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  1. dingy
    There is a very small screw on the rear side of the forks just above the axle. It's a 4mm- .75 size. Sometimes these don't want to come out easy. I just pulled mine and I had to take a dremel and cut a slot in it to get it out. And it had been out not that long ago. There is a fiber washer under screw, so don't loose it. Attached is cut from 83-85 manual detailing procedure. Make sure and bleed off air pressure as indicated in front forks before opening them up. Gary
  2. dingy
    I don't know that the seal can be ordered by itself. This one came with the seal on it as one part number. Gary
  3. dingy
    Part numbers show these will fit a 1983 through a 2010 Venture 93332-00008-00 93332-00001-00 $50, includes US first class shipping. Gary
  4. dingy
    If you haven't ordered them yet, I have a new OEM set of steering bearings from partshark. I got them so I could replace mine when I removed forks. When I got into them, they didn't need changing. PM me. I will post P/N's in an hour or so, when I get home. Gary
  5. dingy
    Doug, Partshark.com still shows them. On the Stand Footrest page. 51 SPRING,TORSION 90508-32590-00 1 $5.69 $4.00 I'm not sure if they ship to Canada. I have a few things I have been going to get from them. I could get it and ship on to you. Gary
  6. dingy
    There are some fairly significant differences between the 83-85 (MKI) and the 86-93 (MKII) versions if you are out shopping that you may want to consider. Since you want to make it perform better, the larger motor of the MKII's has a 100cc advantage. Better brakes. More luggage room. To me the luggage is actually a negative on the MKII's. It is not removable like the MKI,s are. If you want to work on the bike in the area of the luggage, it's much more of a chore on the MKII's. I like to pull at least the trunk off mine on occasion if I know I am going riding in a more curvy type area. Bike handles better. Takes less than 2 minutes to pull both side bags & trunk on MKI's. The overall electrical package is better on the MKII's but the MKI's can be upgraded. One big tuning item is the TCI upgrade to an Ignitech module. Either series can be upgraded with almost all the fast VMax parts. One major stumbling block for me so far is finding a high performance exhaust system. Almost none of the VMax header systems will work on the Ventures due to the mono shock set up getting in the way. Another somewhat limiting factor is the widest tire you can put on rear is probably a 150, not a lot of rubber if you get up around 110 or so RWHP. At road speed these bikes will out handle anything their size. At parking lot speeds, its like a beached whale. In my profile picture there is a few pictures of the bike being rebuilt 2 winters ago. Its had another series of extensive upgrades this last winter. Haven't got it completely done yet due to back problems, but its getting closer. Gary
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    Donald, I think he means just pressing it off the shaft, when you hand them the triple tree Take your meds, lay down, you'll be OK. Gary
  8. dingy
    As stated above. Just tie all three wires from the side stand together and it will act as if the stand is in the UP position. One of the three is ground already, the other two need a ground to tell bike its good to go. I don't advocate this as a permanent fix. That first left turn is painful if you leave the side stand down and take off. Gary
  9. dingy
    If you have a 4 wire front brake switch, it is not from an 83 Venture. Someone has modified it at some point. Reason is the purpose of the 4 wire brake switch is to give an extra circuit to cancel the cruise control. No 1983 Ventures came with factory cruise to my knowledge. At least in the US. P/N 2WR-83980-01-00is what you need if you are hunting a 4 wire. I could not find the 4 wire listed in the 86 or 87 listing. 88 -93 had a filter in the circuit to cut down on radio noise. This is built into the switch assembly. It is shown in the parts listing under the Handle Switch Lever page. Gary
  10. dingy
    If you were to put a VMax air box on it, there is the possibility of creating a ram air setup. The VMax air box has the intakes towards the front on both sides. It would be a fairly easy mod to duct air into these intakes through the two front air intakes on the front of the fairing that in the stock configuration push air down to the knee fairings. I may play around with this next winter. Gary
  11. dingy
    This is a link to what Earl has listed. It's just the shims he calculates are required, no needles. http://www.venturerider.org/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2711&title=needle-shim-mod-nylon-spacers-21&cat=22 Gary
  12. dingy
    Don't have a head, I gave them to a guy I know that collects appliances and metal to make a few bucks. Couldn't see bring myself to ever putting them back on motor after the VMax heads. Cam will be there Thursday probably. Gary
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    I'm not a metallurgist by any definition. 1045 steel is a fairly hard steel but it can also tends to be brittle. Depending on the grain and chemical composition of the particular bar that was used this could be a factor. 1045 is one of the lower cost steels that are used in making tools. Also there is a 1045 special quality grade available. Below is a site laying out the chemical properties. Techy stuff. http://www.suppliersonline.com/Research/Property/result.asp?FamilyID=4&MetalID=845&Chemical=1&Physical=1&Mechanical=1 I sent out about 15 RFQ's for the shim tool and I had a recommendation that it be made out of 17-4 then oil quenched. Probably why these little suckers cost as much as they do. Considering how narrow they are and the geometry of them cranking down two shim buckets at once, there is a lot of stress created along the width of this tool. Pressure is transmitted to both legs on the tool as it is rotated, thus acting as a wedge driving them apart. Gary http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af193/gdingy101/toolandcamrotated.jpg
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    Send it to you or Fool? Gary
  15. dingy
    How many you want? Gary
  16. dingy
    This is a schematic view of what mbrood described out in 2nd post above. Sometimes a picture is worth a 1000 words. Gary
  17. dingy
    Steering head bearings and/or tightness. Wheel bearings. Fork Bushings. Swing arm bushings will also affect handling but not make front end loose. Tire pressure. Fork cross brace tight. Gary
  18. dingy
    Thanks to Golf&Venture for the fantastic looking Venture Patches. Large one is 14" and is very nicely detailed. Great price too. DVD for size relationship in picture. Bottom patch wasn't from him BTW, just put it in picture, cause it's purdy. Gary http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af193/gdingy101/DSC02130.jpg
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    While this tip would be most effective for those who don't park their car in garage, it still could be effective for cars parked in garage, as alarm would still be heard in driveway, although it would not be as loud. Put your car keys beside your bed at night. Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr's office, the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car.The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.
  20. dingy
    This may help, depends on how frisky you are feeling about tearing into it. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43025 Gary
  21. dingy
    Looking at the title, I read this thread just to see how you rolled it. Gary
  22. dingy
    I just reloaded files in first post. I had made a mistake on the front caliper area total used in line 24 for the R1, FJR,R6 & VMax. I only included the total from one caliper with 4 pistons in total area. There are two calipers with 8 pistons on front brakes on these bikes. The RSV has 2 calipers with 4 total pistons. MKI's have 1 caliper with 2 pistons. MKII's have 1 caliper with 4 pistons. Whoops. Gary
  23. dingy
    Actually quite a few are below 20 if you look across lines 24 & 25. Then the 1st gens rear brake drops down when delinked with stock calipers in line 33. Some other factors to consider which are not accounted for in this chart are the master cylinder/lever mechanical contact point ratio and the diameter of the rotors. The rotor sizes are shown, but not used in any way in calculations. Also the 1140.1/126.7=8.9 you show is incorrect. The 1140.1 number only takes into account 1 piston in the caliper when there are 2 pistons on an MKI. Lines 24 & 28 should reflect the single front caliper on a linked MKI system. Gary
  24. dingy
    Attached are the lubrication routes for the 1st gen motor, would think the 2nd very similar. It isn't real clear as to what circuit the side plug is in. Page 8-23 appears it is on the line that feeds the cams. Have a similar gauge mounted on scooter, haven't got bike running yet this year due to medical problem though. Shown in one of the pictures mounted on a VMax. Gary
  25. dingy
    Sent you a PM. Gary
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