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Hi all, it's been awhile. I finally went somewhere, the West Coast rally at The Dalles in June, and got a patch that really means a lot to me. So, I found all of our cycle patches, both sew on and iron on. My question is: what is the proper procedure for ironing on an iron on patch? I know you use a needle and thread for the other kind. Keep the shiny side up.
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@Rosie1965: When I started the whole project I measured the circumference of the new rear tire I had just bought and put on the bike. I went looking for car tires that had the same circumference which I found and bought right after I bought the 1991 Cougar Independent Rear Suspension complete with the 3.27 to 1 gear set and original wheels. Changing the gear set out to a 3.08 to 1 is no big deal and at my cost won't be that much more than new tires. The old new ones I would then be throwing away!! That doesn't make sense.
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Ok one more tlme. We get our best fuel milage at 3600 to 3800 rpms, that is 65 MPH. I want to run 70 mph at 3600 to 3800 rpms...... Thanks I'll take it from here!!! PS I have a 1260 Lb trike not a 700 Lb bike.
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@skydoc_17: The additional trike weight is 520 lbs, I already know if I run at 70 mph my rpm is at 4000 + or -, I also know that I am losing 1 to 3 mpg from 3800 rpms and above. Thanks. @Keith R: Thanks I have the same chart. @DragonRider: 3500 at 70. Thanks @Bill Kroger: 3500 at 70. Thanks @Snaggletooth: 3500 at 70. Thanks @Dave 77459: I use 5 th gear 65, above 65 and our fuel milage goes down to many rpms. Thanks @Lonestarmedic: 3800 at 70. Thanks @Twigg: A ballpark rpm number was all I wanted. Thanks @Venturous: I'm a trained profesional that had a brain fart, when in doubt ask vicco27 for help. Thanks @Squeeze: It's not spot on higher rpms hurt our gas milage. Thanks @Condor: Refer to Squeeze. Thanks Thanks to all of you for your help!!!
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Not trying to create an argument but the higher the gear number ie 4.56:1 the higher the engine RPMs. Example we once had a 1962 Dodge Dart that we drove back an forth to the drag races, it had a 3.23:1 ring and pinion gear set in it, but wouldn't launch off the line, so I decided to cut a fat hog and put a 4.56:1 gear (third member) in the car at the track, the idea worked great and we won the race but when we got ready to come home 100 + miles the engine was turning way too many RPMs to drive that far on the highway @ 70 mph. We had to rent a lift in town so we could change the third member back to the 3.23:1. (we had to have more gear lube anyway). Thanks
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My gearing in the trike now is giving me a reading of 3800 at 65. With all the response you guys have given me I am now sure the 3.27 rear gear is too low and my plans of changing up to a 3.08 is the right choice. Thanks for all the replies. The change will also help my fuel mileage. Thanks again!
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I have a question. All of you with 83 thru 91 first & second gen Venture & Venture Royales, could you please tell me what you'r engine is turning at 70 MPH? As most of you know it took me three years to turn our 89 Venture Royale into a trike, which I finished last spring and we took on a 4000+ mile trip. However I can't remember what RPM the bike used to turn at 70 so I don't know if my gearing is right or wrong. Thanks in advance.
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I looked for and finally found a '91 Cougar with the 7.5 independent rear end with a 3.27 gear ratio. Now that the trike is done, if I remember right with 26" high tires, the engine turns 4000 RPMs at 70 mph, and at 70 my milage drops down to 30.5 mpg. At 65 mph the tack only drops down to 36-3700 rpms but the milage goes up to 33-34 mpg, so now I'm wondering if I should have gone up to the 3.07 gear ratio. Let me know how this compares to your trike. Vic
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Ironically ours weighs 1260 too but with one gallon of extra gas, a screw jack, a factory service manual, and my tool pouch. On our month long trip we had both the upper and lower trunks craaamed full 20 to 40 lbs each. We had one extra gallon of gas on each fender rack in roto pax fuel containers and also a 20 to 25 lb bag on top of the fuel packs. The top rack held a 25 to 30 lb duffel bag and light-four person tent. We averaged 31.45 miles per gallon for the 4026 mile 10 state 26 day trip. On a 2 day 240 mile trip to see Friends this last weekend we got 33.868 miles per gallon with minimal extra load. My wife and I with gear on weigh about 410 lbs. We normally run 120 to 150 miles between stops. We haven't got caught out yet and had to use any of our extra fuel reserves. It doesn't seem like you are getting very good gas mileage if you are using both your main tank and your extra tank in that distance. Good luck Vic
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First of all, do you have the whole triple tree assembly or just the top? Secondly, if you take the handle bar mount nuts loose and lift the piece off, the first gen holes in the top look to be about 1/2". The 2nd gen has vibration dampeners. Since I haven't actually seen one, I'm assuming the holes must be closer to an inch than a half inch. All I know about the casting code is that looking at the front of the triple tree, taking the top off the post and turning it upside down, on the first gen there is a stamped code at one o'clock in the recess above the left post hole. I don't know if the second gen has an equivalent code marking in that spot. I would think there should be a 1NL cast into the bottom someplace. One of these two ideas should help us figure it out. Thanks, Vic
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I want a complete triple tree, not forks. Thanks, Vic
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I need a triple tree for a 1989. I requested and purchased a triple tree recently. It turns out it's the wrong one. Triple tree facts: the triple tree I need turns out to have the same lower as the 1200, but the upper (on the backside will have the casting numbers 1NL) will facilitate the second gen need for a vibration dampener system. The important thing here is, lower half of triple tree fits both 1st and 2nd gen. Upper half of triple tree has casting number 1NL and has bigger holes to facilitate the vibration dampener system. So, bottom line is, I need one for the 2nd gen. Look for the "1NL" on the under side of the upper and that will be the right one. It's not very distinct, but the old style is cast with "26H".
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Help Please I Need A Question Answered!!!! I bought a complete triple tree from Squid to use on my 89 1300 Venture Royal after I send it off to Steerite and have it modified. In another post about the difference between 83 to 93 - 1200 vs 1300 triple trees it talks about the 2 splined handle bar mounting posts bolting on the 1300. Does that mean if I have the one with the bolt on mounting posts it is a 1300 triple tree? Thanks, Vic
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The main frame is 1.5" x 1" 1/8" thick rectangular tubing, and the rest is 1"x1" 1/8" rectangular tubing. Looking back I wish I would have used all 1"x1" 1/8", I think with all the triangulating I did it would have been just as strong and I could have saved a lot of weight.
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Does anyone out there have a 1989 Yamaha Venture Royale triple tree complete with pinch bolts and the main shaft nut etc? With the information I received from a member I was put onto Steerite, which modifies your original triple tree. As noted above I would like to get a complete set to ship up and have modified. Then all I have to do is swap them out this winter. Thanks, Vic
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Thanks for the information about Steerite. It looks like the way to go. Vic
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Does anyone out there know where I can get an EZ-Steer system for our 1989 Yamaha Venture Royale that I converted to a Trike? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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“WE’RE BACK!” As many of you know our one year trike build took three and a half years to finish. With less than 400 miles on the new trike we started our adventure June 15th, eventually spanning 10 states, 26 days. and 4,020.3 miles. The worst gas mileage was 19.83 MPG and the best 35.7 MPG, with an average MPG of 30.954 for the trip. The only problem we had with the trike part was the two new lnner CV joint boot clamps did not hold properly even though I had bought the special tool to tighten the clamps with. We had to have them changed out with worm-type hose clamps in Newcastle, Wyoming. However Charlize. the 1989 Yamaha Venture Royale half decided to lose all power going up a hill just after passing a truck. Eventually I performed enough surgery to get us into Lusk Wyoming where she threw another fit. This time I got out a piece of string that was in the lower trunk and bound the wiring harness to a handy place making a temporary fix, that would do until a better one came along. At this point she started flooding so out came one of what would be many cans Sea-Foam and Lucas oil fuel system cleaner. However, she kept flooding off and on till we left Reno for Red Bluff California. Wa La, no more flooding. The electrical problem was solved in Colorado Springs, Colorado with the installation of a new spade-type fuse block. The temperature gauge quit working in Gallup, New Mexico after crossing what seemed like 20 railroad tracks, never to work again. I learned a lot about trike idiosyncrasies, some we like some not so much. As we came through Roseburg, Oregon on the final stretch home to Springfield OR, I told Marilla that I wouldn't take a Million Bucks for the memories, but I didn't think you could pay me enough to do it again. For the record I hate, no we, hate wind! P.S. I need an E-ZSteer. Does anyone know where I can get one for an '89 Venture Royale? Here are links to photobucket albums showing pictures we took on the trip. http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Custer%20Battlefield/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Mount%20Rushmore/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Fan%20Fest/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Petrified%20Forest%20and%20Painted%20Desert/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Pikes%20Peak%20and%20Garden%20of%20the%20Gods/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Pikes%20Peak%20Hwy/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Skywalk%20area/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Through%20Yellowstone/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Trip%20Batch%20Two/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Ultimate%20Road%20Trip/
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“WE’RE BACK!” As many of you know our one year trike build took three and a half years to finish. With less than 400 miles on the new trike we started our adventure June 15th, eventually spanning 10 states, 26 days. and 4,020.3 miles. The worst gas mileage was 19.83 MPG and the best 35.7 MPG, with an average MPG of 30.954 for the trip. The only problem we had with the trike part was the two new lnner CV joint boot clamps did not hold properly even though I had bought the special tool to tighten the clamps with. We had to have them changed out with worm-type hose clamps in Newcastle, Wyoming. However Charlize. the 1989 Yamaha Venture Royale half decided to lose all power going up a hill just after passing a truck. Eventually I performed enough surgery to get us into Lusk Wyoming where she threw another fit. This time I got out a piece of string that was in the lower trunk and bound the wiring harness to a handy place making a temporary fix, that would do until a better one came along. At this point she started flooding so out came one of what would be many cans Sea-Foam and Lucas oil fuel system cleaner. However, she kept flooding off and on till we left Reno for Red Bluff California. Wa La, no more flooding. The electrical problem was solved in Colorado Springs, Colorado with the installation of a new spade-type fuse block. The temperature gauge quit working in Gallup, New Mexico after crossing what seemed like 20 railroad tracks, never to work again. I learned a lot about trike idiosyncrasies, some we like some not so much. As we came through Roseburg, Oregon on the final stretch home to Spfld, I told Marilla that I wouldn't take a Million Bucks for the memories, but I didn't think you could pay me enough to do it again. For the record I hate, no we, hate wind! Here are links to photobucket albums showing pictures we took on the trip. http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Custer%20Battlefield/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Mount%20Rushmore/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Fan%20Fest/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Petrified%20Forest%20and%20Painted%20Desert/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Pikes%20Peak%20and%20Garden%20of%20the%20Gods/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Pikes%20Peak%20Hwy/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Skywalk%20area/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Through%20Yellowstone/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Trip%20Batch%20Two/ http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc381/vicco2763/Ultimate%20Road%20Trip/
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Thanks for all the information. We always wave, if we see them in time and there isn't any traffic in the way. Maybe we'll exchange waves with some of you while we're on our big trip. Mrs. Vicco
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Mrs. Vicco here…I’m curious about hand signals/waves. Most of the time, the approaching rider has their left arm extended downwards. Sometimes the palm is facing forward, sometimes the hand is flat with the palm towards the ground. Sometimes, the rider has his arm raised, bent at the elbow, with the palm facing forwards, but sometimes they’ll have their index finger raised. Occasionally, they’ll actually wave. Do the different methods have meanings, or are they all just biker-to-biker greetings and the difference is simply personal preference? Do people in different parts of the country prefer a particular type of wave? Part 2 of this question: Yesterday, when we were riding, twice we met others riding two-up and in both instances, the passenger signaled with her arm in a downward position and pointing with two fingers. I didn’t think anything of it the first time it happened, but the second time caught my attention. Is this a new signal, a two-up to two-up greeting? In both cases, the driver didn’t wave, just the passenger. Thanks for any explanations you can provide.
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The '89-'94 7.5" IRS center section is manufactured with nothing but a provision for a seal outboard of the ring gear/spider gear bearing adjusters. All you see from the outside is the seals. The trunion-type axles with inboard stubs protrude through the seals and into the spider gear housing and have locks holding them in. (Anyone interested in seeing what it looks like, go to my photobucket album accessible through earlier postings in Trikes and Sidecars.) The cast iron gear case housing is only 11.5" wide, and is a normal length for a 7.5" Ford rear end. As I stated earlier, after flipping the housing over for the Yamaha shaft drive application, I put a vent in the rear top left of the gear case housing. There is plenty of room for a vent, that's not the problem. However, I got my gear lube quantity information from Tri-Wing instructions, which does have axle tubes. I suppose it's possible I'm putting too much lube in it, but the Tri-Wing instructions said you need enough to get lube to the pinion bearings, which are now above not below, the centerline. However, maybe a quart and a half is too much. Thanks for suggestions and getting me to thinking.
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This is not a solid axle set-up. This is just an IRS center section, flipped. No axle tubes. Original cover couldn't be used. I put in exactly 1 1/2 qts as per Tri-Wing specs.
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Does anyone know of any product that can be put on the windshield to help it shed rain? I checked Rain-X and on the bottle it says to not use it on plastics. During our upcoming trip, if we run into a lot of wet weather, would be nice if I could see out of the windshiels...and my helmet visor. Thanks.
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As most of you know by now I finished our trike (3.5 years). My problem is I keep pushing gear lube out of the vent that I installed. I installed the vent in the top left rear of the flipped over center section (no axle tubes). Now looking back on old photos, I can't see a vent in the the old gear case cover. I couldn't use it in the build so I threw it away. Does anyone out there have or know of someone that has a 1989/1994 Cougar or Thunderbird V6 with the 7.5" IRS. Could I please get you to look under the rear and see if there is a vent of any kind on the top rear of the aluminum cover? Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. PS Everything is closed up for Memorial Day so I can't get into any wrecking yards.
