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  1. mbrood
    Yeah I did Randy... took some effort to find a shorter return spring but finally a generic bike shop hooked me up. All of the major dealer would only ask for a part number and every one demanded what bike it was off... when I said it was a modified stand, they simply said they couldn't help.
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    You are right, of course, and I corrected it. Thanks for keeping me accurate !
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    rough estimates show each MKII saddlebag has a volume of 1.412 cubic feet (40 liters, 9.1 gal dry, 10.56 gal wet volume capacity) the trunk is about 2.21 cubic feet (62.57 liters, 14.2 gal dry, 16.53 gal wet volume) total for your enquiry... 142.5 liters (80 + 62.57)
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    Thanks for your effort... some really nice tips there ! These REALLY need to get to the tech library !!!!!!
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    A group of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing. 'These' she explained, 'Are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.' She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?' A spry old gentleman answered,' They send us on bus tours! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde-haired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word. His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, 'Bob, how'd you get the trophy girlfriend?' Bob replies, 'Girlfriend? She's my wife!' They are knocked over, but continue to ask.'So, how'd you persuade her to marry you?' 'I lied about my age', Bob replies. 'What, did you tell her you were only 50?' Bob smiles and says, 'No, I told her I was 90.' ---------------------------------------------------------------- Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor. With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis. After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, 'Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem.' The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table. 'Gee, Mom,' he exclaimed. 'For me?' 'Just take two,' Brenda replied. 'The rest are for your father.'
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    The Gen 1 bikes read higher on the meter than the Gen 2 bikes when they are at the same physical temperature. riding on the edge of red isn't that extraordinary on a hot day for the earlier variant.
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    Like this. http://www.bergall.org/temp/venture/throttlecable.jpg
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    I think it comes down to safety and your perception of it. If you feel uncomfortable pulling a trailer, try and keep as much weight low as possible and think through a reasonable weight management program for the luggage. Many things can be bought for the need and discarded when that need is gone. But overall, the bottom line should be your perception of the safety and handling... that will get you to relax and enjoy far more than any forced decision and also reinforce your confidence in the experience.
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    I would pull the plugs and inspect the color of the electrodes. Look for one that is different. They should be a even tan color. White and she's lean (danger of engine damage), black and she's rich. You can also check resistance from inside each plug holder to the ignition fuse looking for 24K Ohms... 10K for the resistor in the plug holder and 13K for the secondary of the ignition coil.
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    It really helps to remove the two bolts holding the fuel pump (just in front of the filter) as this allows more access to the filter mount screw and also more freedom with the fuel lines.
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    There are two holes in the reservoir for the master... a large "fill" hole and a very tiny "relief" hole. If this tiny one is plugged, running the bike will have engine heat heat the fluid in the line expanding the fluid and the clutch slips... only temporary relief is bleeding the clutch of the unrelieved fluid. That tiny hole should be OPEN when the clutch lever is fully disengaged to allow any pressure to push the excess fluid back into the reservoir ! So also check that the clutch lever is fully relaxed and there's not a lot of freeplay from the relaxed piston sticking in the bore.
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    If the contacts inside are ok, you should be able to epoxy it and strengthen it on the outside and be ok...
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    maybe this will help? http://www.bergall.org/temp/venture/shiftshaft.jpg
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    If you lost the plastic adapter that the hose fits on, I would think another from a salvage carb should just snap in once you carefully cut it out of the bad one. Outside of that, JB Weld or Liquid Steel are both good candidates but you have to prep both the carb and the copper... both have to have some scratches on them for the compound to grip and a few vertical scratches inhibit rotation while annular prevent shear slippage. I would really try for the salvage carb route!
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    Since you are replacing the stator, I would HIGHLY recommend you pull the second gear cover since you will want to get the alternator and the ignition pickup coil wires out of the loom holders under the 2nd gear cover so you can unplug them. I would also recommend you get some gasket remover from an auto parts store, that ole gasket is pretty well baked on there and it's best to let chemicals do the main work for you on the main cover. Those big screws on the stator are going to need a REALLY good bit and an impact tool is probably the tool of choice, that unit was put on to STAY on, so don't expect it to come out without some persuasion ! You can get replacement pins for the connections or (better yet) get a larger plug and mate so the male and female pins have larger area to handle all of that current. The stock connector was quite stressed to handle the rated current and created many headaches and failures so a positive solution is very desirable.
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    Just like Chinese food... get two 22s (93210-27778-00 ) and one 29 (93210-43713-00)... should put you in good form (under waterpump in Yamaha's fische...). http://www.bergall.org/temp/venture/waterpump.gif
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    Well, the one discerning shape is an electrolytic capacitor and the obvious mate would be an inductor for a noise filter... meant to rid the system of those pesky ignition and alternator buprs in the battery line. Not OEM that I can see by design or attachment means but probably an early addition by the owner.
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    Under the rack makes sense, then you just have to negotiate speed bumps.
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    Most state require that the license be in full view when viewed from the rear at a distance of XX feet and illuminated when headlights are utilized. You should seriously consider a second mount location if that tall cooler is to be used. This might work except "somebody" might get hung up on the technicality that the plate must be permanently affixed to the vehicle and illuminated at night... http://www.bergall.org/temp/venture/cooler3.jpg
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    As Clive said, the routine repair is to replace the contact pin (toss in a new spring while you are there). The contact plates on the switch plate are pretty rugged but every shift grinds a bit on that pin. And a nice coat of dialectric grease before you button it up should see another 20 years performance!
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    Most spray lubes will dry out over a very short time.. I would put the end of a straw in some moly grease then squeeze the end and insert it in the keyslot as able, then squeze the grease in... run the key in and out a few time and turn it both ways... should be good for another 20 years!
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    My friend, Bob Peterson just got through with that passage as well... His first pass was on a USS submarine in 1951 and he said that THIS time was much more enjoyable and sure as heck a lot more relaxing!!
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    surprised

    mbrood replied to Sailor's topic in Watering Hole

    She'll need lots of energy... a simple hummingbird feeder works fine and keeps the attention nearby.... simply use a 5-1 mixture of water and granulated sugar. Stay away from the prepared red junk, it's harmful to the egg. Like anything in nature, they get a lot more protective when the eggs are ready to hatch... expect more than a few buzzings... and enjoy them! Marvelous little creatures!
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    I think the one in 67 was powered by a 500cc Honda engine with a dedicated generator powering the gyro. Two seat and just sooo very pretty. Claimed to get over 80 mpg on the highway with the streamlining and that driver fatigue would be minimized because you didn't have to avert attention to keeping it upright. A real great write-up in Popular Mechanics.
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    There is the first consideration of side stand lean angle... with all of the air out of the front and back... how does she stand on the side stand? My 86 was just fine with about a 5 degree lean. I changed to Progressive springs on the front (bottoming problems) and they said to use their PVC spacers on top of the new spring... well, first I am 5'8" and 120 lbs... and with that 1/2" spacer and the other parts above the spring, I didn't have enough sand in my pants to compress things enough to get that cap plug started nicely... so I cut down to 3/8" and got it together. Except she leaned about 15 degrees and getting her up off the sidestand required a bit of a "jerk" which had doom writen all over it... plus the taller stance also left me on tip-toe even with thick heeled boots. Off came the fork caps and out went the PVC spacer... there was still about 1" of parts between the cap plug and threads so I bolted her up... Side stand lean (with very low rear pressure and no front) was back to the happy 5 degree except I could now slide forward on the saddle and stand flat footed... not ideal but worlds better than anything before. One day I needed to run to the store, tossed on my helmet, saddled up and was almost ready to fire her up when it suddenly dawned on me that the saddle seemed a lot higher... yep, forgot my riding boots! For those of us benefitting from using less material on our jeans, boots make a world of difference. FYI, Bootbarn is a local main boot dealer here and when I went in they said "We don't DEAL below a size 8!" (I wear a 7). SO I searched and searched... I didn't need a pretty boot, I neded effective protection and thick sole and heel. KMart came to the rescue with a nice, lace up pair for under $30 that have lasted five years and are ready to be replaced (what happened to quality these days ? !!!). But that sure kicks rear on the $180 that Bootbarn was ballparking. The bike's rear end never had a marketed lowering kit so it's the options of seat mod, great boots and possibly reducing the spacer preload on the front end (your weight might dictate the thoughts about the latter). Just for reference, here's what I finally had installed for the Progressive (top), and what was in with the original spring respectively... http://www.bergall.org/temp/venture/springs3.jpg
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