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  1. Freebird
    I'll be honest. That was so long ago that I really don't remember now. I just know that I had it opposite of the way it should have been. I'm really sorry that I don't remember. I should have taken pictures.
  2. Freebird
    LOL....it's in the first post of this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17406
  3. Freebird
    The Hub is a motorcycle resort. It's also the location of the VentureRider International Rally in 2009. Here is a link to it. http://www.hubinfo.com/
  4. Freebird
    I'm really sorry to hear about the accident. I always hate hearing about one of our own going down. As for the parts, that may be a tough one. Chances of finding a crashed '07 in that color without that part being damage will be tough. I know that Pinwall is parting out a blue '07 right now. He doesn't have that particular part listed in his Ebay store so odds are, it was damaged but it wouldn't hurt to give him a call. Here is the number. (330)879-9910 Tell him that Don Nelson from VentureRider sent you. That way he may raise the price.
  5. Freebird
    About time you posted a picture of that thing. I love those old BSAs. Sure would love to have one to play with. Someday maybe.
  6. Freebird
    I agree. I think the Wing would be the clear winner.
  7. Freebird
    Well, it's not their first dealings with an Italian company. I've owned two Harley Sprints, both Italian made by Aermacchi. I don't know if Harley owned any part of that company or just subcontracted the small bikes to them.
  8. Freebird
    It's pretty normal. It usually indicates that at some time or another, there was too much oil put in during an oil change. If you fill it to the top mark of the site glass with the bike sitting level, that will ofte happen. About half way in the site glass is what you want.
  9. Freebird
    I was going to say the same thing that Steve did. If you don't have headsets hooked up, make sure it's not on HS.
  10. Freebird
    Yes, PayPal payment was good. Thanks.
  11. Freebird
    This is the one that I use also.
  12. Freebird
    I'm sorry but I would not use it. I think if you look on the bottle, you will see something that says "Energy Conserving" or something like that. That will be that it has friction modifiers and will likely cause your clutch to start slipping.
  13. Freebird
    OK folks, I just ordered another 100 Guardian Bells. First come, First served. The cost to me went up just a bit due to the huge increase in raw metal prices but I can still hold the price the same as before. Please see this thread for pictures and ordering info. They are supposed to be shipped to me on Wednesday and I'll get them out to you as soon as I receive them. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17406
  14. Freebird
    OK folks...I've started a Poll to find out how much interest there is and to get an idea of how many I should order. Look in the Polls topic area.
  15. Freebird
    Folks, it's not for me. Michael said that he isn't real savvy about posting so I posted it for him. Here is a link to his profile, please contact him if you can help. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?u=2640
  16. Freebird
    OK folks, I got an email from one of our members Michael F. Kerr. Michael lives in San Diego and is having a problem with is '83. Here is the message. His user name here is Michael F. Kerr so you can PM him at that name. My faithful "Black Beauty" is showing her age. She's an '83 gen 1. I've been plagued by an oil leak I finally traced to a leaking cam cover gasket. This was surprising, as the engine was just re-built a while back, and the cam cover seals were new. Long story short: As you know, each of the eight cam shaft hold down caps has a cast in, threaded, boss where the cover bolt threads in. On one cap, this boss is broken off, don't know why, although the aluminum isn't the best looking I've ever seen. A poor casting combined with age, I suspect. Another is stripped. I suspect it "popped" just as I let up on the torque wrench, and I missed it. Or maybe it was marginal, and heat expansion did the deed. So my question is: are you or any of the other riders aware of a Gen 1 engine being retired and "pieced out"? I looked at the online parts manual, and they, the caps, don't seem to appear as a seperate part...probably because the cam bore would have been line bored at the factory with the caps in place when the engine was built. So maybe someone knows of some laying around? If I can find a few I can get them sized here, and I've found very good steel inserts to re-thread all the existing 6mm holes.
  17. Freebird
    Folks, I will order another supply of bells as soon as there is enough interest expressed. I need to order at LEAST 40 at a time though.
  18. Freebird
    Somebody posted this at Touring Hogs and I thought I would put it out here also. I hadn't heard anything about Harley releasing a new factory trike but that's exactly what they have done. I think it's a very smart move. Even available with an optional reverse. I'm really surprised that Honda, Yamaha and other major manufacturers haven't done this also. http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_News/triglide_pr_popup.jsp?locale=en_US
  19. Freebird
    I have also, just now, removed it from "Today's Posts" and etc.
  20. Freebird
    Sorry about that. I realize now that they were showing up on the home page. I should have had them turned off from displaying on the home page and have now done so. We had the same thing for the planners of the Kitchener rally.
  21. Freebird
    The only private threads here are for the planning committee of the International Rally. It is very hard for those members to keep up with all the private message, emails, etc. over the period of a year. Having a private area for the planners makes it much easier for them. I assume that is what you are talking about?
  22. Freebird
    "a lot on the go"...yea...let's go with that.
  23. Freebird
    Yea, when I upgraded the software the other day I forgot to add it. Sorry about that, it's back now.
  24. Freebird
    One of our members suggested that I create a new area for all the '09 International Rally talk. It's a long ways of and they seem to get lost and hard to find after a few days. I have created a new topic area under Rides and Rallies called International Rally and the current discussions have been moved to that area. Thanks.
  25. Freebird

    seats

    Freebird replied to bird34man's topic in Bike Accessories

    That may be correct for the Royal Star but not for the Venture. I have the Corbin dual touring seat on my RSV and I love it. It does not raise you up though. It does allow you to sit back a bit further but actually lowers you a bit.
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