Paul Martin

Well I'm a bit late posting this as it occurred on this past April 19th, and on that day, I replaced the standard manual petcock with a vacuum operated petcock. Got tired of remembering to get up and go shut it off hours after parking the bike. But also on that same day I did something that some may consider controversial if not downright heretical - I removed the fuel pump from my 2nd gen 2001 RSV. I've only ridden 675 miles since then. With no issues. Many of those miles in the twisties of the Blairsville, GA area including hwy 129, as well as high speed interstate cruising. Gravity seems to work just fine! So if you're on the road and your fuel pump gives out, just re-route that fuel line directly from the petcock into the carb inlet and cruise on!

Funny you mention that. This past weekend the wife and I were at the VJMC gathering in Blairsville, GA. Long story short, I did drop the bike on its left side in a parking lot incident - barely moving - and the wife fell splat to the ground helmet slapped the asphalt. She just got a little scratch out of the deal thank the Lord - he was watching over her - no headache at all. Not a scratch on the bike that I could find...not even a reflector out of place - the guards did their job!

Thank you Mike!

Ok found some pics from the 2021 Vogel here - looks like fun. Still have the same questions tho! Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up?

Gentlemen, As a newcomer to this VentureRider.org group, I am curious to know what the heck is this Vogel thing? What events are planned? Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up? Any and all information is appreciated! PM

Good one Carl!

If you want to play with Linux, I've found one of the easiest to install and has similarity to Windows is Linux Mint. If your hardware is old, there's a 'light' version of Linux Mint. You can also try before you commit to it by creating a bootable Linux Mint USB using a Windows app called 'Rufus'. Yet another option - buy a new hard drive and use the bootable Linux Mint USB to install it to the new hard drive. Keep your Windows drive hooked up in the computer, and you will be able to browse the old drive.

Congrats CJ! Welcome to the World of Daddyhood! What a wonderful blessing in your lives. I'm sure you are going to be a great dad! That kid'll be on two wheels before you know it!

Hey Paul, Check out this post: I believe you do have to remove that coolant hose, and the plastic tray between the frame and valve cover that the wires and hoses hide in. Drain about a quart of coolant from the radiator before removing the hose. With that hose and tray out of the way, there's just enough clearance to lift and slide that valve cover out the left side. Also check out this post - lots of pics doing a valve adjust and general clean up under the tank.

Steve, I have a friend who recently moved from his 2nd Gen Venture to a Can Am for similar reasons to what you mention. I went riding with him a couple of weeks ago. Not knocking the Venture nor GW trikes, but from what he said and I observed, Can Am looks like it would be a good choice.

Buna N size 218 O ring I ordered a pack of like 50 for about $10 from WalMart. Should be available from Amazon/eBay.

Drew said: The camera DVR system I have automatically starts recording 24/7 and re-writes over old video once its full. What kind of DVR system do you have?

"It seems ok in 1st and 2nd, but begins to act up on acceleration into third." If you've messed with the tank vent tube and possibly gotten a kink in it. That symptom is exactly what was happening to me after I had everything apart and apparently got a kink in the tank vent tube. Not sure if that would have anything to do with those other symptoms. I temporarily bypassed the vent tube (put a short tube down the front to test) and it ran fine. Had the tank off again day before yesterday and cleaned up the routing for the real vent tube and it's all good now.

On my '82 Yamaha XV920 I never had to worry about the petcock unless I needed to flip onto reserve. Call me spoiled and lazy, but I went ahead and swapped out the manual petcock on my 2001 RSV for a vacuum operated (automatic shutoff) petcock. Hopefully the below link will work - the video shows the petcock working. 20250420_043309000_iOS.MOV Here's the ebay link to the petcock I put in: https://www.ebay.com/itm/404012437230

Wow! Still cold? How close are you to the pole? 😁