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Live Webcam Seasons Inn, Blairsville, Georgia - United States

Good mid morning to all. Not planning a whole lot to do today, but if we hit 33°F this afternoon, I just might wash the truck and car to wash away salt and grime.

They salted the roads here, so I will be on 4 wheels until the next good rain.

what i meant was i don't ride on salt covered roads cause it takes to long to get the salt washed off the bike. if you can get it washed off. went against my rule of not rid'n when there is salt on the road a few years back on christmas day, it actually got warm enough to ride around here. when i got home that day you couldn't tell what color my bike was. spent 2 days n probably 30 dollars at the next town overs car was with the bike on the trailer try'n to make sure i got all the salt washed out of the nooks n crannies on the bike. vowed to never do that again when there is salt on the road!!!!😧🤣

We are booked to arrive August 13-17 at the Seasons Inn.

Hi, if you go to any of the online vendors- Amazon, Cycle Gear etc. you’ll find LI batteries for virtually any application. I used one in a recently sold bike with good results. My query is if anyone has a different experience with the larger bikes ie the RSV. Thx

Well, I am not a big fan of salt, but I am not a fan of ice either! It makes life better now but takes forever to wash the roads in the spring!

I dont know much about Lithium automotive batteries, but I assume they're like a Gel battery in the sense that they can be tipped on their side. I would also imagine a Lithium battery could probably take more abuse than a Gel battery. Is there one you've found online that you could post a link of? I'm curious about it.

What is the general consensus on using a LI battery as a replacement on a 2008 RSV? Thanks

what bothers me is all the salt they put on them there roads!!!!!😐

I tell ya what! It's not the snow that scares me in that picture, its the nut connected to the handlebars!!! You boys are something else!

Sooooo, Whats wrong with a little snow?

You are tougher, braver, and dumber??? than I! Just joking, take out the dumber part lol

Sorry but the Stebel harness was not one of my products. It should be a very simple harness. Connect the OEM plug to a relay to energize the coil and run a fused line from the battery to one side the Normally Open (NO) contact of the relay and connect the input for the Stebel to the other side of the NO contact. Push the horn button and the relay closes making the horn blow. The tricky bit is making sure the relay is rated for the current needed for the Stebel horn, size the wire and fuse accordingly for the current needed by the horn. I could build one, but not having a Venture around to determine what connector is needed or estimate the length or wire needed, I would need some help in the form of pictures of the horn connector, and estimate of length of wire needed to get from the battery to the new horn.

Search under Horn Bracket and you will see several entries on this

CarbonOne used to make brackets and harness but I don’t believe he is active any longer. You can search on his name and maybe find something

At least I was the only one on the road to work this morning.

You might check with @M61A1MECH. He builds quality plug and play light harnesses but I’m not sure about horn sets. The main goal is to run a fused hot wire from the battery through a relay to power the horn. I built my own and used the factory wires to fire the relay.

Years ago I think there was a harness for the h e Stebel air horn that kept the high current from the horn passing through the horn switch. Does anyone have a link to the discussion on here. I would like to get the installation instructions if possible. Thank You Jim Bell

Yep, we had multiple issues because we were out of town when it hit. We lost power during a week of sub-freezing temps. Our Sprinkler system back flow valve cracked, pool pump cracked, and our tankless water heater (which was in the attic) cracked inside the unit. I did most of the repairs myself and still spent close to 3,000 to fix it all. Luckily a neighbor saw the sprinkler break and turn off our water or it would have been a lot worse.

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i know its an old question but... 2005-09_RSTD_Service_Manual-RY-L0-12-60.pdf RSTD_own_manual.pdf RSTDRSV_Supplemental Manual.pdf

I have a Larry Lift adaptor for a RSTD (not Venture) available if anyone needs it. I no longer have the bike. Im in Houston TX area.

I remember a few years ago, Texas had a deep freeze and this caused a number of residents freezing up their water pipes and busting them in the process. This created a lot of water damage to a number of homeowners in the region. I think some houses in Texas are not even built for winter weather conditions with temperatures below the freezing mark. This cold air jet stream is really dipping into the deep south.