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Hey @cowpuc if i set the multimeter to AC volts and test the battery i shoulDNT GET ANYTHING RIGHT? its showing 12.7

It might also explain why the headlight and taillight were blown as well thanks puc!

Hey guys! Getting my buddy into riding and we picked him up a $300 GS750L that had the tank rusted through and hadden been run or ridden in years. We got a new tank for it and with a little bit of seafoam actually have it running wonderfully! When he first got it the turn signals worked slowly, but then one day one of em flashed real bright and they haven't worked since. No flash no noise nothing. I don't know anything about those old school blinkers, but I'm sure a few of you guys have a good idea how to trouble shoot them. Where should I start? All the bulbs and fuses are good

Ya know its kind of funny that we got talking about torque vs horsepower and weight when related to speed. Just yesterday, for the first time I got to ride a Triumph Rocket 3. Its that 2300CC beast you may or may not have heard about. I guess it does 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds, and let me tell you... FUN BIKE!!! Its a blast around town. You sit with forward controls like a cruiser, and theres a mile high lumbar support on the stock seat. It turns out its there to keep you from sliding of the back of that power house! That being said, however, from what I'm reading, my 919 will beat it by .3 seconds in a quarter mile. Don't get me wrong, that bike is lots of fun, but that's where the conversation of having high horsepower comes into play. Though the rocket 3 does have like 130 ponies I think. One of the neat things about that bike is that its got a dry sump oil system because they put the crank as low to the ground as possible and they made the motor part of the frame. Its got so much low end torque that when you snap the throttle in neutral it lurches the whole bike to the right! Kinda cool! I actually got to see a the new Goldwing in person today at the local dealership too. Fired it up and listened to her run and sat on it. Checked out the bags and though they definitely don't have the room of the previous model, they've got plenty. The trunk shape did remind me of the MK1 trunks and it was quite a bit narrower than the previous model sitting right beside it. Cranked up the tunes and was pretty impressed with the stereo as well. This one had the auto trans but they wouldn't let me test ride it! They sold the star venture they just got already. I don't think Honda has a name for the category its heading into on this new Wing. As far as having less power to the engine looking at the dynos charts the engine delivery is pretty similar, so they must just be making that claim on the diet the GW recently went on? They must be trying to choke the engine off to squeeze out as much fuel economy as possible to make up for the smaller tank? 2. As far as current modern day NEW actual touring bikes (as compared in the magazine I now have in my possesion) - of the three modern day bikes now being produced for long distance, 2 up touring,, only the HARLEY DAVIDSON is water cooled - what dah heck? I think its a step wrong in every direction for modern touring bikes Puc, but at least Harley is starting to pick up on things! As far as your number 3 Statement. People don't like to get dirty anymore. They don't wan't to worry about chains, they just want to get on and ride for better or for worse. When I do a trip on my 919 I'd like to remove one tooth from the rear sprocket (right? I've never messed with them before) to make it a little more mild mannered at highway speeds. At 60 you're doing 4000RPMS which is fine, but it gets buzzy at 80, so I'd like to drop the R's some. But people aren't into labor anymore puc!!! I don't know what Honda's actual sales numbers are for many of their newers bikes, but it seems like a lot of their models are a little too "space aged" to sell real well. I think its what, a Honda CTX? I've never seen one on the road. Never personally. They've been missing the mark trying to push the market, and I think the new GW will prove whether Honda is going to stay ahead of the curve. I've always loved Hondas but I've always loved Ventures.... If I had 30K to spend I think I'd get the Goldwing. Even if the motor isn't pushing quite the power, I cant help but wonder if its got a higher load through the alternator and emissions loads to make nearly the same power and that's the engineering feat? All I know is watching this next generation of touring machines is going to be interesting. I feel a lot of people on this site miss out on the fact that more and more people are making the switch to Adventure Bikes. I've seen quite a few Super Teneres and Africa Twins around, and those bikes are reasonably priced for what you get with a machine. If I ever buy a new bike, its going to mostly likely be the currently still a concept bike Yamaha 700 Tenere World Raid. Have you seen that one yet Puc? Otherwise I'd probably get a V-Strom 650 XT

Hell I just like a truck I can work on!

My thoughts exactly

One thing that's never made any sense to me is the whole Torque Vs Horsepower thing. I've always been told that torque is the actual moving force of the motor, and that its what you need for power. That being said, The new Star Venture, Goldwing, and I'm sure many of these newer V-Twins are pushing out 100+ ft lbs of torque!.... But where's the power?? My dad has a 2002 1800 Wing, and that thing actually is pretty damn fast, I'd say quicker than my first gen, but then he's got his 103 Harley (which I guess "only" puts out 96Ft lbs of torque and its a dog!!! To me, the whole point of spending BIG BIG money, I'm talking the twenty to thirty thousand dollar range, is to have it all; Speed, Handling, Luggage Capacity, a couch for a seat, tons of room for customization, and ease of maintenance where it counts (a lot of people worry about the valve adjustments on these. They're easy to do and I figure every 50,000 miles how often are you gonna worry about it?). I think it's foolish for anyone to spend 15000 or more on anything Harley, Star, Vulcan, Indian any of those. Is the cool factor really worth that much when you're bored riding it? They're snappy in first gear too, but if I was a guy who just walked out with a brand new bike and my 88 First Gen can beat it I would feel ashamed! That being said, they're making these bikes more purpose driven. All of these bikes listed above will certainly out perform my first gen at 80mph on the interstate. My mileage drops, and I obviously need a 6th gear. I never feel like I'm laboring the motor, but with the poor mileage, you cant gobble up much more than 150 miles on the interstate without fear of running low on fuel. I mean, if that's what you call "Touring" that's fine, but I'm truly not too interested in interstate driving. This is where Star gets it wrong for me personally, and I think I'm honestly the Demographic Honda is trying to hit with this new Wing. It had all of the necessities I listed above (minus the speed governor... WTF) and I've looked into Sport Tourers and they lose me because they lack the emenities that I've grown accustomed too on the Venture (the ones I looked at don't have a radio, and I really really love the seating on Goldwings and Ventures and Voyagers from the 80s and obviously the 1500 and 1800s are great seats too). I WANT this new Goldwing! I feel like Honda has literally set this bike on a gold platform and is sending it down from the heavens JUST FOR ME! I really do, but I'll never afford one. Besides, I'm more getting into Adventure Bike Touring, but more on that in a later post! I'll post a video now though of a guy reviewing the new wing. Skip to the 16:40 minute mark and give me an opinion. I think it looks like a hell of a good bike!

Holy Moly! Cant say Ive ever seen anything quite that crazy lol

Hey guys! Came across the Dyno chart for the 2018 Wing. 108 ft lbs of torque at JUST 1200 RPM and carries 100ft lbs of tourque or above until about 5200 rpms. Talk aboyt a monster! https://www.cycleworld.com/2018-honda-gold-wing-dyno#page-2

It gets real juicy around the 11 minute mark!

I get most of my stuff from boats.net They have it for 85 bucks

He has another video where he uses water to clean valves and piston heads. Uses it the same way you would seafoam

His page on youtube is ProjectFarm. He's a good dude, I think he's honest, and genuinely in it for the fun. He had a ranger that had real bad valve noise, and he put some seafoam in the oil and then I believe through the intake and that Ranger sounded like a brand new truck after he did. I decided from then on out Seafoam IS as good as they say!

Is it cold in your area? My bike only does it when it gets real cold out. May not even be worth messing with

Havent changed one, but I'm sure you'll find plenty of forums! I am interested to see how this works out for ya!

Even eaaier yet! Thanks!

Thank you! I appreciate the insight! I dont have it apart yet so ill take a close look at it when i take the basket off!

That sounds like a plan Just buzz her back on

I was thinking of buying longer bolts for the basket and a 2x4. Figured that would do the trick?

Hey guys! I got the Skydoc clutch upgrade kit and the shift roller upgrade. I need to take the clutch basket out to install the shift roller. Will the bigger housing for the clutch basket just come off after I get the inner basket off?? Also in the manual it says to replace the lock washer, which is this part 90215-25218-00 Here's a picture of the washer its part number 18. Do you guys think I can get away without replacing it??

Puc, when your fingers hit the keyboard everyone here knows its gonna be something good! You make a lot of sense for an old timer and I get a sort of CTFW sense of awe when you state your opinion! You make a lot of sense!! "Personally,, I have found the release of the new Wing to be extremely invigorating after what happened concerning the recent release of the new Venture.. Dollar for dollar and technology to technology - I view what Mom Yam did by going belt driven, air cooled, push rod motored V-Twin as a step backward in touring motorcycle progress when compared to what Honda did with this new Wing.. Youre right on the money here Puc! I was super disappointed with the launch of the new Star Venture as were a decent lot of us! Anyone who likes to check out what's behind that hill that this snakey old gravel road climbs wouldn't be too thrilled with the belt cooled (though, 1500 GL's at least are NOT dirt machines!!! That low weight slung way forward basically makes it impossible to keep it where you want to go!!), and if they're going to call it a Venture, it needs the Venture heart! The V-4 that started it all! When I saw leaked photos of the 2018 Wing I immediately fell in love! I need to test ride one as soon as possible!! I'll probably never own one, but the Goldwing is and has always been an excellent machine! I've probably put 10k miles on the front and back of different 1500s and I absolutely love them, but its the V-4 and the Venture package that keeps me going back to my first gen! After that same person purchased one of the new ones though he discovered that his earlier perception was far from accurate. Last that I have read, this same person is now in the process of reshocking both front and rear of his new Wing because, according to him the OEM shocks are far from accurate.. So,, how could such a talented and season rider/Wing owner make such a mistake?? Personally, IMHO, this is a perfect example of someone getting exposure to a "ride" that is probably totally foreign to him (unless he grew up on Chops with a springer or girder front end on it).. Fact is,,, bar none,, there never has been, and never will be a motorcycle as comfortable to cover zillions of miles on and live in the seat of as a Soft Tail Chop with either a good springer or girder front end suckin up all the vibes in the process... I don't think many people my age or even many quite a bit older have much experience with choppers at all! I don't know anyone with that sort of experience or enthusiasm around here!! You mean Like this?? Similar to how the new GL allows more up and down travel vs having the spring action go toward the frame of the bike... I can see how that would make a difference, but on a chopper at least, where the front forks go way out like that do they even corner at all? Not bashing! I'm just curious!! When I went back to work at the Honda shop toting 2 1st Place Trophies (250 and Open Class) after my first weekend of racing on "Elsie" the owner of the shop walked in the back room and said "WOW,, looks like you and your new Elsinore are getting along just fine" - to which I replied = "THERE IS MAGIC BETWEEN THOSE BARS!!" and I meant it. Thru many years of racing, it wasn't until 2002 when Honda introduced the CRF450f that I once again actually "felt" that same "feeling" in a motorcycle. What Honda did with modern 4 stroke technology was just amazing.. Of course,, it was the total package that produced the magic but, in my mind when I read "CR" or now "CRF" - I pay attention and I was THRILLED to read this in association with the new Wing!! Due to some health issues, having spent many hours with nothing much to do but read and watch videos about one of my favorite subjects (guess what that is) - I can honestly say that I have enjoyed all the RnD vids that show exactly what those guys at Honda went thru in their attempt to put that same magic between the bars of this new Wing.. I think I'm feelin it too puc! Almost makes me want to save up 30k Dollars!!! Did you find most of the videos on youtube just searching around? I'm gonna have to look into this, and I really hope they accomplish making magic. Regardless of how near sighted each one of us can be,, the fact of the matter is,, no manufacturer no where no how is able to produce the perfect bike for all persons.. Before Yamaha introduced the Mono Shock, many of us track competitors cantilevered (tig welded new mounts for the rear shocks = leaning them forward, giving the rear suspension substantially more travel) our swing arms and went aftermarket on the rear shocks (believe it or not, I still have the original set of CRF250M shocks off my 1st Elsie with no more than 5 hours on them - I went to "Konies" back in the day) and shimmed up or forks to meet our specific needs.. IMHO, it just stands to reason that bike producers will try to produce something "middle of the perverbial road" to please as many people as possible with OEM stuff = makes sense in my pea brain.. Understanding this is how I think,, it will probably come as no surprise to hear me say that I for one ABSOLUTELY enjoy aftermarket supplier videos like the one you posted.. Experience has taught me that neither truth nor intelligence necessarily go hand in hand with the art of diplomacy.. One of the bike shops that I grew up in as a kid was owned by one of the most sarcastic individuals a person could ever meet.. If this person detected even a hint of one of us young neighborhood gearheads "sandbaggin" him (pretending when we didnt know something when he KNEW that we did know" he would blantantly call us out on it.. He played no games, just flat out honest truth (and he was a GENIUS when it came to Yamaha's = matter of fact, Yamaha engineers from Japan actually came to his little shop on more than one occasion to discuss product development) and he called a spade a spade.. I will NEVER forget when Yamaha introduced the Virago 750 with its clunky starter system,,, he and I were standing in the shop talking about that bike and he flat out called it a "PIECE OF JUNK" right in front of some customers = he was just that way! He also single handedly developed a regrind for those starter bendix gears that solved 90% of the clunking and grinding in those 750's but you would have been surprised with the number of Virago riders who were just as happy as could be about the noises their bikes made and refused to let us "fix" their new bikes... My friend (the owner of the shop) never hesitated in telling them they were "senile" for doing so which is a PERFECT example of why I say that neither truth nor intelligence necessarily goes hand in hand with the art of diplomacy.. The owner of that shop sounds like a good guy, I wish all salesmen were a little more like him! I walk into our local Yam shop and I've got more sales and mechanical knowledge than they do, and I am by NO MEANS a professional!!! When you said Yamaha came to his shop to talk to him that impressed on me the commitment to what Yamaha does. Like you said, they try to make bikes that everyone wants to buy, to have a broader market, but you can lose some of the magic in it that way! I looked at some pictures of the old CRF250M and the first thing I thought was... NEW SHOCKS as well! I love the aftermarket! We probably still couldn't be riding these old bikes without such a deep aftermarket base! And that's alright puc! You can get as long winded as you want! I'm not quite as talented at painting a picture through text like you are, but I try! Hope everythings going good your way, take care!

Okay, in the post from the link above, frankd said this and this makes the most sense to me. Yes, the print for the tape player wiring on this site isn't quite correct. I also experienced low audio when I used what's shown. However, the correct leads are present in the cable to the tape player. I had no use for my cassette deck, so I completely removed it. A Sawzall with a little help from a hack saw will remove the pieces you don't need. Then I used an aluminum plate and a couple of small pieces of aluminum angle held together with some 6x32 screws and nuts. I used locking nuts where possible, but on the sides I had to keep it narrow so that it'd fit back in the bike, so I used regular nuts and some Lock-tite. I found that the blue and brown leads in the cable to the tape deck where the ones I needed for good audio. I have no idea what pins on the round connector you'd use, but I can tell you this...... On the bottom (smaller) of the 2 system connectors, the blue wire is pin 3, the brown wire is pin 5, and ground is pin 7 . If you want to use the round connector, just use an ohmmeter to find what pins on the round connector are attached to pins 3, 5, and 7 of the bottom system connector. The white wire in the cable is +12V, and the gray wire is the wire used to enable the tuner. I used a DPDT relay (Radio Shack 275-249) to turn the IPOD audio off when using the radio. Before I did this, if you left the IPOD on and switched the radio on, you heard both out of the speakers. I connected a diode (RS 276-1102 or 276-1101 or equiv) to protect the radio's switching circuit from the spike that is created when the relay is dropped out. Connect the diode so that the band on the diode is attached to the lead that is connected to the switch (positive). My wife found a hard plastic case for the IPOD that would allow Velcro to stick to it. The other half of the Velcro is stuck to the aluminum plate and this keeps the IPOD from bouncing around. With the IPOD equalization set to FLAT the treble was pretty hot. I switched it to SMALL SPEAKERS and it sounded much better. Now the IPOD works GREAT!!!! FrankD Okay so I want to do what he's doing here. I want to just splice right into the 8 pin harness that plugs into the back of the cassette player. Are the blue and brown leads the ones that you'd install the 3.5mm jack into? There is a switch inside the cassette itself that shuts off the radio when a cassette is installed. I think I need to find the wire controls that. Would it be the ground?

Alright guys. Finally deciding to install a Bluetooth receiver into the bike. Its VERY IMPORTANT to me to have the original radio and cb working. I understand wiring well enough, but when it comes time to start using the terminology I get lost. I found this link on the read only tech section, and it helped some, but now I think I'm more confused than before. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?44070-tape-deck So the cassette deck on my bike doesn't work. My intention is to gut the cassette deck, line it with felt tape and use it as a place to hold/charge my phone. I also want to be able to control the volume of the receiver with the volume control knob, so I'm guessing I'm going to have to splice my Bluetooth adapter between the cassette deck and the amplifier. #8 is the cassette deck and #7 is the amp. So I need to wire in a 3.5mm audio jack into the audio signal wires going from #8 to #7 and also need to make a switch to put the cassette into "on" mode correct?

I'm trying to find one that I can run through the speakers on the bike as well.

Ever thought of a early to mid 2000s Goldwing?