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About yamtom

  • Birthday 04/01/1960

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    TomSmith

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    Midland Michigan, United States

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    Midland Michigan

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    United States

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  • Bike Year and Model
    83 Venture
  1. Hi, I had a conversation with someone who builds bicycles from aluminum, he told me that every time you tourqe an alu thread, you lose ten percent of its holding ability. Not to belabor the issue, but maybe we all should be figuring to check our bolts often.
  2. Hi, I hate to even mention this potential frankenfix, but there are zuki m109 shocks all over ebay for dirt cheap, the weight of the bike is a bit higher than the venture, the shock appears longer, and prolly with more travel by the look of it. It also has a fork on one end, but could it be adapted at all for these sad venture shocks. If my shock was out, I would be looking into that or maybe some other mono shock rather than forking over nearly a thou for a good yammie shock.. I own both bikes, and I can say, the m109 shock is no slacker in the firmness department. I love the ride of the big nine, with a passenger on the back so the venture is not likely to overmatch the spring.
  3. HI, How many miles are on your engine anyways, would be nice if the rest of us could predict when this might happen to ours. Maybe change those parts to prevent it. I actually have my doubts though, that an engine would go a hundred fifty miles without oil. It seems highly likely that there would have been a seizure. I remember a buddy of mine, when we were teens, drain the oil out of a six cyl chebby, and start it up to see how far it would go, I think it was about seven minutes is all. QUOTE=Dmnordin;714150]This morning I was in the middle of replacing my clutch bearing on my 86 engine in my 83 Venture. I took the entire clutch basket out, which is a very good thing. On the very back of the clutch basket there is a gear, it drives a plastic gear on a keyed shaft going through the case. a screw had broken that holds the retaining piece for the shaft, so it was floating. On the other side of the case, where there is a gear on the other end of the shaft, that gear meshes with a plastic gear that drives the oil pump. that plastic gear was stripped. So my engines been running without oil supply probably for 150 miles this week. crap, crap, crap. I need an engine, a different bike, a new bike, ...no money. crap, crap, crap. Doug
  4. Something is wrong there somewhere, I/we have a , ninety two gmc g van, lim slip, hundred ten k miles, no problem, 85 vette, massive dana 44 lim slip, hundred one k miles, no problem, 03 chev express van ,lim slip fifty thousand no problem, 97 z28 stick shift, limited slip, fifty thou, no problem, 91 blazer 140k, lim slip , no prob, 05 chevy equinox, one hundred ten K miles, lim slip no problem none of these has ever been serviced at the rear end or had fluid changed or even checked that I know of, the only ones that I havnt had since brand new are the blazer and the vette, ,,,,something is definitely wrong over there in Ford country.
  5. Motorcycle plates are 22, car is variable, depending on new value and weight, trailer is one time lifetime, 75 bux.
  6. Its too bad that these things are happening. I have had quite a reaction to my modulated light. Two different cagers have actually told me to shut it off when I entered a gas station. They didnt seem friendly at all, and I didnt address the legality of it with them, just went about my business. Another driver on the freeway, pulled over to the right suddenly when I came behind him, it was obvious that he thought it was a cop, he was going about five over at the time, and suddenly slowed to about the speed limit and went into the slow lane. I also had someone stare at the light, almost transfixed, while driving in the other direction. I didnt actually expect this to be this dramatic, but there is a lot of attention got in using the modulated light.
  7. Hi, Its the best twelve bux I spend in a year. I wish I were closer to the maintenance day and other activities. Even without that I have gotten unbelievable help here, saving me untold anxiety about repairs to the bike, and dollars wasted on things that I wouldnt have needed to buy. Thanks Everyone
  8. Hi, I used muriatic acid , , but you can get it at home depot etc in a gallon jug. One gallon has lasted me twenty years. I use a cup or so, put it on the spot, broom it in well with a broom you dont need any more, it will turn yellowish and foam. Wipe it up with paper towels or rags. I didnt have a sprayer or I would have washed it off with that. Wear gloves, be careful with any caustic, it will ruin clothes in a second or two. I doubt if this is epa approved, and it will leave your floor yellowish stained if you dont wash it down with water and then may stain it even at that. Ive left mine out in the cold every year, and no problem frozen or not.
  9. Hi All, When I got my venture, it had a burping sound coming from the air filter area. Earl and others told me to do the fix re oil levels, and putting that small breather in in place of the lines to the air filter. After some thought, I decided I really didnt want miniature oil droplets to be deposited around the center of the engine area from a direct vent from the crankcase, so I put a new line in, and ran it to the rear of the bike directly venting it to the atmosphere. Running that big line back thru the bits of the bike, took a bit of time to do right. My problem with the burping sound stopped, no oil mess near the carbs, and a little bit of drippage at the rear opening of the new line, especially when I run it hard, eighty or more mph. Happy happy, but I have to get one of those tiny filters to put on the end of that line at the rear of the bike.
  10. that figures dont lie, but liars can figure. What puts the lie into this little excercise, is the fact that ,,, income discrepancies are not mentioned, and taken into consideration in your game. Its all just more fauxnues.
  11. Hi, I know that bill of sale would work here in Michigan. Good luck with all of this and lets hope your knees get better, your work gets easier, a good bike shows up cheap, and your customer is pleased as punch with your Venture. Good Luck. Tom
  12. I put one on over the winter, and havnt had trouble with it, and there is no question, people have obviously taken note of it, have had them do double takes that could be seen .
  13. Sorry to hear of this, our most heartfelt condolences and prayers sent for your family.
  14. Hi, When I first started looking at bikes again in 09, there was a local dealership employee that had a perfect 07 Busa, mind you this was the first bike I had considered in ten years. He only wanted seven k for it, with two thou miles on it, it was a good, good thing, that I couldnt get my old left foot upon the footpeg methinks. Based on my experience with the Bandit, that Busa would have been a sky climber for sure, a whole generation newer, water cooled, and a hundred fifty cc bigger. Last summer, a local guy was selling his gxsr thousand. I took it for a five mile test ride. We set the puter to simulate a six hundreds power. It had three settings, one simulates six hun ccs, one makes it a seven fifty and the last one is full power. I shifted at two k, and five shifts later, was going seventy five effortlessly, shocking shocking very low end power for a full out race bike. And that bike felt very very light and seemed tiny tiny too. The seller claimed it would do sky shots in the first four gears. I think I better stick to my venture, no need to worry about inadvertent sky shots , and its comfy, haha.
  15. Hi, Youll have to let me know how that works out, I am over sixty too.
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