Winter venture project

[Bubber]

I was sitting here thinking about the long hard winter and all the things I had planned to do to my bike to keep me busy. Well I made a list and posted it below. Got me to thinking what all you people were planning over this down time to keep yourselves busy without going totally nuts.

 

Well here is my list....... where is yours? :banana:

 

WINTER VENTURE PROJECT

 

 

• Speed bleeders
  
  • (4) front brakes, rear brakes, and clutch
    

  [*]Change brake fluid in front and rear brakes

  [*]Reflectors add on to saddle bag guards

  [*]Knee wind deflectors (from BuddyRich) on lower leg fairings

  [*]LED lights to illuminate wording in license plate (RED)

  [*]LED light under tank (BLUE)

  [*]LED taillight from Strobes& More 21 pattern flashing LEDs (RED)

  [*]Chrome accent strip on top of saddle bag lid

  [*]Paint (black) clear wind deflectors on fairing

  [*]Dress up right and left hand air boxes

  [*]Oil rear shock with fork oil to stop squeaking

  [*]Add HD hooded visors to passing lights

  [*]Spark plugs

  [*]change oil and filter

[Dano]

Tear apart and refresh an 87 MKII, normal stuff on the 84.

[friesman]

My list is

Fix the rest of the oil leak on the left side (prolly stator wire or shifter gasket)

Replace brake lever light switch

Replace front tire, (picked up a nail)

Check over brake pads

Check radio connections , radio not working, and run cables for rider intercom

Oil change and lube everything

Figure out where occasional low speed, cold temperature speedometer growl is coming from

 

Ahh forgot one, r and r the starter as it occasionnally would bind

 

 

Brian

Edited December 7, 2009 by friesman

[oldgoat]

my list.

repair book.

pull tires off take to a place to get my new ones installed

 

while there off put the new rotors on all 3.

new brake pads and bleed the brakes.

install the radio i bought from a member .

take apart the tape player it quit about 2 weeks ago?

figure out how to remove the old gages? and replace with the nice ones i got from a member. old ones worked but had a crack on the cover and filled up with water?

firgure out how to pull the carbs if thats the cause. i put sea foam in and maybe too much?

so start with new plugs. check on the cable updates i heard about on this site for the starter drag when it sits for about a week. i got a gel battery just 2 weeks ago. and have to figure out how to shut off the sensor on the monitor? no hole in the new battery. oil change.

and then figure out why PO put a fan switch on the bike? im thinking the bike thermo dont work right. or it got hot at one time?

i did notice at 44,000 miles there is a record and proof the PO had second gear done.

then just clean the bike up. and latter decide how to remove fairing as i might get it painted.

[royalstarjac]

Winter down time? What's that?

[Brake Pad]

I'll just add another 8 or 9 thousand miles to the bike.

[Squidley]

I'm wanting to do a couple of oil changes

Replace front and rear tires

Change out rearend to the FJR1300 that I have

See how far around the state of Texas I can go

....and hopefully find a job

[ahoutzer]

Continue working two full-time jobs, riding Venture to work each day

Continue raising three kids, including Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts

Put gas in bike every couple of days as needed

Continue work as treasurer of local fund to help people with heating & power bills

Change oil again in late Jan or early February

Hope for the chance to take some rides on Saturdays

Clean crud off the bike every ten days or so

Check and adjust tire and shock pressures every ten days or so

May ride to Florida to visit parents with remaining vacation days

Probably will need new rear brake pads during this time

 

That about does it.

[bongobobny]

Goldie:

Replace the wiring harness

replace all the bushings in the rear suspension

Rewbuild/replace entire cooling system

McGuiver 2nd gen saddlebags from Sexi on to bike

Complete repaint???

 

Sexi:

Install H.O. Stator?

Get ready for Tirking

 

Project '85:

Clean up plastic parts

Start painting parts

Clean and polish metal parts

 

Wife:

Routine maintenance...

[Bubber]

Ya I was waiting for comments from those below the Mason-Dickson Line to chime in.

 

While you can be enjoying much warmer weather in your neck of the woods, we in the great white North now have time to do those things we put off.

 

Get those projects posted so we can all see what others are doing and encourage others to do the same, help out with parts, or give some help or just some friendly advice.

 

I am not looking forward to the long Winter but at least I have my 1 stall garage/ workshop with a hanging natural gas heater to go hide out in when I hear the lonely call of my scoot wanting to be pampered.

 

So ifin your riding good on you, ifin your wrenching lets hear what your up to.

If you ain't got a list you won't get to it. WOW who does that sound like, gotta go the warden is coming.

 

LOL

Bubber.

[dingy]

Add cruise control from 88

Replace wiring harness & switches

Upgrade instrument cluster

Replace valve cover gaskets

Fix valve clearances

Replace transmission

Replace clutch plates

Replace & relocate TCI

Upgrade starter & battery wiring

Replace rear shock with one with spring

add grease zerts to rear linkage

Possibly rewind stator

Clean carbs

Clean & paint frame

[bald josh]

thankfully "Kato", my 87 is doing good, i am planning on putting in different pickup coils at some point, but my 86 "the bear" ...well...lets just say the list of what im not planning is alot shorter than the to-do list.

[Woody]

ok mine is short, and hopefully the same goes for the cool weather.

 

add passing lights

add extra aux jack

lower front end

add trunk rack ( got all this for xmas)

 

looking and thinking of away to get just a little more sound from exhaust but not to load, I just want to hear her moan.

[Freebird]

hmmmm......

 

dust off

cover

sit in hot tub with coffee and Bailey's

[Boomer]

I'm with you Freebird! Great idea!

[Sylvester]

Not much to my bike. New tires next spring which I install.

 

I have to install a Buckeye stator in a buddy's Venture (contrary to some thoughts-it is the same as Ricks Motorsports since I have installed both). Install a relay in another buddy's Venture passing lights. Work on my 81 Honda GW-service.

 

Ride when I can!

 

[rjg1985]

I just picked up a used engine today for $130.00. I,m going to completely go over it and use it to replace the three cylinder in my 85.

[Mariner Fan]

All I'm doing is an oil change! Of course I'll put some Seafoam in the tank.

[1BigDog]

I'm wanting to do a couple of oil changes

 

Replace front and rear tires

Change out rearend to the FJR1300 that I have

See how far around the state of Texas I can go

 

....and hopefully find a job

 

FJR1300???? did I miss something???

[Bubber]

FJR1300???? did I miss something???

 

 

YOU HAVE TO WATCH VERY CLOSELY, but I will say, his fingers never left his hands!

 

Took you long enough to see that didn't it? LOL

[Squidley]

FJR1300???? did I miss something???

 

 

Yep, the FJR rearend is the same gear ratio as the Vmax, and will slide right into the '89

Bought one off ebay shipped to the house for $80

[Blue Giant]

In the new year I hope to;

 

Remove and completely clean the carbs

Replace front a rear tire

Properly grease the drive shaft

Replace front wheel bearings

Grease and re-torque steering head bearings

Replace the fork fluid

Install progressive fork springs

Upgrade fork brace

Change brake fluid, final drive fluid and oil and filter

Give it a good cleaning and polishing and wait for spring (probably in the hot tub with a beverage and cigar while I contemplate attending the 2010 Venture Rally)

[SilvrT]

• Replace clutch basket with an “I” basket … (done)
  
• Replace tires (put 130 on front)
  
• Install angled valve stem on front and point the one on rear to the right
  
• Lube driveshaft splines with Moly60
  
• Lube rear wheel splines and pins with Moly60
  
• Change diff oil
  
• Swap rear brake pads
  
• Check/adjust steering head bearing
  
• Reposition Stebel air horn inside fairing
  
• Install wiring block inside fairing and cleanup “my” wiring mess
  
• Have some pin striping or graphic paintwork done
  
• Install Clearview windshield
  
• Sync carbs
  
• Replace plugs
  
• Replace oil & filter
  

[Scooter Bob]

Paint (black) clear wind deflectors on fairing

 

 

I'm not sure if it was you I mentioned this to at St Cloud, or someone else in the past couple weeks, But...

 

Paint the back side of the plexiglass, the glass effectively becomes an 1/8" clear coat and looks really sharp..

 

Just my $.02, Scooter Bob

[Eck]

Here is my list:

 

Start it

Fill it up with gas

Ride it.

Clean it

Wax it

Start it

Fill it up with gas

Ride it.

Clean it

Wax it

Start it

Fill it up with gas

Ride it.

Clean it

Wax it

 

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