Jump to content

Condor

Expired Membership
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    12,680

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Condor

  1. Condor

    Stable Mates

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    :sign20:Rode it down to the end of the block and back.... and almost dumped it 4 times.... and that was while going straight.. It's gonna take practice...practice...practice..... No Doc I don't need another bike...... Probably ride 'm both Dan. The '91 is set up to yank a trailer and will be my tow rig... The '91 gas door has a chrome edging from Ventureline Thom. Is that what your seeing?? Per the catalog the '91 has just about everything that Venture line offered in '89 and then some. There's a couple of pieces that aren't in the catalog but probably appear in later years. That piece over the trunk lock wasn't offered in '89.... Thanks for the nice remarks everyone....
  2. Condor

    Stable Mates

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    LOL.... I paid just a bit more for the '99 than that '87 sold for at auction...
  3. Condor

    Stable Mates

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    I wouldn't go out on a limb, and buy any stock on account of me... Lemon Fresh Pledge. Sam's Club....
  4. Condor

    Stable Mates

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    Still 6... minus one.. plus one. I think my next project is going to be getting the 87 back together and running. I had it running great once before, and then got sidetracked. All the plastic is there and mint. Should make a nice one. Yeah, that's a nice thing. I don't think I'll be hunting bling anytime in the future.
  5. Condor
    Just for the heck of it pull the speedo cable out and then ride it again. That should let you know if it's the speedo.
  6. Condor
    Attached are a few pics of a new pair of Stable Mates. A '91VR, and a 99RSV. The '91 has been around a while but zero riding time due to 'issues'. The '99 was added last Wednesday but it had to wait a bit before coming off the trailer due to there being no room at the inn. A spot finally cleared yesterday, and the '99 is now tucked in to it's new home. Finding the '99 very difficult when taking off from a stop and not find the foot pegs where they should be.... old habits are hard to break...., plus I'll need to figure out how to widen the bars to be more comfortable. So far no warts have appeared, but will keep a sharp eye out for any signs of them showing up....
  7. Condor
    OK, Got it. If the head light down't work properly it's either a bad bulb or the CMU... I gotta headache.... Dingy, Where do you find time to write all these long disertations on Venture systems and still work on your project??? OK, I bet you don't sleep....
  8. Condor
    I think what happens is the high beam is a direct connect for safety reasons?? So you will always have something no matter what. Even if the CMU goes bad. Maybe what happens is the CMU, when it detects a bad low beam, will light up that blue or white square light on the dash. I had the dim low... geeze sounds like a chinese dish.... on the '83 when I first bought'er. I just adjusted the beam down and used it that way. Then I found a mint '83 dash on Ebay and swapped them out. Problem gone....
  9. Condor
    I don't think the high beam circuit goes thru the CMU. If you had a dim low beam, and the high beam worked, it would be the CMU. I'd check switches, conections, and the bulb. Sometimes a new bulb can be bad.
  10. Condor
    Ditto......
  11. Condor
    When I mounted a gps to the '83 I was surprised to find the speedo mph agreed with it... I always expected it to be a little off. Maybe I have one of the 'few'...
  12. Condor
    Wasn't there a problem with some of the early RSV's where the steering stem nut wouldn't hold adjustment because there was a weld problem in the tree?? The bottom race maybe?? I think I remember reading about that a long time ago. Just can't recall exactely what it was....
  13. Condor
    My guess is you have something going on in your forks....
  14. Condor
    The R1's take the EBC FA252 pad. The FA123 fits the MKII caliper. I you buy Earl's kit I think he's already added new pads??
  15. Condor
    I used MKII rotors with the R1 Calipers and they worked fine....
  16. Condor
    Actually I had it listed here, and on Craigslist. Got three hits almost emediately offa Craig's. Emailed two of them extra pics, and then my son showed up and bought it.... Go figure. So in a way she's still in the family...
  17. Condor
    Thanks Squeeze. Sounds like they are somewhat compatable....
  18. Condor
    Yeah, had to do something. Old Faithfull has a new owner....
  19. Condor
    The '91's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!! Spent yesterday re-syncing the carbs, and it's running awesome. As some of you may remember the '91 had an oil leak that was driving me bonkers, both trying to locate and then repair. I had Gone14s re-ring the shift sensor and that seemed to take care of the problem. At the time we were using Herb's cut-away middle gear cover... which will be coming back to you Herb... Kurt put the OEM cover back on the bike aand I brought her home. While syncing the carbs it started to leak again. So 2+2=4.. OK so it's the OEM MG cover... SO.. about a week ago I re-gasketed the MGC and put some RTV along the bottom edge. Buttoned it back up. Fired it up and it didn't see any drips but wow did it smoke. Caugh..Caugh.... Yesterday I said the he11 with it and decided to let it smoke and re-sync the carbs. I did see a couple of drips under the bike when I started, but plowed ahead. Syncing.... After the first sync the bike had a major problem with the idle setting, and ran like cr@p. SO I backed off all the sync screws and started from scratch. Adjusted the idle to 1000rpm which is carb#2. Then I adjusted #1 by ear to to get it close to #2 by idle. Then I hooked the carb-tune up. The sync between #2 and #1 was almost perfect with the tune. As expected #4 and #3 were rediculously off. Started turning screws and they started to come together, but the idle started to climb. Readjusted the idle back down and finally got all four carbs to pull the same vacuum. Ran like a Raped Ape. WOW!! Now here's the kicker. The motor stopped smoking and leaking. Here's my theory. Due to the motor being so far out of sync it was somehow building crank pressure and blowing oil out the overflow or a weak seal? How...haven't got a clue... Anyway, new tires go on next week. Riding when it stops raining... Thanks for sticking with me through this overly long post....
  20. Condor
    Klaus, The best way I've found to is to compare the direction of the mounting bolts. The R1-R6 calipers are available all the time on Ebay. If you check out the pics you'll see that some have the mounting bolts coming in from the side like the OEMs and the others look more blockish and the mounting bolts come down from top of the caliper. The years run all over the place and are confusing. Either the blue or the gold dots will work. On your '89 it's just a plug and play as you have the correct spread on the fork mounting holes. No need to change a thing. If you get shopping Ebay you'll find some grreat buys. A few sellers are asking big bucks, but after awhile they finally get tired of no bids and put them out a minimum starting bid. Generally you can find mint sets for $25-$35 bucks when that happens. They are not rare.... I've also picked up EBC-FA252 HH pads off ebay for $20 bucks a set. You just have to patient. So if you can take the time the mod can be done for $75-$80 bucks...
  21. Condor
    When going from DOT4 to 5.1 does the system have to be completely flushed? Or... can the 4 just be drained out and the 5.1 added???
  22. Condor
    Ya gotta stop parking them cross ways to the wind.....
  23. Condor
    I can't believe an 850 pound bike would blow over unless you parked it in a wind tunnel. I have two 1stGens, and they spend their winters under protective bike covers, on the center stand, on the front walk. We've had 65mph sustained winds several times, and they did just fine. If they were sitting out in the middle of a lot without any windbreaks nearby, I'd be concerned, but parked in a garage??? I think yours had help falling over.
  24. Condor
    Yes, the ignition key will generally unlock the bag for removal unless the locks have been replaced at one time or another. If the key rotates it's the right key. Every once in a while, due to dirt, the 'lock wedge' will not retract enough to release the bag. In this case, with the key turned to the unlock position, take a long skinny screwdriver, get in there, and lift the wedge out of the way Once the bag is free slap it toward the rear of the bike and it should release. After getting the bag off clean and lube as neccessary. Use a graphite lube on the lock.
  25. Condor
    I wouldn't send a damn thing until you have the camera back in your hands. And then refund less shipping. Otherwise you're going to be out the camera and the $refund. That's why when selling, you ship to the US only...maybe Canada if asked..
×
×
  • Create New...