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We've done enough of these things. VW-Cody #1 and INT-Cody#2, VW-SLO, VW-The Dalles, it's time for someone else to raise their hand. Instead of passing the buck, are you ready to step up??

Just a lame thought, but you might check under the seat and see if you not pinching a wire while your sitting on it?? Or loosing a contact when your off of it??? Sure sounds like a loose wire somewhere.... Intermittent gremlins are a PITA....

Ya gotta go back a few years Joe. When this thread was started three years ago, the subject was concerning a midlife crisis and a Boss Hoss, and that's where the link in my post led, and the post you added your cartoon to. That's the problem with someone digging up an old thread and changing the subject instead of starting a new one. Hope you enjoyed the pics of the Boss....

Looking forward to it Annie. Missed youse guys the last time. Maybe this time we'll touch bases....

You... Might...Try...Following...The.... Link............

Chatter is good. Ideas come from chatter..... Vic and I have done a couple of regionals out here in the west, and from experience, naming a place now is way too early. I'd say just keep up the chatter for the next couple of months before throwing the dart. As far as planning goes, most of it is done in the last couple of months prior to the event. After a place is named, and initial enthusiasm subsides, like a bear things go into hibernation for the winter and early spring, and fire up in earnest around April. That said, I think the best internationals we've had were in the central US, and Ft Collins comes to mind.... There's no reason why we couldn't do something around there again. The theme could be 'Get High in Co'....

If you a little worried about how to get it back on it's feet after dropping it this might be the answer..... I think I'd be willing to take this one for a ride.... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/4627766276.html

Hey Scott, Nice to hear from you. Don't take so long before dropping in again.... The bike looks great..

Nope!! But he did look familiar.....

S = STAB....... Close but no SeeGar....

On the '83 the vacuum advance hose to the booster comes off another bib before the butterfly on #2. Could it have become disconnected and that's why your sync was so way off....??? The '83 is the only one that runs this way.... JAWAS....??

Can you run the Vin# history in Washington?? Also Star Riders...? Maybe check with Raven???

I can understand their reasoning... They were probably worried you were going to shoot one of their deer props....

Great shirt for a great memory... Now if we could do something about the hole in that hat.....

If I remember correctly hdhtr modified the reflector on his '89 with the help of Buddy Rich. Looked great. You might want to get hold of Buddy for some pointers??

I want to know how the 'H' a pad can fall out of the caliper because they're loose since they're held in with a with one or two pins depending on the year... Now they might have messed with them and did compress the pistons to get the wheel back on, but within a few pumps of the lever they would have made contact again.

'93 and '99

I assume you were riding the '99... Anyway when I picked up mine the clutch fluid was so black you could have used it for ink.... I think what happens with all the Venture clutches is... it's not just a simple plug and play bleed, as the false fin has to be removed, and it can get tricky, so folks put it on the Manana list. I bet that 80% of the Ventures on the road have never have had the clutch bled because of it. Both the '07 and the '04 were getting pretty dark, but not as bad as the '99.

Been using fingerless gloves for years and have no complaints in the warmer temps. Beside you get this nice oval tan on the back of your hand if you don't remember to put a little sunscreen on.... I have a pair of insulates stowed in the trunk in case it gets high altitude nippy...

In that case, since you bought it new, and want to keep it that way, why don't you enlarge the pic in your gallery that shows the badge. You must have the original pic saved..... Shouldn't be that hard to figure out if it's red or black...... BTW: I enlarged this pic of an '89 and it looked kinda red to me.... http://www.cast-aways.com/vr91vs83.JPG

Pull the fuel line off the tank and turn the petcock to 'on'. You should be getting fuel flow. If not it's the screen on the standpipe inside the tank. Now turn it to reserve. Same thing as above. If you're not it's the screen on the reserve inlet. You could get fuel to flow if the top of the screens are open but the bases are clogged. Either way pull the tank and clean it thoroughly. Then go buy a new petcock and install it.... If you are getting flow to the bottom of the tank then it's probably your filter which I located behind the fuel pump. and a PITA to remove...after you've moved the pump over. While your at it replace the filter and relocate it to the area underneath the saddle. Easier next time. On the air wooosh issue when removing the fuel cap. I have a few Ventures, and have never heard a wooosh. 1st or 2nd Gen. I did have a new car once that had the wooosh, but it didn't last. So I wouldn't worry about it. IMHO

I've had both colors, but never paid too much attention as to what year etc.... I think if you paint it to match the maroon of the bike it would look cool....

Not really, but when your mpg starts to suffer, and it feels like you're not running great, and you have a slight buzz in the grips, it's a good sign you need to get to work....

Yep the numbers were on the cables. I wouldn't think there'd be that much difference between the TD and the V when it comes to throttle cables. I used to have a .pdf chart that showed all the prefixes for whatever Yamaha dreamed up, but lost it in an HD crash.... Way back when I remember a cross reference listing for all Yamaha parts, but haven't run across anything lately.... Wonder if the TD throttle cables are discontinued??