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  1. Venturous Randy
    Now that my divorce is over and my EX has moved two states away and I am keeping the house and garage, I can think about doing something. Sooooo, my hopes are to pull the engine apart and replace the 86 good transmission that's in it with one out of a 2nd gen Venture, which I already have, get a V-Max rearend which I have promised as soon as I send some money and check all the valve clearances. I also may want to replace my left side bag and repaint a few things, and do some polishing. I have a good wood stove in the garage and should have plenty of good oak ready to burn, plus a small refrigerator to keep things cool. My intent is to make the bike a little more interstate ready for some longer trips next year and to be able to enjoy life. Life is good. RandyA
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    Gee, no wonder I am so comfortable at Walmart. RandyA
  3. Venturous Randy
    Way to go big guy. I know you deserve it. RandyA
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    Yes Steve, it was a beautiful day for a ride and to get a bite of lunch. Thanks for your help and giving me a call. RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    Before you remove the plug, take an air hose and blow the area out as good as you can. That may help keep some debris out of the cylinder. Also, make sure you use a little "anti-seize" on the threads before you put them back in. RandyA
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    Actually, that's a very good question and I wondered the same thing. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    Since this is in the 1st gen area, for these bikes you can tweak in the speedo if it is off. I did mine and it is real close with the GPS saying 71 and my bike saying 70. That's close enough for me. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Did it have the same catch point before you changed it? You can take the plunger rod out and shorten it a little. But first, I would compare it with the old plunger rod. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Tell him you have a brother that is a police officer there that wants to look at it for you and see what response you get. Yeah, this came thru a couple of month's ago. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    I got all the oil out of mine. I drained everything I could to do the 2nd gear repair, then I removed the engine to disassemble it and while it was upside down, oil ran out everywhere. As anal as I am, some of you guys have me beat by a longshot. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    I have E-3's on my 1st gen and I am very pleased with them. They are not as nimble as the Avons, but seem much more stable from 70mph on. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    I use the same basic principle on getting the rotor off my bike as I do on getting a tie rod off in a car. On a car, I will loosen the nut and strike the end of the loop the tie rod fits down into. That will usually deform the area just enough for a fraction of a second for it to pop loose. I do not beat on the tie rod bolt. On the rotor, I will put a puller on and tighten it down and then take a long punch and put it in the outside of the tube part that goes on the shaft. I will strike the punch and that side hit will cause the mating surfaces to give and it will pop off. And yes, you do need to have some way to catch it. I have removed several of these and never had a problem getting one off. RandyA
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    This is also the perfect symptoms for needing to resolder the CMU. It may just be coincidental that this occurred at this time. There are several writeups about doing this. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    To add to this, you may want to turn it to the open position and see what it does. This will by-pass the thermostat and should warm up much slower. I would not leave it in that position, but you could see what it does and it won't hurt anything. Down side is turning it may get it to develop an occasional leak and you will need to change the o'ring. You may have to loosen the screw in the side to get it to move. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    How do you know that you need a speedometer? Have you determined that the cable is working and the speedometer is not? It is not uncommon for these speedometers to be damaged due to not being lubricated correctly, but the same problem can damage the cable. RandyA
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    Last summer in the middle of the day I was pulling up a hill to a stop sign and everything went dead. I found that I had blown the main fuse. Fortunately, I had tools and an ohm/voltmeter with me. Since I did not detect a solid ground on the fuse wire, I carefully bypassed the fuse. I started the bike and carefully rode it home. I got some more fuse strips at the auto place and replaced the strip and have probably put 5,000 miles on the bike and it has not blown again. One thing that I did a while back was put a set of running lights that are fused, on a switch and run straight to the battery. This way, if I ever blow a main fuse again, at least I have some lights and I run the driving lights all the time at night. RandyA
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    I have been there several times and he has several 1st gens. My only problem is he wants mucho $ for anything I was interested in. I believe all together he has over 6,000 bikes. RandyA
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    About 12 years ago I bought the small Chatterbox unit that used the small batteries that lasted about 8 hours. I then bought the cord that plugged to the bike battery. After breaking the cord, I went to Radio Shack and bought a small battery holder that holds two AAA batteries. Since then I have replaced parts of the system, even replacing the box and the system works very well. But, I have had to do mods to make it as good as it is. This is not the bike to bike units, but teathered from driver to passenger. The AAA batteries will last for a long time unless I leave the unit on for a week or so. And, the AAA batteries are easy to find. The last time I messed with it, I stopped by an independant shop and bought a box and two sets of helmet speakers/mikes for about $20, so I can't complain about the service I have had. RandyA
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    Ditto, I was thinking exactly the same thing. RandyA
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    I wonder what the reserve is. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Much of the glare is caused by small scratches. When I got my bike 14 years ago, I could barely ride it at night. I ended up sanding the windshield down, starting with 2000 grit sandpaper and then used steps of polishing compound until it is about as good as new. Then I started using Plexus and it also has a fine polishing agent. Even now, if I wash my bike and the windshield, if I don't put Plexus on it, at night I will notice more glare. Have you ever used Plexus on your windshield? One other note on Plexus, it matters what type cloth you use as a soft cotton cloth works best. Cloths with rayon/nylon fibers don't work good, and NEVER use a paper towel on your windshield. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    As I am getting more mature in my thinking, I am trying to be more careful with doing the elevated speed jaunts, but, I must say, when it comes to the Harleys, it seems all good sense goes out the window. I just think it is amazing that they want to look at you and give you that stupid arrogant grin, until you leave them way far behind, real quick. Then, when you let them catch back up, they won't even look your way. I guess they don't want to look at my stupid arrogant grin. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I have a long Frog Togg jacket that comes almost to my knees. I washed it a few months ago and dried it in the dryer and it seems fine. But, I have lost over 50 pounds since last year. Mine got peed on by racoons while hanging on the carport. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Thank you Brandy and I would love to see you and Wayne. We will just have to see how it goes at that time. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    The weekend is supposed to be nice, but we are supposed to have morning temps on Sun and Mon in the mid 40's. Guess I will just have to stay snuggled up for awhile in the mornings. RandyA
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