Chaharly

Buy an American one and I'll ride it up to ya!

Buddy thought my window was down and did the same thing with an empty beer can!

Well you know us young bucks. Sometimes we just gotta do stuff to see if we can do it... well apparently I can't!

I pulled the slave out and messed with it some because I rebuilt that last fall and it always seemed like I had a touch of air in it. I put a little hand pressure on it and pulled in the clutch lever and noticed the slave leaks slightly under pressure, so I'm assuming there's the culprit. I imagine with the old, weak spring, and the noticeably thinner friction plates from being worn, I could put it in gear and it wouldn't roll. I mean I could maybe, just barely, barley notice it before but With all the new stuff in it, Its just not quite clearing it. Got one ordered in from boats.net and I'll let you guys know if this solves it for me!

Well I did have to pull #20 out, but it only goes back in one way, and I never took a ball out or noticed one drop out. Are they magnetic? I wonder if I can stick a magnet in there to see if maybe the ball fell out?

@Condor when you say ride are you talking about the pushrods? I had the short pusherod out and all I saw was a single piece with an O-ring on one end. But I do remember being confused on which way to put that big nut back on! Are you online now?

Hey guys, just did the skydoc clutch upgrade and removed the clutch basket to replace the shift roller, but I rounded out its screw and it was in good shape so I left it. I've got everything back together, and now the bike tries to roll in gear. I can hold it with my feet, but its making shifting harder and theres no way to put it in neutral with the engine running. I tried bleeding out the clutch but nothing, it seems like I'm just a touch short on my leverage. I rebuilt my slave cylinder last fall and thinking maybe theres a little crud stuck between it and the case, but I don't know! Any chance for some help please?

I think I have a junk multimeter then. When I put it on AC it still reads DC voltage

Suzuki Venture 1500!

I agree wholeheartedly, but getting him to spend money is easier said than done

Hey @cowpuc if i set the multimeter to AC volts and test the battery i shoulDNT GET ANYTHING RIGHT? its showing 12.7

It might also explain why the headlight and taillight were blown as well thanks puc!

Hey guys! Getting my buddy into riding and we picked him up a $300 GS750L that had the tank rusted through and hadden been run or ridden in years. We got a new tank for it and with a little bit of seafoam actually have it running wonderfully! When he first got it the turn signals worked slowly, but then one day one of em flashed real bright and they haven't worked since. No flash no noise nothing. I don't know anything about those old school blinkers, but I'm sure a few of you guys have a good idea how to trouble shoot them. Where should I start? All the bulbs and fuses are good

Ya know its kind of funny that we got talking about torque vs horsepower and weight when related to speed. Just yesterday, for the first time I got to ride a Triumph Rocket 3. Its that 2300CC beast you may or may not have heard about. I guess it does 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds, and let me tell you... FUN BIKE!!! Its a blast around town. You sit with forward controls like a cruiser, and theres a mile high lumbar support on the stock seat. It turns out its there to keep you from sliding of the back of that power house! That being said, however, from what I'm reading, my 919 will beat it by .3 seconds in a quarter mile. Don't get me wrong, that bike is lots of fun, but that's where the conversation of having high horsepower comes into play. Though the rocket 3 does have like 130 ponies I think. One of the neat things about that bike is that its got a dry sump oil system because they put the crank as low to the ground as possible and they made the motor part of the frame. Its got so much low end torque that when you snap the throttle in neutral it lurches the whole bike to the right! Kinda cool! I actually got to see a the new Goldwing in person today at the local dealership too. Fired it up and listened to her run and sat on it. Checked out the bags and though they definitely don't have the room of the previous model, they've got plenty. The trunk shape did remind me of the MK1 trunks and it was quite a bit narrower than the previous model sitting right beside it. Cranked up the tunes and was pretty impressed with the stereo as well. This one had the auto trans but they wouldn't let me test ride it! They sold the star venture they just got already. I don't think Honda has a name for the category its heading into on this new Wing. As far as having less power to the engine looking at the dynos charts the engine delivery is pretty similar, so they must just be making that claim on the diet the GW recently went on? They must be trying to choke the engine off to squeeze out as much fuel economy as possible to make up for the smaller tank? 2. As far as current modern day NEW actual touring bikes (as compared in the magazine I now have in my possesion) - of the three modern day bikes now being produced for long distance, 2 up touring,, only the HARLEY DAVIDSON is water cooled - what dah heck? I think its a step wrong in every direction for modern touring bikes Puc, but at least Harley is starting to pick up on things! As far as your number 3 Statement. People don't like to get dirty anymore. They don't wan't to worry about chains, they just want to get on and ride for better or for worse. When I do a trip on my 919 I'd like to remove one tooth from the rear sprocket (right? I've never messed with them before) to make it a little more mild mannered at highway speeds. At 60 you're doing 4000RPMS which is fine, but it gets buzzy at 80, so I'd like to drop the R's some. But people aren't into labor anymore puc!!! I don't know what Honda's actual sales numbers are for many of their newers bikes, but it seems like a lot of their models are a little too "space aged" to sell real well. I think its what, a Honda CTX? I've never seen one on the road. Never personally. They've been missing the mark trying to push the market, and I think the new GW will prove whether Honda is going to stay ahead of the curve. I've always loved Hondas but I've always loved Ventures.... If I had 30K to spend I think I'd get the Goldwing. Even if the motor isn't pushing quite the power, I cant help but wonder if its got a higher load through the alternator and emissions loads to make nearly the same power and that's the engineering feat? All I know is watching this next generation of touring machines is going to be interesting. I feel a lot of people on this site miss out on the fact that more and more people are making the switch to Adventure Bikes. I've seen quite a few Super Teneres and Africa Twins around, and those bikes are reasonably priced for what you get with a machine. If I ever buy a new bike, its going to mostly likely be the currently still a concept bike Yamaha 700 Tenere World Raid. Have you seen that one yet Puc? Otherwise I'd probably get a V-Strom 650 XT

Hell I just like a truck I can work on!

My thoughts exactly

One thing that's never made any sense to me is the whole Torque Vs Horsepower thing. I've always been told that torque is the actual moving force of the motor, and that its what you need for power. That being said, The new Star Venture, Goldwing, and I'm sure many of these newer V-Twins are pushing out 100+ ft lbs of torque!.... But where's the power?? My dad has a 2002 1800 Wing, and that thing actually is pretty damn fast, I'd say quicker than my first gen, but then he's got his 103 Harley (which I guess "only" puts out 96Ft lbs of torque and its a dog!!! To me, the whole point of spending BIG BIG money, I'm talking the twenty to thirty thousand dollar range, is to have it all; Speed, Handling, Luggage Capacity, a couch for a seat, tons of room for customization, and ease of maintenance where it counts (a lot of people worry about the valve adjustments on these. They're easy to do and I figure every 50,000 miles how often are you gonna worry about it?). I think it's foolish for anyone to spend 15000 or more on anything Harley, Star, Vulcan, Indian any of those. Is the cool factor really worth that much when you're bored riding it? They're snappy in first gear too, but if I was a guy who just walked out with a brand new bike and my 88 First Gen can beat it I would feel ashamed! That being said, they're making these bikes more purpose driven. All of these bikes listed above will certainly out perform my first gen at 80mph on the interstate. My mileage drops, and I obviously need a 6th gear. I never feel like I'm laboring the motor, but with the poor mileage, you cant gobble up much more than 150 miles on the interstate without fear of running low on fuel. I mean, if that's what you call "Touring" that's fine, but I'm truly not too interested in interstate driving. This is where Star gets it wrong for me personally, and I think I'm honestly the Demographic Honda is trying to hit with this new Wing. It had all of the necessities I listed above (minus the speed governor... WTF) and I've looked into Sport Tourers and they lose me because they lack the emenities that I've grown accustomed too on the Venture (the ones I looked at don't have a radio, and I really really love the seating on Goldwings and Ventures and Voyagers from the 80s and obviously the 1500 and 1800s are great seats too). I WANT this new Goldwing! I feel like Honda has literally set this bike on a gold platform and is sending it down from the heavens JUST FOR ME! I really do, but I'll never afford one. Besides, I'm more getting into Adventure Bike Touring, but more on that in a later post! I'll post a video now though of a guy reviewing the new wing. Skip to the 16:40 minute mark and give me an opinion. I think it looks like a hell of a good bike!

Holy Moly! Cant say Ive ever seen anything quite that crazy lol

Hey guys! Came across the Dyno chart for the 2018 Wing. 108 ft lbs of torque at JUST 1200 RPM and carries 100ft lbs of tourque or above until about 5200 rpms. Talk aboyt a monster! https://www.cycleworld.com/2018-honda-gold-wing-dyno#page-2

It gets real juicy around the 11 minute mark!

I get most of my stuff from boats.net They have it for 85 bucks

He has another video where he uses water to clean valves and piston heads. Uses it the same way you would seafoam

His page on youtube is ProjectFarm. He's a good dude, I think he's honest, and genuinely in it for the fun. He had a ranger that had real bad valve noise, and he put some seafoam in the oil and then I believe through the intake and that Ranger sounded like a brand new truck after he did. I decided from then on out Seafoam IS as good as they say!

Is it cold in your area? My bike only does it when it gets real cold out. May not even be worth messing with

Havent changed one, but I'm sure you'll find plenty of forums! I am interested to see how this works out for ya!