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11 GoodAbout spitfire9
- Birthday 02/17/1964
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Kevin
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O Fallon, MO, United States
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O Fallon, MO
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United States
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Bike Year and Model
1985 Venture Royale, 2007 Vulcan 900 custom
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Odometer works, Speedo dead.
spitfire9 replied to timgray's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I have an 85 speedo I could send you next week for shipping costs, if you still need one. Came with a cluster I bought for a CMU, and I have never used the speedo. Probably works, though. Let me know if interested. -
Carb swap compatibility
spitfire9 posted a topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Thinking hard about buying Dmnordin's rebuilt carb set, which is from an 86 1300. Anyone know if it is the same setup as on the 85 1200 I have? I think it is, but hate to drop the $$$ and have a nice set of carbs I can't use. Thx to any and all that answer. I do appreciate you guys/gals. Kevin -
My left replacement fairing (my drop crunched my fairing against my other bike) has a very similar scratch to the one yours has on the edge. I was thinking about some kind of stick-on plastichrome to trim out both sides along the edge, but haven't had that aha! moment yet. Still keeping my eyes open for the right trim or stickers. More chromey bling on a loaded VR can't be a bad thing, can it? :wink:
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Got the replacement fairing installed. Has a sm crack and some minor paint issues, but more than 3 feet away you can't tell it's not perfect. What a hassle. Had to buy the black side piece that goes up to the mirror and has the vent in it also. I did learn that taking that stuff apart wasn't really all that hard. I expected the swap to be much worse. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/cyprinut/1985%20Venture%20Royale/photo12.jpg
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I bought a vent from the same seller a few weeks ago. Very nice and clean. He polished it up to look like new.
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Another 1st Gen gas smell
spitfire9 replied to KIC's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I had to search to see what a "worm drive clamp" was. Then I felt really stupid when I saw the pics. -
Another 1st Gen gas smell
spitfire9 replied to KIC's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
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I'd take a decal and a couple of patches.
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Oooh thats a good idea. Chalk it up as a good preventative switch inspection every time.
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Still waiting here...good ol USPS I presume.
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Holy cow I finally found the exact same fairing, year and color, with only 1 small crack in it on ebay. Only took 4 months but I knew it would show up if I kept waiting and looking. Happydance!
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That's a really nice looking color. How do you decide which one to ride?
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Hey that's pretty.