RedRider

Don't know how the Hannigan tank is mounted, but on my standard Venture with an aux tank mounted on the pillion seat location, I don't need a pump. Put a T in the fuel line just after the petcock. Reach around and turn on the valve to the aux tank and then turn off the main tank at the petcock. Run until the aux tank is dry. When the engine begins to sputter, turn on the petcock and then reach around and turn off the aux tank valve. This only works if the aux tank is above the OEM located fuel pump (I think). RR

A few at the Tilted Kilt and Hooters. The girls (daughter's team) had to go to bed early. Dads get to play. Look forward to coming back and riding more of the beautiful area. Only had time for some quick hits. RR

End of year? Well, I might still take a few local runs. But not likely anything out of the midwest. RR

My daughter was playing volleyball last Friday and Saturday in a tournament at Colorado College in CO Springs. Took off Thursday morning (40 degrees F) and stopped at my nephew's place that night - in Denver. 1005 miles in 16 hours 10 minutes (odometer miles - was probably about 980 GPS miles). Great weather the whole way (once it warmed up). And yes, Nebraska is really boring on I-80. Friday morning a short run down to Springs and watched a couple of matches (Elmhurst College won both - yeah). Dinner with volleyball parents at a local brew house that had Stone Brewery Arrogant Bastard ON TAP!!! Yummm. Was overcast all day. Woke up Saturday morning to overcast skies and periodic light rain. There was just one vb match Saturday so she was done by noon (lost Saturday). After saying goodbye to the VB parents, the team took off for Estes Park for some team building time. We parents were free to do whatever we wanted. The sun came out........ So, I thought I would ride around a bit. First - Pikes Peak Then - Garden of the Gods Quick dinner and an early bedtime. Woke up early Sunday morning to head home. Left at 5:49 am MT and pulled into my garage at 11:12 pm CT. 1111 miles (GPS miles) in 16 hours, 23 minutes. Weather in CO and western Nebraska was cold and raining. Glad I had my electrics along. About 3:00, the sun came out and I had to strip off several layers. Very nice riding for the balance of the way. The Venture ran great the whole trip. Just wish the cruise control would set higher than 80. Nice way to end the year. Time to break out the guns. RR

Just swapped out my E3 at 18,600 miles. Still had some miles left, but I am taking off this morning for Colorado (abt 2500 round trip) and didn't want to risk it. However, I just put on an old E3 take off with ONLY 14000 miles on it. That will get me there and back. Me likey the E3s. RR

I believe it is skydoc_17. However, his ads are in the Member Vendor section of the Classifieds. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showcat.php?cat=17 RR

KLR250 or KLR650. Cheap and reliable. Not the best for inseam challenged folks though. RR

Same concept of this fancy throttle lock. But a whole lot less expensive. I like it. RR

It is. Go to your local Yammie dealer and it is likely what they have in their shop. The table only needs to be long enough to get the rear wheel on it, not as long as the bike OAL. RR

I wanted to know this too. So, I strapped a 1 gallon gas can on the luggage rack, filled the tank, and went for a ride. Without the extra gallon, I would have been walking at 211 miles. YMMV RR

My rear bearing (opposite from the pumpkin) went out at about 80k miles. It wasn't pretty. I will be changing all my wheel bearings out this winter and intend to maintain a replacement interval of about 50k miles (I have about 131k now). That being said, at 25k, I wouldn't worry about them if they roll smoothly during inspection with the wheel off. Ride on. RR

You may want to look at this. Not sure where in MI you are, but this is outside Ann Arbor. http://annarbor.craigslist.org/mpo/5192402069.html RR

There are shoulders on the throttle side where the pinch bolt is. It can't go through the wheel. RR

7 days of fun Long Distance Rally riding July 3-9, 2016. I participated in Butt Lite 7 last year but didn't do very well (I did finish though). Looking to improve my performance. http://www.teamstrange.com/2016/butt_lite/index.htm Top 10 finishers get a no draw entry into the 2017 Iron Butt Rally (11 days) - the Superbowl of Long Distance Rallying. Winner gets a fully paid entry (worth about $2000). Have a lot of work to do on the old Venture to get ready. - Valve shims - Fork oil change - Tires - Brake and clutch fluid - Steering stem nut adjustment - Final drive lube change - New fuel lines - Plugs - Wires? - Clean air filters - Inspect fuel pump contacts - Brake pads front and rear - Lube brake and clutch lever pivots - Sync carbs - Colortune carb mixtures - Front and rear wheel bearings I am really excited to run this again. RR

Walking down the road with two other guys singing show tunes? NTTAWWT RR

Now is the time to put in raising links if you want them. RR

Yes, that's the one. RR

HF lift is great. Added several holes and installed U-bolts for tie downs. Buy the $40 ride in wheel chock. It allows you to ride onto the lift, into the chock, and get off to tie down. RR

You may be able to just put some risers on your bars. The standard 1.5" (IIRC) risers work but don't need any cable changes - other than some routing. RR

What I find advantageous about contacts is that I can wear standard sun glasses if I want. Also, since I am an official old fart, I also need readers. With the FF helmet I put one of these stick-on bifocals at the bottom of the faceshield (off center so it isn't in the direct line of sight). Allows me to see the GPS and/or notes in my tank bag window. On LD rallies, I have used single day wear contacts. Dispose of them each night and put in fresh in the morning. RR

What color is the milk crate on your KLR? Get a full face helmet and wear your current glasses. Better protection and cheaper than new prescription glasses. Or, contacts. Then you can wear the standard goggles. RR

+1 on the RDL. When ordered, you take pictures of yourself on the bike where you want to sit. They customize it for you there. And yes, they need your seat pan. Hope you saved your OEM version for them. If not, post up on here to see if anyone else had one they aren't using. I have about 80k miles on mine. Can ride multiple 1000+ mile days with no butt discomfort. I have never heard anyone regret getting a Russell. It is, by far, the most comfortable seat made - especially for those of us north of 250 lbs. It is the Iron Butt riders' seat of choice. RR

Zumo550 maximum SD card is 4G. You can put a larger one in there and it will work, but IIRC, it will only read 4G. Answers to all your Zumo questions can be found at zumoforums.com. Excellent resource for all things Zumo. RR

Barnett setup is high quality and stronger system than the OEM spring setup. I used to go through clutch springs about every 30k miles. The stronger VMax spring helped, but not much. Barnett upgrade has lasted about 50k and is still going strong. Worth the money in my opinion. RR

I would look at three options to fix this: 1) Float bowl fuel levels. The 2nd gens are notorious for having fuel levels too high in the float bowls. Check in the tech section for procedure to properly set. 2) Carb mixture. There is a fuel mixture screw on each carburetor. If never adjusted, they will be covered with a small brass cap. They should all be set the same (mine are at 1.75 turns) and then the carbs resynced. 3) Double check that your carbs are seated correctly in the boots. My bike never ran right when I first had it (9000 miles on it). When doing my first valve check (and setting float bowl level), I found the one carb I could never tune properly had the boot lip turned under creating a vacuum leak. When the carbs were reinstalled correctly, it tuned up and ran perfectly. Good luck. Let us know what you find. RR