BlueSky

I got Damon's email address from a forum post and emailed him about purchasing his V-Max carb rebuild video. I received it Friday and it is quite comprehensive and professionally made. I haven't watched all of it yet. It's about 1 1/2 hours long. I'm very pleased. When I ordered it I also ordered the V-Max engine rebuild video and both cost $20. He was a week late putting it in the mail and refunded my $20 when he mailed them without me contacting him before he refunded the price. I'd say that he has to be a very honorable person based on that act. Anyhow, if you are contemplating rebuilding your carbs, I suggest you buy his video and watch it first to get an idea of what you are getting into. I'm not sure if I am more or less intimidated after watching what I have so far. Maybe I should watch it several times! I pulled the carbs off my ZN700 and cleaned them as best I could without disconnecting them from each other and I have to say, my ZN700 Keihin carbs are very simple compared to these Yamaha Mikunis!

Nope. I use weatherbug and it works great. It used to have the option of satellite views that showed cloud cover in addition to radar views but no more.

She was driving an old model Dodge Caravan. Probably had 3 kids and was looking for a guy with money and the Lincoln misled her! HA!

The only time in my life I've needed a tow was on the interstate in GA when a tire shredded. (No AAA or anything else) I called the HP and got a number for a local tow co. They came and got me in less than an hour and just so happened to have a tire the right size at their garage/tire store/convenient store/tow service. I was on my way quicker than I thought. I had bought my 95 Mark VIII Lincoln used about 2 1/2 yrs old from the Lincoln dealer and it did not have the correct size spare. Bolt hole diameter didn't fit. Sounds to me that you might be better off to just skip the insurance especially with today's smart phones that give you access to the internet. Something I always wondered about was that when I was stranded, a very attractive woman stopped and asked if she could help!!!!! I happened to be on the phone with my wife at the time..........?

Good deal looks to me! $2611+3%($78)+$95+$15

The second happiest day of boat ownership!

The dealers in my area have gotten extremely creative at coming up with additional charges. I inquired about a bike being sold by a dealer in NC. The advertised price was $7585 with a note about additional dealer charges. I called and found out that many additional charges would be added to that price bringing the total to about $8300. So, just be aware of the shenanigans that might be pulled.

Yes, please give us a full review of its attributes when you can. I'm interested in knowing how top heavy it is. From the specs it looks to be as heavy as a Gen I. An inline 6 engine is the best dynamically balanced engine design with the exception of a V12 which is of course 2 sixes so it should be really smooth.

And then there is this one owned by a member! http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=597&title=2009-royal-star-venture&cat=2

I don't think it is a good idea to put your finger on the spark plug hole with the engine turning. If your finger somehow got sucked into the head, you could be in a heap of trouble.

From past posts on this forum, I would suspect the fuel pump.

Will the typical carb cleaner damage the diaphragms?

Are there any radio noise issues with using copper core wires?

Those rubber grommets can be purchased from Partzilla.

Exactly, I worked handing tobacco for $3/day in the summers to make a few dollars starting when I was 12. When I got to about 15, they let me break tobacco all day for $7. And I had to spend the money on school clothes. From 15 to 18 I worked at a grocery store bagging groceries, taking them to the customers cars, and stocking shelves on Saturdays 13 hours for $7 and the last year of high school I also worked 3 1/2 hours after school on Fridays for another $3. In 3 years I never missed a Saturday. My Dad never gave me any money after 15 yrs of age. I found out at an early age that I had to depend on myself. Did a little of that picking up pop bottles and cans too.

Be sure to let us know how you like it, what features are good and if there are any negatives. I doubt there will be many negatives on that bike. It usually comes out on the top or close to the top during the sport tourer bike comparisons.

Congratulations! I've been reading sport tourer comparisons on the web and the BMW R1150RT or 1200RT comes out on top in many areas such as wind protection and handling. Lots of police departments bought them.

The last thing I picked up was a wallet. The only reason I saw it was that I ran over it and I see money flying through the air in my mirror. So I stopped and retrieved it as traffic would allow during rush hour in Raleigh NC. I also picked up all the money I could find. Turned out a waitress at a downtown restaurant where I had had lunch many times put it on the top of her car and forgot about it. On the phone she sounded like she was afraid to come get it. So, I assured her I would be at work during the time she was off and she could get it from my wife.

Hey, that's even better than road kill!

After reading the comprehensive testing the LAPD did on potential police bikes, I don't think I'd buy a BMW R bike. The manufacturer gives an acceptable oil temp of up to about 300 degrees as acceptable. 400 degrees for the Harley oil temperature acceptability! No air/oil cooled bikes.

Me too. I did some stupid and dangerous things during my misspent youth. But, I did not ever hurt anybody and with age comes a little maturity.

Yeah that Karma thing. One Christmas when I was in high school back in the early 60's, 3 of my buddies and I were riding around throwing cherry bombs. I drove by one of our male teacher's home whom we didn't particularly like and the plan was to toss one on his yard. The guy in the back seat didn't get it out of the car. He yelled firecracker in the car. I put my elbows on the steering wheel and covered my ears. I found out where it was then. It was between my back and the seat back. It blew a big hole in my London Fog jacket, a big hole in my shirt, and t-shirt and burned an area on my back about the size of a silver dollar. Not to mention what it did to the car. I stopped and pulled out some burning cotton from the hole in the seat. When it went off it felt like someone hit me in the back with a baseball bat. Those old cherry bombs had some powder!

Back in my young days, people walked the road shoulders picking up pop bottles for the deposit and aluminum cans to recycle for cash. I haven't seen that happen in a long time.

There are still lots of low mileage Gen I's out there that come up for sale occasionally!

I owned a 1983 Yamaha 750 Virago in the past. It was a good bike but to me it felt under powered and it vibrated. Another thing I didn't like that wasn't the bike's fault was that a PO had put straight pipes on it. They sounded good for about 15 minutes of riding. My smaller bike that I have now is a 1985 kawasaki ZN700. The 4 cyl engine has 74 hp and in a 500 lb bike it screams pretty good. No lack of power and the 4 is smooth. Just has a small seat that won't do for riding any distance.