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It was mentioned in the other thread that was referenced. For some reason there is one position the Barnett plate can be positioned where it will not allow the plunger to disengage the clutch. Take the side cover off, remove the pressure plate, spin it one bolt hole and reinstall it. You don't have to reinstall the side cover to see if the clutch will engage and disengage. You can do that with the cover off and of course with the engine turned off. Pull the clutch lever and you should see the plate move and the friction plates separate.

Banff & Lake Louise are always busy, winter and summer, but are still well worth visiting. Looking at your travel dates you will get here after the Stampede which means accommodation availability and rates will be back to normal. Stampede is fun time and a unique experience but unless you have a reservation you won't find a motel or hotel within 100 kms of the Calgary. Lots of great roads and sights to see in this area. Others have touched on a few of them. Hwy 3 is a good one especially once you get into the mountains. 93 to Radium is ok but 93 Radium to castle Junction is a wonderful road. If you are staying in Radium try The Bavaria. Very nice place with decent rates. If you have the time take 93 all the way to Jasper. Best scenery in the world on that road. Stop at The Columbia Icefields and walk up to the Glacier. Great photo opportunities there. I see 1a has been mentioned as the prefered route from Banff to Lake louise and I agree. It is the old Trans Canada, designed and built before the engineers learned how to flatten and straighten mountain roads. The speed limits are slow but that is ok because there is lots of wildlife along the road and traffic will just stop if people want to take pictures. There is a way to see a grizzly without getting too close: http://www.kickinghorseresort.com/activities/bear/about.asp Kicking Horse is only a short ride from Banff and the bear refuge is well worth visiting. On the Alberta side of the mountains Highway 40 is one of our most popular riding roads. It also goes over the Highwood Pass, the highest pass in Canada. 40 will take you on 541 to Longview or vis versa if you are going in the other direction. If you like beef jerky stop at The Jerky Shop in Longview. Tons of stuff to see in this area. Feel free to give me a call if you'd like to discuss your route or places to see. If it works out I'd like to ride a few miles with you too. 403-286-2998 Don

I might add to the other good advice you have received there are a couple of starter drive gears inside the same cover as the stator. When I pulled the cover they popped out and fell into my oil pan. Oops! No big deal their is a picture in the service manual showing what it should look like and they popped right back in. I'd also mention when you remove the rear cover a fair bit of oil will spill out. Make sure you have a pan under there to catch it. What else? Check the connector by the battery box where the three white wires plug in. They can melt and cause further problems. Some folks remove the connector and solder the wires together. I am not a very good mechanic but I was able to replace the stator in my bike a few years back. The bolts holding the stator to the side cover gave me the most trouble. I had to fight with them for an hour or more to get them out. Miserable suckers. I ended up drilling one of them out. I wish the high power stator was available then. It was about a four hour job for me, but I was working very deliberately and slowly.

Good Day Folks, I have dropped off this forum for a while. Think of a computer and the command "format C" and you will have an idea of what happened. Anyway I am glad to see you are still planning this ride. Are the dates firmed up? I can see you are talking about either Nelson or New Denver as ride central. Both are fine places and pretty central to some outstanding riding roads. One outstanding loop that could be done from both locations is: Nelson, Balfour, Kaslo, New Denver, Crescent Valley and back to Nelson. Pull out a map and take a look at 31a between Kaslo and New Denver. It is one of the best riding roads you will ever get the pleasure to ride. If you decide on settling into New Denver there is a terrific day ride close to there the locals call Threading the Needle. That would take you from New Denver to Nakusp and down to Fauquier. Catch the free ferry from Fauquier. If memory serves it is a cable ferry. Once on the other side you are in Needles. Beyond Needles is about 70 miles of motorcycle nirvana. It is a rolling, winding, twisty road with an ice cream stop about halfway through and, once again if my memory is on target, there is a place called The Blue Ox (?) in Lumby to stop for lunch. Great food. The ride back is even better cuz you know the road. Another cool loop out of Nelson is Nelson to Balfour. Catch the free ferry to Kootenay Bay. From there head south on 3a to 3. 3a is another outstanding riding road. Take 3 west over the Kootenay Pass to Salmo and then Salmo back to Nelson. Depending on where you care to ride I know of several good places to eat and a few of the tourist attractions. The real attractions are the riding roads. I don't know Nelson all that well. I do recall one motel that appealed to me. It had a courtyard type of parking lot where you can park your bikes right in front of the room. Unfortunately I don't recall the name of it and when I was last there it was booked up. Here are a few pictures of the area: http://www.actualriders.ca/casualcruise2008.htm http://www.actualriders.ca/silverton.htm http://www.actualriders.ca/sandon.htm Let me know if any of this appeals to you and I will check my records and firm up the pit stops I have suggested. If you decide on New Denver and the Valhalla as ride central tell Joan you are with one of my groups. Don Binns of the Northern Stars. I don't know if that will get you a better rate. She tends to be very fair with all riding groups but it's worth a try. Please feel free to pass along any questions about the area either here or through email. If I can help I will. In the meantime I will try to think of a few other cool places to ride in the area.

Well I'd guess you have a short somewhere in the system causing a drain. What I'd suggest as a way to trouble shoot the problem would be to pull fuses one by one while the motor is running with a multi meter monitoring the voltage. If you find the voltage goes to normal with one circuit disconnected that would at least give you somewhere to focus your attention. I am sure you have already checked it but I'll mention it anyway check the ground cable from the battery. I believe it grounds to the engine on the right hand side of the bike. It might be the frame in that same general area. I don't recall which. If you haven't already give it a clean and reconnect it. I prefer using a good electrical connection cleaner as opposed to sanding surfaces. Good luck. There is nothing more frustrating than chasing electrical demons in a motorcycle.

My apologies for posting this off topic note. A few days back one of the group sent me a private message asking for the name of the Venture guy here in Calgary who has an extensive collection of used parts. Yes I do know who this is and can provide you with his phone number, but I may have screwed up in trying to reply to you and my reply might not have made it to you. Send me a PM again and I will see if I can do it right this time. Don

I'd be glad to do a little research into rates etc. This week is a little bit hectic but if the middle of next week is ok I'll flesh out the points of interest, routes, accommodation etc. I'll call a few of the motels and see what kind of a rate break, if any we can get. Add this one to your ride calendars folks. I guarantee if you don't come once you see the pictures you'll be kicking yourself for not joining in.

Here's my .02 cents. Meet in Creston on a Friday. There is a place there called The Kokanee Inn: http://www.crestonbc.com/kokaneeinn/ They fly in special for Fridays only fresh cod and cook them up into the absolutely the best fish & chips I have ever eaten. Stay in Creston Friday night. I'd recommend The Hacienda or The Skimmerhorn. There are lots of motels in Creston to choose from. I don't know about camping. Saturday leave Creston on 3a for Kootenay Bay. The Glass House is en route. It is made up of old embalming jars. There is a $7.00 entry fee but it is worth it. At Kootenay Bay catch the free ferry to Balfour. Head north from Balfour to Kaslo. Kaslo has one of the best paddle boat museums I have ever seen. The SS Moyie: http://www.klhs.bc.ca/ Incredible the detail they went to with this restoration. From Kaslo take 31a to New Denver. This road is in my top three ever of my best riding roads. By the way once out of Creston they are all great riding roads. Stay Saturday and Sunday at The Valhalla. On Sunday take what we call the Threading The Needle ride to Lumby. That would be New Denver to Nakusp to Fauquier, catch the free ferry to Needles and then ride to Lumby. Once again another top three ever riding roads. There is a really cool pup there to grab a bite to eat before riding back. Yes you will want to ride that road twice. Monday start the trek home via 6 and 3a to Nelson. I can't say this enough, once again spectacular scenery and outstanding riding roads. I don't recommend staying in Nelson. There are few motels in Nelson and last time I was there they were all booked. After Nelson it is Salmo, over the Kootenay Pass and back to Creston for those heading east to get home or 6/31 if you are headed into the US. I know these areas fairly well and most of the biker friendly places to eat and sleep. Better yet aside from the occasional logging truck these roads are not heavily trafficed, other than motorcycles. So there's my .02 cents (Canadian) If this appeals to the group I can flesh out the details for places to eat and points of interest along the way. See ya on the road.

I have just picked up on this thread and haven't read all of the posts but if you are looking for the best place to meet in Western Canada there is none better than New Denver with ride central to be The Valhalla. We have held a few meets in that area. Joan at The Valhalla caters to riders. She will lay marker cones in the parking lot for reserved bike parking and offers a discount for biker scum like us. Here are a few pictures from our ride there last year: http://www.actualriders.ca/ccphotos.htm You can find some accommodation info at this site: http://actualriders.ca/casualcruise2008.htm Bottom line there are fantastic riding roads in the area. Destination Highways ranks a couple of them as the first and third best riding roads in all of BC. Add the terrific scenery, free ferry rides and an all round biker friendly environment and it is my suggestion as the best place for a western meet. By the way I lent Salty a hand to organize the Rocky Mountain Ride To Radium Meet. Radium is good too but the riding roads are no where near as nice as the New Denver area.

I swapped out the Clarions for Polk Audio's DB401 marine speakers. http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products/4/speakers/db401/ I think they sound much better than the stock versions, but they are limited by the quality of the main unit.

Your gonna like Moab. Great roads & terrific scenery. Here is a link to a ride a few of us made to Moab a couple of years back. http://www.actualriders.ca/canyonrun2007.htm Make sure you take in The Canyonlands. Well worth spending a few hours there. As for restaurants they have all the biggies, MacDonalds, Dennys etc. Oh you were thinking good food! I don't recall the name of it, but there is a very good steakhouse I on 191 at (I think) Spanish Trail Road. When we were there we noticed The Moab Diner was always busy and one day we gave it a try and we were very disappointed. Slow, loud and very average food. Moab is a real tourist center and if you look around you will find some good places to eat. As others have noted take lots of water with you. It can get extremely hot there and on the bike dehydration can set in very quickly. Enjoy your ride.

Lots of great riding roads out this way. I live in Calgary and have tasted most of the best around here. Here are a few pictures of the Alberta/BC Rockies. http://www.actualriders.ca/ccphotos.htm http://www.actualriders.ca/road_to_radium.htm http://www.actualriders.ca/osoyoos2007.htm If you make it out this way give me a call. 403-286-2998. Don

I use the 401's for my Venture. Front only right now. I installed them last spring. They are the best speakers I have tried. Very good sound and yes they are marine grade.

So are you talking of a high output stator for the 2nd gen? Are they available now? How much?

The four inch are a perfect fit. I swapped the front ones last summer and I will change the rear this winter. Very, very nice sound especially from a low power amp.