[Old School Trike]

Would this qualify as a "First Gen Trike"?

 

:rotf::rotf:

[Anybody got one of these?]

New trike camper.

 

Would you call this a "Winna-bike-o"?

 

:rotf::rotf::rotf:

[You think the Venture's heavy?]

When you're thinking your Venture is too heavy, think about this guy!

[Clutch slip]

There's always a limiting factor. The weakest link in a chain is the first to break. Fix that and you can pull more but you will find the next weakest link and so on . . . .

 

You simply have too much power:shock3:

 

Try unhooking 2 plug wires, I think your clutch will hold fine then:whistling:

 

:rotf::rotf:

[Clutch slip]

I have that pretty purple pressure plate in the bike since 2005 and never had another lick of trouble. Its kinda like back in my old hot rod days when the diaphragm pressure plate in the Chevys went south and it was replaced with a "finger" pressure plate. While the Barnett set-up costs more I feel that its a "true upgraded conversion" since your eliminating a weak design and replacing it with a 6 spring design. It was worth the extra money to me.

 

Sooooo.......

If I paint my stock 6-spring pressure plate in my 83 a nice purple color (and take a picture for my wallet), will it quit slipping too?

 

And I should save a lot of money too, right?:rotf:

[Fuel Mileage]

Higher octane (premium) is not better fuel. It just burns slower.

If you have a slow speed engine (like a Harley) you will see an improvement in mileage and power

(and we all know they need all the help they can get):rotf:

 

If you are running a high speed engine (like a venture) you don't want to slow down the burn.

Burning high octane fuel can actually hurt your performance and mileage.

 

Also, because of the volume of regular fuel sold compared to premium,

you know you're getting fresher fuel with the cheaper stuff too! :cool10:

 

You can use the money you save for more safety chrome.

 

Jim

[Our Venture West]

Evan

 

If you decide to take the Yellowhead route across Saskatchewan

(way more scenic than the #1 route),

we would love to meet you somewhere for lunch/coffee or to ride along a ways with you.

 

We are in the Battleford - Lloydminster area.

 

You can text me at 306-314-0215.

 

Jim

[This is Your Life!]

A freind posted this on Facebook.

 

I had to share.......

 

I thought it sumed things up nicely!

[Starting Problems]

I think I have the problem figured out.

 

Gary hit it on his first response. And I did not recognize the clues in Jeff's response. Tach did not move and no gas in cylinders.

Last night I put the new Ignitech TCI on and went thru the entire starting system checking resistance and voltages, every thing was good until I got to the coils.

 

Resistance was good on primary and secondary. Was getting 12.5VDC with ignition on.

 

Hit the starter button and the voltage dropped to 11.3VDC. Not good.

 

Pulled a plug and grounded to case, still no spark. That is when it hit me.

The plug was bone dry not damp like it should be if gas was getting to the cylinder.

 

I also did not hear a puff of air like I should have. Put my finger over the hole and hit the button, no compression release.

 

Crank not turning means to voltage generated to fire the plugs.

 

This means the starter does not have enough umph to crank the motor.

 

Even tho the starter checks good resistance and turns under power on the bench does not mean it is good enough to do the job.

 

The noise I hear is the starter straining not the engine turning over.

 

I guess the gas I had smelled must have be residual from the last time it did actually try and turn over.

 

Once I get the NEW starter in and the Ignitech TCI programmed I should be good again.

 

I guess I was hung up on what I had already done and not what was actually happening.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Craig

 

 

Did you possibly have the left side cover off and replaced with sealant only (no gasket)?

 

The gasket works as a spacer and without it the starter gears bind up and the engine

 

won't turn sometimes resulting in melted starter!

 

Don't ask how I know this

 

Jim

[Stealer stealing?]

I'd love to know how you can do that job in a little over an hour! It took me that long just to get the fairing off one side!

 

 

I cheated, I didn't take fairing off. I jacked it up so the front wheel was clear of the floor, removed the handlebars, the panel where the CB should be (if the original owner hadn't been too cheap to get one), and the CLASS controller. And maybe some other little stuff I can't remember. Took off the top triple tree and with the help of my wife, I jacked up the front end and slowly slid the whole front wheel and fork assembly down enough to get the bearings off. I didn't remove the races, I just cleaned them where they were. If I would have had to replace the races, It would have required more time to disconect things on the forks, but to just clean and repack the bearings it wasn't that bad!

 

It was a beautiful day for riding so I wasn't wasting time. I was back on the road the same afternoon. About an hour actual work time in the shop.

 

The hardest thing to do was get the bearings tightened properly. There really isn't much room in there. It took me several tries. Proper wrenches would help a lot, although I think you need two to get the job done right.

 

Yes Dingy, I will order some before next time!

PS: can I get a discount for advertising?

:rotf::rotf:

 

Jim

[Stealer stealing?]

I just had my steering bearings out. My steering was on the scary side - bad wandering - I mean hard to keep it in one lane wandering. Definately not confidence building! I figured the PM had tightened the bearings too much - there was no play and the wheel would stay at whatever angle it was at! Also there was a noticeable flat spot at center.

 

So I stocked up on new bearings and proceded to tear it apart. The bearings were STICKY and SEIZED UP with old grease.

 

Once I had them washed up, I couldn't see anything wrong with them They looked new!

 

So I greased them and put them back in!

 

Now I'm style'n again

 

And I've got a new set of bearings for the next bike . . .

 

Oh, by the way, I must have done something wrong cause it only took about an hour.

 

Although I sure could have used one or two of those fancy wrenches that dingy has . . . .

[advice]

Nice to hear that you will be up and riding again!

 

As for bikes, if you like the Venture, have you thought about keeping it and adding a sidecar to it, or perhaps some of those little landing gear wheels?

(Notice I didn't call them training wheels! )

Jim

[Extra Speacial Canada Day for my Family ITS A BOY.]

Congratulations!

Another Canadian (mini) biker! Right on!

 

How are you going to remember when his birthday is?