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Fan switch
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I bought one of these from ebay. I haven't done a long ride yet but I let it idle until the fan came . It came on hair over halfway on the gauge. http://www.ebay.com/itm/160958253664?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 -
What direction should the cooling fan spin?
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Progressive shock
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Superbrace already installed and progressive springs in hand.- 9 replies
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Hesitation 2k-3k
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The problem developed later. It ran fine for about a month and then it started to bog down. Putting the ethanol treatment in the carb seemed to do the trick. BTW the bike is an 86 VR. -
Hesitation 2k-3k
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I used a syringe at injected some ethanol fuel treatment through the main fuel line which seems to have fixed my problem. -
Hesitation 2k-3k
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I started the bike today for a couple of minutes and then shut it off. The left front cylinder was still cold the other 3 were hot. So it looks like this cylinder is not firing, so where do I go from here? -
Hesitation 2k-3k
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Carbs were removed cleaned and synched a month ago. -
Hesitation 2k-3k
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The TCI is a new igntech ,that I bought the last group buy. I bought the bike back in November and it hadn't run for a year. It ran well for about 3 weeks after everything was done to get it running. It does it everytime I ride once the bike gets warmed up. -
My 86 VR has developed a hesitation from 2k-3k, it bogs down in this range until it gets to 3k then accelerates quickly. I have only had the bike on the road for a little over a month. It has new plugs, wires and TCI and ran excellent until about a week ago. Any ideas?
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I was on the Vmax outlaw site and they sell a fan switch that turns the cooling fan sooner. Has anyone tried this on a Venture or will it even work?
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Spark plug socket
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Went to Lowes today and got an 18mm deep socket and it fit. Only problem I had I got home and couldn't find a 3/8 universal, just used a short exstension to change the plugs. -
Where can I get a spark plug socket for my 86 VR?
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If anyone is interested I have a bunch of Windows XP OS disc from Dell that are legitimate and have never been installed.
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Regulator Rectifier question
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
My r/r is still good, I was just trying upgrade. Thanks though. -
Regulator Rectifier question
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
You didn't say if you just plugged in your new regulator OR did you connect each wire to it's mate? If you used the plugs, inspect them and verify that it's wired the same as your original, with the exception of the brown wire not present. If you plugged it in and the wires are in their correct positions, it sounds like you have a shorted (bad) regulator. The regulator I bought already had connectors and plugged right in. I tried it on my parts bike an 89 that doesn't use the brown wire and had the same results. BTW the fuse blows as soon as the r/r is connected and you can hear it. I think the regulator is bad. -
Has anyone ever ridden a sport touring bike??
mralex714 replied to we2riders's topic in Watering Hole
My 86 is a sport tourer. -
Windf off hands
mralex714 replied to Billkroeger's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Had you considered making and selling the side wings to members? If you did I'd take a set. -
Spare Fuel for long Trip
mralex714 replied to alvald83's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I bought a car road side emergency kit that a collapsible gas can. You might want to look into one of those. -
Ride height question
mralex714 replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The two 84's I had were both brand new and the 86 I have appears to have the stock setup in the rear. I haven't ridden in about 10 years so it could just be that or me getting older, but it does feel top heavy at low speed. -
My first 2 ventures were 1984's bought new and now I ride an 86 VR. When I bought the 86 the guy said he had ridden an 84 prior and it rode different, I thought nothing of it. After riding the 86 I see what he meant. High speed handling is fine, but low speed is a different story. It feels to me that the 86 sits higher at least in the rear than my 84's did which were more of a reclined position. Is this my imagination or is there a difference in the ride height between them?
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Lowering Seat height?
mralex714 replied to HotRodYJ's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Since the issue of ride height I have a question. My first 2 ventures were 1984's bought new and now I ride an 86 VR. When I bought the bike the guy said he had ridden an 84 prior and it rode different, I thought nothing of it. After riding the 86 I see what he meant. High speed handling is fine, but low speed is a different story. It feels to me that the 86 sits higher at least in the rear than my 84's did which were more of a reclined position. Is this my imagination or is there a difference in the ride height between them? -
I just received this mp3 player form ebay and it works great. It has an FM modulator and plays usb, mmc and sd media plus an aux input. This is a great way to add mp3 capability and keep your current system and for $3.03 you can't lose. It does come from China but I got mine in 10 days. http://www.ebay.com/itm/160732982297?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649