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It means get a good set of hearing protectors

During the riding season I would not spend the extra money on premium gas. I find these bikes actually run better on regular anyway I know mine does. But when storing the bike for winter, then I look for alcohol free gas and even then I wonder if its worth it as Seafoam or any other good quality gas stabilizer is usually pretty effective. The main concern with alcohol in the gas, is that it absorbs water. During the riding season your burning off enough fuel that there is no significant water build up in the tank. But when sitting during the winter, warm and cold cycles cause condensation in the the tank and the emptier your tank is the more air space you have hence more condensation and so you should always store with a full tank and some sort of stabilizer in the fuel. After adding stabilizer to the fuel I run the bike for a bit to get the treated gas into the carb then top up the tank. On the other hand some will close the fuel valve and drain or run their carbs dry. In my case the petcock is seized and the drain plugs are PITA to get to. I have this particular bike since 2006 and so far the worst after storage issue I have had is waking the old girl up. For the first few miles she will be a bit sluggish until she has had a few good highway miles under her skirt.

The motion pro is deceiving in that when you think you are closing the screws your actually opening them and visa versa. So you turn in to open and out to close so to speak.

You left out the part about it being a one handed job.......the other hand being busy pulling your hair out as you are removing the carb. Because of the ethanol I will run almost empty at the end of the season and then run and keep my tank full of super before storing away bike. You have to go on line and check but many fuel stations have no ethanol in their high octane gas. Link below. https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IS A PINK SECTION WITH INITALS : Click on the initials that represent your state or province. It may not be 100% accurate but its close to being right for the most part

Clear cigar tubes work well also and easily mounted side by side on a small board. Just need to find a friend who smokes quality cigars.

SHOT GUN METHOD Its from the Vmax site but it applies to the Venture as well. https://vmax.lvlhead.com/tips/shotgun.htm

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I can definitely see the benefits to this because you can leave the house with properly inflated tires but pick up a nail or screw for example along the way. As the tire looses air the sidewalls flex more. The more they flex the higher the side wall temps go. This side wall temp increase over time weakens the side wall and could eventually cause a serious blow out. Being able to monitor your tire pressure would definitely help safe guard you against something like this.

Just curious when you saw him .......did he maybe misunderstand you when you told him to SCATT

Except he does say it runs with the choke on so I would assume he has spark therefore I would be inclined to agree on plugged jets or sticking sliders.

I ordered a a few sets of diaphragms from JBM Industries on a number of occasions and have been very pleased with them. They are easy to deal with have a fast turn around time and will respond to any questions in a timely fashion. They are also a US company. The part number for the diaphragm is BS34 http://jbmindustries.com/index.html BTW the set I put in my own bike have been there for 5 or 6 years and still working perfectly. they are slightly different than the OEM and you need to remove the white plastic rings from the sliders. Then carefully pry them over the lip like mounting a tire just do not overstretch them http://jbmindustries.com/Yamaha650.html In case you miss it there is a special note near the bottom of the page of the second link referring to the Venture instalation Yamaha Venture Notes: The 73 mm Mikuni Diaphragm fits the Venture models even with plastic slides. Remove the short metal tube from the plastic slide if loose, and remove the rings. Place the JBM Industries diaphragm on the metal tube, and then push tube into the plastic slide. Use Super Glue on metal tube. If metal insert tube is not loose, just cut the rings off plastic slide with side cutters as shown. Here is a Video instruction as well.

That's right that old geezer @Marcarl is celebrating another birthday. He may not want any more birthdays but I am Bet'n he is always glad to make it to another one.

How is it these people can protest and face troops of LEO's and militia in riot gear. yet ignore an epidemic of gang violence which is occurring daily on our streets.

I notice it states that it is Dust and waterproofing: IEC 60529 compliant but does not state to what degree of IP standard it measures up to. For example is the unit only water spray resistant or is it water proof in standing water or high pressure water spray. It would really suck if after spending all that money that you discover water got into the electronic portion and ruined it. Also what kind of permissions does the APP require. I find some APPS like the one for my BBQ temp monitor wants access to everything on my phone. Just to measure my meat Temp? Needless to say I do not use the APP, its not that hard to get up and walk over to my BBQ.

Glad your feeling much better @BIG TOM. If you would have been stuck in Bed any Longer I would have had to send @Marcarl over to keep you entertained. It would have been a win win situation Carl would get your mind off your pain and he would have a captive audience (and you know he just loves a captive audience) Hope for your sake this was just a one time freak thing. Take care Buddy :canada::canada:

There is a VR facebook Page? How do you get to it and do you need facebook as I am not on facebook.

Not to favor any one device over the other since I have a homemade one with a gauge and a Morgan Carb tune as well as an old fashion manometer. But from what I understand of the Motion pro backing the adjusting screws out closes the tubes. and screwing them in opens the tubes, which is backwards to ones normal thought process. So if the screws are turned too far in you would suck out the fluid or may introduce air bubbles. You would actually need to back them out all the way and then just turn them in as little as possible to calibrate the tubes. Also if you approach most any tool dealer that sells water manometer's they can usually supply dye to mix with water which you could then use in your motion pro.

With all that has been going on in your country, it's bad enough if this was loss of control due to intoxication But I sure hope this wasn't a deliberate action by the individual because he was intoxicated enough to gain the courage to execute such a heinous act.

In which case there is still plenty of time, because to write a speech thats long winded enough for Marcarl, to deliver is not easy last time I wrote a speech for him he complained that he ran out of speech long befoe he ran out of speechafieing momentum .

The pants I have been wearing the last few days would have made my mother happy. they dont offer any protection but you can scrape your knees without damaging. the pants. when ever we came home with torn jeans and scrapped knees she would always say the knees will heal the pants she has to fix.

More so for beginners but still a good reminder for all us ---I mean all of you old farts.

Glad everyone had a good time and looking forward to seeing whatever pics were taken. I spent the weekend green with envy and mopping around the house because I could not go. Not entirely true. I did take a lot of long rides on the scoot too let the wind blow away my sorrows. Mostly I just missed being able to spend quality time with all my VR .brothers and sisters. Hopefully next year will be a different story. In the mean time stay safe stay healthy.

Sounds to me that either you calibration screws are improperly adjusted (TOO FAR OPEN) or missing. Maybe this video will help

Its not really a coating. Its just that due to the hardening process used the metal near the surface is harder than the metal near the core.

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