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The wobble can be from a worn tire or the steering head bearings need to be tightened. High way pegs will do the trick for your foot position. You can check the coolant level be removing the right side cover. Buy the bike you won't regret it.
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Sorry to hear that Jay.
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Frog Toggs and hot exhaust systems do not mix...
Yes my friend and his wife found that out real quick. Then did it again on the next set. They do not use them any longer.
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I have a Tour master Mesh jacket with a rain liner and it is not worth a dam in steady rain. I got the Tour Master rain gear and haven't been wet yet while using it.
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+1 on the silicone on that type gasket. I use it on all the "0" ring gaskets for a better seal.
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It is great that you got out for a ride. I have been out a few times for short rides. About 40 or 50 miles round trip. Have a few long trips planed for the tear that will make for some good riding.
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:rotf::rotfl: Pay him no mind.
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NOW YOU DID IT. Fool will have to put a Hazardous material sticker on the lid.
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I would not pull it. It would bounce and dart left or right on every bump.
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I love the bag rails on mine. Just a warning local 5.0 pulled me over for not having reflectors on side of bike. You have to take the stock ones off the fit the rails. I went too bicycle shop and got two under seat reflects for $2.49 each and put them in place on the rail.
These look good on the rails also.
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I agree cowpuc, and maybe I should have mentioned that I've spent most my life riding dirt bikes and quads, so manual transmissions aren't an issue...
You will not have any trouble with clutch and shifting if you have ridden dirt bikes. I don't think you will have any trouble with the weight of the Venture. I am also 5' 10" with 30" inseam. When I bought my 03 from my brother I hadn't been on a bike for 18 years. I did take it easy with it till I was comfortable with it before I let the wife ride with me but that didn't take very long at all.
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I use the Harley Ride Planner. It's the only one that has worked well for me, I use a Mac and have the Garmin 660. It has a similar feel to Google Maps. Here's the link.
That is what I started to use after I was told to change destinations to waypoints. Works pretty well for me.
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+1 on the grip puppies.
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I can't say anything about the CII but I do run the 130 and tow my trailer when needed with out any problems.
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Ahhh I never could get that Garmin stuff to work rite for me. I started before I had the GPS making routes on the microsoft streets and trips or whatever its called. Then when I got the GPS I learned about TYRE. It was similar to the way Streets and trips worked so I guess for my feeble mind an easier transition. You use to be able to use goggle maps and make a route and import. But now they have changed that all up and have a "new version" and I dont know if you can still do that as I have not tried. Actually google maps was pretty easy. Put in start and end point and drag route to roads you wanted. TYRE works kind of that way still.
That is just about the same way the HD trip planner works, you just have to change the destinations to waypoints if you have more than one stop.
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WOW sorry to hear this but glad he will be OK. Heal quickly and prayers headed your way Rick.
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The old Indians were dipped and they didn't have a center stand. My uncle had one and he checked it on the side stand. I think it was from the early 40's.
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Well, in all fairness Yamaha's plan with a sight gauge was for it to put on the center stand to check oil level and/or conduct maintenance.
A dip stick is still going to have to have the bike upright to check proper level so a dip stick isn't really going to get you any further ahead.....
Give me a sight gauge over a dipstick any day.
Not intirley true, if the dip stick is set to read full while on side stand.
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Very nice Gary. I stopped a Twiggs today and they had one just like yours. I hope you didn't let all that CHROME go with the Venture did you? You know I wanted the rotor covers and maybe the breather covers also.
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Seeeeee there ya go, I'm getting dragged into it again........
Tomorrow is pretty short notice for SNOW, especially in Florida.........
:snow:Maybe I can hit West Virginia, not so far away.......
:snow2:That's fine with me. Its hot down here and I would like to cool off.
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Congrats on the retirement. I can retire at any time now but decided to hold off till next year.
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Chuck, try the Harley Davidson trip planner, it lets you upload a route to your GPS. Works pretty good and has info on the best roads to ride.
Jay I tried HD trip planer a few years ago. Put a long ride together and it did load on my garmin but in short segments and loaded the device full. Had to go to the next segment when finished with the first. I don't know if things have changed since then or not.
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I have this on my PC now but for me it hard to get the hang of it.
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I have read this thread a couple times. With all the BSing about a new Venture. I would have more faith in the Fool making it SNOW in FL. tomorrow than Yamaha giving us a decent bike to our liking.
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Rain bibs?
in Watering Hole
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You should be OK on the RSV. My friend that melted his and the wife's Toggs was riding a HD Soft tail.