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  1. Venturous Randy
    As long as they're the same ratio as what? It will be about 10% lower than the rear end in your Venture. Are you saying the same ratio as the FJR1300? RandyA
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    Condor, your thinking backwards again. By putting in a thinner washer, you are extending the needle out more with it sticking into the jet more. The washer goes under the clip and spring. I bought three bags of washers at Lowe's for $.80 cents each and I bet I paid for them yesterday with the savings in ga$. Plus, the bike ran better for me. RandyA
  3. Venturous Randy
    Just take the dash out and remove the speedometer and look inside and see what is not working. It is pretty easy to pull the dash out and look at it. I would go thru the steps but it has been noted several times on how to take the speedometer out. You may just need to do a search. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    Like several on here lately, I replaced my diaphragms and even though the bike ran stronger under wide open throttle, my low rpm torque seemed to go down some and my gas mileage seemed to drop a little also. I was getting around 38 to 41 with the old diaphragms and the next two fillups after the new diaphragms were about 37-38 and that was 1-up. Yesterday I replaced the .123 thick washer on the needle with three #4 washers that came to about .093 and made a 250 mile ride today, 2-up. Before at about 140-150 miles, the red light was blinking on fuel. Today at 150 miles I still had two bars left. I should have filled up at that point, but I then did a twelve mile pull up the mountain from Morganton, NC to the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped and filled it up. At the top of the mountain I had 162 miles on it and had just dropped to one bar. When I filled up and put all I could get in it, it only took 3.6 gallons, so that works out to 45 miles per gallon. And, not only did my MPG's go up over ten percent, but now I feel I have the low rpm torque back. So, if you have not considered making the change on the needle valve adjustment, I am strongly suggesting that you do it. It only took me a few minutes to do it, but I don't run the lower fairings anymore and all I had to take off is my bikini side panels. Even taking all the lower fairings off, it is not a big deal and well worth the effort. RandyA
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    Yep Thom, I know what it is like trying to do a rebirth after getting backed over. I still need to get my paint work done. Your bike is looking real good and are you going to be able to come to Vogal? RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    How much air are you running in the shocks? RandyA
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    I have to agree with Randy, stopping for a few minutes can make a big difference. There have been times I have stopped for gas and have had to insist that Laura get off the bike. First, because I do not like her on the bike when fueling and second because she needs to change from sitting. She is especially bad for this when she is tired. RandyA
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    I have no idea where it came from, but I had a bolt that had the right shoulder size, but the threaded area was a bit longer and had a larger head. It tightens down just perfect and also allows me to put a nut on the other side. I bought a side stand bolt from Yamaha, but never put it in. I am not sure where it is now, but I used to keep it in my toolbag. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    While out today, I encountered a fairly new 911 type convertible Porsche moving thru some traffic in front of me on the split four lane. He went around some slow traffic coming out of a red light and nailed it a bit. I followed him with him having a run on me for a couple of seconds and then we quit accelerating at about 65 in a 55mph speed limit. I ended up pairing off with him at the next light, about 3/4 a mile later, and was curious as to what he would do. As we sat waiting for the light to change, I did a quick 360º view so see what was around. When the light changed, we both nailed it. From zero to 70mph we stayed exactly side by side, even through my shift from 1st to 2nd. At 70mph, with me topping out in 2nd at 8,000 rpm's, we both decided that was as fast as we wanted to go and slowed back down to about 60mph. I looked over at him and he gave me a big smile and a thumbs up. I have done a few red light runs over the years and may make a run up to maybe a little over the speed limit, but I just don't do the runs much over the speed limit now, getting too old. I really wanted to tell him that he was just matched by a 26 year old bike with 123,000 miles on it, and the guy riding it was a Great Grand Father, but I didn't. That was the strongest stock looking street car I have paired off with in a long time. I did not look to see if it was a turbo, but it was quick. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    First of all, count yourself lucky that the stand bolt has not broken and left you riding around without a side stand. It is no fun and I know. I also let my side stand get loose several years ago and encountered the broken bolt problem. I replaced the bolt and bent the split part of the stand back in place and have never had a problem. I routinely step on the foot peg while on the sidestand and throw my leg across, so you can see, I really trust the side stand. Because of this past problem, I routinely take my toe and see how much play there is moving the side stand up and down. I try to keep it tight to the point there is almost a drag when putting the stand up or down. If you let it get loose, it will come back to haunt you. I believe if you bend it back in place and keep it snug to the point of almost dragging, you will be fine. They also show up occasionally on ebay and there doesn't appear to be a big demand. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    My carbs are like this, they have the locating pin and a raised area opposite the pin. I have two sets of 83 carbs and none of the needles have the adjustment slots. As noted above, the spacer is about .123 including the raised area. I picked up a set of #4 washers(not 4mm washers) at Lowes and when I checked the thickness, it was about .033 each. But, if you stacked them with the burr side going in the same direction, three stacked up to about .090. I first tried two washers and the bike did not like that and it would have been a change of about .063. It did not want to idle at all and the off idle response was bad. Two washers was a change of about .033 and so far I am happy with the way the bike is running. It may even picked up a little more bottom torque that I lost with the new diaphragms. I am going to leave it like this and see if it helps. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    It is the slop in the gears due to the worn thrust washer allowing the sides of the gears to touch when leaning over. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    I live about an hour from the BRP at Little Switzerland and my favorite part for the fantastic vista's is the area from Cherokee to Asheville. It is also the highest part of the parkway. I also enjoy the Cherokee area and 441 toward Gatlinburg. There is an area from Asheville up to Mt Mitchell that has been closed for a while and I am not sure of the opening date. You can check online and mini muffin has some good links memorized. As far as speed limits, the vast majority is 45mph with an occasional drop to 25 or 35, but it usually is not for long. Actually, 45mph is a good mph for the ride. As far as the closed area above Asheville, I suggest getting off on 70 North and going to Marion, NC via Black Mountain and get on 80 in west Marion. This will bring you out about 16 miles from Mt Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi at 6,684 ft elevation. Just don't go up there if it is raining or foggy, or you will not be able to see your hands when you stretch them out. And, sometimes you can get above the fog and that is really neat. There are also some good places to stay around Little Switzerland that are very motorcycle friendly. The real trick to enjoying the BRP is to take your time and visit some of the things along the way. There are some beautiful waterfalls and trails and some good color in the fall, but be very careful of the cagers rubber necking and looking at everything but you. There are a lot of places to eat, especially if you get a little off the beaten path. To me, I think of the BRP as my "Magic Carpet Ride". RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    Tim, I would say you are correct. Actually, I wish I had spent a little more, as at that time I did not have access to this amount of knowledge and the local Yamaha shop was totally clueless about this, so I did the undercut on the gears, flipped the thrust washers over, straightened the forks and put it back together. After 60,000 miles I was beginning to get a rattle when the bike was sitting on the sidestand. By this time I had picked up an 86 engine that had sat out in the weather with no carbs, but the gears were fine and I switched everything over. It has done great ever since. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    Wow, when I did mine about 10 years ago, I spent $28. That was for gaskets and oil. I put 60,000 more miles on it after I did it with no jumping in 2nd. And, this was with running it pretty hard thru 2nd and also pulling a 450 lb camper thru the mountains. RandyA
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    Venturous Randy replied to mraf's topic in Watering Hole

    I better keep my thoughts to myself. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    The best fix I found was a wire kit for a farm tractor that was copper wire that you cut each one to length. I then stopped by the bike shop and bought four spark plug caps and I think I have about $30 in everything. I used the plastic wire covers that came off the bike wires, but you can get that stuff at a auto parts store cheap too. RandyA
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    PETA People for the Eating of Tasty Animals RandyA Speaking of peta, did anyone see where there was expressed concern that our president killed the fly? Peta said it should have been trapped unhurt and released out side.
  20. Venturous Randy
    You must be having good karma Skid, I wish I could be there. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    That's interesting Gregg, I thought there was a feed hole that circulated oil thrown off the ring gear up to the shaft coupling area, which would provide a constant feed. Where did oil come from when you turned the nose down? Could that hole be obstructed? I say this because the early Ventures had a serious problem with dry couplings on the driveshaft and I thought Yamaha fixed it. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    You got me thinking now. I may have to go back out to the parking lot and check if it changes the lean angle one way or the other. I do think that by spreading out the triangle of the contact points that the bike should be more stable when you turn the forks to the right, as long as you don't make it too vertical. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I have similar pegs and I did not have a problem with them moving on the bar, but swinging outward. I ended up playing around with a couple of different washers so it clamped tight on the bar, but also tightened up so much it would not rotate outward. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Well, a few minutes ago I was sitting here at work so sleepy I was about to fall out of my chair, so I thought I would check on you guys. Thanks squeeze for waking me up, I needed that. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    When I turn my forks to the right, the bike not only is less vertical, but the contact points of the triangle are spread out more, making the bike even more stable. Would you want to lock the forks turned to the left instead? RandyA
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