barend
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'98 Shadow. look in classified Gremlins are having a ball on my 'puter so i can't upload pics. Let me know if interested so i can send direct. Thanks!
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http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/hog_that_rides_a_motorcycle/23828/
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from the two guys I know who had this done, both said they would never want to do this again; one went so far as to say if he had known, he would never had done it. Good luck, I understand it is rather painfull!
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there is a thread somewhere about bikes and the city of Charleston. Not a biker friendly town I believe it says, can't recall if Savannah snuck into that thread as well. Still historic Charleston and Savannah both are nice.
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Stator question
barend replied to timgray's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Tim, I'm sure more knowledgeable people will give more technical answers, but here's my version. My volt meter will show 12 volts (or less wth driving light on) when idling. It'll jump back as soon as RPM's pick up. my approach would be to watch it and make sure it charges as it should when running even as low as 1500/2000 RPM. -
My sidecar should be here this week. shipping from Portland ran anywhere from $350 to $900. Some were crated, some uncrated, some open transport, some closed. Crating will add an easy $300 should you opt for that. Personally I'd check into a airline ticket and make it a three day weekend. Since your object is to get the bike home, you'll likely be driving the fast lane. might be worth it to have a local dealer/shop check it out prior to arrival. have a safe and enjoyable trip!!
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Maybe next year y'all can do another weigh in followed by a hot dog eating contest?! or ice cream eating contest?
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I re-soldered the board using a butane powered soldering iron, worked like a charm:happy34: since i was having so much fun i decided to puill and check the computer as well in spite of the computer repair store telling me it was fine. It wasn't!! Re-soldered that as well and haven't had a lick of problems with either since!! Folks this is not nearly as hard as it might appear. Thanks to those who wrote the tech articles and pointed out where to look and what to look for time and again to 'us novices'.:clap2:
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From the album: maintenance issues
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From the album: maintenance issues
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Don't know what they were smoking, but must have been something!! Was going to pull plugs the pother day and two of the plug covers were not on all the way plus one of the leads came right out of the plug cover. Fixed that (I think!) Still runs like crapola, with poor acceleration and popping - especially when you roll off the power1 So I went to pull the plugs, haven't done that yet, but found a screw jammed between the plug and the engine wall under the cover. Could that cause some type of misfire?? I'll be pulling plugs while y'all enlighten me Pulled plugs. All are clean, there is some whitish residue on the "tang" (?) with the exception of the front right which has no residue. All fire when ground out against frame and hitting the starter. guess I'll put them back in
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I switched to the Rivco filter adaptor. Still have a unused (but unwrapped) paper filter and cover (2) and gasket (1) if you (or anyone else wants it. postage only!
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Talked to the shop this a.m., they seem to want to blame the lack of zip and lower idle to the loose baffle in the collector:scratchchin: does that sound reasonable? Still going to pull the airbox, clean it up, re-do the intakes and re-mount:smilies6:
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But just two days ago you said ..... hate that for you guys, Good luck!
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In that case: I'm screwed!!
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RTV??
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I know! But can it be made to function while running so you can make adjustments on the fly:icon_smile_question
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I'll check with the shop to see if they took the airbox off when they did the head gaskets. i sure haven't touched it in the past 6K miles. As far as a sync, your guess is as good as mine Yammer! Did get the pix loaded in the picture folder. The left side has "silicone issues" and is wetter, right side looks better and the intake tubes seem to be seated better.
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From the album: maintenance issues
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From the album: maintenance issues
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From the album: maintenance issues
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From the album: maintenance issues
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third times a charm, right?! if not I'll upload those suckers to my picture folders. Thanks!!
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Oops! pics attached. maybe not!! Hmmm
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Seems there might be some Afro Engineering (or is it Redneck) going on here. What are the funnels (for lack of a better/correct term) Seems like they are not seated correctly on the left side?? Would that make a difference in performance? Should I worry about it? Now that my head gaskets have been replaced it seems like I have less pep/get up and go! Could this be related to a carb issue (air filter doesn't look bad but will probably replace) Do i need to look at a carb sync? If so is there someone within say +/- 100 miles who could (and would) help? btw. fuel is still running around 40 See what else I can find! Thanks,