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Wish I could of been there this year as well. It just wasn't happening thou. Knowing some of the folks who were behind this event I know it was one grand time for those who were able to make it. I guess I'll have to live it thru whatever pics are posted. Larry
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Preliminary Report on Pirelli MT66 ROUTE tires
Carbon_One replied to V7Goose's topic in General Tech Talk
Thanks for the updated reports on the Pirelli RT 66 tire. I'll be needing to replace the front tire on my bike before long and have been researching tires. Current tire is the MT90 Avon but I'm now thinking I'll go back to the 150 size since the trikes rear is now higher than the stock set up was. Need the larger tire to bring the bike back to a more level stance. Also considering that the bike weighs more now, it's interesting to see that the Avon tire has a greater load rating too. So while you might save a few bucks and only getting average tire life I think I'll be sticking with Avon's again. Current front tire now has about 12k on it and is starting to show cupping on the sides a bit. It also looks like there still may be another 5-6k left to the wear lines. Another thought here that applies in my case is other trikers have used a rear tire up front for added wear longevity. Some even go so far as to reverse the tire and run them backwards, citing directional wear with no ill effects to handling or water planing. Larry -
Congrads on your new ride Ken. Welcome to the 3rd wheel world from one brother to another. Yes it'll feel different front two wheels for a while but it also won't take long to become aquainted with the handling either. As with any bike there will be pros & cons. From a safety point of view you will have more pros than cons now. Hope to meet you someday as well. Larry
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Nice bike ya got there Albino Rhino. Welcome from another brother of the 3rd wheel. You'll find that the steering is totaly different from conventional counter steerin as on two wheels but nothing that can't be learned. Or become accustomed to. Give it some time and miles under your belt to gain full confindence in your ride. Larry Hey Don you can take mine for a spin if you make it to Floyd's Maintainece Day & BBQ.
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Since converting the bike into a trike I've set the speedometer dead on with my gps unit. At this setting my odometer appears to read 1/10 per mile less than actual milage according to the gps now. I checked it going and coming back from Skid's Rally with this the last outcome. I tried setting it a couple times to read correct odometer readings and finally gave up on it. Close enough for me now. Larry
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My trailer has the TorFlex axle as well. Smooth as silk and don't know it's back there half the time. Never balanced the tires either but did add a half bottle of Ride-On tire sealant to each tire. Auto formula. Which is supposed to self balance the tires. Hope you find the cause of that shimmy & fixed thou. Larry
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I'd say have the tires balanced and go from there. Can't see any reason the axle would be causing a shimmy, unless the wheels alignment is off. Larry
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Sorry to hear this latest set back JT. Will continue support for both of you in dealing with this continuing problem. May the Lord see fit to see Jeanie through all of this and for you to be strong for her as well. Larry
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Another big Thanks for Skid, Leslie, Josh and Jordan. You all did a mighty fine job for a 1st time planned event of this nature. Joyce and I got home this afternoon since we decided to stop overnight in Columbus on the way home Sunday. Going thru a couple of very heavy T-storms sort of took the fun out of riding so we just called it a day. It was a real pleasure to have met new & old friends again and the area rides were great. We'll look forward to Skid-In II if there is one. Larry
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Sorry to read this about your bike Randy. I really admired it while at Vogal last year. Good luck with following thru and getting compensated for your loss. Hopefully you'll not be out of pocket expenses. Still it's pretty depressing to see your sweet ride treated like curbside trash. Larry
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Thanks for the correction HGWT. Larry
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I'm giving a heads up here that I'll be on vacation from June 20-30 so won't be able to fulfill any orders till after I return home. I'll be at Skid's WV Rally later in the week so could be able to bring any orders with me there if you are there as well. I will fill any orders till Wednesday 18th thou. Larry
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Love your grill as well. Taking care of your health is first and foremost. You're customers will still be there when you're ready again. Hope you have a successful surgry. Larry
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I would suggest adding some Ride-On tire sealant to the tire. That way if the screw hole did indeed develop a leak later then the sealant will do it's job and plug it. Just insurance in my minds eye. I do use this product and have full faith in it in my bikes tires as well as just adding some to my mc trailer today. Larry
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VT I took off the entire rear tail light and turn signals when I converted to my trike. What do you need? Larry
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Similar to the Can-Am Spyders but better looking IMO. Would like to test drive one too. With high gas prices I think we'll see a lot more of these type vechicles in the near future. Folks who wouldn't normally buy a two wheeled mc will be attracted to these and have for the most part the same ride experinces of being in the wind. Larry
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You can wire it up same as we do for the Ventures. Location of horn and relay may be different but that is all. That and wire colors would most likely be different too. Either do a seach here on wiring or shoot me a e-mail and I'll send you wiring instructions I include with my horn brackets. Larry
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Don you truly are blessed with such a wonderfull, understanding family. Larry BTW: I enjoyed you repeating your story here while getting your hair cut.
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Ron the kit I used is made in Britsh Columbia, Canada by Tri-Wing. http://www.triwing.com/ Great company to deal with IMO and will take care of any questions or problems right away. JerryM has the same body on his RSTD too. In fact both bikes are "05's". Two other companies offer trikes for the Ventures - Hannigan & Champion - but those are fealer or factory conversions. Tri-Wing is the only one selling kits for the do it yourself folks. There is no differene for rider or passenger as to room as that stays the same. The bike will be longer after the conversion, 10-12" I think. Anything else you want to know I'll be happy to pass along what I learned doing this conversion. Larry
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No problem Brake Pad. This one holds 24 cu. ft. but lose some of that with the spare tire inside. It's more trailer than I need I hope. Like you I'm sure the wife will find enough stuff for her to pack it to the top. Larry
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Like everyone else says here it is us, the attendees, who owe Don & his family all the thanks. I brought along my son on his Suzuki as well as having a good friend from Pa meet us at Don's. Being as this was the first VentureRider.org for both of them they were quite impressed with the goings on. At any rate they and myself had a great time. My only regrets were not having enough time to meet and chat with everyone. It looks like next year I'll be getting there earlier and staying longer or overnight. There was just so much going on at once it was hard to keep up. Thanks Don, Eileen, & Dylan Larry
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Sweet looking 1st gen there for sure. Had a lot of tender loving care put into it. Both by those who did the work and who helped otherwise making it a realty. Hope Jeff enjoys this one for a long time. Larry
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Had a great day at Don's. Thanks to all who worked at making this event a huge success, especialy Don & Mrs. Nelson for opening their home to all of us.Larry
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MiCarl we'll be looking for ward to seeing you there. Al Swifty may well be joining our little caravan. He told me he was planning on doing some shopping in Detroit today. Red Wings stuff ???? And partaking of the Championship parade???? Larry
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Understand where you stand and you know you'll be sorely missed. BTW : Congratulations to Hope on graduating and even better yet getting a job. Larry