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  1. Condor
    Sorta like a Beamer GS....
  2. Condor
    Oops!! My bad. Didn't read down the side menu far enough....
  3. Condor
    Read all the posts, and what I'm trying to figure out is why you can't recharge the batteries. Are you using a plug in smart charger, or are you trying to recharge them using the bike's stator??? It's very possible to show a voltage at the battery anodes while runing and still not get any amps. Looks like you stator checks out, so I'm inclined to believe it's the rectifier. While running to Cody last month I killed a Deka AGM. The voltage output was very high, but the battery wasn't getting any amps. It took 3 days to discharge it to 8.9vdc., and it did charge back up on a plug in charger. I also killed a wet cell that I bought to get me to Cody the next day while on a group ride. It read 10.8vdc when I checked it. The rectifier plug looked fine, so we replaced the rectifier with one of those group buy Indian's we had a few years ago. I'm now running the Deka again, and it's fine. The new wet cell is charged up and waiting in the wings. I think it's your rectifier. It is possible that it's actually bad with a good looking plug....
  4. Condor
    Need to know... How does a chin fairing protect the cooling system???
  5. Condor
    Quite a testimonial. Too bad they don't make them for the RSV....
  6. Condor
    It fits at the base of the radiator on some models. The early style was chromed and looked like a snow plow, the later were made out of plastic with a grid in the center to allow air flow.
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    My old '83 used to run right at red line when I first bought it. It ran a little cooler when I finally figured out that the drain valve was turned 'on', by-passing the thermostat. The coolant ran thru the radiator to fast and it wasn't allowing it to transfer heat. With the drain valve 'off' it ran a couple of needle widths lower. I also added some 'water wetter' to the coolant and that helped a little more. During the cooler times the guage needle would run about horizontal, and the only time it climbed toward the red was on 100+ deg days. I also removed the chin faring to allow air to get to the fins on the bottom of the engine. Those fins can really get cruddy over the years and will not allow any heat transfer. It helps to keep the bottom of the pan clean.
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    Earthquake

    Condor replied to dingy's topic in Watering Hole

    Felt it out here in California too.... No wait that was another local....
  9. Condor
    Glad you got it squared away Annie. I know first hand all about that sitting on the side of the road on a hot day..... in Cody...
  10. Condor
    It'll be interesting to hear back from you on the results of the V-Max basket, and how it effects the whine.... The spacing seems to be the same, but those tips are definately narrower.
  11. Condor
    The caliper mounting hole spread is different between the MKI's and MKII's. Otherwise they are the same....
  12. Condor
    I'm not sure if it'll fit or not, but I have a drive shaft from an FJR1300. It's 15-1/16" in length, and since the FJR finals will fit a Venture it's possible this will too?? Anyway it's yours for shipping if you need it...
  13. Condor
    It must be the water.....
  14. Condor
    Geeze... Take a 1stGen MKII and slap FI on it.....
  15. Condor
    I guess what you're welding is the stator housing. When you get it off you should be able to see the shift rods and check for any other damage. As far as feel goes it may..or not... change. If you have floorboards you probably also have the heel/toe shifter, and it may be applying too much torque with your style shifting??? Bleeding the clutch is done at the slave bleeder valve.
  16. Condor
    Thanks. That settles that. Gonna get rid of the headset speakers....
  17. Condor
    Because I have about 5 or 6 headsets. Might as well.... ?? Good point. Anyone have trouble transmitting on the CB when an RSV is on dash speaker??
  18. Condor
    While coming back from Cody with a stator that was putting out a charge I could finally turn on the CB to listen via the dash speakers since I didn't have a helmet with wired up with J&M's. I could hear everything Vic said thru the dash speakers, and I could reply... 1 click=yes, 2 clicks= no, and 3 or more clicks= did you see that set of....?? Now I'm thinking about cutting off the speakers of the headset, and just wiring in the mic. Think it might work to transmit only?? I have the room to mount the mic, it's those thick speakers that are a PITA. Beside I hardly ever listen to audio anyway... Whatcha think??
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    Triple Tree

    Condor replied to vicco27's topic in Watering Hole

    The big difference between the MarkI (83-85) forks and the MKII(86-93) is the spread between the caliper mounting holes. The MKI's are 88mm and the MKII's are 100mm.
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    sway

    Condor replied to desertlvr's topic in General Tech Talk

    Probably tired fork springs, and the need of a better fork brace.... That should get the bike tracking correctly....
  21. Condor
    Fixed the cotton picker.... Still not sure exactely what the problem might have been. It was a toss up between the VGA port on the graphics card being bad because of no use, the VGA cable supplied with the monitor being bad. or possibily the VGA port on the monitor being bad. What I ended up doing is buying two cables to do some testing before sending the monitor back. One VGA-VGA, and one DVI-HDMI. Tried the later first and it worked. I now have red, and I ain't screwing with it no more. Picture is as sharp as a tack, and the color is awesome....
  22. Condor
    Don't see any mention of syncing the carbs after the cleaning. Might also consider changing the plugs.....
  23. Condor
    It's pretty simple. Just do an Ebay search for , but just for you, maybe this'll work. VENTURE SHOCK
  24. Condor
    This morning I ran across a shock off an '08 that had been triked on Ebay...if anyone's interested....
  25. Condor
    Me Neither.....
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