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    Turns over... no Spark... No Run... 2nd Gear??? Be careful....
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    That was great... I really enjoyed that....
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    Wonder what it looks like dried off??
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    When I had the camera biz I had everything alarmed. Motion detectors in the garage and living room, and all the windows and doors. Around here the majors will install a system for practically nothing if you sign up for the monthly monitoring service which is usually the highest around. It's almost like a cell phone contract. I've seen ATD around but the other you named is not familiar and probably local to your area. I had mine system installed by a private local for a reasonable price, and the monthly was fairly low too. I let the alarm expire after reducing the big camera inventory but still have the big ol' alrarm bell under the eave by the front door and stickers on the windows. At least I think it's a deterant....
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    Sorry about that... Had second thoughts about what I'd originally posted... All I can remember is baby sitting ni-cads constanly. Between flashes, cameras, and motordrives they were a PITA. And became very expensive to replace over the long run. Lith's lasted much longer. MOF I had a Megellan DX10 marine gps in my ditch bag aboard the boat. It was powered by a 8 AA liths, and after 10 years of just sitting I checked the voltage and they still read 1.5vdc. Surprised the 'H' out of me.
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    Edited... The biggest PITA about a Ni-Cad is you have to use them constantly or they'll go bad, and they also forget to hold a charge when constantly being topped off. In construction work on a daily basis they'd be great. Kill it and recharge... ditto. Let one sit around for months and it likely will be useless. That's the beauty part of a Lithium. You can top it off daily no matter what the charge condition, and low use will not hurt performance.... To each his own...
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    That certainly would do it Bob.... You don't see too many full maps... We'll pick a date that won't bump heads with the International, The Kooteneys, The StarBQ in Nevada, or Maintenence Day. Most of these are in June and July. So it'll probably be in the August/Sept time zone, and it'll be a long weekend. Friday, Saturday, and back to the barn on Sunday. So that's not going to leave a lot of room for any long distance travel unless someone was already planing on being in the area on vacation. It's still up in the air as far as anything carved in stone yet. This thread is basically to give us an idea of where to hold it, and that's basically going to be on how much interest we get out of SoCal.
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    I was getting dizzy occassionally. Went to the Doc and he explained that 'old folks' start getting calicium flakes floating around in the inner ear ,and when one gets dislodged it screws up my balance. Sometimes it would last for a day or more. He told me that when it happened to sit down and tilt my head back and move it from side to side. It works... for me anyway... Now when I hop out of bed in the morning and bounce off a wall, I do the side to side shuffle and within a very short time I'm back on an even keel again. The good thing is it starts when I get out of bed... not while I'm riding down the freeway on two wheels..
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    We use to Zap ni-cad Camera batteries. Doesn't take much, just a blast of high voltage for an instant. We used 110vac. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't, but it was worth a try. Disclaimer... Try at you own risk.. !! I think that the Ebay item is doing that with a pulse generator..?? Thank God for lithiums.....
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    Maybe a new set of pads too....
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    I hear ya Owl... But those guys on the east coast need to find out what real chilli is all about....
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    Ya know youse guys would be more than welcome, but it would be a heck of a ride from SLC for just a 2 nighter....
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    This is just a feeler to see how many VR members from the west coast.... Vancouver, Washington, Oregon, NorCal, SoCal, Nev, Arizona would be interested in doing a 'weekend' Venture West V in 2012. No specific place or dates, just would like to know of any interest at this time. I'll try to do a poll... did one a long time ago but can't remember exactely how I did it.... Meanwhile your post will work.
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    Count me in. If we hold it in Visalia the SoCal group would be close enough for a weekend overnighter. But.... Susanville would be great too. I'd say if SoCalVR's don't chime in let's do Susanville. The Black Bear Resturant puts out a great cherry cobler...
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    Your right, but since I'm talking about venturi vacuum and airflow what happens when throttle's open? Venturi flow increases. If there's a restriction in the air flow supply a vacuum is created. Or maybe you have a better explaination of why these bikes run like cr@p with the air box lid off.... Doesn't take a rocket scientist... just a little common sense.
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    Good info Earl. Rejetting the carbs would be the only way to keep the fuel amount adiquate for highend performance with a limited travel slide, and would give the results you discribed. I wonder how the ebay seller can claim 4mpg increase, and still maintain highend performance?? Unless like you discribed the highend permormance is sacrificed unless rejetted. I'm getting a headache....
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    Buffalo breath...
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    Yeah but I bet they didn't turn down your bunk at night and put little chocolates on the pillow.....
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    Think about it this way. There is an oval opening at the top of the carb venturi that supplies vacuum to the diaphragm causing it to pull the jet needle out of the jet and supplying fuel as needed. The greater the vacuum...the more fuel. Try taking compressed air and blowing it across the opening.. not into it... but across it and you'll see what I mean. The air stream will create a low pressure negative vacuum above the opening and the diaphragm will start to retract the needle and open the jet and supply fuel as needed. The same thing happens when cranking open the throttle and increasing manafold vacuum. Once a speed is reached the vacuum drops and the needle closes the jet to a point where it only supplies fuel needed to maintain that speed. Without that vacuum the diaphragm will not properly function as designed. That's why the Venture motor VR's run like cr@p without the lid on the air box. It needs that restriction. If anyone has a bike that is not effected, it's because they have diaphragm/carb problems....
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    My wife and I have been on 4-5 cruises so far, and love them. I've wondered how a VR.org get together over the winter months would fly.... Heck, even an International Rally during the winter would be welcome over a sauna summer meet?? Our big problem lately is that the wife isn't well enough to go on another. Cruises are a great bang for the buck, and by the time the total cost of attending a Int Rally are all added up it's probably cheaper by comparison.
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    My big concern would be how the engine will run with the airbox off. We all know it doesn't appreciate a lot of air flow, and will this setup give enough vacuum..... I think... and I might be wrong... that the diaphragms won't work very well without venturi/airbox vacuum?? Maybe that's why they claim a 4mpg gain, but at what loss to performance??
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    Looks like something Earl's thought up...
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    It all depends on your definition of loud. Get 'm too loud and you'll be riding alone and without the wife... maybe that's your plan?? I run a set of Bubbs that give enough rumble to be noticed, but not enough for folks to call the dog catcher...
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    He also has a set of used OEM first gen fork springs listed and one looks like it's collapsed.....
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    I already have the trailer lighting hooked up thru an isolater under the seat. I'll probably try wiring it in there.... I assume the orange wire is for the brake light?? I also have an idea for making a template. Stick 1/8" pop rivets in each hole and then using the shanks to punch holes in some heavy paper ... Worth a try anyway...
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