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  1. Snaggletooth
    With the DEKA AGM the Bug should show 100% for a long time. I'm going into my 3rd year with mine and it still shows 12.8 everytime I hit the switch. Never has had a tender on it, even over the winter storage. Nice looking bike by the way. Mike
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    I can't count how many times I've seen the foil from a gum wrapper or cig pack wrapped around a fuse. That lil tresasure is a fire waiting to happen. I remember reading a couple of stories about folks that used live 22 shells to replace a fuse in their cars. Oh yeah, .....that was on Darwin Awards! Looks like you are on the right track. I did a simple cleaning and rebuild on the starter the first time around and it made a heck of a difference. Lots of dust in there. Like I had said it worked fine for about a year until the cheap brushes wore down. If you can pull off the 4 brush change out......go for it and be done with it. Mike
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    Ok....been through this. As stated, the "hot start" issue is common. It's a heat soak problem actually. The bike gets shut down but the starter retains and absorbs the engine heat. After cooling down a bit they will crank right over again. Several ways to cure it. First the heavier battery cables are a huge help. Second, doing an additional ground internally on the starter creating a new ground from the brush plate to the starter housing does wonders. The brush plate is not bolted or fastened in. It just sits on a set of tabs to hold it in place. Poor design from the begining. Very poor ground. Dingy had an excellent write up on the process a while back. The third is the best and final cure. The four brush starter. I have done all three and I can run all day in hot weather and shut her down and immediatley fire it back up. Now if you consider a rebuild of the stock 2 brush starter........spend the money on OEM or high quality brushes. I cut corners on my first rebuild and bought a set off eBay for about $20.00. My biggest regret. They lasted about 1 year before they were worn to the nub and shorted out the starter. It was toast. Very low quality carbon. It cost me a starter. I ended up with a 4 brush at that point. So with those mods and a DEKA AGM battery my starting system is more than reliable. Not to mention I added Danos starter engage clutch to make sure it all hooks up. Mike
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    Is the All You Can Eat Buffet still showing?
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    I saw some pics of different bikes and helmets he has done. Pretty nice looking stuff. Da old boy has talent for sure. He's been doing it for quite a few years. He works at his home but does not have a shop. Bryan and Hulign....if you guys want his number PM me and I'll shoot it over to ya and you can touch base with him if you're interested in getting something done. Mike
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    I installed the chrome panels on my '84 a couple of years ago and even went as far as putting the OEM heat shields back on the tops of the valve covers. The PO had sent them along in box of a hundred other parts he had found reason to remove when I bought the bike. I found there was no difference in the engine cooling system and it made a huge difference in my comfort when riding on those hot, hot days. No regrets. Sometimes I'll pull them out when I know I'm going to be doing a lot of cold weather riding. Kinda nice when it's 19 degrees out to have a lil warm flow there. Mike
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    I had major back issues about 25 years ago. Damaged discs and the back was way out of line pinching the sciatic nerve so bad I was dragging my leg. It was killing me. My Dr. was only doing the pain and relaxer pills to deal with it. That didn't work for me at all. I went to back specialist and he wanted to put me on the fast track for having the discs fused. From the war stories I had heard about fusing and the steel rods I was more than a little reluctant to have either one done. Against the advice of both my Dr. and the specialist I decided to try a bone cracker. My Dr. even warned me that if I went to a chiropractor he would refuse to treat me again. Had a connection through an old friend and set up an appointment. First few visits were ok with a little relief but it was short term, a few days at best. About the 4th or 5th appointment he was applying more pressure and I could feel the movement in my back and feeling better for longer amounts of time. Then the next week he warned me he wanted to try to align the spine to the proper position. Well, go for it! All I remember after he said that was a white light and stars and his assistant came running into the room. I sat up off the table and stood up and there was no pain at all and I was standing up straight. I did monthly adjustments for about 6 months and then tapered off. Not a problem since. The bone crackers don't seem to be seen in a favorable light by the medical community but I got to say, I'll go back in a flash if it ever acts up again. My Dr. wasn't to pleased when I stopped in a picked all my records from the 15 years he had been treating me. Maybe not for everybody but it worked wonders for me. Mike
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    You got nuttin on this gal.
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    So, let me see if I'm following you here......it's raining at your place to?
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    I had bought a new helmet last fall and had it sitting on the bucket rack all winter. A friend and co-worker had seen it and asked me if I wanted my name on it. Sure, why not. Go for it. I knew he had done some pin stripeing and figured how much harm could he do. Oh, scratch that......dumb question. Dark thoughts there. But he came wandering in to work today carrying my helmet bag and grinning ear to ear. That was good to see 'cause I figured if he screwed it up he would be hiding from me. LOL! But I was more than a little surprised when I unzipped the bag and saw what he had done. Dang! Way past putting my name on it!!! Damn nice job in my eyes and he wouldn't take a dime for it. Pretty decent guy for all the razzing I give him about his bike. A Harley. Seems his hands quit shaking once he turns the bike off. Maybe I need to cut him some slack about his bike. Nah... no fun in that. I guess I'll have to force feed him a big ol' steak next time we ride out. A salute to "The Piper". Thanks my friend. The light in here wasn't the best today so the pics suffered a bit. Mike
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    04/11 Polished forks and skydoc_17's anti-dive block off plates. Looks a lot better.

    From the album: '84 Venture Royale

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    Added a home fabbed bracket to mount a Venom SnakeEye sport camera inside the windscreen. Even hold

    From the album: '84 Venture Royale

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    Yep, these V-4's love their revs. They really come alive after 4,500 rpms. If you have come from a V twin it's a whole new riding experience. And they will run all day like that! I rarely hit 5th on the Interstate until I reach 65 or 70 mph. Wind it up and enjoy the ride. Mike
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    Here is the original thread when I finished. About the same info I just posted with some comparisions with the SilverStar bulb that I had been using. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=47752 As far as heat, really not that much of an issue. I feel no heat on the outer glass at all and only when I put my hand in the high beam lens itself does it feel warm, but not too hot. Low beam you can hold in your hand. The rear of the units was where the heat was a concern at first. The back side of the high beam got the warmest and I was worried about the heat issue and the surrounding wires and connections. I've been in the bucket now I think three times since install and see no problems at all. The rubber liner inside the housing seem to be unaffected by what warmth there is. Not that much.
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    I'm still getting a lil waiver in the vids when the bike is rolling but way better than it was when I first tried using the camera on the bike. The stronger mounting helps I'm sure but I still think some of it is caused by interference from the electrical system. Went with a higher quality SD card and that may have helped also. I can get about 4 hours from the 4 gb card. The still captures look good.
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    I think all the finished project ended up on another thread. Here are a few pics. It works great and really throws the light down the road.
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    Jointventure brushed on the camera idea but as the camera won't be on when the bike is parked there will not be any pics of a 2nd gen blowing by me. However....it will be recording the ones I pass. It evolved into this bracket. It places the SnakeEye camera in an easy to reach position where I can change it's position and turn it on and off with my left hand. It even gives me a place to hang my glasses when I'm in a hurry.
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    As far as driving light brackets, deer whistgles and wind deflectors I got those covered already. Sunglassed holder....wait a minute....where's my step drill?
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    I hate to admit it ..... but BradT hit on what started this whole project. I had cracks and missing pieces on the tops of the fairing panels that drove me nuts. Repaired....but still had to look at them. I ended up making a set of eyebrows, or shades to cover the tops. Looked better. But sorry Brad......No cigar on this one. It evolved way past a coverup for cracks.
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    There! Done! What ya think?
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    Yep....that seems to be working.
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    Here it is before I bolt it onto the bike tomorrow. As the VR is pretty short on straight lines and edges I shaped the gussets as much as I could to keep with the lines of the bike. Looks a bit better than I had thought it would. Should blend in ok. Last call for wild guesses.
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    I have nothing to compare them to on my VR but have used Bricks, Contys and Dunlops on my old wings When I mounted the Avons on my VR after I bought it I knew I was on a good set of shoes. Great handling, fantastic wet road control and nothing wrong with the miles I'm getting out of them. A bit over 17,500 miles on them right now and the back is getting close to the wear bar and the front could go though the season I think. I had the front off a few weeks ago when I did my front forks and had the shop just check the balance for the heck of it. Still dead on with the balance. I'm at the same point of making up my mind between keep on with the Avons or trying the EIII's. Mike
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    Paint is done. Drying as I type. Well, the base coat anyway. The clear coat I'm using takes about 5 days to cure so I'll wait until after the reveal to spray that. Added some things and changed the final design a bit but since you haven't figured out exactly what is is yet.......WHO CARES!!! Pics by Sunday.
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    Not stock horns or brackets but they should be right about .............THERE!
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