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    Trevor: Nice website you have created. The "aluminum covers for the rear brake cylinder" is a chrome metal replacement for the stock plastic. Like most accessories for the First Generation Ventures, they are only available as used takeoffs. There is hardly anything in the way of "safety chrome" being made or sold new today. Like it or not, eBay is probably the only place to find the vintage accessories. The same thing about the rear carriers on the top boxes: good luck finding it new or used. Again, try eBay. I finally found one for my 1990 (although, I have yet to receive it) after nearly a year of looking.
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    It would appear that Sears is offering something that is not the norm for an AGM. According to this article, an AGM is essentially sealed, presumably filled at the factory. Because MOST AGM are essentially sealed and can be used in any position, there is no danger of acid leak while an AGM is in shipment, for instance from a retailer to customer via UPS or FEDEx. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRLA_battery
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    All brake fluid is "synthetic". DOT 3, 4 and 5.1 are glycol based where as DOT 5 is silicone based. DOT 5 does not absorb water. All the others absorb moisture and keep the water in suspension. Glycol is a type of alcohol, thus the affinity for water.
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    Jack? Tell me about the fork protectors that you have there. Where: can I get a pair Who: made them What: are they made of and what keeps them from riding up. When: ...um, don't have a "when" question. How: does one have to remove the forks to install these or are they split? Thanks
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    Grooooooaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!
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    I don't know what a "yon" is, Jack, but I believe the cattle pictured in this thread are "Highlands", native of Scotland.
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    Scottish Highland?
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    PayPal sent for two bells.
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    I lost one and gave the other to Straka, so I'm up for two more.
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    Mike, There is one enthusiast (I can't remember who) who advocates utilizing ABS pipe cement for our plastic repairs and he recommends adding shaved ABS bits to the cement to form a thicker paste for more body. If I remember correctly, he added bits of ABS to the can of cement and let it melt in the can until the desired consistency was attained. I also recall he used sheets of ABS for large areas. Utilize fiberglass window screening embedded in the still soft ABS paste as reinforcement.
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    Keep reading, Trader...you might be learning Swedish!
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    I recognize just one...Yooper.
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    City kid? Hover over Mount Palatine and say that! Sorry, Mike. And I am always preachin' 'bout gettin' the nomenclature correct...jeesh, mea culpa. Around these parts we say "Hens' teeth". You can see my confusion?
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    Squidley? Are you looking to reproduce some First Gen driving light brackets? I recently acquired a pair of what I believe are VentureLine or at least Drag Specialties brackets. They are what Snaggletooth, (maybe?), calls Hen's Lips. These particular brackets were damaged as a result of a laydown it appears, but perhaps you could still prototype them. I was able to straighten the one to mount to the bike, but you can borrow them during the winter if you are thinking of making some from stainless steel or something. The accompanying pic is of the set.
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    Yeah, Dan there probably is a Whitney rack that would fit, but I haven't heard much good about the Whitney chrome stuff. Faulty mounting stud threads, poor chrome plating, rust, etc. I bought a Show Chrome rack that was supposed to fit my bike, but it didn't. The front mounting studs ended up on the passenger arm rest vinyl. It turns out it is for a GL1500. So, if anyone says a rack for a GL1500 will fit a MKII Venture, be suspicious. I'm holding out for a genuine Yamaha VentureLine rack complete with V1300 badge. Well, it don't HAVE to still have the badge. I might consider a MKI VentureLine rack if spring arrives and I still haven't found a VL V1300 rack, but it would be just my luck to finish drilling holes for the MKI rack and a MKII rack would show up; for a BIN of $25!
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    Snaggletooth I was watching all those items, mostly out of curiosity. If I had some money I would have bought all of them on speculation. I had just acquired some Drag Specialties driving light brackets, so I let those pass. I wasn't convinced that the tank rack was genuine Venture. I had never seen it before. It used to be that a person could tell who was bidding on stuff and a guy could avoid bidding up his friends, but today every one is an anonymous number and asterisks. I am glad I didn't start bidding on any of that stuff and risk stepping on someone here toes. If there ever is a MKII trunk rack come on eBay, I would appreciate if I could have it first.
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    I think white/gray smoke could be coolant. Black is fuel. Blue is oil.
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    Al Sigetic offered a pair of these chrome trim pieces a couple of weeks ago. They were still in the VentureLine package. Perhaps he still has them. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63919
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    While synchronizing the carbs is still needed, note that the Ventures will "run like garbage" and refuse throttle if the air box is not installed (or even opened).
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    I did two jumps with static line from a Huey at Fort Riley, too. All for fun. When my static line broke on the second jump, I decided that was enough. "Been there, done that" sort of thing.
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    That is often forgotten.
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    Honda Moly60 (available at all Honda dealers) is a paste in a toothpaste style tube. It is intended to apply to the splines of the driveshaft, for instance. I don't think it is the appropiate moly (molybdenum) to add to the final drive gear OIL. In fact, I don't know of ANY Yamaha approved additive for the final drive gear oil/lube.
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    All of what Marcarl says! In case you don't know: Brake fluid is death to paint and plastic. Don't spill it. Quickly, Wash off any spillage with water.
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    The grease fittings on the suspension linkage would be OEM for a 1991. I believe whatever is in your grease gun would suffice. As for the exhaust gasket, it appears to be asbestos like and you're correct, quite pricey. The right hand muffler is the one that comes off every time the rear wheel is pulled. I used a strip of aluminum wrapped around the remnants of the original gasket to take up some space. If there is no gasket left, try muffler patch wrapped around the pipe.
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