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Speaking of CanAm, I was at Don's Kawasaki yesterday and had my SVTC front tire mounted and balanced. While waiting in their showroom, I got the chance to take a closer look at their new 2025 RedRock model built for street and mainly for offroad use. It is sharp. If only I can find the funds to support my desire, this CanAm is a great addition to the fleet.

Finally got the chance to remove the front wheel and take it to the shop at 4 pm yesterday before they close in 1 hour. Today, I’ll mount and go for a ride to the local hardware store.

You might check with Mike Eykamp, he has several NOS parts for Royal Stars he bought from shops going under and parts out some bikes. Pinwall was a good source but they sold out last year, not sure to who or what they’re going with it.

That is fantastic news. Never thought they could reopen so fast. I would love to see pcs or tour to see what survived the storm.

i found that it's not necessarily the shop, it's the procedure followed or maybe how close it's followed. Canam does alignment on front wheels using the body center line. This way the wheels are aligned to each other, the fronts to the rear. Yah, it's a bit of work but then it's rewarding.

I'm trying to bring back a bike that sat 20+ years in a garage. Its a 2001 Royal Star Boulevard Midnight edition XVZ13A . It has 2500 miles on it. Carb parts, manifolds, and now I cannot find OEM ignition coils. The aftermarket seems spread thin with junk. New manifolds were ordered and they were of awful quality and too hard to mount the carbs on them. Finally did find OEM manifolds, which work perfectly. I don't want to buy junk for a bike that I cannot get back to health (I am a professional mechanic, just no certification as I went pro in my late 50's). I use partzilla and they sometimes have what yamaha gives them, or sells them. To me this bike is new, but it will never be a classic if all of them are dead. Thoughts? Suppliers? and comment welcome.

It does looks like a lot of work for a bike that may still be under warranty. I hope the neighbor finds a competent shop that is able to fix his issue.

Thanks Carl, that’s what I think he’s looking for. The dealer is a mega store and deals with mostly atv’s and utv’s from several brands. I checked them out when I was looking for a utv and wasn’t impressed with their people. I went elsewhere because of that. He’s wishing he did too.

Front wheel alignment. Had that issue when I bought my 2014. Front wheels need to be aligned with the rear wheel, not the body necessarily. It's been about 6 years since I did this and it's not on-line anywhere that I know of. Hopefully I remembered all the steps I took. A little understanding though might be needed. Also, this is not how Canam does their alignment, but they did it 3 times and 3 times they failed. Concrete floor, flat and level. 1) install and set the belt for the rear wheel. 1A) set and fasten the steering gear in perfect center, measure well, set snug. 2) set a target behind the bike about 1' behind the tire to use for marking on, 1x3 works great, pasted to the floor. 3) using a laser mark the rear wheel outsides on the 1x3, not the tire, the wheel. 4) now you can measure to mark the center of the bike on the 1x3. 5) make 2 identical inserts to fit the front wheel hubs so that you can set a laser on them and rotate from floor to rear. Identical, very important!!! I made mine with some brass and a speaker magnet glued to it to hold the laser. 6) shoot the laser to the floor at the tire and make that mark on a piece of masking tape pasted on the floor. 7) roll the bike ahead and measure the distance between the marks, make note. eight) now shoot the laser to the 1x3 from the front wheel and make that mark 9) both marks should be the same distance from the center mark from the back wheel. 10) check to see how the measurements work out compared to the front measurement. 11) you can now adjust the tie rods so that the front tires have a 5 to 10 degree toe-in. As you drive they will automatically toe-out a bit to come straight as they should. 12) a crowfoot wrench is very handy to get at the inside nuts.

Silly question. Tire Balance???

Look into the Lemon Law applicable to motorcycles.

He bought it new. Problems from day one.

They probably should look deeper into the repair history of the vehicle. I am just speculating that it might have been involved in an accident that has never been mentioned. If you don't ask, the dealer will not volunteer any information. If there is no other fix, as far as I am concerned, I would like my money back.

Neighbor bought a 2023 Spyder new last year. The dealer has had it more time than he has. It has a bad front end vibration they can’t get out of it (I don’t have much faith in that dealer). Any recommendations here?

That is pretty much what I am thinking about. In case the unfortunate happens, insurance inspectors are trained to look for details and if it has been determined that the tire has been mounted incorrectly...that is the end of story. No coverage given. Just my take.

Touchy stuff, there is a real reason for the arrow on the sidewall, not sure if it means anything but it's there for a purpose. For most everything may go just as planned until the plan flies out the window and then it means all hands on deck but one or two hands were tied up elsewhere. You might get away with it, and then again you might not. Figure first what it might save you and then consider what the savings amount to.

Order a whole bunch, they're only $1.59 ea. A screwdriver is not a special tool, you will bust the basket, you need to hold the basket at 2 points minimum or do as I did and just rattle the nut on and then stake it in place.

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My father carried an electricians knife with him for most of his life. It was a tradesman's style and was sharpened so many times that it was worn down to a narrow blade..lol.. When he passed, at the funeral, I put it in his pants pocket so that he'd have it on the other side in case he needed it; I miss him.....sniff....

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I actually just bought another Fight ‘n Rooster. Not a big fan of mother of pearl but it’s my favorite style and getting hard to find.

Very handy and useful. I used to carry one similar.

This is mine. I only have two, but this is what I carry around and I use it everyday.

Thanks. I was an electrician for about 20 years and the sheepsfoot and wharnecliffe blades just worked very well for stripping wire and etc. They just stuck as my favorite.

Nice collection, Don.