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  1. Squidley
    James, Freebird is by Cleveland, he'll probably come on this morning but you may want to send him a PM and see what his schedule is.
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    First ride

    Squidley replied to bigbob's topic in Watering Hole

    Good to hear Bob, I know I was a little tripped up when I got back in the saddle after our accident. Great to hear your putting those ghosts to rest, looking forward to seeing you again
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    Check this post out in the tech library http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=512
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    Nice new toy, you'll love the bike
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    Lots of extra bling on it, nice bike for a 1st gen
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    Start checking fuses and the wiring between the triple tree and the gooseneck frame. BTW does it turn over at all?
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    That there is a dead tire!
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    The 2nd gens are notorious for wearing the inside pad faster than the outer. The caliper doesn't release the pads enough to get a proper clearance and thus will wear the pad as it's never fully disengaged. When I do a wash on the bike I take off the saddlebags to clean and I look at the pads by removing the plastic cover over the top and inspect the pads from there.
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    Nice pics, glad to see you folks had a good time
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    M&E on MI

    Squidley replied to calperin's topic in Watering Hole

    Carlos, Sorry about the confusion, we have been tied up here lately. I would like to suggest something for anyone that might try to do this. Dont let 1 disappointment stop you from trying, also too I have found that there needs to be atleast a weeks notice to get folks there. I have always put a date on when the meet is going to be, just to aleviate any confusion. I'll work on getting a M&E going here in the next few weeks, life is pretty hectic right now
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    I was managing a tire store when that went down, and you hit the nail on the head. This is exactly why I say to keep the tires at max and tune the suspension, better to be safe than sorry
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    Nothing against Buckeye as Rick has been good to our members, but if you want to install a clutch kit and forget about go with the PCW kit for the Venture http://www.pcwracing.net/ John Ganey is a great guy to deal with and for less than $100 you will have a rock solid setup and not have to worry.
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    Mine is stock and the cruise stops at 85 on my bike
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    I know there are folks here that run and love the Dunlops, I'm not one of them. I can't stand the Dunlops, atleast the 404's, I have a set on my '08 and can't wait to change them out. Now I have about 10k on the set that is on there now, but they are cupped even though I take meticulous care of them and keep them at max pressure. I hate how they handle, expecially on wet roads. I have heard many times that members but replacements to the 404's that came on their bikes only to get crap for mileage the 2nd set. Perhaps there are different rubber compounds in the same tire that we as consumers aren't privy to, but I'll never go out and buy a set of Dunlops for any of my bikes.
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    The 7 lbs is only for the 2nd gen, the 1st gen you can push up to about 20 lbs as it's forks are designed to handle that pressure.
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    Max sidewall pressure means max load rating, underinflate, loose load rating of tire. I always run mine at max pressure and tune the suspension for the ride.
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    An '03 for 10K is a bit of a push, but the mileage is low and if it's in mint condition with some chrome extras, it might not be too far out of the park. As mentioned lots of info in the tech library, and these are fantastic machines....welcome to the site
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    M&E on MI

    Squidley replied to calperin's topic in Watering Hole

    Post it...and they will come
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    M&E on MI

    Squidley replied to calperin's topic in Watering Hole

    We'll try to make it Carlos, been busy as all get up, thanks for posting it up
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    Jay is right on the money with his statement, you need to have some tounge weight in order for the trailer to track properly. I have logged better than 30000 miles pulling a trailer and have had to adjust the tounge weight from time to time to get the right balance. You might have too much weight in the front as this will make the front end light and cause the wobble, you'll have to practice with it to find the happy medium.
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    I'm the 3rd with not seeing that coming, but I'm sure the pay will be good. I dont envy you Jeff, I spent 9 months over in the middle east. Let Mini know that if she needs something to let us know and if you need something over there you do the same, good luck my friend and we'll look forward to seeing you at Skids.
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    Good advice by all here, but if you haven't changed out the brake fluid in all the master cylinders of the bike, I would suggest you do it. Check and make sure that the oil hasn't been changed to an energy conserving one, stranger things have happened.
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    Keep the faith Randy, it's been a rough road for you and Marcie, but were still here for you my friend....all the best.
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    Were still all with you Kiddo, it WILL all work out one way or another...trust us
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    Nice thinking out of the box Mike I'll bet you have some folks PMing you to make a setup like that for them
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