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    I would have given him 20 times what he paid!
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    I read a tech article on another forum about how the pilots are adjusted lean from the factory. (That sounds normal) It recommended turning all four out 1/4 turn. For those that have adjusted their pilots... does that sound about right? FYI, my Venture is an '07.
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    I just did the same thing today... made a bottle manometer and synced. Water worked just fine, too. FYI, for anyone that doesn't already know... the service manual definately has the wrong info on which screws adjust which carbs. I knew it but misread the correct info so it took me a bit longer than it should have. Here is a pic (if I did it right) of the tool I made.
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    1_2_ride_RSV, I live in Brandon and just got my '07 RSV a few weeks ago. I saw a Black cherry Venture turning into Home Depot over here a few days ago. You, maybe?
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    Well, changed oil (Amsoil 10w40) Saturday and made a 60 mile ride today. Wife mentioned how the clunk was gone. Synthetic comes through again!
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    When I was 14 (early 70's) I had a chance to buy a '52 Roadmaster for $400, and it was in running, clean condition. I wanted that tank SOOOO bad, but mom said no. I would love to street rod this one with a 5.9 Cummins. I know... but normal doesn't apply to me.
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    About six weeks ago I took a test ride on a 2006 RSTD that had about 6k miles on it. That same day I rode a Victory Vision and a Triumph Rocket III Touring. One thing that I noticed was how the shifting on the Victory and the Triumph felt like the H-D's I've had... a hard clunk in first and even going into the higher gears. The RSTD felt smoother, like my Road Star. I bought a 2007 Venture 2 weeks ago and the tranny feels more like the other bikes than the RSTD. In fact, my wife thought there was a problem with the bike because of the hard "clunks" every time I change gears. Is this normal for the Venture and not the RSTD or is it normal for both and I just happened to ride an odd one? I also posted this in another forum hoping to get enough replies to know if this is normal on this bike. Thanks!
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    Well, I guess I'm not going to be riding it much till I can find time to get the rear off the ground and check it out more. I took a quick look and it's either cupping or the "squares" are delaminating. The corners of some (or all) of the "squares" are higher than the rest of the tire. The more I read, the more I think the way to go on the rear is... a car tire.
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    I figured tires. The rear was installed 4000 miles ago (per the previous owner) and he had a new matching front that he have me so I'm sorta stuck with these (I'm cheap) unless there is a problem with them. I'll check closer for cupping on the rear. They are Metz 880's. I put Avon Venoms on my Roadie as soon as I got it and luv'em. As far as changing to Yami from H-D... The last few H-D's had been uncomfortable and underpowered plus everytime I rode my back and knee acted up within 30 miles so I had decided to stop riding. After about 3 years my wife made a comment about missing riding so I decided to get something similar but less expensive just to see if I might be able to ride again. The closest thing I found to what I was used to was a Yami Road Star. I now call it a "FatBoy done right". It handles and rides much better than any softtail I've had and no knee or back pain. The reason I got the Venture is because I wanted a bike I could change to my taste (MY bike, the Roadie) and one for us both (OUR bike,the Venture). FYI, I just noticed that we have the same Venture! 2007 Galaxy Blue/Raven
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    I guess this is my first real post since joining a few weeks ago. I finally found and bought an '07 Venture this past Sunday. I also have a Road Star that I know pretty well now since I luv to tinker. FYI, I'm coming from having nothing but H-D's for the last 32 years. Here is my problem. (Or not, may be normal for this bike) I have noticed in a lean that there is a sort of grinding noise (guess I feel it more than hear it) that gets more pronounced as you lean more. There is hardly any noise when riding straight up. The PO gave me a new tire for the front that I had installed and now it's less noticeable but still there. The guy that installed the tire said the bearings felt ok. Any ideas?
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    I LUV the end of that video!
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