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  1. Venturous Randy
    As of today, with a good ride of 430 miles on the bike just today, I have put a total of about 103,000 on it in 13 years. I have had Elite II's, Metzler 880's, Avon Venoms and now back to Elite III's. The biggest change by far was going to the Avons. The bike felt very nimble and many pounds lighter. The problem was any speed from 70 mph up got more squirlier and by 90 mph it was a big tail wag. Going back to the Elite III's has made riding the bike much more comfortable. It does not feel as nimble as with the Avons, but it sure is a lot more stable. RandyA
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    I am looking at meeting Laura Sat evening over in Cleveland, Tn on her way back from Gulf Shores/Birmingham, AL. I am thinking about leaving early in the morning(before 5am) and swinging thru Vogal for a visit. As part of this, I am wondering if there will be the usual get together in Blairsville for breakfast. If so, I might try to time it to meet up there first. I would appreciate any feedback. RandyA
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    I normally mount my own tires and have the independent shop balance them, if I don't balance them spinning on axle. I recently put the new Elite III on the front and that is the hardest tire I have ever installed. It was very difficult getting on the rim and to pop. This is one I was telling myself that I should have taken it to the shop. It cost $102 to my door. RandyA
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    There should not be any lip at all on the rotors. RandyA
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    When you consider the 92 is still about 17 years old, you are still looking at a pretty old bike. There are a lot of advantages of going to the 2nd gen for touring, such as the taller highway gears. The 92 still has the same gear ratios your 83 has and for touring, that's a bit low. And, if you get a real new 2nd gen, you can get the latest tape deck that Yamaha has designed and that is hard to beat. I think a lot of us 1st genners see the 2nd gen as a Harley Wannabe, but I guess in time, and it would take a lot of time for some of us, I guess we would get used to it. RandyA
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    Thanks for checking in with us Gerald. Laura is in Gulf Shores, AL and will be heading up thru Birmingham for a stop over with her sister tonight. In our phone conversation yesterday, she is saying she wants to go camping next weekend. Making plans for that will just about assure we will be have a wet weekend. RandyA
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    Looks very good Rooster. Ya done good on the color choice. I know that when I painted my bike, I had a very difficult time picking the color and the particular tint of that color. I had no idea how many variations of purple there were. I will have to take a ride across the ridge and see how it looks in person. RandyA
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    OK, what does "new, (non current)" mean? I have seen that stated before. RandyA
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    Well, I am not going to post that I opened it. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    There is no connection between the front and rear reservoir. Completely seperate systems. The 1st gens have the rear caliper and left front caliper linked together and the right front caliper is only hooked to the hand brake lever reservoir. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    The best thing about this is the safety equipment worked because they were using it. It breaks my heart on how many people we have had around here getting thrown from a vehicle because they just did not put their seatbelt on. I went for a ride yesterday and encountered two different vehicles that were obviously moving around too much and not maintaining constant speed. Both were women obviously text messaging. That got me to also looking at others and seeing a lot of them not wearing seat belts. One of the problems of young drivers is they may understand the laws of the road, but they don't seem to understand the laws of physics, like traction and friction. I hate to hear they were in a crash, but real glad they were not hurt more than they were. On this ride, about two miles from my house, I was in the left lane of a five lane and a woman decided to pass a truck and turned right into me. Fortunately she used her signal and I barely caught it before she started over as I was almost at her rear bumper. She came over about a foot over the line just as I hit my airhorns. She decided she did not need to get around the truck as she never did pass it. RandyA
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    I hope your testimony will encourage others to carry an 8mm wrench with them. I am not sure if it was my post you saw, but I did try to hammer that home a while back. What was so frustrating was to read about guys working on their brakes at home and then taking off for a ride and then having the brakes lock up when they got too hot and had too much fluid in them, and not having a wrench with them. I am glad it worked out for you and you did not get hurt in the process. I also agree with Squidley about cleaning out the brake system and putting in some good dot 4 fluid. Thanks for posting and hopefully it will help others. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Pull the airbox and disconnect the black/white wire from the 6 pin connector. To do this, pull the connector, use a knife blade on the backside of the terminal to push the latch loose. Pull the wire out and plug the connector back up. Put the airbor back on and start the bike. This bypasses all the safety switches and will let you know if one of them may be causing a problem. RandyA
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    On the 8 pin, which six wires do you have? With the switch on, you should have 12 volts on the red/white wire. On the 6 pin, check continuity on the black/white wire. There should no reading. If you have continuity, one of the safety switches is closed. Then unplug the connector and put a knife blade on the backside of the terminal on the B/W wire to release the latch and the terminal will pull out. Then plug the connector back up and try starting the bike. Another thing to check is to take the headlight out and up under the dash you will see a box held in place by a rubber strap. This is your tilt-over switch. Make sure it is held securely in the rubber stap. If it is hanging down, you have found your problem. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    Did you paint it Tennessee Vols orange? RandyA
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    David, I assume you are talking about the elbow at the waterpump. What I did was after I pulled the engine guard away from the elbow, I took the guard off and ground the sharp edge off that contacts the elbow. If you will take a good look at it and maybe mark it with a marker, you can give yourself at least a 1/4 inch more clearance before it contacts the elbow. And, without the sharp edge, even if it touched the elbow, it may not hurt it. I did this years ago and so far, even with a hard knock over, I have not damaged the elbow. RandyA
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    It sounds like you had a problem before and still have a problem. Maybe a little bit different of a problem, but still a problem. What you may have to consider is your problem did not get fixed, and you need to figure out what to do next. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    We used to have a Masda 626 and it was a good car. I liked the osillating center vent. Did your's have that? RandyA
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    You don't get much more basic on a carb than in the needle valve operation. I would be going back to the Honda shop and tell them to fix it or give me my money back. I have never seen a float that is not adjustable. I have never heard of a new needle valve having to be polished. He needs to grow some and go back to the Honda shop. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Actually, it gives us both. There are religions I do not want to be part of and our constitution gives me the right not to have to be part of that or any other religion. I think the easiest thing to do in this case is for the Government to turn over that piece of property to an organization like the VFW and it is not an issue any more. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    I saw this video a long time ago and I hope the guy did not get hurt, but it did make me laugh some. Not only for what the Harley rider did, but what was pretty obvious to me on the guy saying "We are going to get our a$$ whipped" from what I guess you would say is the "alternate lifestyle". RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    The thing that the American Civil Liberties Union does not understand is that if were not for the veterans, there would not be a ACLU, because a dictator would not allow it to exist. This is also government land near me and my father is there and I will be there when I die. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Very sad day. Like all of you, I was looking for a positive update on his condition. Our prayers are with his family and friends. Randy & Laura
  24. Venturous Randy
    My only time in Texas was Basic Training in the USAF. I did go to the Alamo and when I walked in, on the wall was a picture of Davey Crockett's birthplace, which was only a few miles from my home. Boy, that made me homesick. Talking about distance, I live in north east Tennessee and I am closer to Canada than Memphis. RandyA
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    Actually, most of these old Ventures have a lot more slack than we want. It does sound like you are binding up somewhere on yours. RandyA
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