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check info on this thread. Sirius is the product most of us turn to. Quality product for less than $100.00 for a set of four. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48445&highlight=carb+diaphragm+replacement+sirius

#1 on that. I got lucky when the slave on my '84 blew out. I was going to just rebuild mine but Dingy stepped up and sent me a body that he had already honed out. After a closer inspection of mine after removing it from the bike seals wouldn't have done a bit of good. Pitting was excessive. Granted wear and internal damage would be much less on your '99 compared to an '84 but for the cost a new unit is the best bet. Good luck on the project.

Prayers up a rolling your way. Glad you're still with us.

Yep, sounds like you're good. At best with a HO stator matched to a Shindengen R/R with a dedicated loom to tie together the stator, R/R, a DEKA AGM and monitored with a digital voltmeter I get solid readings at 14.3 volts above 1,500 rpms and drop to 12.8 volts at idle speeds rpm with lights running.

My heart goes out to you my friend. It's a tough situation to be in. I have a daughter a couple years older than yours. I've raised her by myself since she was 8 months old after her mom decided to move on with her own life and not be involved with her own daughters life. Needless to say we've been close all these years. I've done my best to always set a standard for her see as a model for her future life. She's had some tough events in her life without a mother but we got through it. A couple years back she developed a relationship (without my knowedge and hidden from me) with an older guy (10 years older and divorced) and moved in with him. I've since met him and tried to keep a reasonable relationship with him. In the last two years I've had only one conversation with the man and hardly more then that with my own daughter. She belives he's the only man on earth that loves her and turns her back on anyone else that cares. I have to struggle at time to keep an open mind about it. She knows I don't approve of the situation shes in but try to remind her I'm here if he needs my support. (other than my checkbook). What else can you do other than stand back and wait for them to hit the wall? Let her know you care and be there if she needs you. It's painful, but she has to deal with own choices and if shes like mine she's not going to see things through your eyes. At least not yet. Hang in there. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughter.

And I do stand corrected. Kevin's right. I got my brain cells firing backasswards lately. Me thinks me memory banks are in need of an upgrade.

Not bad Kevin!! All I ever got for $.99 off eBay was a complete used wiring loom. BUT...... when I got it it had every plug in module from the bike still attached including the TCI. That didn't show in the pics. LOL. Nice to catch a gem once in a while.

Any 3 bolt flywheel puller should work. (if it's a tough quality unit) Use quality hardened bolts and thick hardened washers to attach it to the rotor. You have to remember these rotors have been on there since the bike was build and more than likely never been off. Many flywheels sit on a tapered shaft and pop off fairly easy. These rotors seat on a straight cut shaft and they have a grip. Things to keep in mind when removing the rotor is NO excessive heat in the magnet area of the rotor and NO 10lb hammer to beat it loose around the magnets in the rotor body. The rotor itself is key fit to the shaft so no worry about it going back on in correct position. One of the things is that Danos unit is assembled by Dano into the rotor for proper fit on to shaft after he drills the rotor for the 6 bolt mounting. All you have to do is slide it back on. You send him the complete rotor assembly and he sends a complete upgrade unit back. No need to worry about alingment of the engage mod to the shaft. He does all that for you. Not a hard repair even without a manual. BTW...........Welcome to the site. You came to the right place for information on these bikes. Are we worth $12.00 yet?

Danos original post on the mod he offers. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=44547

That "box of rocks" sound would indicate a broken starter engage clutch. Bangs like a bandit when one or more internal components fail. Might be just a broken spring on the engage pin that holds the pawl in place during engagement. More than likely the internal body is broken that holds it all together. This can only be inspected by opening the left engine cover and removing the engage clutch for inspection. Do a search here for "Engage Clutch Mod" or "Dano Engage Clutch" for more info. Dano has out together a great replacement for the OEM engage system. I've had his upgrade in my "84" since he started building them. In my opinion trying to rebuild one is a waste of time and money. Did mine twice before replacing it with Danos. For the few bucks difference in the cost of a complete OEM engage and Danos upgrade you can't go wrong. A bulletproof upgrade and be the last time you will ever have to worry about it again for the life of the bike. The search should lead to to informative reading and there are a few pics in my profile albums of the new engage. Not a hard project to do yourself but will need a couple tools you don't usually carry in the saddlebags. Mike One of my posts on the project http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45768

Hey Jeff. I screwed myself last year. I had all the parts ready to do a complete fork rebuild for the MKII upgrade on my bike. Had the calipers, rotors and polished legs ready to go. Situation changed for me back then and I ended up selling or giving away about all my spare or upgrade parts. At that time I figuring on letting the bike go. At this point it would be best to just do a swap with usable working forks for the time being. So for now......looking for a fast and easy way out.

I haven't been around the site much the last year but I find myself in a bind. When I did my last fork rebuild a couple years back the inner legs were iffy. On my last trip back to the Omaha area I blew out both front fork seals. Rather than start the eBay grind of buying unknown forks and doing another attempt at putting together another set of rebuildable forks I'm going to try this. I still am riding my '84 MK1 with stock brakes. I would like to find an intact, working set of forks to do an R/R with the current forks. I had to leave the bike in a storage unit and I'm limited on room and tools available to do a complete rebuild there. I have the Progressives in the current legs so that is a quick change out along with the block off plates so the anti dives wouldn't be needed. The project is going to be as about as close to a road side repair as I can get in the current situation. Any body with forks to part with let me know. I'm not looking for freebies just good solid forks for a fair price. Thanks Mike

Being a daily rider here in the midwest I had only two things that really caused me fits on cold starts. Poor diaphragm condition and spark plugs. Since I replaced the diaphragms after dealing with new pinholes that took care of that. Fresh plugs every season was the final touch. I would go out on a morning in near zero temps and the bike would start better than most the cars in the area. After adding Dingys TCI upgrade unit, well that was just icing on the cake. It's about was close to "instant on" as it's going to ever be in any temp conditions.

Been running Avon Venoms front and rear since 2006. Got 20K miles on first set. Great performance in all weather and wear with never a problem on loaded bike and trailer. After changing to second set of Avons I only got 12K miles on rear. The softer compound took a toll traveling many miles in last year on lime rock roads in my area while traveling. Just swapped out rear to E3 this summer and have a matching front standing by. No problems so far. With all the good comments from members here I figured the E3's were worth a try. I ride solo but have had my bike loaded and a full trailer pretty much hooked up since this last spring.

And good morning Neil. Nice to see you around so much these days.

A poor seat on the slide won't pull the outside loose so you're fine there. If you pushed between the washers with a CC sounds like you took all the right steps. (as long as you didn't tear the diaphragm off the inner sealing bead that goes between the washers.) Odds are you're fine.

If you don't see the thicker inner edge at the outside top of the washers you should be fine then. I've found a few that were "fixed' that were still at that point where they had not set inside the groove between the washers. Putting them in is is pretty much an "eyeball" job. If they appear to be smoothly seated and no waves in the diaphragm body you should be fine. Hopefully a sync should bring you back to where you want to be. Best of luck. You should be pleased with the performance when your finished.

I have to ask....... did you use the Sirus OEM style replacement diaphragms that seat between the plastic washers on the slide or use an aftermarket diaphragm that required the removal/modification of the washers on the slide? If the bike is dieing I'd have to suspect the Sirus set has one or more that is not seated properly inside the washers and probably rolling off the mounting point. If the Sirus ones don't get seated between and well inside the washers they will not work properly. Either type would benefit from a sync after making sure all four are seated well. I only had to make a minor sync adjustment after the new Sirus set and barely a tweek in the year since.

Just use the window Dan. Saves a bunch of work.

Gas tank venting properly? Fuel pump working correctly? Ignition switch connections clean and tight?

They do. The older the OEM brake lines the more you will feel it. The RSV has a better brake system than the older MKI bikes like I own but the feel of the change to SS was huge and immediately felt in the actions when brake pressure was applied. When I installed the SS lines I did the front first. After bleeding the front system I thought the brakes had frozen up. It was that solid. It's a different feel but one I never thought twice about doing again on future bikes.

That's from holding his breath when he saw the car coming.

[emoji106] Yep. Always impressed with Kevins knowledge of these bikes. Learn something new everytime I read one of his posts. Plus his personal assistance on items I had been trying to locate for my own. One of the reasons this site stands out. The wealth of knowledge here from so many members and the willingnes to share is outstanding. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

People used to laugh at the lettering on my mirror. But they quit. Point proved. "Objects in the mirror are losing"

Same message ever since I updated my Tapatalk app. Dont seem to effect the operation. Just annoying .