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    One thing I have not seen on these replies is, the Venture runs the best on 86 Octain and an oz of Sea Foam. I have 85,000 on my 01 and for years thought preium gas was the way to go until i was informed I was loosing performance and miliage by doing so, sure enough on a recent round trip to St Louis 1,500 plus miles ran only 86 regular and it ran better than it ever did in the 7 yrs I have owned it. Also until last month there had been NO maintance other than oil change and filter ever 5,000 miles and tires. I have been the Harley routh my friend and wont go back, the only die hard Harley folks I know have never rode on a Venture, believe me once you get used to the Beast, you wont be sorry you swithced, and another thing the people on this site will walk you through any problem you have with it, unlike a Harley site, and any parts you may need you can find at discount at www.pinwheel.com a salavage site. Good luck and enjoy.
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    2001 RSV
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    Just completed a 1,537 mile round trip from Va to St Louis and back, just finished a complete tune up including valve adjustment and carb tune and new clutch upgrade before I left, also switched from using premium gas to 86 octain regular, bike ran better than it ever has since I bought it in 04, and it now has 85,000 miles on it. Overall gas average was 38.786 MPG and this was running 75 to 85 MPH all the way. Playing with differant speeds I found my bike was the happiest at 82 MPH, it ran the smoothest, and best performace ever, was like finding the G Spot, once found it was a pure pleasure to watch it preform.
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    And we are snow birds, live in New Smyrna Beach Fl during the winter Nov - April, and then in Clifton Forge Va the rest of the year, and it about time to migrate South already. Welcome aboard my friend you will find this is the best site out there, and a great bunch of guys and gals on here.
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    US Air Force Tribute to my son who has been in for 17 yrs, 5 tours to Afganastan and Iraq.

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    2001 RSV

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    When you are riding first, make sure you are not dragging your feet, this will cause swelling of the feet and legs.
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    If anyone has replaced their stock windshield from the RSV and want to get rid of it, get in touch, I need one bad, and Oh by the way, dont ever, ever, ever use any of that headlight lens restorer on your windshield, I did and it has ruined mine, cant even see through it and it wont come off, have tried everything including a buffer, just one big blurred peice of plexi now.
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    If you have a Harbor Freight or Northern Tool store close by (or order on line) go and buy a bike jack, either one of them sells them for 59.00 and believe me they will be used, I even use mine to level it up to wash and wax. The bike has got to come up at least 8 inches for the tire to clear the fender, so if you put it on a fixed mount I assure you, you will need additional clearance to get the tire off, it always works that way. While you have it down, change the oil in the final drive and also grease the gears, also a good time to give the rim and undercarage a good cleaning. But buy a jack, it will pay for itself very quickly when you do oil changes, inspect tires, tire pressure, ect: ect;
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    There are a lot of things that will cause low miliage, How long since you checked valve adjustment, (book calls for every 26,000 miles) if its been a lot of miles remember there is no warning when they get too tight, no noise and you may end up with valve stems bent. Carb adjust, they say dont worry about it if the bike idles good, not so check them every 30 thou or so or if you think they are out. Plugs, gas and air filters, tire pressure? I have 85,000 on my RSV and had always used high test, was averageing 34 to 36. I did a valve adjust, 14 or 16 valves were extreamelly tight couldnt get a .0001 thou gauge under them, replaced all 14 shims, while down replaced air and gas filters, installed new plugs, flushed the radiator, had the carbs tuned, and installed a new clutch up grade. After all this, was still around 39 MPG. Was talking to SkyDoc and he asked what type of gas I ran, and he enlightend me on this. The RSV is designed to run on 86 Octain, (its in the book) the high test gasoline fire at 400 degress cooler than regular, thus it is firing too late to get full ignition and full power on the comprssion stroke. I switched to 86 Octain and 1oz of Sea Foam for each tank of 3 gals or more. The trip to St Louis was 735 miles, runnning 75 and 80 all the way I adveraged 42.3 MPG, this is the best preformace this bike has ever gotten, plenty of power, plenty of pick up, and great miliage, believe me, SkyDoc knows what he is talking about when it comes to these bikes. Total cost for all the work was around 300.00 and I did all the work myself and so can you, just take your time. Make sure you check your tire pressure every week, this will also cause a differance. But my bike is now running better than it did when new and I am one happy camper.
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    Also you should be running 86 Octain or your local regular gasoline in the RSV and not premium as the engine is designed to run on regular and you will get better miliage and performance by using regular, again thanks Sky Doc for enlightening me on this, you were right on.
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    I get my Sea Foam from NAPA Auto Store, it is cheaper than Wal-Mart right now at 6.95 a can, I also use 1oz at each fill up if it takes 3 gal or more. Works great, there is also another product out there called Star Thron which also works pretty good, and you can get it at Walley World or any auto parts store, but I like the Sea Foam.
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    Ok, have a 2001 RSV and with 85,000 miles I have always used high test gasoline thinking it gave it more power and better miliage, wrong, this is the thoughts of a majority of people includeing myself until SkyDoc enlightened me. The RSV was designed to run on 86 octain and not high test. Just made a trip 2 days ago from Va to St Louis, running 75 and 80 MPH just about all the way, I averaged 42.2 MPG with lowest 38.7 on one tank full. The bike also ran better, and smoother than it has ever ran, even the whinn sounds quiter. Just think of all the money I wasted on high test in those 85,000 miles at 30 cent more per gallon. So guys and gals, go to regular gasoline, it will make a very noticable differance to your advantage, again thank you SkyDoc. JB:dancefool:
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    :dancefool:Hey do any of you guys that have replaced the stock windshield, have the stock on for sale??? I am in need of a decent stock one that will fit my 01 RSV. Let me know because I need one bad and quick. Thanks.
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    Alright, the valve adjustment on my 01RSV and the clutch upgrade, new friction plates and spring, all is well and working beautifully. The vave adjustment, replaced 14 of the 16 shims, they all were ultra tight, caught it just in time at 85,000 miles, anyone doing this be extra sure of the crankcase vent hose routing, mine was crimped, causing the cover gaskets to blow, after 4 tear downs and a lot of head scratching, finally found it, the clutch upgrade was a snap, less than 2 hours and works perfect, a great big thank you to SkyDoc for the kit and the invaluable help with everything especailly the quick shipment of parts and kits. Thanks to the knowledgeable help of the great site, and anyone looking to do clutch up grade I suggest you contack SkyDoc for the kit. On the Road Again, its good for another 85,000. JB:whistling:
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    Thanks for the reply and offer of help, however I am currentlly in Va, we are snow birds, 6 months is each place. I think all the ventures are pretty much the same from mid 80s to present.
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    Have a 2001 RSV with 85,000 miles on it. Am going to replace the friction plates and spring in it as I am getting a little slippage when cranking down on throttle in 4th and 5th. My question is, there are 2 disc behind the clutch basket secured behind a wire retainer, the Barrett kit I bought does not include these, do you think they should be replaced and if so how are they ordered. Also should I go with the more expensive spring conversion kit, or just remain with a new diaphram type. The whine I have learned to live with, so I dont think the price of a new basket justifices the (Maybe) reducing the whine. Thanks, any help appericated.
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