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  • Birthday November 20

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    Bill POnseigo

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    San Antonio, United States

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    San Antonio

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  • Interests
    Radio control airplanes ,, bikes,, gardening,,, grandkids
  • Bike Year and Model
    88 Venture Royle
  1. bill p
    Herb: glad to hear you found a replacment! I just comlpeted a 2500 mile trip with 2 wings and a ultra classic HD. My 88 VR and the others ran like jewels and all did about the same on fuel use. the mech problems we encountered were 88 VR steering head brgs started binding ,,but trip was completed no problem 1993 1500 wing ,,nothing other than slightly lower fuel milage 2004 1800 : after 1500 miles lost headlamp,due to short in 4 way flasher control unit.No problem he now was placed in the middle of the pack. 2003 Ultra classic lost cruise control,, dont know why yet. The bike listed all got between 38 and 42 mpg as we all ran in a group. We all suffered poor mileage heading into20 to 40 mph head winds. We have made long trips with the HD before and he runs with us just fine,, well maybe he's flat out on Interstate 10 in west Texas. The speed limit is 80 mph and you can see for miles in all directions. IE not many Troopers. Im a firm believer :if it well maintained : go for IT Bill P
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    We made it back to San Antonio . Phil Rich and myself. Had a great time THANKS Bill P:big-grin-emoticon:
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    :farmer:Now were talking a real problem. Do you know which side is sticking? The left side is coupled to the foot brake and the right side to the r/h hand brake . First I would bleed the old fluid from the system till it runs clear. You might try to remove the pads from the sticking side and soak the pistons and calper with liberal spraying of a good penetrating oil. You can use a piece of wood ..... like a wedge or prying tool to push the piston back into the caliper, then pump it back out with either the foot pedal or the hand brake. Not knowing what tools you have and what experience you have in using them puts us at a big disadvantage. Should you take it into a shop they will tell you a complete overhaul of the brakes system is needed. That is the only way they can protect themselfs from liability. A 20 year old bike probably should have the brakes hoses replaced. I did mine 3 years ago with lines from BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE. You will never be sorry but it an full days work. My 88 Vr s only limit on stopping power is the condition of the tires. Do you have a service manul? You will need it for bleeding . The instructiond are in the tech section here, or in Venturers site. good luck Bill P
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    Kevin are you coming down to the Stampeed? Hope to meet lots of Venture Riders. Bill P:smile5::smile5:
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    You have a guage : the bars, the speedo, a red light,and two eyes. Put it on reserve and leave it there. The thing will start shutting down too soon anyway . then you have to stop and get off and turn the d### thing then get back on . Try this in the dark and along a busy road. Mine gets a min of 150 miles on a tank. Thats my take and Im sticking to it:680::680: bill P:bang head::bang head:
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    The fix worked on my 88 VR. My control box was removed as described, then taken apart as instructed . The repair of the solder joints of the pins, to the circuit board were cracked. I examined the circuit board with a magnifing glass and could find no cracks. Reassembled the whole mess and WALLA it worked . I hope my amature soldering holds up. My sincere THANKS to those who have fixed these problems before it happend to my bike . This save us loads of cash in buying new or used parts, when something can be fixed this easy. THANKS!!!! bill p
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    Just a few more tips from a guy who makes part of his living cleaning fogged headlamp lenss. 1 go to a auto paint supply store and get some 2000 grit wet and d ry sand paper. 2 use it with plenty of soapy water,, a spray bottle works great. 3 Sand till the deep scratch is gone ,, use fresh pieces of wet paper, do not let it clog . pack the paper . Did I say lots of soapy water! 4 polish the affected area with your polish,, or you can use automotive rubbing compounds. start with medium cut, or swirl removing compound then go to mirror glaze compound. you will be amazed at the results. NOTICE: this type of refurbishing removes the hard coating on the plastic. dont do it on a wind shield that is ok , try pledge first. then ,and only then, resorte to the above steps. My 88 VR was very bad when I got the bike and it has served me well for over 60000 miles . PS it will remove the shaded areas on the inside be careful, if you want to keep it. Bill P
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    go unifilter.com The UNI filter fit a exact fit for the V. R. its foam and cleanable. bought mine from Yamaha, or was it Cycle Gear,for about 20.00 .has worked great for 3 years. Bill P
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    Funny never heard this before. My 1st gen the radio DOES cut out when you begin to talk, both with headsets or dash speakers. They must have changed it on the 2nd gen. Bill P
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    I finally think Im going to live! Bill P:cool10:
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    I have to jump in here.I was one of the others who got sick with JB. We think it must have been the gravy or maybe the small amount of letuce and tomato they called a salad . Vince : alias Ham is still not feeling good and for sure Im a wreck;; I have spent more time in the bathrooms of west Texas, and finally at home. Taking Imoudium,both the liquid and pills.. Daughter suggests honey and cinimon. Im going to try that now. Hope it works Should anyone else have any good remedys please log in That first night meal ruined the trip for all. Even those not afflicted had to put up with us. Bill P:sick::sick::sick:
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    You may be special , but I too just replace my clutch ass . Same thing 2 of the screws loose and the 3rd was barley tight. Be sure to use loctite on them when reinstalling them. And stake them this will keep them from backing out should they loosen again . Mine too was cracked looked like yours. The marks on the flywheel will have no effect on the working of the ass. I found the hardest part of the job was getting the gasket off the cover. I did not want to pull the wires out of the cover so I had to work on it attached to the bike. All is well now and starts just fine. Bill P
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    Do I have this correct? 5 nights lodging and Food for the 2 of you for 400.00 with friends . I wish I could travel so cheap. I must be missing something here. You cant stay at a decent motel for less than 50.00. And unless you are eating kiddy meals. Sounds like someone did a lot of work to get those prices. Be thankful and have a good time nomatter which way you want to go. Bill P
  14. bill p
    What does the oil look like? Have you changed it? Is it loosing coolant and not dripping on the ground? Does it run on all cylinders? will it start easily? If it starts fine and oil is full and ok coolant full . RUN it with seafoam in the oil and in the gas . Have you drained the gas,,,,,, bad gas can cause smoking and lots of problems.. May have to suck out old and put in fresh with Seafoam. All the above ideas are good except getting a 2nd gen.... LOL.Very few blown head gaskets on this motor! Put the air box back on and close it up,, they dont run well without all the plumbing in place.. Let us know good luck Bill P
  15. bill p
    Well today while calling on one of my customer s, a used car lot on HONDO Texas . a fella was talking to the mgr of the store. I could see he was talking about SEA FOAM. Being the bashfull sort of guy I am .... I but right in and confirm what a great product it is. I mentioned that on the web site SEAFOAM get much praise. He then gave me a sample of their new product BUG OFF. and we started talking about motorcycles,,,, lo and behold he is the owner of a 83 V.R. . Naturally we talked bikes for the next 15 min,and he was kind enough to provide more samples . He is Kevin H.and I told him all about this site . I hope he joins us here,his home is in Sioux Falls SD. Yea he travels all around promoting SEAFOAM. BIll P:beer:
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