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So the trike is finally sold??

I don't have the heart to tell him we had a record breaking high of 67 today...

Uhhhh, "Midlife Crisis?"

Hmmmm, Abdul does not know that the MM's seats are not black, they are brown. The subject was on a 2005 (?) white one...

I dropped the bike and twisted the living he11 out of my hitch, so immediately I installed one on my trailer...

Yet another amazing coincidence between Kennedy and Lincoln! Both were male and both are dead now...

So, aaaah, you're still intimidated...

My gold '84 is "Goldie. It's first name was "Big!" Now the story behind the '09. When we bought it the first place we went with it was Maintenance Day at Don's place. We were setting around and the question was asked "What are you going to name this one?" One of the suggestions was "Two Timer" because it was my second Venture and it was a second gen. Just then someone walked by and was checking the new bike out and said "That's a sexy looking bike" so it became Sexi 2 Timer! The '05 Monte Carlo is Mr. Monte, and the '11 Malibu is Quickster because with the V6 it's a peppy car...

What thread???

Jeff, ya calling Mini a Bat?????

Aarrrr, there be strong seas thar, but not to worry, them ships can handle it...

Shhhhhh!! She'll hear you...

Great idea with the gas tank Gary!!! For the dent try sealing up the gas cap and run some air pressure into the tank thru the overflow along with using a pops-a-dent, it may work! It's looking good my friend!! I am still considering a Mark's collector for Goldie...

OK you've gotten enough answers about loctite, it secures the nut/bolt so it doesn't loosen with vibration. It acts like paint on the threads. Use the "undoable" blue stuff if you think you may need to take it off in the future, OK Synthetic oil keeps it's viscocity or slickness longer than organic oil. That being said, on lower mileage motors you actually WANT a certain amount of wear to happen to parts, it's called seating the moving parts to each other, so you do not want to user synthetic for at least 10,000 miles to 25,000 miles. Synthetic oil will remain slippery for a longer period of time so it does not have to be changed quite as frequently. With ourt "wet" clutch, do not use any additives as it will make the clutch slip. Myself I use diesel15W40 or 20W45 like Delo brand, etc. The purolator filter has a shut off valve in the filter to prevent it from draining dry as the bike sets, but so do many others. Fram, IMHO, is one to stay away from for any vehicle pretty much due to poor quality control of the product. It's the old cheaper, better, faster (chose 1) rule. I mostly use Bosch myself. As far as slime, I'm not real sure on this, but I think they recommend you do not use the product on MC tires but I may be wrong There are no stupid questions here, just some stupid answers...

Yup, downright sux Carlos!! Sometimes our best laid plans just don't work out! Well, make the best of it anyway and try to think of it as a 2 month vacation I guess...

The black and blue model was one of my favorites too, nice color combination!! As mentioned, 1999 to present is the same bike...

YUP!!!!!

I honestly think you can walk down I90 in Chicago faster than you can drive...

Yes, ground is common to all 4 speakers. You have a left and a right feed, the + side of the speaker going to the rear. The fader just splits the amplifier output for each channel between the front speaker and the rear speaker...

Yes you can remove them and everything still will work fine! the rubber cover on top of the connectors is sufficient, you do not need to seal them any more. I'm sure some other member could use your cables once you remove them...

Enjoy Lewis!! Cruising is one of our favorite vacations as well!! Dollar for dollar they give you the most bang for your buck as long as you don't drink a lot! Shore excursions also get costly but what the heck, you are on vacation, will probably never be there again, and it's a great experience...

PS I just viewed your profile and we don't care what you ride but rather the fact that you do ride!! We have several HD owners here as well!

Yes, and many more things this "family" has done for one another! Since I've been a member I've seen 3 or 4 1st gen Ventures restored and given to members in times of financial need, or several members bailed out financially in times of crisis!! Welcome aboard Dallio!! When you are in the Western New York area please feel free to stop by. We have several active members here, and in August Big Tom puts on a great regional Rally at Pioneer Motorsports in Chaffee NY. There are a lot of local and regiional Meet and Eats. I do an annual 4th of July party myself. One of the big events for you to attend is the annual Naintenance Day meet in June at our websitwe owner Freebird's place in Oberlin Ohio, southwest of Cleveland. It's a great time of fellowship and help, as well as an excellent learning experience! What just about everyone comes to discover is this place is more thasn a website, it becomes a family to all!! There are soooo many kind, giving and friendly members here! I have met a very large number of fellow Ventureriders here in person and there is not a single one of them that I'm not pleased and proud to know them, and just about every one of them have sincerely impressed me and in some way gone out of their way to just be a friend!! Hope you stick around, and if you have any questions about either your bike or areas to visit or for that matter even non motorcycle questions feel free to ask away, you will get several responses, some of them even the right answers!!

I would first want to figure out why you are blowing up amps!! The most obvious thing to look for is pinched wiring especially with the speaker wires! If the output of the amp gets shorted out such as both speaker wires shorting out it will blow the amp...

OK if either PTT button is stuck then yes that will mute the audio. Rememkber to check both the handlebar one and the passenger one. Other than that sounds like the main amp is toast, but first, are the headsets off/speakers on? Also try the headset function, and if you are getting audio out of the headsets when turned on then it may be all 4 speakers are blown, but that is highly unlikely. Did the radio ever work??