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    Ask and ye shall receive.
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    Yes it is Kerry. I'm very happy with it.
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    It was but . IF you came to Victoria and IF you managed to park in a time zone I was patrolling then having the decal just might make a difference. We are paid a wage with no commissions on production. You are spot on about winning the lotto to take a ferry ride.
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    One of my favourite excuses for parking in a small vehicle spot is "It's just a small SUV." All, good points but only part of it. I patrol 1 and 2 hour time zones, not pay spaces or meters which are more like a commodity such as a hotel room or apartment rental. The time zones essentially operate on the honour system. People get 1 or 2 hours for free then are expected to move to give others a chance at parking there, yet most seem to think it's unfair when they get a ticket for staying too long. Where else can you get something for free unless you get greedy and have to pay 10 or 20 times the original amount? It is just an example of the "victimization" attitude that is so prevalent these days.:fiddle:Oh well... Anyway, riding a scooter 7 hours a day in traffic is a real hoot. Do you have your VentureRiders.org decal on your vehicle? No? Might be worthwhile. I have never ticketed a Venture but have written up lots of other motorcycles.
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    Yuppers, that would be me. I seem to be writing a ticket, not marking tires. In any case you would be amazed at how many idiots are licensed to drive.
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    I recommend you stay away from HID Country. On time they sent the wrong parts which had to be returned for replacement at my cost. Then later they did not ship two digital ballasts and would not respond to my email queries. I had to sic Visa on them to get a refund.
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    You forgot the smiley.
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    I ordered two digital ballasts from HID Country last August. By September they still hadn't arrived so I sent them an email. Got no response. Waited two more weeks then sent another email but still no response. About the middle of October contacted Visa to get my money back. No idea what went wrong but I won't be dealing with HID Country again.
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    I know of a guy who rode 500 miles or more through the eastern middle of the US during the winter snows. Can't remember what states exactly. He made it without incident, saw the pix to prove it. On the other hand last year I left for work one morning in December on the Virago, the roads were dry but after about 15 km there was a dramatic change to real winter with 2-3 inches of snow and icy snow covered roads. I should have pulled over and caught the bus but I didn't. Continued on slowly for about a km, seemed OK with no slipping or sliding but hit some rough ice and without any indication of a problem the bike went down. Was moving about 15 kph at the time and somehow did no damage to the bike or to me. I managed to leap off the bike somehow and get to the side of the road, can't remember exactly how that happened. and get to the side of the road The vehicle behind me was fortunately moving slow enough that they were able to almost come to a stop before they hit my bike which just scooted ahead a foot or so. Hitched the rest of the way to work and did the same at the end of the day to pick up my bike. The roads were dry by then. The bike was covered in a thick layer of really ugly icy snowy crud. Scraped it off and drove it home. I was lucky on two counts with neither me or my bike getting damaged by this incident. This happened so fast there was no chance to stabilize us by putting my feet out. It's too unpredictable so there is no way I will ever chance riding in snowy conditions again. The Venture weighs about twice as much as the Virago so the crash would likely have been much worse.
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    My battery charger charger came with a two prong bullet style connector that plugs into a pair of alligator clips. I wired a fused connector to the battery to make it easier to attach the charger. When I bought an air compressor it came with a power point socket which I cut off and put the bullet type plug on. It's inexpensive and works great.
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    Me too, the one I am most interested in is the handlebar risers.
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    If the plastic is trashed but the rest is good you might consider doing a variation on this.
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    I don't know if a running vehicle will cause damage but since there no need to have it running when jumping a motorcycle, I always make sure it is off. I'm still kinda new to actually using my Venture but I would have thought the last bar would indicate it was going on reserve soon. Good to know thanks. I've seen them around somewhere, could be a good option. Thanks.
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    YUMMMM!!!
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    Nina couldn't pull off being be the Wicked Witch of the West. She will have to be content with being the White Witch of the West. Come to think of it, that could be rather spoookkkeeeyyy too.
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    That's Nina dressed in her cooking gear for the annual Rib-Off.
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    Brian: I have never bought a filtre for the Venture either but then I've only been riding it for 4 months. Bought one for the Virago about 6 years ago but couldn't find an aftermarket one that fit in the holder and had to get it from the dealer for $18. Seemed kinda expensive. The Venture filtre looks just like the one for the Virago. Frank: I haven't looked for a while but am fairly certain the switch is on reserve. Now if I can just remember which way is on and which way is reserve. Is the filtre before the pump or after it? Perhaps the petcock screen is getting plugged up. Wonder if Seafoam will be able to clear it up? Can't hurt to try.
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    My thought too Brian, are the filtres available at Canadian Tire?
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    Bought a new battery yesterday, charged it up last night and put it in this morning. Cycled the ignition to energize the fuel pump at least 8 times without filling the carbs. Cycling the pump 4 or 5 times is the most I have ever had to do in the past so figured there is a fuel problem. Had a coffee while thinking about what to do next. I know where the fuel pump is but not the filtre. Went out again and found the filtre, wasn't too difficult. Couldn't tell if it was full or not. Decided to run the pump again to see if I could determine whether there was any flow. Cycled the pump 3 times and could see fuel in the filtre about half full. On the fourth cycle the pump slowed and stopped as normal so tried starting the engine and was successful. I'm wondering if there is an issue with the fuel system since having to cycle the pump 12 times seems a bit excessive to me. I have run out of gas a couple of times in the past and do not recall having it take so long to fill the carbs. Is it possible the pump is going south? The pump motor ran strong throughout this process. There was just one bar on the gauge but that should mean there is still plenty of fuel for the pump. There has been no surging or shortage of power at WOT that would indicate to me the filtre was plugging up. Should I be looking for a new pump or a rebuild kit or whatever is available? Any thoughts or suggestions.
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    Been having battery issues lately. Battery is due, actually overdue, for replacement however it has been good enough to start the bike twice in a row but not three times without a good run in between. About 4 days ago it would not start after work. Mary came and jumped it for me and I have spent the last few days at her place in town so I would not be stranded outside the city and could get to work. Today I'm off work and I was planning on getting a new battery. Started the bike on its own in the morning as would be normal. It was running well on half choke at 2500 RPM for perhaps 5 minutes when it dropped to about 1200 RPM. Took the choke off and it seemed stable at that RPM but after a few minutes the engine just quit. Mary arrived about that time so we hooked up the jumpers to her vehicle and it turned over really well but would not start. Don't have a freaking clue what is wrong with it. While it was idling it was smooth and was charging well, volt meter read just under the 15 v line. Bike is currently on the street in Victoria.. nowhere to work on it there. Gotta either ride it or tow it home but after that not really sure where to start. Almost anything could be wrong with it. Will get a new battery today. Perhaps the fuel pump quit. Possibly idled long enough to empty the bowl? Didn't overheat. Any thoughtful suggestions other than dynamite would be very helpful.
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    Not discounting the value of useful applications, this is the best advice anyone could give on setting up a computer for the long run. I also never install any applications on "C: Program Files" but use "D: Program Files" instead but could be any drive. Also move the email and My Documents folders to another drive. In the event of a total crash and restore of the system partition all programs will have to be reinstalled but program data will usually be safe and personal files and email will always be safe. Backups to another HD add an important level of safety.
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    A couple of years ago I put a new E3 on the front of my Virago and rode it as normal during my commute, not pushing it but not holding back then 4 months later put a new E3 on the rear and did the same. Didn't do anything special to break it in or scrub it. Did not notice any problems. This summer put a new E3 on the front of my Venture while at the Cody Rally and rode around there for a week without noticing anything awkward either. Doesn't seem there is too much to worry about with new tires unless you really feel the need for speed and are driven to dragging your parts through the twisties.
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    I had Spitfire II tires on my Virago for about 4 years. They seemed to work quite well but the front tracked on metal bridge decks and both front and back danced a lot on tar snakes in the wet. They were replaced by E3's a year ago and I found they were never affected by metal grids and were almost never affected by tar snakes. While I was never particularly concerned about it there were quite a few serious pucker moments with the Spitfire II's. Two months ago I put an E3 on the front of my 90 VR which has a good E2 on the rear and while there hasn't been a lot of rain around here since then, tar snakes have not been an issue on wet roads so far.
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    What no more ICE CREAM? Well that's downright depressing.
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    Side Stand method not only stops motor but makes certain the transmission is left in gear. Often a good idea as I found out on top of the Beartooth this year. For as long as I can remember I had put the transmission into neutral before shutting off the motor. Not any more though, side stand down is now my only way of shutting down. The key is never left in the ignition, it's a habit since my house key is on the same ring.
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