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  1. Dragonslayer
    Condor, I'm sorry if I mistook your comment and please forgive me if my retort was rude or inappropiate in any way. I apoligize and hope that you will forgive me. It's just that as a writer I can be overly sensitive when someone acts put out to hear a story I want to tell or only wants the hear sound bites or just the punch line. Sound bites don't tell the whole story they only tell bits and pieces of the story. The whole story is: Yes, it was a lot of work but I felt that was what I needed to do for a friend and fellow Venture owner (now rider). You and others on this site have given me so much in knowledge and advice that it was nice to share that info and pass it on by helping someone get thier scout on the road. The friendship and bonding that happened as a result of the experience is worth much more than all the work expended. Getting Matt back on the road made me proud as well as what Matt and I both learned from the experience. Introducing Matt to Ventureriders.org was an added perk and as he becomes involved I know that all will benefit from his participation. He and his wife are super people..
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    Sorry Bob, Does that position make Matt's butt look big? Didn't realize that shot snuck in there.
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    Saw a cream puff 1st Gen sell on E-bay last night for $1,400.
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    How's this
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    Sorry Condor, I wasn't rying to put anyone to sleep so I'll keep update brief. Got the rear brakes working, got the body parts put back on. Matt rode off into the sunset. Now my bikes down with starter problem. Maybe in the future I'll just post pictures and ya'll can guess at the story. Hope, The update for the AADDS works better.
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    Sounds like starter melt down to me. Does it like go nuclear. When I tested it I just ran it for a few seconds to make sure it was running. Thanks for the info
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    I'm thinkiing failing solenoid. I did not replace the negative to engine ground cable cause it looked and checked out ok when I replaced the other two. But, it is a #6 where the other two are # 4's
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    It has a new Odyssee battery reading 12.95 volts fully charged. Now battery fully charged and solenoid clicks but starter doesn't turn at all.
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    I've been sufferring from starter drag for a while. It would sound like there wasn't enough juice to turn the starter over and all of a sudden it would catch and fire up. Didn't seem to matter if the bike was hot or cold. I did the battery cable upgrade and it didn't seem to make any difference. But lately it seems to be getting worse then ever and now one or two starts will completely drain the battery down. I pulled the starter out and tested it and it spins fine under power but when I put the starter back in place, same problem. Any suggestions?
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    Like the little dog said when the train ran over it's tail: It won't be long now! The project that Matt and I have been working on is coming together after it had been sitting idle collecting dirt dabber's nest and pine straw for the past eight years. Problem started when he lost the seal on anti dive valve and lost fork oil in front shocks. He let a buddy work on who let it fall over in his shop which broke the stator cover where the shifter rod penetrats it taking the shifter linkage out. So then it sat in the drive-way, out in the rain, full of bad gas, for eight years. Like I said collecting dirt dabbers and pine straw. We managed to get it pushed up onto a trailer to get it hauled over to my house where it has been for the past few months in various states of disassembly. Matt and his wife Charlotte have been very patient with me while I took a month off to Sturgis and to ride around in the wild west on my latest adventure. So when I got back it was time to buckle down and get back to work. So.... We drained the fluids removed the side covers and had them dipped and polished Went through the electrical system cleaning and checking electrical contacts removed and rebuilt the carbs changed out the fuel filter fixed the anti dive valve replaced the fork oil replaced the clutch perch and slave cylinder Bleed the clutch system and recharged replaced the covers new oil filter and oil new brake fluid cleaned and repaired all the plastic body parts Synched the carbs In the morning we are going to rebuild rear brake caliper and as soon as we get the brakes right put the plastic back on. I expect that we will be riding tomorrow. :7_6_3[1]: Before and after pictures to follow tomorrow. I quess next project will be to find a job. I've about milked this last motorcycle adventure vacation which has lasted six years. Just hope I can find a motorcycle job,
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    I'm glad things are looking up. Ain't it great the way a long ride on a pretty day with good friends can change your perspective. Enjoyed the ride on Saturday hope to ride again with you soon.
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    If your looking for a camera to mount on the scout check this site out. oregonscientic.com http://www2.oregonscientific.com
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    Cindi, When I was kid growing up and my older sister would be being mean to me, my mother would always tell me to pretend she was a cabbage head and whatever she was saying to me to be mean really didn't matter because after all she was only just a cabbage head. As adults we might use the cliche "consider the source" in smilar situations. So, my advice to you is: Unless you can get the help of your Fairy God Mother and her magic wand to turn them into Cabbage heads I would just say Bippity Boppity Boop and move on. Hope that helps.
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    Shame, I liked that feature to see who was paying attention.
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    It si msoe wath sacrry to me that ouyr emsseg amde erpfect snense to me nad I onw unerdsantd wyh sa a writtre os amny fo oyur essagmes ( I wnot mnetne ayn names) masek snsee ot em eevn atfer I hve bene dirnknig tekiller all atfrenono lnog:whistling:.
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    You bettcha, Last time I was there about every sixth or seveth vehicle was Law enforcement. 35 MPH strickly enforced.
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    Done, she'll be running rings around your slow self in no time.
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    The Honda shops sell an aerosol product that is great on windshields and on the plastic body parts to clean and shine called HONDA PLASTIC POLISH. Be careful what kind of cloth you use to wipe the lexan windshied many will leave scratches like cotton towels and the paper towels furnished at gas stations.
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    Great video, thanks for sharing. I must be computer iliterate or something cause I can't figure out how to load videos and larger pictures in my messages. I've got over thirty hours of video on this trip that I wish I could share but I don't know how. You may want to check out some of the other post from this trip Dragonslayer in Texas, Detained by the New Mexico State Police , New Mexico Part 1.
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    I too have the Verizon wireless broadband modem and was also told that it would work anywhere I had phone signal. BULL S..ttttttt. I recently got back from a 6500 mile touring trip of the country and the system did not work not even once, even in areas where I had phone signal and good phone signal at times. As a result in the month time I was gone getting internet access was impossible therefore as a result I could not access email or ebay system and my ebay account got screwed up because I could not monitor what was going on with my sell items. I hope you have better luck I'm just saying I would not trust it for anything important it let me down. Being completely useless to me on this trip which is what I got it for in the first place I went back to Verizon to cancel it. Verizon said it would cost me $175.00 to cancel. I'm now contemplating getting a new carrier and telling Verizon to shove it.
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    Didn't you have a previous engagement on the other side of the world or did you just say so to get a free Hooter's sendoff.
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    This year was my first time to go to Sturgis. I just completed an 6500 mile round trip from Atlanta, Ga to Sturgis then a tour of the west on the way back home to Atlanta. In my opionion, once you've been to one bike rally you pretty much have been to them all. Granted Sturgis is one ,if not the, largest as far as motorcycles attending. But the rally pretty much was like all of the other ones I've been to. The same vendors, the same sort of main street activities, the same sort of assortment of bike, bikers and attitudes. But, I believe what makes each rally unique is the locale and rides associated with the locale. The Black Hills, in south Dakota was awesume as was all the rides I enjoyed in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. I guess what I'm saying is by all means do the Sturgis thing the trip will be well worth it but only because, It's not the destination it's the journey:7_6_3[1]:
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    Bill, First off, welcome aboard the site. This is a great site with great people who will certainly make you feel welcome. I'm sure everyone has thier own story on the hows and whys they ride what they ride, I can only give you my perspective. I ride a 87 Venture Royale XVZ1300 which is about to turn over 100k miles. I just returned from 6500 mile trip covering 20 states, towing a trailer. I ride my biike everyday. I can't imagine riding anything else. I've riden the Goldwing and think it is a fine bike in many ways but, I still perfer my Antique Venture. The best way for you to find out is to ride one.
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    I am so sorry here the news about the crash of a fellow, Club member, bike traveler, and Bob. My prayers are with him and his family for a speedy recover and also to his traveling companions for all of the anquish they have and are enduring. My well wishes and prayers go out to you.
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    I bought this thing in Utah for $4.95 it's called the Sucker. The idea is that you put your drink in it and put it down on a semi flat surface like your gas tank and the suction cup action keeps it in place. That is untill you get up to about 45 mph and the dang thing blows off with your drink and you have to turn around and go get it out of the middle of the road. So, I guess you can say that the sucker really sucks or maybe they meant if you bought one of these things like I did you would be the Sucker like I was. PS it also works for the passenger as shown in the photo
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