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    Bah Humbug!!

    Steve S replied to Moose's topic in Watering Hole

    Test the battery with a battery tester. It could be a defective battery. Brother-in-law sees it every now and then.
  2. Steve S

    Bah Humbug!!

    Steve S replied to Moose's topic in Watering Hole

    Moose. I am going to take a chance here and show my ignorance:whistling:. I did the same thing when I rebuilt the Black Beast. I charged the battery, put it on and wa la, NOTHING:crying:. I called my local battery dealer, the brother-in-law, and sadly he didn't have one. I decided to jump it off just to hear it run but it wouldn't start with a jump either. Now this really flustered me cause I rode it up to the garage before I started the rebuild. Here comes the good part. The lights looked good, the horn worked but NO ignition. So I did the wise thing and checked my KILL SWITCH:bang head::bang head:. Oh YES it was off. How can you say "I felt like an idiot"?????
  3. Steve S
    DMooch. Glad to hear that you got the bike fixed. Personally I dont believe you will have any more problems with it. It had to have been a situation where everything just worked together just right to make that happen. I hope you have many miles of fun out of her.
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    Cubby. You will have to replace the entire sealed beam glass bulb. These are older style headlamp bulbs but very much still in use today. Just loosen the screws and remove the wires from the terminals and take the bulb with you to the parts store. They will be able to help you choose a new bulb. Do not worry about getting the wires mixed up. They will work OK either way.
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    Cubby. You will have to split the fairing to get the visor off the headlight. It goes under the ring that holds the "headlamp" in place. If the running lamps do not have an adapter to set them out from the fairing, they will need to be removed to get the fairing apart. I used to lay a towel on my front fender and lay the light on it. As to the running light bulbs. Mine are OEM and have the sealed beam bulb like yours. That is a standard size for the automotive industry. You will have to replace the bulb to get a brighter beam. They make several different wattages in that size. Most any auto parts store will have them. I don't know if a kit is available to change them over to use the replaceable bulb. I would think there would be a way to do it, but I have never loked for one. RIDE SAFE
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    I purchased one similar to those 4 years ago for under 60 bucks. $300 plus is WAYYYYY too much for me to pay for a license plate frame. Custom Dynamics, www.customdynamics.com , has several much more reasomably priced. RIDE SAFE
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    DMooch I found a breakdown of the frame in a parts manual. The rear fender support bracket is bolted with 2 bolts below the break and one bolt ABOVE the break. If there was a stong downward force applied to the rear fender supports, that could cause the seperation shown in the pictures. The way this frame is made, that seems to be the only way that bracket could have enough force excerted on it to pull it apart. If someone before you tied the bike down using the fender supports, or across the back seat, or WAY overloaded the trunk and passenger seat, several hunderd pounds overloaded, it could have caused the metal to crack. Then it just seperated under normal use. After looking at the design of the frame and the pictures of the break, I cannot help but believe that the bike was severely stressed when this happened. That doesn't mean that it was abused, It was just stressed beyond it's ability to withstand the punishment. Properly welded back and properly loaded this will continue to be a wonderful ride for you. Just my 2 cents worth. RIDE SAFE
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    Hey Dave. I have been keeping a lower profile this year. I have been in and out, more out than in. Thanks for the invite to ride with you up to Don's. I'm still trying to get my schedule worked out but I think I will be working the first part of June. It looks like I will be catching the boat around May 20th and getting back home around the 20th of June. Shortly after I get home in June the Warden and I are planning on heading out to the Rockies for a 2 week tour. I should be getting off of this trip around teh 30th of April. How about when I get in we try to ride somewhere to eat a bite. Maybe set up a meet and eat for the area??? I love going to Cindy's in Dover (can we say BUFFET???) and it shouldn't be a problem to get some friends to come along. I'll give you a buzz when it gets closer to me getting off. RIDE SAFE
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    I park my scoot in my girlfriend's garage... of course she has been the Warden for 33 yrs now. RIDE SAFE
  10. Steve S
    I'm more worried about Mini. I can give Muffinman a plate of ribs and then hobble off safely.
  11. Steve S
    Boy am I gonna show my ignorance here, but where is Oberlin OH????? And Mini-Muffin. I have a question for you. Are you as sweet and innocent looking in person as you are in that avitar pic:think:??????
  12. Steve S
    OK. I confess:crying:. I had my head in the sand:bang head:. When and where is Maintenance Day and what do we bring:think:? (sides food, fun and laughter:thumbsup2:?)
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    I received the majority of parts that I ordered from him. So I was hoping that this was just a oversight on his part. Since he has been banned from this site I will delete the original message. I do not want to involve any other members in this problem so I will send him another letter, registered this time, and hope we can get things straightened out. Thanks for everyone's help. RIDE SAFE
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    I have deleted the message due to DakotaSport no longer being a member of this site.
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    It looks to me that the driver was going the speed of TOTAL STUPIDITY:bang head::bang head: DRIVE SAFE..
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    OYSTERS??????? Now person would have to be totally out of thier mind to eat an oyster. That is so unsafe. Eating one oyster can lead to eating several oysters. Eating several oysters is expensive and can lead to drinking large quanities of beer. Drinking large quanities of beer causes a man to have a lapse in judgement:dancefool:. Couple that with the fact that oysters can make you amourous, and you will have a situation that can lead to chasing women ceaselessly:innocent:. Chasing women ceaselessly causes a man to be without enough funds to fully enjoy outfitting his bike:crying:. It will also create a problem with having enough time to ride as women want your undivided attention during the chasing phase. The chasing phase can lead to the marriage phase. And EVERY man knows that the marriage phase leads to the total loss of every freedom that man has ever known:bang head:. Therefore I feel that it is just totally insane to eat an oyster...... Boy do I LOVE oysters... EAT,,, er RIDE SAFE
  17. Steve S
    Who makes the TripMaster arm rests? Is this Diamond R's Trade name for thiers??
  18. Steve S
    Squidley, I'm just glad that you and Lona are OK from the wreck:thumbsup2:. It would have been awful if either of you had been seriously injured. I hope that you are around long enough that maybe some day we can compare scars. RIDE SAFE
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    I am like most others on here, I want to get all I can out of my tires. That said, I tried having a patch "welded" in a tire with 4,000 miles on it. I got it home and just for kicks sprayed some windex on the area where the hole was. Sure enough, the sucker was leaking. That little experiment cost me 25 bucks so I will not try that again. One of the comments made earlier reminded me of a statement that one of my industry's leaders made. He said: "You will never know the cost of an accident that you never have". I firmly believe this to be as true as the Gospel. I would slowly ride a plugged tire to a spot I could get another, but not one mile farther. Whatever you ride on..... RIDE SAFE
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    I know what you mean Frog Man. My wife is having to work more and more overtime to keep me in riding money. If things dont lighten up soon she will have to get a second full time job. Ride Safe
  21. Steve S
    flb_78,, you AINT RIGHT man:rotf:
  22. Steve S

    Car Tire ??

    Steve S replied to a topic in The Darksiders

    Don your comments are right on. That is what makes this site so unique, we can agree to disagree without everyone getting too upset. There is one common theme in the threads that disagree about using car tires. The majority of reasons cited are safety issues. That means that we actually care about our fellow Venture riders. Having been in an accident that nearly took my life, safety has become paramout for me. I would just hate to see someone take a chance without hearing both sides of the issue. (Of course my opinions are the ones that are right:stirthepot:). Oldman, I would like to apologise if my comments upset you. I made my post as a word of caution, not to imply that you were not capable of making a rational decision. In the case of the others, we just love to debate an issue.. Whichever tire you use just be sure to RIDE SAFE.
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    I did my first carb sinc according to the service manual. Boy did I screw up a good running bike. After that I went to the tech section and printed off Freebird's directions. After resyncing (is that a word?) using them my bike would scream. Of course I would too if I had 240 pounds on my back and someone twisted my tail. Thanks Don:thumbsup2: Now I need to go to NC and get a Colortune. Ride Safe
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    I added the Air Balance Kit to my Venture and love it. Now I just need the pump to go with it.
  25. Steve S
    I'm sorry, but I firmly believe that putting a car tire on a motorcycle is the most dangerous thing that you could do. A radial car tire is made with soft sidewalls. When you get into a turn and the bike leans far enough to ride on the edge of the tire, the tire will shift to the side. This could cause some very dangerous rubbing against the frame or driveshaft. It would also make the bike unstable during the transition. I would not feel comfortable knowing that the tire is that unstable. I wish you luck with the experiment. I hope it works out for you. Ride Safe
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