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  1. Venturous Randy
    The only arrows I have ever seen were for direction of rotation and this is still on the bike tires I have seen. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    I have used the same oil filter o-ring for probably a dozen years. I had rebuilt a Turbo 350 Chevy transmission and one of the seals was exactly the same diameter as the bike seal. The only difference is it is crossectionally square. It has worked perfect and has never leaked. RandyA
  3. Venturous Randy
    I can sure attest to this. Last year was my first MD and hope it won't be my last. I would have loved to be there again this year, but there was not even a glimmer of hope in making it. I just hope that everyone has great memories like Linda and I had. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    Linda wears a pink cap and pink lipstick and it looks great on her. Some women just don't realize how good they look in a ball cap and lipstick. RandyA
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    I have an 83 with 153,000 miles on it that I don't baby and if I don't get at least 42mpg two up, I am disappointed. I put new diaphragms on a couple of years ago and did the washer mod on the needles and with the YICS blocked, I have gotten as good as 48mpg riding two up. I also don't have the rich smell like I did before the washer/shim mod. I am still running the stock TCI and could probably use a tune up. I think that if you are getting in the low 30's and not routinely running 90mph, you have something wrong. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    With a 42 year old son that rides and a 20 year old grandson that rides, I can surely understand your feelings. Brian (Lil Venturous) rode sport bikes for years and I was concerned with this. My grandson and granddaughter got bikes when they were both young and grew up with them. For a while now, my grandson has been riding a CBR600 that is a strong running bike. And, as I posted the other day, he crashed hard and has very severe injuries to his right leg, with both extensive bone and muscle damage. We are looking at least three more months before he can start physical therapy. This is an injury that he will probably have to live with the rest of his life. He spent six days in Intensive Care and another week in the hospital before he got out and came to my house. He had 18 units of blood in the hospital and according to his surgeon, he could have easily died from the blood loss before he was brought to the hospital. I know that this is not what you want to hear, but this is also the real world of riding a motorcycle, especially when they do not use their best judgment and push the limits. I also know that it is a wonderful feeling to have three generations ride together and we have done this several times.. Shane, my grandson, and I have had several good discussions about riding and I think he is beginning to realize that riding can be fun and pleasurable without having the adrenalin rush from pushing the limits. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    Why don't you use the original mounting position? If you look at the last picture, you will see two holes on the frame that match up with the R/R. All you have to do is get the right size screws and put it back on. One screw is longer than the other. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Yes, with the very low mileage on the bike, I would definitely run some Sea Foam through it. Also, since you have been on a sports bike, the easiest way to improve the performance on your bike is to swap the rearend out for a V-Max or FJR. It is about 10% lower in gearing than what you have and what you have is geared very high. Your 4th and 5th gears will be much more usable and these bikes don't like to be lugged around. Then, when you feel froggy, find you a 1st gen to pick on. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Yes Lee, Yammer Dan is definitely telling you right, you need to take the four nuts off the rear drive and pull it off. The driveshaft may or may not pull out with the rear drive, but either way, you will need to pull it out. You will need to check the condition of the splines and hope they are not too far worn from lack of grease. If they are ok, grease both the splines that go into the u-joint and the splines that go into the rear drive. As Dan noted, a good moly based grease works best. Now, the next fun part is getting the driveshaft back into the u-joint. It usually takes me about five seconds to get it in, but you will find some takes hours. The trick is to take Vise Grips and clamp them on the splines with enough force to be able to lift the front of the driveshaft. Stick the driveshaft into the tube and when you contact the u-joint you can lift the front up and while twisting the driveshaft slightly, it will slide right in. Then you can put the rear drive unit back on the splines and start a nut to hold it in place. Many on here say you should not tighten the nuts on the rear drive unit until you have the axle in and tightened, but I don't know if that matters or not. One other suggestion, either note the year of your bike in the text or put it into the header at the top. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Put the axle through the wheel and sit the ends of the axle on something that will hold the wheel off the ground, like jack stands. Spin the wheel slowly and the heavy spot will go to the bottom. Add weights opposite of the heavy spot until there is no heavy spot and that will generally balance the tire/wheel. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    Riding the back roads with farms and fields with beautiful mountains in the background with it all being like riding through a moving post card. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    Miricles never cease to happen. Looking good Dan. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    I don't think it is the neutral sensor as pulling in the clutch should over ride it. At least that is the way I am thinking this morning. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    Dunlop Elite 3's RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    Your bike holds 5.3 gallons when empty. How much gas are you putting in at 150 miles? RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    On adjusting the air/fuel ratio on cars, I used to have a set idle speed and when adjusting the air/fuel screws, I would stop at the highest idle, then I would reset the idle with the idle screw. I am not sure how well we can do this on our four carburated bikes. RandyA
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    Do you have an ohm/volt meter? RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Tennessee has had a big increase in motorcycle deaths this year. I believe much of it was the early spring and so many inexperienced riders justifying buying a motorcycle due to gas prices. And, just like my grandson's crash, just pushing it too much. He is now out of the hospital as of yesterday and is staying with me. He is doing good, but he really did suffer some real serious injuries on his right leg. He could just as easily been one of the statistics. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    Take the three screws out that hold the lock on and the bags will slide off. That is the way I remove my bags now as I am tired of working on locks. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Well, as they say, "Education is Expensive". Just glad he was not hurt worse. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Keep me posted on your schedule and we may be able to get some locals together. We have many things in this area to do and there is a lot of history. Jonesborough is only about seven miles from JC and it is the oldest town in TN. We have more beautiful rides locally than you could enjoy in a month. We are within just a little over an hour ride to the Blue Ridge Parkway. As great as "The Snake" is on 421 and you can Google it, It would probably not be a good ride on that weekend, as the traffic will be like The Dragon. My phone # is in my profile. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Yes, this a concern with how the IRS operates, put this is not taking political sides and as long as we don't take political sides, I don't think it should be deleated. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    These old bikes are pretty finicky about the condition of the plugs. With what I am seeing on your plugs, I would put in another set immediately. I use Autolite from Advance Auto and they work fine and they are cheap. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Nope, was just curious of the price RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    I thought the price was high too, but I wasn't sure. RandyA
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