Flyinfool
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Lucky you. I'm still waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting..........for Our last measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) was MARCH 4th. We smashed the old record of consecutive days without snow back on Dec 9. But that should change over the next 3 days... My bike is dead so let it SNOW!!!!
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OUCH!! Glad you can tell us about it.
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Yes that cover is hard to pull off. First be absolutely certain that you have all of the bolts out and not just loosened. You also have to remove the middle gear cover before the crankcase cover will come off. Once you have done this and the cover is loose, it takes a pretty strong pull to get it off. It is being held on by the very strong magnets in the flywheel grabbing on to the stator. There are 3 gears that may stay with the engine or come out with the cover, their choice not yours. It is no big deal to put them back in. Once you have it apart it is obvious where the gears go back in. Just put them into the holes in the side of the engine for reassembly. You must use a gasket to get the proper gear clearance, I you try to use just a sealant the gears will bind.
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That sure sounded like the perfect moment to me.:confused24:
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It is always easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission.......... It sounds like you already missed your opening.
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Sounds like you are getting close. Send KIC a pm on the hoses you need. Good thing for you that you found this site and the PO did not.
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You need to somehow document their unwillingness and flat out refusal to honor the warranty that they gave you.You can get those camera pens all over on line, just have it in you pocket and turned on the next time you talk to them. Being a caddy dealer, get the local news media involved, the last thing that they will want is it going out on the 6:00 news that the refuse to honor warranty work. You tried to be nice and they told you where to stick it, you do not have much time left on your warranty to get this handled. Do you really believe the used car salesman as to why the PO traded the car in? I always ask the PO myself. The PO will never tell the dealer about any issues the trade in has, that would lower its value.
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But the warranty should be good at any dealer, not just the one you buy the bike from. Although you may some looks when you come in with a '79 bike and ask for warranty work. I got some interesting looks a couple of years ago when I took my 91 Firechicken in for warranty work.
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New in crate from a dealer. Does that mean it still has the full factory warranty? I'll bet it needs a lot of work.
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Compression Check
Flyinfool replied to MasterGuns's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
When hot the engine was just splashing oil onto the cylinder walls. This will always give a higher reading do to the extra seal provided by the oil. While testing cold there will be less oil on the walls and you will get a better indication of the mechanical condition of the rings. This is why if you get a low reading you then squirt some oil into the cylinder to determine if the leak is rings or valves. -
I would start by seeing if you can find your rear air leak. It might be simple like a loose connection or when the tube was added it had the wrong fitting and did not seal. running no rear air is not good for the shock either.
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Enough can not be said for a loud horn on a bike. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72811
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What air pressures are you running in the front and rear shock? My 88 is a standard not a Royal so it never had the Class system. I have no issues with adding or removing a little air in the shocks as needed. In the 4 years that I have had mine I have yet to have a passenger. But I do carry a small hand pump to adjust the pressures just in case.
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Who you callin OLD???? oh wait, that would be me.........
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Hmmmmmm........ The wheels are grinding now. At least if we had a respectable amount of snow I could understand the salt trucks out playing. But just a trace? Not even 0.1 inches? If you can deliver 10 inches of your snow to here, I'll buy the ice cream, heck I'll even buy the pizza.
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Well the pinheads have gone and done it now. In their infinite wisdom they officially started my PMS for the season. We had a trace of snow over night, not even a measurable amount, (to be considered measurable it must be at least 0.1 inches) and the salt trucks were out in force. The roads have salt everywhere. Dry salt on dry asphalt is almost as slick as the ice it was intended to melt. So for me PMS has officially started until we get a couple of good heavy rains to wash the salt off the roads. Maybe I'll actually get some of the things on my todo list done this winter........... I'd rather still be riding......... . . Is it spring yet? . . Now is it? . . How much longer???? From this point forward I can take no responsibility for my actions. I am not in a correct state of mind. WHY did they do it?
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Bummer. And PMS just started yesterday for me when the salt trucks came out to play.
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The trick will be to not get all choked up while trying to read this aloud........ Better print it out on a laser printer, An inkjet is not waterproof.......
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Slightly off topic but Miles brought it up. It was just on the local news the Eric Buell has secured the financing to reopen Buell Motorcycles again right here in Wisconsin. http://fox6now.com/2012/07/19/erik-buell-jump-starting-new-company-line-of-bikes/ http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/12/11/ge-capital-to-provide-floorplan-financing-for-erik-buell-racing/ Back to your regularly scheduled programing.
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My chimneys days are numbered. It might be gone by the end of the year.
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Did you try contacting the previous owner to see why they got rid of it? I never buy a used vehicle without talking to the PO. If the dealer will not get me in contact, I walk out the door or take another 10-15% off of my last offer to cover the cost of whatever they are trying to hide.
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The other thing to consider is that many tire pressure gauges are not real accurate but they are repeatable. I played with my tire pressure till I found the pressures that made the bike handle the way I liked it and always use the same gauge to check and set pressure. 1 or 2 lbs of change makes a difference that I can feel. Back when I was racing stock cars we would play with 1/4lb increments of tire pressure to get the right feel for the car.
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Could it be something in the security settings on your computer that is blocking it?
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Not the same as real Twinkies.
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86 VR won't start
Flyinfool replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Open the drain screw on each carb to verify that fuel is getting into the float bowl. With the drains open, when you turn on the key the pump should run for about 2 seconds and some fuel should come out of all 4 drains. If the engine can not be started then Seafoam in the gas will not do much because it is not getting thru the passages of the carb.