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  1. Condor
    Now this thread is getting 2b fun!!!!!!!
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    I realy enjoy reading and following 1stGen tech problems because I find them interesting. But..... it seems like this board is getting overwhelmed with 2ndGen tech posts. Have we.. 1stGens.. solved everything there is to solve?? Are the older 2ndGen's just getting started? Or are the 1stGens just built better? Being a pure 1stGen owner it's really getting boring around here lately....
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    Sounds like the onset of Carpal to me... Had the right hand done early this year, and I'm scheduled to have the left wrist done after Cody on the 27th of Oct. Had carpal symptoms equally in both hands, but while the right went dead, the left felt fine. Over the summer I started getting shooting pains down the side of my left ring finger. Damn they hurt. Plus a little numbness in the finger tips. So now I'm looking forward to getting the left done. Some things you might try doing to get a little relief. Don't tighten up the glove strap as much and loosen your watch band. If it's tight get another band or just take it off while riding. My 2 cents....
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    Yep, it's all you fault the way I see it....
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    I've seen them on Ebay from time to time. They generally don't go for much. Everyone is looking for the lit model. When they find one they dump the reflector on Ebay. Email Eck and see if he might have one in the free exchange???
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    This is the first time I've ever heard of this. I know the pressure sensors are the same for all years, but the TCI's which control the advance are probably programed differently between the 83 and 84.. I'm ready to learn something. Could you explain???
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    Dan, if it's the same caliper as the 83-84 you're outta luck. Nothing will work. If your bolt pattern is 100mm,,, Not sure about the '85's..??,,,the RI calipers will work. However if your stuck, you can do what I just did to my '83. I swapped out the forks from an '86VR and used the 2001 R1 calipers. The 86 forks have electrical Anti-Dives, but the progressives were pretty stiff, so I just left them disconnected and ran the wires up into the fairing. The 83-84 forks take a caliper with a 83mm bolt spread while the 86 and up take 100mm. R1, R6, and FJR's will work. You'll also need to swap out the rotors for the later type. All in all, it makes for a very sanitary set up. I think I picked up the forks and triple tree assembly off Ebay a few years ago for around $65.00 bucks, and the R1 calipers for $25 earlier this year. Still using the pads the R1's came with... If you don't want to go thru the hassle you can pick up a set of EBC FA88H brake pads that will give you more stopping power.
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    In '90 they changed to a single timing pickup. '89 and prior had a double... 26H-81670-10-00 1989 3UF-81670-00-00 1990 The TCI's also changed. 26H-82305-10-00 1983 41R-82305-11-00 1984-1989 3JJ- 82305-11-00 1990-1993
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    Nah... He's like a 2ndGen owner... He thinks he can..... http://www.cast-aways.com/images/IMGP0947%20(Medium).JPG
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    For me anyway... Leaving Sacramento on Friday the 11th and will be in Cody at the Skylight Motor Inn on Saturday night. Anyone else showing up on Sat.?? Let's go get some grub... that's cowboy talk for dinner ....
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    Thanks for the heads up Herb. I sorta remember the post, but not to much of the details. I'm up to my ears in getting things ready for Cody. It's getting short time, so I'll have to put things on the back burner, and take a look once I get back. I was plannning on taking the '91, but it's gonna have to sit a while longer while I do the Round-Up on 'old faithfull' the '83. Hey does that mean old faithfull is going to see 'Old Faithfull'?? OR.... one 'OF' is visiting another 'OF'.... Geeze, it's early and the coffee's still perkin'....
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    Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier Marvin.. and Earl... I tore the garage apart looking for the spacer set, but couldn't locate them anywhere. I could have swore they were in a zip-lock and taped to the floorboards, but no such luck. They're in there somewhere but I couldn't see them.... Again I apologize...
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    Here's another great pic of one of the Cody locals.....
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    Herb, I think Earl/Skydoc 17 put together a kit to eliminate the crank hose. I tried to find it in the classy's but couldn't. That may be what George is refering to??
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    I'm going to grab a can of carb cleaner and start looking for a leak. I noticed also that the idle screw doesn't want to respond like it should. Turn the thing to get the 1000rpm idle and blip the throttle and the R's slowly increase up to around 3K and won't drop back down to idle... staying up around 3K. Even with the throttle back to minimum. And putting finger pressure on the linkage to make sure that the cables aren't stuck. When I back the idle screw way off the R's will drop quickly. I did clean off the outsides of the carbs and then use some Deep Creep on all the moving parts. I think it's time to pull the carbs and take a good look at what's going on....
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    AMEN Brother!!!!!!
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    You don't have to be sorry Wiz. I just wish someone would plan one....
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    Haven't checked any needles. Which needles are you talking about. Idle or diaphragm slider?? Are you saying that worn needles will cause this??
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    The problem may be internal in the CMU??
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    OK, got the CarbTune out and put it on the '91. Figured it was a good time to sync now that the #4 diaphragm was repaired. Surprisingly the carbs weren't that far out. I little minor tweaking was all it took. Next I decided to change out the plugs, and left the carbtune hooked up overnight, rather than undo it, and have to hook it up again in the AM. The next morning I changed the plugs and fired up the motor. As expected the engine at high R's initially pulled lots of vacume, but after warming up, and the R's dropping down to a normal idle, the readings went back to normal. Flat all the way across. Blipped the throttle a little and noticed something which I also noticed at the higher idle RPM's. On the left side the vacume show'd higher than the other. At a steady 2000rpm there was about a 30% difference between the left and right side with the front and back carbs being balanced. 2 and 1 were equal, and 4 and 3 were equal, but the left, 2 and 1, was definitly higher. Now I'm wondering. What would cause that? At idle they are all equal, but the bike doesn't run down the road at idle, and I'd want all the carbs to be pulling equally in the higher R's... Maybe?? I wonder if syncing them at 2000rpm might be better, or is coming off idle equally better??? Whatcha think.
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    When in the early talking stages we did think about calling it a Venture West Ride, but too many far-west riders complained. They felt it was too far away and we were treading on sacred Venture West ground. So now the Cody Round-Up doesn't have a thing to do with the west coast, or one of the Venture West Rides, and to date not one of those desenters has stepped up to take the reins and put together a Venture West for '09. Anyway because of all that, the plannning comittee decided to continue on and make it a Cody Round-Up for the Western US, and go have fun. So we haven't moved anything, it's just that nothing has been planned for a VW. And BTW there were quite a few riders at VWIV, but nary a one that complained about the Cody location. Will there be a VWV in the future? Who knows. One thing is for sure someone else is going to have to plan it. BTW we've been just talking about doing another Round-Up out west in another location next year.
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    With all the talk about oils, and which one is best, how many of you are plannning on putting on that many miles that it will make any difference? These V4's are almost bullet proof, and will take a lot of abuse and neglect. I've never heard of one doing a melt down or wear out due to poor oil. IMHO any oil that's changed at regular intervals will keep the motor lasting longer than the rest of the bike. Getting theoretical about oils is a waste of time. Getting anal about oil changes isn't. Where are all the 300,000+ mile engines?? Except for a small minority of Venture's, most bikes will never see the 100,000 mile mark in their lifetime. Yeah...yeah... I know, oil talk is mental gymnastics...
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    Kurt... our point man in Cody... sent this to me yesterday. Jack, We went over to the Park this past weekend. The road was good – no construction all the way up the East side to above Tower and none around the bottom and up to Madison – out to West Yellowstone. If the weather behaves itself, it should be beautiful – the trees are just starting to turn a little. Ran into these two on the way out West Yellowstone – thought they might be relatives J. See you soon, Kurt
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    Your battery is going bad. The Odyssey AGM PC680 will work fine, but you might try looking at a DEKA which has the same foot print as the OEM Yuasa. The Odysseys are smaller and need to be 'shimed' in the battery box. The DEKA AGM also puts out more CC's than the Ody, and is has a better price. I bought a DEKA to try and it's performing great....
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