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Darn, Chuck, you beat me to it!! I'm looking to replace my 4 gauge setup with a Morgan...

I will miss his wisdom and great character! I am extremely glad I knew him and had the privilege of meeting him in person!

Dang, Patti, we will miss you by a couple of weeks! We dock in Tampa tomorrow, and are spending the night south of Orlando... Glad to hear Don is mobile again!!!

Hi Annie!! Greetings from somewhere i the Gulf of Mexico! Sooo sorry to hear of the grief you have been through, sometimes life throws us some really nasty curve balls! you will love the Inner Passage cruise, we did it on Holland America back in 2006 and loved it!! Hope we can meet up in TO when you get there!

***SIGH*** Last day on board today, getting kicked off the boat tomorrow morning. Sure has been a great time but it has been long enough that it will be nice to finally get off. Friday night we are visiting friends in Florida, and Saturday visiting Becky's older sister in SC, the work our way home...

Just a quick update, we are leaving St Thomas, halfway through the cruise! Yammer Dan, Rosie O'Conners went under about 20 years ago! Had good Conch Fritters at "The Beer Garden" and they were pretty good, more Conch than fritter!! Sorry I can't post much , internet is slow and at 50 cents a minute I'm not going to spend a lot of time here until Mar 31...

Buy me a carucha, Chevy '39 Going to El Monte Legion Stadium Pick up on my Wheeza, she's so very fine Helps me stealing hubcaps, wasted all the time Fuzzy dice, Bongos in the back My ship of love is ready to attack...

Very saddened to hear this, but can rejoice that he is with Jesus in a far better place!!

Welcome aboard!!! OK, this has been mentioned time and time again, the 1st gen MK1 ('83 - '85) brakes are anemic at best! There is a reason why they were redesigned in '86 with 4 piston calipers and electric anti-dive solenoids instead of the hydraulic ones. What you want to do is find yourself a set of front fork lowers from a MK2 and replace them, along with rebuilding the forks with new springs made by Progressive. That way you can bolt on a set of more efficient calipers from a Yamha R1 or R6 from the early 2000's. Replace those old rubber brake lines with a set of Stainless Steel jacketed lines that won't expand when you apply the brakes. You will want to replace your master cylinder with a MK2 as well as you will need the extra volume of hydraulic fluid delivered to the front caliper. Also, you do know that one of your front calipers is hydraulically linked to your rear brake I hope?? Some have de-linked them. The 1st generation Venture is a touring bike with the heart of a sport bike, as you are discovering they handle quite well!! The headlight could be anything from as simple as the bulb being bad, corrosion on the headlight connector, or a defective reserve lighting unit which is a black box on the front frame piece behind all the relays. The RLU detects if one of your headlight filaments, or one or two tail lights as well, are burned out, and it automatically switches on the headlight to the high beam and lights up a white "headlight" light on the dash. Other issues could be a problem with the cmu. Three is a detailed wiring diagram in the First Generation Tech Library, and there is a downloadable factory service there as well! There is also an owner's manual so you can familiarize yourself with all the features of your bike and how things are supposed to work!! Your issue with poor wet running is most likely water inside the case of your Transistor Controlled Ignition (TCI) unit. They are troublesome and impossible to buy new, but there ARE aftermarket units out there! The tach receives it's electrical information from the trigger pulse for the #2 coil primary, specifically the gray line. So, if it runs like it is missing and the tach quits, that is why! The issue could also be corroded connectors from the TCI. The TCI is located under the coil pack, many of us have relocated it to the top of the airbox to better protect it. The leads are long enough to allow for this relocation. You can take the cover off and bake it in an oven for a few hours at around 250 to 275 degrees to try to dry it out, then put a bead of dielectric grease or vasoline on the cover to help waterproof it. The problem being, there are 8 diodes on the PC board that physically deteriorate, a burn the whole circuitry out, and if they are not replaced can burn out the entire circuitry. Good luck, we ARE here to help!!

OK, here we are in Tampa patiently waiting for tomorrow morning! Our friends who were supposed to meet up with us tonite both got sick, so we will stop over to their house on the way home on the 31st. So, it's down to the final checklist! I won't be able to post much over the next 21 days but will when I can! On I95 today heading into FL the count of bikes being trailer'ed vs bikes being rode was pretty even. The GPS sent us west before Jacksonville so we didn't get to see Datona this time around.

Hey Uncle Meat, are you a Frank Zappa fan???

Fuel filter is best serviced with rear tire off! Now, a VERY important word to you! The phillips screws on Japanese bikes are JIS standard, NOT American standard. Do NOT use ASE screwdrivers on metric phillips screws as the angle of the teeth is different and I guarantee you will damage and/or strip the heads out!!! Buy yourself a good set of JIS screwdrivers, numbers 0 through number 4...

The week earlier would conflict with the WNY NE Regional Rally...

Soooo, what's next, day without men?? Day without kids?? Day without libheads?? (wouldn't THAT be nice...)

I thnk one of the reasons you were asked "Which bike" is because you NEVER tie down the handlebars on a 2nd Generatrion Venture unless you plan on replacing the handlebars, they bend really easy... You will be fine with your 1st Gen! Enjoy the ride!

A couple of pieces of 2X4's in the right place helps...

Going head first down a slide on a piece of wax paper... First time I broke my collar bone, age 5!

Integratrd Circuits?? I'm sure they have chips!! OK, we made it 8 iles from the GA state line, about 6 hrs out of Tampa. We stopped and visited Becky's older sister today seeing as we are that close to Tampa. Started out with the temperature at 42 degrees and saw a high of 83! I failed Geography yesterday, we were at the WV/VA border, not the NC border. The GPS confused me as the next instruction was for I77 to Charlotte. Totally forgot about Virginny!! It's such a pretty state too!! Just watched the premere of this season's Survivor! It was a shame to see my buddy Barrycuda voted off!! (Tony reminds me of Barry for some reason...) Glad tomorrow is a short drive, we have to get up pretty early Friday morning as we have to get to the docks, and be onboard before 1:00 PM...

Thanks Guys! Yup, I will try to post on a regular basis. Dan, didn't you hear me beep as I drove past?? Sure was foggy in though! I remembered the Shoney's we had the M&E at one year! Forgot to mention a restaurant chain I never heard of before that we ate at last night, Texas Steakhouse! We were very impressed with the quality and taste of the food there! Becky had a filet that melted in her moth, and I had baby back ribs that were really meaty and tender! Just a half rack and I was stuffed!! We both had asparagus that was cooked the way we like it, still crisp but not undercooked! So, if you are ever travelling and see one of these, be sure to try them out!

Well, as some of you already know, Becky and I are hopping aboard a Holland America cruise ship Friday for a 21 day cruise!! We left home this AM in my brand new Chevrolet Impala Premier and had to desl with rain all day! I wasn't sure just how far I could get on a tankful of gas, and the low fuel light came on while travelling westbound on I79. Our exit for Route 19 was around 50 miles so I thought I would see if I could make it there. When I got near the Gassaway exit (HI Skid!!) I scrolled down to how many miles left until zero gas, and it read 44 miles so I ignored the exit and pressed on, thinking there would be a gas station at the exit. WRONG!!! In the mean time, the countdown quit and it just read "low fuel" at around 30 miles to go while still on I79. Well,having an AAA membership I just kept going looking for gas,knowing if I ran out I would be rescued. Long story short, made it to a station, and according to how much it took vs what I am supposed to hold, I still had over a half gallon of gas left, or about 10 - 15 miles left! This morning was a minor catastrophy, the toilet plugged up and Becky's hair drier died! A plunger finally fixed the toilet, and a stop at Wally World in PA near the WV border fixed the hairdrier issue. Forgot to pick up suntan lotion and bug repellant that we planned on buying, though. We are holed up in a Hampton Inn about 9 miles from the WV/NC border. Plan on making it to GA tomorrow or possibly close to the FL border. We are meeting up with friends in Tampa Thursday evening for a night out on th town before boarding Friday...

Maybe pick up a couple at MD...

Whoo Hooo!! Go Snyper!!! Smoked my last cigarette in '87, quit cold turkey. The third day was the roughest! Now I can't stand the smell of 'em, makes me want to puke!

You'll shoot your eye out, Kid...

We will be glad to see you again DJ!!

Sounds like that is what the guy who bought it should have done...