1fastbob

No cruise control is what is keeping me from buying an F6B!

V-Twins are great.....for mowing the grass, splitting wood etc.

Wow! 2 words come to mind.... Butt Ugly.

A Hardley in the shop?? IMAGINE THAT!

Where I come from, you take out a bicycle it's 10 points. I am not sure if they hit you that you get the 10 points. I hate sharing the road (rural highway) with bicycles.

I agree.....and....you might be my long lost twin brother!

I was being sarcastic, unfortunately I do that a lot.

What's a Streetglide??? LOL

After looking at the specs of the aftermarket fuel pump, I am thinking it is not the problem. Probably you have some debris in the system that is causing the mentioned carb's needle to not seal off the seat properly causing raw gas overflow the carb bowl and to drip or run into the cylinder.

I agree with what the other posters have posted. One additional comment...is it possible that the aftermarket electric fuel pump you are using is of too high pressure for this application and is pushing fuel past the needle and seat in the mentioned cylinder?

All cylinders are firing. I think I'll run to town and p/u a set of plugs later today. I had only previously pulled the right rear and looked at it. Condition and color of plugs will tell me a lot. Bike does smell a little gassey while running in the garage and engaging the choke while it is a idle kills the engine so the choke is at least somewhat properly working. Anybody know if the RSTD uses an actual choke or an enrichment circuit? My guess is enrichment circuit in the carbs.

I have an infrared thermometer and try that right now. I'll report back. Thanks

Does your Venture require the choke when the temperature outside is 50 to 70 degrees during a cold start? If so, that might be the place to look. Thanks

Winter grade fuel is long gone here. I buy the same fuel I put in the Roadliner I had. I could get 40 mpg out of the Roadliner, what a beast. It has to be something related to intake, spark, exhaust or something else. Valves don't require adjustment till 26,000 miles, but maybe that is the problem. I think I will check the easy stuff first, like the air cleaner, change plugs and sync the carbs. Might be a week or 2 before I get started, but I will report back here. I am persistent and I will find the cause. Thanks

That thought has occurred to me. If everything else checks out I may have to yank the carbs and check the jets. Thanks

I will check for spark at all cylinders and change the plugs. Thanks

Bike could have sat for awhile. Not sure. I gave it a 10 ounce Seafoam in 3 gal. of gas treatment, rode it a couple of miles and let it soak for a couple of days and noticed no difference. Thanks

I have a new to me 2006 RSTD with 16,750 miles that is getting 30 mpg when hand calculated using 87 octane E-10 fuel. Fuel mileage is actually 27 mpg when I figure in the 10% odometer error. Bike is stock and has Bubs mufflers. Air cleaner was just serviced (cleaned) by ASE certified tech (I haven't verified that yet). Right rear spark plug looks good, but maybe a little towards the rich side (deep brown and not wet). Starts easily in the morning without choke and seems to run pretty smooth. I live in South Central Kansas and have been riding it to work which is 15 miles 2 lane and 4 lane highway with 2 stops. Terrain is mostly flat and I ride 70 mph in traffic and 60 to 65 when not being pushed. I am easy on the throttle and have been riding on and off for 44 years.Any suggestions on what to look at regarding this poor mileage? Carb sync? Plugs? Air Filters? Carbs? I really think it should get between 36 and 41 mpg from the reading I have been doing. I get about 100 miles before the low fuel indication comes on. Thanks in advance for the help. Bob

I order frac sand, chemicals and schedule sand and chemical deliveries for frac jobs in southern Kansas. We have had zero issues here and if a company wanted to frac a well in my backyard I would have no problems with that. We generally frac at 4,000 to 5,000 ft deep, ground water is a couple of hundred feet. I would be next to impossible to screw up the fresh water due to the many layers of rock between the frac zone and the fresh water table. In Kansas and other states it is a requirement to protect the fresh water zone with a cemented in place surface pipe that passes through the fresh water zone at the distance specified by each state. Outside of the surface pipe is called the longstring or production casing that is also cemented in place. That is double protection for the fresh water zones. There is MUCH misinformation about fracing and most of it is negative and this info is usually posted by people that don't have any idea what is involved in fracking. I am by no means an expert, but I work with fracking every day and have for the last 9 years. It has been my experience that it is perfectly safe. We are working this week on a 20 stage horizontal frac south of Medicine Lodge, Kansas into which 1,790,000 lbs frac sand will be pumped. That's approx. 36 semi loads of frac sand. That is lots of sand and it is a pain in the ass to get it to arrive as needed. Welcome to Bob's world. LOL I would be more concerned about a salt water disposal well leaking due to rusty pipe and a failed cement job or some unprofessional company dumping chemicals and contaminated water on the ground or into a stream than fracking. Just my 2 cents and I am not looking to get into an argument with any internet tree huggers or know-it-alls. Thanks Bob

I thought about that after my post. Will take care of it now. Thanks

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I recently purchased a 2006 RSTD and would like to remove the passenger seat and install some sort of chrome rack to cover the top of the fender. I have done several searches and have come up with bits and pieces of information. Can someone point me in the direction of some available parts to accomplish this? Thanks Bob