Squidley
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I have always loved Pooh Bear
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Whoever told you that doesn't know very much about front triple trees. There MIGHT be a newer suspension I dont know about that MIGHT have tubes that slide in the trees, but for every bike I have worked on, the tubes are slid into the trees and tightened down. If this said person has info on a new suspension setup on a bike I would LOVE to see it
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If money wasn't an option in my life...I would absolutely have one
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Outstanding brother, it makes all the times you were "totally unreasonable" worth the effort you put into it....good on all of you folks!
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This is somewhat of a specific geographical question, so bear with me. Has anyone that lives down south in the constant hotter climates, installed a Buckeye stator and had problems with it failing? The reason I ask this, is that I purchased a stator and installed it with a new R/R and it appears that the stator has failed due to it running hot because of the wire size it was wound with. Have any of you installed the Buckeye and ran into this problem? I dont want to have to do this again, and I dont mind paying for quality. How happy have y'all been with the performance you have received from the upgraded Buckeye stator? -
Keep up the good work Dennis, I know it has to suck, but push your way through it. Had a guy at work get his replaced, he tripped on one of the steps one day and went down on his knee, not directly, but stretched all that scar tissue out. He said his eyes rolled in his head it hurt so bad, and he thought he ruined all the work. Come to find out within about 2 hours he had some pain, but a lot more range of motion....good luck with it all bud
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Lonna and I did the Walmart strait talk a few years back. When we moved into our new place here in the spring we couldn't hardly use our phones due to lack of coverage (T-mobile) We switched to AT&T Go Phones unlimited talk and text for $50 a month. The signal is great here at the house and I damn near always have a signal as it's run off all the AT&T towers. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get of a contract....
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Greg, I have a class system in the garage with the rear hose if I'm not mistaken. I will try very diligently tomorrow to take a pic of it and see if it has that hose. BTW the pressure I usually run on the 1st gen shocks is 14 in the front and depending on how I'm traveling in the back shock (Solo) about 40 (2 up) about 55 (2 up loaded bike) closer to 70, I'm 5' 11" and weigh about 280
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Mark, You know I love you brothers and sisters up north...but my days of playing in the snow are DONE!
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Not to dampen your outlook, but I will never buy another GM product again. The wife has an '04 Buick Rainier, same drivetrain and everything as the Trailblazers and Envoys. Right out of the gate we had electrical problems with it. Right now the front seats which are the 2 position switched kind, works when it wants to. The All Wheel drive is jacked up and I removed the front driveshaft just so it could be driven. All sorts of bells and whistles, which I believe makes up most the electrical gremlins. The only good thing I have to say about the thing is the inline 6 engine. Lots of power and torque, pulls great, but 18 mpg at best period. If there is anyway you can get out of this Envoy....do it....
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Thanks Rick, right back at you and your family
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That white stuff sure is pretty...up north!
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Good luck with your surgery, I know all about the man upstairs keeping one here for something else after crashing a '99 at 75 mph....heal up quick.
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Compression Check
Squidley replied to MasterGuns's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I too have always tested them cold, it was instructed to me that it would give a true idea if things were starting to wear. If you had a trouble cylinder, squirt a little oil in and that would suggest that the rings may be worn. I have always gone by 10% difference between the cylinders, take the highest reading and the lowest and if the difference is less than 10% thats good. Throttle wide open and crank till the needle quits moving..... -
I had an FJR rearend that I purchased a few years back. It has the same gearing that the Vmax does a 9/33 where the Ventures are a 10/33. I put it on the '86 I'm riding now and even with the bike not running well I felt a big difference. I know it's been very well recieved with the RSV and RSTD owners, so you'll have fun with it
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What Earl said
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Dave.... I will NEVER move back to Michigan, now this thread will be all nice and pleasant
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Yeah, the 2nd gens are quite flimsy, the 1st gens are a lot more robust and actually hold the 2nd set quite nice on the mounts
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You have LOTS of work ahead of you....
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If they do decide to fix your car, make sure you get a lifetime warranty with the repairs. Doors will tend to start leaking and not close right, the electronics on the car are what I would really be concerned with. Once they get jarred like that, their life expectancy goes down dramatically. Glad y'all are telling us the story....all the best to you both.
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Great job Art, lots of dedication and discipline that goes into that...good on ya buddy!
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Mike, If your talking about the pegs on the rear of the 1st gen, they are a LOT more secure having a heavier mounting base and 3 contact points. I have seen those boards a few times and they are VERY stable, and VERY rare....
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We were coming back from the Houston aquarium going north on US59 and on the southbound side here is an idiot on a crotch rocket doing 70 mph on 1 wheel. I just looked at him as he passed and said to my Dad...."There's an organ donor"
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I had Denden do a "Jet Kit" on my '99 before we went down to Texas in '07. He swapped around the jets in the carbs, there are 3 different sizes, so I only had to buy 2 jets to do the swap. I dont remember all the sizes, and which ones went to which carbs, but the result was impressive. I remember being 2 up loaded doing about 80 mph heading into Beaumont and still got 38 mpg...I was very happy to say the least.
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I laughed and I have seen those quotes numerous time, they are still funny