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Hey Dave, no idea if you have Harbor Freight in Canada but I do know that ours has cheapy little Ohm Meters that work pretty dog (no pun intended ) gone good for what they are. I carry one of their meters on my bike with me everywhere I go, thinking I got mine with one of their freebie coupons but it seems like they were only 6 dollars anyway:happy34: Those meters do have AC/DC voltage metering built into them - wouldnt trust em around higher voltages (man I hate to get nailed) but for 12 volt work they do work well. Need a pic or a part number?

PERFECT ECKSTER - JUST WHAT I THINK I MAY NEED!! Thinking about getting "DOT" tatooed on the little bald spot Tippy says I have on the back of my head, may as well get em both done at once, than I would be all set for riding come spring!! Thanks brother, YOU DA MAN!!

and a couple more from our friends hiding out on Jekell Island:clap2:,, hoping Dave will explain em:thumbsup2:

I stuck these pics on this thread too: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?114318-What-did-you-get-for-Christmas/page2 but thought they deserved their own thread!! THEY ARE GORGEOUS!! @Daveand Barbie, I would LOVE to hear more about them, where they are taken and all the good stuff, and am sure others would too.. Its an amazing thing to think that there really may be someone out there that is out of reach of @Flyinfool 's White Washer, especially during the Christmas Season:big-grin-emoticon:

HERE WE GO FOLKS,, HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! @Daveand Barbie , WOW ZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW - talk about AWESOME!!!! The one of your scoot with the white lights behind it is AWESOME - brother what a Christmas treat!! Love your campsite too.. Matter of fact - :clap2::dancefool: on em all!!! Now ya gotta explain em to us :witch_brew::witch_brew:

TOTALLY get ya and right there with ya brother !! Hopefully this little vid/song will let you KNOW that I do!! May have to listen to it very carefully cause its an old Cassette Tape but its STILL one of my favorite Christmas songs!!

1st things first,, THANK YOU for the pics and WOW ZZZZ WOW WOW WOW, BEAUTIFUL thing ya got going there FL:clap2:.. We're talking AWESOME IMHO Also IMHO, what you are describing for performance ailments add up perfectly when considering the size of carb your running, just to big (in CFM). While you may be able to jet out of it running lean and causing her to run hot - I have my doubts that even running larger jets will be the answer cause it takes velocity of the air your moving threw the throat of carb to atomize the fuel (giving you a good fuel/air mixture) and it seems very likely that your engine isnt producing the kind of air movement needed to do so at the larger CFM. The flat spot your experiencing at the bottom is more then likely also caused from such a massive amount of air being available when the throttle plates open. As suggested, you might take a peek into the throat of the carb and snap it open real quickly and see if the accelerator pump is working (should see a good squirt every time you crack the throttle) but I would not be surprised to hear you say the pump is working fine. Bottom line, I really think your way over sized on the carb and thats why she's performing like she is.. Never tried this but I wonder if choking the whole system down with a small air filter or a small air box would decrease the CFM and increase the velocity of the air movement enough to make a difference.. May sound crazy but I think if I were in your shoes that is what I would try next. Even if you built it out of card board or something. Maybe just take a piece of cardboard and cut it so it fit over the top of the carb throats, then play with cutting different size openings above the throats - increasing little at a time and see how it runs.. Never know, might just be able to end up with some kind of a metal CFM reducer plate REALLY COOL what cha got going there my friend!! Hope your enjoying this as much as I am:big-grin-emoticon:

You are soooo rotten

Even though his right wrist was still cuffed to the arm rest, the Bird was able to wiggle his shoulders around enough that he was able to see Big Tom's red undergarment flag flying proudly in the evening breeze so he knew

Eileen's expert handling of the lumpy Chevy was going to pay off big time as there were still plenty of Hot Dog's left on the mile long serving table and plenty of Chips too. As the Chevy came to a sliding halt, the Bird could not help but notice that most of the Ice Cream was gone though. Wondering why this was so, he began scanning the crowd in an attempt to see if

No suggestions Tooch,, no idea about the ipad stuff,, do know and can verify that pic 4 looks pretty normal.. Thinking I like pic 2 the best though, that one looks more like the kind of tree I would LOVE to have

no idea about the behavioral attitudes of ipad's and the like Dave, do KNOW that I LOVE the word picture of your Christmas present though - BEAUTIFUL!! Sounds to me like I oughta get an appointment with your Doctor and see if the RX he prescribed you can be duplicated:cool10:. Thinking you might be onto something getting a mountain range and some actual sea water between you and Fool,, gotta a hunch when he finally does get back on his feet we all may be in for some White Washin.. Ya ever get that ipady thingy figured out be GLAD to see some Island shots!!

Now thats what I am talking about Silv = BEAUTIFUL!! :clap2::dancefool:

Hey ya dad gum lop eared scrooge varmint,, just got an early Christmas present in an email I wanna share with ya = and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to you too brother!!

AWESOME brother - sounds like you got the best Christmas present a Bikenut could end up with!!:clap2::thumbsup: Wanna wish you folks a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR that finds you folks putting a whole bunch of amazing "0"'s behind that "15" miles on the scoot!! Have fun in Florida! Puc

Have you checked that valve/linkage area out closely on the scoot? Possible ya picked up a stone or something that caused some strange braking effects, or even oil on the road.. I have had some weird things happen on bikes brother, stuff that had me my head too - usually though I have been able to come to some conclusion as far as what happened. Had a friend go down beside me on the road one day, one minute all is fine, next second he was down.. Got turned around, went back to help him pick up the pieces. Tried to figure it out and finally discovered a different shade of color on part of the road, walked over to it and it was SLICK like ice.. Smelled the stuff and it smelled like cutting oil from the bed of a lathe or something - really strange too cause you could barely see it on the road.. We came to the conclusion that a chip hauler had left a small trail of fluid from his load on the roadway.. REALLY REALLY WEIRD!! Tossing in the towel is your choice bro - would NEVER look down on anyone for making that choice. Plus you KNOW, just like all the other folks who have gone to a different breed of a steed, or cagin for that matter, that YOU will ALWAYS be a part of us and always be wanted/needed around here.. I am just THRILLED that you made it thru like you did - you out of ol Pucster!! Looking forward to seeing you in 2016 whether you show up in a trike, bike, car or whatever!!

Right back at cha @Daveand Barbie - Merry merry Christmas to you!! Hey @Flyinfool,, looks like you made some more good friends here:big-grin-emoticon:

:rotf::rotf:I KNEW you couldnt handle the pressure :rotf: WOW - BEAUTIFUL @Freebird - what a GREAT way to start Christmas with your best friend, just beautiful!!:clap2::clap2: Still cant believe you caved though :Laugh: - gonna have to change my "all Harley riders" theme to "some Harley riders":witch_brew: Merry Merry Christmas to you two!

BEEEAAUUUTIFUL @Condor!! :clap2::dancefool: Looks like you lop eared varmints had an AWESOME time out there!! Looked thru the pics brother and didnt really notice anyone other than yourself that I recognized. Are "Ponch" and "Little Bit" still around? LOVED the pics of your bike of choice back then = Blonde MK1 1st Gen. This was especially neat for me cause that is the exact model that I started out on as my first Venture back in the late 80's - kids and I had a BALL wearing "Beeg" (the bikes name, short for B.G which was short for "Big Girl" which is what my kids named her) out!! Man what a pretty machine you had there my friend - just beautiful!! Still got her? Aint that some majestic country out there, so rugged but SO beautiful - you folks sure picked the right time and place to go touring (IMHO)! Gotta ask this,, any chance you noticed the misspelling of the "US Cavalry" in the story about the Nez Perce Indians in the pictures? I was and :rotfl:cause I had always thought Calvary was in Israel and I was pretty sure the Israelis didnt have Cowboys and Indians in their history :rotf::rotf: Anyway, GREAT post Jack:thumbsup: Thanks! Puc

Prayers Up and Blessings Down for Janet and the Doodle family!! Thank you Brenda for bringing this to our attention!! Puc

Hey Z, I have not had dealings with the later model (MK 2) Ventures so I looked up a 93 online and indeed, it appears that Yamaha used that valve all the way thru 93.. THANK YOU for doing what your doing!

Hi ya Fowl - to VR!!

Maybe it was just not adjusted to your "feel" Dan O'.. The way I read that post of Ricks - that particular valve is fully adjustable? You know what, after reading thru that link a couple times, I began to my beaner too wondering if that valve could replace the one on our 1st Gens.. I have never owned an 83/84 whose rear brake I really cared for as I always had the opposite end of the spectrum compared to your experience on Silver = I have yet to have one that I could lock up at will.. People who would ask me about my brakes I always retorted with "what brakes,,, this thing is suppose to have brakes?"

and thousands of her other favorite lop eared varmints from VentureRider.org had just begun to devour

Oh sure ya lop eared varmint and we will see who's 2016 Hot Dog's end up with extra peppers in the relish Puc's Hot Dog crew hand makes!!