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Condor
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Glad the wire helped Dan, but it's me that needs to thank you. After my murdering two battery's (I should have been arrested for 'Assault on a Battery'... ) it was you.. with help from the peanut gallery... that got me back on the road with the Indian Rectifyer R&R. , and then got me legal with the trailer wired up..... BTW: Never a hiccup all the way back.
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First things first. Turn on AC.. Break out the cargo shorts... sandals on.... Recliner in blast off position... Zzzzzzzzz...
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Hot skip...idle
Condor replied to jasonm.'s topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Sounds like maybe a plugged idle jet. May not be electrical. Have you run any Sea Foam thru it lately?? -
Made it back home early this afternoon with lots of good memories. Will post picks and impressions a little later. Hope everyone who attended had a great time....
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The fork brace will help you track through a curve better and stop wandering, but a shake could be a lot of things. The brace isn't a cure all but a performance enhancement. Could be a lot of things from the bars to the wheel. Wheel bearings is also a possibility.??
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I haven't had a black anodized brace since the first group buy 2 to 3 years ago. You could shoot it Krylon Semi-Flat black and get the same look.....
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Yep, I know the feeling Randy. While prepping the bike and hooking up the trailer etc. I had to turn the bike around in the yard. Fired it up instead of duck walking it, and the brand new Speed-Bleeder on the clutch slave was leaking like a sieve. There I am 8:30 at night replacing the Speed and rebleeding the clutch. Everythings good to go, so all I'm waiting for is a Call from Vic letting me know he's outta the barn. Elko Nv tonight.
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Worked on a friends bike now bike isrunning rich
Condor replied to muaymendez1's topic in Watering Hole
If the bike ran good when it left your place, and what you did is doing OK, then after 3000 miles the guy has a new problem and treat it accordingly. A tank of bad gas could screw things up... The onus is on him. -
Hungry is a good thing.... Glad to hear things are going well....
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It's called a broad reach or dead down wind.... Sailor speak to youse landlubers.. Down hill... Geesh!!
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I emagine there's a ton of ways to skin a cat.... I'm thinking a short plug lead off the wiring by the battery that can be tucked under the seat when not trailering, and then a long removable lead down to the trailer externally. It can be temporally zip tied to the trunk rack stantions and then removed when not pulling the trailer. Nothing will be sticking out, and only you will know for sure....
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Somehow Fred Sanford keeps coming to mind....
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Thanks Brian. I have two of those from the group buy as well, all I have to do is find them?? I think I remember seeing them a couple of weeks ago. Toss yours in the trailer just in case I halucinated again.
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Went through that in '09 Joe. Trailered the '83 to Cody. I'm riding this year.... 2 days to go......
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Why not?? It sets an example, and just maybe it'll make you think... I'll give a thumbs up on this one. Out of stupidity and tragedy comes something worthwhile...
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I just reread the service manual again and the 16-17 was refering to a constant voltage charger. The charge from the rectifyer should be around 14vdc at 5000rpm. So it looks like it may have a glitch in the system. Or the multi-meter is bad?? I'm going to go borrow my neighbors Beckman in the morning and see what it reads.
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Why???
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It worth a look if you like to ride.... [ame=http://vimeo.com/22897515]How to Avoid Skinning Yourself Alive - Brittany Morrow on Vimeo[/ame]
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According to the 2ndGen service manual, the charge output should be set to 16-17 vdc. It surprised me!! Number one because it was higher than I'd experienced, and #2 because it can be adjusted... The only experience I've had so far was with 1stGens and generally they peaked out at around 14.2 vdc. I know one thing... you don't want to run the audio equipment without running the engine. I've killed my battery twice doing that. Same thing on the 1stGens.. the tape deck eats amps like a horse eatin' oats.. I ran the tape deck on the '83 all day and actually discharged the battery to where it barely started. It was a lower CC rated battery, but once I turned the tape off it ran fine and charged up. Maybe it's a similar situation with the 2ndGen's when it comes to the audio system.??
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I went out to check the battery charge rate, and when I hit it with the multi it read 17.7-18vdc. I've heard a lot about stators and rectifyers not charging, but this is 'whoa ho' time.... Obviously the stator is stating like it should, but the rectifyer is rectum.... I'm about ready to take the bike to Cody. Do you think I can get by without frying the battery?? It's a DEKA. I do have one of the OEM Indian rectifyers around here somewhere. Maybe replace the OEM in Cody?? Opinions?? Never mind... False alarm. I went ahead and read the service manual and it states that the voltage should be 16-17, and since I checked it with a $1.99 Harbor freight multi-meter it doing what it's supposed to be doing. Another interesting thing is I guess you can adjust the voltage on these things. How?? I donno, but I guess it can be done.
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Some '99's and 2000's had their antena's replaced under warantee before it ran out. So you'll see a few early years running around with the newer style antenna's...
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Yamaha OEM new styles. I can't remember where I picked them up... It might have been from a member here, or Ebay?? I've seen others listed on Ebay that I'd toss in the dumpster, but these were very nice. They came complete with the brackets off an '09RSV. As far as pics go, look at any late model RSV and you'll see them. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqEOKjcE31vVndmnBOE614(+Jw~~_3.JPG Replaceing the CB antenna is easy. It has a short co-ax that plugs into the CB under the trunk. You wil need to remove the trunk to get to it, but it's not that big of a deal. The FM antenna is the one that if it comes complete with the 5'-6' co-ax will need to be re-fed to the front of the bike. A PITA. However, if the seller cut the co-ax right just past the bracket like one I received, then with a little patients you can dig the end out of the crimped end fitting. Then cut the old fitting above the crimp and remove the co-ax. I used a high speed dremel and a small grinding tip. The old co-ax end will pop into the new housing, and you're good to go.
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That's a good idea Larry. I think I'll toss a few Fork Braces in the trailer for those 1stGen riders, so they don't feel left out.
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I just installed a set of new styles on my '99. I do like those spring loaded folders... Nothing wrong with the old ones, just wanted a different look.
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He talking in Kilo's again.... to impress us??? :rotf: