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  1. Venturous Randy
    Prayers sent for your beautiful children and you and your wife. RandyA
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    Before I did the needle mod, 42 mpg was a good day. Now, if I am running in the 40 to 60mph range, even two up, it is not uncommon to get 47 and I have done that several times. Guy sounds like an idiot to me. RandyA
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    What's even worse is I probably had that grease fitting in my tool bag when I was over at your house that day. DUH! RandyA
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    I have struggled with this for years and even got it named Purple Haze at Vogal I. The color is Twilight Royal Plum or Twilight Royal Pearl and I have thought about doing a play on the plum part like Plum Crazy or something like that. Just anything but Barney. RandyA
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    I wasn't a hippie, but for a car guy that turned 16 in 1966, it was just at the beginning of the muscle car era. They were everywhere. At 17 I bought a 64 Chevelle that was factory 327 four speed that ran pretty good. One other thing, I never got to wear bell-bottoms. My inseam was so short that by the time I cut them off near the knees, they were not bell-bottoms anymore. RandyA
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    I am looking at putting a V-max rearend in my 83 as part of putting in the 2nd gen transmission that I now have and am going to install. I think that will be just about a perfect setup for what I want. RandyA
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    On the Elite III that I just put on the rear, I had to wait a few days longer to get it because I was told it was in a different warehouse. When I received the tire, it had 0310 in the molded stamp area. If it is a March, 2010 tire, they must have taken it right off the mold and sent it to me. I must have gotten it around the first few days of the month. RandyA
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    It also helps to put a big plastic wire tie around the cable housing near the top and that will keep the housing from dropping out. RandyA
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    It is that time of year to think about lubing the speedometer on the 1st gen. It is usually worse when the weather is cool and probably when the bike has sat for awhile. Even though you don't need the type fitting in the attached thread, it does work good. Other wise, you will need to take the speedometer out of the dash and put grease down inside of where the bearing is that the cable goes into. Putting grease up into the square hole where the end of the speedometer does not work because the hole does not go all the way through. Anyway check out this thread. RandyA http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36254&highlight=speedometer+squeal
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    You do know that any seating differences will require different bucket shims don't you? You will be too tight. RandyA
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    Tires

    Venturous Randy replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    Swmoto tire. Mine is for a 1st gen, so don't know about yours. RandyA
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    Tires

    Venturous Randy replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    I bought another Elite III for $117, shipping included, took wheel off and took it to SGN (Steve Neal) and he and I used his new Harbor Freight tire changer. I then put it on the axle between jack stands and checked for balance. After greasing my drive shaft, I put it all back together and the 80 mile ride yesterday was sweet. Thanks Steve, and I feel fortunate that it is not a big deal to do this kind of stuff. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    6pak, I know I am much more aware of my surroundings when I am on the bike, but you got me beat. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    I doubt you could do it with calculations, as the wheels are just a small part of the mass in question. The best way would be to find a way to lift the bike on a level plate on the bottom and have a round bar you could roll it foward and backward until it would balance. At that point, the centerline of the bar would be the center of gravity and you could measure to a reference point from there. As you could imagine, this would take a couple of people, or at least some way you could limit the movement of the bike. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    So, you are saying that at least Don has a reason to use Viagra if he wanted to? RandyA
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    As Jim just said, there are some limitations on space, but there are several smaller mom & pop type places and a bigger hotel on the east end. But, to get together as a group, you may be limited as to how many you can accomodate. Again, google the area and you will see what is available and give them a call. Most places I have seen there are definately biker friendly as that is part of their bread and butter, especially in this economy. I would say most places would work with you, especially if you let them know the group you are with. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    Are you asking about drilling a hole in the Deka battery or putting the resistor in the line to take care of the CMS icon? RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Check/replace the spark plug caps. Easy to do and I encountered this problem with a friend's 89 having a dead cylinder. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    At one time I had about four copies of Blue Highways and at least two are loaned out now. I have a hardback copy by my bed and another paperback somewhere. I will check the local used book store and see if they have any more copies available. RandyA
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    Before you do any kind of mods on the carb/boots, make sure you do not have any vacuum leaks. An easy way to check around the carbs/boots/YICS connections is to spray either(starter fluid) in that area. The top area around the YICS box can also crack. My suggestion on the entire YICS system is to remove it all and use good plugs on the ports. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    This is what I do most of the time. But, I do now be a little more careful about not stepping on the end of the foot peg as doing this can cause the welded nut where the bolts go to be damaged. Ask me how I know. RandyA
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    I drilled a hole to take a sleeve large enough to accommodate an, I believe, 5/16 or 3/8th bolt, whatever the wheel inside diameter was. I then welded that in place and got at least a grade 8 bolt. The wheel came from a caster that I got at Northern Tool or someplace like that. The hardest part was centering the hole to where I got the proper clearance from the bottom of the foot to the bottom of the mounted wheel of about 1/8th inch. I did not put a wheel on with a bearing because just a little grease will do fine. The bolt I used had an unthreaded area that was about the width of the wheel. I also used a locking nut and a thin spring washer to keep from rattleing. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Yep, squeeze is correct, when I converted my 83 to a MKII headlight, I needed the left side frame and the dash frame for the headlight mount and the correct light adjustment mountings. Dingy, do you have any of the headlight stuff you may not need? This would be a great package to help someone in converting the horrible MKI setup to the MKII. MKII headlights can be picked up pretty cheap sometimes, but its the other stuff that gets harder to find. RandyA
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    I have done this for 14 years and disagree with what most of you say for it being easiest for me. First of all, I always make sure the side stand is DOWN and I have never had it hit and push the bike away from me. Next, I simply grab the left handle grip and side passenger rail and rock the bike backwards a little and then push it forward. As I do this, I tilt it a little toward me and pull it to the side stand when it settles. It is that simple and Mick, I should have practiced that with you when I was over there the other day. One other note, if I am on a downward slope, I do try to make sure the bike is in gear, otherwise, neutral is fine. RandyA
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    Years ago I took 1/2 inch out of each leg of the center stand and it makes it a lot easier to get it up. A half inch out of the stand is like putting the bike rear tire on a one inch plank. I also put a steel wheel on the outside of the right leg and on smooth concrete I can spin the bike around by placing two fingers on the side of the trunk and pushing slightly. The wheel is about 1/8th lower than the foot. I tend to run as low of air as I can with out the bike bottoming out in the rear shock because of being inseam challenged, so this works best for me. RandyA
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