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Ram mount for my phone with blue tooth into my helmet. Charger wired in and mounted inside fairing with lead out to the phone. It does music, phone calls, navigation, and intercom

I have owned some property along a state hiway for nearly 30 years and the trash, while it has always been occurring, has gotten worse in the last 10 years or so. Always beer cans/bottles but now the fast food cups and wrappers along with dirty diapers. It’s hard for me to understand why people do this.

Not sure either Papa Fred - Please keep on posting as you have. I enjoy your posts and the corrections/progress you have made

In the years Harley was putting the catalytic converter in the muffler it was in the right side. The left was pretty much free flowing. You want to avoid those model years or do as I did. I had a set given to me for free and the right side had the cat. I tried to remove it and ended up ruining the muffler so I bought another left side muffler on eBay for $15. So I am running with two left mufflers, made my own brackets, and bought a couple of chrome clamps on eBay. The left muffler on the right side has a small indent for the Harley side stand but since it is down low and under the saddle bag it is not noticeable

if it were mine I would take that battery to an auto parts place and have it load tested. Start there before I went any further

My 2006 had the whine even after the basket change near the end of the five year warranty. Didn’t mind it and traded it on my 2012 that has very little whine (or maybe I don’t even notice it)

I have used that extra wire with the white connector (removed it) to power my passing lamp relay. As for a power port I have added a cigarette lighter type socket with a rubber weather resistant cover to the small plastic panel near the passenger foot rest. I have done this on my last two Ventures. It has a dual purpose. My wife plug her phone in while riding with an adapter to make it USB and it will power my small air compressor I carry with me. Besides providing power I can use the same port to plug in my battery maintainer. I put it in the right side as that is closest to electric outlet in my garage. Just have to be sure to unplug it when leaving. The wiring is direct to the battery terminals with an in-line fuse

I watched a young woman, maybe 100lbs, pick up a Venture at a bike show several years ago. As has been said, it is more technique than strength

The added "compensator" adjusts the single electric signal that is sent to the speedo/odometer unit. The interpretation of that electric signal is taken by both speedo and odometer and adjusted but not independently. My current Venture (2012 model) and previous (2006 model) were both similarly off.

I replace mine without removing the tank. Just take the front mounts off and you can get to them. Taking the tank off is only 5 minutes and it does make it easier but is not necessary.

Neil, Does the device need to be removed to add/remove air from the tire? Are the batteries unusual or readily available?

I like counteract better. They are made of glass or porcelain or something like that. The process and principle are the same as the dynabeads. They last longer as in they are more easily reused when you change tires

I change mine every two years and use a coolant suitable for aluminum radiators. Simply remove the fuel tank to get to the coolant fill. I always take the fake cooling fins off the sides of the engine as they are really easy to do. A spark plug has the correct threads on the top to thread into the coolant plugs. Just thread it in and giver 'er a yank. I use a piece of a plastic one gallon milk container to fashion somewhat of a shield to place under the location of the coolant plug as I pull them out to mitigate the spilling of coolant down the side of the engine. I don't mess with draining it at the water pump since there is such a small amount there. I also take the plastic overflow bottle out to dump the coolant and rinse it as well.

Slow speed handling is improved by raising the rear slightly or lowering the front. The smaller front tire will do the same but you may sacrifice some stability at highway speeds. If you are taller, the raising of the rear would seem to make sense over the other two options. None of these will make it great but it is what most of us have done. (lowering the front is the easiest since you just slide the front forks up in the triple tree) The rear is raised by shortening the "dog bone" links in the rear suspension. They can be fabricated and there be some that members have already made for purchase. There is procedure described in the tech section for both making them and installing them.

That helps - that 's a V-4 not a V-Twin

Vehicles falling are scary indeed. I used to be an auto tech and later, service manager, and through 25 years in that business I personally experienced 4 cars/trucks fall off lifts. Fortunately, nobody was injured in any of them but some were very close calls. As far as using these jack stands in only the fully lowered position, while it is true there would most likely not be a failure, it is conceivable that at some point in the future, and possibly in the hands of another future owner of the stand, someone could unknowingly extend it during use. Glad to hear Earl is still going to pursue replacement of his.

Harbor Freight Tools is recalling more than 1.7 million Pittsburgh Automotive 3 Ton and 6 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands. The jack stands may collapse under load, which can increase the risk of injury to people near or under a lifted vehicle. ... Injuries have been reported due to this issue. I can't find it now but I saw where someone with one of the stands took pictures illustrating the issue. He applied white paint to the teeth on the ratcheting engagement pawl, applied weight (he stood on it), and the photographed the result. There was just a very tiny contact patch of white transfer to the mating tooth on the main support. It appeared to be maybe 1/16 of an inch. As a contrast he did the same with a know good stand and the transfer to the adjoining tooth showed full engagement

Our next door neighbor has had eight friends pass away from it. The youngest was 30 years old with no poor health history. I don't recall if she related the ages of the others as I was still thinking of the young person as she continued the conversation (my youngest kids are near that age). I don't doubt what she was saying as she has always been a very honest person.

I wear the cheap paper mask whenever I'm in a store. I keep several in my truck so I am always prepared. I think we paid about $.80 each for a pack of 50. No gloves as they don't do anything to protect you as the virus is not spread through ones skin. A glove would however make one think twice about rubbing your eyes, mouth, and nose where you would likely introduce the virus into your body. A mask (without the valve) will help prevent the wearer from spreading the virus and also filter the incoming air that others have introduced into the air around you. The masks with the valve will allow the wearer to expel the virus into the surrounding air.

I have not been fortune enough to have a leaking slave on one of these bikes but I do believe others have stated it is much easier to just replace it as as the cost is not much greater than rebuilding it.

Brake fluid absorbs water or moisture from the humidity in the air by its nature. If left alone, the water will boil in extreme heat as when braking hard leading to reduced effectiveness. Front and rear brakes and clutch should be changed out every couple of years. I do all three at the same interval every two years

Thanks for the memories, Patch. The clip from American Graffiti brought back many memories. I have '34 five window coupe, gold colored, very similar to the one in the movie and have had it for about 40 years. One summer Saturday night, one my buddies came over with his black '55 Chevy. We invited a couple of young ladies to cruise with us. We weren't on the main thoroughfare through downtown, side by side, more than a block before we had a police cruiser right behind us We took it easy and didn't do anything crazy but just continued to the local drive-in theater where the American Graffiti movie was playing. Of course, we just had to circle throughout the parking area and rev our engines a little!

After the vinegar and resulting drying, I like dump in a little 2 stroke mixed fuel and slosh it around. The oil helps keep that bare metal from flash rusting

They will not interchange. Been there and tried it. I saved the lights and found a mounting bar on ebay

I will always use the pin-lock unless they invent something better. I have had it on the last two helmets and I replace them every five years. I do remove the pin lock in the late spring after the weather has warmed up and reinstall it in the fall. It snaps in and out very easily. I ride in temps as low as the upper 20’s F so fogging would be an issue without it. With it - no fogging at all.