Flyinfool
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Yes there is an indicator, The engine dies when you put it in gear.....
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So, a man walks into the service department...
Flyinfool replied to Dave77459's topic in Watering Hole
A rod or wrist pin seizing was my thought also. Maintenance and oil selection could contribute to that scenario. As you mentioned, at tear down it will be easy to tell. If the rod is broke and the bearings at both ends are good then it is simply a bad rod or crank. -
Yes I do see here.
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I am into anything that can be flown via radio control. My smallest plane has a 0.010 cubic inch (0.16 cc) engine, largest has a 250cc (15.26 ci) engine, or a jet turbine. Cool do I win now??????? I'm not good at waiting......
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One down, several thousand to go..........
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How about have every one interested post to the new thread ONCE ONLY PER PERSON, then use a random number generator to pick the number of the post that wins. Or just use post #8 from this thread, 8 is a nice round number.
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:crackup:
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Yup I made it a point to go out to the shed and look at the bike, then looked at the green puddle under it, and then looked at the snowbanks, cried and went back in the house.
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The weather man is just teasing you. It was 53F here yesterday as a teaser but it will snow on Monday to snap us back to reality. As soon as I am done with the snow storm I will be sure to send it up your way.
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Actually BBs are steel balls with a copper plating to help resist rust in the package. It will not take long to wear the copper off and then the BBs will rust till all of the free oxygen in the tire has been converted into rust. If you know anyone that does shotgun reloading you may be able to score some steel shot in various sizes. At slow parking lot speeds you will also be bead blasting the inside of your rim and removing its finish to allow for more corrosion.
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Fuse panel
Flyinfool replied to SC89Venture's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
It sure does look a lot safer now than the before pic. -
Well I will make it a point to go out and at least look at the bike tonight. We are likely to break the high temp record of 55° today.
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Doesn't "but it's a surprise. So I guess you're gonna have to wait a little while." translate into "Oops I forgot. So I guess you're gonna have to wait a little while."? Congrats, 28 years is a long time.
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Hmmmm... never worried about the bars while mounting my passenger........... Like anything else about riding it takes practice. It is worth the effort to just practice with her till it finally clicks and becomes a non issue. I lean the bike a little to the right so that there is very little weight on my left foot, the passenger then climbs on as SilvrT described, as the passenger is getting on I bring the bike to center balance. Once you learn how to do this you can load a 300lb passenger with no balance issues. (there will be other issues with a 300lb passenger:whistling:) I never realized that I even did this till someone behind us mentioned that I had the bike leaning way to the right and the passengers weight is what brought the bike to center.
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Looks reasonable. GF and I are going for dinner at a place to check out that is right by Mitchel Field, I have read nothing but good about them. I'll keep you all posted. Andrew, Ya know there are easier ways to get a mirror off than by scraping them off....
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Front cylinders are dead
Flyinfool replied to Lil Venturous's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Can you not check the ignition timing buy using the timing marks on the flywheel. I thought that there was a timing mark for each cylinder at TDC used for valve clearance adjustment. This is shown on page 2-5 of the service manual. By using a timing light you could verify that each cylinder is firing at the correct time and doing so would verify that everything is plugged in correctly. I'm just thinking out loud here, not sure if this is a viable idea or not. -
Be careful though.......There are monsters in that pond.....
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I did finally RSVP as a strong maybe. I am really hoping to make it this year.
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So, just how long is the box when folded? If it is the length of the bed then it must be close to a 7 foot box? Cool.
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That is pretty much the yeller I want, with all black or red trim, and NO CHROME anywhere.
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Around here they never use sand or gravel on the roads, just salt. Even if the roads are dry, that salt residue on the roads is quite slippery. Not to mention that if the bike is not thoroughly washed and rinsed in every crack and crevice, the salt will eat the bike alive. When you mix steel, aluminum and salt, the aluminum is going bye bye real quick.
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Who ever had the idea to make a plaid tent. Yikes....
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In the mean time you can take a ride around the neighborhood with the hi beam on and see if any doors open.....
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Bob, Texas is way beyond how far I can ride. Ohio is going to really be pushing my limits. Like I said, marshmallow butt. Bryan I already have most of a Markland hitch. I just want to make the receiver hitch partly for the fun of it and partly for aesthetics.
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stuck starter button
Flyinfool replied to titansedriver's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I would start by do ing just what you are doing. Let everything cool off first. Check the water level in the battery, if it that type Then put the battery on a slow charge. Check the fluid again after charging. Put the battery back in an see what you have left. It is possible that you did not do to much damage to the brushes since there was no load on the starter, it was just spinning. If you are lucky, it just stopped when the battery no longer had enough power to hold in the solenoid. The charging system at idle would not put out near enough power to run the starter, even with no load on the starter, so it ran the battery down. The charging system Worst case would be a fried battery, and starter. I hope you are lucky.