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  1. Venturous Randy
    Could it be the Reserve Light Unit? I forget what it is, but there is some kind of warning to let you know your RSU is not working. It may be that the high beam indicator quits working. Hey Steve, I opened up the clutch slave I got from you and it also had the square rubber insert that covers the hole where the bleeder it. KEWL!!! RandyA
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    I got mine from the superstore.com for $102 with free shipping, but I checked yesterday and they were up to $116. I do like the tire. Hey thom, how are you going to know if the tire feels good down in Texas, you ain't got no curves like we got up here? Oh, I remember, you don't like curves. RandyA
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    One thing that has been sugested to bicyclists is to lay your bike down on the road near the strips to trip the light. I guess we could do that with our Ventures. Then when enough people stop to help you get the bike picked back up, maybe it will trip the light. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    Are you refering to the collector under the engine, or one of the side mufflers under the side bags? RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    Sounds like a ground problem to me. See which wire is ground and make sure it is good. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    Thanks for sharing that Nick. But..but..my 26 year old Venture is not THAT outdated, is it? RandyA
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    I have not taken the time to go find my manual and read it, but just from what I am reading here, I am seeing things that do not make sense. First of all, if you are reading valve clearance at Top Dead Center TDC between the compression stroke and power stroke, you are going to be on the back side of the cam on those lifters. The reduction of the valve clearance is not caused by the shim getting thicker due to sludge or anything, but from the valve face hammering into the valve seat and wear in that area. The more it wears at the valve seat, the less clearance you have at the shim. Now what is the reason for clearance in the first place? There needs to be enough clearance to allow the valve to close completely when "off" the lobe and there should not be excessive clearance to allow the shim to rattle. If too much clearance, you will hear the valve "ticking". The specified clearance takes these two things into consideration along with the various heat ranges that everything will be operating in. Therefore, if you set your valve clearance to be checked in any of the area where that valve is completely off the lobe, you should be just fine. And, when you check the clearances with the engine cold, that specification takes into consideration any heat changes. I have checked a few valve clearance in my day, from several different bikes to soild lifter high performance cams in small block Chevys and the off lobe clearance is what is always used. The only time any loading was used was when duration and cam timing was taken into consideration and that is usually at the .050 lift point at the beginning and ending of the lift area. So I say checking the clearance anywhere on the off lobe will be fine. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Great article and two more suggestions. This is a great time to remove and grease the speedometer. When ever you put the dash back in and plug up the big receptical to the back of the CMS, use a plastic wire tie to pull the wiring harness up slightly to take the "pull" off the connection. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    If you have an auto supply place that sells stuff for farm tractors, you can get a wire set cheap that works real good. Just make sure you replace the caps as they have a resistor in them that gets corroded. Also, make sure you have your petcock back open as you will be running out of gas. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    When I went from the Avon to the Elite III the other day on the front, the Elite III was about an inch taller. It is the 90 series. RandyA
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    I think it was well worth watching and agreed with it all. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    It is not just that one week. When bringing your bike to MB seems to be discouraged at anytime, motorcyclists go elsewhere. They may not even want to go there in the cage with the family. That is when they would normally do a little shoping while the family is in the water. The biggest problem is not the half drunk Harley guys with loud pipes, it is the "second" bike week that causes the majority of the problems. Do a little research and you will understand. We went down to Hilton Head SC last year and that is another place that is not M/C friendly. Many of the places you could not go into on a bike. That was my last trip there. RandyA
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    http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com Try this out. I just got an Elite III for my 1st gen less than anywhere else that I could find. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    What is the serial number on the 85? If it is above 1413, it should have the upgraded stuff in it. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    I bought my 83 Venture 13 years ago this month with 23,000 miles on the odometer. I have put an additional 98,000 miles on in since for a total of 121,000 miles. It has been a great bike for me and I enjoy it immensly. How about you on your bike? RandyA
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    You may have a problem with the proportioning valve not working correctly. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    Got a stiff neck yet? RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Hey Dan, I know there is a difference from 86 up on the Venture, compared to an 85 , but not sure if 85 Vmax is different in mounting from an 85 Venture. I have considered picking up an 86 up swingarm sometime off ebay, as there is normally not a high demand to later on pick up a Vmax rearend. RandyA
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    Wjat ever it was. it is removed. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    Even our leader dropped his bike at Vogal. I believe it was Vogal I and as we were riding back from Helen, we pulled over at an overlook and some riders that were in front of us did a u-turn. When one of them came back to the overlook and was making a loop, he was going too slow and the bike started to come over. Freebird jumps off his bike and tries to help the other guy and had not put his bike in gear. Yep, the down hill slope got him. RandyA
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    This reminded me of when I was about 14 on my 125 Ducati Bronco. I was showing off in front of my neighbors house to a girl that lived there and a visiting friend. I decided to pop a wheelie and on that heavy bike, you had to rev it up a bit. Just as I let off the clutch and it started going up, my left hand came off the grip. It started leaning left and I could not get it back down quick enough. I was only a few feet from the edge of thier yard and when I came down I PLOWED into their mother's flower bed. As the dust and flower petals were setteling down, her mother came running out and all she seemed to be concerned about was whether I was hurt or not. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    This is a biggy on belts making noise, especially if they are properly tensioned and still making noise. It does not take much of an alignment problem to make noise. You should not put anything on your belts, especially WD-40. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I use the VA as my primary care. When I went back to the VA in 2001, I was between jobs and fell below the means max. Therefore, I qualified for zero amount copays. Later on, I exceeded the max and now pay the copays for visits and prescriptions. Now that I have company based insurance, the VA bills my insurance, just like any medical group. The difference is, if my insurance does not pay it all, the VA accepts what it pays. One down side to this is the VA does not write prescriptions for outside phamacies and are somewhat limited it the drugs available and sometimes my copay is double what I could have gotten it for at Walmart without my insurance being used. Now, I have no military related disabilities. I also live within three miles of a wonderful VA center that is also joined up with a close by Medical University. As far as a excessive income, it is my understanding that if you want to skip the means test to see if you are entitled to zero deductables, you do not even have to state your income or aquired wealth. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Old enough? I am 58 and have a great grand daughter. So, that mekes me not just a grand dad, but a GREAT grand dad!!!! I just knew that someday I would be great at something. RandyA +
  25. Venturous Randy
    I agree with Steve on the CMS being the usual culprit on light problems. The only reservation I have on this situation is loseing both the high and low beam at the same time. Granted, I have lost both the low and high beams relating to the CMS, but not at the same time. RandyA
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