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Got the back brakes replaced on the wifes car and changed the clutch cover gasket on my daughters bike (and even better there are no leaks). Now time for some Apple Pie. Gotta love a Saturday.

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I wave at any bike, if they don't wave back oh well. If I'm busy then the head nod works.

We may be going just for the Saturday. Still attempting to finalize plans.

We just purchased a 02 Midnight RSV and it has been lowered at the rear, before that I was riding a 86 Venture so just going from first gen to second gen was different then you add in the lowered aspect it just added to it. After about 3 plus weeks all is good now, the only issue I have is that when riding 2 up, the tips of my exhaust have scrapped the ground when leaving a couple of parking lots. As for scrapping in turns, I have not experienced this yet. I think the bike handles ok and love the ride it gives. My only concern would be if I was to install a hitch and pull a trailer, I would probably raise it back to the stock height at the back end. Enjoy the new ride. Mike.

My 2 Cents....... I have used the ABS / MEK mix alot and it can be a pain to get it to the right consistency. It has been used on both my 86 Standard and on 2 Apache camper trailers, at Marcarls Meet n Eat afew of the members told me about the Palstifix and how easy it is to work with. The Plastifix sounds great to use and a lot easier then playing the mixing game with the ABS and MEK. If you are near to Brantford I would grab the Plastifix. The MEK can be pretty nasty stuff and you have to go across the border to get it, at least I couldn't find it here in S Ontario. Good luck with the repairs, if you decide you want to go the MEK way, let me know and I can give you some of mine. Mike.

Congrats on the new ride Orlin, I just made the same move myself 3 weeks ago, from my 86 Standard to our new to us 02 Midnight Venture. Have fun on the new wheels. Mike.

Never thought of the type of helmet, I mostly ride with a Bell shorty, but do use a modular from time to time, the better half use a open face with i visor that flips up. Thanks

Interesting post, I was wondering the same thing about which Headsets are preferred. We just picked up an 02 Midnight Venture. Look forward to what people like and don't like about the different head sets

Thank you ........ what a great adventure you are having. Enjoy the remainder of it. Thanks again for letting us all join in. Mike.

For my 86, I used Kicker 4" speakers, they sound great, they were model CS4. Even better bought them at the local Future Shop here in Hamilton.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Keep the positive fight going.

Thanks for all the tips. I will take the fairing apart and disconnect and clean to see what happens then. Thanks again. Mike

This past week I tried the CB on our new to us 2002 RSV, the person we purchased it off said they didn't have the head sets and never had any interest in using the CB. Just for kicks and giggles I thought I would see if at least I could receive with the CB, when I turned it on I would get a CB Err message. I have disconnected the 2 wires under the passenger set that go to the CB unit under the trunk and have also disconnected the battery to see if it would reboot the system, but have n't had any luck with either. My next step I would guess would be to check the connections in the fairing, has anyone else had this same message. Thanks in advance for your help. Mike.

I guess we are both in the same boat, we are picking up our new to us 2nd Gen today, as for the pump, my 86 is a standard, I found a hand pump for the suspension at a local Motorcycle shop here in Hamilton (was actually Pooles, paid an $5.00 for the HD logo on the pump). My local Yammy dealer could get it but they had to order it in and I neededit the same day. YUou can also find them on ebay. Enjoy your new ride. Mike.

Thats why this site is so good thank you all for the info. Mike

Perfect thank you, I was just going to a search for it. Much appreciated. Mike.

Thank you. Mike.