Flyinfool

I may be getting older but I refuse to grow up..........

I did make a request to have Freebird attempt to restore the attachments to this thread.

I don't know if this site has enough bandwidth to do this............... Sledding down 50 foot high near vertical cliffs. Riding bicycles down those same cliffs. Just for fun pelting the squad cars with snowballs or rotten fruit/vegies what ever was in season as they drove by, they would chase you all night. Old people were no challenge. At the local hobby shop, jumping into a car with a total stranger to go to his house two cities away.

Here is another one that could help with a problem. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?81670-Carburetor-air-vent-system Thanks for all you do for us!

It has been a bit sleepy in there lately. But then you never know when a crowd will show up. I have had some projects going on so I am not getting in there till a bit later.

That black canister on the left side next to the carbs that you mentioned. If it is what I think you are describing then you have a California bike. That is extra emissions crap that is needed only for the Republic of California. There should never be gas in that canister and the canister is sealed so even if gas did get in there it should not leak out. You may have gas dripping onto the back side of that canister and then dripping off the front side so that it looks like that is where it is coming from. I never traced out the plumbing to that canister to see if there is even a place where gas could possibly get into it. One of these days I am going to figure out how to replumb everything so I can get rid of that black canister, it is always in the way when working on that side of the bike.

Preventive maintenance is something you do to prolong life of something. The insurance companies are hoping that you will die of something quick before they have to lay out big money for something. Once you reach a certain age you are more expensive than the premiums that you are paying in. Insurance companies do not like that.

That would only add the volume of the spin on, at best it might get you up to using 4 quarts instead of 3.5. Not sure if there is room to have the spin on stick that far forward. have to do some measuring. With the size of my brain power it better be a small tax.......or I will reset to standard default programming...........................

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OK just thinking out loud here. I do not think that those are cooling fins so much as strengthening ribs on the OEM Filter housing. On the other hand, the wall of a spin on filter is fairly thin so that will help to dissipate heat over its surface area. The ribs on the OEM housing are not real big. I would be curious to do the math and compare just how much of a difference there is in surface area between the OEM and a spin on setup. I bet it is less than you might think. Looking at this pic for comparison. I kind of like this black one better. I am not into shiny. Chrome is bad. I was thinking of getting one of these adapters for my bike. But now I am back to leaning toward designing and making my own, that way I can design in some cooling fins into all that smooth surface area that there is on the ebay adapter. Or for that matter take the one from ebay and just add the cooling fins to it. I am thinking that by adding fins to the adapter I can get even more cooling capability than the OEM. Dang, and I am due for my spring oil change right now too.................. I just sent the seller an email asking if the Venture has a cross bar issue like the V-Max does.

That depends on who you ask. Meteorological spring started on March 1st. So who is coming up / over / down here to see a 747 burger in person? and watch it do a vanishing act..........

Sounds like fun. As mentioned, anytime you mess with the air filter or air box the carbs do not like it. You will have to either rejet or do like Zagger and restrict air or maybe a combination of both. I also made my own Valve tool, I originally copied the Yamaha tool, but that was very hard to machine. So I redesigned it to work the same but was a lot easier to make.

I have been having great luck putting this line in the ad along with the contact info; "Scammers don't bother, I know all your tricks" The scammers have to actually look at and read the add to get my contact info so they will always see it. It is rare that they waste their time on me, and as mentioned, they are really easy to spot. If they are dumb enough to still contact me I will make an effort to waste as much of their time as possible, That is time they can not spend scamming someone that does not know better.

That sucks. I hope PP can get your money back.

I would also have him check for a plugged tank vent like the 2nd gens are known for. Run it till it quits and pop the gas tank filler, if there is a vacuum in there you will hear the rush of air and it will then start right back up.

Yes you are old................. Join the crowd.

Who ME?????

I guess that it all depends on if there is pressurized oil being supplied to any part of the transmission, if it is just gears running in the sump the trans will not know if the engine is running or not. Cars with manual transmissions can be towed in neutral just fine, it is the automatic transmissions that can not be towed because the bearings are lubed by ATF fluid under pressure. I do not know anything about the lubrication system in a wing.

In his description he says that he has installed it on 3 ventures.

They do have a full menu with other "healthy" options.

My cardiologist has no issue with me eating stuff like this. All of my blood vessels are clean as a whistle. I get yelled at because my cholesterol is to low I have to eat stuff like this to survive. All of my heart issues are due to electrical gremlins living in there. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.......... gmarshall Come on over, we would love to meet you. You could even have 2 if you are up for it. I wonder how ol cowpuc and yammer Dan would rate this puny lil burger. They both consider themselves burger connoisseurs.

The 747 Burger For the hearty appetite. 2 half pound patties. Cheddar and Pepperjack cheese, Topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato & raw onion.

March is getting real close now. I think I can see another 747 burger in my near future. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=490&day=2017-3-18&c=1

One of these time I sure hope you can make it. You have to stop working your coworkers so hard.......

I might be able to get my lunch in those bags, I guess Erika will have to eat when we get home..................