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I am in a bit of a quandary over an issue on another forum I visit. I am hoping to hear what others think is the proper protocol for this situation. A member posted a "Want to buy" post for a certain item that I also have been wanting to purchase and have been watching a few forums hoping to find some. A few hours later another member posted that he had just that item and was willing to sell them, and listed a delivered price. I PMed the seller to tell him I was interested in purchasing the items if the Original Poster (OP) did not take them and asked for some photos so I could make a decision on them. Photos arrived , they looked good and worth the price. The seller was ready to sell them to me on the spot, I was not comfortable with that , because I felt I was taking advantage of the OP and felt like we needed to give him a chance to respond to the seller's offer. I suggested the seller wait for 24 to 48 hours before actually selling them to me so as to be fair to the OP. The wrinkle is, the OP has been on the forum since the offer was made by the seller and has not replied. So in the world of internet motorcycle forums, buying and selling things, what is the proper protocol in a situation like this. The seller is happy to wait for either the OP or me to make a decision, and I have made it clear I will buy them when I feel I should without feeling I have trampled on the OP. I would appreciate any feed back, what would you do? Thanks

It is not really an O-ring seal, just a regular aluminum crush washer, that is what was on my 07 Venture and my 98 Royal, any ways. I just measured some that I bought from Gold Plug when I got my magnetic drain plug, they measure 14.25 mm ID and 22 mm OD, the drain bolt appears to be a 14 mm. Hope this helps

So Gary, what is the latest update on that project, have not seen much lately.

Gary Dingus AKA Dingy is fitring a Gen I motor to a Gen II frame, one big isue is where the exhaust ports ar eon the heads, you can PM Gary here is a link to his profile. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?u=5971

Well I can the problem, You peeled the wrong half.

Bryon, see my reply in the welcome section where you asked the same question. Are you certain it is gas leaking? Really should not be any fuel going thru those boots, they only connect the air box to the intake of the carbs, the fuel comes into the carbs in the body of the carbs below the boots. What you may be seeing is oil leaking from the air box , pretty common on these bikes because they have a crankcase vent that dumps oil fumes into the air box.

Click on this link to V7Goose's write up on changing coolant. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/37353-tips-changing-2nd-gen-coolant.html

Barry, Battery is toast, take the volt meter I gave you with you and check the voltage on he battery like Flying Fool said.

Barry, Glad to hear you made it back safe , was thinking about you a lot today, wondering if you had gone with the weather and all. Good for you.

I have a few pairs of socks made from Alpaca wool, best riding socks I have ever used, warm inthe winter and moisture wicking in the summer. Here is alink to an online store I use "Superwarm" Heavy Extreme Alpaca Socks | Purely Alpaca, they not cheap but they are good.

I have not seen the diagram of this circuit, but speaking in general terms. If the diode is in series with the coil, it should still act the same as any diode, continuity in one direction and open in the other, the relay coil in that configuration will not change that. BUT If the diode is in parallel with the coil , now you should get continuity in both directions, however, in one direction where it is going thru the coil only, you should have continuity with some resistance in the circuit that is indictive of the coil's resistance. The diode in parallel with the coil is pretty common in aircraft wiring, this eliminates the spike caused as the coil voltage collapses when the relay is de-energized, thos spikes raise havoc with sensitive electronics used in aircraft comms and instument systems.

For what it is worth, I have noticed that any post I respond to, where I am the last poster, it is not visible to me on the forums, I cannot see them until I got to my profile and look up posts I have started or responded to. Maybe that is the way it supposed to work, but it is not very convienient and was very frustrating until I figured it out.

Did you change to a Barnett coil spring pressure plate? If not did you change the stock diaphragm spring? What are you using for oil?

I used to get that a lot when I had my Venture and my Royal Star Tour Classic. Normally it was worse after a hard run home on the super slab, it is the carbs, try turning the petcock off as you approach home to start draining the bowls, then once it is parked, let it idle until it dies because it starved for fuel, that should get rid of the fuel odor.

Do you have a photo that shows the profile? Many places like McMaster Carr stock various types and sizes ruber gasket materials. Here is a link to some possibilities. McMaster-Carr McMaster is very good about supplying samples be fore purchasing.

Barry. take care and be safe.

Leesburg is good, smallish city, good riding area, medium sized bike rally every year in April. It is in the central part of the state so gets very warm in the summer, no cooling sea breezes, but the Atlantic or the Gulf coasts are only an hour away, one east one west.

Any particular destination in mind? The east coast below Jacksonville to south around Fort Pierce is not so congested as the west coast and also cooler in the summer due to Atlantic sea breezes. I am in the Daytona Beach area, riding in this area is not great, but about 45 minutes west it is pretty good.

I ran HH pads on my 07 for 6 years with no problems, still had some on her when she was sold with 71,000 miles, I will admit I never did put a mic on the rotors, so cannot say if the rotor wear was excessive, but like many thing in life, brake part are very dependent on how you treat them, you are a heavy breaker then things wear out faster. I was always mindful that I had HH on the rear, given the propensity for Royals to lock up the rear wheel on semi-hard breaking situations.

I am taking Friday the 13th off work, so I will around somewhere, normally spend a lot of time at the speedway, but with all the construction they are doing on the speedway, it is hard to say what or who will be set up there.

The big problem with driving on 19 south of Weeki Watchee is not the old folks behind the wheel, it is their parents behind the wheel, you really have to watch out for the blue haired ding bats that is for sure, does not matter if in a car or on a bike, they are out to get you.

Front fenders from 96 to 13 should al be the same. There is a gut over on Delphi that just found a brand new one he had stashed and forgot about. here is a link, he did have someone asking about it. Royal Star front fender [royalstar 10093.1]

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I am not sure what is going up, do not follow it much now that the shuttle is over. They launched a Space X cargo ship a few weeks back and Saturn 5 last week.