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The 777 is... a 77 load rating. Ta da... Lots of 7's. Really need to try one Puc. Maybe tire number 7 for this season should be a Shinko 777 with a 77 load rating. [ATTACH=CONFIG]110097[/ATTACH]

That's odd. The fork protectors should face the front. Not the sides.

The foil tape is 100% opaque & reflective when applied to the outside of the visor. This produces a nice black band just above my eye's horizon that blocks the 7am through 6pm sun. This is just something I like. I think masking tape, since it is not opaque, would let a little light through producing an illuminated band above my horizon's eye. However, I dunno since I have not tried masking tape and I was looking for the mirror/reflective properties that foil tape would provide. The foil tape is tough and usually lasts 6 months or so before I have to apply a new strip. But, since I am not a foil tape salesman... try masking tape and let us know how it works out. Void where prohibited by law, close cover before striking, your mileage may vary, do not take while operating heavy machinery...

No, I like the mirrored look on the outside. The sticky side is not mirrored.

I like my HJC IS-2. It has a mini-visor on it but I apply a strip of foil tape across the pull down visor, right above the eye-line, to block the sun, like a 6" duckbill visor would.

Make sure the rear of the bike is in the air with no weight on the swingarm. Make sure you remove the bottom links, and the bottom shock bolt first. The shock should be just dangling there from the top bolt only. Take a long punch from the right hand side of the bike and just tap it out. If it moves at all right now, it should come out easily.

I had a 93 Dodge D250 with the Cummins B5.9 Best Engine Ever. Worst Body/Truck ever. Warning, incoming opinion headed your way. Diesel Fuel costs more and you have to add DEF fluid nowadays. Increased fuel mileage will not offset these costs. Catalyst Regeneration depends on a lot of hiway miles to happen. If you are just going to use this truck for mainly short hauls, I guarantee you will have Catalyst troubles. Dealerships charge big $$$ to do a manual regen. I think consumers/customers should be able to do a manual regen, but that opens up a whole nuther can of worms for the manufacturers. The only way to break even on a diesel truck is to drive 500,000 miles so it will exceed one gas-engine rebuild cost. Unless you are buying a diesel to drive it 24/7/365 I would just get a gas truck.

Half the lifters are hydraulic. Valve adjustment will still be required. Just like on the Raider.

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If this isn't helping... can you just buy your favorite connector, male & female, and reinstall wires to the new connector?

Not end view though. Looks like triangle connector w/3 white wires in it.

Fork Bushings worn?

Bad bearings? Tire not seated on rim correctly? Constantly driving in circles?

Take the pump off the engine. If it ever starts up dry you have just ruined the pump. Also the engine will be much easier to start without the pump on it.

BigLenny. You are over GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating). GVWR is the total weight of the bike, you, and everything else on it. Most everybody is over GVWR. The manufacturers only allow about 400lbs of weight. Look at the tire chart I sent to cowpuc in an earlier post. A tire rated @# versus a tire rated a different @# means it will carry more or less weight at maximum capacity at maximum speed rating. In your case, for your bike, if you run a 130/90-16front and a 150/90-15rear in a Shinko777 the combined load carrying capacity of these tires is about 1800lbs. This capacity far exceeds the GVWR of your bike, and even exceeds the actual weight of the bike with you & the wife and luggage, so tires will definitely NOT be your problem area. I think that since everybody runs over-weight, or drags a trailer, we just do the best we can to manage the weight we have. Running good heavy-weight rated tires is the first step. Then, try not to drive 130mph, fully loaded, with your wife on the back, would be the second step. After that, bearing & axle inspection should occour on a regular basis, as well as brake inspection. You are just trying to mechanically catch anything that could happen before it does.

Here is the 777 Spec Sheet Shinko777Specs.pdf be sure to scroll down to find your tire size

Puc!!!!! You got it 100% right.

Hey Bigfraid. I think you missed my point. Did the introduction of the new Yamaha Venture save the Kawasaki Voyager? Did a Kawasaki boardroom meeting go like this? ************************* Director North American Sales: Well... Yamaha just introduced a new touring bike. What are we going to do about it. South Central Zone Manager: Almost all our dealers are multi-brand. Our Voyager would get free advertising when someone came in to look at the new Venture. Our Voyager would compare favorably against the new Venture especially on price. Vice-President of Development North America: We wouldn't go too far wrong following Yamaha's lead. If Yamaha thinks there is a market for a $27,000 partial mechanical lifter, air-cooled, over-head-valve, push-rod, belt-drive, v-twin, with a one-year fact-toe-ree warranty like their new Venture, then surely there is a market for our Voyager, a $17,000 hydraulic lifter, water-cooled, chain-driven-over-head-cam, belt-drive, v-twin with a three-year fact-toe-ree warranty. Director North American Sales: We were going to discontinue the Voyager but it will cost us next to nothing to keep the Voyager active. Let's continue to sell the Voyager. Yamaha is in bed with their new bike for at least the next five years depending on sales. We can discuss at the next annual meeting what to do with the Voyager then and use Yamaha's success or lack of it, to help us decide if we should keep selling the Voyager past 2019, develop another tour bike of our own clean-sheet, or get out of the large touring bike market altogether. CEO Kawasaki Heavy Industries, LTD: The Voyager is staying in the line-up. Get 'er done boys.

Well... you narrowed it down to fuel. Plugged filter on fuel tank petcock? Crapo in bottom of tank? ??? Floats sticking???

The 2018 Star Venture Owners Manual is up at Yamaha. 16K mile valve adjustments per the manual.

The dealership where I buy my stuff is multi-brand. Did Yamaha unwittingly keep the Kawasaki Voyager alive? A Voyager is $16500.00. Kinda hard for Yamaha to justify a $10,000 price difference between the ancient Voyager and the new Venture. $10,000 could really deck out a Voyager that comes with a real 3 year warranty. (Not a 1 year warranty and a 4 year kinda warranty like the Yamaha). Now that the Venture is out Kawasaki may even raise the price on their bike.

Life is just a fantasy. Theirs was bolder, larger & brighter.

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