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  1. RedRider
    Sounds like you are ready to attack the Okeys. Good luck and let us know how you do. RR
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    Condor, My clutch started slipping at about 35k miles and I am meticulous about clutch and brake maintenance. At that time, I replaced everything (done by the dealer - ouch). Good for another 25k and started slipping again while riding in West, by God, Virginia (pulling a trailer). Replaced OEM with a PWC spring and haven't had to do anything other than fluid every two years. Have 96k on it now. 22lyons, One of the guys on here sells the spring, upgrade kit, and all the clutch components. Skydoc17 will get you taken care of for a fair price. Unless you have cooked any of the disks, a simple change of the spring will likely take care of your problem. I have also done the half disk/spring replacement but will likely be putting it back in this winter. This replacement reduces the friction stroke (how far the clutch lever moves in the friction zone) to where it is a pain when riding in traffic. To change the spring is about 15 minutes of work (assuming you have to scrape the old gasket). Don't even need to dump the oil. Just put it on the sidestand, pop off the cover, remove the 5 bolts (IIRC), reverse procedure with new spring and gasket. Make sure to use an in-lb torque wrench on the spring bolts. They don't take much to over tighten. RR
  3. RedRider
    I believe the 1st gen use a cartridge filter instead of a spin on. However, for the 2nd gen, you are absolutely right. RR
  4. RedRider
    Another alternative for oil changes - take filters but stop at Walmart for the oil. Buy a cheap aluminum turkey roasting pan to drain into. Take the used oil into the auto bay at Walmart and they will dump it. Throw away the turkey pan. Have a great trip. If it works into your trip, stop at the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM (just across the TX border). They have a garage for each room. RR
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    Brad, Actually, this is likely a better long distance steed than the Venture. The cruiser position of the RSV is not really ideal due to the ergonomics. Your tailbone is on the seat and your spine not straight up and down. If you look at the standard LD selections, they are all upright. BMW (all of them), Wingabago, FJR, ST, V-Strom, and even the first Gen Ventures. The Tenere' does not offer the wind protection of the Venture, or most of the creature comforts, but it appears it would work very nicely with the addition of a few thousand dollars of farkles. RR
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    Stopped by the local Yamaha shop and they had a Supere Tenere' on the floor. Got a chance to sit on it, stand it up, look it over really close. The owner (who I know) came over to chat and answer questions. Oh My, is that a nice bike. 1200 cc of adventure riding goodness. The owner offered to let me take it for a ride. I declined realizing that would be real trouble for me. I can't afford the alimony (and we have two kids in college and two more that are high school seniors - next year is going to be REALLY expensive). Most, if not all, the farkles are released for this model since the Tenere' has been in Europe for a couple of years. And Then to Top It Off...... I get home and there is a box on the porch from Touratech!!. My lock and cable for the Garmin 276C mount arrived. Included in the box was the TT catalog with all the Tenere' stuff. Mmmmmmm, tasty. This may be a problem. RR
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    Nothing to add relative to fixing your problem. However, since it has been out of the water for a couple of years, replace the impeller in the final drive. This pumps the water through the cooling jacket. They dry out and fall apart. Don't ask me how I know. Sold my boat 2 summers ago and don't miss it at all. It also put $2000 into my 'toy' fund. RR
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    ATGATT - All The Grill, All The Time RR
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    Once you install the new one, you need to advise your pillion the button is for talking, not sending Morse Code. Just sayin' RR
  10. RedRider
    Twigg, Nicely done. Have you ran a ground wire from the tank to the bike frame? Might be a good idea (IBR requirement, but not generally required for any other rallies that I know of). FYI, I generally turn the main petcock off and run off the aux tank. When it runs out, I reach down and turn on the main, reach back and turn off the aux valve, and then run the main tank. Not really concerned with how full the aux tank is. But your way will be just fine. You are getting this machine ready for some good LD riding. Should be fun. RR
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    Prayers to Ponch and family from Wisconsin. Hang in there and get better. RR
  12. RedRider
    I've invented it and you already have 2. They are called thumbs. RR
  13. RedRider
    Thank you. Hope he enjoys a trouble free ride. If not, we are here to help. RR
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    Squidley has the procedure down. It is important to rotate the wheel while tightening the bearings, although it is not because of grease dissapation. The roller in a tapered roller bearing uses the back rib for alignment. As the roller moves around the bearing race, the taper of the roller squirts the roller against the back rib, aligning it. Without the wheel/bearing being turned when setting the preload, the rollers will likely be out of alignment and will ultimately create too much clearance. Spin to win. The procedure as outlined in the Timken service manual basically says to tighten, while spinning, until you begin to feel drag. Then back the nut off to the nearest cotter pin location (at least 1/8 turn). While I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I did used to be a bearing engineer at Timken. (Many moons and experiences ago). RR
  15. RedRider
    If you need parts that the dealer cannot get until next week, let us know. I know my Venture will not be going anywhere for the next couple of weeks and can sacrafice a component or two to help a fellow member enjoy their vacation. If I need to ride while waiting for replacement parts, there are a couple of lesser steads in the barn. Let us know. RR If you want to go this route, best to call me. Number is in my profile. Will be off the computer for the balance of the day. Have a car and a couple of bikes that need my loving attention today. I really enjoy when the wife is out of town (for a short while - it's nice when she gets home too).
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    AHHAAA, Watson, you may have something here. EDGE, check to see if the control is on HS or SP. You may have the controls set for headset, hence, nothing coming out the speakers. Center (or right since you don't have the CB) button. Should be the first option that comes up. Up or down arrow to select. Hope this fixes it. Cheap and easy. RR
  17. RedRider
    I was feeling weird - like I was being search or something. You were wearing gloves, weren't you? RR
  18. RedRider
    Edge, Welcome. I'll take a shot at some of this. It appears from the picture you have a '99 Royal Star Venture. That would be considered a 2nd Generation Venture. They are the same from '99 to present day - only the color and minor items (seats and some trim) changed. 1) Slippy clutch. You need a new clutch spring. Check out the classifieds (advertisements for you Limeys) and get an upgraded clutch spring from SkyDoc. This will be quickly taken care of. Inexpensive and easy to do. 2) The slight whine in the transmission - wear earplugs or get your stereo fixed and turn it up. It is in the nature of the beast. There are possible fixes, but they are somewhat troublesome and relatively expensive (and don't always take care of the problem). 3) Per your picture, these wires come out next to the battery. Does this have a trailer hitch on it? These might be connectors for a trailer light harness. Put a meter on them and see if you get a signal when you engage the brakes (need to have the key on, but not necessarily running). There is also an auxilliary power plug in the battery box (or close to it). The previous owner may have wired up a connection for his passenger to wire in heated clothes or something. Again, check for voltage when the power/key is on. Nothing OEM is wired in this area other than the starter circuit, fuel pump, and other minor things that will keep the bike from running at all if they were disconnected. It also might have been for an auxilliary horn. Again, key on, hook up your meter, and hit the horn switch and see if you get voltage. Good luck with your new ride. Oh, and forum rules state you need to post pictures of your bike so we can all OHHH and AHHH at your new pride and joy. Also, spend the US$12 and join in the fun. You will save this many time over with the technical help you will receive. Consider this response for free:smile5:. Again, welcome. RR
  19. RedRider
    97k miles on the OEM shock. Still working. RR Update Fall '13: At about 115k miles, it went out. Replaced with a Hagan.
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    During our annual spring ride, my younger brother (Scott) let all the oil out of his Honda Shadow Aero 1100 in western Texas. He has been debated whether to part it out, or have it fixed. The local shop advised it would be $1500 to $1800 to fix it depending on what needs replaced/repaired. Well........ I have fooled Scott into thinking I was a decent wrench and he is having the dead bike shipped up here (from Dallas) for me to work on. Just what I need - another project. Like the 2 dead bikes in the shop aren't enough. Anyhooo, it will be fun to tear it apart knowing that if it can't be fixed, I can just buy a used engine an stick it in there. Be about $1000 to go that route. Yeah, I know, if we were to do this, it would have been easier and cost about the same to have the local shop do it. It will all be worth it to watch the expression on my wife's face when this bike is rolled off the truck and into the garage. As of this point, she knows nothing about it and thinks I spent too much time/money on the bikes already (she may have a point, but I will not acknowledge it). Anybody have a Honda Shadow 1100 engine laying around? I believe anything from 1998 to 2004 will fit. RR
  21. RedRider
    You might be surprised at the reaction of a dealer being asked to mount and balance tires bought elsewhere. Mine was glad to do it. I offered to let them match (or even come close - 10% or so) the tire pricing. They admitted they weren't competitive on the tire pricing (even with a discount on the mount and balance) but were glad to mount and balance. I take off my own wheels and take them in along with the tires. Cost about $40 or so per wheel. I changed one of my own front tires using tire spoons. That is a lot of work. Didn't even try the rear. Just took it in. I change the tires on my KLR all the time using spoons. Not the Venture. Too heavy of a tire and too small of a wheel diameter. YMMV. RR
  22. RedRider

    Tires

    RedRider replied to Whistler's topic in Watering Hole

    Never heard of an Avon delaminating on a Venture, but there are several reports on here of the Metzler's chunking out. I've had good luck with both the Avon Venom and Dunlop E3. Whatever you do, do not use the Dunlop D404. They don't last over 5000 miles (although you will get input from folks on here that have gotten 10k+ miles on the 404s). Next, ask about the best oil to use. RR
  23. RedRider
    To be fair to the dealer, if they are going to take the shop time to tear into the bearings to inspect them, it isn't much more to replace them. I would expect they would replace them. However, it you are doing this at home, tear it down, inspect, lube, and reinstall. RR
  24. RedRider
    To do this, you need to average approx. 62.5 mph while travelling. This will propel you 1000 miles in 16 hours. With an aux fuel system, there would be 3 fill ups at 10 minutes each (that is a lazy LD Rider pit stop, but one will be longer to get some food so the average should be about 10 minutes). This leaves 7.5 hours of sleep time. Assuming some additional time required to check in/out of a hotel, occasional shower, etc., you can easily get 6 hours of sleep a night doing this. It has been done before (30/30 has been done). It certainly won't be easy, but it can be done safely if done with discipline. Don't think the RS Venture would be the ride of choice for this ride. Likely a bike with an upright seating arrangement (like a 1st gen). BMW, Wingabago, FJR, ST. Would be interested in hearing how he does. RR
  25. RedRider
    +1 on the Stebel and the CarbonOne bracket. Word of caution (and this applies to any installation of electrical items on a vehicle) - Disconnect the battery when doing the wiring. A stray wire while installing can cause all sorts of trouble. Let us know if you have questions. Many of us on here have done this installation. Some of us have even done this installation successfully . RR
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