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  1. KIC
    Wish you guys best of luck. Have fun. Somebody take Brian for a short ride to "get him back on the horse" ...
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    Here's the thread in printable form and another page with some info. It's easy. Good luck.
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    Make sure it did not get pinched in the forks lower area when you reinstalled the forks or shoved into the side upper fairing area...
  4. KIC
    Just checked and I have a left side mirror. Sorry.
  5. KIC
    That looks like a really neat place. Thanks for sharing.
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    It's a tow bar for 2nd Gens.. connect that to the rear of a 1st Gen and the front of a 2nd Gen and shazammm... the 2nd Gen is as fast...
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    And you wonder why the 2nd Gen off spring are so dang:rasberry: ugly ???? The sign in front of it states the it is the 2nd Gen proto type
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    I'll check and see if the extra mirror I have is left or right.. can't remember..
  9. KIC
    Welcome to the site. WARNING..these bikes are contagious ! and so is this dang site... I started looking into the 1st Gen Venture after riding my friend's 2nd Gen, and another friend getting a 1st Gen. I was out of town and asked this site for a few tips on an 89 VR that I was going to look at in that town. I received the list below. I looked at two 1st Gens and used the list. One guy was so impressed he asked me to email him the list in case he kept his brother's bike, he would know what to look at fixing. 9 months later I have two 1st Gens and two parts bikes. Even sold my beautiful, loved and trusted KLR650 to buy the 2nd 1st Gen so my son could ride with me. Now another friend is searching for a good clean 1st Gen to pick up. Good luck ! CHECKLIST for 1st Generation VENTURES.doc
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    And 27 minutes on a 1st Gen. ...
  11. KIC
    Glad you are OK and you got your Thanksgiving taken care of all at the same time... Your bike's in the garage thinking...: I tought I taw a turkeybird..... I did..I did... and I kicked ta crap out of him....
  12. KIC
    Hey Dan...just how much SeaFoam stock do you own ???
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    I just had a thought... when I put my forks back into my 89, when I slid the forks up, a wire or cable got caught in the bottom behind the forks. I only found it by accident. The wire was tight and I actually had a little problem getting the forks up around it. Had I not found it by accident, it would not have let my forks slide totally up and seat correctly. Just a thought to double check down below and make sure nothing is keeping the bottom from seating correctly.
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    Hope this helps. Had to break it into 2 parts to get it to upload. Good luck.
  15. KIC
    Marengo is located at 40°24′5″N 82°48′37″W (40.401341, -82.810382) See how helpful we all can be ???
  16. KIC
    Do you have an aftermarket front fork Brace ? After I put my Progressives in, my front felt a little loose and slightly non-responsive turning from left to right. After my heavy duty front fork brace it feels nice and tight. Just a thought...
  17. KIC
    Hey...quit spreading nasty, but true rumors about me.....
  18. KIC
    The problem is what you consider a "dealer". In our area all the dealers have been bought out by the large superstores like RideNow, Or as they are known around here as SlimeNow, They claim to be a dealer but don;t carry very many parts, do crappy service, sell every model of bike. So technically they are a "dealer" , but not like the old days where a dealer knows their product, specialized in one or two brands and helped their customers. The superstores now a days just fleece the newbees and jack the prices all around.
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    BE VERY CAREFUL ..cover all your plastic (ABS) with a thick rag. When you pump the clutch lever it will spit it out at you. I use a hand vacuum pump I got at Harbor Freight. I used the vacuum pump to remove the fluid in the reservoir then used it to bleed all the fluid through the lines from the bottom bleeder. The fluid will destroy your plastic..so cover it all !
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    I just had similar problems last week. I changed all the fluid while bleeding the crap out of it . Worked like a charm .
  21. KIC
    I believe you have an 86..I have 2 84 parts bikes with those on them. We would have to figure out if they are the same 84 and an 86. I'm sure the answer will pop up here... And wouldn't the front right and the rear left be the same ?
  22. KIC
    Here you go. Try printing this out to make one complete document. Good luck ! Ride safe !
  23. KIC
    Here are some prior posts and instructions on the Venture Carb. I have another document that is too large, but will try to post in pieces. Carb Cleaning 101.doc
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    Hand him an ice cream cone and he would be oblivious to who is driving.....
  25. KIC
    So I'm wondering why so many Venture lovers/riders are on the East Coast and so very few in the west.. We gotta work on that ...
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