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I don't think you do. Mine has had a display showing since the day I got it. I just zero it out and forget about it.

Well, I've never been a fan of spraying starter fluid on a running engine but that's just me. Some folks just like flames. But, any fluid like WD 40, or even a degreaser will fill a small crack long enough to detect a change in RPM.

They are a bonded rubber over a metal sleeve. Some can get real ugly looking but still fully intact. The cracks you see are pretty much cosmetic. If you're not getting a reaction from spraying around them you should be good to go.

I hear ya, I do. Had a couple weeks of decent weather here. Haven't hit 70 yet but close enough. Had the bike down for the first week replacing the water pump, a long overdue project. Decided to go through the rest the bike to make sure I was good for the season. All the while watching bikes going down the road in front of my place. Got that done, good to go. Headed out of town to visit my daughter. Got 50 miles away and the clutch slave blew out. Back to the garage. Another week of watching bikes roll by. One day of chasing a minor electrical issue and ready to go again. So this morning I was ready to ride. So course, drizzle, light ran, breezy, cooler that it had been. Sure screwed up my cleaning and wax job. But I did get some miles in. I'll wash it later. Hope you get rolling soon.

Brian, This is the one I was talking about. Very simple. Ground and spark sensor wire. Included the directions.

Yep, not a new thing. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=61770

Dang Carl! Not the way to start the season. Sorry your bike took a beating in the process but sounds like you walked away ok. Good on that. I've had conversations with riders about the effect the kick stand can have if left down. A lot of guys belive it will just kick up and no harm done. Not made to happen that way. That does make a abrupt change of direction don't it. Again, glad you're ok. Mike

This comes up about every year but I haven't seen it mentioned yet this season, so I thought I'd bring it up. Take a minute to check the play in your side stands. Maybe go so far as to remove the bolt to clean the pivot up, eyeball it for wear and add a little lube. Remember that it is a shoulder bolt and you can only tighten it so far. Too much and the threads will snap off at the shoulder. There have been several suggestions here on mods to beef up or improve the pivot connection. Better to check now than fix it after picking it up off the ground. Bolts be cheaper than body work. Mike

I bought one of these when I installed the spin on adaptor on my '84 because of the cross member in front of the filter. Perfect. Haven't found very many other filters I can't get to with this one. Handy tool.

I knew I was doing something wrong.

That's the reason I keep the Drift on the mount on the bike about everytime I have to ride in this city. Too many close calls the last couple years. One witness I can count on.

Good find Brian. Think I'll have my daughter pick one up for her car. She's had a couple times where she's had cars try follow her home from work late at night. Be a nice touch to have a video record of it. Cops got the last one. Couple of young guys thinking it was funny to follow a gal around. Cops saw no humor in it. Me either. Cheap insurance.

Yep, sounds like cable binding and time to get them lubed to.

Made my own. SS Allens, Chrome washers, Aluminum spacers and a dab of JB Weld to hold the spacers in place. Cut to fit.

Same thing here. Just handed it back to me. I made the mistake a while back of using one of their Priority Shipping Labels on a plain brown box. I'd run out of my labels so I blacked out the logo and stuck it on. They peeled it off and handed the box back to me. Had to stop and pick some new labels then go back home to get the address again. Could have at least given me the label back

Brian? No Bid? Those would look nice on yours. For the MKII. Perfect.

I might have understated the hammer thing. Didn't want anybody to think I was abusing my bike. The Big Hammer.

Yikes!! :mo money::mo money:

Thank you sir. Cigar?

Frame mount now and always. Never want a fork mount again. Wind don't effect the frame mount nearly as much. I can't compare the 1st and 2nd gen to each other but I've never been more impressed with a fairing for weather protection than the 1st gen. Keeping the speed up I've got a nice dry bubble to sit in. BMW has the hot setup for lights on their new 1600. Follows the road. Perfect world.

UPDATE!!! No need to panic!! Got it!! Did I type that out loud? I was talking to myself? But the removal is done. Bolts out and slave is on the bench. I don't know which advice worked best, or at all. But I certainly appreciate every word offered. Thanks. I did: Heat with heat gun. 225 degrees Several rust busters including the Tranny fluid/Acetone blend. Heated "L" allen wrenches until red and inserted into allen heads. Hand Impact with: 5mm Snap On bits. Torx drive bits, square end extractor bit. Punch to shock the bolt. Inverted Torx Socket 3/8 drive. (Cornwell E14) 16 Oz Ball Pean 2 lb Sledge Assorted extension 3/8" & 1/2". Bandages, burn cream, gum and same smokes. I'd killed the bolt. Stripped totally out. Nothing would bite. Gary had warned me about the result of that happening and I made every effort to avoid it. It happens. But on the edge of packing it up for while I made one last desperate shot at it. The inverted Torx socket I had borrowed looked like a slim shot. Felt way to small to have it fit onto the round head. Got lined up with a 1/2" extension behind it and grabbed the 2 lb. sledge. I didn't tap it. I whacked it. And whacked it a few more times to satisfy myself. I tried it and it had a bit of bite. Not much so I whacked some more. When I felt like I had a decent, not great, bite I tried with the 3/8" ratchet. No budge. But it didn't slip. You get I was a lil frustrated? It's do or die time. I took the 1/2 drive breaker bar. One of my favorite tools on like 3/4 ton trucks. Never used on a bike before. Hooked it up and gave a pull. No budge. So I really bored down on it and I felt a slip. Checked the feel on the allen and it felt solid. Gave it another hard pull and it started to turn out. It's over. It's out. I'm breathing normal again. Only took a few minutes to figure out the twist and turn to remove the slave from it's hiding place. (I'm good with puzzles) It's on the bench now. So..... again. Thanks to all for the advice and suggestions. Well that all adds up to encouragement. I was needing that. Now waiting for the new slave to hit my door and I'll be rolling again. Mike

Well, It's been a fun morning already. Went through my buddies selection and two of his mechanics boxes. No one had anything that would get a bite on the round head. Stopped at NAPA and checked their stuff. Most was standard sizes and did not fit. One guy came out with a metric set of 3/8 drive but it was mixed SAE and metric. The metrics started for the 8mm and up. So off to the tool supplies houses. Had guys running in circles trying different types and sizes of everything they had. Nada. No grip from anything. So best bet so far is I borrowed a few tempered Torx bits that were already broke so very short. That may help in itself. Less stress that a long one. Also got an inverted Torx socket that MAY fit with a hammer behind it. Last resort. I think the biggest problem is the red loctite. As I found residue on the first bolt I'm sure it's on the second one to. Been using the heat gun and getting up to 225 degrees on the head and flange. I dug out my propane tips and have one that throws a pretty focused flame so, last resort, I'll try that for some more heat. Not my favored approach considering the position of the danged thing and everything around it. This is more fun that when I pulled my rotor off to do the engage mod. So back at it a lil later on.

Amen to that my friend. Since I'm only the second owner of this bike I only have one person to blame it on. Or two, I know what Yammy shop did most his work. And I wouldn't put that past 'em. Sad deal there is their best mechanic, an old fella, rides a V-Max and digs the Ventures. But they only let him work on the watercraft, not the bikes. That sucks. I had some 20 something there tell me why my bike idled rough. The injectors were dirty. I buy fork oil there. That's about it. Or a can of pop maybe. Nuttin else. I gotta roll. Tool search is on.

Yep, they are the round head allens. Just came in from another heat & soak session with the trany/Acetone blend. Let that sit for a while. Meeting a friend in a bit at his service shop to see what we can find in his tools. He's been in the repair business since the 70's and he has about every kind of extractor made. I'm hoping. Kinda tight applies to the top bolt. That one did come out. No way to get any kind of tool in there if I'd had a problem with that one. At least there is a lil more room to work around the bottom. I wasn't thrlled when I saw the red Loctite residue on the top bolt threads. PITA!