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Gumout contains polyether-amine which is best cleaning ingredient. A bottle of Valvoline Complete Fuel System Cleaner which also contains polyether-amine finished cleaning the carbs on my ZN700 and really smoothed out the engine, a whole bottle in 3 1/2 gallons of gas, and now the Gumout appears to have done the same for my Venture.

No, it is like the mafia, control of illegal drugs and prostitution of that turf.

Going from a Scooter to an 800 to 900lb tourer is a giant step if you have not ridden a motorcycle before. Having said that, the Goldwing is the safest choice if you are going to do so. It is easier to handle because it does have a lower center of gravity. They are more expensive than a Venture and that should tell you something right there. I have not ridden a second generation Venture but I do find my 1st Gen fairly easy to handle. I am 5'10" and have a 29" inseam. I did have a Kawasaki ZN700 to polish my riding skills a tad before I started riding it though. Today, I took the ZN700 for a ride and decided to sell it now that I am getting used to the 89 Venture. Good luck with your choice and safe riding!

My bad! I hadn't looked at the specs since I bought the bike a year ago. Memory is defective. At only 71, how can that be!!? 5.3 gallons is rather small for a big tourer. My 2004 Kawasaki Concours had a 7.5 gallon tank with almost the fuel range of a car. With all that gas on top of the bike, combined with very little rake, it was the easiest bike to drop in a parking lot of any bike ever built I'm sure. I think that is why they sell dirt cheap. They are very reliable bikes.

As stated in my prior post, the 89 Venture was missing occasionally on the way back from Myrtle Beach and was getting worse. Prior to going to MB, since the bike has a gas gauge, I set the fuel valve on reserve so it started sucking the sediment off the bottom. So a couple days ago, I poured a half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in the tank that was less than half full. Then I rode to a gas station and filled it with alcohol free premium and rode it about 25 miles. It ran more ragged the farther I went. After sitting overnight, I rode it about 10 miles yesterday and it ran much better. Today, I rode it until the gas gauge indicated empty with the fuel light on and it ran fine, part throttle, full throttle, ran fine. When I filled it, it only took 4 gallons so it should have had 2 1/2 gallons left. it got 25mpg on that tank mostly running around town and part of that tank included 24 miles of I40 at 75mph in high wind. I am also cranking on the throttle when I leave a stop sign! So, it's running too rich. But it is running great now after loading it up with Gumout for high mileage engines. Knock on Wood! I'm not recommending anybody else use Gumout, just reporting my experience with it. Use it at your own risk!

I definitely agree with you on the seal softeners. I made the mistake of putting a few ounces of TransX in my power steering pump on my 82 Firebird Trans Am and it stopped the pump seal leak. However, a year later, the pump seal was leaking again, the steering box seals were leaking and both high pressure and low pressure hoses were eaten up. I had to replace everything in my power steering system. Some Fuel Injector cleaners do work well (Gumout, techron, Valvoline). Whether they damage the ventures carbs floats I do not know. I had not read that before, just warnings about aggressive cleaners. Anyhoo, I might find out. I put a half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in my Venture tank yesterday because it started missing occasionally on the way back from the MB M&E. I rode it a while and the missing got worse. I had also switched the fuel valve to reserve recently so it was sucking off the bottom of the tank where anything can be on a 26 year old bike. I rode it about 25 miles. Today, I rode it about 10 miles and it ran much better, almost back to normal. I hope to run the rest of the tank out tomorrow to get the rest of the cleaner out of the tank. I bought some new plugs to install afterwards. I'll post the results. My gas mileage is terrible and my idle mixture screws are only one turn out and it starts without any choke.

#3 was a popular treatment in the old days. Maybe it actually was a high blood pressure treatment.

Can't blame a guy for buying a Goldwing and it is beautiful!! That's the bike Yamaha should go after with the new edition of the Venture, not a Harley lookalike!

I'm not bored at all. I have plenty of projects to work on and toys to play with. I did work a contract job last year for 4 1/2 months. Since Oct, I've been working on my projects. My wife is much younger and she is still working. I think she is envious. It's not supposed to be that way. The husband is supposed to be working and the wife is supposed to be having leisure days!! I may work some more contracts or may not.

I've used a screwdriver on many car oil filters. Seems some folks tighten them too tight and they are almost impossible to get off. The screwdriver does work. The worst I've ever experienced was a Miata filter. I tore that oil filter all to pieces before I finally got it off and not having much room to work in with that tiny car didn't help.

I have an 89 with 6k miles on it. I rarely ride it due to the weak starter and it runs very rich. And my little Kawasaki ZN700 is much easier to get out of the garage and easier to handle riding around town. "One of these days" I will replace the starter with the Pinwall obtained 4 brush. Anyhow, I just rode it to the Myrtle Beach M&E and filled it to ride back and checked the miles/g. It got 27.5mpg. "One of these days" I plan to check the fuel level to see if the carb levels are too high. My idle mixture screws are only 1 turn out, so it should be lean at idle. But, when I start it usually without any choke, the unburned gas smell is heavy. With the air filter off and giving it throttle, the sliders appear to be working like they are supposed to. Anyhow, I hope to get it sorted out soon. It runs strong and doesn't appear to be missing. But, I will put some cleaner in the gas. I put a bottle of Valvoline Complete Fuel System Cleaner in a tank on my Kawasaki and it really cleaned those carbs and it ran really smooth afterwards. Today's cleaners like Chevron Techron and Gumout with Regane on the label are really strong fuel injector cleaners, strong enough to clean the carbon deposits off the back side of the intake valves not to mention the carbs. It may not be a good idea to leave a tank of gas with a whole bottle of those cleaners in it too long, better to go ahead and run it through.

I lived and worked in Homestead FL from Jan 11, 2010 thru August 31, 2013. My wife and I spent many hours in the Keys fishing and sightseeing. We loved every minute of it. We toured many tourist sites and ate at many fantastic restaurants from Palm Beach to Key West. I miss the warm winters and clear water.

I just got a reply to a PM I sent to Earl. He is still healing from surgery and it will be a couple months before he can ride. I told him I would tell the guys that he wishes he could come.

That is one of the bikes members will be buying when their Ventures need replacing.

Well, after all we are not asking for anything special. Just don't run over us and into us, the same things cage drivers want. And especially don't pull out in front of us.

I would put a bottle of Gumout with Regane on the label or Chevron Techron in a tank of gas and run it through. The carbs will be clean, I betcha. I ran a bottle of Valvoline Complete Fuel System Cleaner through my Kawasaki with 3 1/2 gallons of gas and it cleaned the carbs up nicely. As far as I know, it has the same active cleaner that Gumout and Techron uses. Then again, I'm an amateur motorcyclist compared to many of the guys on this site.

When I was working in FL from Jan 2010 to August 2013, I worked 14 months of 6 12s towards the end of that job. I was 69 yrs old when the job ended. I usually walk for exercise and do a few exercises such as pushups, situps, squats, and pullovers and arm curls on my Total Gym. I quit exercising when I was working all that OT and was eating too much of not so good food. And combined with taking bp pills, I developed an irregular heartbeat especially at the end of the day when I was tired. When the job ended and I came home semi-retired, I slept all I needed and got back on the exercise program walking rapidly around the subdivision for 50 minutes (working up to it gradually). (and lost 20 lbs) My irregular heartbeat corrected itself. Your situation may be totally different but that was my experience with an irregular heartbeat. I did not go to a doctor to discuss this. Could have been a dumb decision on my part but as it turned out was a wise decision. A co-worker in FL who was working the same hours had that surgery, the guy who bought my 2004 Concours. He was a huge guy, not tall just very large in girth. He was back at work afterwards. He was a contract engineer and had let his med ins lapse. He mentioned it costing him $105k in med expenses. Sold several of his bikes.

Yeah, Pinwall makes a video of the bike running and they dyno it before disassembly. Might be a good place to check.

Sounds like a project. check for the dimple that indicates 2nd gear is repaired. If it hasn't been repaired, there is a huge chance it will lose 2nd gear very soon. Then Cowpuc rides them with no 2nd for another 200k miles.

The AGM in my ZN700 is about 4 years old and still very strong. Never charged it after the initial charge. I bought it from Walmart and it is their brand Everstart but on the box it said Yuasa. Cost $85 or so. I was so impressed with it that I bought AGM batteries for my 05 Magnum, 02 F150 and my boat.

If I didn't trim them, I'd have one long eyebrow instead of two! I have lots of hair in my ears and the hair on my chest is 5" long in places and darn little left on top! One of those humiliations of old age I suppose. Compared to not getting old, I suppose it's acceptable:hurts:

Victory Propaganda!!!!

Puc, take vitamin D. You Snow Hermits don't get enough sunshine and you need it. It will boost your energy. I was listening to 2 real doctors on a news show and they were talking about Vitamin D. One of them said he was taking 1,000mg/day. Said it boosted energy and your hormones. So, I stared taking it and I don't know for sure if it was the vitamin D or the warmer weather but I've been feeling so much more energetic since then. Won't hurt to try! I'm a believer!

If the 8.1 Avalanche isn't rusty, well then...........

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