Flyinfool
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It does not matter if you have a square or a rectangle, If the opposite sides are the same length, AND the diagonals are equal, then it is "square".
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Like I said. Carl is just out to cause trouble..... He has explained why everyone but me is wrong. Way back on page one Carl said he did not know the answer, that is why he asked. So I am still sticking with my answer.:rasberry:
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Those first 2 shots of your 84, is that the Markland backrest and the second 2 on the 88 are of the Ventureline? -
I think Carl was just trying to cause trouble.........
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Your right, that looks pretty small, you better make it bigger.........
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Help-valve shim tool
Flyinfool replied to dug050's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
FYI I have neither forgotten about nor given up on the valve shim tool. This summer has just been nuts between working 3 jobs and Erikas medical issues that are still hanging around, and actually getting in a few good long (for me) rides. From the 2 heads that I have I was able to pull out and replace all of the shims, several times each, without breaking the original unmodified tool. I am still not sure why the one I sent Randy broke right away. Those shims are sneaky, one of them hit the floor and has not been seen since, dang gremlins must have ate it. The heads that I got did allow me to make some changes to the tool to make it a lot stronger. There is room in the heads to almost double the metal thickness in the area where the tool broke. I can modify what I already have made to the new specs. Once I decide that the new tool will be fine I still have all of the fixtures to "crank" them out. Making these tools is going to end up waiting for the end of the riding season before I get time to work on it some more. I have a big laundry list of projects for the bike for this winter. I will have to pick which ones will not likely get done. Jeff -
Sure, Giver her a quart of brandy. It might be fun..... But since she don't like the stuff, she would give it to me cuz I do like the stuff, But I don't think a quart of brandy is enough to make you look that good to me.......... No problem, You need a much bigger match to get a fire lit under me.......
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Ray, Its not any harder than working on a Stratus or Furion from Min Air....... Probably easier. Just get out the BFH.
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Off only means no longer in contact with, it does not imply to the ground or some other object, only that he was no longer in contact with the roof. If he only jumped straight up he is still off the roof till he lands. Since jump means spring into the air, he has not technically jumped until he is no longer in contact with the roof. So I stick with my answer of "above the roof", since the moment that his motion becomes a jump he must still be above the roof. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.......
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HEY!!!! I resemble those comments...... But at least she only needs a couple of beers for me as opposed to a quart of brandy for others.........
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I am not certain but I think the backrest is the same for MKI and MKII it is just the mounts that are different. I have the Yami backrest on my 88. If you still need pics when I get home from work I can get you some.
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The statement says that he WAS on a roof. Was is past tense, so it is ovious that he is no longer on the roof. So to answer the question asked, the answer would be "somewhere other than on the roof". Now to take the other logical approach, to jump means to gain height or according to Merriam-Webster "To spring into the air". Therefor he would have to be above the roof. Even if he jumped down from the roof He would have still been above it for some period of time till he cleared the edge of the roof. IF he did not "spring into the air" to be airborne above the roof for at least a moment, then he would have stepped off the rood and not jumped. So there you have it..... Splained so even a cave man can get it.......
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Yup. He had it right at the end of the vid. Dog is less expensive, and easier to get along with than a girl friend......... It only cost him one beer to get Dog........:duck:
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I do not have a shim kit, but I might have a shim tool or 2. I would love to come down to "help" or at least supervise. I have no clue what I'm doing but I will need to do that job sometime soon.
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The HID ballast has a self protection circuit in it so that if the voltage drops to low it shuts off the HID to protect its self. When you turn the key on, the light comes on, then when you hit the starter if it pulls the voltage down to the cutoff in the HID it shuts the light off. Unless you have a switch to be able to cycle power to the HID, the only way to turn it back on is to shut the bike off and then restart hopping that this time the voltage stays above the cutoff. The switch would also let you not even fire the4 HID till after the bike is running. There have been people having this issue with both the CC and HID Country brands. This is not an issue on the 1st gens since the light is turned off when you press the starter button.
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weird clutch problem
Flyinfool replied to mike042's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I wonder if it has nothing to do with the clutch since you should be able to easily go all the way up and down thru the gears without touching the clutch. Yes you still need the clutch to get into 1st and to pull away from a stop. -
Did you add a switch so that you can turn on the HID after you start the engine? This is a known issue with all HID on a 2nd gen.
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Been there, the other guy was even more unhappy with me when he busted his knuckles on the front of my full face helmet. I am not so sure if the others were trying to get a piece of the biker or just trying to break it up. But I do agree that there is more to this story that happened behind the camera and before this incident. I am much older and wiser now, I now would use horse power instead of fists if at all possible.
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In addition to what Jeff said, you will need a small torque wrench that can go down to 6 lb/ft. 6 lb/ft is really not much and you do NOT want to break off or strip one of those little screws. If there is one nearby the Harbor freight 1/4 in. drive torque wrench will work. As to whether you need everything or not. If the steels are blued they need to be replaced, If the steels are blued most likely the friction plates will be shot also. It all depends on just how long and how bad you abused it when it started to slip. The wear limit for the friction plates is 2.8mm (.110 inch). 3mm (.118 inch) is new. Unless the whole clutch is totally fried, I would just change the spring and oil to get you home. If all you can get on short notice is a stock spring then just use the both the new stock spring and the old stock spring stacked together. If you can not get a new gasket just reuse the old one with some non hardening gasket sealer to get you home. Of course once you get home then you can make permanent and proper repairs.
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Some bikes just ain't got no class!
Flyinfool replied to Trader's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
My 88 never did have class, maybe that is why it fits me so good.... -
When it comes to a garage, there is no such thing as to big. When the new contractor adds the new footings, he might even be able to square things up some.
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Using that much Seafoam will not hurt anything but the spark plugs, and gas mileage. I just add a couple of ounces at each fill as recommended on the can.
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The most likely thing to cause a sizzling battery is to high of a charging voltage. You may have an intermittent in the regulator. If it does not act up at the dealer, they will never find what ain't broke at the time. Do you have a digital volt meter that you can hook up at least temporarily and go for a ride? It could be that once it gets good and hot it stops regulating and is letting to much voltage thru.
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:sign yeah that: Whatever welder you get, make sure that it has the capability to use gas shielding or flux core, if you wish. Once you try using gas shielding, you will never use flux core again. You can learn to weld on your own with some vids and books, and welding together a bunch of scrap metal. Until you get good at it do not try to weld anything that a failed weld would create a safety issue. Start with making decorative projects. Miller has some new welders out that can be plugged into either 110 or 220. It just has less power when on 110. You will only need the 220 power when you need to weld thicker metal. Of course the Miller or Lincoln have a bigger price tag, but some times you get what you pay for. The MIG welder that I have is an HTP brand. In 20 years I have ever had an issue with it. I am just starting the early parts of shopping for a TIG welder to add to my shop.
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I'm sure you already know this, But remember to pull the wire up into the concrete as you pore so that the wire ends up IN the concrete and not under the concrete.