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    The baffles in the collector do not re-route the exhaust as you would think a baffle would do. But, the baffles in the collector is sheetmetal that has some small holes, like a screen that lays against the walls of the collector. This gives a slight dampening effect on the noise and by removing them or at least removing the loose ones, I don't think you will change the loudness very much. I have Jardines on mine that are at least 14 years old and have gotten a bit louder, but I don't think that removing the collector baffles made much difference. RandyA
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    No, I have no idea. I just went on Comcast, my provider, and installed the security stuff they offer. I would still like to do a cleanout, but everytime I look at one of the free ones, I can not seem to get past the pay part. RandyA
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    ME???? RandyA
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    What is blinking? Is it the red light? As Dingy asked, are any of the icons on the computer screen coming on? RandyA
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    The RSTD has a wider spaced gearset than a 2nd gen Venture. As you can see, comparing 5th gear on each. an RSTD is .750 and the Venture is .786. Numerically, the lower the number, the higher it is geared. RandyA
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    Actually, that is exactly what I was going to suggest. You could pick up an early 2nd gen Venture and the 93 with low miles for what a newer 2nd gen would cost and have the best of both worlds. I know the 2nd gen Ventures are geared different than the RSTD's, but I was also thinking the Venture had a little more horsepower. RandyA
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    Very good answer Blackjack. Yes, they are different bikes and a lot of 2nd genners know very little about a 1st gen, actually, many 2nd genners know very little about a 2nd gen, other than how to put gas in it and how to take it back to the dealer. I have to admit, I would like to add a 2nd gen to my bikes, but for the fun, screaming to 8,000 rpm's and throwing it around kind of riding, I would definately want to keep my 1st gen, especially with it being an MK1. RandyA
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    Check the obvious first. Does the fan spin freely or is there something, like a piece of gravel or something, that has it bound up? Is the fan blade tight on the motor? On a 1st gen, if you drop your keys, they love to get behind the radiator, not sure about a 2nd gen, so could something have dropped down from the top?. RandyA
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    I am getting the same thing. I tried to open something so it would open the file and it just want $29.95 to fixed stuff it showed up on a scan. Thanks everyone and my problem is I need step by step instructions to do anything on here. RandyA
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    When I turned on my laptop a little while ago, a screen came up that said I had been viewing copy righted material or even child porn and the FBI had locked up my computer. The only way I could get it unlocked was to got to a store that sells the green cards and put $100 on it and use the information to load on to their page and within 1 to 48 hours, my computer would be unlocked. The only way I could get around it was to manually shut down my computer with the on/off button and then when I hit the on button, I held the ESC button until it came up in the safe mode. I was able to do a restore to an earlier date and when I restarted it, it seems to be working OK. I checked with Snopes and there are some Sober viruses that sound similar to this. Has anyone heard of this? RandyA
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    As long as the guys are in the building and still armed, keep shooting. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    That's some pretty serious hedge trimmers. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Thanks Kenny for the update and hope she does fine. It was great getting to meet you in Asheville and hope we can get together again. RandyA
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    Yep, welcome aboard and don't be shy. You got a good looking bike and someone has put a lot of bling on it. Good to have another 1st genner on board. You should have ridden up the mountain to Asheville this past weekend. RandyA
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    I just want to say a big thanks to Mark, Warrior/Honeybee, for all the effort and enthuasiam that he put into our Asheville Rally this year. He did a great job and made a great get together even better. I also want to thank Ron, Sylwoody, and his wife Katrina for also bringing a fantastic setup for us to gather and be able to get out of the rain and hangout. And, again this year, they brought some incrediblely good wine that Ron's father makes. They stayed over with us Sunday night and we had a great ride over the Blue Ridge Parkway Sunday to Cherokee and had a great meal at Grannie's Restaurant. I just can not believe the weekend is over with. RandyA
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    I have to agree as Linda and I were talking about what a fun person she is and was glad to have spent the time with her and her husband at Asheville. My suggestion would have been "Hoot". RandyA
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    I also took a couple of pictures this morning of the lake at the campground with the geese and the morning fog. RandyA
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    Wow, what a great time. I am going to also post some pictures. RandyA
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    I will go back and see who wanted a copy of the ICE list, but if you would send me a another PM on here with your E-mail address, it would help. I have received the ICE data on here and my e-mail. RandyA
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    Mileage is directly related to how much you open the throttle, I believe, more than RPM. If you are running in 5th and without changing the throttle and downshift to 4th, and the bike speeds up, I believe at that point you would get better mileage in 4th. Conversely, if you are running in 4th and shift to 5th and have to give it less throttle to maintain the same speed, then 5th would be better. I recently took a ride going from 1,600 to over 6,000 feet and back down on several occasions two-up and got a little over 45 mpg. About a 1/4 of the ride was at about 65 mph. I may have gotten better, but most was on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and I tended to lug the bike a bit, running in 5th, when 4th would have been better pulling up the mountain. I have actually tried to pay attention to try to get better mileage by short shifting, not lugging, but just running easy and seemed to get a little worse. I have gotten as good as 49 mpg, but never reached the 50 mpg point. I tend to ride a bit spirited, but unless you are running WOT a lot, it does not seem to hurt much. I also put in new diaphragms and did the needle mod. I did it by going to Lowe's and getting washers and playing around to see what worked best. On my first try, I must have went too far as the bike had a little hesitation and was not as responsive. I went a little thinner on the washers and nailed it. If I remember correctly, I removed the little protrusion on the nylon washer and used about .093 thick washers, but I am not positive. I think the protrusion is supposed to center the needle better, but I am not sure. I also have less fuel smell at idle. It also does not have seem like it hurt power at all. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    I'm just glad I am getting old!!!
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    Buddy, do you have any idea what could have caused this? Thanks for the response. RandyA
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    I have been trying to help a friend that has had a starter problem and up to now, it has been related to blowing the starter solenoid like the engine is locked up like hydrolock. This is a 96 1500. Well, now it is worse. We pulled starter earlier and cleaned it and he just finished a 3,400 mile trip. He was at the Harley drags as part of CMA support and when he tried to start his bike it made a loud crunch and now the starter freewheels. I pulled the starter out and as you can see from the gears, it don't look so good. Anybody have any suggestions? This can be mover to the Goldwing section after it has been seen. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    PARTY TIME!!!!!!! RandyA
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    You know that if you get anywhere near east Tennessee, you have a place to stay. RandyA
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