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Don't listen to him folks...that is what is commonly referred to as "deflection".

I feel your pain. People who have attended my maintenance day know that I have a pretty big yard. Weeds are a never ending problem and it gets expensive trying to get ahead of them. I've sprayed once this year already at a cost of over $300.00. I'm getting ready to spray again and in fact, was going to do it today but of course the sprayer didn't work. The pump was locked up. It's a roller pump that runs off the PTO of the tractor. I had to take it apart, clean it up, and then finally got it working. Working well enough to show me that most of the hoses had cracked and were spraying water everywhere. So then I replaced most of the hoses. Finally got it all working and then was worn out and didn't feel like spraying today. Plan to get it done tomorrow. I spray about 3 1/2 acres so it takes a bit of time. Like you, I have tried just about every brand out there and none seem to work very well. I recently found a website that has what looks like some professional type products. I've got a lot of research to do but will probably order something from them to try next time. Here is the site if you are interested. Sorry I can't recommend anything specific at this time. I also have no experience with them yet so can't really even recommend them. https://www.domyown.com

I did warn him that he could catch splinters if he's not careful.

HEY....I thought it would make you PROUD. OK...she's not all that HOT but still, you didn't get slapped.

So yesterday Paul and I, Motiv , decided to go for a little ride. Left around 10:00 in the morning and made the short ride over to the Sandusky area. Stopped by Margaritaville to have some lunch and that is when I knew that this guy is a problem. You would think that in this age of political correctness and the "Me Too" movement that we would all know that groping women is NOT acceptable...I guess he didn't get the memo. I have to say though...I think they are made for each other.

Yes, that is the correct one. I honestly don't remember which curve I used but I think I left it at the stock curve. Years ago, I experimented with it a little but don't remember it making a huge difference except going with a higher number one time and seeing my gas mileage take a hit. Curve 1 is about the save as stock. I MAY have it set on #2 , just don't remember now. I have the rev limiter set at 7500. Not that important with the stock rear end but with the VMax rear, I think it is almost a necessity if you do anything near aggressive riding. As I've gotten older, I would be hard pressed to hit the rev limiter anyway. If I still rode the way that I once did and had the VMax rear installed, I would install heavy duty valve springs and bump it up a bit more. The Dyna manual says to not exceed 7500 without installing heavier valve springs.

You are right Condor....if I had known how this getting old stuff works out...I would have refused to grow up. You are in our prayers my friend. Medical science has gotten pretty good at such things so we'll pray that the medication works and if not, will pray for skilled doctors to get you back up to par.

No problem at all. Take it away.

Oh....I'm not saying that it won't accelerate at all. But it is certainly not brisk. I can tell you for a fact that I have topped the RSV completely out in 5th gear and then downshifted to 4th and picked up more speed. I can also tell you that on a trip to Colorado Springs for a VentureRider tally a few years ago, I was pulling a fairly heavily loaded Bushtec trailer and bucking some heavy headwinds and absolutely had to run in 4th to maintain 70 MPH or so on the freeway until that headwind subsided.

I'll mention one other thing. You say that it doesn't accelerate very well at 60 MPH in 5th gear. Without riding it, I can't say but I can tell you that 5th is a true overdrive. If I needed to really accelerate in 5th gear, I would likely downshift to 4th. Years ago, not long after purchasing my first RSV in April of 1999, I actually did a little experiment. I ran it to top speed in 4th gear. I shifted to 5th and couldn't maintain the speed attained in 4th. You also can't hit the rev limiter in 4th gear. 4th gear on the RSV is very close to 5th gear on the first gen Venture. On my previous RSV, I swapped to a VMax rear end. That actually put my gearing close to a first gen. Of course I was then hitting the rev limiter too easily so ended up installing a Dyna ignition where I could raise the rev limiter. That was really the best setup. I've already got the Dyna ignition on my current RSV and will likely swap to the VMax rear at some point. It is especially useful if you pull a trailer.

As for the speed dropping when you set it, that is a common complaint. What most of us do is to hit the set button and then immediately hit the accel button. That seems to lock it at the speed you want. As for it dropping out. Do you happen to have any type of fringe on the brake and clutch levers? If so, that could be the problem. Air friction can cause the fringe to put enough pressure on the levers to disengage the cruise. Also, worn bushing in either of the levers can cause the same thing to happen. The First test would be to set the cruise and then use your fingers to put just some light outward pressure on the clutch and brake lever and see if it still disengages. There is also a trouble shooting guide in the service manual. It also shows how to adjust the free-play on the vacuum switch which is located inside the lower left-hand cowling. Please note also that if your speed drops a certain amount below where you have it set, it will disengage automatically so if you are running in too high a gear in te hills or bucking heavy headwinds and it causes your speed to drop too far below the set speed, it will disengage.

Turn signals work on a "distance travelled" system. From the manual: "Since this model is equipped with a self-canceling system, the turn signals lights will self-cancel after the vehicle has traveled both about 150 m (490 ft) and for approximately 15 seconds....snip.....NOTE: The self-cancelling system only operates when the vehicle is moving, so that the turn signals will not self-cancel while you are stopped at an intersection." As for the horns, yes, there are two horns. Even when working they are pretty week. One is inside the lower left cowling. The only one you can see is the one on the right. They do have a very small screw on the back side. It takes an allen wrench to adjust. It may be too tight or probably, too loose. Many RSV and RSTD riders either add to or replace the stock horns.

There is just a lot of misinformation regarding this issue. Regardless of what you think of President Trump, this is a case where I absolutely don't believe that his recent tariffs had anything to do with Harley's decision. Here are two articles that explain it better than I can. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/07/18/harley-davidson-to-cut-u-s-manufacturing-jobs.html https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/2017/09/12/labor-unions-end-partnership-agreement-harley-davidson/657877001/ The fact that Thailand enforces a 60% tariff on motorcycles imported from the USA is what led to this decision. These articles were from early to mid 2017 and reference the fact that Harley was building the new factory in Thailand as early as 2016. Long before the recent talk of tariffs and even before he became President.

I'm certainly no expert on it but I thought that when you did a compression test, you were supposed to leave the plugs in the cylinders that weren't being tested. Maybe I'm thinking about something else. By the way, I have a "colortune" if you ever want to give it a try.

There have been a couple of folks here who have done that. I haven't. A lot of wiring and etc. to be removed and/or re-routed. CB radio and etc. under the trunk. They turned out nice though. As for pictures, make sure that you aren't trying to load pictures that are too large. The max size is 1024 x 768 and no more than 200,000 bytes.

Have you looked in the classifieds? He has the pictures posted there under first gen parts and accessories.

I'm just curious. I read somewhere that even after being de-scented that they would typically still have some of the skunk odor. Is that true? I think it would be very cool to have one or two of them.

I'm sure she will have a ball on that thing. Probably runs pretty strong with her on it. Congrats.

Well, they got here a couple of days ago but haven't had time to mess with them yet. Took one set out of the box and paired them to my phone and listened to music for a couple of minutes. Not sure I like how they fit. I wish they completely covered the ears instead of just sitting on them but I'll get used to that as long as they work ok.

Cheap enough for a fun little project. I've never seen one either.

OHHHHHH......you said the "W" word and even showed a picture of the "S" stuff... Double secret probation for you. Now you get over there in the corner with cowpuc and the rest of that crowd. I would hate to come off that thing and have it run over me though.

Interesting. I saw something also those lines a few years ago but it was mega dollars. Would LOVE for one of YOU to try it first.

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