Snaggletooth
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Yeah Dano it was the Gremlins I told ya that!!!! That was just pure luck. But this time I just put a cardboard box with two shipping quilts in it under the rotor and let it drop in. Cap'n eddie......I hear ya. I had my old Snap-On harmonic puller and it did get a test. If your's has never been pulled it will put up a fight. I've had mine off 3 times now and it still has a good grip, but not like the first time. Like stated, but a BUNCH of padding under it or like I did with a cardboard box with quilts. The rotor assembly with the old engage will weigh a bit over 12 lbs. You DO NOT want it to land on the floor. When it comes off it is not a gradual thing. It don't slide off like a harmonic balancer. It fires off the crank with a bang and mine went better than a foot and a half away from the bike the first time. You ain't going to catch it in your hand. Well maybe, if you are a receiver for a Shot Put Team and really, really quick. LOL! But I went out this morning and tried it again. Like Christmas ya know. It was 20 degrees and the bike has never liked hooking up in the cold. It grabbed right on and fired after two trys. It's fixed. Hope ya'll like the mod as much as I do. Mike -
Hey 86er, Well you missed the first run on this one I guess. It's a new upgrade for the OEM starter engage clutch. It's not a fix for the old one.....it's a whole new assembly installed into the stock rotor....with a minor mod made to it. It gets machined for a 6 bolt mount rather than the stock 3 hole. Our member Squeeze has developed this for high performance racing motors with high compresion and came up with this that works on all the 1st gens and 1st gen V-Maxs. Our Dano here is the man doing the machine work and installing the new clutch assembly here Stateside. It's not the 3 roller engage we have now. It has 19 eliptical sprags that grip the surface of the 72 tooth ring gear, also replaced during this mod. But I got mine done and it grips like bandit. It's quality stuff for sure. But read the post that Dano had going and it will explain everything. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=44547 Mike
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Thanks Squeeze Had those pics on file for a long time. Went with best guess. I don't get out much.
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Some people just know how to party. These shots were from a rally in Siberia if I remember right. I like the ski outriggers myself........and tire chains...whoohoo! These guys would be fun at Sturgis..
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Ain't nuttin safe anymore anywhere. Jokers will grab anything they can carry......or drag away. I keep my bike and car in the garage all the time, even if I've just stopping by the house for a bit. The car goes in, lock the car doors, set the car alarm, check the two security cameras in the garage, check the motion detector for the flood light, close and lock the garage door. Pain in the butt when I'm just stopping in to grab something. And I live in a decent part of town. There was an interesting arrest here the other day. A young kid was busted for a bunch ofl purse snatchings all over town. Kids been a pain to the LEO's for a while. They got him and he's going to trial. He's facing 200 years for the crimes because people got hurt. Bail..........Nice.......$250,000! He's sticking around for court. What he will get far a sentence?......probably be a joke. Time served more than likely.
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Some of you have seen the thread on the upgraded starter enage clutch that was the brain child of Squeeze and assembled by Dano. If you have had problems with your engage slipping, chattering or banging this is the answer. I installed mine today and it works great. My bike has not been started since the second week of December and suffered through a lot of subzero temps sitting in the garage. The first crank was solid and no chattering or slipping. The second crank she was turning over like she has never done before. The third try I gave it half choke and it was instant on. Everytime I shut her down and hit the button it was instant on. No hesitation at all. This is my third engage since I bought the bike. And I do think it is going to be the last one the bike will ever need. This thing is a monster!! Pics tell the story. Thanks to Squeeze and Dano for sharing this project. Mike
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Hi Squeeze. That's one correct thought for the year so far. LOL! Working on my second one. And I'm shooting you a OM.
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Just a thought here but if the bike is way low on coolant wouldn't the temp gauge NOT show a reading? One thing you can do if you think the thermostat is stuck shut is turn the valve above the radiator to the "ON" position. For normal running it should show "OFF" but for now setting it to "ON" will bypass the thermo and let the coolant move through the system. Also did you check the overflow bottle to see if it was filled to the proper level? I'm assuming the gurgling noise you are hearing is coolant going back into the bottle. Hey Squeeze.....am I correct on the temp reading if the coolant is low? I know older cars are like that. Mike
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Thanks guys......found 'em. Mike
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I was watching the listing on eBay on the Markland highway floor boards up to the end. Alas.....the other guys threw money faster and farther than I did. So I'm still looking. The question is what opitions are there for a similar type of highway floor board? I have had pegs on the bars and didn't care for them. These looked like they would sit out pretty well and not interfer with the lower Baker wind wings I run. Any suggestions for a fit on my '84? Mike
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I'm gonna throw this out there for ya because I had a similar event a while back. First of all......how much fuel you have in the tank? Before you pull the petcock you will need to get the fuel out. But if I were you I would try this first. Remove the seat and you will see the fuel level sending unit on top of the tank. Remove the wires at the plug and the four bolts securing the unit and lift it out. Looking into the tank you will have a good view of the pickup filter on the petcock. I had rust problems in my tank and the pickup filters on both tubes, (run and reserve) were shot. Not a huge deal on the run pickup but the reserve filter was shot and the rust particles had filled the petcock and was cutting off the fuel supply. With your single pickup it will be the same as the reserve pickup on a later model. Be right at the surface of the tank body. It might be plugged at that point. But pulling the sending unit will give you a visual of the inside situation better than pulling the petcock. If it's rust you need to know now before fighting every thing else. A pic of what you will see when you pull the unit. This is a run/reserve petcock off an '84.
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WoW! I dropped them off at 4:15 PM on Thursday! Better service than I expected. Glad they got there for ya. Keep us posted. Mike
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Well the local multi-brand bike dealer here had their big night show for Yamaha. Had a few Yamaha factory reps on hand and FREE HOT DOGS! The hot dogs turned out to be the highlight of the night. LOL! Just sayin'. Not a RSV in sight........a T-D, a row of V-Stars, plenty of crotch rockets and a 2010 V-Max. So I finally got a rep cornered and posed the question........Will there be a RSV in 2011? Got a shrug. He had no idea. But he did say "if" there was we could expect a choice of two colors. Like I expected more? But on the bright side........I got to park my butt on the V-Max. I likey! Felt like a mini-bike after the '84. Would have been nice to fire it up and go for a spin but that wasn't going to happen. And back in the used row they had a '89 Venture with 40,000 on it for $4,998.00. Burgundy with ghost flames. After a good look it looked like the new paint was there for a reason. But the hot dogs were good. Free. Always good. So much for the big event.
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Right hand side, behind the passeger foot peg/board. It may be stuck in the reserve position. Not a problem with these bikes. Most guys just leave them there and watch the gauge. Turn gently a little at a time. The plastic T-handle will be touchy.
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Very cool. That would knock a few bucks off their Charge Guard. Nice lil unit. Thanks Mike
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Great Idea for an Interior Trunk Light!
Snaggletooth replied to dragerman's topic in Poor Man Tips and Fixes
Can any of you guys post a few pics of the inside of your RSV trunks? Top and bottom. I'm playing with something but I've never seen the inside of the RSV trunk. I just did the inside of my '84 trunk and working on a couple of better ways to light it up. What I made works ok for the MKI & II but want to make it smaller and perhaps automatic with a magnetic switch that would work on all models. Thanks -
I'm game if everything works out. Mike
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You can go stock OEM for about $40.00, K&N for about $55.00 or more or go inexpensive with a EMGO for about $19.00. I use the EMGO and it works fine. Fits like the stock filter. I forget the part number. Google will show you the way.
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Amen Dave. It was -1 again here this morning. Gray and dull. Craters in the streets that would eat a VW. Gonna need a dirt bike in the spring to get around if they don't get 'em fixed. It's gotten so bad here in Omaha they have those big electronic road signs that tell you to slow down because of rough roads on the INTERSTATE!!! And they aren't kidding!!
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I put a Markland on my '84 last fall and it is tight for the passenger. My daughter is 5'7 and she was uncomfortable with the legs getting around the supports. She don't like it. Guess she better get her own bike. I'm not giving it up. LOL!!!
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Yeah Gary we get the point but his bike is BLUE!!!! Yammer.......ya want to explain this? By the way.......I'm a bit envious right now. That looks nice.
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Wow......so I'd have to guess there are no baffles. Or do they just screw in. LOL! Pass me some more rags and another quart of chrome polish!
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There ya go Dave........let Dingy figure it out then all ya got to do is catch him to get them! Wait.......you got a blue MKI......shouldn't be a problem. Just ask Yammer!
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Hey Dave. It would be my guess that they would swing outward to let the passenger on then fold in to be in position. Never seen a set on a bike so just guessing. Hoping somebody here has some ideas on it. I looked them over when I got the bike and checked all the boxes of stuff the PO sent along and never found anything that looked like it went along with them for mounting. Just hung them in the basement and never really thought about them again until I saw the eBay listing with the different brackets. Maybe somebody will jump in here with their thoughts. Sent a PM also. Mike
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Ok......here are the pics of the set I have. Any thoughts on as to where these would bolt up on a MKI? Like I said I never really looked into it.