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    Three yards of black fabric enshroud my computer terminal. I am mourning the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. His obituary reads as follows: Common Sense, aka C.S., lived a long life, but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he was, his birth records were long ago entangled in miles and miles of bureaucratic red tape. Known affectionately to close friends as Horse Sense and Sound Thinking, he selflessly devoted himself to a life of service in homes, schools, hospitals and offices, helping folks get jobs done without a lot of fanfare, whooping and hollering. Rules and regulations and petty, frivolous lawsuits held no power over C.S. A most reliable sage, he was credited with cultivating the ability to know when to come in out of the rain, the discovery that the early bird gets the worm and how to take the bitter with the sweet. C.S. also developed sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn), reliable parenting strategies (the adult is in charge, not the kid) and prudent dietary plans (offset eggs and bacon with a little fiber and orange juice). A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, the Technological Revolution and the Smoking Crusades, C.S. survived sundry cultural and educational trends including disco, the men's movement, body piercing, whole language and new math. C.S.'s health began declining in the late 1960s when he became infected with the If-It-Feels-Good, Do-It virus. In the following decades his waning strength proved no match for the ravages of overbearing federal and state rules and regulations and an oppressive tax code. C.S. was sapped of strength and the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, criminals received better treatment than victims and judges stuck their noses in everything from Boy Scouts to professional baseball and golf. His deterioration accelerated as schools implemented zero-tolerance policies. Reports of 6-year-old boys charged with sexual harassment for kissing classmates, a teen suspended for taking a swig of Scope mouthwash after lunch, girls suspended for possessing Midol and an honor student expelled for having a table knife in her school lunch were more than his heart could endure. As the end neared, doctors say C.S. drifted in and out of logic but was kept informed of developments regarding regulations on low-flow toilets and mandatory air bags. Finally, upon hearing about a government plan to ban inhalers from 14 million asthmatics due to a trace of a pollutant that may be harmful to the environment, C.S. breathed his last. Services will be at Whispering Pines Cemetery. C.S. was preceded in death by his wife, Discretion; one daughter, Responsibility; and one son, Reason. He is survived by two step-brothers, Half-Wit and Dim-Wit. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Institute for Rational Thought. Farewell, Common Sense. May you rest in peace.
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    I have to wait til it cools down to 90 before I work on mine:rotf:
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    Have you taken and swapped the diaphragm from one carb to another to see if it is a problem w/ the part or the carb??
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    If we could find Fred Vogt, he'd be the one to ask... he built his trike (and I think he's out traveling the country with it).
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    First off... Thank you Klaus!!! If it wasn't for you, I'd still be sitting there looking at a broken down ride. After much sweating and groaning, Klaus (w/ me helping) got the engine back in the frame, the carbs and exhaust all back on and fired it up!! Now it's up to me to spend my afternoon putting the skin back on so it looks like a Venture again.
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    Ron we sure didn't mean to leave you out of all the fun... (that's what Klaus kept callin' it) but I figured you'd be out riding! Next weekend you can come over for the re-assembly. I'll get some ribs on the bbq and let them slow cook while we work. I figure while the bike is nekkid, it'll be the right time to change the plugs, wires, caps, blinker fluid, and the tires over to the Summer Air.....
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    I have... 4 weeks ago on my way home from work, I was trying to pull away at a stop light (trying is the key word there) and no forward motion... but, I did have an interesting (and distressing) chattering sound. You know the sound... like a stripped gear. Well thanks to a fellow VR member and a guy a WHOLE lot smarter than me (insert jokes here), Klaus and I (mostly Klaus w/ me getting in the way) got the transmissions replaced. In the middle gear area it was broken in about 3 pieces. It is swapped and re-assembled, and next weekend it should be back in the bike and I'll be back on 2 wheels... I've been accused of being crabby lately... I really need some cycle therapy!! Oh... I know... it didn't happen if theres no pics. I took these with my cell phone, so the quality is just ok...
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    You can (and I do) lift it with out any spacers... it works out fine.
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    We're everywhere Sonny!
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    WOW!!!

    tooldood replied to Alex's topic in Videos

    Ummm... Did you forget somethin'?
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    Ok... it sounds like I've got to pull the engine out of the bike, split the case and drop the bottom end out, and replace the middle gears. On the plus side, I do have the engine out of a parts bike that has been sitting here for awhile (I guess I'm glad I don't throw stuff out).
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    Ok, so it's not the output shaft and does not appear to be the middle gear. With the bike on the center stand and in first or second gear, you can spin the rear wheel and hear a ratcheting sound out of the area behind the middle gear bearing cover on the left side of the engine, basically there is no connecting between clutch basket and middle gear set. You can spin the rear wheel by hand without moving the crankshaft, the clutch is fully engaged and functional. If I hold the retaining nut of the middle gear attached to the transmission shaft with a socket you can not turn the rear wheel, so I assume the middle gear set is ok. No shavings or filing in the oil when drained. Any ideas what to look for before we tear the engine out and split the case???
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    Ok Joel, Brad and George... the ribs are on the smoker... how soon can you guys get here?? I have the bags, rear wheel off... just never tackled the swing arm removal or such... The drive shaft looks ok George. Anyone got a huge socket you can email me to get that nut off to remove the swing arm?? What size does that take Joel??
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    Sometime in the recent past, I believe there was a thread about a problem with the output shaft... I didn't pay too much attention, because I hadn't experienced anything like that described - soooo.... Well now guess what..? Yesterday on my way home from work my drive shaft went out. I had had some hard shift / torque lash kinda thing the day before and again right before I pulled up to a stop light. I went to pull away when the light changed and no going anywhere! I could hear the shaft spin at the middle gear area but ut was a stripped gear type of sound. My question is, where can I find the thread where this was discussed before? I tried searching, but no luck, so I am probably using the wrong search terms... Anyone able to help a feeble minded doofus like me?
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    Thanks Bob... that what I was asking about. I have an 87 I'm trying to get on the road and the carbs are trashed. The shop wants too much to re-build them. Ebay has a couple of the 83 - 85 years up for auction.
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    I was wondering if the carbs from an 83 - 85 will be compatible on an 87? Anyone tried that?
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    Sorry it took me so long to answer Jack... I just got back from taking Cody (our 18 yr old) to Pensacola FL to start working his way thru college. The answer is no, I haven't seen the carbs taken apart at the shop, it has just been over the phone. I'm back now and will be draggin' my butt over there to have a look and talk to the mechanic. The first thing now tho is to pay Klaus for fixing my Jeep which the water pump deciced to puke the night before I left for Florida... Man, it's always somethin'!!!
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    It gripes me too... but he was pretty specific. He said the seals and rings(?) were all shot and the needles were pitted and corroded and it looked almost like coolant in the bowls as the fuel was discolored and almost green...
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    I have a bike I picked up that had been sitting for about 4 years. I couldn't get it running and finally found a mechanic that works on the old stuff. He went thru the carbs and said they need to be re-built. With what he wants for parts and labor, I thought I'd see if I could find a set... or I'll have to sell the project bike for someone else's project.
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    If anyone out there has a set of 1st gen carbs that need a good home? Let me know. I have an 87 that really needs some good working carbs.
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    Must be all that 'global warming' makin' it rain...
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    It's 8:20 in the evening... 93 degrees and 6% humidity! What's it like where you are??
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    LOL... Nope, but if I did I'd send it your way.
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    Last chance... I did get a couple of responses but no takers yet. A little more info for ya' 1 is an older set w/ the chrome boom mike (for open face helmets) and the other has a flexible black boom mike and is slimmer to use inside a full or modular helmet. It has been pretty busy around here getting the 18 yr old ready for graduation :thumbsup2:and then 2 days after that we head to Pensacola FL to send him to college.:clap2: Any Florida Panhandle riders (or lower Alabama) want them?? I'll deliver them that far!!
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