dynodon
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I got the cable from GPS City, but it has a pilot light in it, and I wonder how much juice it pulls? I have it hard wired into the battery, and am concerned about it killing the battery if left for long periods. It isn't a problem at home where the bike gets a Battery Tender all the time, but on the road, I wonder. I left my bike off the tender for a couple days and it still started. I know I should wire it to a switched wire, but man, every time I look for a fuse box or similar, I get frustrated. Can't find anything but the battery under the cover!
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Shark Evoline. that is my solution, I have several open face, and the Evo does open face, full face and is great for any season. haven't ridden in the hottest summer weather, but was in bumper to bumper traffic in Florida new years eve in 80 degree weather on a rental HD Electra ultra Glide, and it was comfortable. Rode in cold wet weather and it was dry and warm. Quieter than most open face too. I have a Nolan N-42 and replaced that with an IS33, and the 33 was my favorite till I got the Evo. Any of these will require some modification for most headsets. I found that Wingstuff.com offers good prices and they will install the headsets for you. J&M or other brands, and at lower prices. Just have them do it and save the frustration or possible damage.
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Locking knob may only keep part of the Ram mount from being stolen, but on my setup with a Garmin, you can still easily pop the GPS out of the mount at any time. I just loosen mine up and just leave only the ball mount on the handlebar and put the rest in the trunk or take it with me. Takes just a few seconds.
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Oh, that is mean, so mean! It has been foggy, cloudy, wet, cold and just plain flat out miserable for the last couple of weeks here in Illinois. Temps going up but rain is now forecast, at least it should wash away the salt. I think I want to be a Texan for a while, will you folks accept a Saluki from Illinois?
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Hope things turn around, I can only offer this bit of advice, buy some golf shoes for Kelli for walking in snow/ice from now on!
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Freebird, Didn't mean to be mean, but the topic hasn't had the same response in Fun & Frivolous as in the Watering Hole. You call the shots though, and I assume it isn't against the rules to promote it a little like I did. I found the topic late, but lately it seems just a few are participating, even last summer. So I am just trying to fire up a bit of interest and maybe spur the good weather riders among us to get involved! And Kbay, I am going to have to watch you Texans a little more carefully, you are getting a bit frisky!
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I just ordered it. I will say that the new Shark Evoline helmet I bought this last summer has a near perfect anti-fog shield standard. In cold wet rainy weather, and just cold weather, I have had no vision problems, and only a little mist right near my nose. I want this new coating for my glasses! or my wife's glasses or shield. I hope to give it a try soon. Thanks for posting the story and link!
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I wasn't able to get out the other day, and probably won't for some time. Supposed to be nice temps this weekend, but rain a lot. Nice that it is washing away the salt though. the last few days it has been overcast, and foggy with the warm air over the cold snow. This leads to damp roads still with a lot of salt on them. Not a good situation, and the possibility of an icy spot almost anywhere anytime. BUT, as I posted in the "watering hole", all those riders that are in warm areas have no such excuses. Get out and have some fun! Also, this isn't just a US scavenger hunt, it is for the entire world. So anyone that gets a ride, look for the beach and get that picture.
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T o keep the rust away, touch up the paint on anything metal that has paint and chips. On chrome, use a good chrome polish followed up by regular car wax on a regular basis. Keep the bike (or any vehicle) washed because rust will start quicker where there is dirt. Why? Because dirt will hold water and keep the area wet longer than if it were clean, so a vehicle that is kept cleaner will rust less or slower than one that is dirty, if both are wet (in the rain etc) equally. For parts that may have a little rust on them already, for Chrome, use a chrome cleaner and hope for the best, for painted areas, use POR 15 (google it) a great rust converter/paint that prevents rust from coming back. You can just Paint Over Rust (thus the name) or you can clean up the rust, cover with POR 15 and then paint over that. the POR 15 won't last where it will be hit by the sun, so be sure to paint it if in an area open to the sun. Where the sun doesn't get, you can just use the POR 15 and it should be fine.
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Kbay, No, no, no......certainly I won't be encouraging that kind of picture, and I suspect that unless your second job is with the Chippendales, I suspect that even the women on the site would reject your suggestion!
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No car or motorcycle section. I am bored again!
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The Great VR Scavenger Hunt, relegated to the "fun & Frivolous" section is not getting the action it did when correctly placed in this more active area. Anyway, want to remind everyone that it is still and has been going on, but it seems like mostly a few of us from Illinois have been getting the targets even in this bad weather, while the bunches of you in warm areas are doing....what? You NEED something to strive for, a challenge, a task that will take you and your bike to new and interesting places and meet new and fun people. So join in on the scavenger hunt and be the first one to get the new target: You and your bike at a beach. Can be snow covered, but if it is covered by babes in bikini's you get extra points. (or guys in speedo's for the female riders) Visit us in F&F and YOU could pick the next target, and win the accolades and respect of your fellow Venture Riders! Or just wait for us Illini riders to get it again and hog all the rewards (warm glow, applause from afar and the knowledge of a job well done, no cash, sorry)
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Me: 2005 Chrysler 300C, love the Hemi, but week ago Saturday a young girl in a 2005 Buick decided to pull out in front of me from a stop sign leaving me only about 100 feet to stop from 50 mph. Got 'er down enough that I pitted her into three spins and took the LF of my car off before coming to a stop straight as an arrow. 4100 pounds of road hugging weight did the trick, but it will be a while before I drive my Chrysler again. Rentals till then. Her fault. My wife: 2003 Chevy Silverado pickup. Wife loves it, has the best stereo I have ever heard in a vehicle, 327 (5.3L) V8 is wonderful, pull a 2 horse trailer with it or my car flatbed. Now why don't we all guess what YOUR WIFE got? I am guessing one of the last Hummer H2's, or a Honda Fit, don't see anything inbetween tripping her trigger! So what DID she get?
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Can't make it by noon, will be afternoon before the freezing FOG lifts and I feel good about getting the bike out. But if conditions allow, I will do my best to get a picture, but really, more than a couple of us need to get involved! Hey, some of you warm weather types, get going!
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Sorry, was on the road at a STAR chapter meeting in Elgin, IL in the cage. Didn't get back till almost dark, and was too worn out to get the bike out. Supposed to be a bit warmer Sunday, may try then, but we don't have many beaches, snow covered or otherwise here in Cent. IL. Will a boat ramp work? Got lots of those, but not much sand!
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Sorry to hear about the cold weather in S. Florida. I guess the two 80 degree days I got riding a HD rental on the 30-31 of December, used up all the good weather for a while! Guess it is my fault! Will be in the 30's and maybe a 40 to two the next few days here in IL, but unless my drive melts I won't try to get the bike out. I have an uphill run to the street, and trying to get out on two wheels isn't fun unless it is free of slick stuff! Now don't you feel better about a little cold weather?
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Clearview shield with vent
dynodon replied to Sheradan's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I don't have the clearview with vent, but was considering it, will still consider clearview, but not the vent. Talked to too many people with it that say it lets the bugs right through, and like many have said here, lets some water through even when closed. I find the air flow from around the forks to be plenty to keep me cool in hot weather. As for the buffeting, check how tall your shield is now, and maybe you need one taller or maybe shorter. My Gen I had some buffeting that wasn't bad but a different helmet calmed almost all of it, no other change! go figure. Carefully, while riding, feel with one hand to try to figure out where the air is coming from, and remember strong side winds will cause problems no matter how good your other protection is. -
Squidley gave great advice, I would add that if the engine was running when this happened, then chances are everything is burned up and gone by now. If you were just trying to start and it never fired, there may be stuff left in there. Good point about the air filter, if the nest was outside the filter (but you said you confirmed it made it into the carbs? I would be more concerned about stuff messing with the carbs, so be sure to take them apart and clean them. Let us know how it goes!
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Carl, Glad you are OK, good to hear you have great body control and kept the undies clean! As for being better off in the right lane, you might have been, but it is my experience that 99% of drivers don't know that when you make a turn into a multi-lane road from either the right OR left, you should stay to that side of the road till you confirm that the other lane is empty. IN other words, your distracted lady driver probably would have just pulled directly into your right hand lane and gotten up even MORE speed! I would like to say I have never driven or ridden distracted or just been not paying attention, but hey, it happens to the best of us. Every time I screw up or almost get screwed by another driver, I try to file that away and learn from it.
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My stay was in Marco, and interesting that there are a couple of you guys from that area. I posted on this site a couple times before going that I would be in the area, and would like to meet up with some Venture Riders from there. Talked with one guy, but he wasn't going to be available. Would love to have met up and done some riding with some locals! Also, I have taken a 2nd Gen out for a ride, but only about 10 minutes or so. IT was nice, but I liked my Gen 1 better. A lot of my friends have them, maybe I can swap bikes with them for a ride this summer, and like the Harley, they will reveal more on a longer ride.
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Over the holidays, I was in S. Florida and these trips usually involve my wife and her mother shopping while I try to catch football games and read a book/fall asleep a lot. I'm not into walking beaches or sunning. This year I did something I wanted to do, rented a 2010 Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic. Have to say the folks at Naples HD were friendly even though my "bike" gear was a plain vest, my Evoline Shark helmet and jeans, not "Harley" gear like every other person there to rent a bike. I spent two days and put on about 600 miles. I now know why they call Florida, "Flatistan" sometimes. I now think my corn country is filled with lovely hills and valleys! But the roads are generally smooth and sight lines are long and there is some interesting stuff to look at like the dozens of Harley Davidson names stenciled or stuck on the bike everywhere I look. No doubting what I was riding. Weather was 78-80 highs both days, starting out in the low 50's so I dressed in layers and took them off as the day went on. Perfect riding weather actually. I got lucky, because the day after I took the bike back, the high was in the 60's and today it might hit 45? Rained the day after too. Like I say...lucky. About the Harley. I really wound up loving it. I was open minded, but ready to dislike the vibration, but my hands and feet never once got "tingly" and the seat was comfy. A good test of a bike (and rider) is to put on as many miles as you can one day, get some rest and then go out again. What remains sore is telling you what is wrong. Well, nothing remained sore, and the second day was as glorious as the first with the added benefit of my wife going with me the second day (she normally won't ride, preferring to be on her own bike!) but she was happy in about 2 hours of riding, the longest she has spent on the 2nd seat with me ever! She said the Harley had much more room and was more comfortable than the passenger area of my '86 Venture Royale. The Harley had plenty of power, and the vibration was only noticeable at idle, and I got used to it. One big problem: heat. at just 80 degrees, stop and go traffic had me looking for longer legs to get away from the engine. I can imagine that 90+ degree days will get worse, and I know why so many parade Harleys have fans pulling air away from the engine. I also developed a "Harley tilt" to my right foot/ankle to get a precious 1/2" more air between my right calf and the engine. Left side didn't seem to have the same problem, because the exhaust isn't there. Bags were a lot smaller than my Venture Royale, but the top case was nice. I got used to the bar mounted fairing and that was a surprise. I wouldn't consider a fairing like that before, but will now. I rented the HD because I am considering a replacement for the VR when it wears out. Would be nice to have a new bike for once (never had a new one) before my riding days are over. The Harley is now on my short list. Next I want to ride a new Voyager, and possibly get some miles on a BMW K1200LT. Be nice if Yamaha would update the Venture and give me another choice. But now that I am willing to consider a bar mounted fairing and the V style look doesn't bother me as much, maybe I should reconsider the current Venture because I love my V4! Anyway, I liked the Harley a lot more than I thought I would.
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Sorry to be late to reply, but was in Flordia riding a rental HD Electra Glide Ultra! WAY better bike than I expected, lots of fun riding in 80 degree weather in late December. Scooter, you nailed that one! great picture, and you are even riding ON snow! Pick a new target.
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1988 Owners manual
dynodon replied to etohio's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I bought a CD of the Service manual for my '86 VR, but I had to buy the owners manual off E-bay. don't know of anywhere that has the owners manual on digital yet. -
I have a soft bag that I got at a car event a few years ago. I can pack everything for several days in it and it will stuff into one bag on my '86 VR. I take everything else that is normally in both bags (but not full) and put that in the other bag, and keep most of the top trunk for use by both my wife and I. She rides her own bike with two good size bags but no trunk, so we pack a small bag for her and bungee it to the passenger seat on her bike and she can use it as a back rest. She has her two saddlebags for everything else she normally takes. Between the two bikes, her extra bag, and the possibility I could also put a bag on my passenger seat, we can go for a couple weeks if need be, without a trailer. If you have a variety of soft bags, try stuffing one in your saddlebag. My system works great, and the bag leaves several inches at the top (or bottom I suppose) of the saddlebag for little stuff when I get off the bike.
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come on folks, just find any snow plow (of decent size) or any city truck, got to be a few of them out there, and it isn't snowy or icy everywhere! Everyone have a safe and happy Christmas and New Years.