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  1. Venturous Randy
    I disagree, I think it is real. And not only do I think it is real, I know this happens a lot more than you will ever see on video, because I had a REAL CLOSE deer encounter on a bike last year. Given the video was taken from another vehicle, it is not going to be a clear as a production video and as far as the shadows, they matched fine to me. RandyA
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    I do use the company computer as there are times that my job in an Engineering Lab requires some built in wait time just to get the job done. But, it is usually when I am taking a break, as now, and during lunch. I also try to be careful where I go and advise any friends that have my work e-mail account to be careful what they send me. You also raised a very good point in your first paragraph and that is people forwarding e-mails with many addresses still attached. If I forward something, I always delete all these addresses and also send everyone's address under the BCC heading instead of just TO or CC. I have also asked my friends and family to do the same and some are and some still don't. This is how so many addresses get out for spam and it just don't need to be that way. RandyA
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    I have no doubt that if you ever rode a good running 1st gen and did not have a problem cranking it on to about 8,000 rpm's, you would be amazed at how strong they are. And, many of the smaller 1,200 engines will really surprise you. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    You da man, Steve and thanks. RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    I think he is talking about the ones with G Man industries noted costing more. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    I have had my bike down for an electrical problem that I thought was the TCI, but ended up being a terminal coming into the TCI. I also moved the TCI, which I put on the wall beside the radio. I also had my Corbin seat recovered and am still not real happy with it. I took it to someone that was recommended, but he has struggled with this seat, and with the changes I had made to it earlier, it made it worse. The biggest thing was my son Brian had my carbs off and had put them on his bike trying to eliminate some problems he is having. He has been thru his 85 carbs several times and still is not getting the proper fuel feed. But, at least mine is running good and feels good. After running it some, it felt real good to do a couple of 1st and 2nd gear runs up to 8,000rpm's. Now, I am getting a little more motivated to tear into the 30,000 mile motor I got with the 85 and put the 2nd gen Venture transmission in it with the V-max rearend in the bike. I am also going to put the solid motor mounts in I got from SGN (Steve) and do the valve clearance check. I really hate to take the valve covers off as they have had absolutely no leaks around them. It makes me wonder if these valve covers have ever been off the motor. It is supposed tyo be about 70 degrees here today with about a 30% chance of thunderstorms later on. RandyA
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    Thom, I sure wish I could. I would like to see you again. We missed you at Asheville. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Wow, it's supposed to be 70 today here in north east Tennessee. :cool10: RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Got 18. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Boy, that brought back some memories because I "Been there, done that" RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    I know that most of you did not notice, but she had better have on good insulated boots. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    Wow, kinda hard to imagine that much action going on right between your legs, don't it? RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    We just as well get ready because we are going to be paying some record prices for gas this year. It looks like this deal in Libya is going to have more impact than the one in Egypt. And, there is no telling how much oil prices will go up when the people of Saudi Arabia decide that don't want to be ruled by a monarchy any longer. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    Many times the cable housing will be pulled out far enough in the connection box under the fairing that it will make the cable seem too short when it does not go back into the housing. You may be able to follow the cable housing from the carbs and see if it is seating up in the connection box. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    Here is an old post on what I did. RandyA http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1946&highlight=mixture+screws
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    When I put the 86 trans in my 83, I used the 86 out drive. It ended up having a leak around the seal where the shaft comes out of the engine right near the universal joint. I took the out drive back out and instead of replacing the seal, I just used my old 83 out drive. After I had proper shimming, it was quieter than before. This was oil that was leaking into the inside of the boot between the swingarm and engine. RandyA
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    Yes, an 86/93 is a direct fit. You may need to do some tweaking on getting the best lash on the out drive. Some will say that you need the out drive from what ever transmission you are using, but I put an 86 trans in my 83 and originally used the 86 out drive, but I had a seal leak and went back to the 83 out drive and it ended up being a little quieter than the original 83 set up. As far as the forks, technically they are the same on either trans, but I have no doubt that if you have already lost 2nd gear that the forks are bent. They can be straightened, but you would have to have a pretty good idea of what you are doing. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Yes, the bike is running better every day that Brian is working on it. With my carbs, it is still not smooth at idle and given I synced the carbs recently, I don't think that is it. Power feels pretty good at low rpm pull and don't feel bad when opening it up. He did not move the boost sensor pick up point to match the 83 carbs and TCI,so I am sure it would run even better. The best thing is that the bike does have some potiental and I think will become a good driver, but it will take a while. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    No.......wait........ if it is on the internet, it must be true!!!!! RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Michael, I have done it both ways. About 12 years ago, i tore down my 83 and undercut and matched 2nd and 5th gear. 60,000 miles later I had an 86 trans and pulled it apart and dropped it in. I have put probably 30,000 plus miles on it and it is working great. I am not sure about this, but I have heard that the spring that ultimately pushes on the thrust washer is not as strong on the 86 up transmissions and it reduces wear on that area. These transmissions pop up on ebay ocassionally and rarely go for a lot of money. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Man, now I will be humming that all day. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Hey Mark, it is easy to download ieSpell.com and it works great. The only problem is it does not tell you that you have a problem if you use the wrong word that is spelled correctly. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I may could have believed this if it had stated that this July would had these days and all would be sunny, perfect for riding and it would only rain sometime during the week and not be too dry to get into the drought mode. Now that may have been a statistic that only happened once in 823 years. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    To each their own, but I feel just the opposite. The possibility with taking off with the sidestand down and the possibility of hitting the start button with the bike in gear and the clutch out when on the sidestand far outweigh any advantage I could think of with what you say. In fact, probably 95% of the time, I use putting the sidestand down as the way to kill the engine when riding. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    Wow, you made my morning!!! RandyA
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