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  1. friesman
    If youre going to be up around the Vancouver area, maybe drop SilvrT a note and see if he has time to meet up for a coffee. I think Rick and Nina are almost always ready for a ride. He owns a black G2 now, but used to own an 85 so he may be able to have a look and a chat and help you out. Brian
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    Welcome to the group! I am a big guy also, about 6 ft 300lbs I had a couple of those issues with my 85 when I got it too. I had a slipstreamer windsheild on it and i felt i was fighting wind all the time. I ordered a new xxl clearview windshield with a vent for mine and it made a huge difference, but i did find out that opening the vent helps cut down even more on wind buffetting. That may be something you can try with your windshield that is quick and cheap, I am sure some dealers would have some vents around, and yo may be able to install yourself. when my forks felt a bit light i had progressive springs put in mine, as the old springs were bottoming out from time to time and just seemed to be weak. Also installed a superbrace to firm up the forks and get rid of any flex and twist and its now rock solid for as fast as I dare to ride it. Brian
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    Wow! when did that law come in out there? thats so pathetic to be that heavy handed for speeding. Out here in Western Canada it seems you really have to be pushing it hard to even get a ticket, since they raised our speed limits to 110kph a few years ago. Brian
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    Just scroll down the page and select motorcycles, your year and then xvz1300 for your model, then look in the oem fiche area select side cover and I think they are item 7 Brian
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    I hope your surgery goes great and you have a painless time of it and the recovery. Brian
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    Beer30 made up a set for my 85 and a couple of others that needed them this spring so he should still have the pattern. He is a very busy guy with his real work and this is just a sideline for him so a few of us waited almost a year from them, but ya cant rush quality. Brian
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    Here on the prairies we got so much water that lakes and rivers are overfull and about 1/3 of the wheat crop didnt get planted. I was up north of Regina a couple of hours drive and there was a feeling of a road running thru an ocean with water everywhere. Brian
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    DOnt let anyone talk you into doing something youre not comfortable with. If you want a trike to be able to ride in the rain, do it. I dont care what anyone says, in my mind the roads feel slippery when wet, and I dont know that I would pull a trailer in the rain. Brian:2cents:
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    You didnt pay for a set of boots already didja Charlie? That FJR is gonna get you intrubble:stickpoke: Brian:smile5:
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    OK Who is at Sturgis with their RSV? A few friends are down there and sent back a pic of a trike, but it looks like a nice RSV i beside it. Brian
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    Hi Gary Mabbe check your nuetral switch, its in behind when you pull off the middle gear cover. Mine had a crack in and would kinda sweat oil. Also my oil level sensor switch was leaking around the oring. For a while it seemed my 85 was leaking outta everywhere. Brian
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    Yes you can, or I just Start at the beginning and in order click all the points I think i want to stop at and it will only use mine to get to the destination, not Harleys. Brian
  13. friesman
    I use the Harley Ride Planner a fair bit, its easy and it does the upload directly into your Garmin. plus theres a spot where you can email your friends and let them access a webpage that Ride Planner makes so they can see what route youve decided to take. I also use the webpage to plan our weekly group rides, so riders (esp newbs) can have a look ahead of time where we are going. http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Ride_Planner/Ride_Planner.jsp Brian
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    I am with Jack here, if youve got the front tab in the grommet and the rear screw under the gas fill lid in, i cant see how it came come out. Brian
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    Everything youre going to cover is going to make a great ride, most of your distances arent to big in between and the roads are great with the exception of some construction in a few places. I had heard there is some around just east of Golden, but I dont think it will affect you. I love the riding around the Creston, Cranbrook, Nelson area but a cool side trip if youre as close as Cranbrook might be to go up to Kimberley and check out the quaint little German town and go another 5 minutes and visit the ski hill there. Also close to Cranbrook is Fort Steele ,an old 1864 Gold Rush fort all restored. Rocket just liked the Kokanee brewery because the tour included a beer or two,,,lol brian
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    The way the technology and Hi tech training is going keep beleiving that there will be some help for your eye and all of the issues that youre dealing with. Brian
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    It looks great jack but I am a sucker for a black and shiny combo. brian
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    Try seeing it from the inside as it was done while I was awake......its the most intense thing ive ever had done. I could actually see the instruments working inside the eye.....and that just sent shivers down my spine...BUT i am so thankful that we have the technology and the people to do that kinda stuff. Brian
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    If your b-i-l has issues he should see someone asap, DO NOT WAIT!!! If he has a retina detachment it is very important to get surgery as soon as possible. If he doesnt the retina cant be reattached, I had my surgery within hours of it being discovered and while my vision isnt perfect yet its getting better daily. If he needs more info tell him to call me and ill tell him what I know, but he needs to see somone who knows way more than me about eye surgery. brian
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    They may be wimpy but they look way better than my air horn. Brian
  21. friesman
    The solid motor mounts made a big difference in handling on my 85. It just feels more like a newer sports tourer now, but it has some power!. I would also replace your water pump if you havnt already done that, as I think the originals had a plastic impeller that would break up,( mine had a crack in it when it was pulled). And there is no better time to bite the bullett and put in SS brake lines they are pricey but my brake distance dropped by at least a third. Now I know they will hold, the old lines were starting to make me clench my teeth every hard brake, thinking they might blow. The new ss lines also add a bleeder up at the triple tree to make bleeding a lot easier. Brian
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    I am amazed at what they can do now, and with You Tube we can view almost anything. I couldnt view this until a week ago. The stuff I saw while i was awake thru this procedure lasted me for quite a while. We are living in an amazing time, I would have been blind if my cataracts and retina issues had happened to me just 40 years ago. There are going to continue be breakthroughs that are going to help people like you and me make our lives so much better than anyone thought possible just a couple of years ago. (Sorry for posting the link, I didnt intend to freak you out..) Brian
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    I dont know if theres a difference, but in case there is right now there is an 85 front fender on ebay for about 5.99 with about an hour left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380255151770&viewitem Brian
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    When I was reading Freebirds article on the work done on his eye it occurred to me that we have seen some amazing advances in medicine and the things they can do to help out eyesight is nothing short of amazing. BUT it is Really unnerving and can be painful depending on the procedure done. The You Tube video I am posting is the same as the one done on me, but they dont show the needles used to freeze the eye that are inserted into the corners of the eye at the start of the procedure. I was wondering why i stil have an ache in the muscle behind my eye over a month after the surgery, after watching this now I know.....lol! My doc insisted I do this with a local anesthetic and it was a curious/cool/eeeewww! feeling when I could watch the instruments from inside my eye.... This is a graphic video of a medical procedure and I am posting just so those that are curious can see what is now possible, but again I warn it is graphic. Brian go to youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhM3hmmCiE
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    DOn, i feel for ya. I hope that you never have to go thru that type of procedure ever again. Its almost inhumane to ask someone to watch the needle going into your eye......and then get told not to move??? How the heck is that possible, youre a better man than me if you did it without moving. I hope all goes well for you Don and that you never, EVER have to do something like that again. Brian
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