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About Vanantwerp

  • Birthday 03/11/1967

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    Mike Van Antwerp

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    Seymour, United States

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    Seymour

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    United States

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  • Bike Year and Model
    2003 midnite venture
  1. Vanantwerp
    I have done this twice now. First time was a bear had to drill out safety bolts. Then I replaced with counter sunk bolt. Second time was easy did it in parking lot at the hotel. Just before leaving to go home. A nail file cleans the contacts up great. I just keep it with me know.
  2. Vanantwerp
    I would like to try it on my cell phone.
  3. Vanantwerp
    Tried to turn down my rear rotor at work. To take the edge off , but thought what the heck I will just do it all. Well that wasn't the thing to do. Didn't look bad when done,but it pulses bad. It will wear down again, but real hard to do slow turns. Didn't know if someone triked theirs lately that would still have one. Don't have cash for a new one and on ebay there is only three on there. Which none of them are very cheap. Any help I would be thankful for.
  4. Vanantwerp
    My wife has to keep hers on max too. I have the ic set 8 and main vol. about 12 for radio. These two are not linked together. You can trun down radio and not affect ic vol.
  5. Vanantwerp
    My wife has ridin with me always. I got her to take motorcycle training to get her endorsment. It has helped wirh riding with me because she knows how a motorcycle has to lean now. I even let her steer or lean in sum corners.
  6. Vanantwerp
    Are Grips 7/8" or 1" ? I made a GPS holder for the bars at 1" dia. and that worked fine. But didnt know if they are the same size at the grips.
  7. Vanantwerp
    So if I find something to fit the roadstar. They will work on the venture? It only makes sense that it would.If the bars are the same size. Also tried Pinwall,but theirs all come with the RH control and look like mine already. I will just keep looking. Thanks for the post.
  8. Vanantwerp
    I have not bought them. A friend of mine has them on his bike. I did have the foam grips on a old Honda 750 that I started riding as my frist street bike. They didnt last that long.Maybe the foam is better now that was about 15 years age.
  9. Vanantwerp
    Need to replace my grips. Dont like the ISO grips they feel to large. They want 51.00 for the rh side and 23.00 for the lh side. Didnt know if somebody had some that they had changed and wanted to sell them. If they are not wore out like mine. Have over 53,000 miles and looking to get another 53,000.
  10. Vanantwerp
    Will be leaving Seymour about 7:00 am for 5 or 6 days out. Then we will have to turn around and come home. Friends of mine are going to ride all the way to the coast and back on 66. They plan on taking 5 weeks. Hoping to make it to Pueblo,Co. before we have to turn around. We will be taking I 70 home. Will be taking the laptop with us and would like to maybe meet some of you guys & gals on the way back home. As will be riding back by ourselves.
  11. Vanantwerp
    I did'nt like the handling at all. Felt like the bike was going to slip right out from under you on the stright line. Now because the tires was so soft they cornered great. No slip or even a wiggle in the corners.
  12. Vanantwerp
    Got rid on the tour master 230 . This tire was junk from day one. Put the 404's back on some much better. No more loose feeling like it is on rails. Will not be getting those again. Did only get about 6000 miles out of rear. Front tire has tons left.
  13. Vanantwerp
    My was the same way last week. I let the wife get on first then i get on. I notice a lot of movment in it one nite. Thought that maybe something was bent or the bolt was worn to the breaking point. Took it apart and couldn't even tell it was worn. Bolt was a little loose when I took it apart but not that loose. Just tighten it up more when I put it back together. And all is fine now. Go ahead and grease everything when it's apart.
  14. Vanantwerp
    Just turn the idle up a little. Helped mine from popping.
  15. Vanantwerp
    Was going to Marietta,Ohio with some friends on our annual ice breaker ride. Wasn't going to take my trailer, but my wife changed my mind at the last minute. I had pulled it around Lake Michigan last summer with no problem. Got to about Athens,Ohio and the right wheel fell off. It broke the weld where the axle was welded to the frame. Found Dave 0317 name on the list and was only 10 miles away. By the way, this was at 10 at nite. Dave 0317 came with his truck to pick it up. Asked him if he knew of somebody with a welder so I could fix it. He made a couple calls and an usher at his church had one. So we took off to get it fixed. Got it done even checked other side to make sure it wasn't cracked also. Said our thanks and goodbyes and got back on the road and wouldn't you know we only got 10 miles down the road, on the other side of town, and the other wheel came off, snapped the axle. Called Dave 0317 back, he still hadn't made it home yet from the first time. He came to pick up the trailer to take back to his house so we could finish our trip. I will be going one day next week to pick it up. Just wanted to praise God for Dave 0317 signing up on the website and for coming to my rescue.
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