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    Folks who may be planning on doing a tire change at Don's maintance day I have a new in the wrapper Avon 130 sized front tire. Got it last fall and was going to use it on my bike but decided to stay with the 150 size cause of the bike being triked now. Make me an offer or possible trade. I'll bring it with me to Don's maintance day. Larry
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    Anyone bringing a cb antenna tuner? I think a few of us could benefit from having their antennas tuned. Would like mine checked since it's been replaced once. Larry
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    Check your other post --> http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=35663 to which I replied with info. Hope this helps Larry
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    Here's a partial copy of the wiring instructions I send out with my horn brackets. Wiring is fairly simple as well since the horn kit comes with a 30 amp relay. You will use the existing stock horn wires to activate the relay, which in turn will power the horn. 14 or 16 gauge wire is recommended to get full power to the horn from the battery lead, as well as the ground. Using a 15 amp fused line direct from the + post of the battery connect the wire to #30 on the relay. Then run a wire from the #87 post of the relay to the + terminal of the horn. Next run a wire from the -- terminal of the horn to a ground location. I used the same place as the battery cable goes to and the horn bracket fastens to the engine case. Plug the Brown connector of the stock horn into the # 86 post of the relay and the Pink wire connector to the #85 post of the relay. You can bend over the terminals once you put the wires on to gain more clearance for the exhaust pipe. Note: The Brown wire of the stock horn could be a different color depending on the year of the bike. Regardless of color though it will have power to it when the key is turned on. You can use a 12 volt test light or a volt/ohm meter to be sure. The Pink wire goes to the horn button. In operation the relay will have full battery voltage at the #30 post of the relay as long as you have a good fuse & connections. The #86 post is on when the ignition is turned on. Once you hit the horn button it will ground the contacts inside the relay and allow power to go to the #87 post which then activates the horn. You must still have a good ground for the horn to work though. You can use the wiring harness you bought. Just be sure the wires coming from the relay match up with the locations on the bike per my instruction. You should be good then. Larry
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    Haven't used one of those wiring harnesses and considering that they're a gentric set up may be completely backward from the Ventures requirements. Can you post on here the wiring harnesses wiring schematic. Knowing how they want you to hook it up could tell us what you need to do to correct it. If it's causing the horn to imediately sound when the key is turned on you're bypassing the horn button portion of the bikes circuit. Larry
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    While there's more room to mount fuse holders under the fairing I personally think you're better off mounting one by the battery. Much easier to access in the event you have a blown fuse to replace. Mounting by the battery under the seat all you'll need to remove is the 2 seat nuts, lift off the seat and you're there. The fairing has at least a dozen screws to take off and if you don't have a light bar mounting block the light bar will have to be loosened quite a bit as well. Larry
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    I'll 2nd Dan here too. Don't have any extra parts laying about thou. Just glad you're still with us and willing to still ride even on 3. Looking forward to seeing what your bike will be like when finished. Got any questions pertaining to trikes feel free to ask. Larry
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    Plenty of brackets still available and I also include easy to use wiring instructions. Larry
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    Both are blade type fuses. ATO is the larger, standard size. ATM is the smaller mini sized fuses. If your wanting to keep all the fuses the same size use the ATO sizes as that's what the bike comes with. If the area your installing in is tight then you may be better off using the ATM sized fuses. You'll just need to carry a couple of extra fuses in your tool kit for the minis is all. Larry
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    Looks great. Hope to meet you some time. Larry
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    Yea gas milage sucks but hey you're still riding and that's what counts. In my case I went from 38-42 mpg on an average to 28-32 mpg. The lower number is when pulling a trailer in the mountains. Anyhow I stop after about 100-120 miles, refresh the tank and me too. Larry
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    I had at least 60 lbs of lead poured into the forward frame on mine. And was still able to pull 1 foot wheelies in 3rd gear with basicly a stock engine. So I added a set of wheelie bars to tame it a bit. LOL Lots of fun on that machine. Insurance here in Michigan was killer thou. Times have changed in that regard so I'm told now. I can only imagine what a 2300 engine would feel like. WOW factor has to be right up there. Anyhow thanks for the info but will wait a bit. Been eyeing some of the custom trikes shown at http://www.trikedepot.com/. Some pretty amazing machines there. Larry
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    I had a VW trike somewhat similar to the one TX2 showed in a earlier post back in the early 70's. I built that one up using a kit from out of California. It was a very comfortable riding machine, handled well thou a bit light in the front end, and got great gas milage. 1600 cc's with dual carbs on it. If I could find another at a reasonable price I'd get it. Having the Venture trike now is a good machine as well and I do really enjoy riding it. In comparing the two I like many things on the Venture over the VW set up from the past yet I do feel the VW had the better ride. Having a wider / longer wheel base, plus independant suspension goes a long ways on improving what I have now with the Tri-Wing's solid axle. The folks here who have the independant suspension will have the smoother ride. All anyone can do is to decide what they except in a bikes styling and handling, and what they're willing to spend and go from there. Larry
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    Carl sorry to hear you had a accident but glad you're here to tell us about it too. This post also reaffirms that we ourselves must always remain diligent when out riding. Sometimes we've all been out enjoying that ride and the scenery and then have a rude awakening such as what you've had or perhaps nothing more then soiled underwear. Either way it's certainly a wake up call to pay attention, cause the cagers don't always watch out for us. Anyhow glad to hear you've nothing more than aches and pains. Larry
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    If we're home we'll be there. Have to go out of town tomorrow and may not be back in time. Larry
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    Good to hear your're back home and on the mend again. Take care and don't over do it trying to get caught back up here all at once. Larry
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    Sorry Condor, stricly a 2nd gen option as Squidley says. Dave looking forward to seeing what mod you've come up with to adding the legs quicker. Thanks for the good words Slick. Glad to have another happy customer. Larry
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    I've got one I don't use either so take your pick from whom you want to get it from. Same deal free and hit the donate button for whatever. Larry
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    Looking good there Mike. Hope you enjoy many a mile on it. Also hope to see you somewhere sometime during our travels this year. Larry
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    Larry
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    Here's something I received today that sort of bears along this topic as well. Pretty sobering info facing the country. http://slate.com/id/2216238/ Larry
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    Sell both and then get the Venture if that's what you'd rather have. Larry
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    I used a drag Specilities 2" tach. Mounted it and a volt meter in a pair of Arlen Ness bullet cups on the handlebar. This set up wasn't cheap either as the cup were pricey. Larry
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    Gary And Mary,Congratulations. May you both have many happy years together. See I didn't to too bad of a guess. Anyhow I kind of figured it was only a matter of time for you two. Larry
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    Maybe someone is getting married? Larry
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