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,, when they yanked that tumor out of my abdomine a year ago January, it had claimed my prostrate, a gland, a 2 1/4 inch section of my uretor and a portion of my bladder and was the size of my fist.. They ended up having to almost invert what was once external to tie things back together internally and left me with a bladder that I swear is about the size of a golf ball ... I never in zillion years thought I would say that I now actually miss being catheridized like they had me for a few weeks after they removed my innards = but gotta say,,, having to pee every 1/2 hour (depending on how much I drink) and getting up at night to do so can be a pain in the neck,, or should I say a pain in the pee-er... All and all though,, in all reality,,, that cancer ridden tumor was doubling in size every 90 days and I have no doubt that had those amazing Dr.'s not been there for me in my time of need, I KNOW I would be pushing up daisies and not been able to play with my little grandson or even still be here to :stickpoke:.:witch_brew:,:stirthepot: you lop eared varmints so all in all,,, peeing for a living ain't that bad when ya really stop and think about it

and,,, of course you know this,,, they are actually dogs in little dog clothing so they are subject to an expedited life = 7 years of human life = 1 year of dog life so,,,, by the time they are 3 months old they are able to read already.. Therefore,, I have a hunch that your cute little puppy has read some of your Dr.'s notes and noticed that little phrase on all of those notes that says = "Get Lots Of Excersize" and that is part of her plan to assist you with whether you like it or not :rotf: Sic em Hookshot,,,, SIC EM!!!!!!! He deserves all the he gets

I like running the stock 8's, non iridiums and have very good luck with them. As long as I dont over choke so the plugs get blackened I am usually swapping them out at 12k milesish.. I gap at 32 thou (bottom spec) and when I swap em they are usually at the high end of spec. I am a certified bone head and farrrr from any form of an expert on this stuff but one of the things that concerns me with going with a longer lasting plug is that of the plugs getting stuck in the head from being in two long. I have dealt with this on several scoots back when I was restoring for living and can tell ya, if left to long you would swear the plug becomes part of the casting (I know,, sounds crazy but I really have experienced this). Personally,, I would rather swap out plugs occasionally, know I got good plugs and know that I can get em out when I need to.....

On bended knee I promise, my thoughts and Prayers Up are with you two lop eared varmints! Dont mess around, listen to your Dr.'s and do what they say to the letter!!! I can't imagine life in the club house without you two varmints!!

Just like me,,, that's just a filament of your illumination Duey .. I do have a fair amount of wear on the gear set = 20 thousandths of lash between the gears but far from pointed.. THANK YOU for pointing out the need to keep an eye on that wear though!! WOWZY,, now your scaring me Spence.. The reason I went with the high temp stuff was it is suppose to stay "grease" and not go fluid until 540 degrees farenheight.. My theory is that the reason the pins go dry and the grease from both them and the carrier gears is because it gets hot, turns fluid and then runs down the wall of the pig (as pointed out in the video). I know a lot has been mentioned thru the years of the grease being "tossed" and I always bought that theory BUT have always wondered how the pins were able to throw the grease when they are captured in their guides - never made sense to my pea brain. That is why I searched for (and found this Lucas stuff) a good high temp grease... You know what I am gonna do,,, I am gonna take some of this Lucas and put it in a cap, let it lay in the sunshine outside and see if it turns runny.. If it does I will be making a call to Lucas cause what you are saying is typical to my experience with "normal" greases I have had in my garage too but, IMHO, this high temp stuff should NEVER do that!! One of the great things about these MK1 1st Gens is its only about a 20 minute job to pull the rear wheel to check things... I was planning to pull the wheel at 6k mile intervals just to take a peek Carl.. One of the little things I learned in life is to be careful about how much to trust claims written about any products... That is why I referred to this thread in its title as a "test" = a science experiment that I plan on keeping a very close eye on

ROCK AND ROLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the very best with the (I always wanted to use that little fishin icon thingy and never had the chance till now )!!! Looking forward to continuing the ride along on your adventure Silverado - THANK YOU for taking the time to include us:biker:!!!!!!!!!

I am getting ready for the open road and got talked into trying the new Dunlop Elite 4 to see if we could make it full course with out having to swap out tires 2 or 3 times. It all sounded like a plan until, among other things, I remembered how every time I swapped out a rear tire the drive pins and gear set in Tweeks rear end were well ready for greasing = all of a sudden it dawned on me that I may be setting myself up for a crisis if Dunlops claim of 6 journeys back and forth from coast to coast were valid!! I know all about the Moly thread, have tried many many different forms of grease (had a friend who worked in oil/lube distribution - gots LOTS of that stuff in a wide variety given to me to try thru the years) but nothing seemed to worked. This series of video focuses on another theory I have about what causes the grease to run off the gears and pins.. I have a hunch that it has more to do with heat than what I had suspected so I dug around and found some Lucas grease that is solid all the way to +500 degrees so that is what I set my sights on and am employing in the testing. I was also surprised to see that @Geobob had brought up the dry pin thread this evening.. I am posting these video's out of sync so he can see what the drive pin thing is all about and also see the type of grease I am trying this time around.. I hope this helps somehow Geo!!!! Here ya go!!

Geobob , it is very interesting that you are posting this up now,,, makes me wonder if you were here at the house watching me work on my 83 in front of the garage today!!!!! I am in the process of prepping for the west coast/Sturgis and other summer CTFW activities and was convinced to try one of these new multi-tread, expensive, +20,000 mile E-4's to try not have to swap out rear tires 2 or three times on the journey. While replacing the worn out Shinko that I put on new earlier this spring I noticed that, as normal, my gears and drive pins were dry again too = this is normal from my experience = new tire = grease time.. Then it occurred to me,, what if this new E-4 really is capable of crossing America coast to coast (there and back) 6 times as Dunlop suggests = ,, what if those drive pins and gears that are always dry (and sometimes rust covered) now are subject to x5 on the miles !!!! I went down to O-Reily auto and explained it to them and they sold me some special Lucas grease that is called "Red and Sticky" or something like that.. It says right on the front of the tube it stays grease for temps over 500 degrees and is super sticky.. I have used many many types of greases in that application and, to date, have found nothing that really lasts = I am hoping this new Lucas stuff is worthy. I did make a series of video's thru out the day that covers start to finish of the whole process, including greasing the pins.. You might keep an eye on the water hole over the next couple days if your interested.. I would be happy to start the upload earlier if it may help... Puc

Very fair question Patch,, good eye!! You might be getting snickered by camera angle or something of the sort Patch but I will say this - all of my 1st Gen MK1's ran high on the meter,, 1 or 2 needle widths away from the red zone and this one does exactly as the others.. I ran em hard thru all kinds of ambients including +120 degrees out in Death Valley and they just like to hang out at that 1 or 2 needle widths away from the red.. Matter of fact, the bike that your looking at saw 119 last year on a quick trip to the west coast and same old same old.. Another short note to the readers here before I surrender for another 3 months probation for ing Toeman's thread,,, if you happen to land one of these early 1st Gens, BEWARNED and dont be fooled by what I am talking about here.. True, this early models, at least all of mine, do run high on the gauge BUT they also came with a plastic impellar in the water pump that = left to its own demise = Murphy can (and probably has) destroyed 1st Gen engines because the owners didnt get the water pump updated with the aluminum impellar... If your 1st Gen is prone to actual over heating or it regularly plays in the red zone = check the water pump!!! OK,, now wheres that penalty box (Sorry @Toeman )

She's a dandy Unc!! Little elbow grease and that puppy would be ready to take out and earn some stickers

@jakester - Bill,, you get a chance to toss a leg on the new Wing yet? If so, what did you think? I followed the unveiling of the new one very closely and even joined up on one of the Wing sites to participate in the thrill.. One of the things I questioned early on was the, from my understanding, loss of water jacket area between the jugs when Mom Honda shortened up the engine length. IMHO, preignition can and does destroy pistons and preignition factors include things like running low octane when high octane is required, ignition timing curve, compression ratios and load BUT = a hot motor can also be a factor (again, IMHO) is why I was wondering that. I know that one of the things that HD struggled with on their early water cooled heads bikes was related to this = the exhaust valve water "pocket" was to small and had a tendency to boil over when the bike was shut off/circulation had stopped. It would be interesting to know which jug failed (whether or not it was a pot that had mating jugs beside it) and whether or not overheating was involved... Regardless,, I too think it is WAYYYYYYYYYYY cool that Mom Honda stepped up and just did the right thing with the new scoot..

You betcha Toe,,, any time!

and just for clarity sake,, the "needle" M6 is mentioning here is the same thing that I am referring to as a "Metering Rod" = same thing just using a different name). Most bikes use a "E" clip on the Needle/Metering Rod that hangs down from the carb slide for adustment sake. Our Ventures (except for the Canadian models I am told? @Marcarl , do the Canuckian Ventures have clips on those Needles/Metering Rods?), for some reason have no factory way of adjusting them so "shimming" with nylon washers is a fairly easy way around that malody.. If you do decide to attempt shimming,, its not a bad idea IMHO to steer clear from using metal washers as they add weight to the slide and can interfer with slide movement... Just a heads up.. Again,, this is all being mentioned by someone who has NO experience with the 2nd Gen so a true guru may come on here and blow this all out of the water,,, so to speak..

Yep, even to the point of rewriting History books in some cases..... I will say though,, after spending many hours covering thousands of miles criss crossing our country and talking to people from all walks of life,, it is also amazing how many people out there really truly do still believe in America and what she stands for... Late last night, while sitting on Tweeksis waiting for the local fireworks to start, a gentleman walked up and commented about Tweeks stickers.. As the conversation progressed, the fellow opened up about his time in Vietnam (4 tours) and also his love for Montana. After listening to Tip tell him about our love for "The West" and how great of a country we have and how the old "Cowboy Code" is still alive out there - he walked over to his car and pulled out a little book and gave it to us.. I looked at it and it was a book of "Cowboy Poems" written by the person we were talking to. He signed the book for us and also signed our Montana sticker.. Got home here and started reading and WOWZY WOW WOW WOW,, talk about REAL patriotism coming out in the written word and, get this,,,,, from an author who is alive and well!!!!! As a country with a very special way of life, we may be down but, IMHO,, we are farrrr from out.... As long as there are folks who think the way the author of my little book clearly thinks,,,,,, it is far from over....

2nd gear issues,, I would be on the phone begging one of our NY members to go check it's rotors to make sure it wasnt 154k miles before I headed out to pick it up! https://buffalo.craigslist.org/mcy/d/85-yamaha-venture-royale/6630035910.html

by the way Snype = AWESOME VIDEO!!!(and so does Tinker IMHO!!) THANKS FOR POSTING IT UP!!!

Could be,, could also be as insignificant as grub needing to be cleaned out of the regulator terminal or the stator terminal or even a dirty battery connection... !! By the way Fool,,, did I tell you about my newest book to hit the book stands this Fall?? It's titled - "Short Shifting - A Guide To Motorcycle Touring Bliss On A Budget!!"

I have been riding 1st Gens for a good while now and have never owned a 2nd Gen so take this for what it is worth (probably not much). My 1st Gens, when tuned and running properly would/will pull rock solid in 5th gear from 30 mph to 130 mph - no stumbling. Matter of fact, one of the ways I like to test their tune and other important parts/pieces (like stator, regulator, diaphram conditions) is to do exactly that - run it down to 30 in 5th -open it up and see what happens (an example of this can be seen in the video below, you will need to start at .20 on the time line there though as traffic was not to conducive to my "tests" - this was a pull done completely in 5th gear - loaded up for traveling and 2 up riding).. One of things I have also admired most about the 74 inch V-4 is actually its ability to crawl at low R's thru the mountains and still maintain an amazing amount of spunk in high R's.. All that said,, and in total agreement with what had already been posted for things to look at, if it were my scoot I think I would also take a close look at the carb diaphrams and ease of slide movement. What I am reading here makes me think of what I always referred to as a mid range "flat spot".. Generally speaking, that type of flat spot (or bog) on an out of tune scoot is usually mitigated thru metering rod adjustment to fatten up the mid range mixture.. Considering that the metering rod on our V-4s is under vacuum control and knowing how many times I have patched up diaphrams on my 1st Gens,,,,,,,,, well,,, thats why I would head there if it were mine....

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Cha,, to some folks what you are talking about here makes absolutely positively NO SENSE at all... Just want you to know that in this case (and probably many others) - Cha = Puc.... I get brother,, I 100% totally and forever more GET IT :sign Rock On::sign Rock On::sign Rock On: = YOU DA MAN (IMHO)!!!

OUTSTANDING Captn!!!!!:dancefool::dancefool: Been thinkin of and praying for you folks Cappy,, hoping that this wasnt all about some kind of health stuff - THANK YOU so much for the update my brother!!! Again,, ALL the very very best on getting that scoot fired up on all 4 and rippen up tires in the desert out there!!!! PLEASE keep us posted about your progress (no matter how slow or fast that happens - this is NOT a summons to hurry up and do something,,, good things can take lots of time some times) and also,, dont be afraid to mention other parts you may need to get your friend/brothers bike going - what you are doing is WAYYY honorable IMHO!!! I also find it down right uncanny that this go posted on the 4th of July = how cool is that :usa::usa: You are more than welcome and God Bless you and the whole project!! Puc

Not that I dont 100 trillion percent agree with ya brother BUT,,, in this case (the case being that this celebration, IMHO, seems to be more of one of our country claiming its independence from Great Britain and the very costly decision of whether or not there was actually going to be a free nation and free men/women on the planet who were going to be self governing = an experiment in self governing as it were). Again,, and this is just another one of those IMHO's that continually tend to get me in trouble, because were are talking about "1776" and not "1945" here, I lean more towards thanking and praising those Patriot souls of the original 13 Colony's way back at the beginning who were willing to fight and die in their fight against Socialism and/or rule by a King (Monarchy) who fought and died for what has become the greatest way of life known to man = FREEDOM!!! HAPPY 4th OF JULY MY FELLOW AMERICANS!! Puc :usa::usa::usa::usa::usa::usa::usa: P.S. I still dont understand why we can't get some kind of a that us old geezers can actually see like @Condor had mentioned in another thread..

M,, I have absolutely no idea if this will help and any way but what you describe as what you are "feeling" in your brakes like something I have "felt" in the brakes of my bikes many times over and,, especially when "flying" a bike in the air when doing a jump on a MX track (brake application in the air is how most of us MXers control the attitude of the bike when air born), correcting that sticky/notchy feeling is mandatory.. Below is one of the main maintenance "tools" that I have used (right or wrong,, it has worked for me) thru the years.. Its fairly simple, no bleeding necessary , and easy enough to do that I employ it every time I swap tires or have to remove the calipers for what ever reason.. When you mention cleaning the calipers,, I had to ask myself if this was part of the cleaning brother? If you got a second,, you might find this helpful,,,, maybe - maybe not.... If nothing else,, if may be entertainment to view while waiting for the brake guru's to jump in here

Alot of the lop eared varmints around here opt for the post 86 4 brush as replacement for the earlier 2 brush models as they say the 4 brush performs better.. Personally, I have found that by keeping a good battery in my scoots and also pulling maintenance on the starter (splitting it open and cleaning the carbon dust out of them) the original starters work fine for many thousands of miles.. Might not be a bad idea to bench test your starter, even open it up and see whats going on internally if it fails bench testing, to double check your findings.. There are other mechanical issues, IMHO, that could be causing similar symptoms and it would be a shame to toss money at it for parts that it may not need..

Oh yea,, concerning the idling funny when Tinker is warm... When this happens do you notice anything strange happening with your Volt meter? Only reason I ask is that, IMHO, even though the Regulator has heat sinks - it still gets very hot and this can cause some strange low voltage situations and low voltage can cause low rpm blubbering and other things... Watch the meter next time it happens and see if you see something happening there Snype..