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Was invited to a church sponsored event tonight. It was put on by Full Throttle Ministries. They have a yearly "Blessing of the Biker's" event. The Pastor rides and has the Full Throttle Ministries outreach from their church. After everybody gets there, and there had to be 400+ bikes, we lined up 3 abreast and they had three Pastors that prayed over each bike and rider(s). Pretty cool full blown event.
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Went to a pretty cool event tonight, Full Throttle Ministries, Blessing of the Biker's night. This was there. A biker's last ride:
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Thanks for posting. I haven't heard my wife laugh that much at a video in a long time.
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And I apologize to all the 2nd Gens for all the jokes and jabs done in fun in the past...and promise not to do it again until the next opportunity presents itself.. You only insult the ones you love...to insult...
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Research shows that it is only 2nd Gens that cause the problems..... 1st Gens are just too nice to be mean . :stirthepot:
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Yepper... Pyramid seals:shock3:. Caused me a lot of grief. OEM's went right in and the clips went in with no problems. -
I wish the moderators would just delete the post (or posts) and not the whole thread . I have seen good threads disappear because of one or two posts.
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Here is a picture of the OEM and the aftermarket seals. The aftermarket does not have the thinner area for the C-clip. I fought getting the clip and washers on until I realized the issue ( thanks to this forum)
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I fought getting my forks back together using after market seals . Finally realized they were a little thicker than the OEM seals. Bought a set and the forks went right together. Save yourself time and stress ....buy OEM.
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We'll see if it makes that 2nd Gen any faster on the ride up Mt. Lemmon Sunday. What time yo going up ?
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I saw that this morning... pretty cool......no information on mileage or if it would fit into a second Gen to make them faster..... :stirthepot:
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That sounds fun.. and I don't think I have any plans. I will let the others know too and could probably get a small group of 4-5 to go. Cool....
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Looks nice. We have to get together so I can see it in person.
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This is one decision you won't regret. I cherish every mission as an opportunity to show the ultimate respect to those who have earned it, but not asked for it. Don't worry about the newbie status. There aren't any "us and them's'".
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Fuel economy 1st gen Mk11
KIC replied to Peder_y2k's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
When I first got my 89 in December 2011, I was getting low 40's ( 42-44). Now I am at 34 -36 and still battling to regain my low 40's. 49mpg is a fantasy for me -
Is it true they are now giving $12.00 refunds now.....?
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This from the guy who has a Starship as an icon..???
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try spybot and CCleaner at CCleaner.com. Also check your start-up menu and make sure "everything" isn't loading.
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I also think the brake fluid is wrong. I know some have used transmission fluid, but brake fluid might destroy the rubber parts.
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If you look at the pictures, the headlight and gold frame appeared OK, the silver/chrome frame was broken. Which part did you need ?
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87/89 vr compatibility
KIC replied to Max's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I have an 87 and a 89. Correct on the front forks but both my 87 and the 87 I took some parts off of yesterday has the trunk light. Haven't seen or run across any other major differences. -
No... it looks like he bought it at an auction. it is a small motorcycle shop with a small "junk yard" in the back. The bike just looks like it took a hard front end hit at speed. The blunt force velocity really forced parts forward. The rear trunk opened, ripping out the latches on the lower trunk and the back rest was forced forward and popped out of the upper brackets.
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Well I was able to stop by and see the 87 Venture that was being parted out while I was up in Phoenix. The bike was definitely rougher than the pictures show. The impact really damaged a lot of the bike. The force and velocity appeared to force a lot of parts forward breaking and twisting stuff. The guy only would take cash and his prices was so-so. I was able to get a few parts for my 87 though. The biggest score for me was the set of 3 matching pouches, two for the front and the matching on the rear. ( If anybody needs a dark grey rear pouch, I have one). I also scored a good seat and a new radiator chrome cover. The fairings were trashed, upper and lower. the right side of the engine is trashed. the rear bags were trashed. There is a good speedo console with 38,000 miles. He will sell the left rear hard bag complete ($70.00). He wouldn't just sell the top. No aftermarket chrome. The CB/Class console is complete but all except one screw hole is busted, but could be fixed easily. He wants $80.00 for the whole unit. There is a full set of carb, but they will need to be thoroughly cleaned as the air filter is not screwed on, but on top to (slightly ) protect from rain etc. Sorry I couldn't come through with some of the parts you guys needed, but the bike was so rough.... Hope this helps somebody. I most likely will have to go back there for work, so if anybody wants something, let me know.
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That's okay .. even when you read and write English you can't understand half of the stuff posted here... unless it involves SeaFoam...
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I heard they flush it down the storm drains :rotf:to clean em out ....