dynodon
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Got the 765T and used it the last few days in the car and on the bike. Only weird thing is I would save a route and later call it up and it would be reset to something really close by. did this twice. Any thoughts on what is going on there? Made a sunshield out of cardboard to see if it would help, it doesn't help much, but will try it out some more. Heck if it never gets wet, it will work as well as any of the twenty buck items.!
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The "Maximum" pressure notation on the side of tires is the absolute high limit for cold pressure when loading the tire to the limit also. It isn't meant as a pressure to run all the time. IF the size is correct for the bike, then run what the owners manual says, or if you can get a specific recommendation from the tire MFG, then go with that, but most of the time when you call the MFG, you get someone that is guessing, or maybe has no clue, or has the wrong info? I run 32 front 40 rear for Dunlop Elite 3's on my '86 VR one up (I am a big guy, so I count for two skinny people!) and a fair amount of stuff in the bags all the time. No problems.
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Nothing wrong with the Taurus in general, any car can rust out and all of them do eventually, even those with fiberglass or aluminum parts, there is steel in there somewhere. I know lots of people that are alive because the Taurus is one of the highest rated cars for crash safety, and they do protect well. Of course if the car is allowed to rust (and it is the owners fault, not the cars...understand I am not assigning blame in this case to the buyer, since the rust was done long before he bought the car!) then all bets are off. One real word of caution, there is an epidemic of rusty BRAKE lines on all makes/models of cars in the rust belt. I hear from body shops/mechanics that it is the excessive use of that new liquid ice melting stuff they use, lots worse than just rock salt. Check your brake lines, if there is that much rust in the body, then unless they have already been replaced, your brake lines are probably ready to spring a leak. Look everywhere, but especially in the back. Oh, those sway bar links (I think that is what you were trying to replace) are notorious for rusting in two on the Taurus, but again, only on rust belt cars with some time on them. A 2002 though, really should not have this much rust, I wonder if it was a flood car, from a salt-water area? Might want to do a title search and see if the car was re-titled or had enough damage to be totaled out. You might have a case then. In that case, pay to have an attorney check it out and send a letter.
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Looks good to me! Nice shot of the covered bridge. Where is this park? State? etc?
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Oh so close, but did you just take that picture or was it from earlier this year? As I understand it, you need a new picture taken after the target is set...right? But I might have picked a nit, is the Continental Divide a place or a park?
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Rear Brake disks, any available?
dynodon replied to dynodon's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
skydock (Earl), It is easy to misread attitude in type, that is why I tried hard to be nice in my reply, and be more precise than I was in my first note. I wasn't upset at all, just wanted you to know that the link was for the disk I found, not the pads I was currently using. No feathers ruffled, I evolved from a different line than birds! Although my wife might argue exactly how evolved I am from time to time. -
OK, let's make this easier and get going! Modification to the target: You, your bike and a National or STATE park sign. but NOT a city park! Bonus points if there is an animal on the sign, extra bonus points for a bear! (not a real animal, just a picture or outline. Don't want Freebird grabbing a bear and balancing it on the top of the sign!) LOL
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Rear Brake disks, any available?
dynodon replied to dynodon's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Thanks everyone for the tips. Skydoc, you misunderstood. The link was to the only new rear disk I could find for my '86 VR. I do not have those brake pads on my bike. The dealer rebuilt the rear caliper completely last year, so I doubt I need that, but when I remove it, I will check. I have run race cars with race brakes for years, so I do understand how brakes work, but appreciate any advice. Still, in looking at the disk, I am pretty sure it isn't glazed, although the pads might be, but I don't drive my bike that hard. I will probably remove the caliper and inspect the pads, and maybe sand them, put a groove in them if they don't have one and bevel the edges. When I got new tires put on last month, the mechanic (different one from the dealer) said my rear and front pads were in great shape. I will try messing with the current pads some before getting a new disk (used one is a last resort) and pads. I will check with you Skydoc before buying new pads. The anti squeal gel for the back of the pads is also a good idea, thanks Dick for that hint, it is hard to remember all the little tricks when you don't work on stuff all the time. The older I get the more I just pay someone to do the hard stuff. So I can do that also when I check out the pads. Again, thanks everyone. -
OK, I realize that riding weather is getting lousy, but I didn't think the revised target was that hard. Should I reset it again? Or is everyone just still stunned that I finally got one, and it was the curling thing in Illinois! Let's get this going again!
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My Yamaha dealer put an aftermarket rear disk on my bike last year, and it has been squealing ever since. It has slots in it but they are 90 degrees to the axle rather than slanted, and I am sure that is the problem, because the same new pads are doing fine on the front with the OEM disks. The OEM disks are $500+ IF you can order them and you can't right now from what I have seen. I have found just one aftermarket source and they are $225 or so. anyone found anything else that works? Used ones are hard to find and probably worn out. http://www.perfectbrakes.com/products.asp?cat=8079
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I just repaired a major crack on the back underside of the trunk on my '86 VR. I used an ABS Epoxy to seal the crack, reinforced it with bolts and large washers in the only spot available and then used JB weld over all. Seems to be holding well on a few hundred miles so far.
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Glad to hear good experiences with the 765T. I just ordered one. New Egg has them for $219 for what they call "recertified". I will let you know how it goes. I bought the proper cradle, power cord and an adapter for a RAM mount I bought for a TomTom that I returned, all at: GPSCity.com Hoping to use this on the bike and in the cars. It has lifetime realtime traffic, plus an FM transmitter that will let me hear the instructions in my '86 VR helmet without having to invest in bluetooth stuff. Plus it has a feature that kills the touchscreen so you can put it in your pocket to walk around, without the screen going bonkers or having to constantly shut it off and back on. My wife likes that. It should be here in a few days. Hope I made the right decision.
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I'll take one of the first Gen pins please. Thanks for doing this.
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Danny Kaye was one of my heros as I was growing up. I had taken up the trumpet and then saw this movie called the Five Pennies starring Danny Kaye. I recently got a copy of it and it is just as good today as it was then. Features some really good music too. Yes, he might resemble the child molester, but that is the end of the resemblance. So many of our hero's are getting their lives exposed (Mama's and Papa's founder John Phillips is just the most recent) in a bad way that if someone knows dirt on Danny, please just let it lie, I want to watch that movie and think good thoughts!
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Well, I agree, and as one of the people that has lobbied for a new target when things don't happen, well, I will re-set the target, and try to make it something a little easier for more people to get. How about: You, Your Bike (of course) and any National Park Sign. (In honor of the PBS series on National Parks running this week).
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I'll take two. I bought one the last time, and since I don't drink hot stuff I use it for cold drinks. I have had mine keep ice for an entire day in 90+ degree heat in the sun. I wish it held more, but I have never run out of drink between stops. I fill mine with Ice cubes and top off with liquid then add more from a bottle in the trunk if necessary. Be careful with soda, it creates pressure and then you can't open it without unscrewing the cap, so if you put fresh soda in, just leave the top unsealed (popped up) till you are down to about 1/2 way or more. Only problem I have had is sometimes the seal under the cap comes off, and it is a bit of a hastle to get back on correctly. I use a bicycle drink holder with an adjustable rubber strap I bought at Wal Mart. I cut the top loop off the holder and made a bracket to attach to the throttle grip mount screws. Works like a charm. Thanks for offering these again. BTW, the Venturer logo/script has held up super nice considering all the wear and tear.
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I used to have old cars, only low mile unrestored ones. I trailered them to the far away shows, and got some of the "trailer trash" talk, but hey, I have the right to do what I want with my money and time in the old USA! I respected the other owners and drove my cars more than many people with similar vehicles. I now have "driver" quality and don't trailer hardly at all. As for bikes, a lot of Harleys I see on trailers are chrome/custom/modified bikes that frankly just aren't useable for the long haul, and they may want to go into the bike show without spending their entire vacation cleaning it. That's Ok by me. I haven't hauled my bike except when I first got it, and it needed some TLC that I couldn't do, and I hauled it to the shop. The wife and I may haul our bikes to some far away destination because one or both of us may decide we would rather ride the roads there fresher and have back up if something happens. If someone makes fun of me, I will remind them that they are a jerk and that is MY opinion! It is about enjoying the ride, no matter how you get there.
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I agree that a chock, a good one, is the way to go, but I have flat bedded my '86 VR a few times. Once I did it on the center stand, then once on the side stand. The best way was to put the bike on the side stand, like the note above, a 2X4 under makes the bike mostly vertical. Attach to the triple tree in the front going out to both sides, and the rear, attach to the handles on the side of the passenger seat (one of the strongest parts on the sides), and using the straps pull the bike vertical and fold up the sidestand. and here is where I got inventive. I ran straps around the tires/rims down low on both the front and rear tire. out to the side and made them tight (leave the bike in gear is also a good bit of advice. Why the straps on the tires/wheels? to keep them from possibly sliding side to side. I have a steel bed trailer, so I can't just screw a block of wood on each side, and the straps do the same thing, keep the tire from sliding. This may be overkill, but it works. I use 2" straps and don't pull the bike down a lot, but just enough to get an inch or so of suspension compression. If you have the right straps, there is no way they can come off or loose if the bike bounces a little on its suspension. But trying to put four bikes on a flatbed, you really should use chocks and I would still strap the rear wheels so they cant possibly slide around.
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A friend had a high quality metal valve stem break on him a couple years ago on his car. It got hit by something on the road he thinks, or was mishandled by a tire changer. Do NOT rely on all metal stems (with rubber gaskets) to be a cure-all for damage that might get done at any time. Do the inspection.
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I'll give up the one (pumpkin cannon) in my area: In Morton IL on E. Courtland St. just before Commerce Drive. Unless they move it for the competition soon. has a large American flag flying from it, it is the Aludium modulator (from the little martian guy from cartoon fame!) and was world champion at one time. This is just East of Peoria, Il right off I-74, now go out and get that picture!
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What does everyone think? Is the pumpkin machine too odd? If we don't get a hit in a few more days, I will try to come up with something a little less "specialized".
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Quasi-Scientific Iridium Plug Test (AKA "Magic" plugs)
dynodon replied to V7Goose's topic in General Tech Talk
After reading about them I tried the Iridium plugs in my '86 VR. Got them through Amsoil at a bit of a discount (I am a dealer). The old plugs were standard NGK's with about 15,000 miles at least on them. They all looked exactly the same, with a medium brown light coating, and some electrode wear. All good news. The engine is healthy and the fuel mixture isn't too far off. MPG has not changed any that I can see in comparing my last couple dozen fills with next dozen or so after the change. Very consistent right at 40 mpg. the bike DOES start easier and pull away sooner without as much warm up. Seemed to run a bit stronger/smoother, but that would be a close call. Can't see any reason not to use them, especially if they last longer. -
Took my STAR group to a good breakfast in Delavan IL and rode on some fun country roads. Got to give my Grandson a ride on my motorcycle for the first time!
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OK, how about this for the next target, in the spirit of the season: You, your bike and a Pumpkin throwing machine! one of those cannon things, or a Trebuchet/catapult, extra points if you get it in action. I know where there is one close by, but I am eliminating myself from this one. ( for a bribe I could be made to tell where that one is!). I thought this might be too odd, but a google search brings up many such contests and the "season" is right now. Might not be possible for those in the far west or SW, but I see many in the MW, E and SE.
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These M/C's pride themselves on a tight formation, but that is bad when things like this happen. A staggered formation with at least 2 second intervals would have cut down on the accident, or maybe prevented it. But anytime you get over 15 or so bikes, you run the risk of a real problem with a sudden stop or slow down.