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  1. Flyinfool
    Yup, getting the old gasket off is the hard part of the job. Watching Skydoc do it, he soaks the new plate for as long as it takes to need it for reassembly. He drops it in oil then starts the job. So it gets about 15 minutes soak time. Only 93 by you. you got it nice and cool down there.
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    Looks good from this side. When are you going to paint the bike to match?
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    It also depends on the type of ride. If it is just cruising down the interstate or other fairly straight road to get to a destination then 1 and 2 second rule is appropriate. If it is a sightseeing ride just for the fun of it, Out thru the twisties, then a greater following distance is appropriate I have been as much as 5-6 seconds back sometimes even more if appropriate. I also make it a point to keep tabs on the bike in front of me as well as the bike behind me. The most recent ride I was on the lead bikes were very experienced and there was a rider on a new bike behind me. That bike had issues keeping up thru the tighter parts of the road so I held back to keep her in sight, while trying to not loose the leaders.
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    That is what I was thinking too. A rattle can of paint for plastics can make that fan any color you want. Don't let Cougar find this post, 3 relays all hooked together, he'll be orgasmic and start drooling on his keyboard and stuff ........ It sounds like you are looking for a way to stop the bike from running at its designed temp. If the fan is cycling on and off in stop and go traffic then it is working correctly and the engine is running at its designed temp. Just like it should. If you have a switch to turn the fan on and keep it on, you will be running the fan a lot more than if you did nothing. right now it runs for 1 out of 3 minutes, you want it to run for 3 out of 3 minutes. this will cause more extended running that stock.
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    Now I have to clean my monitor and keyboard.............
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    You can use your laser to measure the angle of the floor that the bike is sitting on. You can then use that angle to find the distance up from the floor that your beam must be aimed to. Make sure the bike is loaded to the normal weights that it is ridden at. If you are normally 2 up, then you want to adjust the headlight with 2 up. I have found that I have to adjust my aim just by adding 40 lbs to the back of the bike.
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    You can find kits cheap (less expensive?) on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Time-sert-oil-drain-plug-kit-1415A-Volkswagen-Chrysler-M14-x-1-50-Metric-/330762353914?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item4d02f8fcfa&vxp=mtr I am not sure of the size, this is just an example.
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    It is??????
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    What is this rain stuff you speak of.........
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    You were supposed to feed the ice cream and candy bars to the kids, not eat it all yourself.....
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    4 years is a pretty good while. A heli coil or a timesert or several other brands of thread repair will work. It is not the threads that do the sealing. It is the washer on the plug that does the sealing. So a leak does not mean bad threads. Does the plug still thread in and tighten up? If so then you just need a new sealing washer on it. If you are going to do a repair insert, check the thickness of the pan at the drain hole to see if there is enough thickness for whichever insert you chose. When you drill and tap for the insert, coat the drill and the tap with grease to catch and hold the chips, use a very slow speed. once you are done with all of the metal cutting pour the old drain oil back thru the engine to flush out any chips that may be lurking. Good luck, keep us posted. Rick; Sorry, I know nothing about them there new fangled bikes like yours.
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    I used to have several Boas and a Python. Went from that to Iguanas. My big Iguana was 5 feet long and weighed around 13 lbs. He used to stand on my shoulders with his back feet and place his fronts on top of my head. I had a harness for him so that I could take him for walks. Some people thought it was cool, some were indifferent, and some went screaming into the night.
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    But on your car if one light goes out you can still see the road. Why abuse things unnecessarily. The biggest issue with HID on a 2nd gen is that as the battery starts to age, the voltage while cranking can cause the HID to go into "low voltage protection" mode. This meas it will turn off to protect its self. The only was to reset it is then to turn off the engine and restart and hope that this time the voltage does not drop as much. This puts a lot of extra wear on the starter, battery, solenoid, and all moving parts waiting for oil pressure to come up again. The switch is SOOoooo easy to add while installing.
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    Clutch takes about an hour the first time you do one. after that it takes about a half hour. Unless of course you have lots of help, then it might take hours......
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    How did I get dragged into this? :confused24:
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    Whats a face got to do with cute????
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    But then I am always looking for a flasher as long as she is cute.................. It was some time last winter that I was looking.
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    I was once upon a time. I have since acquired one to play with. I wanted to reverse engineer it so that it would work correctly with LED turn signals and still retain the self cancelling. Yami made it very hard to disassemble. It is filled with a solid block of epoxy. But at least I have the connector So that if I do come up with something it will just plug right in.
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    In the event of the throttle getting stuck wide open it gives you a way to kill the engine without removing your hands from the handle bars or having to look away from the road to find the key while hanging on for dear life. Yes you could easily disable it. But what are you doing that you are hitting it while riding? In 30 years I have never hit it by accident while riding. I have hit it on purpose when a piece of road debris blocked the throttle open.
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    Welcome to the asylum. The Ventures not for city driving????? Now you tell me, and here I thought it was great in city traffic all these years. Sometimes you need the size to be better seen and the power and torque to escape the city cagers. My Venture handles the city better than my old KZ750, that is for sure, and on the open road there is no comparison.
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    No I don't know what the weight limits are, that is why I brought up the point. They also say to NOT make any tight turns because of the amount the bike will lean in the turn. This sounds to me like they know of some other issues and are putting out just enough to cover them if you have a problem. They do not say how tight is to tight or what will happen. I think it might be ok for a short rescue mission but I don't think I would want to go any significant distance with this setup. This is purely my gut feeling. From an engineering view just what I can see from the pics. The weight of the bike is cantilevered a LONG way out the back of the hitch, add in the forces generated if you hit a good bump, those gussets to the main support channel on the bottom sure look small to me. It might be fine, it just looks iffy for something with the weight of a Venture. 1st or 2nd gen. As that lever arm gets longer you are putting more stress on your hitch. A Class III 2" reciever is rated for 500lbs max tongue weight. that is assuming that the ball is within about a foot of the receiver. if you get out 2 feet then you can only have 250 lbs to get the same force. Our bikes front end plus this hitch is well over that number. I would ask a lot of questions and get the answers in writing. And still might not do it. There was someone a bunch of years ago with a similar system, but they said it was for 500cc or less bikes only. A full size bike was to much weight. They also are no longer around.
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    The one thing that they do not mention on their website is the max weight rating. This could be an important consideration with the weight of our bikes. They also suggest pulling the drive shaft.
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    I am due for a valve check. Once I finish getting my surface grinder into the basement valves are the next major project I have planned. Everyone keeps saying it ain't that bad but it still looks like a PITA to me.
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    WHAT?????? I have never broke a plug using just a deep well socket. I have broken plugs using a plug socket. The rubber insert is not to protect the plug, it is to hold the plug into the socket while you get it started in the hole.
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    Maybe I just need a bigger hammer..........
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