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15 days ago I had a total hip joint replacement. The last two weeks haven't been fun, but I'm walking around unsupported now with no pain. The good surgeons are amazing. If you need one, go for it. I'm 78 and I'm looking forward to riding again.

20220918_155857.mp4 I don't normally have THIS many bikes, but due to the Motorcycle market taking a dive over here, I'm struggling to sell a couple at the moment. Had them all out of the garage the other day (moving the Sports bike to the back as the weather is getting colder here in the UK) and took this video. I'm a big fan of late 90s/early 2000s stuff ... as you can see 😆

Very nice collection.

Now if I read you right you removed the cam caps and the cams. Cam caps MUST go exactly in the same place they were removed from. This is because the area were the cam goes through, is machined with the caps in place so that all the holes are in perfect alignment, often referred to as line boring or machining. Mix these caps up and the cam will not turn freely but end up being clamped in place. 1st get and follow a proper manual for your bike. There is a proper tightening sequence for the cam caps which must be adhered to or the cam can be damaged If your lucky the may be marks on each cap that will line up with its proper location on the head. This can be a slash mark on the cap that perfectly matches up to one on the head when the cap is in place. The can be numbered with a matching number on its counter part on the head or there is nothing at all. Another method is to check the matting surfaces of the cap and head for matching finger prints so to speak on the mating surfaces. Finally if your patient you can keep swapping them out until the cam rotates freely if more than one seem to be a good fit than assign them to that location for later trial and error Start by placing caps in place without the cam. feel the inside of the bore and across the matting edge with your finger for smoothness. as you slide your finger across were the cap and its counter part mate you should feel no edges. If you do try another cap. Once you feel you have matched the proper cap to its proper location install the cam. slowly snug up the caps running back and forth across all the bolts until you start to feel the cam bind. ease up until the cam just starts to smooth out again now tighten each cap one at a time if the cap goes right down tight with out clamping the cam you might be lucky. If it clamps the cam try a different cap until you can torque it down without it clamping the cam. Now mark the location and remove. The caps place a piece of plasti-guage on top of the cam and reinstall the caps as per the manual. do not turn cam at this time. After you have properly torqued the caps in place remove the carefully. The plasti-gauge package has reference or comparison marks along its edge. compare these with the amount the plasti-gauge has flattened out to determine clearance usually between 0.0008 and 0.0021 inches to a max limit of 0.006 inches. If all meets the correct criteria you should be OK to reassemble your cam. BTW this will take lots of patience and luck to get yourself out of this issue. in future always mark and remember locations of any bearing cap.

Hello Fellow Venture Riders. Patricia and I are home after a 7-day, 1800-mile trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway and Shenandoah Valley on Skyline Drive. We were blessed with wonderful weather as we traveled up through N. Carolina and Virginia. After reaching Front Royal at the north end of Skyline Drive, we rode across W, Virginia and Ohio to Maysville Kentucky. We went to Maysville so we could ride back across KY on US 68 to our home in Hopkinsville. The one downside of the trip was that I have realized it will probably be the last trip we will be able to make on the bike. The balance issues when stopped are getting worse so we decided that any future trips will be on the trike. However, we are blessed with a wonderful last trip on the bike. I will keep the bike for future solo trips with my riding buddy. Steve

Sounds like you had a great trip. I was hoping to get one in before the weather gets nasty but doesn't look like it's going to happen,.

Glad to help. Please do not credit my membership.

I made a donation, but do not want the membership discount. I hope they recover ok.

i also sent a donation, don't need the membership discount! glad to hep👍😊

Sent 'em a few bucks. Not worried about getting credit for yearly dues.

Don, Please no credit. This site is worth more than the $12.00 per year membership. We all do what we can.

Hey all, bit ago I bought a RSV/Hannigan Trike. Thank You all again for which one to buy. The bike had sat for a few years and needed various repairs. Replaced rear head gasket, rubber boots and hoses, air filters, plugs, coolant, oil twice, replaced turn signals and passing lights Wirering, replaced headlight & passing lights to LED. Re-synked the carbs with the Carb Tune a few times, now dialed in. Still have a cruise issues, but getting closer to completeing all the little repairs. We are currently on our out west bike trip to Wyoming. As far as power, it has plenty. Going 70-80 mpr, no problem in 5th gear on most straight roads and little hills. Use 4th gear up and down hills, and 3rd gear when needing to pass up hill. Gas milage been between 25-29 mpg, but has been a windy ride the last few days. Over all, Very Happy we purchased this RSV/Hannigan Trike. It has made our bike trip a much more pleasurable ride. Later-

Thank You everyone, hopefully buy the RSV Trike this weekend, Later-