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  1. Condor
    Dave, are you saying the seat is a Corbin, or the Corbin was taken off for a stock?? I'm confoosed as the pics have an OEM seat.. If you do have the Corbin I'd be interested... 87 VENTURE
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    Well, you tell me then. I have no choice but to burn ethanol/gas mix except when I take a long out of state ride. So far I'm getting 38-42mpg locally and 38mpg on non-ethanol fuel on the road. I also get up to 50mpg when running local mountain twisties in 2nd and 3rd gears. Like I said I can't tell the difference, but if you have the answer I'm all ears....
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    I think the weight of the rider has a lot to do with the lean angle as well. I know on a personal level I seem to need a deeper 'lean' to cut the same arc that a lighter rider takes..
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    What's a new bike??
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    Probably line jumpers. There's always someone who thinks they're better than everybody else and doesn't have to wait in line like all the others.
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    That seems like an awful lot of work. When I watched BuddyRich do HDHTR's 91 he just snaked the cables up thru the fairing using the old cables to pull the new ones thru.???
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    Yep, they forgot the tape deck too....huh??? I know everyone just loves their RSV's and TD's, but let's face it, you buy a 2009 RSV, with it's 10 year old technology, and your getting a 10 year old bike. Would you pay that kind of money for a 10 year old bike??? Another thing that sorta ticks me off is they did all this reasearch on a new V4 motor, and then stick it in a bike with low unit sales potential. At least the older Yamaha leaders had some foresight and stuck the V4 into something that would sell, and then built a muscle bike around it. I think the new leadership has it bass ackwards... And their marketing department has fallen asleep and the wheel.
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    The way Yamaha does things I wouldn't hold my breath. Second largest MC manufacturer in the world and they can't get off the dime... I heard that when you're #2 you have to try harder. I can see they ain't gonna to be second much longer.
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    Nuttin' if you like to freeze your a$$ off. Which in my case might be a good thing....
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    :sign20:Yeah, I know, you're a tough dude. , and I AM a wimp . I like to have fun and enjoy the ride. If it becomes a survival issue, I'll pass. If youse likes to ride in the cold, move to Alaska and get a snow mobile.....
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    Don't need no friggin' gloves. If it gets cold.... I don't ride.. 'Condor's Rules'... Temps between 50° to 85° and Dry....
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    Do they make the set up in a 4 bolt pattern, and small enough to take the smaller wheels of a 12" tire?? Any pics of an installation.
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    My thinking is what's the HP rating at the rear wheel of the Venture vs. the new 1700 Kawi. That might be a better comparison. I'm not absolutely sure but I think there's less loss of crank HP with a belt drive???
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    With the stopping issues that have been brought up, I wonder if anybody builds electric brakes for the smaller MC trailers. Might be a good idea??
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    Looks like I gotta go kick tires at the Kawi Store..... What really ticks me off is that Yamaha won't get of their A$$'s and listen to the public, and do something about it. It gets pretty bad when die hard 1st and 2nd Gen Venture riders are looking at VT's with a little gleam in their eye. And while I'm on the soapbox I'm getting to appreciate Harley a lot more too. At least they modify and improve from one year to the next. Not every 10 years. OK, I'm going to go get a cup of coffee now......
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    Great post Brian, Thanks for all you research. I'm going to check with my local watch repair shop too. This could be the answer to a very common problem with all the 1stGens. Originally the manufacturers probably used plastic because it was cheaper, and not as suseptable to damage as glass would be. Watch crystals look like the answer.
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    Ah...let's see.. Two Tone has been taking so much flack, kidding around, and questionable retorts that he's resorted to using the very obnoxious giant head.. to give everyone who's responded a big giant razzzzzzzberry.. There does that help???
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    This subject has come up in the past. The window resembles, and has the consistency, of swiss cheese, but when coated with oil it becomes transparent again. I wondered if one could take some clear nail polish and treat the outside of the glass, and if it would take care of the problem??? I've never tried, but one of these days I'll try it on an old reserve, and the wife will be minus some clear nail polish....
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    Yep, my father in law did that when he bought a new GMC truck off the showroom floor. Pissed the dealer off... Another way to finance is take out a line of credit on the house. You don't need to use it untill you're ready to pop for a bike, and any interest is a tax write off. Usually the interest rates are much better than what sounds like credit card financing with the 27% penalty rate if your late. Bought a boat like that. Went down, looked at it, took out the check book and wrote the repo bank a check for 50 large. No muss.. to fuss.. no bother. And the interest was next to nothing.
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    Now look at what youse guys have done... He's gone and used the GIANT HEAD....
  23. Condor
    If there's lock thight on the thread heat will cuase it to soften. A heat gun shoudl do. Just don't over do it....
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    Instead of a nickle you might try a large screw driver after rounding off the blade to fit. perfably with a square shaft so you can get a cresent on it for leverage.. If the slot is the same size as those used on the bottom of a camera, it's actually designed to take a 100¥ coin. I think it's a jap joke on the american public.... You might also try heating the plug.... lock tight...
  25. Condor
    Any time you want to type a letter that isn't on your keyboard there a ton of ALT keys available. Here's a link to some of them. http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/phade/alt.html
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