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    what's it worth

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    Wiring is squared away, now ignition module snafu, and found out one of my sliders on the carbs only opens halfway and seems to hit something. Today is servicing the air box, resealing the rubber tubes, and cleaning up a K&N filter I got off of fleabay. Got some plastic to repair and by Thursday I should be riding!!

     

    Thanks for asking!

    'splain this monkey thing...

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    That's just it, they are riding buddies, pets, whatever! Usually they have some sort of significance as to when and where they weere bought, like a souviner from a road trip. We have a pig that sings Johnny Cash "I've been everywhere" that's already been a lot of places with us.

    Who's going to Americade?

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    Hey pal, give a call and stop in if you're going to be that close!! We are about 45 minutes SE of the airport. We will be leaving for MD on Friday afternoon and staying at the Inn. You are welcome to ride along if it fits your plans I plan on leaving work at noo n Friday which is even closer to the airport. Give a call!!

    what's it worth

    in Watering Hole

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    I sold my 83 last year for $2500. Nothing was wrong with it though. It sat out front of my house for about 3 hours before it sold. Guess I should have asked more. I paid $1300 for it.:D

     

    Yah! that's the big difference Allen, the one Barend is talking about hasn't ran since 2002, so it will need work! Now running and detailed out with that low mileage, I would ask 3000 to 3500...

    what's it worth

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    Without a title, it's worth a whole lot less than if it had a title. With a title I would "Venture" a guess at 2K, but without a title maybe 500 give or take as a parts bike. Parted out it ciuld bring someone 1K or so...

    Goldie Runs, But...

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    No I haven't, but the bike turns over great, and is running at present, so I suspect the kill switch is OK. The issue is the Ibnition module, so now's a great time to relocate that puppy up top where I can get to it!!

    Goldie Runs, But...

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    Finally tried starting around 6 PM and no spark. Did a little troubleshooting and found no ground to the ignition module. Something must have gotten lost in the translation, so I added a ground to he line, and it started, but running very rough. Checked coil wires on right side, and looked OK but in reality they were switched. It would have seemed that the long plug would have gone tlo the short coil line, and vice versa, but Noooooo!! Switched them and it fired right up and ran great!! Wife came home, so I started it for her, and it ran a few seconds and died!! No spark again!

     

    Sooo, to make a long story short, I have 2 spare modules, one for an '83 and one for later models. Well, the one for the newer models ran for a short time, then started missing like crazy. So, tried the one for the '83 and it ran fine for a short time then died. Put the other one back in, still missing. Tried the '83 once more, it started, and is still running. Not real confident in things as of yet. Supposedly mine, being an '84, uses the newer style, but it's "Born On" date is actually 11/83, so I'll have to pull the one in it to see the model code that is in there. I also have a module in the '85 but I'm suspecting that is what's wrong with the '85 in the first place.

     

    Bottom line, we're caging it up to Carl's tomorrow, and I will have to see how things are before I try to make it to MD next weekend. May cage it there but hopefully we are riding here. Just gotta gain some confidence first! That and put all the plastic back on and get an inspection...

    For Those Who Are Curious..

    in Watering Hole

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    Dinner break, and I'm now wiring in the new fuse blocks, 6 fuses on the brown line, and 6 on the red line!! I also discovered that not all brown lines are created equal, some come from the ignition switch, and some are fused after that, ie horn, brake light switch, etc...

     

    It's taking a little longer than I expected, but the wiring should be done before I hang it up for the night!

    For Those Who Are Curious..

    in Watering Hole

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    Here's the progress on the wiring as of right now. I've just got 1 more connector to replace then wire in the new and improved wiring harness, plus tie some grounds and brown leads together. Unfortunately I'm running out of chrome wire loom so that part won't get done. Our local Pep Boys is out of stock but there is a website from the manufacturer, www.spectreperformance.com so I will order from them...

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