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WTF???

Wanna help clean my garage too?!!?

Yes, we talked about him at our 4th party and all of us are worried about him and send our prayers!!!

Soooo, what's the statue of your buddy's '08 Ediddy??? Inquiring minds want to know...

OK the biggest no-no is using sae Phillips screwdrivers on JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) screws! You will strip the heads out just about every time!! The JIS and SAE have different angles. Get yourself some JIS screwdrivers before you wreck any more screws...

I use a 2 stone hone with the range of around 7/16" to 11/16" and unless the bore is REALLY corroded and pitted it works fine...

This coming from a Deputy Dawg????? I'm impressed!

Not a prime year for a Monte but still a nice version and SUPER low mileage!!!!!~

Star Trekin' across the universe Always going forward 'cause we can not find reverse!! There's Klingons on the Starboard Port Scrape them off Jim, scrape them off!!

Hey! Let's go to the Broadway Market And see who is shopping for the family now (chorus) I saw Alfreda Slominski she was talking to Eddie Rukowski about mayor Griffith (chorus) etc, quoted from the song "BROADWAY MARKET we used to do back in the '80's

...IF the ELIO does sell for that!

The hardest problem Bubber was troubleshooting when the symptoms changed from cold to warm. By looking at the schematic I figured where a ground that was appearing when it shouldn't happened to be common to the relay. As soon as I went to the relay to investigate that's when I found the partially melted assembly laying on the engine. If I remember, about 3 months later someone else had the same problem with the same failure source, the relay falling off it's rubber mount. I was lucky, the $100 part was changed under warranty...

Verrry Interesting!!!!!

Southern Ontario uses the Bongo Bob holding center service...

Yes, last year I had an almost identical problem. Turned out to be the starting circuit ignition relay had fallen off of the mount and was laying on the engine and the engine heat melted the relay cover causing a short. It's located under the seat where the false battery covers are just about in the middle. The whine you heard was most likely the starter motor! Mine acted like a car, turn the key on, the motor started automatically. Funny thing, as soon as the bike cooled down the problem went away until the bike warmed up again. Made for a pain in the a$$ troubleshooting the symptoms...

Hmmm, Ben you might be on to something there! One lapse of judgement leads to another??

Yup! Take the front lower scoop off, 2 screws, and you can get to it fairly easy. You will also have to take the metal cover off of the lower handlebar assembly to remove the harness if necessary... Hey Storm Raven does all this sound familiar??

Pretty much the main reason I went to trike...

There is a little plastic tab where the square recess is that you push in with a baby screwdriver...

Old brake fluid can and does turn to a sludge like substance, and the masters and slaves get a crystallized crud in them...

'83 - '85 did not have vents on the side covers, only '86 - '93...

Call the cops, someone just STOLE a 1st Gen...

Here's a write up on servicing the brake switch from our Read Only Tech Library. Member Dingy did an excellent write up... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42720

Yes there is and can be found on Ebay. There is a carb video and a motor video by the same person. It is for VMax but is applicable to venture as well, just different jet sizes. Very detailed. Member Dingy knows the individual and may be a source for the video...

When you take the center cover off, pay attention to the bottom screw, it should have a copper washer on it. That particular screw's threads go all the way through into the inside of the engine and oil WILL pour out if the bike is not on the center stand, or if the oil is too full. Make that screw the last to come out, and immediately screw it back in at least half the way to prevent an excessive amount of oil from escaping...