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  1. dynodon
    Talk about wierd. I happened to turn on "Dr. Phil" today for some reason. He was all over this ultra religious guy and gal that are making babies as fast as possible, and the girls parents are all upset that the husband doesn't have a real job. He kept saying he thought his "photoblocker spray" would be a big seller, and the guy looks just like the guy in all those magazine ads. Wonder if it is the same guy? If so, I wonder how he could afford all those big ads. they are real expensive. Anyway, it looks like that product won't be around much longer. I am in favor of red-light cameras, but am not a big fan of automating speed enforcement. I try to follow the rules, but all those speed cameras I hear about just are money makers and a new tax on the people. I would rather get better enforcement on drunk drivers and road rage, and better driver education and real licensing. Get the bad drivers off the road!
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    I took my Markland boards off and put on Kuryaken pegs with stirrups. Anyone want my old boards? I can let them go for a LOT less than that E-bay auction!
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    Have a great and safe trip! Weather here in Central Illinois is supposed to be in the 40's Thursday, may get out the Royale and take a ride if I can miss the melting iceburgs (piles of snow at each curb) as they float away!
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    Freebird, Where did you get the Acebikes steady stand. I could not find it in the US in a Google search. The similar stand at Harbor Freight doesn't appear to be in their catalog anymore. Looked at the Condor recently, but don't like the $200+ price. Any suggestions? Looking for something I can use to hold the bike in the garage for service or parking, and on the trailer for loading and tying down.
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    Oxyhydrogen, two parts hydrogen to one part Oxygen. Just google HHO, and read about how some cars can run on it. I don't know anything about it, just googled it because I was curious too.
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    Hey Roadkill, a motorcycle dealer here in East Peoria sells those fiberglass two-bike trailers with the lid that tips up. they are also the Victory Vision dealer and BIG DOG dealer. They are Bikers Dream, 1107 E. Washington St., E. Peoria, 61611, 309-699-3929. give them a call. If you come up this way, give me a shout, I would like to meet up with you.
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    I don't have floorboards but they do tend to put your feet farthur forward, which will let you stretch out some more. If you have plenty of leg to support the bike flat footed when stopped without standing up, then you could have some depth (height?) added to the seat, there are several motorcycle seat companies that could rebuild your seat to your specs, or you could probably take it to any good upholstry shop. You might want to try a strap-on pad first to see how you like it. Remember that raising your body up higher on the seat will effect arm position, how you see over the windshield etc. Have you considered adding forward pegs to let you really stretch out? I added them to my VR and while I am not real tall (6.0) I do like to kick my feet forward.
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    wanted to thank you again for doing the bell program. Now have a 2nd bell on my VR and gave one to my wife for her Ace Tour.
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    EVery cruise control I have had (all but my Royale on cars) has a similar delay. Some are a bit quicker, but on all of them, I just hold my speed manually till I feel the throttle taken from me. As mentioned, you can hit the accel feature and quicken things up a bit. The set light will come back on when the cruise settles to the pre-set speed.
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    Can you get some extensions for the passenger footpegs? I have noticed over the years that passengers on Harleys do seem to have their feet up way high. The wife wasn't happy with the passenger seat on my royale, so I solved the problem by convincing her to get her own bike! Rides this coming summer will be great!
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    The few times I have had to trailer my Royale, I have done what I usually do, WAY overkill on the tie-downs. I used a couple on the triple tree, a couple near the passenger seat to the sides, two around the front tire down low to make sure it doesn't slide (would not be necessary with a wheel chock that can hold the bike up) and also a couple around the tire/rim on the back out to the side. I wanted to make sure the bike not only stood up, but could not in any way move left/right if the tires slid some. Heck, I was even using 2" straps for some of it! but I bought a good pack of 1" straps and have I think 8 of those that I use now. It takes so little time to tie something down REAL secure, I recommend two or four more straps than the usual four isn't out of line.
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    Roadkill, I have had many trailers for cars, and both open and enclosed. Advantages of open are: much easier to get to things to tie it down, you can put bigger taller things on them, less weight and cost. Advantages of closed: more secure, lessens the possibility of vandalism, keeps everything clean, can be used for storage at other times, and to move smaller things that can't be put on an open trailer. It was mentioned to be sure your tow vehicle is up to the task, doesn't take long for an enclosed trailer to get up in weight with size/contents. I also highly recommend that you have front/side access doors put on the trailer to help you get to the bike to tie it down. These are worth the extra expense. Get an all aluminum trailer if you can possibly afford it. steel rusts amazingly fast when it sits on grass and gravel as most trailers do, and wood floors rot fairly quick. Plus Aluminum will hold its value much better. If you even think you might haul two bikes, then get one plenty big enough to do the job with room for you to get around both of them to tie them down. Do NOT skimp on size! once you get to a certain size, a little bigger isn't much more expensive, or more costly in drag/weight. It is better to have too much room, than not enough. Get a sturdy ramp door with helper springs or cables. Save your back! Make sure the door is long enough, or that it has extension ramps that are easy to use. A side mount door with slide out ramps is not nearly as convenient. Get lights inside, and even consider a winch inside. siding inside, or insulation isn't very important unless you plan on sleeping inside it in winter. Once you get to a certain size, consider putting an awning on one side. You won't believe how much more useful a trailer is once you can sit outside in the rain and even put your car/bike under cover! And, if you get a trailer that is approaching 2500 or more pounds loaded (two big touring bikes and trailer will easily top 3000 pounds!) then buy a load equalizing hitch unless you have a one-ton truck. I have towed for 40+ years and won't be without a load equalizing hitch. Draw-tite and Reese make models for all weight ranges. The advantage is when you get a 3000 pound trailer, it needs 300 pounds on the ball. That is a lot of weight hanging off the very back of a vehicle. With a load equalizing hitch investment of a couple hundred dollars or so, you take that weight totally off the ball and put 1/2 of it on each axle instead. Makes the entire rig ride level and safe. Also they have anti-sway properties that are quite valuable. Many people spend lots on trailers and stuff to put in them, and then cheap out on the hitch. And that can lead to big accidents and tragedy. If you need any help with towing or hitches I would be glad to talk to you more.
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    I had never seen the Uni-go and it is really neat looking, love the compact size and portability, but I also think it might not hold enough for two people, especially if shopping is involved. The Monogo is about 1/3 the price, and is a bit bigger, not as nice looking but seems better in one big respect, it won't put as much weight on the suspension. The Uni-go says it only puts 1/3 of the total weight on the hitch mount, but that is still more than would be with a similar sized typical trailer where 10% of the total weight is recommended. If you have a Uni-go at 150 pounds that is 50 pounds on the very back of the bike instead of 15! That can make a big difference in handling and tire life. If you don't have air adjustable suspension, it will be harder to make it ride level. The Monogo doesn't have that problem. I am hoping that with the two saddlebags on my wife's bike, and the three bags on my VR, that we will have all the room we need for trips for now. Plus we can pack sizeable stuff on the passenger seats of both bikes since we won't have passengers. That is the plan anyway! I had a Harbor freight style trailer way back when I was on my Honda 750 Supersport. It was from K-mart with a typical clamshell bolted to it. IT did just fine, carried everything I could possibly need, and I even used it behind cars. Other than taking into account the width, I never really paid much mind to it, and it added stability in wind and rain.
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    The question was asked "why change antifreeze" and the answer is that any antifreeze will wear out with time. The traditional green stuff is good for 2-4 years at most, and the newer stuff, maybe 5-7. One truth with any vehicle, is that changing fluids helps prolong life. This is true with ANY fluid/grease used on ANY vehicle. flush and change anti-freeze every 2-3 years to be safe. Of course we all know fresh oil, or properly filtered oil is best. Tranny or gear fluid will lose properties, so change that every couple of years. in cars, flush and fill the Power Steering fluid every 2-3 years. And finally, brakes. The best thing you can do to prolong the life and safety of any brake system (same goes for hydraulic clutches) is to bleed/flush the system every couple years.
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    I think I would go with the 60% just because it provides the highest boiling point. I think any concentration mentioned would provide protection from freezing so I would worry about boiling point more. The sealing small leaks thing is of interest to me. I am an Amsoil dealer but haven't considered this product before. Since it is compatible with other brands, it means you can flush and fill without worrying about getting 100% of the old stuff out. In the past, if you mixed types, it could make a slurry that would plug stuff up. So this is good news. I probably will switch my old cars that I don't drive much to this stuff come spring. Maybe it will fix a persistent leak in my '91 SHO! BTW, if you are really concerned, why not call AMsoil and ask to speak to someone in Tech about the antifreeze, they are real good about answering questions. number is: 715-395-0437 in Superior WI.
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    Hey Freebird, Don't know who you contacted, but I have done a similar project for my SHO car club. I went through Liberty Classics in Liberty IL. http://www.libertyclassics.com/pages/main.asp WE did a model of the engine in the SHO, you can see how that turned out here: http://www.dccarcare.com/shoclub/merchandise/Image1.gif I got advice from several people and was going to build 500 or more, but went with 300. almost 3 years later I still have 25 left, and I priced this rather nice display at just $90. NOt a lot of mark up. Of course you can price them any way you want, and a motorcycle is a LOT more complicated. They did a very nice model of a cycle, like my display in resin, when means not as durable as metal or plastic, but great detail and LOTS less expensive. I talked with DAN at that company, I think he still likes me! LOL He did a great job. They are made in China, I think you will find most of this labor intensive work is done there or other overseas companys. I might buy one, but would like a Gen I Royale better! If I can help with the process let me know, I have been through it and know some of the pitfalls.
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    My wife rides horses, and they don't quit when it gets cold! She uses these heat packs for feet and hands, and I have started taking them for use when I ride on cold days on my royale. Each pack of two is about a buck, and they last 8-10 hours. I put one on top of each foot over the toes, and one in each glove. Keeps me pretty nice down to about 35 degrees so far. I may buy a set of the battery gloves. Some gloves have heating elements on the hand AND fingers, and some just on the hand. My fingers are what need the heat though, so if you guys have these $25 gloves, do they really help with your fingertips?
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    For the person asking if you could use the speed bleeders to bleed and put the stock ones back in, that really defeats the purpose of using them in the first place. IF doing that, just keep the stock ones, because no matter what you do, if you remove a bleeder and put another back in you will need to bleed the system again. Takes a TINY amount of air to mess up car brakes, and bike brakes would be even worse.
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    on mine, I attached the lead that comes with the Battery Tender Jr. and let it come out under the fake tank cover (GenI). With that tucked in one of my side bags I have the choice of plugging in my tender when at home, or when on the road, I have an adapter that plugs into the tender lead that has a cig lighter plug on the end so I can plug in anything that will use that connection like my Cell phone charger, a computer, heated gloves etc. Get a Battery Tender (I get mine from Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse, about the cheapest I have found for the name brand item) and don't worry about it again.
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    They are called Botts Dots and aren't used anywhere they have things called snow plows! In Illinois they use painted lines with reflective tiny glass beads in the paint or spread on the wet paint. For some roads they use a yellow reflector glued into a divot cut into the road, with metal curved bars on each side of it to move the plow blade up and over. Anything sticking up will get shaved off every year by our snow plows.
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    Just today I took a few minutes and mounted my new bell. I used the bracket holding the front crash/tipover bar to the frame. Tucked in right behind the lower plastic fairing under the radiator. Just enough room to get the drill bit in and drill between the frame bolt and the weld on the bar. The ring for the new VRO bell zips in there just fine with a 1/8" bit and it hangs low like it should, but in tight so it won't drag on normal turns. won't come off either! That makes my second bell. Also added my first flag mount and American flag to the luggage rack. All set now for the next warm riding day. I picked up the wife's Honda Shadow Tour from the Yamaha shop (yea, they let me bring it in, but I had to buy them a shop manual (that I get to keep) so they could do some work on it) yesterday here in Central IL. Was about 50 degrees at 11am, and almost 60 by about 1, then dropped about 30 degrees in an HOUR and was down to zero overnight. Glad I got in that short one-mile ride on the wifes bike before the super cold hit again. Mount those bells low and tight, and yes, gremlins have exceptional hearing so just a little tinkle is enough to attract them.
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    I used the ring from a key ring (the type that you spiral the keys onto) and drilled a small hole in the bracket near the front of the frame. It won't drag till you are pretty far over, and looks good. You want it to swing freely so it can shake off those gremins easily!
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    Just thought I would add a little info from the car club I run. (SHOclub.com). Some of our guys that do a lot of track events tried these speed bleeders and loved them at first, but since they can bleed brakes 2-5 times a WEEKEND of racing, they have found that they leak and let air in after several uses. Most of our group stopped using them after that. If you use them once a year or so they may not be a problem, but may not be worth the cost. FYI
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    I agree with some about greedy E-bay sellers, but it IS an auction site after all, and you have easy ways to cross shop on the internet. I sell some stuff there, and have sold K&N filters for more than they retail for, and even said WHAT the retail price is on the auction and people still bid more than they are worth (not everytime darn it!) I am sure some people just assume since it is on E-bay that it will be a bargain, but you are right, more and more often it is not. Still I have gotten many good deals. But what I find is that you really have to watch the shipping costs. I have found some good deals with outrageous shipping costs. So be sure to know what that is before bidding. If you have the typical round rear turn signals, this is a great kit: http://tinyurl.com/2p9573 This kit is neat, fairly easy and doesn't junk up the back of the bike. I put this on my wifes Honda Shadow and it adds a lot of light with zero looks mods.
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    My 86 had just 24,000 miles when I bought it this summer. I needed some brake work due to no fluid changes in years. Sometimes people when they hear "change all the fluids" they actually do just the oil and maybe rear axle. But be sure to change the fork, all brake lines, the clutch and the radiator. Nothing helps bikes (and cars) live longer than fresh fluids every couple of years or so. AFter I sorted out my brake problems (a plugged port in the rear MC was my problem) I put 3000 totally trouble free miles on mine late in the summer last year. Oh there was that one time when the bike totally shut off while I was leading our group to Galena IL in Sept. But it turned out I had just hit the kill switch, so I can't really blame the bike can I? LOL
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