Flyinfool
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Cant you just take the rack to your welding class and hot glue it back together?
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Everything down there is already upside down, Can you imagine how confused they would be if you grabbed that island and turned it right side up.....
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Handle bar adjustment
Flyinfool replied to Flyinfool's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I would be very surprised if the bars are hardened. If anything they may be annealed, like a steering wheel. But that is a good thought, It is easy to test though and I will before proceeding. -
I made my own harness. Just paralleled everything si I two identical separate horn circuits.
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Back fill thru the spigot??
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they are both pretty cute, you sure your related??????
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sirius consolidated diaphrams
Flyinfool replied to trouble's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
:sign yeah that: That is what they did for me to, but I had to ask for it. -
Start the testing with what you have. Never start trouble shooting by spending money, unless you are spending on test equipment. If you do not have a digital volt meter, you really need one. You can get a cheap one for under $10 that will do what you need. Take the battery in to a battery plus or autozone or similar place and have it tested. The battery must be freshly charged for them to test it. If the battery is really showing zero volts after being charged, then it is toast. Check it with a volt meter, not the dash meter. Are you sure that you hooked up the charger the right way?
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Such a small gift for such a nice lady that traveled halfway around the world just to see you.......
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There was a bit of confusion at the supermarket this morning. When I was ready to pay for my groceries, the cashier said, "Strip down facing me.". Making a mental note to complain to my congressman about Homeland Security running amok, I did just as she had instructed. When the hysterical shrieking and security alarms finally subsided, I found out that she was referring to my credit card. I have been asked to shop elsewhere in the future...
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If you want to 2nd guess me, you have to stand in line first.......
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If you had the battery on a charger for the winter you may have cooked a good battery to death. A trickle charger is not the same as a battery maintainer. The charger can destroy the battery over time. First off you need a digital volt meter. Not the dash analog meter. Hook the digital voltmeter up across the battery and check the voltage with the bike running at 2500-3000 rpm. It should be real close to 14V, +/-.5V is close enough. If you have this then the stator and regulator are most likely fine. Take the battery in to have it load tested. Many shops and stores will do this for free. There are many tests to be run to determine the actual problem. One step at a time. It is very good that you came here before having that "mechanic" actually do anything to your bike. Whoever told you that to replace the stator requires removal of the engine and big $$$$ is either a liar and a crook or does not have a clue about these bikes.
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Are you sure you really want to learn of his preferences........
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And 2 is still better than one. With the addition of the second Wolo I can now even get the attention of the ones in a luxury car with the windows up and the AC on.
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Hopefully the sentence will fit the crime. Around here it way to often is just a slap on the wrist for drunks that kill.
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Handle bar adjustment
Flyinfool replied to Flyinfool's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Now that you mention it, I remember seeing that too. I will look into that option to see if it helps any. -
Still needs more "1N73RPR374710N N33D3D"
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I want to move my handle bars back a little. After my first "long distance" ride to MD I came to the conclusion that the pain in my shoulders was due to reaching forward to grip the bars. Si I took off the ignition switch cover and removed the big nuts and moved each bar back 1 spline. Due to the rake angle this also lowered the grips to the point that they were hitting the battery/air cleaner cover. So I loosened the upper bar nuts and raised the grip by 1 spline. this got them back to their original height. I have been riding it this way for a week now to try to get used to the new feel but I just don't like the new feel either. I do like the for/aft position as I can now utilize the backrest to actually support my back better since I am not leaning forward. When the bars came back it also moved them a lot closer together and angled them back more. This combined with having to raise the grips for clearance puts the grips an an angle that causes a significant outward bend in my wrists that is uncomfortable. Also with the grips closer together I am no longer pushing into the curves but more of a pulling the bars sideways type of feel. This makes the bike feel very unsteady at low speed and I do not feel like I have solid control at high speed. I was thinking of getting out the hot wrench to re-bend the bars to get back to the correct ergonomic angle for my wrists. and end up closer to having the effect of the bars just being moved straight back and not closer together. Before I attack it with the torch I want to acquire a spare set of bars, JUST in case. Or does anyone have any other ideas to just move the bars straight back without messing up everything else? While searching, I did find someone that was going to make a set of 1st gen bar backs. I thought of that but I have no way to make an internal and external spline to mount the bars to.
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Hmmmmmm..... 1'M JUS7 W4RP3D 3N0UGH 7H47 1 H4D N0 PR08L3M R34D1NG 7H47.
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Glad it is over. Looking forward to meeting you at MD next year. Hmmmmmm..... Does that mean you are going to go 2 years with no winter again.
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Your not the first to have done that, and wont be the last either. The biggest issue is whether you will ever do that again.
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The 2nd gens cant now.....
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IT! IT! IT! IT! AND IT! There, I said "IT"! So as long........................
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Maybe someone screwed up and leaked the photo of the NEW 2013 motor......
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Maybe add some gussets while it is hot. I can't see from the pics how close you would be to the bearing bores. Besides, I just had to say that..........