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I can tell that the people that I have talked too on this forum are a bunch great people , who have a faith in God ...I do know that God looks after what belongs to him ..God has been good to me over and over again

You will find this site becomes as much a family and friendship forum ( had to throw that second part in cuz not all family's get along ) as it is a motorcycle forum. That is why you will find members who started out owning Ventures but stayed even after switching machines to something other other than Ventures. Often times friendships get formed here on site that continue to grow off site. Now I will have to admit the jury is still out on @cowpucbut we are just such darned good folk we let him hang around anyway

I will stand on this fact,,,, my rolling journal covering 6 MK1's beginning in 1987, covering +1,000,000 miles of Venture adVenture:

So I assume Your handle has nothing to do with your cooking skills and pasta that tastes like burnt rubber.

And then since you did that electrical work when a tail light burns out it will be your fault since it is electrical. Yup I have played the game too.

Happy to report...so far so good. I rode at least 7 times now after I picked it up from the shop 2 weeks ago. The stalling problem just disappeared with no reason at all. Keep the shiny side up and ride safe.

Are you telling us you have a closed mind and it is hard to open

My journal is in my head....I have a mind like a steel trap. Rusty and banned in 37 states.

At the beginning of April, I rode my '07 Venture to KC to help my brother out after having back surgery. Due to a variety of unforeseen circumstances, I ended up leaving the bike in his barn and fly back home to San Jose. Fast forward a month and my son wrapped up his 1st year of college in St. Louis and wanted to drive home and see some of our National Parks along the way. We threw together a quick plan, made some reservations and my wife & I jumped on a plane to KC to pick up the bike and meet my son to start the journey. As it turned out, my wife never got on the bike with me as we only packed warm weather riding gear for her. There were only two days that would have been appropriate for her riding with me. I was extremely tired from a long hike on the 1st day and the 2nd was a miserably hot day going into Vegas. So, the trip highlights, in order: Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (highly recommend!) Royal Gorge Bridge (cool to see, but not my favorite) Highway 50 from Colorado Springs to Montrose (2 of the best days of riding scenery I've ever had....at this point...) Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP Arches NP (amazing! Did a nice hike to Delicate Arch) Bryce Canyon NP (pretty cool, but not something I would make a trip just to see, but I was also wiped out from the ride there.) Zion NP (Wowsers of all wowsers!) We did the Angel's landing hike on day 1 but I chickened out of the last mile which required holding on to chains as you climbed up with a straight dropoff 1500' down! 2nd day we hiked the Narrows @ Zion, best hike ever! We rented water boots/socks & poles as the hike is up a river in water that ranges from ankle to waist deep. We got very deep into the slot canyons & had to climb up a couple of small waterfalls, fallen trees, boulders, etc. It was quite an adventure! Was completely wiped out at the end of the day. Las Vegas - hmm, I actually don't have a lot of good to say about Vegas itself, the strip is way overbuilt, overcrowded and apparently a favorite hangout for pot smokers (to each his own, its just not my thing and I don't like to be around it - and it was inescapable). But, the highlight from our day in Vegas was at the Vegas speedway. My son & I each took 5 laps behind the wheel in a 760HP Shelby GT500 Mustang! That's an unreal amount of power and one intense experience. And now, the favorite part of the trip for all three of us: The drive down highway 128 from I-70 to Moab (on our way to Arches). By chance, we met a couple from Ohio the day before who recommended taking 128, even though every mapping app does not tell you to go that way. We said what the heck, let's check it out. OMG! And I say that with all due respect because the one thought that kept popping into my mind on hiway 128 was "This must be where God goes to hang out on his day off..." If you ever make it westward, hiway 128 is an absolute must see. Its ~40 miles and will take an hour to drive. I hate to oversell it, but I am not ashamed to admit that the beauty of this place literally moved me to tears. Perhaps my expectations were so low that they were easy to exceed. Perhaps its some weird manopause hormonal thing I got goin on that made me tear up. Perhaps I need to get out more. But in any case, after a little over 2,000 miles in 9 days, 4 National Parks in 4 days, it was the favorite part of the trip for all three of us. Highly recommended! And my love of my Venture just grows deeper! I got more than one "Nice Bike!" comment along the way.

I'll try to remember when I get home to take a few picks.

Yup that's how it goes. When I bought the 745 the fellow thought he blew his I don't remember what the name was X something. He had been racing it when in his words "it just blew up" "doesn't matter tho cause I found another one and going to swap the engines" I went back with some troubleshooting tools and took a look around. The first thing I did was look at the engine and components from a distance, pull the dip and smelt then rubbed the oil between my fingers and well we know what a blown engine smells like and the grit we will feel, nothing, tho I could smell fuel. I triggered each injector separately then check for spark on the packs he was using. This being an older Jap model it had one large control plug that fed back from the ecm, when probing it I found the plug in place but not locked down, I pushed it in and no burnt anything, the torque in the mounts was what lifted the plug enough to free it that and the clips being busted. No doubt the last running open throttle created a hell of a bang but, no proper follow thru spent money unwisely My point I guess guys is that so many here have a vast amount of experience and, not just on ventures. When we read forum posts there are times when we get bated by the OP seeking your inputs. The questions themselves prove they need the experienced guidance that in my view means someone has to run point or take the lead, the whole of the forum pitches in filling in the color and the missing pieces as the threads progress. I'd like to share this link I came across. This is for all the parents and grandparents aunts and uncles. I think understanding mankind young and old is the key to patience:

Took the words right out of my mouth @Squidley

There are quite a few Christians here, and some of the best people I know of.

I have a friend who has kept a journal of all the miles , tires and gasoline fills nearing the 300000 mile mark ... It is a great way of monitoring how your bike is performing .. Also a good conversation piece when comparing your bike to another some one else is riding ...It does take commitment .

An easier way to test for the voltage drop. Attach the positive voltmeter lead to the battery positive. Use the negative lead to probe each connection as you follow the power from the battery positive on out. This way the meter will read the actual voltage drop so you do not have to do all the math. a reading of zero is perfect but not realistic. Wire has resistance and every connection will have some resistance, resistance causes voltage drop, the goal is to have the lowest number possible. As you move out from the battery and find a connection that has a big voltage drop, fix it and then continue on.

Sounds like a plan to me. I don't get to Utah very often, but I do have a good customer in BYU, so it's a possibility. Is your moniker a self deprecating comment on your cooking skills or do you own a Moto Guzzi?

Looks great. I have a sister that asks me to look at X, and two days later will call and say, 'ever since you looked at X, my Y has been having issues'. I count on it. If she would only tell me about X and Y while I'm there.

Yeah, I know...working on it. Unfortunately, I was so in awe of the scenery, the Venture never made it into any of my pics.

So, a quick update on this little project after ~4k miles. It has held up well and seems to be doing what I hoped it would - catching oil droplets before they get sucked into the airbox. Attached is the oil collected after the 4k miles since installing. I have not pulled the tank to inspect the airbox or #1 carb closely but just doing a quick visual look up under the tank, I do not see the buildup of oil residue that was previously occurring on #1 (left/shifter side, rear).

My 2013 Audio Comfort 1800 up for sale. Bike has 71000 miles, heel toe shifter with floorboards, mini board forward footrests. LED tail and brake lights with modulators, Pathfinder sequential turn spoiler light bar, custom built light bar under the trunk. Carpets in the trunk and saddle bags, organizers in the trunk. Ultimate Mid Rider seat. Gear indicator, digital voltmeter and wired for GPS and iPhone at left handlebar. Asking price is $13,000.00, I am open to reasonable offers; nothing is firm at this point.