult, since I have done numerous valve adjustments on a car in my lifetime + lots of help in this forum if you get into a roadblock. I think the key here is to read about it and understand the concept and take your time and have all the parts on hand before starting the project. I also don't think that I can take my bike to a dealership and have them do the adjustment and pay at least $300 + for the work. Acquiring a valve tool is not expensive. What is a waste of money IMO is to buy a complete shim kit and only use certain sizes, if needed. If there is a Venture Rider Shim Kit that can be rented (with a deposit) and if you use certain sizes in that kit and replace them with new ones when finished may be a good approach to this shim kit dilemna. Once the kit has been returned to the rightful caretaker, the deposit can be refunded...the benefit here...members can also throw in their used shims in the kit for other members to use.
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    Adventure_1943, are the markers bright enough even during the day? Oh yes, congrats on the nice neat job.
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    Whoever Gary is, I'm also very glad to hear that he is doing fine. Please get his bike road worthy in no time. Regards and Ride Safe.
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    I was just hoping that the Shims I already have would be the same exact Shims for a motorcycle. Oh well, I still have 20,000 miles to go before my first valve adjustment. I hope to be ready then and have all the parts needed on hand. I may start a parts list sometime soon. N3FOL
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    I don't know for me...I've Synched my Carbs and checked and adjusted idle at least 2X now and my average is still very close to 40 mpg. I ride mostly interstate, so now sure what else I can do to improve and impress myself that my Venture will actually get 45 mpg and up. I am closing in to 8000 miles and am looking forward in replacing my plugs and that may give me a slight improvement on mpg. BOO, 48 to 50 mpg on a Venture is almost hard to believe until I really see my own Venture do just that (wishing).
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    This is what my used T-SHO Shim measured on the caliper...see pic. (Slightly bigger than what is stated in this thread).
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    Ok, I think this makes sense to me. If it is summer here in North American, it is Winter over there in Australia. Glad to hear you were to at least take a 10 minute ride around the block. Ride safe.
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    Yes, RedRider. You are right...25mm in thickness is not possible for a Shim to fit in the Venture. It is 'Diameter'. Heck, that is even thicker than my wallet. It is nice to know the spec. of 25mm diameter of a Shim...curious when I get home tonight and measure my Shims. Anyway, we've had some T-SHO owners who needed a certain size of Shim that was not readily available from a Ford dealership but were successful in getting the right size from a motorcycle shop ie: Yamaha dealer. (This was in 1995)
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    FWIW, attached is a Shim pic next to a US Quarter with inscription of 2500 (not easily seen) and next to it is the special tool that I used to remove Shims on my Taurus SHO while doing my valve check / adjustment. I do have a caliper and I'll check if the Shim is 25mm in thickness.
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    Hmmmm, that is not hard to imagine. Thanks anyway, I'll post the pic and find out what members think if I have the same shim or not.
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    Sorry for being so picky. Perhaps a colored digital picture is nice. When I get a chance this afternoon, I will take pics of my shim collection that I use on my T-SHO. Not sure if they are the same as the Venture. Do you have a pic of a shim?
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    $100.00 dollars to fix a fuel leak or fuel smell? It does not really sound kosher to me...I've put in over 6K miles and I will try my best to stay away from a dealer as much as possible. As far as your fuel mileage is concerned, as you already know, it has a direct effect on your style of riding (right hand twist). When I hit 8K miles, I am looking forward to replacing my plugs and see what my fuel mileage would look like. Right now I am averaging 40 mpg. with mostly interstate rides with speed around 70 mph (73-75 on my odometer).
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