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    I was wondering how you 2 came along with it, glad y'all got it on the run. Great talking with you both and good to see (hear) Bubbas still kicking BTW....what was the culprit with the idle not coming down
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    I dont have hard core facts, but I have used B12 Chemtool for many years with good results. Seafoam works good, but when they tripled the price of it, I decided that I would go back to B12. It's not like you are using either of them every fill up, once every couple of months for good measure and if your having issues....
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    Were looking forward to having you folks here Steve. Dont be shy about asking for help if you need it....San Antonio is only a 4 hour trip for us north of Houston
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    To HALRSV99 & MikeZ06Allen, I hope you fellas have a great day!!!
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    Me or you Jeff
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    Clay, It's good to see you post here, as others have mentioned, Thank You for your sacrifice to your family and for our country.......I appreciate all you do
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    Of course not silly.....I dont have a husband!
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    Redneck is right on the money, you will either instinctively steer into the way the bike is sliding to try and counter steer it, or you'll panic and the rest is in Gods hands. I can tell you one thing from surviving a rear tire blowout at 75 mph.....you have tenths of seconds to react, and I would like to think that I came off the throttle, but it happens so fast that you more than likely wont remember if you did or not. Rick, Remember about 5 years ago when Swifty was with Brad and Rhonda and lost his rear tire on his '86? he was pulling a trailer too. I believe that the trailer acts as an absorber so the rear of the bike doesn't get too far out during the swing. I remembered that if I had another 500 ft of pavement in front of me on my crash that I might have pulled it off. Once my front tire his the gravel on the side of the road I had zero control and the bike did what it wanted (or what thrust and gravity) wanted it to. Very sad to hear of this couple and the wife not making it
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    I'll speak only for myself, but I know my words will fit for many here. I have always jumped right in and fixed issues as they arose. Pretty much all my experience on these bikes, both 1st and 2nd gens have been because I broke it and it needed to be fixed. Fortunately, I have pretty good mechanical skills as I have been making a living at it for 30 years. This is an awesome site as many folks are very open to helping others overcome issues. I know guys that came to this site and didn't hardly have any mechanical skills. I have watched them blossom into quite capable mechanics on these machines, and do fairly major repairs or changeovers. It's amazing what a little support and some self confidence boosting can do to someone. It's a very cool place and you will not find another place like this on the web
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    If it's a hydraulic clutch, then it will be very similar to what is in the Ventures. Sounds like perhaps the spring might be a bit weak. If it's a cable clutch, then it might need a bit of adjusting. If i get a chance I'll see if the clutch is hydraulic or cable.
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    Rick, All good advise here, if you have the means, or an extra clutch spring, I would do a double spring on the clutch. Do a complete fluid change as this will help too. You can do the clutch in about 30 minutes on the sidestand when you get to NY....
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    Thats what I figured....but it will all be worth it
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    I have a question for you.....have you pulled all your hair out yet!!
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    Very nice Owl, we still have the original here is Texas until we can figure out how to implement it back into the circuit
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    Great thoughts indeed, Happy Birthday USA!
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    Squidley replied to BradT's topic in Picture Folder

    Looks great Brad! I too know of the trials it put you both through. Looking forward to seeing it real soon
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    ...and would that MMRSV be in Canada by chance?
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    Thank you very much Sir, I appreciate your expertise
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    Gary, Have you heard, or do you have any experience with putting the larger MKII carbs on a 1200 motor? The reason I ask this is this, I spent almost $500 redoing the set that is on the '86 I have. I have an '83 in temple that I will be getting shortly, and would love to swap them out as this '86 is going to get parted out. Any insight on compatibility issues carb guru
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    You are such a nice guy Tweety Bird
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    It was $15 for the inspection and $43 for the plate renewal on my '86
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    JP, Here is a thread that talks about JBM diaphragms and they are about the same price as the sirius ones... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70561&highlight=diaphragms
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    Better be good there Mongo, Taters will be like a little spider monkey climbing all up and down your big behind and beat the hell out of you!
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    Jeff, Have a great time and be careful, sounds like a great adventure and no better way then to spend it with your dad and bro.
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    When using your front brake only on a 1st gen, you probably are only using 35% of the bikes braking power with the right front caliper (which is what the front brake handle controls). The front calipers are designed to be used in conjunction together, where your 750 was designed to have the majority of the braking force used on the front. I'll wager that 750 doesn't weigh over 700lbs, the Venture's weight is a couple hundred lbs more atleast. The diameter of the rotors plays a big difference also in stopping power. I dont know what pads you have, but a vast many of us here use EBC HH sintered pads. They work very well and many folks when they change to them are quite impressed. Another question that begs to be asked is, do you have any leaks in the fork seals or calipers. Obviously is you get brake fluid on the rotor the brakes are going to suffer greatly. The brake lines are also 20 years old, swapping to SS lines makes a big difference in stopping power. 1 more thing while I'm at it, when was the last time you bled the entire brake system?
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