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  1. Ponch
    Every since buying my RSV used about two years ago, I have always had a strong gasoline smell in the garage for about an hour or so after parking. Since the carb. float setting adjustment, I haven't noticed it anymore.
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    DOHCGT, Save the old pipes. You may not like the noise on long hauls. If you do a lot of long distance touring and want to change them back temporoarily, it's nice to have the option.
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    Sounds like it's just not bled properly. Some here have had sucess using the "overnight" method (read it on Venturerider.org somewhere). I believe it goes like this. Remove the reservoir cap, pull the brake (or clutch) lever in all the way, tape or tie the lever in place and leave it overnight. The logic is that any trapped air will move up and out through the master cyl. Also, you can use speed bleeders http://www.speedbleeder.com/ or reverse bleeding which pushes brake fluid up from the caliper or slave cyl. towards the m. cyl. http://www.whitehorsepress.com/product_info.php?products_id=5116 Ponch
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    We appreciate the info.
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    As Squid so affectionately calls you, YOU BIG DUMMY! LOL That was too funny!
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    Jonas, we were happy to have you! Hope to see you again, soon!
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    You're welcome. check here and here for a thread on temps and here for oil pressure. Ponch
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    Check the Drain plug section of the Auto Parts house where you bought the adapter. They have copper washers that fit drain plugs which seal very good. Some here have used o rings to seal as well.
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    I think Jerry W said he used a Royal Star (96 or so) side stand which is shorter.
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    Loooking Goooood!
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    I had a cage back out of a parking space right in front of me Yesterday. I had my eye on him and expected it, so I was able to avoid him. He never saw me. He heard me though. I love Stebel!
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    Take care of that bum leg! You'll be back soon. We're pullin for ya!
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    There's lots of good advice listed above. All I have to add is to make a frugal decision. I've seen guys invest a lot of money in after market seats only to have the same problem after their money was gone as before they started. I always approach problems with the most economical means being the first step. If you feel the cushion is too hard, you might want to try a but pad or sheepskin. They make many types of pads, ie. inflatable, memory foam, etc. I have a sheepskin, but I'm not sold on how much comfort it provides. I will try it some more. Rick's seat mod is great. He combines contouring the seat to redistribute the contact points for your tail bone/sit bones with additional foam. Many here will testify to the increase in comfort. Four of us all on G2 Ventures travelled 750 miles to Nashville, Tn enroute to Freebird's Maintenance Day. All made the day with no complaints (about seat comfort, that is). Mine and Rick's bike had the seat mod, Goose had the stock seat with butt beads, and Rex had a stock Millenium seat (read hard). Goose and I rode about 1300 miles in 27 hours on the way home with no problems either. Now I know the first edition G2 and RSTD seats are hard, but many ride on them with no alteration. Borrow a seat from a pal. I know some members who have several types of seats. Make some friends here. I'm sure someone near you will help you out. Having said all of that, you either have to get used to your seat or try something. Start cheap. Ponch
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    Nice Thom, I like it! Where did you get the clear light bar? I've got all clear lenses on front and rear except the add on light bar which is red. [ATTACH]32168[/ATTACH] I think you said you found them at a pretty reasonable cost somewhere. Ponch
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    WWW's are a pain! but, I still like them. BTW, I've tried most of the techniques listed for cleaning the whites and so far the Mr. Clean sponges work pretty good. For stubborn stains, an SOS pad works pretty good followed w/ ol' Mr. Clean. I treated the walls with a coating for inflatable boat fabric. They do seem a little easier to clean now.
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    I've been watching this and similar threads about the "chirp" since I came on the board and I gotta tell ya, I'm not sure too many folks have managed to resolve it. The clutch basket upgrade seems to have resolved it for some, changes in lubrication for others. I think it's kinda like the old BSA motorcycles of the 60's. Some noises are just characterisitc of the machine they come from. Don't get me wrong, I think it should be quiet, but with the design of the straight cut gears, I'm not sure it ever will be w/o redesign. It helps to know where the noise comes from. There are apparantly several sources with similar noises. Nobody seems to have a definate, one-size-fits-all cure for the gearcase whine or "chirp". Dry splines and other inadequate lubrication issues as well as final drive alignment can explain a lot of final drive noise. I think you just have to check everything and rely on the experts here who are tying to help with their experience. Thanks to those here who don't mind sharing their findings and knoweledge.
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    Patty tells me they do not intend to install anything this trip. You'll have to do your own installation. Good for them! They are great folks! Maybe they'll have time to enjoy themselves and go on a ride or two. Ponch
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    I ordered some tips for a Tour Deluxe. They fit the Venture mufflers perfect. The RSV muff's aren't drilled and tapped for the mounting bolts but that's not hard to do. Sorry no pics, but its easy. However, If you have removed the cones from the mufflers, they won't fit. If there is someone near you with TD tips, they might let you remove one to check for possible mounting ideas. Ponch
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    Herb, check with wild Hair. He had some bags a while back.
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    Coumadin level

    Ponch replied to kbran's topic in Watering Hole

    We're all pulling for you!
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    Ricker was a busy guy.
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    Glad ya got to go.
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    I think I need the floats reset. I want to observe or we can use WilderBeast for the training material.
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    I had a good friend whose left arm was amputated below the elbow. He rode a Hyabusa and was real talented. He slipped the hook over the clutch lever and shifted without the clutch after take-off. He would grasp the left grip with his hook while riding. "B" could do wheelies and stoppies and manipulate that highly modified 'Busa in ways I've only elsewhere seen on television. Now if he was only as intelligent as he was talented. "B" was electricuted as a child. It seriously fried his left arm , both legs and his stomach. They salvaged his legs, but he never could eat the things most could. I guess because he faced death at such an early age, he was absolutely fearless. He had three small children and a lot of money, but was never, ever happy. He used to ride with the show bike boys. You know the ones. They had the latest high tech accessories, chromed extended swingarms and all the goodies. They would race each other on the way to the drag strip, tear up the track and race home. On his last ride he was racing with his comrads on Houston's Beltway 8 and lost control in a curve. They said he was doing in access of 150 mph when he went down. A lady that he passed minutes prior, stopped to help and said he was still attached to the bike by his hook. His buddy riding beside him said that he couldn't release the hook (which is shoulder activated). He was wearing a leather racing jacket zipped up over the artificial arm. Normally the force of hanging on to a motorcycle fishtailing around at 150 mph would certainly have ripped the limb off, but it didn't. His bud said that "B" was flopped around like a rag doll. It broke almost all the bones in his body. He died in his friend's arms. My sympathy rests with his children who have a rich inheritance, but no father. "B" was my friend, and I miss him, but he refused to put his family ahead of his own desires and they are suffering from it. Sorry, didn't mean to be morbid. This tread brought those memories back.
  25. Ponch
    :BLUE::BLUE::BLUE: Hope to meet you! Do the lights yourself or with a bud! Something satisfying about self installs.
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