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Front Caliper Crush Washer Size?
RDawson replied to etcswjoe's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Depends if you measure it before or after you crush it. -
Pretty cool. We live in the middle of nowhere, probably not 98 kids could find my house so it gets me out of all that work🤣🤣🤣 Great job to make them happy.
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Trike won't idle all of a sudden...
RDawson replied to megamile's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Wondering if maybe you got some bad gas? Filled up recently or used the reserve setting on the petcock for the first time in a while sucking some trash in? I filled up at an old country store in Illinois once and got bad gas, it took 3 or 4 tank fills before it worked itself out. -
Ha. He said creative not factual. 🤪🤪🤪 Besides that I haven’t seen my bike in a few weeks, it’s on a stand under a cover locked away until spring. I finally had the back surgery I’ve been putting off for years, doc says absolutely no riding, wife would kill me if I even mentioned it.
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This was me coming thru a tunnel on the parkway last week. I had hit the airhorn to see how much the wife would jump at the echo, laughed at her and exited the tunnel to find carnage. Three cars, two bikes, and a hiker in a pile, parts scattered everywhere. The first car upon hearing the horn and seeing a single yellow light thought he was meeting a freight train panicked, locked the brakes and lost control wreaking havoc. Three cars, two bikes, and a hiker in a pile, parts scattered everywhere. Luckily no injuries but it took two days to figure out which parts went to which vehicle. Lawyers are recommending I add more lights to look less like a locomotive. The best news out of it was that me hitting that broken truck bumper shook two lost 10mm sockets from somewhere in the motor and landed on my floorboard.
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Still looking for help!
RDawson replied to Precious's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
Full manual in the “tech section read only” -
Yes, longer dog bones lower the bike. The kit also comes with a caliper relocation bracket that puts the caliper below the swingarm without that you’ll wipe out the fender.
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Baron’s sells a lowering kit for the rear of a 2nd gen, you can lower the front bey slide the forks up the triple tree.
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Probably so. I’ve been putting it off for several years, doc really wanted to do it last February. No way I was letting him kill my spring n summer riding and fishing. Maybe it’ll be just cold enough I won’t want to be out anyway.
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Congrats on the return. They opened me up Wednesday, sent me home Friday. My bike is on a stand winterized for the first time ever.
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What oil filters still work with the 2nd gen?
RDawson replied to etcswjoe's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Fram 6017A -
I’m with ya Skid. This year was the 1st time Kandi could go with me to Asheville. I’ve been pointing out places we rode to her on the news footage. From Black Mountain, Biltmore Village, KOA, etc. I’m glad she got to go see it before this. Heartbreaking for those suffering over there.
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Praying for all of those impacted by the hurricane.
RDawson replied to etcswjoe's topic in Watering Hole
I saw video today of Gregg Biffle flying over Swannanoa, Black Mountain, and the KOA we were at last month for the Asheville Rally. Unreal!!!! The people still trapped in the mountains without supplies, water, medications, is heartbreaking. -
Where to find pickup coils.
RDawson replied to made2care's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Did you look on Partzilla? That’s where I get my OEM parts. -
Praying for all of those impacted by the hurricane.
RDawson replied to etcswjoe's topic in Watering Hole
We’re in Gainesville, Fl at our daughter’s house. Luckily the bad stuff went all around us. Lots of tree damage/power outages around here but nothing catastrophic. We got more rain and damage from it back home in KY than my daughter’s townhouse complex got. The damage both North and South of us is unreal. Now they’re watching another disturbance forming in the same area Helene formed. It’s possible for another hit next week. I can’t imagine the destruction if it follows the same path. -
Shoot me a messsage as a reminder next week. We should be back home around 10/4 (see what I did there 😁). We’re in Florida fending off the hurricanes from our daughter’s house.
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Newby needs advice
RDawson replied to rpjn59's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Look on marketplace before you make an offer. A lot depends on whether you’re looking for a project or a bike to ride. I know it’s near no miles but low mileage 1st gen MKII (86-93) bikes are pretty available below 2k running. MKI’s have their following and are worth whatever you’re comfortable spending, MKII’s don’t have the 2nd gear or frame issues of the MKI. Both are an absolute blast to ride. -
Remember to do the air line first. Not a hard job to do.
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Concerned about long distance riding after the upcoming back surgery I decided to buy a trailer just in case. Decided I didn’t really like it so I sold it and built my own. You don’t see too many 10’ trailers with a dovetail and tandem axles but that’s what I wanted. Ramp gate folds flat on the dovetail out of the wind.
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Got in 150 miles or so this morning with a local group.
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I’d like to come up there sometime. We’ll be in Florida that week to see the daughter.
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Hard to see in pic, the antenna lines up with your shelf track. Do you just need the section that attaches with Allen screws? I have one but haven’t tried to take it apart.