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It makes perfect sense to me. I watched the entire 75 minutes and found it to be fascinating and I think that it is probably the truth.
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Sounds nice. I priced one a while back it is was crazy expensive, more than I would want to pay but I can see how handy it would be.
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Rear Spring
Freebird replied to Viperpash's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
There also is an after market replacement. Made by Works Performance. -
OK folks, there are two actually two new moderators that I wish to announce. One has been a moderator for a while but I don't know if I ever officially announced it or not. Eck was made a moderator back when he started the VentureRider Parts Exchange Program. That give him the ability to edit and maintain that forum area and also to help out with any moderation duties site wide. I truly respect his dedication and efforts and am very happy to have him as a moderator. Today I have added one other moderator. Please welcome V7Goose as our latest victim. Kent has actually been added as an Administrator. How does this differ from a moderator? It gives Kent access to the templates and etc. that are used on the site which is where much of the custom programming and etc. takes place. Kent has a background in programming and some server management experience so can hopefully help when I am having any issues with database errors, server configurations, etc. In addition to that, he is on the site a lot and is always willing to help with any technical issues regarding the motorcycles and has a good head on his shoulders if any actual moderation duties are necessary. I hope you will join me in welcoming both of these gentlemen to our team. This site takes very little moderation and there are often weeks at a time where we don't even communicate with each other. These guys are here more to help our members with any questions about the site than they are to actually moderate so please feel free to contact any of them should you have a question. For those who may not even know, our Admins and Moderators at VentureRider.org are: Admins Freebird V7Goose Moderators Squidley Black Owl Buddyrich Eck
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Lugging at acceleration
Freebird replied to jaho's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
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What did you lie about? I don't know of a larger Venture site. This one has more members and far more activity than any others that I know of. Don't mean to sound like I'm bragging, but it's just a fact as far as I can tell.
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I do not agree that anybody should stay away from the Michelin. I think they are a great tire. Squidley did crash after a rear tire blowout but it was determined that he ran over something that damage the tire. I am trying Avons this time so that I can compare the two but was very pleased with my last set of Michelin Commanders.
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You trouble maker. I HOPE this doesn't somehow get turned into a political debate. I DID go and sign it though.
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Hey..I have a carbtune. You are welcome to come by any time. Well...I should say any weekend as I'm often on the road during the week.
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Sounds like AT&T is going to adjust the price. Not the way you had hoped though. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365347,00.html
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Just ride up to my house one weekend and we do it. Only takes maybe 30 minutes or so.
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Help! Idle Mixture Screws And Caps !!!!!
Freebird replied to V4ME's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
I always just use a long/thin screwdriver and gently pry them sideways and they just pop off. On the RSV, the screws are phillips. -
See this thread. It has everything you will need to know. Very simple to do. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17675
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A couple of months ago I got a call from supposedly a collection agency. They claimed to be trying to collect money that I owed Verizon for my telephone service. I knew that I didn't owe any money and told the guy that I would contact Verizon to find out what was going on. He was very rude and told me that Verizon had sold the past due account to the collection agency and contacting them would do no good. He demanded that I give him a credit card number to settle the account NOW. I told him where to go of course but then did call Verizon and as I already knew, owed them nothing.
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need model number of J+M headset for 07RSV
Freebird replied to Brian D.'s topic in GPS, Audio, Electronics
There really is no specific model number for the Venture. There are MANY headsets out there that will work. Check out http://www.sierra_mc.com as they are great to deal with and have about as good of prices as you'll find anywhere. You can spend anywhere from $60.00 to well over $200.00. Which one is best depends upon how you use them. If primarily for communications, just go with the cheapest ones. If you really like your music, you need to do some more research. I've recently purchased and am so far sold on the Edsets and will be placing an order for a group purchase early next week. There is another thread on that. They will cost you closer to the $200.00 mark but if music sound quality is your main priority, I think they are the way to go. -
All in good fun my friend. Not NEARLY as bad as the first gen against second gen ragging. I don't think that there is anybody here who truly cares what kind of bike a person rides. I know that I don't. I ride the RSV because it happens to fit me best. I can tell you for a fact, if the Wing fit me better then that is what I would be riding. So...please just take it all in stride. Sure don't want you getting annoyed and leaving us. You are family, regardless of what you ride.
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I agree about the Metzler's. I used to run them on my Honda Shadow and later on my Harley FXRD and was very pleased with them. Something has changed though. The excuse they keep giving is that they are being run under inflated. Guess what? I don't care. If somebody screws up and runs them under inflated, they should wear out faster but should NOT come apart. Other tires don't. I won't be running them either. As for buying tires. I buy mine from SWMOTO. They offer good prices, free shipping if you buy a pair and fast shipping. You can spend hours searching and may be able to save a couple of bucks but it won't be much and they have been good to VentureRider having donated tires a couple of times to various projects that we have done for members. I bought new Avons for front and rear a few weeks ago. Price was right at $250.00 for the pair and that included delivery. I was happy enough with that price.
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Last months issue of Consumer Reports had a pretty good review of laptops. I was a bit surprised to see that though Apple had the highest customer support satisfaction, they also had the highest incident of repair.
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HEY..this is MY story and I reserve the right to slant it as I see fit.
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Thanks folks. I corrected my first post. Sorry about the typo.
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As some of you know, we are hoping to give away another Bushtec trailer as the grand price at our International Rally in Ontario. Have you bought your tickets yet? Whether or not we are able to give away the trailer will depend upon whether or not we sell enough tickets to purchase the trailer. We simply cannot lose money to do it. On the other hand, we are not trying to MAKE any money either, just breaking even will be fine. As they did last year, Bushtec is selling us the trailer at a DEEPLY discounted price so this is a great deal for us and will be for you too if you are the winner. So...if you have not purchased your raffle tickets and wish to do so, please don't wait until you get to the Rally. Tickets are $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00 and can be purchased via PayPal to reinyrooster@hotmail.com More information about the trailer (your choice of two models) and other rally information is available at http://www.venturerider.org/irally/
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I have never had to replace the bearings but they do need to be re-packed if never done. Yamaha is very stingy with the grease on these things, just as they are with the rear ends. You would have to completely remove the forks to change the bearings but you can get by with just dropping them about 3 or 4 inches if you just want to re-pack and torque them. In this case, you can remove the upper one to repack it and just repack the bottom one in place. You can get to it once you drop the fork about 3 inches.
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I'm really sorry we didn't have some time to just sit down and visit Carl. As for next year, forget the trailer and tools. What we REALLY need is for somebody to bring Harpoons. We'll get those pond monsters.
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Watch out there my friend...let me tell you the TRUTH...Maintenance day is on a Saturday right? But those first gens are so slow that one (from CANADA) didn't make it here until Sunday morning.