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    Gotta go....good luck..
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    Took a bit but I gotcha Bob.... However.... all I can see is your back. You need to reposition the camera so we can see what's happening. Do you have sound???
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    i think it's more than just the holes. The 2gen masters have a more rounded shape, while the 1st's are boxier. Might not look as nice when installed?? Actually I picked up a mint set of 2ndGen masters that I planned on mounting on the '87, but now may put them on the newer2me '91. They fit a 1" bar, but I planned on shimming them with something. Then I can install that switch.....
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    Man I can vouch for that. When I bouight it he '91 had a cover that looked like a piece of swiss cheese with foam over the holes to act as a some type of filter because some of the holes were drilled right into the area inside the filter. First thing I did was toss it and put a good one on. What a difference....
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    First things first Bob. The engine will run like crap with the top of the air cleaner off. The gas pooling is probably a bowl needle not closing and the bowl over filling. Ps the webcam idea is cool....but I'm not getting anything??
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    There's also a collapsible rubber gasket like on the front masters that will become 'unpleated' from use. It's a PITA but it helps to get it folded back up. Removing the reserve and top is about the only way to get the thing totally compressed again. I fudge and use a stiff piece of plastic rod to get it 'sorta' up. Not perfect, but it helps.
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    Geeze.... If you do take up fishin', do it from the bank. Boats sink..... Maybe it's time to go out and pop for a new bike.. With a 5 year warantee... When I buy a used scoot I always plan on it having problems that the previous owner isn't disclosing. Sounds like your Wing has a major short in the system to run an Odyssey down that quickly.... May a bit 'o Irish luck decend on your shoulder.... and beat the c**p out of those highway gremlins...
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    I've found that newspaper under the t-shirt will help.... Don't ask me how I know that....
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    15mpg is pretty good. When I pull my 6x12 Wells Cargo with my F250 Diesel, milage goes to hell in a hand basket. I usually get 15-16 on the highway and it'll drop into the 11-12 range. It's a tandem and loaded to the max, but I think it's still wind resistence that does the most damage.
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    Wish they made something like that for a 1stGen..... Sigh!!
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    At one time I had two '83VR's. One with Avons and progressives, and one without and EII's. Otherwise they were twins. The difference in handling was another story. The Avons felt light and nimble, and the EII's felt heavy. Kinda sluggish. I did make the change to Progressives before switching to Avon's and didn't that much of a change in handling. However fork compression was greatly reduced. The big change came with the Avon's. I wouldn't go any other way. My 2¢
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    OK, and was this one with an S&S motor, or, as Max pointed out in the previous post, one of the last motors built, that seemed to cause the demise of CMC???? Electrical happens. Do a search on this board for 'ignition' and see what happens,,,, And like I stated before, if it was an S&S motor, give 'm a call. Maybe the bike I saw was one of the originals built in the first year?? It looked good, sounded good, and ran great. Sounds like your buddy has one of the last ones.....
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    AVON's will even make it handle even better. Order them from SouthWest Moto. Order two and the shipping's free....
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    I had them listed here in Classified, but caught a bunch of flack from a member about the price, so I said the heck with it, life is too short, and removed the listing. I've been running them locally on Craig's List for $125 bucks and sold a few. They retail for about $235 and you can find them on sale for $199. The helmets are RJ-Air Platinums 3/4's. In White I have 1/sm, 2/med, and 2/lg. In Red I have 1/med, and 1/lg., and in DkGray I have 1/med. Attached are a couple of pics. PM me if you're interested......
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    Hmmmm!!! Thought that's what the tiedowns were for. Live and learn....
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    Now that looked like a kick in the A$$.... Talk about catching air!!
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    Now there's someone who has his priorities straight......
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    After posting the previous I got to thinking maybe it might be easier to replace the entire trunk with an '86-'93?? The mounting rack would have to be changed out, but I've seen others who've done the swap out for the larger bags and trunks on their '83-'84's, so it can be done. I'm not sure what you'd run into with the mounting rack being interchangeable, or if you'd have to swap out the subframe as well, but maybe someone who's done the swap will chime in?? Finding that backrest will be tuff, but miracle's do happen.
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    Yeah Bob, I'm thinking along those lines too. The '85 doesn't have an adjustable backrest like the 86 and ups, but it's wider than the 83-84's. The backrest may be a one year proposition and rarer than chicken lips to find used....... Here's a pic of Max's in Reno. http://www.pyramid.net/Nitro/Venture/ToddnVenture.jpg
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    Yeah I agree. Mine's permanent, made with 2x4's, and cost about $2.00 bucks. Works great. Below is another one that looks a lot better than mine, but I did get inspired when I saw it.....
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    I donno?? After looking at this one I could see a lot of really nice equipment and design. If your friend had problems with the motor maybe he should have contacted S&S. This one ran great and had a hell of a bark to it's ride-away. Maybe the quality parts were there, but the folks that built the bike didn't know what they were doing.....? It looked pretty basic for anything to go drastically wrong. I hope the new group has a bit more business sense than a 'build it and they will buy it' philosphy.
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    Condor replied to Marcarl's topic in Watering Hole

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    Had a fellow stop by to pick up one of the Shoei's I have listed on CL, and he rode up on the back of an Indian..... Made my heart go pitter-patter when I saw it.....
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    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    I didn't know that.... Just checked the girls and...yep they're only good for 5 years. I guess they do that because of the facial and body changes over a short period of time.....
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    Nice clean install JB. If my antenna gives up the ghost I probably do the same thing. The only problem I can see is getting the antenna out of the way to put on a cover.
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