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Fixed Fuel Gauge Reading Problem
skydoc_17 replied to DRAGIN TAIL's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
As a matter of fact, When ever I am working on my 87' VR and I have to work on something electrical, I ALWAYS ask myself..."Self, what would George S do!!!" Most Respectfully, Earl -
Boy Larry, As soon as I get outta' the hospital... Igotta' bone to pick with you!!!! Jean was reading over my sholder when she read your post about buying your wife.........and thats when the fight started....... I'll be on solid foods soon! (just kidding) She is still a nice bike. Earl and Jean
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Hi rick, Sorry to hear about your bike but glad to hear that you and your wife are O.K. Rest up and you will soon be riding again, my friend! Best wishes, Earl and Jean
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Throttle Cable Replacement
skydoc_17 replied to a topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Hi Brad, Sorry to hear about your lost throttle part. If you send me a drawing of what you need, I can make that part for you, no charge! Earl. -
It's all hearsay without any pics. Earl and Jean
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Hi Dave, A very nice ad I must say! Great Pics! I'll never forget that day you came over to my house and I took a double-take...I thought I left my scoot outside overnight!!! :doh:Good luck on your ebay ad and I hope you enjoy your new scoot! Best Wishes, Earl and Jean
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Or poke yourself in the left eye with a pencil!
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Hi Larry, Nice bike, What would you be asking for her? Earl and jean
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Hey John, Congrats on the new job! You are very lucky to have family in the town where you will be working. I recently left Lockheed-Martin after 20+ years for a job a lot closer to home as well. I was traveling 45 miles each way. The work is harder, the hours are longer, by I am saving a ton on gas! I wish you all the best on your new job!! Best Wishes, Earl and Jean
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Hi Andrew, Both Jean and I are glad to hear that you were not to badly beat up during your accident. I can't believe that Yamaha has not addressed the rear brake lock-up problem with the second gens. I know all to well that sick feeling in the pit of your gut every time you look at your scoot, Rest and heal and as time and funds permit, replace or repair the damaged parts and soon all will be well again. Prayers sent for a speedy recovery, Earl and Jean
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Hi Fozzy, Well, it's funny you should ask about that! I pryed the reflector loose very carefully with a butter knife (boy was Jean mad!) the LED light bar I put in there has really small wires, I think 18 gage. I drilled 1 3/16 inch hole and was able to power the running light LED bar and the brake light LED bar thru the one hole. Both light strips mounted with double sticky tape and there are no sockets to mount as used with the regular 194 bulbs that are in behind the rear turn signal lenses for example. I used clear silicone sealer to hold the reflector in place. When I was done, the install looked pretty clean. Hope this answeres your question, Earl Padavej, Glad to see a gent from Va. rooting for someone other than the "Deadskins" nice scoot by the way! Earl
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Hi Scott,
Sorry it took so long to answer you, I work second shift. with over 73,000 miles on my 87' VR I have never heard a loud whine on the decel. The First Gens. do have a lot more tranny noise than my 1100 Honda V65 Magna. When you had it on the center stand was the noise comming from the back of the engine, tranny area or was it comming from the drive shaft, rear end area? Off the top of my head, If the noise is in the tranny area, try an oil and filter change. If the noise is in the rear end area, then drain and refill the rear end lube. There is also another problem area in the rear and that is the splines that are on the end of the drive shaft that mate to the rear Ring Gear. That is a much bigger job and requires removing the rear wheel and seperating the drive shaft from the rear end to grease the splines. I usually do this when I replace the rear tire. I have never had the dry spline problem myself, but most say it is a noisy affair that leads to damage to the DS splines and rear Ring Gear. Not hearing the noise myself, It is hard to say if what you are describing is "normal noise" or something worse. If it has been a while or the bike is pretty new to you, you may want to take care of the Items listed above and see if there is some improvment. Or we could meet up somewhere, switch bikes and see if the noise is the same on mine. Keep me posted on what you would like to do and I will help any way I can.
Ride safe,
Earl
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THESE PICTURES SHOW HOW I UPGRADED MY LIGHTS TO LED'S. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY BY ADDING 4 LOAD RESISTORS. I ALSO ADDED A "BLUE DOT" TAIL LIGHT LENS.
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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From the album: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE!
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Hi All, As I posted earlier, I work night shift and as I was comming home from work I was almost rearended by a Ford F250 while I waited for a light to change. It got me to thinking how could I make myself more visible for other drivers. I started to work changing all of my lighting to LED's. I also added some more lights. Because of the electronic flashers the first gens. have, I had to add Load Resistors to the 4 turn signal lights to get them to flash properly. I changed all of the 1157, 1156, and 194 bulbs to LED's and added 2 LED light bars to the rear as well as a blue dot tail light lens. the Load Resistors get really hot so I mounted them on metal brackets to isolate them from the plastic of the bike. I have enclosed pics of the upgrade, If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask. Ride Safe and Bee Seen, Earl and Jean.
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Just got my new bbq grill home, wadda' think!?!? Bbq safe, earl and jean