BlueSky

Congratulations! I retired 10 years ago at age 70. Life is good! My "to do" list is still long!🤣

I had a 2002 F150 (14 years) and a 2005 Dodge Magnum (17 years) until last year when I had a temporary lapse of sanity and bought a new 2023 Nissan Titan Pro4X. Being 79 at that time I didn't think I would be buying any more vehicles but..... It only took a half day to sell the Magnum and 3 days to sell the F150 so I lucked out there. I have to admit I'm loving the new truck with all its options I never thought I needed such as interactive cruise control, blind spot warning, Apple car play, and the 360 camera system. And it has the best stereo I've ever had in a vehicle. Waste the kids inheritance!

I lived in Homosassa, FL north of Tampa for a year when I worked contract at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. I really liked that area and would be happy living there. But, it appears that area is going to get a 10 foot surge from this storm that could flood the whole area.

Sunday my daughter and family and my ex-wife got power back. So their lives are mostly back to normal. They even got cell phone service and the internet. Actually my ex was on a Verizon plan and had cell phone service most of the time. They were without power and water for eleven days. The well pumps were 220 volts and the generators only supplied 120 and it would have taken an electrician to hook it up anyway. So they were very fortunate compared to a lot of folks in that area.

Congratulations on the new truck. We older guys take a little more time to embrace the new turbo charged engines. My son rented a RAM Rebel with the new "Hurricane" 3.0 L turbo in line six cylinder 420hp engine while he is in NC helping out his family in the mountains. He loves it. Says it had plenty of power.

My daughter and her family and my ex-wife live a few miles south of Hendersonville, about 45 minutes from Asheville. They lost power which also cut off the water since both homes had their own wells. Otherwise they did okay with no damage. I'm recovering from Covid for the second time and could not go help out but my son in CA flew over and brought two generators and has been helping them. My son had to take some detours but was able to get to them. I read that it will be Spring next year before I26 north of Asheville will be opened and fall of next year before I40 will be open.

Congratulations on finishing a big project!

Welcome! My favorite color! We used to have a member contributor (Cowpuc) who is a legend on this site who only rode 83s and 84s and he and his wife rode them all over the country. If you can find his posts of his adventures they are quite entertaining.

I watch "Breaking Points" utube channel sometimes and Saagar one of the hosts on that show when the cases involving charges against Trump appeared to be falling apart, said, I'm not even religious but I think Trump has been touched by the hand of God!

As the title says, I heard on the news today that a motorcycle rider died from the excessive heat in Death Valley. Be careful guys. Drink plenty of water.

Just looked and there are two in ebay

My RSV rear brake quit working and the problem was the diaphragm in the master cylinder had fallen to the bottom and was blocking fluid flow!!!!!

Yeah, as I remember Cowpuc helped a member jack up his 2nd Gen by cutting blocks of 2"x4"s and placing them on the jack at the right places.

Maybe verify the radiator temperature with an infrared thermometer if it isn't boiling over.

The 1st Gen Ventures were sold from 83 to 93. The 2nd Gen Ventures were sold from 99 to 2013. A member used to make and sell adapter plates for the 2nd Gen so a MC jack could lift it safely. Some even had attachable legs. I don't know where you get one now.

Maybe check the compression just to make sure. These engines have been known to hydrolock.

The first thing to check is the battery. Take it to an Autozone or auto parts store and load test it. Even if it checks proper voltage that doesn't mean it will supply a load.

Adventure bikes seem all the rage right now. I don't see me buying another bike but in any case my 29" inseam legs are too short for those. As soon as I can get my Ventures spruced up, I'll probably be selling them. Probably. I do exercise and can still handle them. The Kawasaki being lighter I hope to ride a while longer. With its 500lbs and 74 hp it's fun to ride around town.

I owned an 83 750 Virago for a while. It was a good bike with about 50 hp. I didn't like the vibration on the road. A PO had put loud pipes on it and they were tolerable around town but on the highway they grew tiresome. The Magna being a V4 is much smoother and more powerful. I think the 1100s had cam issues. I test rode an 1100 Magna way back and it is fast as heck.

Hello, good to hear from you! I haven't ridden much that last few years. I've had some medical issues and I'm 80 yrs old now. I really notice my age when I do stuff like I did today. I replaced the garbage disposal and it ain't much fun lying down under the sink any more. But I got er done. 🙃

Take a good look at the bulb to make sure it's ok. I installed a Sylvania Ultra, the bightest, and it burned out in seconds. both low and high beam. So, I replaced it with the base bulb and it worked fine.

Why not do a compression test just for fun to confirm the health of the engine.

The master cylinder has a hole in the reservoir that allows brake fluid to return to the MC when you release the brake. That hole is not open when you brake, only when you release the brakes. I would suspect that hole is plugged and that is your problem especially since both the left front and the rear would not release.

I'd get it reversed.

Freebird, you really do buy and sell lots of motorcycles!😀