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It had few tools but nothing heavy or packed full. All the rubber mounts under and in the bag mounts. I'll go to a hobby shop in the morning and get some Testors glue and Home Depot for some ABS glue to get a fix put in it until I decide what to do. Older brother worked at Hannigan's for years and he's going to see if they might have a blue pull off as he's doing a project with them right now.

Pulled my trailer 265 miles to my daughter's place and found this when I got here. I find it an odd coincidence that it happened the first long ride with the trailer. The hitch is a copy of the hitches sold here and fits great without binding. The saddle bag has all the original rubber mounts and bolts on without any binding. Has anyone else seen this happen, or have an 07 blue/black bag for sale?

That's where all the cool kids are.

We're at the Red Roof.

Looking at Travelocity Best Western, Quality, and Super 8 only have a few rooms unless they hold some back from the travel sites. Liked that Red Roof let us use the pool room later last year.

I haven't made reservations yet, I'd like to be where the others are also. We're open to any of them and saving $$ is good if they're clean.

On the VR that works but the RSV is only 4-5th. No idea why they changed that.

There's a post somewhere here that used air shock fittings and hose to make an equalizer. It had a tee to add air thru. I also just use the zero loss pump and never had an issue.

Check clutch and brake switches are closing. Push forward on the levers to make sure they return fully. It only works in 4th and 5th gear.

The inside of the cylinder is what is honed. I'm assuming we're using different terminology. The aluminum casting has the cylinder bore that the piston moves in, it needs to be clean and smooth. If it is pitted or grooved the seals on the piston can't make a good seal. It's best to sand or "hone" around the bore so there are no grooves for fluid to seep around the seals. I'm fairly confident in re-using the crush washers so I doubt you damaged them, I rarely replace them.

Before you give up did you get the copper crush washers installed on each side of the line where it bolts into the slave? Your leak could be there. Rebuilds can be hit or miss on these things but I'm running on a rebuild right now. Did you hone the cylinder smooth before assembly? If so it can possibly work. Yes to the gear cover washer, it goes under the bolt head. I re-read your post, is the leaking liquid oil or brake fluid?

Hey Skid I posted a pic of some pipes on the MD thread. Our plan is to be coming through WV on the 10th on the way to Niagara. If these will work for you and we can meet up you're welcome to them. They were too loud for me and I went back OEM. They have mounts for the RSV. They could use a good cleaning.

Cleaning out the shop. Anyone coming to MD need a set of pipes? They do need a good cleaning and have a little surface rust on the bottoms. I have no idea what brand but PO had the originals and I put them back on. I like my bikes quiet. I also have a Baron's lowering kit and a set or two of leveling links. I can throw them in the trailer and bring em.

I haven't seen any posts about actual maintenance being planned but I do have one request. If someone has a colortune or a sniffer I'd like to check my carbs. I pulled the brass plugs and fattened it a little and can tell the difference on mpg's but out of curiosity I'd like to check it. I don't claim to be a carb guy in any way, I'll clean em and get a motor running but not great at adjustments. Happy to help anybody else wrenching on whatever.

There are multiple ways to bleed a system, almost like talking tires. I have the vacuum pump and a pressure system along with bottles and hoses. Yet I usually use the old pump em and bleed em way. When explaining to someone not familiar with it I always go back to the old way, no special tools needed and since it can be done out on the road everyone needs to know how. By understanding the hydraulic system I've never found one I couldn't get bled. The Goldwing I mentioned, I bled the new slave for 5 minutes with little pressure which told me I needed to go high. Bled the banjo 3 times and presto she had pressure. Back to the slave and cracked it twice more and brakes are good.

I just re-read the op. Don't let that word ASSUME get you. Have you checked the clutch master?

I know from a business standpoint you have to turn a profit but what happened to customer service? I ran into something similar when I had a flat on a tandem trailer just east of Dallas. They wanted $200 for the same 10 ply trailer tire that I buy for $60-70 here. When I told him so his answer was "you're not in KY and can't get there on a flat". My answer was to remove both tires on that axle in his front door and come home on one. I'd already delivered my load.

Awesome. Looks like a happy bride in the future. Wish them our best.

I'm thinking that curved member looks a lot like a chunk cut out of a 1st gen white wall.

I hear ya Puc. I can and sometimes do my other tires but I don't know of anybody changing darksiders on the side of the road. I do carry a plug kit in case of those small punctures. Mounting bike tires usually depends on my mood. Sometimes I use my homemade tire breaker, sometimes I'm feeling lazy and go to the tire shop. That being said I've never been good enough to do it in 20 minutes, usually spend that much time stretching my back and cussing. Now I gotta tell you that CT stuck like glue in those WV mountains.

The costs I'm seeing for mount and balance on this and another thread are wild to me. I sometimes do my own but take the others to my car tire guy. I buy all my auto tires from a locally owned tire shop, he still does business the old way. The price of a tire always includes mount, balance, valve stem, lifetime rotation and flat fixes. He knows he will get all my business for every vehicle we own and even takes care of the tires that come on a vehicle we buy. Another perk I get from him is a lot of tire machines can do Venture rims, his included. He doesn't sell MC tires but will mount them for $$$$$FREE$$$$$ for customers. I balance my own. He will also sell and mount dark side tires, he did mine and several others I know of. The only downside of dealing with someone like that is there is always a wait to get in the door, he treats everyone that way. Only shop I've used for 25 years.

I don't believe that seal is going to help with pressure. Did you bleed the master at the banjo bolt? I just went thru the same thing on my sister's Goldwing and couldn't get pressure until I bled it there. Make sure to protect all the plastic from fluid, pump the clutch a few times and crack the banjo loose and see if you get air bubbles. Once you get the air out there bleed the slave again. Air gets trapped at the highest point right at the master many times.

That sounds great. Loose planning has us leaving on the 9th and going to Lexington to spend the night with the kids. Leave there on the 10th and take a couple days touring around to get to your area on the 11th or 12th. Would love to meet up with some of the West NY crew, maybe even a little ice cream. It doesn't give us as much time as originally planned but I have to be back to dr.

Dr appt has changed our travel plans. If everything works out we'll head out on the 9th and slowly work up to Niagara and maybe hook up with y'all on Friday for the ride to Don's. Having to do the trip in reverse to be back sooner.

The roads are as good as you described. Awesome area.