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  1. MiCarl
    Yesterday I was driving past the city office complex. Understand that this is a city of several hundred thousand people and I was on a six lane road. I saw a doe come running from the city complex to my left, into the other side of the road, across 3 lanes, the boulevard and my lanes. I immediately slowed because I know how rare it is to see a doe alone. About 150 yards behind her came the buck, only about a 6 point. As he crossed the road he jumped over a berm onto the parking lot. Asphalt must have been slippery because he went down and all I could see at first behind the berm was hooves waving in the air. Then his head popped up, he looked around to get his bearings, and took off after her again. Kinda felt sorry for the guy because she doubled her lead. I'm glad I'm not a deer. I much prefer buying drinks to all that chasing stuff.
  2. MiCarl
    I did the skydoc kit on my 89 last year and it solved my slipping problem (2 up with trailer). If you put in a MKI clutch you'll need to remove the clutch hub and basket. Skydoc's kit is as simple as replacing the clutch frictions and can be done quickly. As pointed out the most difficult part of the job is scraping the old gasket off. At $80 it's inexpensive too. Even if you have the shop do it it should cost much less than putting in a MKI clutch. Not sure why he specifies diagonal cutters in the instructions. I simply removed the retaining spring fro the half friction rather than cutting. The spring bolts are soft, but unless they've been over-torqued they should outlast the motorcycle. It's best they be tightened with a torque wrench (8 N*M, 5.8 ft-lb). Finally spend the $12 on membership. You've already saved 10 years worth of dues. THIS is the link to his kit.
  3. MiCarl
    Personally I wouldn't put anything in there. You don't want to reduce airflow or risk it "inhaling" your filter. Like Owen, I''ve been running a pair of Wolos for several years. The Wolo seems identical except it doesn't include the adapter.
  4. MiCarl
    Wear at the clutch lever pivot is a very common cause of your symptoms. The extra play lets the lever move away from the switch. I had the problem on my 89 and a friend currently has it on his 86.
  5. MiCarl
    I'm not quite there yet but I hear all the ads this time of the year about "open enrollment" and my eyes just glaze over. Not clear to me why you can only change in some arbitrary window Oct. - Dec....... Fortunately I have a stepdaughter starting law school next year. Hopefully by the time we need to sort this stuff out she'll be able to do it for us.
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    OOPS. I see that sounded critical. Wasn't meant that way. I knew you were trying to be helpful. Just my odd way of expressing myself. Sorry.
  7. MiCarl
    Looks very similar to what a friend has (his looks just like black one, but I haven't seen him with a remote). Any idea how bad it sounds when you crank a 250 watt amp into a pair of 8 watt speakers?
  8. MiCarl
    Yeah, even a good one is pretty bad. For what it's worth about half of us have or will gone through this. While every situation is unique each has it's full share of this kind of BS. Hang in there. Amazing, isn't it? She can't find a job but somehow seems to come up with the funds for a lawyer to make your life miserable.
  9. MiCarl
    The big problem with mounting a lift in the floor is you loose about 5" off your height. The picture Dingy posted shows the biggest problem with the Harbor Freight Lift. The wheels are under the ramp end (the other end has castors, but screw down feet to keep them from rolling). When you try to put a heavy bike, like the Ventures, on the weight shifts onto the wheels and the lift can roll. I have one in the shop I use occasionally and I screwed a block to the floor at the head end to keep it from scooting away. One advantage to the hydraulic only HF lift is that vice is low enough to get a bike with low pipes or luggage on backwards. This is handy for doing front end work and front tires. This is what my HF lift is primarily used for. The L shaped vices like the on in Dingy's other picture tend to hit bags, pipes and low fenders.
  10. MiCarl
    http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=JBLU-BHDG08 $600. 2nd gen hook up cable (which I think could be adapted) another $250.
  11. MiCarl
    I've routinely see 30 year old diaphragms that are just fine. I'm starting to suspect that most of the bad ones have been ruined by carburetor cleaner at some point.
  12. MiCarl
    Left side is downhill on stand. Something (chemical) has been running in there and damaging them. You can see some amber semi-liquid on the uglier of the two. Carburetor cleaner will do that to rubber in a hurry.
  13. MiCarl
    It shouldn't get through the pickup screen into the oil pump. Drain plug is magnetic. Someday it'll probably attach itself there.
  14. MiCarl
    In the U.S. we have 2 carriers that offer GSM service: AT&T and T-Mobil. You can find the AT&T prepaid plans HERE. They say that data for smartphones is not available on the prepaid plans. Not sure if they can tell you have a smartphone or not..... T-mobil doesn't seem to offer data on their prepaid plans. It is included in monthly plans HERE.
  15. MiCarl
    Steering bearings won't get hot, but they do take pretty severe impact loads. A high impact grease is best. I believe the moly 60 will fit the bill.
  16. MiCarl
    Horn wire is always hot. The switch is on the ground side. I'll bet the wire you have on 86 is hot, not the switch side.
  17. MiCarl
    Since the heads were off it's also possible the cam timing is off by a tooth. I'd be crawling up the service manager's backside until it runs properly.
  18. MiCarl
    If they move freely in their bores and you cannot see any holes in the diaphragms shining a flashlight behind them you can safely assume they are ok.
  19. MiCarl
    I can hear that "chirp" on most Yamahas a block away. The exceptions are the ones with a chain drive primary (XJ550 comes to mind, but there are a few others). My 89 is most audible at about 3,000 RPM. Most of the other Japanese bikes use straight cut primary drive gears and I can hear them too. It just doesn't bother me. Either some 2nd Gen Ventures are especially loud or they attract buyers who are especially sensitive to the sound.
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    Same here (MI). If it's got more than 3 wheels it's not a motorcycle and must have all the safety equipment of a passenger car.
  21. MiCarl
    Wonder what option 1 was...... I prefer the intersection 3 paths. BTW, riding a breast is not the same thing as riding abreast.
  22. MiCarl
    I like to anchor the front by wrapping a pair of tie down extensions around the fork tubes just above the lower tree. They will hang through the fairing and you can hook on to them. You need to find a pair of sturdy anchor points on the rear. On the later models the rails around the bags are sturdy enough, but don't know about a pre-86. Again I like to use extensions to protect the motorcycle. Of course you don't want the straps rubbing against anything. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31smQOpwQ6L._SS500_.jpg
  23. MiCarl
    I don't think that was a typical STAR ride. When time allows you might try a different chapter.
  24. MiCarl
    More likely a pin fell out of the shift drum. Seems to be a fairly common problem. If that's what it is you wouldn't need to pull the engine or split the cases - it's behind the clutch basket. I'm pretty sure somebody who has pictures will be along........
  25. MiCarl
    One is for the passenger headset, the other is for a passenger radio control. It looks like and has the same functions as the gray box on the clutch perch + CB PTT switch. Apparently yours is missing. Other than a passenger not being able to key up the CB you probably won't miss it much. That connector is for the full headset - mic and ear pieces. The intercom is always live, although if it detects sound it will mute the CB and Radio/Cassette. The PTT for the CB is the red button on the front of the LH switch pod.
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