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    Pete, Please take what I am going to say with an open mind, I am not trying to be a smart arse. Making the jump from a 500cc Vulcan to this 1300cc touring bike is a HUGE step. That Vulcan is a minibike as far as weight and maneuverability is concerned compared to the RSV or RSTD. I just want you to be aware that either one of these bikes will not handle like that Vulcan. I dont know how old you are, again not being an arse, but these bikes will get away from you very easily if given the chance. Slow speed handling is treacherous if your not used to them. I have been riding 30+ years and there have been a few times that I was lucky enough to get the bike back under control. I just want to let you know that they can be a handful and to be prepared for that. If you do acquire one, and I hope you do, make sure you get VERY familiar with it BEFORE you let your wife ride with you. A passenger absolutely changes how these bikes ride. Again please take my statements as what they are intended to be, not personal, but information. We'd love to have you with us here, but none of us want you to get on a bike that you might not have enough experience yet to safely ride.... That being said, get all the information you can here from the members and off the site. As you can see we are more than happy to answer any questions you have
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    Good news indeed Jeff, all the best with his recovery!
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    You do too my friend, you do more here than most folks know about....enjoy it!
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    Have fun my friends, y'all deserve this very much
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    .......Houston Texas
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    That pic reminds me of Steve Dubois
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    Basically a Piggy Backer with a a few nice upgrades for the same price. I have built probably 4 trailers, 1 of them was a complete custom job. For $695, you can't hardly buy all the materials to build a similar trailer. For a plug and play unit, I would buy one of them in a heartbeat.....
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    Dion, Your safe now, you have worked all the bugs out of things and now it's time for a trouble free ride on the bike.....Just do it!!
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    Jeff, I can imagine your anxiety right now, I was with my Dad in Michigan all the way when he had his hip replaced. It might not be any conciliation for you right now, but he has mentioned to me several times that it was the best decision he made to have it done. You have gone through worse things and have become stronger because of them. I have the utmost faith in you doing this, things will be fine brother, just some butterflies which is normal....were pulling for you Buddy!
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    Welcome back home Mike! Here's a post about an upcoming M&E here in Houston http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=66534
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    Hi Buddy!!!
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    Mike, I really can't get to SC right now, but I would love that road trip right about now. Texas is more than a few hundred miles, but if you want to make the trek, I have a spare room, good food, and more than enough tools to do the job, Hell even Gunboat may come over with his sledgehammer to help out! The offer is open if your game to it, or if I win the lottery, I'll make that roadtrip to SC
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    Gary, Just for clarification it is an oring setup in there and not a "Traditional" gasket as one might think.... Heres a picture of it #'s 36, 37, 40 and 42
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    Tom, The 2nd gen starters we speak of are from the new body style which started in 1999 to the present. Just for clarification on the years, the 1st gen MKI are the '83 to '85 years with the 1200cc engine. The 1st gen MKII if from '86 to '93 1300cc engine. Your starting issue is not uncommon and is a combination of a lousy starter design on the 1st gens that wasn't fixed until the early '90's with the installation of the 4 brush starter from the factory. All the other earlier 1st gen starters were 2 brush and weak to say the least. One of the biggest helps is a battery cable upgrade. The stock wires were too small to handle the amount of current needed to spin the 2 brush starter when the bike was hot. I used to make the upgrade kits which consisted of 4 gauge wire, 1 that went down to the engine ground on the right side of the engine, a short one from the battery to the starter solenoid and then from the solenoid to the starter itself. The upgrade of the cables would help tremendously. I have a 2nd gen starter on my '86 and it works great. Just to help you navigate the forum, incase you didn't see it, is a search function in the upper right hand portion of the forum pages. Type in what information your looking for, grab a beverage and some popcorn and start looking. You'll keep yourself busy for a month or so. Welcome to the site and enjoy yourself here, you wont find a better bunch of folks that will share their knowledge more freely.
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    Gary, Just an initial thought here, but center engine between the cylinders at the bottom of the V is where the breather is. If that seal in there has failed, you could be having oil in the coolant from that spot as they both share that cover....
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    http://www.venturerider.org/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=3922&title=brand-new-right-lower-fairing-for-a-rstd-luxe&cat=7 It's not Red but I hear they still make paint...
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    Rick....did you sprain your tongue writing that!
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    Almost all of you that posted are older than me! Some of you are old enough to be my Dad...right father time ....and especially you Owl
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    All depends upon if your north or south of the border
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    Your younger than some on this website....so it's a good fit for you
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    Woodfish, I would probably take that statement to the bank, Gary has done LOTS of mods on his Venture so I would trust his judgement. If you find a set of front forks off a MKII 1300 Venture, see if you can get your hands on a master cylinder as well.
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    The 1st thing I would look at is if it's sucking air someplace. It's a CV carb, so the concept is the same as our Ventures. A vacuum leak somewhere, or a line that has come off. Did you work on the carb at all? Just throwing out some random thoughts here....
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    It's not stock, it appears to be something that was added on as mbrood mentioned. Pull the seat off and trace it up, perhaps it was to a battery tender or some heated gear for the passenger Have you checked it with a continuity tester or volt gauge yet?
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    Great news Carl! he does watch over his flock quite well doesn't he
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    I have found that the front master cylinder works reasonably well with it handling both front calipers. I can absolutely make it nose dive if I want it to....
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