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    an excerpt from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation alert system The MRF is pleased to report that the United States House of Representatives has passed House Resolution 269. The bill "supports the goals of May is Motorcycle Safety Month." Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) who both also chair the U.S. House of Representatives Motorcycle Safety Caucus, introduced the bill. Congresswoman Giffords had this to say in the House chamber the day of the vote, "H. Res. 269 also serves as a reminder to all riders and motorists to always share the road respectfully. Later, Scooter Bob
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    HD stands for "hundred dollars" don't you know. Seriously, hope you get to learn something useful from the class. I'd like to know how well the actual training part works out. Thanks, Scooter Bob
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    In 99 I rode my 72 shovelhead to vegas, yellowstone, and then sturgis. While there, I rode a new Henderson. Feet shaking off the floorboards, couldn't get neutral even when rolling. MY OLD SHOVEL FELT LIKE A NEW BIKE AFTER RIDING THE HENDERSON!!! 2 friends had stock in the company, rode the final product that year there and came home and dumped the stock. Just my .02, Scooter Bob
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    I took the area apart Friday. I suspect it was an accumulation of dirt on a bundle of connectors that connect all the engine's wires to the harness. Once I started cleaning, I found out there were a bunch of connectors there, (ignition pick up, stator, neutral, low oil, feed to back coils). I cleaned all these, filled with dielectric grease, and then added many coats of ignition sealer. I also removed the Ignitor box to clean connectors and found the potting material on the back of the circuit board left some almost exposed solder tabs. But that should have been that way since new and problem didn't develope for 40k miles. I did lay the back of the unit full of silicone just in case. I also stuck a rectangular tupperware lid on top of the shock and up behind the battery box to reduce tire slop from getting to the suspected bad area. I haven't gotten around to soaking it with a hose yet, or gotten stuck in the rain again yet. If I have any more issues, I'll be sure to post. Later, Scooter Bob
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    Most of the signs were made by the individuals holding them up. These rallys are being done in about 15 different cities throughout WI this year. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here's one from last year. We should have some of our own by next week.. Later, Scooter Bob
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    A guy at our ABATE meeting 2 months ago told us what happened to him at the Region 1H awareness rally last year. A gal talking on her phone with 1 hand, used the other to flip him off as she drove by. But the sign he was holding up said "Put down the phone, not a biker" , and I guess she just didn't want to hear that.. As an officer of ABATE of Wisconsin, I'd also love to hear what other states are doing for Motorcycle Awareness Month. Later, Scooter Bob
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    Our local ABATE region will be purchasing one awareness billboard in the county. We will also distribute dinner placemats with LOOK Twice, Save a Life info to some area restaurants that will use them. We distribute Public Service Announcements to local radio stations, and we also have some for TV stations. We also distribute Awareness yard signs and bumper stickers and such. New for our region this year, started in next county over last year, is a Motorcycle Awareness Rally. We will be staging at the Bowling alley parking lot at 9:30 am next Saturday and having bikers and friends line up along both sides of the busy street holding up various awareness signs to get more people to pay attention to their driving. Rally goes from 10 am till Noon. Everyone is welcome to attend!! Later, Scooter Bob
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    I can't see what's under that water, but nothing but concrete or steel will hold up for more than a minute. Good Job Mike, and less than 24 hours!! Too bad we don't have time to run down to the race track in Chicago tomorrow. Later, Scooter Bob and Karen next target. you/ your bike/ a nascar race track or entrance sign/ and 3 fingers held up. by eusa1
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    Swan City Park in Beaver Dam(please don't tell anyone), they have a free concert every Wednesday night during the summer. I think it'll be harder to get the pic lined up than it will be to find a dam. Later, Scooter Bob and Karen Your next target... you and your bike in front of a real dam in the river. No earthen dams, no dikes, no beavers. Only concrete or steel will do. by Scooter Bob and Karen
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    Sorry for all you guys from the other states that knew where a bandshell was. We left this target sit for a few days with the hope of getting some new players involved, but; nobody went and actually took the pic!! So here it is. Karen went to the middle of the seating area to aim the camera, I looked for cops coming down the street(1 block from the cop shop), rode down the lane, 1 quick pic, jump on the bike an get out of here, before this could happen!! Your next target... you and your bike in front of a real dam in the river. No earthen dams, no dikes, no beavers. Only concrete or steel will do. Do they have dams in Aussieland?? Later, Scooter Bob and Karen:Venture:
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    So I ask the dealer about fixing it under warranty, knowing full well its probably connectors that need cleaning, but could be getting water in the ignitor or other part that might need replacing. If they found a bad part, they wouldn't put the bike back together so I can ride till it comes in. They did say if I take it apart and clean the connectors and such it will not void the warranty. So, rather than sit without a scoot for days, today we will remove battery and coolant tank to get at everything and clean all the connectors under there, fill with dilectric grease and then spray with ignition sealer. After that stuff dries, out will come the garden hose again and we'll soak it good and see if the problem is fixed. Of course the way the weather looks today, I could just test it in the rain too. Later, Scooter Bob
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    With the garden hose, I managed to kill it 5 times last night. It's not liking water in the area under the seat behind the cosmetic covers. Bike is sitting idling normal, shoot water in from left side and it just cuts out. I don't see any openings in the starter relay and that connector looks clean. When dead, you can crank and quick flip key off and back on and it will always fire for first 1 second and then cut out. Once it cuts out, I don't see any of the codes that could have flashed through the check engine light. I was about ready to remove battery and coolant tank stuff to get at everything, but decided to wait. I'll call a dealer this morning and see how far I should be going with this under warranty yet. My biggest fear is having them with the bike for days or worse. If I let one of them look at it, I will make sure they have the Ignitor and Starter relay in stock if they need replacing. I'll keep you all posted, Later, Scooter Bob
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    I was just going to start a thread about a guy I know in Beaver Dam, and I found this one. Nice looking ride. This guy told me Sunday that he is building a chopper out of a first Gen. Sound like he's working on a longer front end for it though. I told him about this website, hope he checks it out and signs up for tech info and to show pics. I think I'll stop by and see how it's coming one of these days. I think he'll have a lot of leftover plastic parts too he might want to sell. Later, Scooter Bob
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    The streams were only 4-6 inches deep, and we weren't going all that fast through them. Never would have gotten water up to the ignition switch area. I will look much more seriously at those dirt covered connectors under the coolant/battery area. Actually I think I will start with the bike running and start hitting that area with the garden hose and see if that kills it. I'm actually surprised there is no type of shield extending down from the front of the fender to keep from throwing mud and stuff forward to this area. Maybe I should make one. Later, Scooter Bob
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    Thanks. I took that relay out, an didn't see any signs of physical damage and the connectors were clean. I just looked at the diagram to see how I could have power everywhere but no spark, and I do see a seperate wire going just to the Ignitor box, along with 1 for radio, 1 feeding a bunch of fuses, and 1 going to all the safety switches my HDs never had. I will look into that ignition switch closer tomorrow. I see I've collected a lot of dirt on the outside of some other conectors under the coolant recovery tank, and I think one of them is the ignition pick up coil connector. Too bad I can't get my fat fingers in there to even touch them. That area looks like a good job for this Friday off since the weather looks like crap anyhow. Thanks for the help everyone, and I'll keep posting what I find, Scooter Bob
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    I really think it will be some type of ignition part connector (position sensor or primary coil leads). With the kill switch off, starter doesn't work either, so I doubt it's there either. Hopefully, someone else has seen this on a 2nd gen and might know exactly where to look. Come to think of it, it did happen once when I did a really thorough wash job. I thought it was all the water pooled in the heads around the spark plugs, but I didn't see water in the back heads yesterday, and can't see in around the front ones cus of the motor mounts. I quit washing it so good, and never had a problem starting it afterwards again. I'd hate to let any of the HD guys help out on the side of the road, could be worse than when BongoBobNY let those 2genners wrench on his 1st gen. Thanks for the offer to help Dan, but since it's not raining I think we'll ride to a benefit today for a friend that just died of cancer. If it's not wet, it's fine. I will be putting on a new rear tire this week, so I will look all around under there and see if I can find any connectors getting wet. Later, Scooter Bob
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    1st time was last July. Had just forded 3 shallow streams on a rustic road. 1/4 mile later, bike dies. Seemed like loss of ignition, all other lights and stuff worked. Starter would work fine, just no fire. I did look underneath, and cleaned dust and gunk from those 4 drip lines that vent onto the end of the kickstand. One of them suddenly appeared to vent some fuel vapor, and shortly thereafter, it fired up and was good for months. 2nd time was October and we had been riding in the rain for hours. Suddenly died. Flipped the key off and on while still rolling and it would fire for a second or so, and then cut off again. Once stopped, I checked those vent lines again, and they appeared clear. After several minutes and several flips of the kill switch, ignition switch, and general fiddling in desperation, it suddenly fired up and away we went. 3rd time, yesterday, lots of rain and getting worse and it dies 3 miles from home. Flipped the key off and on while still rolling and it would fire for a second or so, and then cut off again. Cleaned vent lines 1st, no help. Lots of switch fiddling, no help. Went for shelter to discuss our options for getting bike hauled home( hate the thought of that ) we tried it again. Crank and crank and no spark. Just for laughs, I pushed the Cruise switch to "off" from the usual center position an bang, it fired up and off we went. On the way home, I did flip that cruise switch back to the middle where it was and it stayed running. Very intermittent, therefore very hard to troubleshoot, especially when on the road, in the rain, and no testing equipment at hand when the problem occurs. Starter works, just no fire. Anybody heard of any certain connector related to the ignition system that has had moisture issues? Any other thoughts on the subject?? I don't want any of my HD buddies around when this happens again, if you kow what I mean. Thanks, Scooter Bob
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    Hey Dan, what's the extra credit?? :beersign:Here's your tractor and silo, it's a MM jet star with loader for sale for $3,500. And 2 miles later we find a caboose. THANK YOU TO WHOEVER "STICKY" 'd THE THREAD AGAIN. Hopefully we'll get this going strong again.. Later, Scooter Bob :sign back to topic:The current target still is "You, your bike, and a burma shave sign." by EagleEye
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    The 2x4 can help, but... Once you have your helper or the mirror check done once, sit it on the 2x4 or even the level garage floor and check it again. Now you know where it should be at that position, and just check it in that position from there on. On the level floor mine's just at the bottom of glass, so I do a slight wiggle and look for oil to show up at the bottom. I think the glass is much easier than any dipstick!! Since it uses no oil between changes anyway after 52,000 miles, why worry?? Later, Scooter Bob
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    I'm not sure if it's doable yet either, but for everyone sitting and thinking about it, If you're doing double duty with the Toilet Paper, be sure to blow your nose FIRST!!!
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    And when I saw you were selling you old Eck-Stend-A-Grip , I was thinking totally wrong. I put on the flanders bars to get a little wider and pulled back. I really missed the end weights for a hand rest with cruise on (and I think the front end shimmied without them). So I cut the weld on the threaded plugs and welded them in the new bars. I already figured on just trying the Barons bar spacers on the next bike but still wanted wider as well. When I heard the words Eck-Stend-A-Grip it occurred to me that all one would have to do for wider bars is machine a spacer the diameter of the bars and bolt on the weights with a longer bolt through the spacer and move the controls out over the spacer. But your Eck-Stend-A-Grip looks like a real comfy add on as well. just my Scooter Bob
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    is a week away. But we have the new trunk fitted and ready to use,(http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=329275#post329275) and a new tent, and 80 degrees today and only down to 55 tonight, and the day off, so why wait.... Later, Scooter bob and Karen:Venture:
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    Here it is, ready to go. Slide it into the reciever, 1 bolt down through the existing hitch ball hole, tighten to stress hitch and eliminate all rattle from reciever slots, and plug in the lights. We'll be testing today. 80 degrees, only down to 55 tonight, and mid 70s tomorrow. We'll stuff it, head west for a few hundred miles, and try out the new tent too. $33 for box, $46 for lights, $12 for trailer wiring kit, $25 for steel, $20 for paint and bolts, $20 for BEER:starz:...DRY TENT AND SLEEPING BAGS, PRICELESS:thumbsup: Scooter Bob and Karen
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    Didn't work for me either. So I went into the address bar and deleted the " thumbsup2 " part and hit enter and there it was. So here it is. http://www.buckeyeperformance.com/products.htm Later, Scooter Bob
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    Dan, not so much yesterday, but we did try to get lost for a while on Friday. If we got another camper trailer, it would be a leisure lite. That Aspen Classic the X got was way more than Karen and I need. Someday, maybe, we'll get one. For now, that box should keep things low and dry. And, she takes a wrong turn cutting across FF to the hardware section, and now we have a new 8' x 10' dome with 6' center so I can stand up too! We've had a few this afternoon, so I think we'll try it out in the living room in a little bit. Later, Scooter Bob and Karen
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