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  1. Venturous Randy
    Thanks for posting this article. I was evidently posting one at the same time, but a little different. I also joined their site and posted a note and a picture of my 83. We also need to have a link to our web site noted on theirs. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    This is a link to an interesting article and pictures about taking $1000 bikes on a 1000 mile ride. The author chose to take his 83 Venture. There are some very nice pictures available. Enjoy, RandyA http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1751
  3. Venturous Randy
    As Fred said, you can do it and it is a big improvement over the 83/85 unit. I did it to my 83 and have been very pleased with the improvement. RandyA Note this post I did earlier even though the ebay parts are gone. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17820
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    Hey thom, say you had a orange o-ring problem? Was it pushed out or was it broken? Mine was broken. Hate to hear about your head gasket problem. If you do have a head problem, let me know as I have a spare off an 86 engine. RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    Well, thom, I figure if it is real real slow, you might have a chance at beating it!!! RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    I had gone the Silverstar bulb route and then the PIAA bulb, but the best was the upgrade. I am still looking at doing a parallel wire with solenoid. I know there is a significant voltage drop thru the CMS, which can be a problem with enough voltage pull to cause cold soldier joints. I have been wondering what I am going to do for a winter project and this will give me something to work on. RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    In the 12 years I have had my 83 Venture, I have tried several things to improve the headlight situation. The best thing I did was to upgrade to the headlight assembly from an 86 up. It is a big improvement. On ebay right not there is a 90 1st gen being parted that has good starting bid prices on these parts. For someone wanting to do a headlight upgrade, this might be a good oportunity to pick up all the parts needed. I am going to post the link to the headlight bucket and I hope I am not stepping on someone's toes by posting this, but this is the 1st time in a while I have seen these parts available. You will need the; headlight bucket adjustment assy headlight ring upper frame that holds the dash left side frame that mounts the adjustment assy bottom strip the connects the upper fairings that the headlight bucket sits in. If you could do a little welding and have a late 1st gen to go by, you could modify the frames off the 83/85 to accept the headlight mounts and the adjustment assy. RandyA http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230204705320&rd=1
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    If you would like to do a patch on the diaphragms before you decide to do the big purchase, there are several options available. I have had good results out of a product called "Liquid Tape", that you can get at about any hardware store or even Wal Mart. The trick on using this is in the preparation. You will need to get both sides of the diaphragm real clean, like with brake parts cleaner and alcohol. Take something that comes to a point, like a scribe and put the Liquid Tape on both sides. The next step is to let this stuff dry real good before reassembling. This is the trick to having it not break down with the gas fumes. Laying out in the sun for a while works good. I have tried several different things like silicon and Yamabond, but this stuff is the only thing I found that stays plyable and stays on. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    We have had a couple of different video games over the last few years, but this Christmas the 16 year old grandson got an X-Box 360. I have never gotten into these things much, but I am amazed at the graphics on this thing. The amount of detail is phenominal. We have been racing the different cars on the different tracks and it is almost like being in the drivers seat. One of the cars is a late 60's Shelby Mustang and the sound is just like the Mustang in the movie Bullet. I could not have imagined how life like this could be, especially when I remember the first interactive video game we played at home was "pong" or something like that. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Actually the tilt of the earth's axis starts on the first day of winter to start back toward the northern hemisphere. It will take several days until there is even a minute added to the day period, but this is still better than just saying that the first day of winter sucks. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    the days are now getting longer and longer. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    Lewis, from Laura and I, we wish you and Charlene and your family a Merry Christmas and a truely good and happy New Year. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    One suggestion Terry is to get ANOTHER set of plugs. 1st gens are very sensitive to spark plugs and once they are fouled, they never seem as good as new ones. I have had very good luck with Autolite's from Advance Auto and they are cheap. One other thing to consider is the sparkplug caps have a resistor in them that occasionally get corroded. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    For many of you this will not mean much, but for a few old hot rodders out there, it may. I have a 79 El Camino that was my dad's for many years before he died in August 2000. It had a 305 with a Quadrajet that ran ok but did not run very strong and seemed to use a lot of gas. My son needed an engine to go into his Chevy pickup, so he, my 16 year old grandson and I got the parts together to build my old 327 for the El Camino, so he could have the 305. We bored it .030 over, ordered a new cam that is the same as the old L-79 327/350 HP version. I had an Edlebrock Performer series aluminum intake and we put a 650 Holly double pumper on it. I also put full length tube headers on it. I even put the same aluminum Micky Thompson valve covers back on it that I put on 35 years ago, with a little polishing. After primeing the oiling system and getting some gas into the carburator, we cranked it up, open headers and all. It exploded to life, especially with it being inside a garage. Boy, does a cammed up small block Chevy with open headers sound good. This is the same basic engine I built and put in my 1964 Chevelle in 1972 when I was in the military. I rebuilt (basically re-ringed) it again in 1983 and put it in a 240Z Datsun. I put about 100,000 miles on the 327 in the 240Z. Now, all these years later it is back together and sounds real good. I can't wait to get the complete exhaust on it and be able to take it out and see how it runs. It may not get any better gas mileage, but I bet it runs a lot better. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    I think you have over filled the rear reservoir and when it gets warm it is causing the brakes to engage. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    And this is with the bike sitting on the center stand. I know you said you checked the diaphragms so you are saying you see no holes when you hold them up to a bright light? And as noted check the spark plug caps as they have a resistor in them that can get corroded and breakdown. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    The steering wheel is actually on the lawn tractor the camper is hooked to. This was the first time we put it up when we brought it home. You also may notice I painted the ABS tub a creame color later on. The cat thinks we got the camper for him as he always climbs up in it as soon as it is opened up. Here should be a better picture of the cat. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    I picked this one up a couple of years ago and we have had a great time with it and my 83 Venture pulls it fine. There are a lot of campgrounds along the Blue Ridge Parkway that are inexpensive and have hot showers. You may have to get a little off the BRP because most on the parkway are almost primitive camping. I payed about $150 bucks for it. We have a full size air mattress in it. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    For many years it was a big deal to go to one of the tree farms in the mountains and pick one out and cut it down. Then we started getting one from one of the tree yards and after one year when the wife brought one in that lost its needles before we could get all the decorations on it, she went out and bought a fake one. That last real one looked like a Charlie Brown tree when we finished with it. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    My dad joined the Navy at 16 years old. He had not been in long and was in Times Square when Pearl Harbor was bombed. He ended up in Guadal Canal as the war ended. I look at my 16 year old grandson, who is a pretty good boy and I just can not imagine him having to endure what my dad did at that age. I really regret that I did not have more talks with my dad about what he went thru. I do know that he was proud of me when I joined the military and ended up in South east Asia. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    I bet you can too. If you have a problem replacing a mirror on a 1st gen, you don't need a 1st gen. But, it was a good question. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Condor, I believe the pan can be pulled without pulling the engine. Both Rocket and 86er made good points on oil leaks. I ended up replacing both the seal behind the clutch master cylinder and the shifter seal where it goes into the engine. If you do decide to pull the pan, make sure you take a good look at the orange o-rings that are on the oil manifold plumbing. The tube that goes toward the oil filter housing has been known to be blown out or broken and this can have a big impact on oil pressure. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I feel very fortunate that I have had the privilege of being on this site for several years. I have learned a ton of technical stuff and have tried to contribute when I can. I work 2nd shift and it is a rare night when I get home from work and don't crank up this site, no matter how tired I am. Political correctness is about balance. Yes, we do need some political correctness out of just plain courtesy, and yes, we see it every day in our lives when it goes way over board. There is a fairly wide range that works well and we should all be able to stay in that range and still have a lot of fun. Speaking of fun, I have been able to get to know several members on here and have spent time with them and their families at times other than our events. I have been to all three Vogal get togethers and look at that as a time to set aside vacation days for and that is special to me. There are a lot on here that I care about and they also care about me and my family. Another point that was made by cowpuc is how some other sites are run. I have two Maximas and occasionally visit Maxima.org. There is a tremendous amount of technical infomation on that site, but talk about having to sort thru crap to get there. There is seldom a post where several don't try to flame someone else. And many times it is obvious they have little knowledge about what they are flaming someone else over. We are lucky folks to have Don and squidley and others that are simply very good folks and will truly do what they can to help and have fun. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    I know how you feel thom, I go in to a restaurant and ask for non smoking - non kids. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    I suspect there are a lot of 1st gens out there that are already "sleepers" and have surprised a few bikers. I know mine has. RandyA
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