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    If you have the dash out, look at the solder connection on the pins in the CMS, the display in the center of the dash. And, while in the dash, put some grease into the bearing area on the inside of the speedometer, as sooner or later you will encounter this horrible squeal that may scare the crap out of you. There are several posts on this and I have made a fitting that works good and you don't even have to take the dash out of the bike. RandyA
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    I bought a wiring harness for a Maxima a couple of years ago and did not get it. I made contact several times and kept being told it just shipped. I wasn't the only one. When I went back and rechecked his feedback, which was good earlier, there was a bunch of people that did not get their stuff. I had waited too long to do much about it and my philosophy is "Education is Expensive". In this case I was not out much. But, the principal of it bothered me. Did anyone see the investigative report tv show a while back about the guy that sold another guy a CB radio, and the buyer was not happy? Before it was over with, the seller was dead and the buyer ended up in jail. RandyA
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    Wow is an understatement. That is a fantastic job. I would love to see that one in person. RandyA
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    Yeah, I remember "I want to hold your hand", now the music says "I want to &$%&%$ you $%^#%$ all *&%^&^" , well you get the idea. RandyA
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    Thanks for sharing this Lewis. After four years in the military and two an a half in manufacturing, I went back to school at 25. I graduated with a BS at 29. The biggest downside for me was I gained about 60 pounds. About the only place I had to study was laying in bed and to stay awake, I got in to a terrible habit of "read a page, eat a cookie.....read a...." well, you get the idea. RandyA
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    If we don't go above freezing tomorrow, we will have the longest stretch of days in a row below freezing on modern record. Al Gore in probably at home in middle Tennessee in the house that uses $1,600 a month to heat. No joke, it is a fact!!! RandyA
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    There have been several of these featured on TV and the animation is fantastic. Hey, don't feel stupid, you shared something that was enjoyable. RandyA
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    I am so mad at myself. This was a M&E that I could have made and did not even notice it. I don't always keep current with the M&E section, and it does help if there is a reminder in the Watering Hole section, but Too Late Baby. What a bummer. RandyA
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    Yep, I bet there is two sides to that story. But, the only side reported sounds like a guy with a death wish, and some day he will gets what he wants. Darwinism at its best. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    The great thing about the Asheville Rally is it has been a consenous of when everybody can get together the best. We have usually had them in July to not interfere with Vogal, but August would be fine, or maybe a rally in July and a welcome home Rally for muffin in September. Asheville really is a great location as it is fairly centrally located to the east coast. We tend to look at Asheville as more of an extended Meet and Eat that lasts for much of a week. RandyA
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    I hope everyone will keep in mind that we do plan of having another Asheville Rally this year. It is going to be our intent to have it after Muffinman gets home, but we will not know that exact date until we get closer to it. This will be the year for skipping Vogal, so maybe we will have more that can make Asheville. For those that have made the Asheville rally, they can attest to it being a very laid back event. We may make some special plans to go somewhere, but many times it is just different suggestions that get acted on. Any meals we fix at the campground is just people throwing some things together and having fun. Most of the time, we have got together some pretty good breakfasts. If you want a door prize, you will have to bring your own. The biggest problem with coming to Asheville is there are just too many great roads to ride, to many good places to eat and and many, many places to visit, from just plain pretty, to real, real fancy. There are a lot of places to stay from motels to the campground that has cabins and a great place to camp. And the great thing about the camping is we have always been able to get the area next to the lilly pond and just about put everyone in the same area. The campground seems to really appreciate us coming and will accomodate us putting several tents on the same site. The temperatures in the Asheville area are fairly mild and we have had hot days, and one morning we woke to 53º in late July. I really hope this will be the biggest Asheville Rally yet. RandyA
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    Thank you very much, I really needed that. Ya done good. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Yep, I know.....a new passenger!!! RandyA
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    No doubt Chuck, you are a really great guy. OK, I just can't help it......I may have some 1st gen parts to make it faster!! RandyA
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    Years ago I convinced myself that the 1st day of spring was day of the Daytona 500, which is in the middle of February, so for me, it is much closer. RandyA
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    Not even unless she was in your truck!! RandyA
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    Wow, my heart aches for her. Yes, she is in my thoughts and prayers. RandyA
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    It should be in the mid forty's for this time of year on average and it is about 20º and going to be about 9º tonight. The kicker is it ain't getting much warmer for the next ten day projection. RandyA
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    When I changed my 83 trans to an 86 trans, the seal of that combo leaked. I was on a very short time schedule going to Vogal so I just switched my 83 outdrive back in it. It was even a quieter combination and have put about 15,000 more miles on it. RandyA
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    Wow, I bet that woke you up. With that vehicle having two seperate braking systems, it surprises me that you did not at least have some brakes to pump up. You may be able to replace a brake line or two and have it fixed. But it does sound like you are starting out on a lucky note for 2010, as it could have been a lot worse. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    skydoc is dead on with his suggestions. If you are seeing black spark plugs, it is obvious your fuel/air mix is rich. Along with what skydoc suggested, pull the diaphragm covers off and look at the diaphragms with a light behind them. Pin holes will reduce the vacuum that pulls the slide open and acts somewhat like a choke when the throttle plates are open. The comments about re-shimming the needles is dead on. I was happy to get 40mpg on easy riding and now in those same circumstances I am seeing 47 to 48mpg. And my bike seems to be running stronger than ever. I also do not have any hesitations even though the carbs have been leaned some. And, I do not have as strong of a fuel smell when at idle. I found that going from the approximate .125 washer thickness to about .093 worked best for me. A little less than that, low speed performance suffered and I had stumble and hesitation. I also have to admit that the air box on these bikes looks restrictive, but a lot of air can be moved thru that opening. More importantly, these bikes are extremely finicky on any change in this balance, as in trying to run the bike with the air box off. It just don't like all that extra air. RandyA
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    Lew, I truly feel for you and Charlene. And, this is one of the main reasons I have used the Veterans Administration exclusively for the last ten years. Plus the fact that we have a big nice VA here in Johnson City and they have taken very good care of me. Plus, both of my parents are buried in the cemetery. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Yeah Yammer, my thoughts exactly. We both know that there is no way he is going to bring his sorry butt south so we can give him some learning about a 1st gen. RandyA Randy: who would love to meet up with Boomer on that 2nd gen, Hardly wannabe with my antique.
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    I wish it did not irritate me as much as it does to see some of the Venture parts prices that are outragous. I don't know what the cost is on ebay to list something and it not sell, but when some of these guys list a bunch of stuff together, I notice that much of does not get a single bid. RandyA
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    On some of the posts, the pictures are about the width of the page. I have put my pictures in the smaller format to get them to load, but I like the larger pictures a lot better. They are easier to see and not having to click on them to get them to load would be a plus. Is there any downside to having bigger pictures posted as far as memory or bandwidth usage? What size are these larger pictures in pixals? RandyA
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