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Well - it'll be good to slow down a little in retirement.

Just ask any HD rider. They go up in value every year.

Don't sign anything. Don't agree with the adjuster. Don't be nice - do be business-like. Get the lawyer. Get photos. Check. Make lists, when you got it, with full replacement value fair estimate. Keep track of the time you (and others) put into this, and other potential losses and expenses. Get estimates from people you would want doing the work. This is a contest of documentation.

me too

A friend of mine in a crosswalk with the light got hit by a car while talking to me on the phone. Bad concussion. She was in a different city with no local contacts so the cops and the hospital had no one to contact. No one picked up the phone so I could provide info although I could hear the crowd gather, react and the ambulance ride. You can't call the police to find out anything because of medical privacy. You have to call all the hospitals but they don't always have their admissions updated minute by minute. It wasn't until the next day I found her. Anyway, I printed up a box of emergency info cards so you can carry info for your friends, church, work, whatever and whomever you want someone to know when the worst happens. Basically its just a business card with instructions that say: Emergency Info Card. Write contact info for your home, work, insurance, church, other organizations. Include various social contacts. Identify the person with access to your living will and authorized medical power of attorney. Do not include confidential ID numbers. I scribble my info and carry it in my wallet. I give out blanks to everyone. If you PM me with an address I'll send you a few. But, please, do carry something with you. I don't trust the phone idea nor do I always carry one. But I always have my wallet.

Me, too.

I love my 1st gen, but sometimes regret passing this one up. $7000. If you are thinking about putting on a short windshield take a look.

Yes, call the city building department right away. If there is a housing department (sometimes there is one at the city, sometimes the county, sometimes both) call them, too. There may be a tenant's organization nearby. Go to the library and ask the reference librarian. Keep a record of any expenses related to this. If you get any foot dragging from the city, call your elected representative. I used to be one, and loved having these kinds of things to work on.

There's an app for that http://www.silentcomedymafia.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=582

Did you use a new crush washer that I think is under that plug?

Got mine today, and so will add it to my parts cache.

Here is a part number from Advance Auto Parts, a link and a partially expanded list http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/buy/products/37951-curved-radiator-hose-by-dayco-part-a71651-ac-hoses-fittings.html Advance Auto Parts Part#: 5370450 Suitable vehicles: Click to find if this product can be used with your vehicle: Dodge B250 B2500 Dakota 2001 2001 Dodge Dakota (5.9L 360CI V8 FI VIN: Z) 2000 2000 Dodge Dakota (3.9L 239CI V6 FI VIN: X) 2000 Dodge Dakota (5.9L 360CI V8 FI VIN: Z) 1999 1999 Dodge Dakota (3.9L 239CI V6 FI VIN: X) 1999 Dodge Dakota (5.2L 318CI V8 FI VIN: Y) 1999 Dodge Dakota (5.9L 360CI V8 FI VIN: Z) 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Durango RAM 1500 RAM 1500 Pickup 2003 2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Pickup (5.9L 360CI V8 FI VIN: Z) 2002 2001 2000 1999 RAM 1500 Van 2000 2000 Dodge RAM 1500 Van (5.2L 318CI V8 FI VIN: Y) RAM 2500 RAM 2500 Pickup RAM 2500 Van Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 1998 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 (5.9L 360CI V8 FI VIN: Z) Grand Cherokee Laredo 1997 1996 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (5.2L 318CI V8 FI VIN: Y) 1995 1994 1993 Grand Cherokee Limited Grand Cherokee Orvis Grand Cherokee TSI

You can just search for your own posts and find your way...like breadcrumbs in the forest. I'm waiting for my new google phone to arrive and then while it is still raining in Oregon I hope to tackle that alternative display project.

I have a great local shop that works on mine. So far the only issue has been an extra day wait for a brake pad to arrive. I've been collecting a few parts against future needs. If you have a willing local mechanic, or your own shop and tools enough to do the mods/repairs described on this site, you can keep a 1st gen going quite a while. That includes things like the fuse block, the TCI, the starter, the stator and the ground cable. If the CLASS system, or the electronic displays, go on the fritz, then you are on your own, except for the great help you can get here. An easy solder job on the CLASS controller kept me moving and stock. My dash display will be a bigger job that will take me more than an hour if that ever goes. I worry about that because all I have is a carport for my bike. I'm willing and able to pay my mechanic to do the basic engine maintenance, the wheels, the suspension and the shaft. If I have an electrical mystery, or a major engine repair, my plan is to look at the cosmetic appearance of the bike and decide whether to spend the money. If these weren't such great bikes it would be easier to give up. But they are great bikes. And for the price to buy a good one, I can nickle and dime myself for years of affordable fun. And don't forget the seafoam. These carbs are prone to clogging. Since mine are clean and working I am fanatic about keeping them that way with seafoam. It is too big a job for me to do in a carport with no tools, and expensive to have my mechanic do it. He's already warned me what it will cost if he does it. So I bought a case of seafoam when it was on sale.

Build your own http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73158

My brother sent me a link to this source of carb diaphragms for his xs650. http://jbmindustries.com/Dimensions.html Does anyone know these folks? $20 a piece for new ones would be great. I see Venture listed as M-73. Does anyone know the carb measurements that would be needed to fit my 89?

I like it a lot, and the Victory baggers as well. These are well put together and handsome bikes, with different engine ideas. What's up, Yamaha?

Every time I start sanding or painting I learn something. Mostly I learn that I should not have used any kind of sanding if I wasn't going to paint. Most recently I posted some pictures after I went down. For that fix up I used some touch up paint followed by some clear coat touch up. Next time I have to try touch up I'm going to figure out a way to thin the paint with something that won't dissolve the abs. Any suggestions? When I looked at your pictures, the first thing that came to mind was a colored crayon, maybe a cheap one, or a good one from an art store. Get the color close or a little bit darker. Fill in and buff. Does anyone think that would work even if it had to be redone regularly?

At a sloped blind intersection where oncoming cars are allowed right turn without stopping (or signaling in most cases). As I started out it looked like the oncoming car was coming through. I stopped and put my foot down, but nothing was there. I dropped the bike, and made my donation to the site. Here's a picture after the touch up. I must say this bike was tougher than expected. 750 pounds ~ and very little damage. The scuff on the crash bars cleaned up with steel wool and wd40. A little touch up paint on the fairing and I feel lucky. Lesson: always know where the high side is. Don't mind the reflections. Damage is front and center on the ridge. http://db.tt/jixV46Xw

Maybe a homemade stethoscope might help. Get some tubing and listen for air leaks.

I would not buy a new Venture. I love my 89. I have a GREAT bike for little money. I think it would run forever except for the electrical systems and the aging plastic. If I had to replace it today I would buy a used Victory Vision or XC or a Triumph. I like BMW a lot but I worry about the fleecing you too often take on dealer maintenance. I like the new GW designs but have a hard time seeing myself as a wing nut. Maybe that will change. I don't think Yamaha intends to redesign the Venture. I think this is a declining cash cow for them. As soon as it's not profitable to sell fewer and fewer it will be gone. I think they are positioning the road liner/strat platform for a variety of option packages including a bagger and lux touring. When they change the transmission to include a highway gear it'll be done - probably the same time they kill the venture, the vmax and the v4. And, I'm okay with that. I'll miss that v4 though. Maybe, just maybe, they'll keep it alive for trikes, but even there that 1300 will look lame next to 17,18,1900 injected vtwins. imho

Yep. And really one multimeter would do. Someone handy could build something solid in minutes. Get 4 old MAP sensors, or 4 cheap vacuum sensors (like board mount), and you are good to go. The MAP sensors just drop the signal voltage from the reference voltage in as vacuum increases. They're like a pot (potentiometer).

Yep. Or, you could just use some MAP sensors and a volt meter.

Here's the ebay item # for the LCD I used. 271024721907 Attached is the add-in Arduino library I used to make the LCD work. Be sure to virus scan the zip file. Always be safe. If you attempt to build one let me know!

/* Modified Smoothing (below) by Tom Hogue 2012 for CarbSync Tool This code is in the public domain. Accepts 0-5v from GM 1 bar MAP sensors Creates arrays of values for all cylinders v01r01 is the basic development version v01r02 adds LCD display v01r03 adds input calibration at startup published on venturerider.org 9-7-12 v01r04 cleans up the code a bit v01r05 more clean up v01r06 localize some variables published on venturerider.org 9-9-12 Future mods smartphone display bluetooth connectivity tach live smooth and sensitivity adjustments Smoothing Reads repeatedly from an analog input, calculating a running average and printing it to the computer. Keeps ten readings in an array and continually averages them. The circuit: * Analog sensor (potentiometer will do) attached to analog input 0 Created 22 April 2007 By David A. Mellis modified 9 Apr 2012 by Tom Igoe http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Smoothing This example code is in the public domain. */ #include #include LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,20,4); //set the LCD address to 0x27 for a 20 chars and 4 line display /* Define the number of samples to keep track of. The higher the number, the more the readings will be smoothed, but the slower the output will respond to the input. Using a constant rather than a normal variable lets use this value to determine the size of the readings array. Uno board drives the LCD IIC with A4 and A5, leaving A0-3 for 4 MAP sensors Leonardo board drives LCD IIC with D2 and D3, leaving A0-5 for sensors */ const int numReadingsMax = 100; // this should be maybe 5-150. Too large overflows RAM. const int numCylinders = 4; // max is 4 . Reducing to actual will improve processing only slightly int readings[numCylinders][numReadingsMax]; // the readings from the analog input int numReadings = numReadingsMax; // allow this to change to vary smooth vs speed int index = 0; // the index of the current reading int sensitivity = 200; // how fine input is parsed usually 20-100. 1023 max. int thisCylinder = 0; // the index of the cylinder loops long total[numCylinders]; // the running total int average[numCylinders]; // the running average int runPeak [numCylinders]; // running peak value int inputPin[numCylinders] = {0,1,2,3}; // set the input pin array per board info above int calibrate [numCylinders]; // an adjustment for input voltage variance int calibrationFlag = 1; // use the first readings pass to calibrate void setup() { // initialize serial communication with computer: NOT USED // Serial.begin(9600); // initialize LCD lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); // initialize all the readings to 0: for (thisCylinder = 0; thisCylinder { total[thisCylinder] = 0; average[thisCylinder] = 0; runPeak[thisCylinder] = 0; calibrate[thisCylinder] = 0; for (int thisReading = 0; thisReading { readings [thisCylinder][thisReading] = 0; } } } void loop() { // while the serial stream is not open, do nothing: need for leonardo board // while (!Serial) ; using UNO board and LCD not serial output /* for each reading read all cylinders then increment */ for (thisCylinder = 0; thisCylinder { // subtract the last reading: total[thisCylinder] = total[thisCylinder] - readings[thisCylinder][index]; /* read from the sensor. As vacuum increases MAP sensor output signal voltage drops so use map command to reverse output so that more vacuum == lower voltage == higher data points */ readings[thisCylinder][index] = map(analogRead(inputPin[thisCylinder]), 0, 1023, sensitivity, 0) + calibrate[thisCylinder]; // add the reading to the total: total[thisCylinder] = total[thisCylinder] + readings[thisCylinder] [index]; // calculate the average: average[thisCylinder] = total[thisCylinder] / (index + 1); // calculate the peak - look for more efficient method depending on output method // this should not be needed runPeak[thisCylinder] = 0; for (int thisPeak = 0; thisPeak { runPeak[thisCylinder] = max(runPeak[thisCylinder], readings[thisCylinder][thisPeak]); } } // advance to the next reading position in the array: index = index + 1; // if we're at the end of the array... if (index >= numReadings) { index = 0; // ...wrap around to the beginning display(); } /* set a short delay between readings to add stability set to approx 1ms when running live */ delay (1); } void display(){ int calibrateCylinder = 0; // int calibrationMean = 0; // the input adjustment added to each reading String outString; // int dispCylinder = 0; // if (calibrationFlag == 1) { calibrationFlag = 0; // only do calibration once calibrationMean = 0; for (calibrateCylinder = 0; calibrateCylinder {calibrationMean = calibrationMean + average[calibrateCylinder]; } calibrationMean = calibrationMean / numCylinders; for (calibrateCylinder = 0; calibrateCylinder {calibrate [calibrateCylinder] = calibrationMean - average [calibrateCylinder]; } // display the results and pause lcd.clear(); for (calibrateCylinder = 0; calibrateCylinder { outString = "Calibrate C"; outString += calibrateCylinder + 1; outString += " Val "; outString += calibrate[calibrateCylinder]; lcd.setCursor(0, calibrateCylinder); lcd.print (outString); } delay(3000); lcd.clear(); } else { /* send results to the lcd */ for (dispCylinder = 0; dispCylinder { outString = "C"; outString += dispCylinder + 1; outString += ": PEAK "; outString += runPeak[dispCylinder]; lcd.setCursor(9, dispCylinder); lcd.print ("___"); lcd.setCursor(0, dispCylinder); lcd.print (outString); outString = " AVG "; outString += average[dispCylinder]; lcd.setCursor(17, dispCylinder); lcd.print ("___"); lcd.setCursor(12, dispCylinder); lcd.print (outString); } } // reset all the readings to 0: for (dispCylinder = 0; dispCylinder { runPeak[dispCylinder] = 0; // must reset this. others are kept running for now /* total[dispCylinder] = 0; average[dispCylinder] = 0; for (int dispReading = 0; dispReading { readings [dispCylinder][dispReading] = 0; } */ } }