Reed
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My 08 venture, when ever I ride in the rain or wash my bike the right rear cilinder stops firing. blow off the cap & around the plug & it starts fireing again. I have checked the drain hole it is open so that is not it.what else ? I am thinking that the rubber on the cap is not sealing. so I put some grease in the cap & put silacone around all the places where the wires and ruber boots splice. Havent tryed to wash it sence. the silacone isn't dry yet. so dont know if it helped yet. thank you for your input!!!
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Just send your seat to Rick & put in the barin risers. You won't know it is the same bike. All that for about $100. Then if you realy whant to get comfee ? put on a back rest & long horn pegs. then it is just like riding your lazyboy.
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when i changed the fluid it was a light color not real durty. the hole was open. The steeler sead the fluid looked milkey? That would tell me there is water in it. I dont know? I did clean the reservoir when I change the fluid.
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I have notsed that my clutch lever has been getting less free play "for say." So I was thinking it is time to change the fluid. Did that about 3000 miles ago. Now it started it again. Went to the steeler, thay changed it again. Sed it didn't look good. I told him I just changed it. He didn't know what the problum is. Sed try it and see what hapens. Is this why the the ventures are having clutch slip??? under power pull the clutch intill it starts to slip. Mine startes to do this with very little pull of the clutch lever. Now after new fluid I can squese the lever about 1.5 inches befour it starts to slip. Is this some thing we should be watching for???? Or do I still have some thing wrong????? Thanks For all the help!!!
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side / kick stand worn out...
Reed replied to brainfart's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
take it off the bike & go to a welding shop or frend that has a welder & weld the hole shut. grind it down. then drill the hole the size of the bushing. I didn't look if it comes off so it might need to be dun on the bike. Just disconect the battery!!!!!! do it your self = 1 hr. of your time shop will charge by the hr. = 60 to 120 good luck -
Hear is one more thing to think about! When you fill with gas does the pump have only 1 hose coming out of it for all 3 gas tipes??? If so what did the last guy there get? Gas with eth.. OK so the pump, hose, & filter will hold about 1 gal. of gas. You fill up. 2 gal. of gas your getting 1 gal of each type so that will = 2 gal. of S%&t Gas. Am I correct on all this Exept the spelling? LoL. P.S. Fill up after a HD. Rider. Thay always buy the top shelf stuff! So you will get 1 gal of premo & the rest reg.
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I did look at the threads that came up about anti-freeze!!! The thread above "DID NOT" come up! If it would have I would not have asked again!!!
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Got it thank you!
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Is there a different anti-freeze for motorcycles? The steeler told me there is reg. anti-freeze for cars won't work. The water pump on a Venture don't like it! If i remeber right some thing about Silicone? I think he is blowing smoke up my tail pipe!!!!! trying to sell Yamaha brand. THANK'S for your reply!
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When all the adds started it was all with Freebird's name. I thought He was just cleaning out his Garage!
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Sounds like a bad ground to me.
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now I didn't say foul out the plugs. What I was trying to find out is if it would make a plug not work the way it should? Menanin a weak spark or somthing abnormal? Now take a plug out of a moter that has been fluded. you can clean ues a tourch to dry them out. It will run but not right. Fluded plugs throw them away & put in New will save a lot of time. Would seafome do the same????????????????????
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I had a mac. tell me if you use a large amount of Sea fome in some thing you should change plugs after words because it damages the plugs. Has any one notesed this??? I would think it would help clean up the plugs! Don't Know
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there is one called Mini trailer USA. many sizes to look at. I ordered the nomad 1450.00 shiped to my door. lookes like a aluma. Nice people to work with.
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Yep I did Freebird after i ansered the one above that. Better late then never!
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Yes that is the trailer. Does any one have one & know how thay pull & if there is any truble spots?
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Does any one have a U.S.A. Nomad trailer? Thay look like a aluma trailer But cheeper! Can't find any info on them, but the add. Are thay any good? Built cheep like the price? Do thay leek, or crack ? Any info would be Good, Thanks!!
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Got to feel sorry for the southern people that don't know what deep snow & cold realy is! -20 or -30 or even a -40 then keep it that way for a week or so. With 50 to 60 all the way up to 108 inches of snow on the ground. It is just another day up north but down south it is a BIG DEAl ! Close every thing. Up north I bet most people don't mis more then 2 or 3 day's of work all winter because of a little snow. I have NEVER mised work because of snow!!!!! Must Be Nice??
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every one must pull a $300. trailer or a $3000. trailer nothing else??????????????????
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Has any one pulled a Aluma, Nomad, or dart trailer? how well do they pull, & any problums with them. Just looking. If I could find a used one some where with in 500 miles of N.D. priced right I might need one. Would be nice. I know there are better ones out there but not spending that on a trailer. Thanks for your reply!
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Don't go when school is out if you can help it!!!!! The dumb cages will drive you nuts!!! They stop to take a pitcher of every thing & cause 2, 3, mile back up. you would think you are in rush Hr. traffic. Good Luck!!
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check is in the mail ! Thank you!
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Four the classifieds just make a new area called Classifieds. Where any thing on this sight for sale will go. Could make diff. sections of adds like bikes, parts, ect. Have a time limet on all adds. 60 days it gone. If it hasent sold they can post it again or renew it B4 the time is up. There should be a place where the people that make things to sell like seat mods, hitches,ect. could post for a year at that time thay get a notes to renew or the post is deleted. Set it all up & post a worning. Big change starting 1/1/11 all classifieds will be deleted if you still need to sell some thing you will need to re enter it in the NEW Classifieds area. ON 1/1/11 just hit the delete butten. Just my 3 cents
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When you start your bike or truck what ever you have when it is cold. Look at the end of your exhaust pipe. Watch how much water colects! the moter needs to get to opp. temp for at least 1/2 hr to dry it all out or your pipes will rust. Thats why city people need to have there exhaust changed so often. I have a 84 chevy pickup with 250,000 miles with the original exhaust. "BUT" it never goes on a short trip. I live in ND. So I do know a little bit about cold starting. My venture is put away for the winter. Full of fuel with a good shot of seafome & marvel Mistery oil, run the carbs dry, pulled the Battery & charged it then put it in the house Where it worm. Heard that makes them Last longer????????????? Sed good night & covered her up with a blanket till spring! Ride safe & have fun!
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Don't worry about down shifting. a 2 gen will do 90 mph. in 3rd. That is where the RPM's hit MAX. So 4th instead of 5th at 65 with a load or high wind is good. It will even help your MPG. To get your best MPG try this:mytruck1:. Have Fun! Ride Safe!!