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Well... what happened to @Jesset

I think... there is enough slop in the retainer pin holes in the pads, the retainer slots in the calipers, and the rear piston extends just a hair further out more than the front piston, to make up the distance (?about the thickness of a suitable washer?) as to be auto-compensating. My brake pads have never been tapered one end to the other, just the pressure side worn down more, flatly, then the idle side.

That's cool and original. I have had many people do many things with my name all my life but yours is a 1st. And of course completely original. Neat. Yeah... anyways... on the washer (spacer) thing, I would just rather have two machined aluminum surfaces mating together and swap pads around every so often than to risk damaging the face of one or more of the surfaces by placing a steel washer in between them. It has been very easy for me to keep up with swapping the pads. I think about all the man years of labor I used to put into just cleaning and lubing motorcycle chains so I don't mind at all the 10 minutes or so, every 5 or 6 months to swap pads around. In reference to all time I have spent with the other older bikes I have had, I kinda feel guilty I don't spend more time on the Venture because she is so trouble and maintenance free...ya know.

HOWDY from San Angelo (Currently the 8th Hottest City in the Nation) and Welcome!!! Yeah right. I agree. That is why I swap the pads left/right every 4/5 thousand miles so they will wear evenly. I am mildly against the washer idea as a casual washer without the correct ID/OD and hardness can make an impression against the aluminum over time causing another problem. If you are an anal mechanic like I am this stuff drives you crazy. I am all for saving a buck and I applaud your efforts whole heartedly. Just a tip for you that you may consider. The power tools will get you into trouble, especially on motorcycles, quicker than hand tools. Consider using just hand tools on motorcycles for 95% of all jobs and never use power tools for assembly. (I know... caveat emptor is removing the 20 case bolts, but outside of that...you know what I mean) I really love my RSV and enjoy working on it when it needs it. Thank you for your Video.

Try your local dealer. Give them a chance. Let them know you have been price shopping but would rather spend your money local. You may be surprised to see they can meet/beat the price.

I guess to each his own... and the whole world is a critic... 1. Yes, the rear pads wear wonky. I just swap mine around every 4 or 5 thousand miles to even out the wear. It also give me a good excuse to be in that area to go in, clean them up, and lubricate them. 2. I disagree with not pulling the left muffler as I cant figure how to get a torque wrench back on that nut. If you are attempting to torque through the axle via the 10mm hex this won't work for me cause, my axle is notched to always point to the pinch bolt for alignment. I always have to tighten the nut, not the axle. 3. I just love watching amateur mechanics whip out the electric wrenches for THREE BOLTS. Which is fine that they do that, just hope they don't use them to put the stuff back together.

It's not the 20W-50 you are used to seeing (page 5) it's the 15W-50 (page 3). Check out the chart that I included.

If you like Mobil 1 products check out their 15W-50 mobil-1-oil-product-specs-guide_2.pdf

In my head I know what I have and haven't done on a machine, within a certain time frame depending on the job. If a person were to tell me that I did not do such and such, and they were correct, it would probably jog my memory, and I would be thanking the person very-very-very much for telling me. If they had a professional relationship with me I would be thanking them more because I know it would be hard for them to be bringing it up. Either way I LIKE FEEDBACK.

I dunno.... How do you like your Ribeye's cooked? How about with some fresh minced garlic??? Some nice grilled veggies to go along with it???

Starts on page 3-11 of the 2006 Owners Manual.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?86265-Mr-Gasket-Fuel-Pump-Conversion Also check the POINTS in your current fuel pump. You can file them flat or replace the points.

The facet 40178 is my 1st choice but a lot of folks have used the Mr gasket 42s which autozone should have in stock.

Soap and water is the WORST thing to mount tires (using as a bead lubricant) as it will corode wheels over time. I know I am gonna catch hell on this as I had to convince my own dealer not to use soap and water. Dealer said, "well we have never had any trouble with it." I told him that is because you don't keep your bike ten years and have to deal with crusty coroded rims caused by soap and water mounting. Go to Nomar and read about this stuff. https://www.nomartirechanger.com/Tire_Lube_Paste_1_Pint_Jar_p/sp-lube-pint.htm Read about what Michelin says about tire lube MichelinTireLubeTB_Bulliten.pdf Now, on your rims they must be clean and polished if they have deep corosion or scratches in the bead area. Do what everybody tells you about the valve stem and then find a shop with the proper tire lube to mount your tire.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?498-Headlamp-Replacement

If it comes to pass that 35 year old Ventures will be running around with hand laid carbon fibre panels then yall are just trying to make Yamaha jealous. GO FOT IT!!! Let me know when the 2nd Gens panels are available.

I will just drop this here as this is what happens in Texas. https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/consumer-protection/lemon-law

I am always proponent for obtaining an ADDITIONAL bike. Especially one with a V-4. If you have the free cash and will ride it.....GET IT!

If you yourself replaced the stator then you were also looking at the pickup coil. The spade connectors for the coils run back to the ignitor box. here is some pics to help you on the road.

The ignitor box full of water is a really good possibility.

Hey @cowpuc this story has you all over it. https://www.motorcycle.com/shoot-outs/seven-liter-bikes-that-left-me-weak-in-the-knee-pucks-a-sicilian-love-affair Here is one of the quotes from the article to temp yall. "The V4 configuration has always been touted as being two engines in one; strong off the bottom like a twin but a true leg-stretcher on the top end. And boy, this was never more true than with the new Duc." And "If I’m honest, the top speed of the BMW scared the s**** out of me at the TT. At the Macau GP, the package worked great, and no one was blitzing me on the long straights." Written by Mark Miller (former AMA class champion, 50 Isle of Man starts and current fast-lap-by-an-American record holder, 17 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix entries, etc.),