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Venturous Randy

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  1. Venturous Randy
    Lew, you and Charlene both are in our thoughts and prayers. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    Linda and I will sit here on the couch using our laptops and e-mail each other, but we make it real fun. RandyA
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    Thanks for sharing with us, you done good. RandyA
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    Hey Jonas, one of the changes that you made that I bet really helped is going to the V-Max rear. It is my understanding that the RSTD has slightly wider spaced gearing than the Royal Star Venture and 5th is really tall. The reason I have an interest in this is I am putting together a combination of a low mileage 83 engine with the gearing out of a 01 Venture and a V-Max rear. This should give me about 8% lower in 1st, 4% lower in 2nd with 3rd and 4th being about the same as before and 5th being almost 5% higher. I have known several that put the V-Max rear in 1st gens and it made them even quicker, but suffered when doing some traveling. I am hoping that my combination will be the best of both worlds for a 1st gen as I routinely run mine up to about 8,000 rpm's in 1st and 2nd. RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    Wow, you have almost made a 1st gen out of it. I am impressed. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    I agree. These units show up on ebay pretty cheap sometimes. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    Yep, I would say it would be about an even race........ with the 1st gen pulling the trailer.......if it was loaded real heavy.......going up a steep hill. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Ok, if we are going to try to meet up, we need to give some detailed info on where we are coming from and what our plans are. My hopes at this time are: Leaving Johnson City, Tn at about noon on Thursday the 2nd and ride to Portsmouth, OH up US 23 to spend the night. This would be thru eastern KY. From there, on Friday morning, go up US 23 up to Dayton and hit I71 and up 58 into Oberlin. RandyA
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    Dan, I also missed you and wondered where you were at. I am real glad your problem was diagnosed and hopefully you are on the road to recovery. RandyA
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    Hey Shaun, you wouldn't by any chance have any pictures of how your shock support has gussets would you? Thanks, RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    Being inseam challenged myself and still wanting good ground clearance without dragging, I picked up a Corbin seat off ebay and scooped about 1 1/2 inches out of the driver seat and it is very comfortable for me. What air pressures are you running in the shocks? RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    If the vacuum/pressure in the tank went to zero and the area collapsed was a square foot, total force on that area would be over 2100 pounds, if my ciphering is right. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Something to help you get your shoes on because you can not bend over that far any more? RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    This is the great thing about this country, if you don't want to ride a bike with a windshield, don't ride one. Personally, I like the windshield on my 1st gen and the last time I rode a bike any distance at highway speeds without a windshield, I was amazed as to how tired I was. I feel I get plenty of wind and can enjoy everything around me a lot better with a windshield. But, if you want to ride without one, that is fine with me. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    What tires are you running and at what air pressure? Many of us that ran the Avons had the tail wag, but it was usually at 65 and up. Going to the E-3 solved my tail wag problem. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    I have an 83 that I bought 15 years ago that had 23,000 on it and I have put another 120,000 on. I also picked up an 85 several months ago and it is showing 57,000 that should end up being my son's if he can ever find time to get it back on the road. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    I think that is the bike I picked up in Knoxville, TN for Squidley and met him up in Ohio to deliver it to him. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    More noise while leaning may indicate more of a tire problem. It is probably not too uncommon to hear some clunking while the bike is on the centerstand and running in gear. This is due to the angle of the u-joint with the swing arm hanging down. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    It would be a shame to spend some time in the eastern US and not spend some time on the Blue Ridge Parkway and visit The Great Smokey Mountains. There are many of in this region that could help with accommodations. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Just paid mine and my son's as he just joined. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Does it make any difference whether you lean a little to one side or the other as you are riding? RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Before you worry too much about smoke, make sure you run all the Sea Foam out of the fuel system first. Sea Foam will also cause a little smoke. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Had a beautiful 80 degree, blue sky ride thru the TN/NC mountains today. Linda and I packed a picnic lunch and looped thru the KOA in east Asheville. At this time, for the week of June 10-12, there are 14 cabins available and our campsites at the lilly pond are still available. As I have said, I want to see if there is much interest in getting together for a long weekend meet and eat. At this time I am planning on taking that week as vacation and starting at Freebird's MD and seeing where it goes from there. So, now it is time to see what we can put together. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    As far as the sidestand being down, the bike should not run at all with the sidestand down and the bike in gear. That in itself tells me that you have some kind if a connection issue in that circuit. Many times, a fuel level problem is the connection in the gas tank and just taking off the terminal and crimping it a little tighter and cleaning the terminal will fix it. But if your's is a consistent problem, it probably is the float mechanism. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    Well, you missed getting SylWoddy in this picture, but I think you got his truck. Yep, this is West Virginia at it's finest!! RandyA
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