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    Remember Wally Free and the Vincent Land Speed Record:)
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    Wish I could have been there.Dave and Jan are very special too us.Unfortunately stacking up your bike kind of limits travel plans.Hope you have a great time here in Utah.I will be up in Daves area tomorrow so maybe I'll get to meet you yet.
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    Just an update Cynthia and I have been home from the hospital since July2.For the 1st week home it seems like we went to a doctor every day.My doctors are all in the Lehi UT area and all the specialist are also inthat area (UT county about 80 miles from where we live)And of course you can't pick one day and get all your appoints on that day.Starting this week we began wrist surgury again.Cynthia was Monday and he found a mess in the Ulna..Without a lot of detail it took him nearly 3hrs to put it back right and there are 2 pieces of bone that may not make it,which means the possibility of more surgury later. My Radius was in several pieces and not completely aligned so he took me apart on Friday and put me back together,with a new plate and new screws.I have the old hardware,it is kind of neat looking.I should be ok the dr. was very happy with the re alignment. The only fly in the ointment was that I had another hallucenogenic reaction and was disoriented for quite a while.They finially realized that I was acting normal to those who knew me it was only those who don't that I was scaring so they let me go. Just to be safe tho I get to have an MRI sometime this week and a visit with a neurogist. The bike went to the dealership today to have an estimate done on the repairs.Judging by how the last one went I am sure they will total it out.It is only cosmetic damage but they way they do it makes it too expensive to repair. I will try and buy it back and fix it myself. All in all we feel very blessed.I made the decision 45 years ago when I started riding to always wear a helmet and what ever other gear I could get and I have been blessed to follow thru with that decision.We had the people we needed when we needed them and other breaks.We have a lot of insurance,I hope it is enough.If you haven't upped you passenger bodily injury limites in awhile you might want to think about it. If your company allows you to put coverage on yourself I would think about it.If you have access to a disability loss of income policy( Colonial Life and Aflac are 2 that come to mind) think about getting it.We all tell ourselves it can happen to anyone anytime anyplace.............just not to me here today. But it can.I hope and pray it doesn't to any of you.I wouldn't want anyone to go thru this or feel what I feel when I look at my wife and her arm.I am just glad we were blessed enough not to have it any worse. Ride Safe my friends,I stll hope to make it to a ride in some time but it wont be this year.I hate missing Cody again so enjoy a curve on the Beartooth for me
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    Strickly a bolt on operation.Mine have saved my bags in 2 different wrecks.Look for Pete Kadish at Star Days.He is from Utah and rides a Beautiful 06 Midnight Venture.
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    You should forward this to the AMA as they are very interested in legal action against people who kill others in traffic accidents with only minor consequences to themselves
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    Ruffy Prayers are never late and always welcome thank you. Thank you all for your kind words and prayers.The bike came home today and I am amazed at the lack of damage to it.The front shell of the fairing will have to be replaced along with the windshield,trim panal head light trim ring.Also the chrome front fender trim,rt leg shield rt engine guard.Rt bag guard,drivers seat,rt rear speaker housing,rear trunk lid and gas tank and the rear wheel (I think) and tire.I know this sounds like a long list but it really doesn't look that bad.It will be interesting to see what the total adds up to. Cynthia and I both have to go in next week to have more surgury on our wrists,she on Monday, me on Friday. Otherwise I think we are doing quite well.The really hard part is going to be sorting out the insurance payments and medical bills.Fixing the bike will be the easy part. If you are in the area (Central Utah/Mt Pleasant area)) stop by and say hello.
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    Well we are home.It was a long ride from Grand Junction CO to Spring City UT.We got home Sat 7/2.We spent a nice Sunday and a great 4th then spent the week in follow ups with the Doctors. We seem to be healing well tho both oF us will probably have to have our wrists redone and the road ahead on the other injuries is bound to be long. So what happened? We blew a rear tire on our 2008 RSV.Tire pressures were set that morning as we left home and the bike has less the 3000mi.We were traveling east on US 40 just barely into CO.We had just passed an oncoming semi and there was a large break in the oncoming traffic.When the tire blew we were traveling around 65 and the bike began to swerve around.I was able to slow the bike quite a bit before we went down and I am sure this made our injuries less severe.The couple riding with us were the only ones who could get cell phone service and called dispatch for the EMTs from Rangely.Also on the scene was a vacationing UHP officer and his Trauma Nurse wife.They took charge until Rangely EMT arrived.Inour religion we believe in the laying on of hands for healing.Another off duty officer arrived of our same Religion and helped Bruce our riding friend give us such a blessing.Itwas decided to fly us to StMarys in Grand Junction.Both Cynthia and I had punctured/collasped lung yet they able to get us over the mountains without placing tubes in our lungs in the field.They could not get any veins in me for IVs.There happened to be an ER doctor riding with Rangely EMT who was able to place an IV in my knee.Yes that hurts a lot but it works.I tell you all this because We believe that God looked out for us and brought us through a very dangerous time and we are very gratefull for that and for all your prayers and kind thoughts to Him on our behalf.We both have lots of family and friends in the area and they have been taking very good care of us.Thanks to Dave Harris for making the original post and to Blackowl for the phone call and the flowers.I also want to thank all of you who have donated to the fund that made that possible.What a great group.
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    Just a quick up date for you all.Cynthia and I are doing well.We are going for walks around the hospital floor and moving and exercizing as much as we can.Cynthia has a broken rt wrist and thumb. collar bone and scapula. Also 7 ribs on the left side and bruises and a raspberry on her chin from open face helmet. Collapsed lung on left but now reinflated.She is getting around well and has a great attitude.She has already had her wrist operated on and the break repaired. I (Paul) have a broken lft wrist,9 broken ribs on the right side, so as you can see bwtween the 2 of us we make one person.I got apretty good rap on the head but since we were both wearing our helmets no real damage done.Lots of bruising and sore but getting around ok.Rt lung collapased but reinflated and fine now. I will havE wrist surgury tomorrow morning, and we should leave for home sat morning.Thank you all for you well wishes and flowers.It is so wonderfull to feel the faith and power of the prayers of so many and we are so grateful for a God that has provided this method of interaction with eaCh other and Him.When I get home on my own omputer I will post what I remember of the accident and a progress report on us and bike.
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    i was able to borrow a computer from the hospital tonight for a few minutes.I wont post ant details now Black Owl your phone call the other night came at just the right moment.I amsorry I could not talk to you at that moment but yes Pal I knew who was calling I just coudnt figure out how you knew.Thank you very much.The beautiful flowers arrived this afternoon they are just wonderful. Cynthia and I will be releases from the hospital on Sat Morning and should be home by night.I will post the details at that time.
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    I love Bluegrass.We watch Song of the Mountain every Sunday night.
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    What a treat Don. I have always loved those Mopars.When I graduated from High School in 64 I bought a 64 Valient V200 with the 273 V8 with 4 speed.Only a 2 barrel but it was fast.In 1968 I bought a Roadrunner 383 4 speed.I broke it in by driving it from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in less then 24 hrs. The faster it went the better it felt.There was no traffic in 1968 and no cops.Those two I wish I had back but I do still have my 1965 Sport Fury 383 2 barrel automatic.
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    I'll go with the 2nd post in this series from Old Bear get her the Olympic Airglides.My wifes are in black but they are still very cool,they come with a water proof/warm liner so they can be worn 3 of 4 seasons.She can still wear her shorts underneath and slip the Airglides off atr a stop or the end of the ride.I really can't say enough about their quality and functionality.I also wear the Airglide jacket in Safty yellow.
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    At the top of the page you will see an ad for Jake Wilson.com They have them in rt angle and 45 degree angle both in chrome.
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    I have personally run a 1st gen.motor to 160k and that motor is now in another bike and going strong.I have two friends who put over 200k on their motors and they were still going strong but they wanted something different.The biggest problem is the plastic on the 1st gens gets old and brittle.RSTDs have little or no plastic,suspension parts and brakes are easy to fix or replace and if the paint fades while a repaint is almost like a new bike:)The RSTD motor is basicly the same motor as in the 1st gen and the Venture and older V MAX so lots of parts, so even if you do wear it out and you still like the bike rebuild it.These are not 50k throwaways
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    So now that we have all had a good laugh at your expense(and well worth it I might add) when I have to trailer mine I found I could put soft tie straps or seperate soft ties around the lower tripple tree with one one behind the fork and the othe in front and the rear strap soft tied around the passenger floor board mount.No pictures ,sorry.Maybe later today if I get a chance. I go with Eagleeye tho put those eyebolts everywhere.
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    To answer your question no he is no longer in production.There are others tho,just do a search on this forum and you should find something.
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    When you pull your bags you do not have undo the cross bar you can pull them as a complete unit just by undoing the 4 screws in each bag and spreading the bags at the front a little and sliding them back.Makes the bags much easier to remove.As has been said you can do a tire change just by putting a 2 x 4 under the centerstand and removing the right muffler.You can also grease the wheel splines this way but if you are going into get the pins and the needle bearing it is easier to pull the bags.I went from an 83 to an 86 to an 87 to an 88 then back to an 87 but never wanted the smaller bags again.I wish the RSTD/RSV bags were as nice.
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    Since you are keeping your 86 I would seriously consider the RSTD.I have had 4 1st gens an RSTD and now a RSV and for me I loved the RSTD the most.Although I have visions of taking all these long trips I never seem to have time/money to do that but the RSTD let me do some pretty good jaunts (37000mi in 3 years) in comfort yet it was so nice for those rides to work and short 1 or 2 day rides.I loved my wife loved and I cried when I wrecked it. I now have an RSV and while I do enjoy all the electronics and Cynthia likes the trunk,we still miss the RSTD. BTW I stilll have my 87 1st gen as well.
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    If you haven't already check around the bike and in your transport vihicle to see if it fell out before you got to the dealer.That's what happened to me the 1st time oh so many years ago.
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    Hmmmmmmmmmmm I forgot I posted to this thread.Well I can no longer say I haven't dropped it. I have now dropped it a total of once but that was enough.When I was done dropping it the insurance company totaled it. I waited 12 years for that bike and now it"s gone.But I got a real nice RSV for the settlement.A 2008 S model with only 509 miles on it.
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    wiggle your tuner around. It may be that the connector pins are not making good contact.I had the same symptoms.Back in the day this was a known problem,which I had on my 83 and later on the 86 as the miles piled up.I had to hard wire the 83 to fix it.Just refastening the connections worked for the 86.
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    I have made it a practice to swap rear inside for outside at the start of every riding season. In Februray of this year I replaced thr rears with 36000+ on them.There wasn't much left and they wouldn't have gone another 1000 mi.Unfortunately I wrecked that bike a month later and it is gone.I use the EBC HH.
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    I have tried to fix 2 of these units and been unsuccessful.That doesn't mean it can't be done but I couldn't figure one out.The problem is that the gears are held in place by a punch mark in the mounting holder and removing the mark also removes enough material that I couldn't put in a new punch.I ended up replacing the unit off ebay.I now grease that gear on a regularly with LaBelles 109 locomotive grease an item found in hobby shops that sell model railroading supplies.It is plastic compatable and will not cause the gear to become brittle.
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    I will be spending a lot of time here.Thanx I think:confused07:
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    rotor covers

    Pegasus1300 replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    If he's not I am but I understand Gus has first choice.That is what I want for the 08 I am getting.
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