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New stator, stator gasket, forward bevel gear gasket, oil filter, fresh 15/40 dino oil, hard wired stator, new battery, new tie wraps holding side covers on, rear tire @ 45 psi, front tire @ 42 psi, checked brakes for stick calipers, toggled kill switch to fill the bowls, choke on, hit starter,, moved choke to half choke when she fired up to keep from blackening plugs while I walked inside to tell Tip I was going for a test ride. Volt gauge bounced right up to 14.5 volts when touching throttle. Was greeted with pure V-4 torque when nailing throttle in 5th gear at 35 mph and ran solid up to 90 like a good running V-4 should. No hesitations or misses, just pure V-4 elegance from bottom to top. Headed to HD shop on this, Tweeks maiden April 24, 2021 spring test ride to see if any of my HD riding buddies were out braving the cold. Tweeks was greeted with the usual WOWZY WOW WOW - now THAT is a touring bike.. Lots of admirers as I admired the gorgeous 20 or 30 HD's sitting in the lot. Felt sooooo good to be back in the saddle, indescribably delicious to say the least.. Summer cant get here soon enough IMHO...

Hello my fellow Venture riders, I’m planning a moto-camping trip on Ray(picture included) and trail running some of the parks any routes worth detouring for, That would be passible at this time of year?

Hey all! We are closing on a new(Old) house next week. The previous owner is a Ham Operator and he left a couple antenna masts and antennas behind. Unfortunately, he is suffering from dimensia and is no longer an active radio man. Is there any call for this kind of thing? Are there any net forums where I might find someone who could use them? I really don't want to scrap them but I have no use whatsoever for them.

Big Bend is a cool place to stop and see. The Marfa lights are cool as well. You can take the river road through Del Rio and watch Mexico go by on the other side of the river. If you get over by Houston let me know, always room for a VR brother.

Forgot about that little bend. Some redneck Ingenuity and I’m back in business.

Awesome @cowpuc! Sorry, not to be judgmental, bossy or controversial, but please wear a proper bicycle helmet when riding. I ride ~1300 miles/year, road and trail/Mtn. I average going down 1-2 times a year, mostly on the mtn bike but I’ve gone down on the road bike too. I track my rides on a garmin gps & have literally gone from 15-20mph to 0mph in an instant when crashing. It doesn’t sound like much but I can assure you the noggin is along for the ride at that point & will hit the ground hard. Look for a helmet with MIPS design. The outer part of helmet is designed to rotate slightly about the head on impact, taking up part of the impact energy. They may look dorky, but so do wheelchairs. Ok, off my soapbox now. Enjoy the bikes, have fun & be safe!

I would check weather of course because I have my doubts this would be doable right now but I would suggest Zion NP across to the North Rim then around to Page AZ and up/over the great divide thru Pagosa Springs CO = GORGEOUS ride and amazingly endless camping second to none.. Vid below is a 5 mile journey back into the mountains of Utah on that ride,, unspeakably amazing.. Thing is though,, that area/trip is probably under 40 feet of snow right now LOL.. Second choice in an effort to stay warm and dry would be drop down to Needles from Vegas and zig zag across those AWESOME desert lands where @videoarizona hangs out and take it the sheer endless beauty and ride/camp opportunities out there!! If you do that though, check your tires and keep an eye on them cause that desert heat will peel rubber off and your tires will end up on your as rubber dust on your saddle bags.. Another thought? Big Bend is unforgettable!! Slide down there and give @Squidley and @bikerjohn a hard time while your out that way... Dont miss Jerome AZ if you do that and 89A up to Flag while your at it... I was always warned to watch out for Rattlesnakes on the 100's of thousands of miles and multiple tent camping trips I made that way but never ever did get to see one.. My advice,,, as crazy as this may sound is to watch out for Goat head pickers when looking for a spot to drop your tent and/or off roading.. Those suckers are far more dangerous than any rattler I ever met and wayyyy more plentiful LOL

Thanks for the info it does have a center stand not sure what brand, and trailer hitch . We’re hitches stock? I got him to accept 1,350 I am thinking about doing it. The ventures have a lot of goodies . I don’t now if they were stock, leather for tank and trunk, chrome trim for front fender and around rear bags. It will be work replacing motor, but the fact that it comes with a motor ready to drop in is a plus. That’s a lot of bike for 1,350

Yeppers @AGrengs,, we/I did exactly that for years!! Got to the point though that I simply can not do the carb and such upkeep because of my hands/health.. Matter of fact, I sold out all my mopeds/scooters and also our Honda 250 Helix this spring and applied the proceeds toward E-Bikes. I/we trail rode our Helix two up as well as street rode it.. It would do 70 on the Highway no problem and was remarkably trail worthy. We also did the Honda CT-70 routine,,, with moped stickers on them they were wayyyyy fun!! I still have my sons 1971 CT70 (his 8th birthday present) and my daughters 68 CT90 (her 8th birthday present) in the basement but all the others are gone. An FYI,, we did have numerous Chinese made 50cc and 150cc scooters/mopeds thru the year going all the way back to the early 2000's when China introduced them to the U.S. market.. I was picking them for $85 brand new back then and selling them for $450.. Those were/are remarkably durable machines imho. Cool thing was the price of parts - new carbs for $8, brake parts kits for $6, complete drive train including engine for $70. If you go that route for something to beat on try to land something with the GY6 drivetrain.. Those proved to be most versatile in my experience.. I sold one years ago to a neighbor who put over 20k miles on hers.. Pretty cool considering how inexpensive they were.. Main thing with them is to keep a close eye on oil level if you run long distance at speed as their oil capacity is tiny and they,, as all 4 stroke motors do tend to aspirate small amounts of oil and even a 1/2 ounce can make a huge diff in engine longevity.. Word to the wise so to speak

INDEED @circa1968,, that is exactly whats going on here in our area!! Since purchasing our two e-bikes 5 more of my buddies and their wifes have purchased them!!! Its an E-Bike wave of fun!! I am thinking of starting an E-Bike biking club LOL... It is indeed a really good thing imho too! Seeing people, especially us older crowd out enjoying being on two wheels!! Got 100 miles on ours so far and thats with shut down due to Tips eye surgeries. I am now in the process of building hitches for ours so I/we can tow the grandkids around behind us. These things are remarkably versatile with plenty of power to climb even the biggest hills in our area along the lake shore. I made sure to buy the ones with regenerative input into the batteries when coasting and soooo glad I did. We left home with 1/2 charged batts not long ago, rode around the lake on our areas bicycle trail and by simply bumping the pedals to engage peddle assist and then coasting we actually came home with no discharge showing on the battery levels!! Unbelievable!! Tell you one thing, for us older people this is definitely a good way to stay outside, enjoying life on two wheels!! Worth every $$$ IMHO...

I've been replacing the lights with LED. I did the turn signal relay a little different than the write up: I cut out a section with dremel cut-off to better access the jumper: This made it easier to solder the leads: Then I epoxied the housing:

Chief, This is a bit off topic, but....Failed lifter & cam (replaced) and the latest BIG issue was a failing of the final drive bearings or gearing. If your engine damaged a lifter and camshaft, you had metal particles in your engine oil circulating through your engine and transmission. The oil filter would have caught most of them, but some would have gone throught the filter bypass on a cold start. This may have been the cause of the final drive unit/gearing going bad and getting a new engine was great.

speed rating of tire is usually designated by a letter on the tire side wall see chart below 75 mph 120 km/h M 81 mph 130 km/h N 87 mph 140km/h P 93 mph 150 km/h Q 99 mph 160 km/h R 106 mph 170 km/h S 112 mph 180 km/h T 118 mph 190 km/h U 124 mph 200 km/h H 130 mph 210 km/h V 149 mph 240 km/h

I do not think forgiveness is required it clearly states trailer weighing more than 750 lbs it does not say a loaded trailer or GVW. So I would take that as curb weight of trailer only and would argue that if I were to get stopped or charged.

Yup I'm with you. I dont see any place it says trailer GVW, just "trailers weighing more than 750#" Its easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

I did a write up here for the Mr Gasket pump swap. There is a check valve pump that is a Faucet I think is the name. But it aint cheap as it is FAA approved and available thru small aircraft parts suppliers. OK so I located one of these that is a little cheaper at Pegasus racing equip. You can take the part number and search for one for less. But this is the way to go. The conversion also allows you room to install a fuel filter where you can get to it.

I’m thinking maybe a lift for hot steel in a blacksmith shop. ???????????

Brake Drum puller?

I've been a Ham Radio Operator since my days in Jr High School. Although I'm not super active right now if you post some pics or PM me I might be able to let you know what you've got and if there is any value there. Antenna rotors are always in demand and worth an effort to find a buyer.

Congrats on the new house. Hopefully it has a garage for your toys and hobbies 👍

Im looking for armrest but it says i cant message larry please message me christopherapalmer@outlook.com. i just bought my venture and new to this site so not sure how to maneuver around this site yet thanks

I always use organics cause I love their feel and appreciate the less wear on my rotors. I also carry xtra pads in Tweeks Maintenance Dept when traveling just in case I need to swap em out on the road. l also clean the caliper pistons every time I spoon on tires which gives Tweeks excellent braking performance, protects against having sticky calipers and results in never ever needing to rebuild calipers. Here is a vid on how I do a simple clean up of the calipers:

Elementary, it was the only spot on the bike that was without a sticker.

Well it is obvious that you should use the same oil as I do cuz if I am using it, it must be the best..... I did finally determine exactly what that is. It is a Thingamajig. Very similar to a Whatchamacallit.

Good for you @cowpuc Cycling is my other 2-wheel passion. I was once a naysayer when it came to electric bikes but I’ve seen so many people out enjoying cycling that otherwise would not be doing so without an e-bike. That’s a good thing.

Might be easier to put a harley emblem on it. Everyone expects them to leak.