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Do this test, try disconnecting the speedo cable down at the wheel and pulling the cable out of it, screw the outer cable back on and ride it like that for a few times while the temps are cool (usually when this drama shows up).. Sure sounds like a sqwaking speedometer to me!! If this works, there are ways to lube the speedo and get max life out of it.. I resurrected one on a prior bike a number of times before it blew up (the speedo) out in Texas at just over 270k miles = they sure dont make speedometers like they used to I guess

@HKGixxer ,,, hope you get this!! Gotta LOVE this internet business - HONG KONG?? That is really wonderful!! So HK,, do you ride a Suzuki Gixxer? What size if you do? I recently completed a life goal (way earlier this year) to own a Yamaha R1 liter bike.. WOW is it fun!! 103 in 1st tached out and 172 in 5th tached out, I would LOVE to get it out to our Bonneville Salt Flats for a day and see what its capable of in its 6th gear.. It pulls REAL hard and I think it has enough lungs to it that it could actually tach out in 6th!! What a fun scoot.. It is also REAL fun on the twisty roads here in our area. A very precise, almost artistic feel in the corners... Any way,, please tell me about life in Hong Kong as a motorcyclist if you get this!! Dont be shy!! Your pen pal (what we used to call this) Puc

You betcha!!

All being done while up on its center stand..

So you should be able to pull the clutch lever in toward the handle bar (this disengages the clutch) and step on the rear brake and the back tire should stop spinning and the bike should sit there and idle just like if you were sitting at a stop sign in gear with the clutch pulled in.. If you do this and it works, now hold the brake down so the tire stays still and let the clutch out slowly (engage the clutch by slowly releasing the lever) at idle and this should kill the motor if your rear brake is working properly and your clutch is too..

Your a better man than me,, I would have went with duct tape... Nope,, nope,, take that back,, I'm a far better mechanic than that goofy Red Green (oh my gosh = my hero = my son and I used to sit and watch Red, Harold and the crew for HOURS = WOWZY I miss em = both my son and the Red Green Show = my Son more though),, I would have used Stickers for a more dignified finished product Glad cha got er fixed brother!!

But,, maybe,, just possibly he has a grandson like mine who he never gets to see cause he is on the other side of the country and his grandson, like mine, tells his grandpa (like mine does) that HE (his grandpa) is his (his grandsons) You Tube hero and he (his grandson) all but begs his grandpa to keep on posting those videos up no matter what anybody thinks, says, does, feels, smells, tastes and on and on.. :stirthepot:

Ok,,lets try this before I go into detail on testing the stand switch.. Put the bike on its center stand aiming away from the house and people just in case something bad happens (watched a buddy try to shut his 80cc Yamaha off while it was on its center stand and we started it and the throttle stuck by slamming the back of the bike down.. No joke, that little sucker jumped right thru their kitchen window and hung up on the window frame - WOW I had a great childhood).. With out sitting on the bike so the back end stays up, start the bike in neutral with the side stand up and your rear wheel will probably start spinning on its own - let it spin till it looks like its up to a pretty good speed, pull the clutch in and drop it in gear and let the clutch out.. Now the tire will be spinning in first gear.. Now pull the clutch lever and push down on the rear brake - you should easily be able to stop the rear wheel with the rear brake with the clutch disengaged (lever pulled).. Gotta hunch you will find your clutch is not disengaging and you will not be able to stop the rear wheel.. If its the side stand switch the bike will stop even with the rear wheel raised and spinning when you drop it in gear..

Just to demonstrate the vast differences in our personal needs in the bikes we may or may not select in the effort of making a scoot our own, I made a couple short video's.. Always remember (I try to) that we are all different and what works for you may not work for the next guy.. In our case, we actually have to have a bike that suffers from a little case of multiple personality syndrome...

But did it stall because the clutch is not working as in it stalled with a WHAMING JERK as the bike tried to lunge forward or did it just die like you shut the key off when you put it in gear??

I am not exactly sure how missing that rubber cap could cause a leak because it would seem that that rubber could in no way hold back hydraulic pressure.. I would guess that the cap is just a cover over some form of an adjustment or something for the metering of the fluid going thru the device.. Just doesnt make sense in my pea brain of how air could get thru there and there not be fluid leaking out,,, probably wrong,, been wrong many times over.. On the same token though,, having that cap missing could easily be a sign that someone else had problems with that system and was playing around with the metering/proportioning valve,, maybe,, maybe not.. Just thinking out loud.. Bottom line on a hydraulic system IMHO.. If there is a leak ANYWHERE in the system you can easily find it (if you are working on brakes) just by holding down on the pedal or pulling real hard on the lever for a couple minutes.. If its leaking,, even slightly you will loose "pedal" = meaning the pedal will go down or the lever will travel in - when you sqeeze that lever hydraulic fluid will not compress and if air can get in = fluid can get out... As mentioned,, almost sounds like you do have a master going south IMHO..

Got that right my Texas Hero = that Bongo is definitely a 1st class guru!! WAY TO GO @bongobobny = YOU DA MAN!!!!!!

Yep, if your side stand is down and you pull in the clutch and drop it in gear the bike will stall = the side stand has a safety switch on it to keep you from motivating with the stand down.. Back to the clutch.. Is the motor stalling when you drop it in gear with the clutch pulled in at the handle bar with a WHAM - JERK?? Like the clutch is not disengaging?? If so,, like already mentioned, you probably have air still in the system and the air is compressing (brake fluid does not compress) so the piston in your slave cylinder is not moving the clutch rod that forces the clutch plates open.. I have found the best way to bleed the clutch for me is to bleed at the bango up on the master as this seems to be the highest point of the system.. Bleed there, make sure you got good fluid bleed (make sure you rag off and cover the bike under the bar though cause brake fluid is pretty nasty).. If you still got no good clutch,, take a clear gas line and put it over the nipple on the slave - drape the line over the bike and into a jar, I tie wrap around the line to double insure the line will stay on, now you can bleed into the line (you can easily just twist the line to open and close the bleeder if your doing it right) and actually see any air you get out in the clear gas line.. You will also keep air from going back into the slave this way cause the air will be going up the gas line.. Works great and its fun to tinker.. This is also a really good way to replace the fluid in the system because you just pump, watch the fluid in the line change color as the new replaces the old - works GREAT on brakes too.. Only ALWAYS remember not to let a master go dry and draw air in... Back yard mechanicing is sooooo much fun!!

Got er done brother = sorry bout that!!! Hey ya lop eared varmint, also left a message for you in the water hole = check it out,, could be interesting AND, may even promote some interaction with some real deal guru's about your situation

Not sure now which thread it was in but somewhere in recent mind twisting history I was involved with a suggestion to @s.tyler58 about some issues he was having with his bike.. I made a suggestion to check the tube into the water jacket behind a spark plug for leaks.. That info was passed onto his mechanic who apparently could not follow what I was trying to explain (that sound about right Ty?).. I KNOW,, I am often hard to follow when I try to explain things so I made this short video for you Ty - hope this helps clear things up,, maybe? Maybe not? May even make things worse Hope ya get that puppy going real soon Ty!!

My Dad use to say that even a half wit can be right half the time David .... I only knew what it was because I redid an early Indian that was sprocket driven speedoed off the rear wheel and I LOVED that scoot = partially because of exactly what we are speaking of.. A fews years later I was out east CTFW doing some exploring for coal mines and ran across the Glen Curtiss museum in New York.. Taking a break a stopped in and WOWZY am I glad I did.. That museum is more of a "Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for gear heads type of joint in that it is/was TOTALLY hands on AND, Glen Curtiss was WAYYYY into building early scoots (Henderson being one) and they had a bike just like the one you showed me the pic of there and I was TOTALLY takin by that front end (I know,, its a flaw but its me).. THANK YOU for letting me know that I "Nailed it" though = keeps me that havent lost ALL my marbles,, yet:big-grin-emoticon: Absolutely, positively, no doubt about it = NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like you said = those Henderson's are an easy ID for most folks but them and their style are about as good at this as I will get - I am strickly a wanna be.. I did google that one out of curiousity though Sly and,, DEFINITLY aint never did see nuttin like that before!! Says it was an "NSU" powered scoot though.. Now NSU = you betcha!! One of my best friends in High School had an early model NSU that we used to beat the living day lights out of.. It was a two lung outfit with a great big gorgeous headlight on it that looked like something off a Stutz Bearcat (all told my buddy that = like I even had a clue what a Stutz Bearcat was).. Ya got me on that one brother!!!

YIPPEEEE IT'S ZZZzzz!!!! Glad to hear from you brother!! Also glad to hear times are coming around back in the other direction = THAT was a rough couple years for sure!! Looking forward to bumping into you and your new friend out CTFW on the 99 sometime.. Until then = keep heading in the direction your heading cause it sure sounds like you got happening!! All the best brother!! Puc,, Tip and Tweeks too!! Picture of the 3 of us watching the sun get blocked off by the moon not long ago - bet you three even had a better view then we did down yonder in Tenner Sea!!

If you enjoy reading real life, honest to goodness down to earth CTFW adventure you might want to hustle on over to this link ( http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?132630-My-Web-Site-and-YouTube-channel-on-rides-in-PA-NJ-and-NY&p=1019210#post1019210 ) and check this out!! GOOD STUFF:thumbsup:!! Thanks Joe for sharing with your fellow members here on VR!! YOU DA MAN (even if you did peek into a motel window that had occupants behind it:big-grin-emoticon: = READ THE BOOK FOLKS) !! Puc

Been reading your book = TOTALLY AWESOME:clap2:!! Also thoroughly enjoying your You Tubing:thumbsup2:!! THANK YOU for allowing us the treasure trough of you and your wives riding adventures Joe!! VERY VERY WELL DONE:clap2:!! Puc P.S. = I just happened to find your post here by chance.. I noticed that this area of VR only has 1 person viewing and the Water Hole has +70. I just HAVE to post a link there for this thread cause it would just be WRONG for any of our members to miss the amazing opportunity to join in the fun of following you folks on your exploits while out CTFW!! Hope that is ok:hurts:

Your welcome David but actually,, you are the one who nailed it's location so the thanks really goes to you brother!! INDEED = that puppy is very well hidden!! As many times as I have been under those two side covers thru 30 years of running the socks off these things and I still dont recall ever having seen that device there before!! I actually thought you were wayyyy out in left field and thought I remembered it being located on top of the case right in behind the forward bevel gear = wowzy was I wrong!! Learn something new everyday because of hanging around with lop eared gear headed varmints like you !! = THANK YOU!

Hey Sharon,, YOU SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF TIP AN I!! Dont EVER do that again!! We PRAISE GOD that you are ok Sharon!! Not to sound selfish but you (and that husband of yours) are our favorite people to wake up in the middle of the night to announce that we desperately need a place to camp in our little tent.. What on earth would we do with out you young lady!! Seriously - our thoughts and prayers are with you as you continue on the path to a full recovery!! Orlin = take good care of the precious wife of yours (as we know you are). She is truly one of kind and a very special lady!! Puc and Tip

Hi Jay, Puc here,, nice to meet you and to VR.. If you have 0 = zero experience on a scoot I personally would suggest a much smaller bike to start off on - something along the line of an XR100 if you have access to trail riding would be PERFECT, maybe a 250 Rebel if your stuck with parking lots = a LOT of people dont know this but a lot of the advanced motorcycle racing schools still use the XR100's for trainers because of their perfect size and they allow the rider the ability to "own" the bike because of its weight (lack of). Something that you can play around on in parking lots, fields, back yards or any place void of any form of motorized traffic.. Ride this small bike and keep on riding it until shifting, braking, stopping, clutching, throttle control and on and on become second nature. Regardless of what the modern day training schools are "selling" - IMHO, the roadways are the LAST place a person should go to complete this agenda.. Obviously,, I think the Venture is way to heavy of a scoot to learn on.. Just the weight alone takes some getting use to even for most experienced riders.. This may sound crazy but its not even the actual moving down the road riding the scoot where just the weight becomes on issue.. A some point while out having fun on that great big gorgeous scoot the rider will come to an intersection and he/she will have to stop.. When you put your foot down to balance the bike, if you tip just a couple degrees more than you should = that 900 pounds of you, your passenger and the bike will instantly be on your sides with the potential of having someones leg pinned under the managerie.. Have seen this happen on more than one occasion, even with properly school trained/licensed/seasoned riders.. All that said,,, it still might not be a bad idea to think thru the deal before you say no.. There is definitely value in a decent 1st Gen MK2 Venture.. They are really great bikes.. I might suggest that if you could into this scoot for $1000 on the swap and it is a decent running, good looking stock bike with less than 100,000 miles on it - you stand a fairly decent chance at being able to resell the bike after the swap and make some more $$'s in the process = capitalism is a wonderful thing!! Puc

Sorry I missed this - I should have addressed this in my vid,, indeed - the tranny/clutch/forward gear are lubricated by crankcase oil.. Only the rear pinion housing at the south end of the drive shaft is lubed in another way = gear lube..

Still praying my brother!! Prayers Up!!

You NAILED it sister!! PERFECT!! Also good for those moments of :auto:,, get out of the Beepin way ya lop eared sunday driving varmints!!