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Oh, It is good to be home. haven't been on in a long time, but I was here before the crash. Still have my 83 and my 88 but the 83 is probably going to stay dead. the 88 has been getting a new paint job and plastic repair for a couple of years now. I am currently on a 2002 Vstar Classic 1100... It'll do for now. I don't think I've been on here for like six years or so. Nice to be home!

Interesting point. Besides now-a-days they have some very effective LED road flares, saves from using up the bikes battery or convenient if the bikes battery is already Dead. https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=LED+road+flares

I have no doubt it's a great touring bike. This is probably Yamaha's last attempt at a full dress touring bike. Yep, I wonder how well it would have sold if it had a detuned version of the 1700cc V4? We'll never know. During the 15 years of selling the Gen 2, I suspect it would have sold a lot better is they had upgraded it a little by eliminating the gear whine and adding fuel injection. Those two things are the only complaints I have with my RSV.

I've been around a while myself....ya missed a lot over the years, but very pleased that you've come home.

Wasn't on either of my Ventures, but I DID coat the inside of the fuel tank on my 85 Honda CB700sc (Nighthawk S) with POR tank sealer, so I can finally get it back on the road...just in time to go for a quick ride or two before putting it away again. Non ethanol fuel and Seafoam.....I'll run the carbs dry.

I will also never leave my key on the ignition even if it broke down. If I need hazard lights, I will have to stay close to the bike until help arrives. On the other hand, I don't want the feature of being able to turn on your hazard lights even with the key in the ignition. I just don't want any random person turn on my hazard lights and leave it on.

You have to watch anytime you overfill an engine. It may help those components which are lubricated by splash but overfilling can cause whipping or foaming of the oil, specially were the large end of the connecting rod barely rides just above the surface of the oils max level. When you over fill and the oil gets whipped into a foam you actually loose oil pressure and proper lubrication to those components that are pressure fed, because the air in the foamed up oil not only reduces pressure in the gallerias but causes the oil to have less body hence less lubricating quality. It also can cause air cavitation in the oil pump itself, resulting in premature pump wear and eventual pump failure. This is why there is a max oil level on any oil level indicator, be it stick or site glass. You may be comforting yourself by quieting down the noisy parts that are splash lubricated but you are trading off proper lubrication to pressure fed parts for this false sense of piece of mind.

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Just for you @steamerand @RockinRobin

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