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  1. Flyinfool
    You are forgetting about my marshmallow butt and I have no idea what to expect for gas mileage pulling a fully loaded trailer at freeway speeds so I have planned for 100-130 mile legs to stop for gas. Taking #355 will add about 35 miles and a half hour to the trip, but that does look interesting as a route with less traffic. 6.5 hours for 420 miles would require an average speed of 64MPH. I will need at least 4 gas / butt stops, and a breakfast stop and a meet up with others stop, and maybe even a lunch stop. Hey I did not get this wonderful physique by missing ANY meals. It is still early for planning, I will have to see where the road destruction projects will be along the route and who all I will be meeting up with along the way.
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    That would make it more than one day each way. I don't get that many vacation days.
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    Rc Heli's

    Flyinfool replied to Eddie's topic in Watering Hole

    From a distance it looks like a good deal. It is hard to tell about a used anything from a picture.
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    Cookie jar always cleared out. Me cookie monster. Even put cookie in ice cream.
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    I would very much like to be traveling with others. There is safety in numbers. Yes we will talk when it gets closer. I sure hope I can go this year. There was always some family medical issue that stopped me every year so far.
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    The way my instructor explained it is that the wing low crosswind landing technique is the prefered method, BUT you do feel a side force that makes many passengers feel uneasy and that is why the airlines use the crab right to the ground technique. Mainly because it is easier on the passengers. Also some airplanes with low wings do not have room for the extreme bank angle during landing. My instructor made me learn both tecniques and even to use combinations of both tecniques so that I would be prepared for anything.
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    I do have an iPass and I have registered all of my vehicles including the bike and its trailer to it. I was planning to stick the Ipass to the inside of the trunk lid. It should work thru plastic. It is looking more like my target departure time will have to be Friday around 4 AM. I guess I will need to add more additional lighting to the bike and trailer. Or would I be better off leaving Milwaukee at 6-7pm Thursday night. That will put me in Chicago around 8-9pm, and at Dons at around 3-4am. But then I am trying to pick a campsite and set up camp in the dark while a couple of people might be trying to sleep.
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    It also assumes that while you have the battery out and are working on things that you do not ground the positive battery cable. I have used my potable jump start battery to do the same thing. I have a cord with a lighter plug on both ends so that I can easily connect it to the lighter socket. I use the same cord for charging the the portable battery while driving. The other thing to be mindful of is that if you are disconnecting the battery to remove power from the system to do electrical work, this is powering the system back up and you no longer have a dead system.
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    3 am or pm? I have taken my truck and camper over the skyway at 5pm on a weekday. that is always fun too
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    Some assembly required?
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    I'm not sure what your expectations are. In your handle bar post it was answered 34 minutes after it was posted. Your lift question was answered in 2 hours. I think that is doing pretty good for a response time to a question that was asked while some of us are still at work. This site is all volunteer, there is no pro being paid to monitor the site and answer questions. You will always get a lot of views that do not answer. I read most posts even if they do not apply to me, If the question is about something that I have no knowledge, I will not post, but I will still read it just so I might actually learn something. There is just so much still for me to learn. If you own any version of a Venture, this site is the best $12 you will spend on it. I have yet to see a question asked that could not be answered by someone.
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    Just starting to do some of the early preplanning to head out to Dons MD. I just hope that there are no crisis again this year that make me stay home again. The plan was to start out very early on Friday morning and be coming back thru late Sunday night. My original plan was to leave home around 6am but after reading some of these posts I may consider bumping that up to 3 or 4am to clear Chicago/Gary by 6:30 According to my mapping software it is about 8.5 hours ride if I stick to the interstates. If I detour to avoid dieing in Chicago/Gary traffic then it will push out to 9+ hours. If the weather is HOT then I will need more stops to keep my marshmallow butt from melting. I want to make it to Dons early enough on Friday to rest up for the ride out to dinner. It would also be nice to be able to set the tent up before it gets to dark. I still have so much to do and so little time left to get it done in........ The more I work on stuff the more I find that should be done..... June is coming fast.
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    Just like the title says IS there a "safe" way to drive a bike through Chicago? I did read this thread http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50392 I have driven through Chicago in my truck many times, My truck is a full size, extended cab, 8' box with over sized cap, 4x4 Pickup painted bright red. On almost every trip through there, I nearly get hit at least one time by someone that either does not see me or just doesn't care. Now my bike with trailer is a whole lot smaller and a whole lot less intimidating. Heck even a Smart Car will win in an altercation with a bike. While I don't think there is a good time of day to go through Chicago, is there a less bad time? But seeing as I live near Milwaukee Wisconsin, anything that is south or east of me requires either a very long detour around Chicago, or taking the ferry (IF it is running and not broke down) for big . $294 round trip for me, the bike, and the trailer.
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    Rc Heli's

    Flyinfool replied to Eddie's topic in Watering Hole

    All of the different brands have their own language to speak between the transmitter and receiver. now some of the older transmitters like the FM Futaba use a RF module, by switching modules you can have Futaba FM, Futaba 2.4, or JR/Spectrum 2.4. I know it is confusing. In this hobby like everything else, there are pros and cons to everything. My recommendation still stands to get at least 7 channels. If you get a 6 channel you will not have the option of going with a fueled helicopter. Feel free to ask here before you buy to see if what you are looking at is worth the expense.
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    The big difference is that MX and rice rockets are not trying to stop 1500 lbs. My Venture fully loaded, with my fat but on it, pulling my trailer will easily hit 1500+ lbs. I want all of the stopping power I can get. All of the slots and waves are reducing the effective area of the brake pads.
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    Steep? You have not priced OEM rotors yet. around $300 EA. I am thinking of getting a set just to put on the shelf for someday when I need them. I just wish they had a rear disc also.
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    Just head on over here, I'll be happy to show you how to do it. [ame=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=19+Theodore+Road,+Moura+Steering+%26+Brake,+Moura+QLD+4718,+Australia+%28Budget+Car+and+Truck+Rental+Moura%29&daddr=Cudahy,+WI&hl=en&sll=-24.399417,149.882046&sspn=0.656585,1.106873&geocode=FQgaif4dCYHwCCFsvT4-sMDeLykHb_hzKinBazGZzBRCudGCWw%3BFXqDjwIdIVfD-im5Y6MuOxYFiDHx9bV_R7l6NA&oq=cudahy&vpsrc=0&doflg=ptk&mra=ls&t=m&z=2]http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=19+Theodore+Road,+Moura+Steering+%26+Brake,+Moura+QLD+4718,+Australia+(Budget+Car+and+Truck+Rental+Moura)&daddr=Cudahy,+WI&hl=en&sll=-24.399417,149.882046&sspn=0.656585,1.106873&geocode=FQgaif4dCYHwCCFsvT4-sMDeLykHb_hzKinBazGZzBRCudGCWw%3BFXqDjwIdIVfD-im5Y6MuOxYFiDHx9bV_R7l6NA&oq=cudahy&vpsrc=0&doflg=ptk&mra=ls&t=m&z=2[/ame]
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    Rc Heli's

    Flyinfool replied to Eddie's topic in Watering Hole

    With enough power, almost anything can fly......
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    As mentioned, it is all technique. With the weight of this bike I was concerned about this when I was looking at buying it. The salesman was all of 5' 6 and maybe 120 lbs of skin and bone. He popped it up on the center stand no problem. He was so small he had to get help to push it out of the showroom so I could sit on it. When I got it home I could not for the life of me get it up on the center, till I figured out the technique described above. Now it is so easy a caveman can do it.....
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    I sent the eBay seller an email and asked if he has any rotor sets for a '88 Venture. He said that he only has these fronts. He does not make a rear disc to fit an '88 at this time.
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    If the owners manual says to run premium then you may have an engine option that needs it. Usually if premium is required it will also say so on either the gas gauge or gas cap. First thing is get the code read, write down what it is, and then have them clear the code. Maybe it will stay gone.
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    There is no timing or rotational alignment to worry about on the starter gears.
  23. Flyinfool

    Rc Heli's

    Flyinfool replied to Eddie's topic in Watering Hole

    That radio will most likely be fine for you to get your feet wet. One big thing to watch for is that it has reduced range. They claim 200 - 400 meters. That is under optimum conditions that are seldom found in the real world. So don't let it get to far away. Some day when you move up to a full featured radio it will have more than a mile of range and a lot of fine tuning features to make flying easier.
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    Go to an AutoZone and they will check the code for free. That will at least let you know what the engine is complaining about. If the check engine light is flashing, it is something serious and should be dealt with immediately. If the light is on steady it is usually something minor. We could all sit here and guess at stuff all day long. Go get it checked for free and let us know what the code is. +1 more, don't wast your money on premium gas. Premium will not fix anything.
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    Make a friend out of this new neighbor before the other neighbors find him. Since he is looking to make something that will get hot and be used for food, most of the good suggestions above just went out the window. Next best idea I can think of is stainless pads between the dissimilar metals and stainless hardware. stainless and aluminum are still dissimilar metals but not as bad as steel to aluminum.
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