TTrax
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Had a good weekend ride to AR this weekend, was going to try to catch the bike rolling over 100K miles but lost track of time and miles and missed it by a few. It looks like it happened a few miles after Chelsea, OK and Vinita, OK on RT 66 so that was pretty cool. I took a few pictures after we stopped in Afton, looks like someone is working on a really cool exhibit. Here is a few pics I was able to take before heading further on the trip.
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I would love to get over 10K miles on any tire I have bought. I used to run the D404's, I like the tire but seemed to wear out around 5-6K miles. Got me some E4's (front and back) a few years ago. That rear tire made it about 7K or a little over. Went back to a D404 and on a trip it got a leak so had to have it replaced in Arkansas. The dealership only had a Michelin Commander 2. Worked out as it forced me to try it but I had been too cheap to go for that during normal tire change intervals. Now I have 6-7K miles on that rear tire and still has decent tread but I can hear it when it is on the left side of the tire when in light turns or leaning a little. I don't know if I'll get a full season of riding next year out of that tire. I am starting to think it is just the way it is running the weight we are putting on it and the speeds. A lot of straight roads around here and fairly high speed limits (55-75 MPH). My wife and I are not lean and mean and also a lot of chip and seal roads around here as well. Running around 39-41 PSI on the rear for the last 4 years. Used to run 36-38 psi and definitely didn't have good tread wear at that rate. Now that I look at my records, looks like the E4 I have on the front is now around 17K miles, but does need to be replaced. So thinking I must be overloading the rear. Not sure why else I would get that many miles from the front and only 7K from the rear.
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Praying for a complete recovery.
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Took a ride this weekend to Wilson Lake up Northwest in KS today. Along the way we stopped in Wilson KS which was settled by Czech immigrants. Really awesome town if you are in the area. My wife had seen someone posted some photos of some rock formations in that area of the lake. Little did I know it was going to involve a 2 hour hike to get to them. Oh well, I needed the exercise anyways. My brother came with us via his 1985 Kawasaki Voyager 1300. I guess we are a sucker for these 80's touring motorcycles...
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OK here are the salt plains nearby, about 30-45 minutes from Wakita OK. Not recommended to take the road here on a bike unless you are OK with going 5-10 MPH for some stretches. It is basically an oilfield road that is used for access to the area. From what I'm told, this is the remnant of the great ocean that used to be inland to the states in prehistoric times. It is quite exotic to think that ocean life existed nearby when this state have been landlocked for millennia.
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My wife and I are a big fan of storm chasing and the Twister movie. It looked like a day trip to get to this museum, so on the spur of a moment we decided to make a run for it on a weekend. If you are in the area it might be worth dropping by. It would have been a lot shorter trip if I hadn't got lost twice on the way here. I ended up in Kiowa, KS before I started to check myself for incorrect routing. Its all good, it was a fun trip. Also missed the Salt plains nearby due to lack of time but we were able to make it on the next weekend.. I would NOT recommend taking a bike on the road to get to the salt plains due to the degradation of the road. We took it in a van but I think it would have rattled the fairing off the bike if we had tried it.
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Good evening. On some sort of coincidence, I stumbled across the oil filter parts page on the Yamaha website and noticed apparently I have been missing some parts since I owned the bike. The owners manual and the service manual doesn't mention it during the oil filter changing procedure. I ordered the missing parts and installed today. Really didn't notice a difference other than it seems to be more of a PITA to get the threads started in the block. I just hope there hasn't been any long term damage. Looking at the construction of the bypass valve, I was thinking that either the bypass function has been disabled, or the filter has been bypassed letting unfiltered oil back into the lubrication system. Either is not good. I just went over 93K miles and still doesn't use a drop of oil that I can tell so hoping no issues. I can't see oil pressure so it would be hard to say if it is lower or higher than normal. Has anyone else removed these components for any reason? Trying to determine why the original owner would have discarded these parts unless there is a reason I can't think of.
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Saving grace for gas and food...Arkansas. From road trip.
TTrax replied to videoarizona's topic in Watering Hole
Looks really good! I haven't gotten that far east in Arkansas yet but will definitely put this on my list if we happen to go that far. We have been as far east as Mountain View and stayed at an awesome cabin nearby for my wife and my anniversary in 2019. -
I've recently been watching these videos and really like them. I would say the video quality and production is on par with what Top Gear (UK version) was to the automotive industry.
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I usually notice when my wife and I are riding on my '88 we get around 32 to 34 MPG. I am usually driving at the speed of around 65-75 MPH and I haven't ever gotten really good fuel economy, not at least as much as others have gotten. I'm no lightweight and both my wife and I have put some weight on over the years. We are both north of 200 lbs, me more than her. I really got some bad mileage for awhile a couple of years ago. I replaced the diaphragms on my carbs, which restored a ton of low end power but would cut out around 5K RPMs and fuel economy dropped to around 25-28 MPG. Finally figured out the rubber plugs at the bottom of the jet block on my carbs had dried up and was feeding way too much fuel into the main jet. Just my experience but could definitely be something else. It would be good to eliminate all other possible issues before dissecting carbs.
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Some of this info is old, sorry to share it so late. I know Kansas isn't a big destination to visit when riding, but if for some reason you make it to the center-southern part of the state it might not be a bad idea to visit the motorcycle museum in Marquette, KS. A lot of history there. I have attached pictures from 2011 and 2021.
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I would have to agree about the Dunlop D404. I have used them the most on my bike but they don't seem to last long. I am usually over on allowable weight for this bike, and the 404 only lasts about 6K miles. On the other hand, the last tire I had before this one was an Dunlop Elite 4 and it only lasted about 7.5K miles. I think I will try the Shinko 777 next time.
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Battery sensor bypass
TTrax replied to TTrax's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Drove in to work this morning, when I took off it was 60°F which is cooler than it has been so far when I have been riding. No light on at all so thinking it is fixed but we will see. Thanks for the input and have a good rest of the week!
