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  1. Venturous Randy
    It is amazing to me that when driving, driving should be the most important priority, bar none, but that is not the way it is for some. Unfortunately for many, driving is the last thing on their mind. That is why I have the signature I have below. RandyA
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    If you want me to Tom, I can post some pictures of the bike for you. RandyA
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    This is true. But sometimes it comes out so easy that it will almost fall out. There is a bit of a trick in the sequence of how it comes out easy, but I don't remember it. Also, the bolts may be real tight to break loose, so make sure you have a good Allen head tool. RandyA
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    Just razzing you buddy, I appreciate the credit. RandyA
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    Way to go Art, you got a lot to be proud of!!! RandyA
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    Yep, I do think Dan might be right this time. What is the saying? "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every so often". Sorry Dan, that was too easy. RandyA http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48681&highlight=washers
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    I was in Gatlinburg Thursday and yesterday and it was about 60 degrees and clear. It sure did make me long for spring. Hope you enjoyed your visit to our little corner of the world. Ya know, I had my laptop in the car and never thought about turning it on. RandyA
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    What kind of battery did you get for $150? I think I paid about $90 for my DEKA and I don't think you can get much better than that. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    One more thing I forgot to mention. Make sure all the needles are on the correct side of the stop pins before you reassemble everything. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    These fairings are a lot easier to take off than they look. On tightening the valve cover bolts, since they are shoulder bolts and normally bottomed, I suggest you get some thin washers and put then between the bolt and the rubber grommet. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    On the speedo, as you may have already have read, you want to put the grease down into the very bottom around the sleeve where the cable goes into from the outside. On the tach, I don't suggest using a thick grease like the speedo because it can make the tach slow, especially when cold. RamdyA
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    I do believe Nascar is going to fuel injection next year and I suspect there are a lot more cars in drag racing that are fuel injected rather than carburated. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    My opinion is to ride it pretty hard. The seating of the rings, in my opinion, is more effective if done under load. Not lugging, but wide open throttle in the mid rpm range up to maybe 6,000 rpm's. In today's machining techniques it may not be as critical as the old days when people babied their new engines during breakin and then wondered why the engine always used a little oil. The rings never seated properly. These are absolutely fabulous engines and the do like to rev. Don't ride it like a V twin where you lug it all the time and then don't feel it has the power it should. My 83 routinely sees up to 8,000 rpm's and it has over 150,000 miles on it. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    If you will look on the end of the shaft that comes through the housing, you will see a mark. This mark will line up in the center of the slot on the part that slides on the shaft where the clamp bolt is. If you put it together like that, it has to be correct. RandyA
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    Yep, I can sure second that. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    What I have found that has worked good for me is to take one of the Phillips head inserts and when using long nose Vise Grips to hold it, I will seat the insert into the screw and peck on it with a small hammer. After it is seated good, I will start turning the insert slightly and continue to peck on the top of the insert. I try to be careful to not rotate too much and let the insert climb out of the slots. I have had to do this several times on different bikes and have yet to have encountered a screw that did not come loose. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    It was about 60 degrees when I got home this afternoon and just had to go for a ride. I put about 50 miles on the bike and with me filling it up on the last ride with no ethanol and the cool temperatures, the bike rode like it was straining to be let go. Several times I cranked it on from about 3,000 rpm's to about 8,000 rpm's in 1st and 2nd and it was all I could do to hang on. It really felt strong. I lacked about 200 miles putting 10,000 on the bike this year. I know I would probably have been close to the 12,000 miles I put on it last year, but with the eye problems that started in Sept that eventually led to the loss of vision in my right eye, it set me back during what is some of the best riding here in east Tennessee. As tough as this has been for me, I know that there have been others on here that have had a tough time also. There have been some bad crashes that could easily ended in loss of life. There have been other things some have to deal with. This has been a good year also. I went to my 1st Maintenance Day at Freebird's and had a ball. I met some great folks and was able to share all that with Linda. We have taken some beautiful rides and camped at over 5,000 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway on a night that was so dark and clear that there must have been a million stars shining. I was blessed with an overnight stay with Aussie Anne and Al and also from Rocket. I know there are going to be some serious challenges coming in the next year and I hope the best for all of us. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    I moved my TCI to the wall in the left fairing area. My bike is a standard and I had plenty of room. RandyA
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    I have had several batteries over the 16 years I have had my 83 and some were better than others. Several years ago I bought an Odyssey and last year I bought a DEKA and put the Odyssey in my son's bike. Both have done very well and are strong batteries. RandyA
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    If you have enough rust to make a hole, you will probably have rust on the sleeves that the pipes go into, especially the front. And, if they have a lot of rust, it won't take much to break one off. You may have to make the clamps very loose or take them off and maybe gently drive a very thin screwdriver between the pipe and sleeve just a little to break them loose. You may also be able to use the old gaskets if you don't tear them up too much. This is one of those jobs that can go relatively easy or be a big PITA. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Yep, that was it and I did pull it with my Maxima. Had a great little visit and meal with you folks. This bike I found for another member is also going to make a nice bike. It has some bad fairing damage, but he has already found most of the stuff he needs. As much as I appreciate people parting out these old bikes as I sometimes need parts, I love it when they end up starting a new life. RandyA
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    I remember that bike. I looked at it for Squidley down near Knoxville Tn. I ended up picking it up for him and tweaking with it some and then meeting him in Portsmouth, OH when he lived in Michigan. That is a nice bike and wanted to keep it for myself if Squidley did not buy it. I had it's twin setting on my carport I picked up for another member until last Friday. I am not going to say who it was until he is ready to let his cat out of the bag. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Wow, this post started almost four years ago. Evidently the original poster did not stay with us. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    I have a HF drill press from that price range and it has worked very good. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    Do you know any history on the bike? Are you sure it has 14K miles and not 114K or even 214K? Is there any issues with 2nd gear, as it jumping out of gear? If it does have 14K miles, you are looking at only averaging 500 miles per year and there are many of us 1st gen guys on here that will put that many miles on their bike in a weekend, easy. RandyA
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