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  1. Venturous Randy
    I was thru there last Saturday and as usual, it was a grest ride. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    Oh, I'm sorry, you mean "THE Rally". RandyA
  3. Venturous Randy
    I upped my coverage after what happened to Yammer Dan. I had uninsured/underinsured motorist and upped my coverage just to bring that part up even more. With as many Mexicans running around here in east Tennessee without insurance or a drivers license, a person is a fool to not to have good coverage. My wife, last summer, was coming back from Alabama and ran over a mattress or box springs on I59 and tore up a bunch of stuff under her Maxima. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    What Rally are you talking about? RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    I believe there can be a big downside to not giving a radar signal if you are a reasonably law abiding rider. The problem is radar picks up the strongest bounce back for a speed reading. If you are running at five over and you have a big SUV coming up from 500 feet back at fifteen over the speed limit, if the LEO is not real aware of what is going on, you just bought yourself a fifteen over ticket and you can do very little about it. This is the biggest reason I still run a radar detector on my bike. This can be especially aggravating if you meet up with an LEO that just loves to ticket a bike, and they are out there. I am against using any type of speed measuring equipment that relies on a great degree of skill for the LEO to constantly get an accurate reading. Radar, in my opinion is simply not discriminating enough. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    Mick, I believe I usually run about 38 in the front and 43/45 in the rear on my Elite III's. Not sure that is right, but it seems to work for me. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    On ride height change, remember, a tire that is 1/2 inch taller only changes the height of the bike half that or 1/4 inch. I know you all are talking about 2nd gens, but on 1st gens, I do recommend the Elite III, as the Avons were squirlly avove 70 mph and this has happened on a lot of 1st gens. Yes, the Avons were a bit more agile, but at low speed only for me. I also ran the Avon on the front and Elite III on the back for a while before the front tire became available and that was a real good combination for me. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    One of the things that I put together for both Asheville rallies is an ICE list. An In Case of Emergency list that contains the attending members name and cell number, where they are staying and expected time of arrival and someone to contact at home. On a couple of occasions we were able to call members for information and it did help to have the ICE list if a family member back home had to be contacted, but fortunately that was not required. I also gave a copy of this list to all members that attended. I put this list together thru my e-mail or PM's and asked it to be done in a simple format so all I had to do was cut and paste the information. I put this together in the week or so before the rally. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Hmmmm....I don't remember my tach having any gears to lube in it. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    I have posted an update in the Rally section on the Asheville Rally. I hope we can get a bunch there this year as this really is a fun rally and great place to have it. RandyA http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=485577#post485577
  11. Venturous Randy
    But, there are times there is absolutely no time to get a gut feeling when someone just turns across in front of you. Not to take a shot at LEO's or traffic laws, but I wonder if this would have been one of the cops that would not have hesitated to write me a ticket for running a strobe in my headlight. A strobe in the headlight on the Wing may have kept the guy alive. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    I used to get that. Now while cruising easy in the 45 to 60mph range, two up, I am getting from 45 to 49mpg. And, mine has got 133,000 miles on it. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    What works for me is somewhere along the way I picked up one of those dense towels that motels use to put in front of the tub/shower. They are usually heavy enough that unless there is a strong wind, they won't blow off the seat. They also give some cushion and don't raise me up too much. I have tried other towels, but these work best for me. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    Glad this is coming together for you folks and one of these days I want to be there. Right now, with what I am going thru, it ain't gonna happen, even though I have the vacation time to do it. Boomer, are you going to schedule the new pump to be put on when you get back? I would think they should be able to give you a couple of hours notice to have your bike there and immediately work it in, since they will not trade parts with you and you put it on. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    Considering how much she has put up with taking care of you, I do believe you owe her big time. I hope that she and you get through this ok. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    I was in Thailand in 72 and I believe the general rule was the one that blew the horn first had the right-of-way. There is a bunch of those videos at the bottom and it is very difficult to figure out who has the right-of-way because there are sometimes several vehicles coming from different directions at once. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    Popping on decell is usually due to an exhaust leak pulling in oxygen and burning. Usually at the header pipe. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Ok, if she is not your girlfriend and has all this stuff for you, what is she? Could this be another partner saga like what we were reading earlier from lilbeaver until he skipped town and left us hanging? RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    On one side of the nylon washer, there is a pin the sticks out that goes into a hole on the mating part. On the otherside, there is a raised pad that sticks up about .020 or so. If you file off the raised pad, making the washer thinner, it is pretty much the same as replacing the washers. When you file off the raised pad, the washer then will fit flat. I have some pictures I thought I posted showing the raised pad, but I can not find them. When I get home, I will see if I can find them in my computer. It will make more sense to see the part or the pictures. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Keep in mind that 46,000 is just getting into window of the 2nd gear issue if it is going to happen. This would not be a deal breaker for me, but for most, it would be. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Remove all of the YICS stuff and plug the ports with good caps. The bike does not need it and many have problems with all that stuff being old and cracked. I removed mine a couple of years ago and it runs great. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    I was getting about 38/40 before replacing diaphragms and doing shim mod. Now, if I don't do much 70+ interstate runs, I am getting from 46/49. The diaphragms may have helped a little, but the biggest difference was the shim mod. The 46/49 I am getting has been mostly two up and not being babied. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Is there gonna any be reruns to keep us going in the meantime? Can you forward any interesting texts you may get from her? Your not just gonna leave us hanging are you....are you....are you? RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Another easy thing that can be done on the needle shim mod is to take the stock shim and remove the raised bump on one surface. This will change it about .020 or so and will help without getting into the area of being too lean. We did this with Elmiko's bike, rather than putting in new washers and it worked great. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    I always look at the rotors. With over 100,000 miles on the bike, there should be some noticable wear on the rotors. This is usually easy to check. RandyA
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