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i'm jealous! I can't get near that mileage... i'm down in the low thirties and I get the big bang on decal after a I roll on it hard... i'm guessing a clogged pilot as well. but I need some help on what to look for. where are the air/fuel screws located?? thanks

can anybody point me in the right direction for some rear passenger arm rests??? will the old gl1500 Goldwing arm rests work on my 88 venture?? thanks

my $.02 about the 230 shinkos is don't do it... i bought my bike last year. i had an 83 and now this 88. i put about 10,000 miles on the bike last year with iron butts and trips with my wife....it came with 6ply conti tour continentals. the previous owner was serious about having a 6 ply tire as these are and i got really good life out of them and they handled really well even up into triple digits where i try to not ride but every now and then on a wide open stretch, you catch my drift... even down to the end the conti on the back was solid... i put a 230 shinko on the back as it was cheap and its excellent in the under 60mph world and in the twisties, but on the highway it sucks. i swear i can feel it tracking left right following the zig zag groove that is very deep in the center of the tire... crossing the pavement joints is unstable and rain grooves make it feel like its on a steel grate bridge... i tried everything and it feels crappy at speed. so it has just under a 1000 miles on it and its coming off. i'm putting another set of continentals on it. i got the new conti milestone for the rear. and a brand new front as well... the tread runs cross ways across the tire and i think that helps. all the tires the guys like on here don't seem to have a zig zag tread down the middle like this 230 shinko i'm going back to the conti's because i know they worked... i would love to try the E3 rear and the avon venom up front as so many guys have said its a solid combo...

i hear you man... i'm 5'6" with 30" inseam and its a struggle. i had Rick Butler do the seat mods and he did an awesome job, but its still an issue with me... i seem to struggle the most when doing "loaded for bear" touring with my wife and i on because i need to bump the air up significantly. we ride in a pretty spirited manner so i need the bike tight for carving twisties and such. i run progressive shocks up front and i have experimented with different spacers, even running no spacers. one person suggested running no spacer up front with a heavier fork oil, like 15wt instead of 10wt. i'm going to try that next beacause it just seems too high with a spacer. its give and take. hard to find the perfect setup... i'm interested in any tips as well. anybody ever try a smaller tire ??? like 140/80/16 instead of the stock 140/90/16 and same with the front??? of course that will likely affect the clearance and cornering so i don't know if thats a good idea...

i have a very nice passenger backrest and the passenger arm rests from my 87 venture ( the ones that mount in the trunk) . i believe the recling parts are all with it as well... i'd like to donate these to someone's cause. they are the brown vinyl ones. pm me if interested. i'd just want a few bucks to cover the shipping. i wanted black and got these and it wasn't worth returning them.

anybody have a windshield laying around that they want to get rid of. i'm looking for one to cut down to make a shorty for hot weather riding. it may even get painted so scratches aren't a big problem either. let me know. thanks

jack, that was a custom job on my old 1200... i don't know much about it. the previous owner had it done. it was sharp though

They will be alot stickier than those 6ply continentals... i've run the shinkos and like the way they gripped the rode!

i have a pair of these 6 ply tires on my 88 and they are fine for highway but in the curves where i like to push my bike i've felt the front end slide on more than one occassion. i don't have a complaint for the rear . i ran a shinko tourmaster before and teh grip was awesome so i'm not a fan of a tire that slides in the curves. its done it on me from 32psi-38psi. just my $.02

last week i swapped pegs and traditional shifter from my 83 to my new 88... and markland floorboards and rocker shifter from my 88 onto my 83 with no problems. hope that helps

markland makes them for sure. had them on my 88 with a rocker shifter and i stole the pegs off my 83 and did the swaaparoo. so they definately fit both bikes. i have a set of marklands that i'm getting rid of, they have some spotty rust but could be polished. don't need much for them. i don't have the rocker. these are the same ones that team up with the rocker but they also work with the peg setup.

anybody have an 83-93 seat they want to sell. must be black. can be either from the 1200 or 1300. let me know and how much you want for it shipped

what you described with the lane change is dead on! i can run 80- 90mph on a staight flat road and feel pretty good, trying to pass a tractor trailor at 75-80mph is like scaring the bejesus out of me. bike snakes and feels horrible. i can even throw the bike in the curves at 5-60mph and feel pretty good, but i can't handle a gentle sweeper at 75-80... gets squirelly then. the bike came with a 130 rear tire which may not be helping at all. new tire is on its way, i'll change it and report back. the back tire is close to smooth in the middle but when you get out towards where you ride in a curve its cupped pretty good, worn pretty uneven on the outer areas. i bought dingy's wrench and greased the kneck bearings and torqued them when i first got the bike. i went through the whole overtighten process and the bike tracked left and right like 2-3' down the road. after messing that up i loosened it up and i believe i have it right, jacked the front end up and the kneck seems and feels right to me, i retightened a half turn and the other day and that made it too tight again so i backed it off a bit and seems good. does anyone actually use the manual spec for the kneck as its crazy light??? or do you guys go by feel? i've looked for cracks down by the shock, don't see any. i've torqued the frame bolts on the right side. i've drained fork oil and i have the progressive springs that came with the bike. i'm running 1" spacers and 10wt oil 5.5" down with front forks collapsed. i checked all the bolts in the triple tree and they are tight, i don't feel any bearing play in the front or rear. i tightened the swing arm bolt. i yanked on the back end side to side and don't feel any slop. the front feels solid when i jcak the front up and pull side to side and up/down. the only thing that seems off is when i put the bike on the rear stand and put my hands on the fork tubes at the seals and lift the bike up and bounce it slightly it feels like something is a bit loose inside the fork, i hear a noise coming from inside the tube when i bounce it slightly. maybe i can get some pics or a video of it. and how i think the triple tree is turned slighly to the left when i ride down the rode. oh and the trunk was a circus trick that didn't make it more than 50 miles. too much turbulance on the back of my head.

guys, i've been gleaning info off of alot of you trying to find answer to my handling woes... read about how tires help and so on. i keep trying but i'm not there yet. when i cross an uneven road surface the bike feels wiggly. i feel it basically at all speeds. its like the bike is hinged in the middle. i have the super fork brace on and a new shinko tour master up front, i'll be putting a new rear shinko on this week. maybe that will help. i've tried all tire pressures and it helps a touch but not enough. i'm convinced something is wrong with the front forks..i've looked for cracks in the frame and don't see any. i've put over 2k miles on the bike and love it but this wiggle is killing me and if i could get this resolved then the bike would be perfect. i know the bike went down at some point. the tell tale highway bar crack in the plastic elbow, the crack in the right fairing and so on. i've noticed the handle bars are cocked to the left a touch and it is likely because of bike going down, i noticed that when i removed the front tire that i thought the right front fork was twisted a touch thus making the bolt hard to remove and reinstall since the alignment was off a bit. i also hear some clunking or some kind of looseness in the fork tubes when i bounce the front end gently when its on the rear stand, but when i grab and twist everything it all feels solid. if i have to put a whole new front end on there, i will. i can't trust the way this thing feels although it does feel pretty good in the curves, but to switch lanes is like gambling with your life. i don't know if anybody is close to me that can coach me or give me some counsel or if there is a tech day that i can get some experts to take a look. any suggestions??

i'm gonna jump in here and try to get the same help. i have an 83, bought it a couple weeks ago and put 2000 miles on it. i love the bike but its unstable at highway speed, pretty much the exact same problem as was described, i have repacked the steering head bearings, retightened, put the heavy fork brake on, put a new shinko tour master up front, checked for cracks, i have progressive springs, i've tried different spacers, put 10wt oil in to 5.5" down from top. nothing helps the unstable feeling at 80mph. i have a bounce at 30-35mph, can't figure it out. tire seems to be balanced so not sure, gonna check for cracks in frame again and try tightening frame bolts.