Monty
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I just mainly wanted to know where it was, so I could look for it. Was interested in the dipstick too. I am bad about carrying lots of tools just in case. I've always been that way, no matter what I drive/ride. Same thing with my medical kit. Here is what I carry... 3/8 drive swivel head ratchet 1/4 drive swivel head ratchet long and short extensions for both rail of metric sockets 8mm thru 19mm rail of 1/4 drive metric sockets 8mm thru 14mm rail of std sockets 1/4 thru 3/4 deep well 10mm socket..6 point spark plug socket 8mm nut driver Combination wrenches 8mm thru 16mm and 1/4 thru 5/8 crescent wrench vice grips needle nose vice grips channel locks needle nose pliers diagonal cutters (dikes) metric allen wrench set with ball ends hammer 3 sizes of std and phillips head screwdrivers...including stubbies. tire gauge plug kit 3/8 fuel hose for screwing spark plugs in and out plug gap gauge electrical tape and tye wraps I think that's all I have in there...for now.
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I know how you feel...sorta. I had told my son he could buy my bike if I got another one. I got my Venture about a week and a half ago, and it hadn't been here 10 minutes when he was asking for mine. We went for a ride last week, so he could get the feel of it, and he rode it like a pro. He's in love. I had never heard my bike without me being on it, and it sounded so good, I told him I just might keep it(his heart was sinking as I was saying it...lol). As long as he lets me ride it now and then, I guess I can live with it. Here we are, with my Venture and my '82 Suzuki GS850GLZ. Gonna miss her. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/DJBikes.jpg
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Thanks guys. It's all good. Mikes' post just hit me wrong on an already stressful day. I was just looking for an answer, and not all the other crap. No problem. I can move on if you guys can.
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I am not easily offended, and I dish it out too. I just have noticed there seems to be sort of a "click" thing with new gen vs old gen, after reading back a bit in the forums. The thing is, I was asking for help, and seemed to be just getting bs answers. I joke too, but when someone needs help, I try to help them the best I can.
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If you put a capacitor in backwards, it will blow up on you. I used to pull that trick on people in the lab at electronics school. They would go to the bathroom, and I would turn it around while they were gone...lol...priceless.
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Some of us are financially challenged, and can't afford a 2nd gen like some of you. (hmmm, maybe I SHOULD pay the membership fee and just join the other site, if I'll just get made fun of here). The strap is in the saddlebag, but not the kit. I already carry way more tools than the kit would have anyway. Was just wondering where it was. Sorry to bother.
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The manual refers to a dipstick that is in the tool kit for measuring the final drive oil, but doesn't say anything else about the toolkit.
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Gee Mike, thanks so much for the help.
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Does my '83 Venture have a tool kit? If so, where is it located? I don't see anything in the manual referring to it.
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I have pretty much the same problem... Cold mornings on the way to work...tach sometimes doesn't work. Other times...tach jumps around sometimes. '83 Venture with electronic tach(no cable). Is it usually just plug connections? I should also mention that when the tach is jumping, the engine is still running fine. No problems with running at all, just the tach. I have also resoldered the connections when I removed the dash and greased the speedo.
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In addition to the tools and such, I also carry... A full medical kit. Small fire extinguisher. Sorry, all of the years as a medic and firefighter have taught me to be prepared. I've used the medical kit a few times on other riders after they went down.
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computer cutting out
Monty replied to barend's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The solder job may not have been that great. You may have to take it back out and recheck the solder joints. -
Next time, WD-40 is one of the best bug and tar removers out there...and it won't damage anything.
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Here is the fix. http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/?action=article&cat_id=001006&id=250 I just shift early in 2nd. It starts the slip around 3500rpm, so I shift to 3rd before that. It's not hurting anything, and I plan on fixing it next winter.
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We need pics!!
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Glad you didn't get hurt. I sure hope you dragged them out of the road before you left, so maybe another unsuspecting person didn't hit them, and not get as lucky as you. I tend to find treated 4x4 blocks that fall off of trailers. I guess they are the wheel chocks. I always stop and throw them in the ditch, so someone doesn't hit them.
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I used to run a computer repair shop, and this always worked the best for me. www.superantispyware.com In extreme cases, you would have to use hijackthis to fix it, but you need computer knowledge to do so. Be very wary of some of the so-called "spyware" programs out there, as they are actually the problem. I Use AVG for my av, and Superantispyware, ad-aware and spybot s&d. My machine stays squeaky clean.
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There is a spring? I just changed the oil for the 1st time on my newly acquired '83 two days ago. I never saw any spring.
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About 20 years ago, my wife and I were on our daily commute to work, when this woman got right up on our tail. We were on a county highway, doing about 55, and she just stayed on my tail.(4-lane hwy, so no reason for it). I tried speeding up, but she was just matching my speed, and staying right on me. I mean she was CLOSE!! I don't know what her problem was, but I was drinking a Coke from a glass bottle at the time(my wife was holding it for me). Well, the bottle ended up looking really nice sticking out of her windshield. I know it wasn't the right thing to do, but I was pissed(and I was only 19 at the time),and I think it may have taught her a lesson. I've used a pocket full of pennies too.
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Turning left on a red when the light won't change.
Monty replied to juggler's topic in Safety and Education
This is what Tennessee Law states... (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the driver of a motorcycle approaching an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control signal utilizing a vehicle detection device that is inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle shall come to a full and complete stop at the intersection and, after exercising due care as provided by law, may proceed with due caution when it is safe to do so. It is not a defense to a violation of § 55-8-109 that the driver of a motorcycle proceeded under the belief that a traffic-control signal utilized a vehicle detection device or was inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle when such signal did not utilize a vehicle detection device or that any such device was not in fact inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle. -
You say "LOOKS" like a headlight indicator. Here is a pic of it. It IS the headlight indicator, not the taillight. Nevertheless, I will try these suggestions when I get back home later today. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/Display2.jpg
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I will try that today. Wouldn't that make the small taillight icon come on, instead of the large headlight icon? I know my headlight is working on both high and low beam. The blue high beam indicator also works as intended. I've never seen the white one work.
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I greased my speedo, but my '83 has an electronic tach.
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Still waiting for a "pinout" as the title suggests. If I get time, I will make one.
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Beautiful here in west Tenn, too. 74 today. I have rode 500 miles just goofing off the last 3 days.