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  1. Venturous Randy
    Not sure about the effects of the anti dive blockoff plates, but in my thinking, it may make the front forks respond like the anti dives are in operation all the time. Again, not sure, but if it does, that could impact the operation also. I installed progressives with 15wt oil and am very pleased with them. RandyA
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    If I see what I think I am seeing, that is not an overflow. There is a screw that you can open that lets you put a clear hose on the fitting you are showing so you can check your float levels. I suspect you are messing with the wrong screws and they should be closed. RandyA
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    Maybe you were already riding your RSTD like a Harley. If you wanted some thrills getting to cruising speed, you should have tried out a good running 1st gen and shifted about 8,000 RPM's. You would have been to cruising speed in just a few seconds. RandyA
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    Looking good Lew, I know that this is something you have wanted to get behind you for awhile now. RandyA
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    I had a talk with my grandson about a week ago about me seeing him cranking it on with him on his CBR600 and he was going to get a ticket. The thing about it is, you can sometimes get by the Laws of the Land, but when you don't stay within the Laws of Physics, you can really get in trouble. He is again scheduled to be in surgery in the morning and they will try to see how much muscle damage there is, as they have to keep taking out dead muscle tissue and are trying to stop the bleeding before his leg can be closed up. We do appreciate all the thoughts and prayers. RandyA
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    Well......, I bet this adds a bit of intrigue and exitement in the bedroom. RandyA
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    As of this moment, he is back in surgery. He had a rod with pins put into his femur on his right leg and due to the muscle damage and continued bleeding, they had not closed up his leg yet. As of last night, he had used 8 units of blood. I suspect one of the metal fence posts he went across is what tore his leg up. I think the bike hit the telephone pole, but I don't think he did. He is in good spirits and is talking and I suspect he is a bit mad at himself. He has always been a real good kid, does not smoke or do any drugs and is very well liked as he is just a very pleasant young man. I, along with Brian and the rest of the family really do appreciate all the prayers and thoughts. This could have easily have been a death we could be dealing with right now. RandyA
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    Actually, Lil Venturous is the dad and I am the grandad. I am getting ready to go back to the hospital and see how everybody is doing. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Yesterday evening, my 20 year old grandson, Lil Venturous" son, lost it on his CBR600 and went down. He was going over a rise that sweeps to the right and I suspect he was going too fast and as he crested the hill and when he touched the rear brake, it locked up. He went off the left side of the road, went over a barbed wire fence, bending or breaking four metal poles, dropped about 6 to 8 feet and hit a telephone pole. He was left laying beside the telephone pole and the bike went farther down the bank. The fortunate thing was he was able to call his dad, who was at my house and we took off to find him as Brian called 911 and gave them directions. When we got there, his sister, who lives within a mile was already there. Within minutes we had the fire department, a crash truck, EMS, a city policeman that was on his way to work and then a State Trooper. If he had not been able to call, I don't know if he would have been found. You could not see him or the bike from the road unless you stopped and got out of the car and looked over the bank. He also could not move as he had a compound fracture on his right leg with the femur sticking out about half way between his knee and hip. He is now out of surgery and also has a torn muscle and skin damage. Fortunately, he had on a good mesh jacket with armor pads, heavy boots, heavy work pants and a full face helmet. He will be in ICU tonight and in a couple of days he will have more surgery to see how much muscle damage there is. I have some pictures that I will try to post that were taken after the fact. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    The difference is 10%. The advantage is you will have more pull in the lower gears and you can also use 4th and especially 5th gear more effectively. If you are now running 3,000 rpm's in 5th gear to maintain 60 mph, the rpm would go up to 3,300 rpm's for 60. On an RSV and especially an RSTD, that would make 5th much more usable and it would probably improve gas mileage. Another thing it may do is reduce the amount of gear whine by riding more in 5th than 4th. I know my 1st gen is quieter in 5th than 4th. RandyA
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    Another thing that helps is to remove the fitting from the master cylinder and use your finger like a check valve. This will cause a vacuum when the lever is released and will pull fluid into the piston area. Once you are getting fluid, put the fitting back on and it should start pumping. RandyA
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    I do have to say Gary, that definately is a Special Edition. Just out of curosity, how long has it been since you have ridden this bike? RandyA
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    Unfortunately, that's the way they look at it, but it sure does not make me want to use their product. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    I did not think that insurance commercials could get any worse, but the new "Taste Test" commercial from GEICO has got to be the worst yet. I just can not imagine a group of advertisement people sitting around approving something like this. RandyA
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    Good for you. This makes it much better when you are looking at certain........uh.........pictures and you don't have to go from one end to the other to see everything. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    I still have a can of R12 and a can of Feeze12 out in the garage. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    I have a CQ56 and the only time mine does this is like on Birthday threads where there are a lot of icons showing. You might be able to change the resolution. RandyA
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    It's Dave 77459. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave and Jamie. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    It's the sunglasses. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    It has been several years since I did my bikini side panels. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    We ate at the Chinese restaurant just off exit 214B on the north side of I40 RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Yes, THE Muffinman. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Took a little ride today down to Greensboro, NC to meet up with the Muffinman as he was helping out one of our new members that picked up an 83 Venture for less than a song. It was great to see him again and be able to visit and have a meal with him. He is one of the best. I was glad Brian, HotRodYJ, got to meet him. It was a bit of a cool ride, for me anyway, as most of the day was cloudy and from about 50 to 55 degrees. We also ran thru some misty rain, but it did not get us wet. Normally when you drop off the mountain going from NE TN toward the middle of NC, it gets hotter. Today at about 1pm, it was 54 degrees in Greensboro and when we got Boone, NC, it was 72 degrees and about 50 miles away in Johnson City, TN, it was 82 degrees. On the way down, we ran from about 65 to 75 mph most of the way and when I gassed up, I got 42 mpg. On the way back up the mountain, we ran the speed limit, with most being 65 mph and when I got home and filled up, I was up to 47.4 mpg, which I was happy with. We also had a little headwind going down and tailwind coming home. It was a good day, especially when we almost got a ticket by a State Trooper. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    I might need to check with Big Lots as I need several cans of 134. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    I remember buying R12 for a car for .99 cents a can. Now R134 is $15 a can. It must be a lot more expensive to make. RandyA
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