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    Hey Jeremy, Glad you found the info useful. I'm not one to push a product unless I'm really impressed with it. You can tell I like this battery. I had to buy a new lead/acid when I bought the bike. The next summer I bought another one. $127.00 that time, thought it was the best. Last year I needed another one. Then I ran across that post I listed and started looking into it. Condor had bought one and liked it then Josh posted the tests he did against the Odessy. Sold. Been nothing but impressive performance since I got it. Only put a tender on it for a couple of hours before I popped it back in the bike last month. Hadn't been charged since I took it out of the bike mid December. Still shows 12.8 every time. You won't be buying another battery for a long time. Mike
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    If you're talking about the plastic lower chin off the MKII it will bolt right up IF you have the lower engine guards with the mounting tabs that stick out. If not you will need to find a set off '86 and up. If your are talking about the metal chin that bolts right on to the '83 - '85. NOW.....that thing is on the metal ones you need the spacers to mount it. From what I've seen.....they usually don't come with them. Lil fab work would be required. I put an '86 chin on my '84 last year to protect the spin on oil filter. Like the look. Had to buy the crash bars. Mike
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    Had mine done a while back. Great upgrade. You go from stock (pic 1)....look familair?... to the new sprag engage (pics 2,3,4) You might want to PM Squeeze and see if he has any options on your side of the pond. He's out of Germany and it was his baby to start with. Dano is the guy doing the machine work in the states. Maybe Squeeze has something cooking on that side. Ain't gonna be doing mine again anytime in the near future. Mike
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    Not worries about Josh and the Bohannon crowd. Great folks to deal with. If Josh says he can get one to you, he'll get it done. Now the border and shipping costs.....that's another issue. I've had my DEKA for a year and it's still hanging tough. Bikes been sitting for a week and the meter still said 12.8 and 100% charge this afternoon. I saw another post on the cost being so high in Canada. I think it was over $135.00. Wonder why it's that much up there?
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    From what you said, that they had been into the carbs to do jets.....I'm thinking maybe they didn't get a bowl gasket back on right, or knicked one. My made a mess that way when I tried to reuse an old bowl gasket the first time around. I'm not familier with the 2nd gens but I'd be looking at the fuel line connections first off. If it was a float problem and it's sticking it should be draining out though the overflow lines to drain back in front of the rear tire. And perhaps it could be that they didn't get an overflow line back on the carb nipple right if it is a float issue. But if you can get enough room and light up there to look at the carb bodies and they are wet around the bottom, you probably have a leaking seal on the bowls. Back to the shop with a stick if it is. Just my thoughts, Mike
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    I got a buddy that runs a service shop and he's going to check with some of his contacts tomorrow to see if they will take a look at it and if they can do it soon. If not, let me know what you want for it and I'll go from there. Thanks. Mike
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    Hey Bob... Yep, did the flush last spring and the new thermo then to. Didn't see this one coming. HA!
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    I'm not even going to try to do this one myself. Most certainly not in my current skill set. No desire to experiment on mine. LOL! Not a fan of sealants either unless it's a crisis situation and need to get a vehicle home. Kinda want this one to be right the first time.
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    Ok......nice afternoon......sun came out.....time to finish up a few things and check over some of the work I've done on the old girl before I put the bodywork back on. When I first pulled the lower chin off a while back there was a LOT of antifreeze in there. OK, not a biggie, check the bypass valve. Not bad I figurered......drips every winter a bit. I put in a new o-ring last year and thought that would take care of it. Not the o-ring. I got her outside and let it warm up pretty good. Everything was looking good. No oil leaks, running smooth, it's a good day. Then I see the steam coming off the left side of the radiator. Not bad, just a wisp. Not acceptable. Got to looking and saw a wet spot at the bottom left corner. Tighened the hose clamp at the top to make sure it was dripping down the side. Nope. Pressure checked it and it's seeping at the lower corner alright. If I didn't have the bodywork off I never would have noticed it. It's not dripping, just boils off. So.........rather than scramble on eBay for another radiator....which may be better or worse than mine......I'm looking at pulling it and taking it to a radiator shop and have them go through it. Anybody had good luck with this type of approach? Or does anybody have a good radiator they want to part with? Man I was sooooo close to going for a ride.
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    I would have give my left lugnut to been in on that! Around here they know what corn is......guess why?......but they get mad at me for cooking what's in the bait bucket. The last time a local grocer had live crawdads in stock I was getting a couple of pounds and the guy behind the counter actually asked me was I was fishing for. "This is my lunch" I suppose he figured that was normal, after all, I was wearing a leather jacket and carrying a helmet.
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    Not me! But years back I worked for a man that had a similar service for cars and lite trucks. We had a step van fully set up for full service and minor repairs. Even had a gal that did the detailing while we worked on the vehicles. It was not cheap by any means. It amazed me what people would pay to have the work done while they were at work, or sitting on their porch drinking a beer. Roadside repairs were a huge money maker. Better than a tow truck I suppose. I figure the guy will do well. As a lot of riders are used to stealership prices and going without a bike for days.....or weeks at a time, they will see it as a bargin.
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    Oh yeah.........temps dropped from the 60's the other day to 29 degrees again on Friday and it started snowing again. I love the midwest!
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    I use about a 1/4 can to a tank about once a month. For a new purchase with issues running don't be afraid to run a 1/2 can to a tank. The stuff works best when you get it into the fuel system and let it sit and work on the varnish. Then ride it like it was stolen and let it clean itself out. If you do a heavy dose it will throw some vapor. Don't freak! It goes away as you burn off the Sea Foam. All the claims you hear about Sea Foam are pretty much true. Great stuff. As for the backfire.....I'd be looking at the exhaust system. A bad gasket or loose connection can cause that. A good run through doing a carb sync will help to.
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    Hey Cap'n, Does superbrights have a walk in store down there? Might be time for a road trip with a grocery sack. I could have fun it there. Ya know....been looking at the bike....again, and I have put a lot of chrome acorn nuts on the thing. superbrights has the 11mm single LED stud that would replace them nicely. That could kick up the light count by quite a bit. Humm.... Here we go again. Sounds like you are happy with the new engage clutch. Makes a big difference in mine for sure. I fought the chatter and slip most of last summer. Later. Mike
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    Hold on.......read this thread first! http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33375&highlight=deka&page=4 Then check this website. http://www.bohannonbattery.com/html/deka/etx20l.html The ETX20L is the battery for the 2nd gens. The Deka out performs the Odessy in overall performance. It's an outstanding battery. I bought the ETX18L for my 1st gen as did several others here and I think over the last year they have all been happy with them. AGM, 12.8 volt. HEAVY DUTY case. Extra side mounts. But check the price. Can't beat it for the quality and the realiabilty the battery offers. Jbo24 is a member here and helped with a lot of information on the batteries in side by side tests as you will see the the first thread. Check it out. Worth doing. Oh yeah, and it's American made. Mike
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    Thanks Todd, That is good info. Something else to do before I button the old girl up again.
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    BOO......think radiator......LOL! Good advice though.
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    If your missing the screw that would more that likely be helping the leak. Nothing there to hold it all in place. I'd be surprised if the valve assembly hadn't worked it's way out a bit. As far as the gasket for that.........lost me. Just the o-ring is the only thing that seals anything there.
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    Yeah! Weird huh! Kinda like Windows......Push Start to end. It's "On" to bypass the thermo and drain the system. The "Off" position is for running the bike. You can also set it to "On" if your thermo would stick to get by until you can get it fixed. A bandaid only. Not for long term. Turn the valve to the "On" position. There is a small screw in the out side (right) side of the valve. Remove that and wiggle the valve handle back and forth a bit and it will work it's way out. Hold a rag under it to catch the parts coming out. There is a ball bearing in there that is the detent for the two position. Hard to find once it's rolling around on the floor. The o-ring should be easy to match up at a parts store. These bikes have this happen all the time when the temps drop. Most will leave a puddle all winter and then once the weather warms up...it quits. If it's dripping pretty good a new o-ring is cheap.
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    Now that looks good! Yammer should be here shortly.......it's blue......he'll be here!
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    Ok...ran into this tonight. I know the LED conversions on the turn signals on the 1st gen require a load (resistor) on the bulbs to create the proper load to avoid the computer warning and convert to the electronic flasher to create the proper flash timing. Got that! My question is when I removed the stock 1157s for the brake lights I got the light signal warning on the dash. The bike knows there is no light there now. Fine. If that because of the loss of a complete circuit? The LED 1157 bulb will complete that circuit or is that system sensing the load created by the bulb? If so then I would need the load resistors installed. So is it just sensing the loss of circuit or the load itself? Mike
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    Condor!!!! Yikes!!! Ya'll got some bulbs there buddy! I only had 16 to deal with. I just finished up installing the last of them in mine. I flicked the switch and the digital voltmeter barely flinched at all. Now that alone is worth the change over to me. I spent a lot of time checking specs on the LEDS as they are a bit bigger depending on which bulb you choose. For the bulbs that mount from the side I ended up using the WLED-X5 Wide Angle LED-R5. ($2.99 each) It fit well and looks fine. I just went ahead and ordered the tail/brake light bulbs with the 1157 mount tonight to. That should do it for now. Yeah.......Right. Dano..... You gonna be getting a PM in a bit.
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    Good folks to deal with to. Found the gas tank epoxy there and been playing with the buffing and polishing stuff a bit. Their forums are a great source of info when you get into the stuff. Kinda like this place.......ya need an answer......somebody has got it. Good luck with the project. er....and the backrest deal. LOL! Mike
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    You been hanging around the Caswells site have ya? http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/index.html
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    They are good folks to work with. They replaced the bad bulb I got without a problem and N/C on shipping. They answer e-mails same day and I get my orders within a couple of days. Hard to beat service like that and the prices are decent. I was considering replacing the four Mini Barons on my light bar with new LED bullets at $80.00 a pair. Got the same affect for $1.99 per light with their bulbs. Good enough.
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