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Thats a good idea I will check the plunger for freedom of movement

thank you, I will check this out

Thank you, I will check on this, I assume I will have one exhaust pipe that stays cold.

I have a 2008 rsv purchased last year with 20K miles on it. I pulled the carbs and cleaned all parts including jets,ect. The carbs were synced and the bike has run great since then. last week, went in a several hour ride and noticed I could smell gas while riding. I can not see gas leaking anywhere, but can smell gas on the left side of the bike. Bike seems to run ok but in checking gas mileage I am getting mid to high 30’s instead of mid 40’s that I usually see. I would appreciate any advice you can give me. thank you,

i am not familiar with what a “line up punch” is?

thanks very much

thank you

i recently had my rear shock fluid and O ring replace and am having significant difficulty re-installing the unit. Does anyone know the correct procedure to do this? i have the rsv on a lift and have tried to install the bottom bolt first and have been able to get it partially in on the right side but cant line it up so it will exit the left shock mount. I would really appreciate some guidsnce from someone who has done this before. thank youi

Thank you

I thought I read a post somewhere that mentions that a squeaky rear shock is pretty common on a gen 2 RSV. The post said that its possible to lubricate the shock boot and that this will get rid of the squeak. My question is just how you do that? I have looked underneath the bike where the shock is visible but cant figure out where to put the lubrication. I would assume that in order to be effective it would have to go between two moving surfaces. I would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you, Bruce

sounds like this is what I am looking for. Thank you

Kind of funny though as the bulb says "Stanley" on it.

that helps a bunch, thank you

That helps, thank you

ok, thank you