Snaggletooth
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That ain't no joke Karl. :crackup: It is a womans small. I'll say this is no summer jacket. With the liner out it is still a bit warm at 70 degrees. And it is the 3/4 jacket also. My daugther is 5'7" now and the sleeves are still ok but getting a shorter all the time. LOL! If I could only get her to wear it. But have her try some 1st Gear stuff on and see how it fits. Let me know if you might be interested. No hurry....it's ain't going anywhere and it sure ain't gonna get worn out anytime soon. You know where to find me. Mike
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Hi Karl, Would she fit a small you think in a 1st Gear jacket? It's a Kilimanjaro that has been worn twice I think. Red and Black. I'll take some pics later if you think that would work. Mike
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Too be brutally honest there are two schools of thought on this mod. "Tree Hugger" or "Pave the Planet?. The whole reason this mod came up I think was to find a way to eliminate that danged hose we all love and has created a boom in long nose pliers world and added some new words to our mechanical terminology. The OEM set up only created a path for the crank case to be vented by a mild vacumn (from the intake though the carbs) to burn off what ever excess fumes would be in the case. Environmently speaking.....a good thing. The "Breather Mod" only creates an outlet for the crankcase to vent under pressure. So the defense will say "what pressure?" There is no pressure created internally in the motor itself. So the vent only would be a vent to equalize the crank case. Now if the motor was billowing fumes out in clouds of toxic gases.......that would be bad. It don't. So adding the Breather Mod Filter is a matter of choice. No change in crankcase pressure to do damage so nothing to worry about there. Flip a quarter. Your call. Mike -
Brake Help
Snaggletooth replied to Reddog170's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Hey Shaun, How'd ya come on on bleeding your brakes? It's a learning experience on these bikes. Mike -
I know that a bit of chain oil DON'T work when it's cold out. I cleaned it up and soaked a Q-tip with silicon spray and it seemed to be doing the trick into below zero temps. Will see how it holds up this summer.
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You need a woman to teach you how to pack.
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Sticking Thermostat?
Snaggletooth replied to bkuhr's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Once you get that cleaned up and back together you will feel the detent much better. Remember that the "OFF" goes to the 2 o'clock position for normal running and the "ON" goes to the 2 o'clock position to drain the system. -
Yep, they have. My daughters choice between footwear when she wants to ride along is flip flops or Uggs. She wonders why she gets to sit home while I'm out riding. LOL! The choice has been made. Maybe I'll let her ride more this season. Thanks again Rick. Mike
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I got to admit I like the looks of it. It seems the Female Silver Surfers are coming into their own these days. It was last summer I had a triked V-Rod cross the intersection in front of me. Made my turn and followed it for a while. Rider was all leathered up and moving right along. It pulled into a cafe by my place so I pulled in next to it as I'd never seen one. The rider popped the helmet off and it was a gal well into her early 70's. We talked about the trike for a while and she mentioned her husband had it made for her before he passed on. He wanted her to be able to keep riding without him. Now if that ain't love............
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I've used them a few times. Good folks.
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MegaMax Gel Battery
Snaggletooth replied to BigMark7's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The Big Crank is just a brand label for the DEKA AGM. I bought one and now going into my 3rd season with it. Asolutley a bullet proof battery. And American made to. Not to mention the price is outstanding for the quality of the battery. Get ahold of skydoc_17 here or check http://www.bohannonbattery.com/html/deka.html for more info. Mike -
You got it.
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I have the same set. Works fine in my DVD drive on the computer. Dingys directions should get you running.
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Come on now........he's still working on it. When he gets it right and comes back from that first 100 mph blast in 3rd gear with his eyebrows on the back of his head...well...he'll know. Did anybody warn him about the velcro gloves you need for these things? More power......cracked me up.
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Not all bad then. And summer is right around the corner. You've seen "Fastest Indian" right. Now he had it made.
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Errr..........I got to ask.........Has your "other" seen you in the garage hugging the Blonde yet?
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Dang Steve. Not something a parent wants to deal with. I hope she returns home safe and sound in short order. I can only imagine what you and your family are feeling right now. Hang in there and my thoughts are with you. Mike
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Yep Kevin........I'm seeing them in a lot of the smaller Mom & Pop shops. The chains for now seem to avoiding them.......for now anyway.
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I thought for a while ol Charlie might come out of this alright until I saw the footage of him on the roof with the machette. Yep.....he's gone. Maybe him and Lohan can hook up.
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I looked at the Big Red lift at TS also. I never thought I'd say it but the HF lift, the yellow one, was better quality. I've had a couple friends that have bought the Craftman lifts. Both had problems with the release breaking on them. Craftman was of little help as the lifts were not covered under their lifetime warrenty. And no replacement parts were available. That's not right.
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The DEA finally banned the sale of this K2 stuff here in Nebraska. It was an over the counter sale in about all the tobacco shops here in the city. The kids, my own teenage daugther included argued it was safe because it was legal. After a long sit down and a bunch of research she figured out that the side affects were more than a little harmful. She's seen the bad side of it. She finds me to be a bit difficult to argue with at times. LOL! I spent 13 years in Transportation Safety and have been involved in overseeing the DOT and non DOT drug testing programs for several companies. Been though the medical classes and trained and certified as a Breath Alcohol Technician. Not to mention I grew up in late 60's and 70's. LOL! Do I trust her? Yes. Do I trust her judgement when her friends are holding this up in her face? I try, I really do. The kids today are faced with marketing programs aimed directly at them for products like this. It's a shame that it's even allowed. Now the new product around here is the "Lazy Cakes". Advertised as the "Ultimate Relaxation Brownie". Yikes........does that sound familiar? But is legal....and harmful. From what I've researched already it has put at least two young ones, a four year old and a two year old in the hospital. A brownie........what lil kid would turn that down? It ain't right. Mike
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Windshield..........yep, for sure. Top cover.....the only difference I see in the part#s is 26H-2171A-00-EM for the '83 and 26H-2171A-00-JM for the '85. This is common on the year and model changes so it should be a match.
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I have done this on two units I bought off eBay. I opened them up and used contact cleaner on them and set them in the oven, but only at 120 degrees, for about an hour. One went to a member here and last I heard it was doing fine. The other one I kept for my '84 and replaced the diodes in it. It is currenty in the bike and has been for two seasons with no problems. As stated, the temps at operating range on the bike would certainly exceed 120 or even 150. Look at where it mounts. LOL! When it's hot enough to melt the solder........that's another story. Mike
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If the screen is fogged more than likely the PO has used a product on it that has already damaged it. If it was just light swirls showing Plexus is a great product to help control that but it takes regular usage to keep it up. These screens have a protective coating on them and once it's damaged ......well.......it ain't going to ever be the same. I put up with the swirls for three season and finally gave in and bought a new one from Cee Bailys. They had a special going on so it was only $117.00 with shipping. There are several supplies out there and aftermaket ones on fleabay all the time. Mike