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Thank you to all my fellow Veterans, Happy Veterans Day

I just spoke to Seasons Inn about reservations for this, and they will be available for August 13th through 17th. The book for reservations isn't opened yet but you can call and give them your contact information and they will call you back in the order that you contact them when the book is open. The phone number is 1 706-745-1631. When you call let them know that you are with Venturerider. Check in is between 3:00 and 7:00 pm. Once booked if you need to cancel you must cancel by 3:00 pm on August 6th or you would be responsible for the booking.

It was cosy little get together topped of with some of Marca's delicious homemade soup.

Made a couple changes this week and still not done yet. New Klock Werks shield and new Tour Pack for trips

Glad you got that over with and now we pray for good healing.

@N3FOL I agree and we both checked U-Tube and car forum and alot of them had hard time getting hub off. One guy even used oxy/acceteline torches but no luck! @Marcarls tool did work to get hub loosened up but would have taken more parts to take off (spline of front wheel drive was stopping it from comming off) and was worried about getting $220can part to line up. If hub remover from Canadian Tire would have fit we could have gotten it out with slide hammer. Taking to mechanic I know and will cost $100 labor and $200 parts to replace (dropping off tonight after son gets off work) get done Thursday. Son will take other part back to get money back. (Mechanic would put part on but no warranty, his part would have 2 years 40,000klm.)

Should have remembered Marca's soup as I did have 2 bowls of it!!

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Went for 150kl ride(round trip)yesterday and to meet up with @saddlebum at @Marcarl and picked up his tool for removing wheel hub that we will try on son's car. Around 8cel in morning and got to 17cel by time I got home around 5pm.

By the way. Most old school bikers will remember Scarecrow. He was a well known and respected pinstriper back in the day. Your post brings back a lot of good memories.

There used to be a group named VTS. Stood for Venture Touring Society. After the Venture was discontinued after 1993 in an effort to keep it going, they changed their name to the MTA, Motorcycle Touring Association. The big yearly rally was V-Daze. Many of our original members here were members there also. Heck, at one time I was president of the MTA. They called it quits a good while back; I don’t remember but maybe 10 years ago. They were great group and were once sponsored by Yamaha. They used to give away a new Venture at their rally each year and one year even gave away two. It was sad to see them fade away.

Was out yesterday(most of the day getting parts for tractor and the right turn signal bulb for bike) Got home just before it down poured for 10 mins . Decided to change out old Stebel horn that wasn't working right for another of same brand that seems to work great but when I loosened bolt holding it I thought I heard a sound like a nut falling so decided to check inside clutch cover(dumb idea) gasket was broken so had to replace it(dealer was closed[would have had to order one] went to Canadian Tire and bought gasket paper and decide to make one until I can get one delivered! Have to go out today and double check my work. Have to wait till later as son is coming over to change wheel bearing on his car!(need my garage and tools)

I am still procrastinating

@N3FOLgas tank leak was solved also! took plastic welder I have and heated and smoothed out seam and also added some plastic(tank is plastic) to make sure the seam is sealed! Also it looked like gas was backing out the tube at bottom fitting of tank and was a little cocked and clamp wouldn't seal so I put another new gas line with a 1"piece of a bigger fuel line then put on clamp and that seems to have sealed it! Routing fuel line so there is no sideways tension on fitting also. Getting a lot of ridding going for parts etc lately. Thanks for all the advice!

I would swap out the highway pegs for a set of Kurykan Longhorns. Make sure you get the smaller one inch diameter clamps.

I feel your pain, I finally got the hardware installed in my back last month. Maybe we can meet up and get a ride in this summer, I owe you a lunch sometime.

Fuel will drain past the pump. If you have a stuck float needle, fuel will drain into the combustion chamber and likely hydro lock the engine. There have been some ruined engines because of this. i had this happen once but was very lucky, the cylinder with the raw fuel happened to have the piston at the top of its travel. When I hit the starter it was locked rather than starting to turn over and slamming that piston into uncompressable fuel and busting the piston,, rod and or block. I took the spark plugs out,and turned over resulting in fuel spraying all over. The crankcase usually fills with fuel too. Now I absolutely never shut my bike off without turning off the petcock. I don’t even think of it as it is now such a habit. The reverse when starting - turn the fuel and pull the choke out

Bought this 2001 RSV w/ 71K on the clock about a month ago. Quite a bit of difference from my '82 XV920, which I used to think of as a 'big' bike lol. Will need: -- new valve cover gaskets (already purchased) -- valve lash adjustment (never done from what I can see in the maintenance records) -- carb synch -- rear shock replace (soon!)

Well now that you know what that feels like, is there any other pains you might like to be associated with? Might want to get then in at the same time eh? You can't seem to win for loosen, but hey, it's winter comin' on so be happy it didn't happen 6 months from now!! Heal well.

To all the Veterans, Thank you for your service.

What! No princess auto. Hope you Don't wake up in the middle of the night with the shakes.

Rode to @Marcarls yesterday to take back the tools I borrowed to try and fix my son's car! Got hub part way out but kept catching on drive axle and son was afraid that we wouldn't be able to get back in properly so he decided that he is going to take to mechanic to replace! Myself I would have just kept going but what you going to do! At least everything should come out easily for who ever does it! It was 4deg cel when I left but seemed a lot warmer! Good thing for leather chips!! Was another good visit with @Marcarl !Was first time I went there and didn't go to Princes Auto! Basically had time limit of having to be home by 4.

I'll 3rd the Shinkos as bang for the buck tires is your not a guy who rides massive miles every year. I had a 230 Tourmaster on the rear of my venture and got 9-10k miles out of it and rode great. Currently running 777 on my in-laws Stratoliner, Verge 16 on the RS Warrior and looking at the newer 999 for the next tire on the Venture.

Same size as all the others.

A Friends wife posted something like this: October 1-31 is Halloween November 1-27 is Christmas November 28 is Thanksgiving November 29-December 31 is Christmas... so Deal with it... 😆

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Hello all, It's been a while since I've been on but this place has been a treasure fro me when working on both my 83 and my 2004. When I crashed that 83 after hitting a deer about 8 years ago it was with help from Bongo and Puc that landed me the parts to fix it and neither of them would take dime for them, not even for the shipping. That is why I am offering up this light bar and lights for an RSV at NO CHARGE to the member that has the most creative reason why they should have it. I would give the condition about 8-9 out of 10 and you will have everything you need but the wiring and switch. (That's not rust in the pics, it's a reflection of my shirt) I'll let this go for two weeks and then I'll pick a winner.

AHHH the best part is that he is still able to post in this forum.

Thanks. 1st I've been trying the fuel pump with both fuel lines disconnected and it only runs for a split second. I had to replace the fuel pressure sensor it was bad. I had found out on this site how to check it. 2nd Thanks for the advice on the screen. I drained all of the stale gas out and have a 1/2 tank of good fuel. I'll check tomorrow to see what is showing on the screen.

Great post - thanks for sharing! And of course, now I'm checking out the membership benefits...

Thank you happy to be here. I ride a black & grey 1991 XVZ13TD, fully revised and kept completely original by a fellow Dutch (NL) rider.

1st of all the fuel pump runs on both a timer and a line pressure sensor so it is quite normal to turn the key on and off for several cycles to get fuel to the carbs if they are empty. When the carbs are full the pump will barely run but a click or two. 2nd Check your screen to see what is displayed when the red light is on or flashing it could simply mean your getting low on fuel or your side stand is down while in gear. In the case of fuel level the light will flash when getting low. slow at 1st than faster as it gets lower and finally solid when your very low.

I have a special tool to do wheel bearing hubs. 2 wack and they're off.

Dealer got me right bulb and works properly now!!

@N3FOL couldn't get son's wheel bearing done as hub would NOT come out no matter what we tried! Guess he asked a fellow worker who has neighbor mechanic to see if he would do it. Otherwise he is looking around for someone in town. Still have to get back working on tractor as fuel tank is NOT leaking anymore so another thing fixed! Changed bike blinker bulb finally and it is the right bulb finally! Got around to also make wife happy and got Halloween decorations up!

If you haven’t heard yet, I am now riding a new 2024 Road Glide. I ended up going to the Myrtle Beach Fall Rally and unexpectedly decided to trade the Ultra Classic off. I finally got away from a black bike. To introduce the new ride, here are some pics. Color is “Sharkskin”

Still no rain over here for another week in SE Pa as well. The weather folks are predicting that our Halloween Trick or Treat night could be one of the warmest on record. One of a kind weather as far as I am concerned. Good Evening to All!

The Houston TX area may set an unwelcomed record for Rainfall in October. We have not had any rain all month and none is predicted until Wednesday. only a 20% chance.

@sleepy2 That 10 minute downpour is something we haven't seen for over 2 weeks now. The rain cloud simply miss our area and several other locations NE of me. Because of this, we have an elevated fire condition danger today and beyond until we got some descent rainfall. Sounds like your tractor project is coming along with another wheel bearing job for you guys to tackle with your son. Your situation looks just like mine, because my son also stopped by the other day and wanted to find out what my schedule is because he needs an oil change on two of his vehicles and a serpentine belt to be replaced. (he does need my garage and tools as well)...I take this opportunity to at least see him once in a while and spend time with him even in the garage. His busy schedule makes it difficult for me to see him at least once a week.

Went to dealer yesterday and got the parts gut that knows more! He looked up the part number and said it was 1 number off and the one the other guy ordered for me was for the rear turn signal! Should come in a couple more days! Said they will text me(didn't first time) now that they have my cell phone number instead of home number!

Good morning to all! Hopefully you are enjoying your day and able to ride to whatever destination that might be. I will be riding all week and take full advantage of the wonderful weather we are having over here in SE Pa. Ride Safe All.

Well it seems one of my favorite threads have gone flat again. I just got the scoot new shoes so she is safe to ride again. Poor thing has been sitting for almost a year. So in honor of fall I found a very red tree. I know its not a bunny or something easter but can we make the next target your bike and something Halloween like one of those huge skeletons.

9 months away now. lol

Sounds like you are almost done with the tractor. Glad to hear your project is going smoothly.

Good luck and heal up quick Vogel is only 10 months away.

Now that you winterized your bike, I think this winter will be warmer than usual. lol Heal fast and get back to riding soon. Regards.

@Steve S Glad to hear you were able to ride. That is a start. Baby steps...5 miles will turn into 10 miles then to 50 miles and so on. On this end, I've been riding a lot and leaving my truck and van parked at the house. You also did what I used to do in the past and I let my wife do the organizing around the house, etc. This way she is happy the way she wants it and I get to do what I love to do in the garage, etc. Ride safe.

Got Sears tractor running! Found hidden fuse(32V 30AMP) was blown! Now have small gas leak around gas tank!

Don't know if you found this leak, if you want to check your neutral switch it's a relatively simple job. Remove the middle gear cover (Don't forget to catch the oil) you will see it. Three 'star bolts' hold it in. The replacement seal is 93210-29196-00.