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    Adjusted carb floats but...

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    This was the first repair I have done on my bike. A bit daunting place to start but thanks to the nice instructions Firebird and V7Goose posted it was quite a rewarding experience.

     

    Front side floats were fine, both rears were really bad. Scoot now as much more low end power and is smoother over all. Will sync the carbs once the Motion Pro carb sync tool comes in. BTW the Motion Pro was $108 at JC Whitney but $65 on Amazon. An EMGO digital was $57 at JC Whitney but $89 on Amazon. Just an FYI in case anyone is thinking of buying.

     

    Ran into a couple of possible issues that I would appreciate some thoughts on:

    1) The surge tank joiner (step 9 in Don's carb removal instructions) had a lot of oil on and in it, but only on the left side. The sponge gasket was soaked and the inside of the left surge tank was pretty oily. The carbs were clean though. While the right side sponge gasket was a little oily, the right side surge tank was not oily at all. Anything I should check?

     

    2) The rubber gaskets on the bottom of the carbs had white crud on them similar to the mineral deposits you might see on a shower head. Not all the way around, but maybe 15-30% depending on the gasket. I used Sea Foam and my finger nail to gently clean it off. Going to order some new gaskets but are such deposits normal? Could it be dried out gasket cement? Are you suppose to use gasket cement on these?

     

    Final note, as it had to be my bad, but I see one reason why Don might hate the black connector (step 13). To start the scoot I now need to reach under the tank and give a bit of a push on the wires so the temperature sensor does not go on. I'll fix that when the new gaskets come in.

     

    Thanks...

    Need to move farther back on my Venture

    in Bike Accessories

    Posted

    You might also want to check out http://greatdaytoride.com/Home_Page.php

     

    Spencer's only thing is making your existing seat more comfortable. I talked to a three guys, all with different bikes, and all of them were very happy with his work. I sent my seat on a Tuesday and I had it back the next Monday. He promises to turnaround every seat within two days, preferrably one. Most of the time is in the shipping. When the seat comes back it should look exactly the same as when you sent it but ride it for a couple of tanks of gas and what a difference.

     

    Email him with your issue. He will get back to you with what he can do and how to proceed. Then you can decide if it is right for you.

     

    My seat rebuild was $75 + shipping. $50 for the normal rebuild + $25 for some special padding material he uses.

    F4 vent question

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    I am wondering if the vent on an F4 obstructs any of the drivers view. Reading other threads about people getting bugs in their face gave me the impression it might be up a bit higher than I think I might like.

    How to remove chrome covers

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Need a little guidance with how to remove my chrome covers (engine, crankcase, etc). They are are all attached with unslotted screws (see picture). I assume there is a special tool I need to get? Some of the screws, like for the engine covers, have almost no clearance around them. Afraid if I don't do things the proper way I could make a much bigger problem for myself. :2133:

    Fixed background hissing noise. Cost $0.00

    in GPS, Audio, Electronics

    Posted

    Going to make a long story short.

     

    Got nice new J&M headsets. Before installing in helmet plugged into bike to make sure they worked and got hissing noise, front and rear on both sets of headsets. Tried combinations of headsets and cables too.

     

    Called J&M. They said it was from the bike and was amplifier related. So read lots of threads on our site. Checked out venturers.org too.

     

    I put headsets in helmets anyway (both full face, one Aria and one KBC), thought may as well use them and will do some more research and try fixing in week or so.

     

    We both get on the bike, plug in and no hissing problem. Hmmmmm? Decide I don't care why, let's ride. Later on Colleen gets off, unplugs and I start getting noise, both hissing and engine.

     

    :think: Hmmmmmm? Now I do care. What was the difference? Well with only one headset connected you aren't going to need to use the intercom. Hmmmmmmm?

     

    With only rider plugged in, I found I could control the hissing and engine noise by lowing the IC volume. If I lowered the IC volume to 6 the engine noise went away. If lowered it all the way to 0 the hissing goes away. Ahhhhhhh, very sweet.

     

    Not saying this is the solution for all audio noise cases, we never got any background noise using just the speakers, but when using headsets I am able to control the background noise levels by using the IC volume based on number connected headsets. Works real nice for us. :cool10:

    Which gps

    in GPS, Audio, Electronics

    Posted

    Joe,

     

    Check this out for your Nuvi 250. Waterproof gps case for scoots. :cool10:

     

    [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Duragadget-Bicycle-Waterproof-satnavs-including/dp/B003CSLB82/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1337026872&sr=8-2]Amazon.com: Duragadget Cycle./ Bike / Bicycle Waterproof holder mount and case for GPS satnavs, fits all models including garmin Nuvi models 200w, Nuvi 205w, Nuvi 250w, Nuvi 255w, Nuvi 260w, Nuvi 265w, Nuvi 265wt, Nuvi 270w, Nuvi 600, Nuvi 610, Nuvi 650, Nuvi 660, Nu: Computers & Accessories@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41tThPzwdIL.@@AMEPARAM@@41tThPzwdIL[/ame]

    MSF Course

    in Safety and Education

    Posted

    Any one take the course when it was raining?

     

    Part of me was hoping that when I took the course it would be 3 days of rain. Take a bit of the "Oh S***" out of first time it would happen for real. The rest of me was pretty glad it was nice and sunny though.

    Hope this year ends soon

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Brad,

     

    I may be speaking, or should I say writing, a bit out of turn as I have never been to a VentureRider maintenance day, but have been to similiar events. While the premise of the day is about maintaining our MC's, when all is said and done, there is probably alot more people maintenance accomplished. The emotional and psychological benefits of the gathering far outweigh the mechanical ones. Based on the commradarie and caring I see from the members, just hanging out can change ones view of the world, at least for a while. It's like Seafoam for your head. :)

    Charger on a budget?

    in General Tech Talk

    Posted

    Sears has a DieHard 2/10/50 on sale for $40, normally $65. I bought one a couple of years ago. It works fine.

     

    Letting my Yuasa maintainer go with my Vulcan 500 I'm selling. So was looking for something new. Found the NOCO Genius maintainer/chargers. They are pretty small but with their 3500 model I can use to maintain my RSV as well as my dual batteried GMC Duramax. The Duramax is a 2005 with 125,000 and I still have the original batteries.

    Desided to clean my wheels

    in Picture Folder

    Posted

    Last Sunday wasn't such a nice day in the northeast. Desided good day to do a little cleaning. Got to Lowe's when it opened and picked up a few supplies: Heavy duty ecologically friendly cleaner. An aluminum, chrome and stainless steel cleaner polisher. 00 grade steel wool rated pads.

     

    Got home, made some coffee, got some tunes going in the garage, parked my rump on the floor and got at it.

     

    Front wheel

    Picture 1 - Before

    Picture 2 - After heavy duty cleaning

    Picture 3 - After maybe 10 minutes of aluminum cleaner and scrubbing

     

    Pics 4 and 5 - Worked on front right fork too.

     

    Front wheel (rims only) + front right fork = 4 hours

     

    It ain't new but pretty happy with results. :happy65: Even looks faster. :)

     

    Me thinks me needs a few more rainy days though.

    The Tax System Explained in Beer.

    in Jokes and Humor

    Posted

    I'm applying for an Economic Simulus package. We will then have money to spend on 'maintenance and improvements' supporting local communities. The government will increase the national deficit. Given they have no real plans to pay it off, they won't care. Because our maintenance and improvements, (contributions to maintenance day kitties included) won't be coming directly from our pockets, we will have more $$$ for beer and entertainment.

    :fatsmiley:

    Rotella T and gear whine

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    I recently changed from Rotella T to Mobil T4. As I recall I could barely hear a whine before. Not that it is bad but it is noticeable now, however once the helmet goes on (full face) I don't notice it. 1999 RSV, 48,000 miles.

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