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    Red and Black 09 ?
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    Taurus

    MikeWa replied to Monty's topic in Watering Hole

    The Taurus is less sensitive to ammo than some other models. You will enjoy it. Practice and put a hundred or so rounds through it.
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    The final drive breaths air out and in as it heats and cools. Hence the vent. If ridden in a very humid area it is going to get moisture and condensation in it. This is normal. If the bike is ridden hard enough or long enough it might boil off. Otherwise it will stay in the drive. If you are not leaking oil and it is not coolant it is probably not a bad seal. It is only an issue if the amount of moisture is excessive. Drain the oil and let it stand in a clear container. The oil and water will separate in a few days. Or have the oil tested. Mike
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    Try CCleaner. It is a free program to help you remove malware etc. Pick the areas you want to analyze then clean the ones that need it. It can also clean up and delete cookies and temporary files etc. It is a pretty powerful tool so read the help files. Mike http://www.piriform.com/
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    You can get a SWR / power meter on e-bay. This unit comes with a patch cable. You will need to have someone make an adaptor because the motorcycle antenna cable uses a motorola (car radio) antenna plug. If you get the meter that reads power and swr you can always adjust the transmitter power output up if you need to. Mike http://cgi.ebay.com/Workman-SWR-3P-Dual-Meter-SWR-POWER-w-3-Cable-New-/380275310799?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588a2cc0cf
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    Squelch is like a barn door. Once it is open everything comes through. Keep your squelch set high enough so weak or distant signals and interference are blocked. But when one signal is strong enough to open the door everything comes through with it. Very strong interference can blast your ear drums. Power lines, power tools, blenders, cars with bad spark plug wires can all cause interference and noise. Mike
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    Sure blame it on the kid. Mike
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    My bike goes on and off the stand ok at home in the garage. But at work where the floor is very shiney and smooth the bike wouldn't come off the stand. It just slid around on the floor when I tried to push it off. So duct tape. Yep a couple of strips in front of the stand and off it came. Mike
  9. MikeWa
    Yep keyboard.
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    It sounds like you are getting intercom noise. Turn the IC volume down and see what happens. Mike
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    The hazard relay has separate outputs for the left and right. Right is a green wire and left is a purple I think. Use a test light to check each output. Mike
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    An update on the use of a Kenwood CD changer on the Venture. The local Car Toys (Kenwood dealer) says they won't interchange. Same 13 pin plug but different languages. Not surprisingly they no longer stock CD changers either. So an actual test did not occur. Mike
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    In case anyone hasn't picked up on it. The 5 pin connector for the headsets on the RSV uses the same plug as the old 5 pin DIN PC mouse connector. That is the larger mouse plug used on the old AT computers. So it wouldn't be to hard to fabricate a Y adapter if someone really needed to. Cut off an old mouse cord for the male end and use a DIN to ps2 patch cord for the female end. Mike
  14. MikeWa
    You got it.
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    I was at a long on ramp entering the freeway. A friend was directly behind me and the road ahead was clear. So I just couldn't resist and I got on it. I heard his pipes open up so I new he was on it to. When we talked later He said he was going to blow by me but it turned out he was loosing ground instead. Thing is I didn't have the throttle cranked all the way. One or two of my horses were still in the stable in reserve. His bike is an 09 Ultra Classic. He spent a considerable amount of money for a 103 stage 2 kit plus a new ignition computer, Screamin' Eagle mufflers and extra dyno time. In his defense though I have put a lot of extra chrome on my RSV. And everybody knows chrome makes them faster I just didn't realize how much until now. Mike
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    mighty vac

    MikeWa replied to naturbar's topic in Watering Hole

    The Mighty Vac comes with a beaker for bleeding brakes and clutches. The beaker will be connected between the Mighty Vac and the bike. The lid to the beaker has connections for two vacuum hoses. A deep one and a shallow one. Using the hoses supplied connect the shallow end to the Mighty Vac. Connect the deep end to the bleeder on the bike. Take the lid off of the master cylinder on the bike. Pump the Mighty Vac to create some vacuum in the beaker. Open the bleeder on the bike. Fluid will be drawn into the beaker. Close the bleeder and top off the master cylinder. Repeat this process until clean fluid is coming out of the bleeder. The idea is to not get brake fluid in the Mighty Vac. Pause and empty the beaker before it gets full if necessary. Mike
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    Very common symptom of a bad cable connection. Mike
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    Does anyone know if the Kenwood KDC669 CD changer will work in the Venture? I think it uses the same 13 pin c-bus cable. Mike
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    There were a lot of articles written over the years comparing the Venture with other bikes. A few were heavily slanted toward the Harley or the Gold Wing but in most the Venture compares very favorably. There are some where the Venture comes out on top. Point is it is all subjective. Of course it is not as nimble as our old Honda 350. So I continue to practice my parking lot skills whenever time permits. That said my Venture handles every bit as good as our Ultra Glide Classic and I don't have any trouble in the parking lot or in start-stop traffic. I even enjoy showing the bike off in parking lots on occasion. I hear a lot of people don't like the CB but I like it, a lot. It is much easier for bike to bike communication than hand signals. Especially if you get separated in traffic. Since all of the guys I ride with have them I use it almost every time I ride. The six CD changer is much more convenient than a single CD (Harley). While I don't use an mp3 I could plug one into the auxiliary jack. And yes I still have cassettes. Cassettes by the way will fit in your pocket. Just saying. Accessories are available for those so inclined. So you can make it your own. Every time I ride mine I like it better. Mike
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    That is a very good question. If you gun the bike and he hits your rear fender the courts would probably penalize you for being a reckless motorcycle rider. Speed kills so anything you could do to reduce speed would probably help. Lock up the brakes that way your relatives could use the skid marks in their law suite. Mike
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    I had a very similar problem on my 08. After removing the fairing I did a thorough wiggle test at each connector. I found the one to the riders controller had some poor connections. The dealer was happy to repair it after I showed it to them. Mike
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    No issues aside from the obvious if you ever need to remove anything. I suggest you would be better off with cleaning and a liberal dose of dielectric grease. But that is just my opinion. Mike
  23. MikeWa
    Two months is quite a while. But in answer to your question yes and no. When switched off there should be very little drain on the battery. Under 20 milliamp. This small current is used for keep alive memory for the audio system and dash. How long your battery will last depends on how strong the battery is and it's state of charge at the time it was turned off. A bigger, stronger, well charged battery will last much longer than an older, weaker, undercharged battery. Use the amp hour rating of the battery for comparason. A milliamp meter placed in line with one of the battery cables will read the current flow (parasitic draw) with the key off. 5 to 20 milliamp is normal. Over about 50ma and something is draining the battery. Over 100ma indicates a serious problem. So eventually any battery will go dead if left connected. Even if the bike tests good, under 20ma. It will just take a little longer. Weak or dead batteries are subject to freezing and other internal problems. So Yamaha recommends disconnecting the battery for extended storage. When you do this your radio will loose its presets and your trip meters may return to zero. Hence the battery maintainers are a good alternative. If the bike tests good and the battery still goes dead very quickly or goes dead even though it is disconnected there are internal problems with the battery. Mike
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    Thanks Goose. Mike
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    Both ways. There and back. Mike
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