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Bucheron, I think that as Mariner Fan says, the confusion is coming from the fact that the adapter plugs right into a 12 volt receptacle. That does not mean that the unit is actually 12 volts. If you look at the small print on the radio, it will actually tell you what the voltage is. The voltage reducer is built into the plug at the end of the cable. The only time any sort of adapter is needed is when people cut the end off the cable in order to wire it in direct and not use the 12 volt plug. A lot of people cut the end off and wire it in direct to a 13 volt source inside the fairing, in that case, you need some sort of adapter to reduce the voltage back down. The way that I did it, which is very easy, is that I just went to Walmart and bought a 12 volt extension cable that has a plug on one end and receptacle on the other. I cut the plug off and wired that end right into the 12 volt source. I then just plugged the standard plug that came with the Sirius into the new receptacle inside the fairing. Cheaper than buying the power adapter that does the same thing.
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Vinny, There is NO WAY that you are responsible for dropping your bike. If ANYBODY owes anything to the dropped bike club, it will be SAM!!! There is NO DOUBT IN MY MIND that it was her fault. If I had to guess, I would guess that she had given you a LIST of things to do when you get home and you were trying to read it at the same time. That woman is trouble...TROUBLE I tell you.
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I think I read that V7Goose is planning to be at yours. If so, pick his brain for ideas. He was here and saw the chaos that can ensue. If yours turns out like mine and you do it every year, you will find it growing larger and larger from year to year. Maybe there won't be TOO many this year so you will get broken in gently. Kent has some good thoughts on how to make it better I think.
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Sorry I am so late in replying to this but sorry to hear that this came to a head so quickly but am glad to hear that it is being taken care of. Our prayers too are going out to Bob and Becky and hope that the surgery is a success and the healing and rehab goes well.
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I am finally starting to catch my breath just a bit. Thank all of you so much for showing up and making the day a huge success. It seems to grow a bit each year and Eileen and I really enjoy doing this for all of you. My biggest regret is that I never have time to visit and get to know each of you the way I would like to. This thing has grown to the point that I am now going to have to try and figure out a way to organize it a bit better. V7Goose and I were talking about it late Saturday night and he had some good ideas on how I might be able to do that. We were both afraid that some of you didn't get things done to your bike that you would like to and it bothers me that any of you came with expectations of getting things done that we didn't get to. We will try to do better in the future. I think that if we get organized and started earlier in the morning, get some lanes set up for different jobs and just generally organize it better, we can be much more productive. It would be great to get everything done earlier in the day and then actually have time to do a nice group ride to cap things off. At any rate, I had a lot of fun and hope that you did to. I hope that us catering the lunch was OK with everybody. We have always cooked hamburgers and etc. in the past but it's just getting too big for that to be practical. I actually went riding yesterday. GaryN is still here in the Space Shuttle so he and I jumped on the bikes yesterday and got a couple of hundred miles in. It was a bittersweet evening as he sincerely felt that he needed to go back and visit the site of his accident. We did that and he was even able to meet with one of the paramedics that was on the scene of the accident. Like I said, it was a bittersweet ride but something that Gary felt he really needed to do in order to continue the healing process and was another step in finding some closure. Even with that, we found some nice back country roads and it was a great ride. I am thankful that I was able to do this with him and felt very honored that he asked me to accompany him. Now it's time to get back to work. STILL not sure where I'm going this week and have about decided to not leave until late this evening or even early tomorrow morning. Sorry I got so behind with my emails and PMs but am about to get caught up now. Again, thanks to those of you who attended, I hope you all had a nice time and now it's time to start planning for NEXT YEAR.
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I'm truly sorry but have just been BURIED the past few weeks. No excuses though. I just emailed to order 2 T-Shirts and will be registering for the rally just as soon as I get through this weekend. I hope that a lot of people are just dragging their fee like I have been. It's getting too close, we should all be registered by now. Come on folks, we are going to have a great time and I would love to seem a LOT of our good friends there.
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I personally don't care if any of our stuff is posted to there...but they don't exactly feel the same way. In the future, just post a link to their info if there is something there that you want to share. Thanks, Don
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Just so everybody knows, lunch is scheduled to be delivered around 1:00 on Saturday.
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Center Stand Bracket
Freebird replied to Freebird's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I don't THINK I have any but will look around. -
Here you go. $18.99 plus $5.99 shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/Rewind-Realization-Rivers-Johnny-Cd-Import_W0QQitemZ350066241966QQihZ022QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I like it but at 18 grand....add all the extras to put that engine in a touring bike and I'm guessing you are going to be well over 20 grand. That's a LOT more than the current Venture.
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I honestly don't understand anybody having an issue with the area set up for the planners to communicate. What is the big deal? It is no different that them doing it via email or PM but a lot easier. Anytime there is a group of people planning such a thing, they need an easy way to communicate. Having an area on the forum to do so is the easiest way. I never realized that anybody would get so upset over it. It is no more secret than sending emails and/or PMs just a lot more convenient way to do so. Geeezzz.....I honestly think that this is a ridiculous complaint but if it's that big a deal to people, I'll make sure not to make that mistake again. This entire organization is based upon transparency and trust. The private area is just a place to work out details without it getting buried in a thousand different responses that would simply slow down and bury the responses. Nothing top secret or sinister.
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Quick question on radio connections
Freebird replied to WIKD's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Does it matter what mode it is on? AM/FM/Aux? Does it do it on any mode or do you just see this problem when using an MP3 player or Satellite radio? If it's just MP3 or Satellite, have you checked the audio out level on those units? -
Your mileage out of the Avons sure seems a lot lower than most. I would be looking at other causes I think. That being said, I just put my first set of Avons on so I'll find out for myself. I talked to my friend Bob Dakin a couple of days ago. He is local to me and started with the Avons early last year I think. He's got about 10,000 on his now and I think he said that they appear to be about half worn. Almost 100% of his riding is two up and a lot of that pulling a trailer. He is also a good sized guy.
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Spotsy, Sorry to hear about your troubles but heck man, just jump in the car and come on. You will still get to meet a lot of folks and I think have a good time.
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Yea, rained all day yesterday. Supposed to be sunny Friday though and 40% chance of rain on Saturday and sunny again on Sunday. Hopefully it will turn out ok.
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Thanks for letting me know. It should be working now. It basically just takes you to the "Paid Subscriptons" page which is also available in your profiles and the link in the upper menu bar. Yearly options are one time charges, monthly options are recurring. By the way, for the yearly options, I have $24.00 as the minimum. Donations of any amount are appreciated though, are there any here who wish me to add a lesser option? If so, and you don't wish to post it publicly, feel free to PM. I don't mind adding other choices.
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Quick question on radio connections
Freebird replied to WIKD's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
They are all color coded but I don't remember which is which. Actually though, you should unplug them all and plug and unplug them several time to wipe away any oxidation. Then use a bit of dielectric grease on them. -
Be there or be square. WOW...I'm stuck in the 60's. Far out.
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I've tried them all on numerous occasions over the years but have yet to ever see any improvements in performance or MPG using the higher octane stuff. So...I run the 87 about 99% of the time. Every once in a while I will run a tank of high end stuff through it just because of some notion that it might help clean things out a bit but even that is just an old rumor that doesn't really hold true.
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Yea, does that mean you are coming? I sure hope so, won't be the same without you.
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Yamaha offers some but I'm not sure if they are what you are looking for. http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/accessories/acscitemdetail/5/4/83/404/all/1/4625/0/detail.aspx
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Basic concept is the same but the screws and etc. are located in different places.
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LOL....Redneck you come up with some good replies. Clay...congrats...she is a living doll. You are starting her off right.