BigBoyinMS
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That's the factory keys or at least they look like them. Great price... I think the factory blanks at a dealer are much more than that.
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We did a group buy on those type a few years ago and got instructions on how to turn them off. There may still be a link if you can find the old post. EDIT: I found it. Dingy did the group buy and they sent him the info on turning it off... no file to copy. Here's the info: "Press and hold down S1 button, will show 01-05 (do not release S1 at this time), when display 05, release S1. After 8-10 seconds(at this time, the meter will flash), the meter will return to total hours, will display 0.0 hours (the meter will not flash). Then press and hold down S1 and S2 buttons, the meter will display 01-09 (don't release S1 and S2 buttons), after showing 00000, release S1 and S2 buttons, the meter will show 00000 to 99999, then return to 0.0. Now the meter is reset, after 5 seconds or so, the meter will become blank display, 0.0 will disappear."
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I just saw the estimates of what each will bring.... Cool cars, tho!
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Used? Yes, great bike and great value used. New? Not unless it was finally updated and at a competitive price. Why pay $20k+ for a new 1999 bike? Buy an under 50k mile '99-up change all the rubber and fluids and you still have $10-15k to play with. As far as new bikes go... I sure like the Victory line. Even the fugly Vision.
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Howdy, Buck_Roy. Just wanted to add one more thing. JerryT mentioned keeping an eye on the air pressure in your tires to get the most life from them. I totally agree but just want to add that you should be sure your gauge is correct also. I had a GoldWing riding buddy that had a lot of miles (15k-16k) on a set of E3's but still had plenty of tread. I noticed that they were scalloped and were wearing really odd. I asked if he kept an eye on his tire pressure; he did. I then asked what kind of gauge he used. He had bought a service station gauge/air chuck combo. I used my digital gauge (that I verified with a calibrated gauge) and found his gauge was (IIRC) 9 lbs low. As far as the best tire... I'll just say do some research on Darkside tires and make up your own mind. I had one on my last Venture, will have one on my next Venture and will have one on my Roadie when I wear the current tire out. 30k+ miles is the norm.
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I would kinda expect that from the Michelin Defenders. It has a 90k mile warranty and an 820AB UTQGL. The 820 is the highest treadwear rating that I have ever seen and that usually means it a hard compound. The "A" means it's the best traction rating but that's going to be in dry conditions. When I bought my 1Ton Ram with the Cummins it had Michelin LTX M/S2 tires. Great wearing, great dry traction, quiet... but the slightest moisture on the road and I was almost afraid of pulling out into traffic. I used to joke that I would loose traction if I spit out the window.
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Hey Obber, you may want to check out GL1800 GoldWing shocks. They are going for about $200 as takeoff's on eBay. The guys at RoadStarClinic.com started modding them to fit the Road Star and so far so good. Add a switch and it's hydraulically adjustable from the handlebars. It's not a bolt on but it's a pretty easy mod. The GW shock bracket has enough length that it would probably work on the Venture and I'm sure you could get measurements from one of the guys on the Clinic. Here's a link to the 24 page post that should answer most questions. RoadWing (RoyalWing?) conversion It may be worth a look.
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Did anyone else notice the last photo in the 2013 Venture gallery on the Yammi website? Wonder if that's a hint?
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Wouldn't hurt to check the relay also. The PO had the relay mounted with the blades pointed UP and it was full of dust that had turned to mud after a 60 mile ride in a storm. But... relays usually either work or don't work.
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I've seen that article before. The writer starts out as if he is going to write the most open-minded Darksider article ever then starts comparing Darksiders with religious zealots and inserts a denigrating cartoon. He spends a good portion of the article comparing the "rounded" cycle tire to the "flat" car tire. I guess you see what you expect to see instead of what is actually there in front of you. I will agree that anyone that's researching should gather all the info they can. Some may not be able to put up with the naysayers and some may not have the fortitude to know that they are doing the impossible.
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I still have 4-5 SuperTech filters on the shelf but I have used the long and short Purolators and Nissan/Infiniti auto filters. (PART# 15208-9E01A) The Honda/Acura filters would work also but since they are made by Honeywell (Fram) I'd pass on them.
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Dealer maintained? My kinda bike. A clean fixer-upper!
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Local Police force switches to Victory from HD
BigBoyinMS replied to Gary N.'s topic in Watering Hole
I was surprised to see this in the town next door a few months ago... http://www.victorypolicemotorcycles.com/images/big/bikesamples11.jpg I think this is their first bike on the force. That pic is on Victory's website. -
Well, look at that! Nice, Walter! Now... I wonder if I would fit in it? Hmmm If so, it would probably pull HARD to the right!
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I started dosing all the fuel that goes through the bikes and all my small engines.. chainsaws, mowers, etc. Now I never have a starting issue that's carb related. And a couple of my 2-strokes used to loose power and die when they warmed up good. That hasn't happened since Seafoam. As far as prices... O'Reillys gallon size is normally $51.99 which equals $6.50 a can. They did have a sale on that size a couple of months ago that got the price down to about $5.50 a can. But $4.99 is great! I'll have to check NAPA locally and see if they have it for that price. edit: Seems the sales are regional. It was on sale here LAST month.