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  1. Yesterday, I had to drive to Columbus to service a stairlift. When I got home I had to get the yard mowed. I was determined to finally uncover and the bike and take a ride today. So early this morning, I got up, uncovered the bike for the first time this year and went for a little ride. As luck would have it, it rained off and on but I went anyway. It was a short but much needed ride. Bike hadn't been started or even uncovered since last fall and I figured on top of everything else, she would be mad at me but she started right up and was rearing to go. If it clears up, I may take it out again later today. It sure felt good though.
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  2. I've bought from them in the past also. The bad thing is that their website is still up and they are still taking peoples money. You can read more on their Facebook page. Hundreds of people have been ripped off. They placed orders, BikeBandit accepted the orders and never sent the parts. No way to reach them by telephone or email. They filed bankruptcy in February but people have been waiting on refunds since mid last year at least. Yet they are STILL taking orders. They should be hung.
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  3. Too bad, I knew you was looking forward to having it. Not too sure how many was making it, but attendance is down at many events this year after covid. Bet next year will be much better.
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  4. It's only been 11 year since this post was living and breathing...... so, I'm chiming in too. I JUST finished and R&R of gear lube in the final drive of my 05 RSV. The maintenance manual calls for 200ml of 80w gear lube, GL4 or GL5, etc... 200ml is 6.75 Fluid Ounces and I used the genenric Walmart brand of 80w90. Like others, I will change this each oil change too. It's too easy..... espcially with the following set up. Pictures are a couple of ubiquitous items every maintenance guy should have in his shop. I found the hosed funnel fits PERFECT from the back and the hose snakes down to the filler perfectly. I mean like it was made for it. And the funnel itself is tipped up enough so you can feed it a little, wait a few seconds, feed it, etc.... Since the FD only required 200ml...... I put 220ml in the Ratio Right and when the flowing stopped, I pull the hose and directed it to the drain pan, and put the plug back. (By the way, both plugs are 17mm.) The reason I use 220ml instead of the 200ml is...... I don't have to sit around for an hour allowing every drop to flow into the FD. The moment the majority has flowed in, pull the hose, add the plug and the job is done. I, like others have noted here, is a touch rotund and nearing 60yo and don't want to get up and down and up and down either. You can set this setup up prior to hitting the floor and go down and up ONCE ! You can thank me later. I hope this helps someone. Pete
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  5. The idle mixture screws are set at about 2 to 2.5 turns out, but that is only a starting point. These are not to be confused with the ,idle set screw, which is the one that is hard to find and there is only one. To set the idle mixture screws my process is: sync the carbs then with a vacuum gauge set the idle mixture at the highest possible vacuum, then sync the carbs again and then back to adjust the mixture screws again, and if I have more time I'll do it all again. I have a 4 port vacuum gauge that stays hooked up to do this process. If the engine isn't getting enough fuel at idle then it will be a bit sluggish getting itself up and going, but once the carbs are into the running circuit then the idle circuits have less of an impact. All this is done with the engine rpm kept at 900.
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  6. In the future, bench sync with a strip of business card stock or a feeler gauge to start with the butterfy valves all at the same position.
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