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    Venture cover

    Condor replied to frankc's topic in Watering Hole

    With a lot of bikes to cover I buy lots of covers. The last one came off Ebay HERE . I little lighter material than a few others I've picked up, but only time will tell. It's designed to fit an RSV, but they will fit the 1stGens also. Price is right and service and shipping were good.
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    If it's trans related you're going in the right direction. I've never been inside the trans, but there are some very knowledgeable members here who have. There's also a ton of posts on the subject. I doubt you would have time to read them all. Any noise that comes and goes when the clutch is worked is either in the clutch itself or the trans. Good luck.
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    If it disappears when you pull in the clutch it's a whole 'nother animal.....
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    WOW!! Talk about quick service.... You da man...
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    Was it a whine or more like a groan?? Speedo's will develope a moan/groan from several different areas. Usually happens when cold and just starting out. Stop and it goes away, and sometimes never starts up again until the next cold morning. Mine was caused by the cable fitting coming loose where it attaches to the dash. Others report dry, or damaged speedo cables.
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    Just wanted to make sure you were taken care of Don...
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    Since the new format has been added to our CP file I'm finding that everyone is posting visitor messages anytime they want to get in touch with me, and since I don't visit my profile that much they don't get a response for some time. Besides that they are a PITA to get rid of, and the system won't allow a message to be completely deleted. Visitors are given a choice but the VM is the top selection and get's picked almost exclusively. The old PM worked just fine. Who thought up this thing anywho?? Talk about user unfriendly!!!!!!
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    And that's why I deleted the first part of your original post in the quote. The only thing I could have addressed in the first part was your statement that most batteries sold today are AGM's, but chose not to.....
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    In order to get rid of a lot of misunderstanding and confusion about Odyssey Batteries. FYI, the plates are thiner. Here's a link to the page with specs etc... http://www.odysseyfactory.com/batteries.html Here's a link to a page that explains the Odyssey's Features. http://www.odysseybatteries.com/odyssey101.htm#mj
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    Don, The battery should not be giving you any problems and not need charging after installation in the bike. If it is going dead in the scoot you may have something that's draining the battery while it's sitting, or you have a bad one. When initially charging an AGM I use one of the 2-10-15 smart chargers. The thing is also a diagnostic and will tell you if there's a problem with the battery, like 'bad cell' etc. They're not that expensive... $50-$60 bucks, and a heck of a lot better than any of the 'maintainers'. The AGM doesn't discharge that much while sitting for long periods of time. I checked one I'd had on the shelf after 6 months and it still showed full. I've also had one go bad, I have three, and it was replaced under warantee by the distributor after going a bit over the warantee period. On the top of the battery there's a small white lable with two numbers, the bottom one is the born-on date. It's guaranteed for one year from that date, or the date that the battery was sold by a retail dealer. In the group buy's case, it's the born-on date. The batteries didn't sit on the distributor's shelf before being shipped and were very fresh. What bike you have it installed in, or the type charger you use doesn't make a hill of beans difference. The battery is sold as a MC battery and falls under the 'power sports' application. If we have to treat them with kid gloves, there not as good as they're cracked up to be..... And.... I have a copy of your original shipping invoice if you run into any problems. The invoice # is 80079 on 1/22/08. The phone # is 1-888-379-2555. Hope this helps. Jack
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    That's good to know. I'll need to try that with mine.... and do the tap test.. I have had the pulse dampner get clogged and the CT not show anything for that particular cylinder, but Sea Foam cured that....
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    Nah.... He would have thought he wore a cape, and could leap tall buildings in a single bound, or out run the cops because he thought he was faster than a speeding bullet.... :rotf:
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    Something to think about if you part it out.... In the real world you're going to get a ton for the chrome, but after that it starts going down hill quick, and in the end you're going to have a bunch of parts you can't get rid of. Plus you're going to spend a lot of time dismantiling the bike, packing, and shipping parts. Every one thinks about all the money, but doesn't think about all the work. Your plastic, since it's been sanded etc., isn't going to pull as much as very clean color matching parts. Folks want something that matches what they have, and aren't looking for something to paint. Bolt on and go... Mechanical parts, outside of a few hard to find pieces, are a dime a dozen on Ebay. In the end, and unless you're totally driven, it's gonna get old quick. Toss a nice paint job on the bike... black cherry etc. .. and sell it. In the long run you're going to be a lot better off....
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    Good Luck Scot. After what you did to the Honda I'm sure the RSV will be just as spectacular....
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    Most of us never give the brake and clutch systems in our cars and trucks any thought for many years and never have a problem, but the clutch and braking systems on our Ventures need to have the fluid changed every 2 years. Now we know why....
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    I don't think it's so much lugging the engine as it is a battery that's not putting out enough juice to deliver a strong spark.... Although it's common knowledge these motors love high RPM's, and running them at low RPM's is not recommended, they can be run at lower R's without bogging down and surging as long as the throttle is kept light. However you're gas milage will suck......
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    Be Carefull

    Condor posted a topic in Watering Hole

    While mooching around on the web...yes I do go to other sites once in a while... I ran acrossed this chart on the IIHS web site. Interesting and eye opening. I realize the info is a couple of years old, but the percentages seems to stay about the same over a 5 year period even though the numbers have increased. In the cruiser catagory, the largest group represented, and crunching out the numbers, we had 1,583 deaths in 2005. And if that holds true in our 5,000 membership board we can potentially expect a little under 3 to die. In the touring catagory, taking an estimated WAS, we'd loose 1. Not a pleasant thought. So be really carefull out there......
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    You notice they also have returned stuff at $7.00 bucks a foot instead of $21.00 per?? If it's so great why are they getting returns???
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    Kinda steep......
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    That serial number only applies to the 1985 1200 models. Everything past that, plus 86-93 1300's, will have the improved tranny. The serial numbers are only consecutive for each model year, and start over with the new year.
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    Any time a battery has been sitting for a while, low on fluid, and reads 6vdc, it's toast. Trying to recharge a battery in that condition is wishfull thinking..
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    I ran into an '08 BlkCherry/Ravin on the floor at the dealer in Twin Falls ID about a month ago. He may still have it. Lot better colors than what's offered on the '09.
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    If you're in the Nor-Cal area stop on by and we'll bleed it out for ya'.... The pic below shows the rubber plug that covers the slave bleeder valve. It's a first gen, but the 2-gens are in the same place.
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    I don't use it either, but they do have some interesting accessory mounts on their site...
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    Now that's just plain digusting. One more year of pergatory... Ya'da thought they would have at least come out with a couple of good color combos. Black Cherry... Midnight... Silver.. I think I'm going to go throwup...............
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