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    Jeeze, is that what happened?? I guess I got all excited over nothing.....:moon:
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    Jim, I hadn't taken any long rides in a lot of years too, but when I rode to FtCollins last year, over a two week period, I put on close to 4 600 mile days. The riding wasn't bad but the heat near did me in. 100-105 degs is hot. I was surprised that I could do that many miles and still stand, but I didn't have a problem. MOF I was kinda proud of myself.... Ride what you feel comfortable doing. Whether it's 300 or 700. You'll know when it's time to pull over and rest.
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    Back in '79 I bought a new Volkswagen Rabbit. 4cylinder, 5 speed, fuel injected. Hauled ass, and got a consistent 45-47 mpg. One time I wanted to see what I could wring out of it, and topped it off up in Reno and drove home to Sacramento. Coasted when ever I could. Never went over 55 under power. Sky was the limit if I was in coast mode.... 110 miles to the door, and when I filled it back up in took exactely 1 gallon..... I think we're all being sold a bill of goods.... Hybred my pah-toot!!
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    Sounds like it's a pretty agressive leak Gerald. Time to drag out the soapy water spray bottle... Should be easy to find.
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    The 84/86 and the '87 1300 carb sets have the 'T', but on the '83 the tube goes right to the twinky. Not sure about a straight '84 1200, but if your's is like my '83 it sounds about right...??
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    Yep.... a little pricey:mo money:
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    I carry this one.
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    carbs are boiled

    Condor replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    I found a pair in my size... no easy task... on Ebay last year before Ft. Collins. Love 'm, and can vouch for their comfort.... Think I paid about $65 bucks.
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    Have no idea if the Wing antenna is compatable, but the only place I've seen Venture OEM's is Ebay. Be patient....and be carefull. Some of these sellers are dumping junk. More so now than in the past.....
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    The calipers on the 1200 are only 83mm wide at the bolt holes. The 1300 86-93 are 100mm apart.
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    I thought I had an extra vent tube that goes from the air box down to that heat exchanger that looks like a big twinky and sits in the valley between the front and back cylindar bank. Anyone have an extra one laying around that I could buy? Thanks. And thanks for lookin', but I'm going to order one from the local YAmaha dealer. They're not all that expensive.....Duh!!
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    When the wife bought me the 'Full Monty' Weber Kettle for fathers day a couple of years ago it came with those little white cubes. The worked great, but I ran out and haven't bumped into them anywhere yet. She also bought one of those stainless cylindar starters gizmos. I've since been using newpaper...comics work best... to fire the coals. Takes longer with the newpaper than with the cubes, but either way it beats the 'H' out of the fluid...
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    You're not going to get any less movement if you squeeze the yoke and narrow the gap.. Worn bolt and frame tab are where play is developed, and if it get's real sloppy it's the tab on the frame that's generally worn, but there'll always be a little slop in the stand. The shoulder of the bolt will bottom out against the opposite side of the yoke. I think the reason these bolts are snapping is that everyone is over torqueing them, trying to tighten the stand up. The bolt just needs to be snug, any tighter isn't accomplishing a thing. The nut on the back is a lock nut, and that's where you need to put a little extra. As far as bikes leaning waaay over, it's usually high pressure in the forks that causes the lean. The high pressure raises the bike a couple of inches and adds another 3-4 inches the lean of the bike. Same thing happens in reverse with low pressures. Bike leans less.
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    Looks like I'm gonna take a trip to Lowes....
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    So Scott, where'd you pick that baby up.....
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    Joe, if you poke around the site you'll find that these 'scoots' are actually considered MC's and a couple of models haul a$$. Not your typical $1000 chinese electric scooter.
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    Last year Ft.Collins was scheduled for a Monday to Friday. Gave folks 2 days to get there and two days to get back. However, everyone started bailing on Thurs for a more leisurely ride home, and giving everyone a Sunday to kick back before going back to work. Myself included. So this years rally is based on past experience....ergo Monday thru Thursday. I would have thought this years event would have gotten a lot more interest from those members in the Midwest and great lakes area due to it being a lot closer than Colorado. It's a 3-4 day ride for most of us out here in the west and that's why I opted out this time around. But rest assured if it were being held anywhere within a two days ride I'd be there. A two day ride from Kirchner covers a lot of members.
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    Common Steve, you know the rules. Where's the pics???
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    There originally was a plug/cap that fit in there on the Royales. Your's may have gotten legs. It actually didn't fit in the hole but on the flange underneath the cover. The '84 I just picked up has a button installed in the hole. I still haven't figured out what the dang thing does yet....
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    Yep, pick up a used 6x12 inclosed trailer with a rear ramp gate.....
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    Mike, don't get your knickers in a twist. I never said they did, but I'll play along with you. WHO DOES???
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    4 or 5 years ago I'd have agree'd with you 100% George, but.... times are changing. Drive your current cage that gets 20 mpg 10,000 miles and you've bought 500 gallons of fuel. Presently that works out to $2,000 bucks at $4.00/gal. 20¢ per mile. And the price hasn't hit max yet. One of these scoots get's 100 miles out of a one dollar charge, or a penny a mile. If I could find something affordable that could be used to cheaply run errands around town I'd seriously look at it. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if golf carts start winning favor with the public. It costs me .31¢ a mile to run the F250 anywhere. 30 miles is pushing a 10 dollar bill. So it sits a lot and when it does get used it better be for a very good reason. Like picking up another Venture....
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    Pretty interesting MC. 100 mile range at full power. http://www.evcusa.com/ ...
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