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Squidley

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  1. Just plain junk on the Ventures, I have said it time and time again. Although many folks dont know me, I will NEVER recommend Metzlers to anyone. Metzlers responce to all that have complained is you run your pressure too low. Thats fine, I'll be the worst word of mouth to their company that I can be. Good luck with them, they suck to deal with, you might just have to bite the bullet and get a different set of tires and chalk it up to experience
  2. No you dont need to keep the original tires for warranty purposes, if any dealer tries to tell you that, they are full of crap. Yamaha puts 2 different mfgrs on the Venture Dunlop and Bridgestones, both tires suck in my opinion
  3. When you have tried to start it, has all the dash lights and everything gone off? The very 1st thing I would do is clean and check all your connections from the battery. Check the ground which is on the right side of the engine down at the very forward of it. Make sure all your connections are clean and tight. If that doesn't cure it the I would pull the starter switch assy apart and see if it's corroded, do the same with the kill switch. Just be care ful when you pull them apart as ther are lots of small parts. Take your digital camera and take pics as you pull it apart so you have a reference to how it goes back together. Let us know how you fare and we'll help you get it figured out.
  4. Bravo Zulu to you folks!!! How cool is that, you folks down there make all of us proud. I love to hear of the surprise ones...like you all pulled over on me. Great pics and looks like you all had a great time. Don H were here for you and all you need to do is ask and we'll make it happen....nice work Gunboat
  5. It makes me sick to hear of this, Bob you are in our thoughts my friend for a speedy and full recovery. I totally understand all that goes with crashing, thank god your still with us. If anything is needed please let us know, Rick and Marilyn thanks so much for letting us know, please be safe and keep us updated.
  6. I checked out that link, it looks like a nice trailer, but it seems too good to be true for that price Call it the cynic in me, but $2K for a Vnose enclosed trailer doesn't seem on the up and up
  7. Ok Folks, As of right now we have $1178.59 towards the goal of $3K, and I thank all of you that have been able to donate. I will be keeping this up top and visible so we can meet our goal. Bobbie stated in the beginning that for her enduring this is worth $3K and I respect her for that. I will get one regardless of what we raise, but if you all want to see Bobbie get one also, we NEED to meet that $3K mark. It is going well and were past 1/3 of the way to getting to our goal. Lets keep it going, remember many small donations will make this happen. Big ones are nice, but slow and steady wins the race. I'll keep up with the updates as they happen, Thank you all again that have donated
  8. You might be opening a can of worms if you disconnect them. What type of pads are you running? I would suggest a different set of pads to begin with. I always use the EBC HH pads on all my bikes. The 1st gens, especially the 1200 cc ones had lousy brake systems. I would bleed the entire brake sysytem if you haven't done it yet and go to a different pad if you are still on organics....0.98 less than a buck.
  9. John, I see that your on an '86, dont know if you knew about the linked brakes. If you have air in the rear, more than likely it's in the left front too as that is part of the rear petal brake system. The 1st gens can be a bear to bleed, I have done many of them. You might have to bleed that entire system to get it working right. Also there is a bleeder up by the steering head bearing that leads to the front caliper. Check that out as well and try to bleed it from there.
  10. Dusk, What are you looking to get out of her, I have been looking for something for my dad that we can play with and try to lower for him...shoot me a PM.
  11. Smart girl you have there, you better keep her as thats the one you wnat taking care of you when your OLD! Great to see you had a good time, hard not to with you 4, bet your cheeks are still sore from laughing
  12. You folks have a great time...I know you will Sorry about not being able to make it, actually at work right now
  13. This is purely a guess JT, but my money would be the left outer cylinder have you tried to look info up online??
  14. You mention "Grab and Slip" 1st thing that hits me is did you get all the air out of the system? If it was a worn or warped rotor you would feel the petal pulsate. Did you go with diferent material pads than you previously used also? Just trying to get a clearer picture of what you got
  15. By God your right there Jack
  16. You have air pressure in it and it will push the oil in any direction it can where there is a crack. It's not uncommon to leak while sitting, the G2's also have rear shock problems. I have a rear shock for the 1200's if your interested, give me a shout if you want to change yours out.
  17. Good to hear, just be aware that the narrower front tire will not be as stable in heavy winds. Be safe and enjoy your "New Bike"
  18. Good to hear Lew....were pulling for her
  19. I'm glad that you posted this up, not only did you NOT crash, but it's further testimony thet these tires on the Venture are Dangerous! Not that my opinion is worth a crap, but there are only 2 different tires that I will run on my Ventures, Michelin Commanders and Avon Venoms.....Period. Glad that your here telling us, find yourself a set of anything else and get back riding
  20. Better than 1906
  21. We only like you for your wife, she's way easier on the eyes too!!! Come on you knew it was going to be me with a smart alec responce
  22. The RSV is a 5 pin connector
  23. Pretty trippy
  24. Just a word here, there is a specific procedure for alignment of driving light so that they wont blind oncoming traffic. I have always run my Driving lights when I'm on the bike day or night. I use the driving lights as ditch runners, angling them just slightly to the right or left on their position on the bar. This gives a huge swath of light that covers the entire road and most of the ditches. A good quality light bulb makes a huge difference too in all the fwd facing lights that the bike has
  25. I had a bike I sold on ebay and the buyer shipped with these folks http://www.haulbikes.com/haulbikes.html I can tell you that they were very capable and the truck that picked it up was immaculant. Very top notch in my eyes and I would use them if I had to have a bike shipped, it's all they do
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