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    Bill, I wired my driving lights through a relay. I also wired it so that I can switch my driving lights on and off using the HI beam switch, or the driving lights are on all the time the bike is running or the driving lights can be shut off at any time. The relay protects the bike's wiring and the reserve lighting unit isn't bothered. See attached schematic. I tapped the HI beam wire behind the headlight. Put the relay behind the headlight.
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    It is a poorly done Chinese knock off of the Bushtec Quantum. Go here for more opinions: http://gl1800riders.com/forums/showthread.php?268589-America-s-Best-Trailer-part-two-Opinion
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    That is a Polyphemus Moth. http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/polyphemus_moth.htm The miller (army cutworm moth) is much smaller and very drab.
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    "NEW" (1990) Side Cover Accent Rails PN. ABA-26HCD-39-00
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    :rotf:follically impaired:rotf: THAT IS WITTY! Of course I am follically impaired as well so I can't say if that idea works.
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    Carl, where did you get those side wings? I've seen similar setups on JCWhitney and Dennis Kirk, but always say they are for a Gold Wing. I figured they could be fitted to our First Gens, but didn't want to spend the bucks just to find they didn't fit.
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    Whassa matter, Rick? You and Bryan didn't put your dual purpose tires on those RSVs?
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    Yep! You gonna pay me, so I can take off from work? I've never been to Californie. Thanks, Jack. Give me a couple/three days and I'll get there.
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    Usually, "backfiring" as loud explosions in the exhaust is caused by either leaking exhaust/muffler connections (allows air into the hot rich exhaust that then combusts) or sticky carb slides or carbs in need of synchronization. BTW, how do you know it is #3 and #4 backfiring?
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    Power trunk lid opener.
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    Perhaps some of you know my friend Lumpy (Bill Kahley) suffered a bizarre motorcycle accident last September. He was riding his 1984 Venture, returning from a Ride-In in Indiana to his home in the Quad Cities, Illinois when it happened just a couple miles from his home. A lightning bolt struck the Interstate roadway directly in front of him, sending basketball sized chunks of pavement into Lumpy's face...at seventy miles per hour. He was severely injured and has spent the last 7 months in intensive care and rehabilitation. He is still in a skilled nursing/rehabilitation facility and in a wheelchair, although unable to maneuver himself. Some of his friends have started an online fundraising event to help defray the costs. Please consider contributing toward this worthy endeavor to help a fellow Venture rider (though not a VentureRider). Thank You. http://lumpy.bbnow.org/index.php Fundraiser for Lumpy lumpy.bbnow.org
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    K.I.S.S. ! I like it!
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    Thanks for the inventory, Don. It appears that you have the identical kit as mine with the exception of the extra Allen wrench and the pliers. The pliers have red plastic coated handles and of very good quality and highly finished. I only have two Allen wrenches.
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    90 weight gear oil?! I hope you are kidding. If not kidding, then I suggest that the K&N is not breathing as designed and may be effectively partially plugged, causing a rich condition. The "red stuff" is the only stuff you should be oiling your K&N with.
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    IIRC, turning the outer ring on the volume control completely counter-clockwise effectively disables the auto-volume feature.
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    Don, That kit that you won was missing the pliers, wasn't it? But, the tire gauge was a plus. My question: What specific size sockets and wrenches were included. I think I have a complete tool kit for my 1990 (except I don't have the air pressure gauge), but I would like to hear what was in your kit to compare.
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    Gunny? Do you still have the Mark's collector? If so, do you want to sell it?
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    Bad slave cylinder. Leaked out the fluid and is probably blowing by the seals every time you try to disengage the clutch.
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    If you think white aluminum would work, go to your neighborhood Big Box home center or lumber yard and ask for either aluminum flashing or "trim coil stock". Both come in rolls from 6" wide to 24" wide. Flashing is usually mill finish (ie. silver, natural) aluminum, whereas coil stock is most often painted; usually at least one side is white and brown, gray, clay on other side. Personally, I didn't like aluminum when I converted a bookbag/backpack into a tank bag, to stiffen the sides. It was too difficult to make it conform to the "tank" cover's curvature and it was TOO rigid (and sharp edged) for my tastes. I used 3/8" white "poly" foam. I salvaged it when it was used as padding/packing for stone caps on pallets. Big sheets (4'x8'x3/8") and easy to cut with utility knife. It is not rigid as in styrofoam, but firmer than cushion/upholstery foam and nearly as flexible. I don't know what the material was, but it turned out to be perfect. I also don't where you can buy it, perhaps Hobby Lobby? Another thought, (though I did not try it) depending on the size of your tank bag: cut a ring from a 5 gal dry wall compound bucket. The ring could be heated to make it the shape of your bag's perimeter and trimmed to height you desire.
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    Gary, You can still buy Pink Pearl erasers new, but I haven't found any Pink Pearl electric eraser refills. Though I haven't tried it for pinstripe adhesive removal on my Venture, the newer white vinyl eraser core (Staedtler and others) MAY remove the adhesive when used with an electric eraser. These white vinyl erasers will remove technical pen ink (alcohol based and India) from vellum and film, maybe it will work for you. Perhaps you have some eraser refills from the old days that were intended to erase ink from acetate? Try that instead of Pink Pearl.
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    Yep, like Dave says. I'll bet it is the fuse holder.
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    Bob, I can help you and him out. I hold "dual citizenship". What's his handle?
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    Gary, When I removed the pinstripes from my '83 Standard, like you I initially used a heat gun (hair dryer) and again like you, I discovered the residual adhesive was nearly impossible to remove. I used all the chemicals in my shop...everything. Nothing did a great job of removing all the adhesive. Subsequent efforts at removing the pinstripes were successful if I heated the pinstripe enough to get it started coming off and instead of continuing to apply heat to speed removal, I just kept slowly pulling on the pinstripe and it came off much more cleanly, with little residual adhesive. Finally, to clean off the adhesive I used a Pink Pearl eraser. As an engineer, did you do manual drafting? Got an electric eraser? Works well, especially on the residue that I didn't heat. Good luck. PS. I even tried acetone, but it hurt the paint and didn't remove all the adhesive. PSS. When I tried to get the pinstripe off the right side of the fairing, I discovered it was under a very thick layer of clearcoat. That complicated pinstripe removal and a deep channel was left...with adhesive in the bottom of the channel.
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    Yeah, like Brian says, Don. I can access all there with no trouble.
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    Sometimes a constant long term drain on a battery will warp some of the closely packed plates. The warped plates touch each other and are now shorted out and these particular plates will not produce juice. Lead acid batteries will sulfate if discharged for awhile. This means that sulfur compounds coat the plates, insulating the lead from the sulfuric acid. If the acid cannot contact the lead there is no electricity.
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