Flyinfool

One you tread into the world of LEDs, none of the old rules you thought you knew apply any more. If bulb A is 2500 lumins and 60 W and bulb B is 2500 lumins at 40 W. That means that they will both output the exact same about of light but bulb B will do it using less electricity. Watts has a direct mathematical relationship to amps, so if you take your 60W ÷ the bikes 14 volts running you get 4.29 amps. So watts is noting but the total amps that the light will draw from your electrical system. It has absolutely no bearing on light output. The difference in watts between 2 LEDs of the same brightness is in the efficiency of the driver circuits that are taking bike power and converting it to the power that the LED needs. Also some LED technologies will produce more light on less power that other technologies not even including the driver efficiency. SO do I now have you totally cornfused?

Some of the newer cars can be totaled from hitting a deer, especially at interstate speeds. The farther north (read that the harsher the winter) you go the bigger the deer are. As mentioned we are just starting to enter the silly season, where the ONLY thing on a bucks mind is procreation of the species, when you only get lucky once a year you are going to try to get the most out of it. Big bucks are trying to chase all of the smaller bucks out of their territory so that they can have all of the does to themselves, those chased bucks are literally running for their lives. Then those horny bucks do not want to wait until the doe is ready, they are trying for some early action, but since the does want nothing to do with it they are also running for their lives, and dignity. since all of these deer are being chased, they will blindly run across any road, I have seen them cross 8 lanes of interstate.

Nope my cholesterol is wonderful to bordering on being to low. But my drug use was the very first thing every Dr asked me along the way. I take no forms of statins, and None of the meds that I take have weakened tendons as even an uncommon side effect. The first one everyone asked about was an antibiotic that has blown Achilles as a very common side effect. When I first had my heart issue on of the meds that made my heart work did cause me a lot of dizziness to the point that I did not ride the bike for a full year. once my heart got stabilized and the dosage cut down to 25% of what it was the dizziness went away and has stayed away. By the way I am now 4 days into walking on my foot with up to 25% of my weight on it but with the use of crutches and the boot. On Friday the 13th I start PT. Doc says it is looking good so far.

Back in my day we went to a movie at the theater and got a soda and pop corn all for 25¢. Just the movie was a nickel or a dime depending on which side of 12 you were on.

For me those options make it a much harder choice. The ammo availability is why I mentioned reloading ability as a factor. I am a reloader so ammo availability is of little concern to me, I don't know if it is for you. As for stainless vs blued, If you are going to take it hunting then to me it is stainless all the way. If I have a choice I will never buy another blued hunting gun. I have had blued guns showing bits of rust buy the end of just one day of hunting in the rain. For me and my bad eyes, a scope is also a requirement.

First make sure the bolt you are putting in is really a metric bolt of the correct size. If the threads are stripped I would put in a heli coil so that you are still using the correct screw. I hate going up a size and having one oddball screw. That oddball will just make things more difficult for as long as you own it.

So this is now the 6th Friday in a row. Will you be riding this weekend? You know it will not be too much longer before @cowpuc does something silly to make me go out to play with my machines in the shed......... I am sure you do not want to have to ride it home someday in 6 inches of partly cloudy.

Oh sure post stuff like this where I can see it, I had just calmed down my "NEED" for a new rifle for this hunting season. Now I am all wound up again. I love the idea of a big magnum that will work in either a handgun or rifle. I have often looked into getting such a combo. I would probably lean toward the 45-70 as there is a lot of ammo available that is loaded for a rifle. For the 2 CVAs that you mention, If you reload then I would lean toward the 450, If you are not a reloader then I would lean toward the 44MAG.

It is both, I can not update the browser because the browser newer versions no longer support XP. The newer OS do not have drivers for this old computer. So I can not update the OS which means I can not update the browser. When I click on the vid to start it is says that this browser does not support HTML5. So if the vids can be done in HTML4 then old people like me can view them.

Puc you know I don't get mad................. It took a fraction of a pump. Or was it a fraction of a gallon......

D then E followed by B

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?65506-Anyone-have-a-broken-1st-Gen-MKII-speedometer-cable I think this one might also have the pic I am after http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?67738-Only-3-left-Speedo-Bearing-Coupling-Grease-Tool I would like to reference this thread with pic in another speedo lube discussion. Thanks

cowpuc The fitting I have that was made by another member just screws onto the back of the speed and has a grease Zerk on it. I use what ever is in my grease gun that I use on the front steering linkage of my cages. Ill see if I can find a pic of this tool. edit Here are the threads, Hopefully Freebird will be able to find these old pics. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?67738-Only-3-left-Speedo-Bearing-Coupling-Grease-Tool http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?65506-Anyone-have-a-broken-1st-Gen-MKII-speedometer-cable

I use the same grease that I use on my ball joints on the truck for the speedo. I use the same cable lube as for the throttle cables on the speedo cable.

Careful. NO state is off limits............. You are going to get @cowpuc nervous, about the collateral damages............ Congratulations Rick, I can only imagine how good it will feel to flee Illinois.

13.7 is right on the border. Depending on your charger it is possible to charge a battery in 2 hours. Something here is not right. Once the battery is fully charged take it back in for testing. First test your meter to see if it is accurate, compare it against a buddy's meter or test your car across the battery with the engine running. it should also be about 14V. A fully charged battery in your bike should be 12.6V. Here is the full test procedure http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?81297-Testing-for-a-Battery-not-Charging.

Bummer, my 17 year old computer can not view these new HTML5 videos.......

I have to agree with all of the above sounds like speedo. I never had a speedo cable squawk, but every couple of years my speedo will start squawking. I have a tool that a member here made for greasing the speedo head. quiets it right down every time. You do not have to pull the fairing to get to it. if your hands are real small and limber you can follow the speedo cable up from the bottom and disconnect it from the head. I can only reach far enough to touch it but can not reach to actually get it off, but by just pulling the headlight I can get to it. Worst case is to have to pull the windshield and the cover over the instruments then it will be right there looking at you.

I have a 29 inch inseam and it only took once stopping with my feet over a low spot and finding nothing but air for me to learn to pay close attention to where my feet will be landing EVERY time I come to a stop. I have a stock seat and on level ground I can put one foot flat and the other toe down while seated. If I stand up then I can get both feet flat for duck walking the bike if I have to. I have thought of getting my seat lowered by Rick the Butt Butler so that I can get both feet flat while seated.

Welcome back, sounds like things are shaping up for you. Now that you are sprouting some roots you can update your location in your profile to cut one more tie to California.

Took my honey to a couple of Dr appointments, then we moved my 400 lb landscaping rock back where it belongs after someone ran their car into it. Now I am at work for a half day and then back to couch potato and causing trouble in the VR Chat Room till bed time. (I do need my beauty sleep ya know)

Careful what you ask for, I bet they could have.

There is a good chance there is still an air bubble in there. There are a bunch a different ways to get all the air out. and most of them work. The clutch is hard to do because you never get a real high pressure like you do in the brakes. depending on just where the air is, (there is now way I know of to tell) there are different tricks to getting it out. If it is in the master, it sometimes works to tie the clutch lever all the way against the grip and leave it like that over night with the wheel turned so that that really tiny hole in the master is at the highest point. Many have had good results using a vacuum bleeder from Harbor freight. Others have been able to get it done just using the normal, squeeze, crack bleeder, close bleeder, release, routine.

With these bikes most people seem unable to notice even extensive damage when they are selling. I have gone to look at a few bikes that were near junk that the owner claimed to be in great shape. it is nearly impossible to see small details in pictures that will be a giveaway to internal issues. Unless you know the person well I would be very careful about a sight unseen deal on a 32 year old vehicle. There are some gems out there and there are some great deals out there, just be careful, there is a posting in the 1st gen section of this site with a list of common things to look for on these bikes. IF you do decide to go ahead with this meet, make sure that it is well understood that you each have the right of refusal if the trade is not as advertised. As far as an 86 Venture for a first bike, It can be done, But as mentioned above it is over 800 lbs. It does not take much lean before you get to the point of no return and it is going down. IF you get to the point of no return and it is going down, let it, trying to stop 800lbs in motion has broken more than one leg, it is actually not that hard to pick it back up once you learn the proper technique. But be aware that when it falls over it will go all the way to flat on the ground, some bikes stop tipping at the crash bar, this is not one of them. Learning how to ride will be difficult on a bike this big, not impossible, there are some members here that have done it, but it will be much more difficult. My recommendation would be to get a real cheap 400 to 600 cc bike to learn on for a year. If this deal is good enough it might be worth picking up and spend the year that you are learning on the smaller bike going over this new to you Venture, At 32 years old there is a good chance it will need some work.

I am in full blown couch potato mode again today, keeping my foot elevated.