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    What is an Internet Keyword? Is this AOL-speak? Dave
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    It is linked to your yahoo mail. http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f51638%5fAIrEtEQAAKrWSoAmogE4%2fgYvT7M&pid=15&fid=Inbox&inline=1&stationery=1 I don't think we have the credentials to read your mail. Want to share? :-) Dave
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    I found the attached photo here: http://ekhoz.com/2007/12/01/worlds-best-engineering-feats/ WORLD’S MOST COMPLEX INTERCHANGE… TEXAS (US) Where I-45 meets I-10 near Downtown Houston.
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    Not on my end either. What interchange is it? Can't be the High Five in Dallas, since that isn't on I-10. Is it the I-10/I-45/US-59 interchange?
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    I found it interesting that when I was in El Paso, I was closer to San Diego than I was to home in Houston. My son is going to a college that is a 12 hour drive from home, and still in Texas. I've heard it both ways that Texas can secede, especially since a congressman recently suggested it. What really isn't in doubt is that Texas can split into 5 smaller states, which would give her 10 US Senators and the same number of representatives. (California can split into 3 smaller states.) Dave
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    "They're gonna beat our a$$es. Yeah go, get outta here." I find it fascinating, the impression cagers have of motorcyclists. I read that recent thread here about 1%ers... it's like non-motorcyclists think we are all 1%ers. No matter that most people on bikes these days are paid well enough that they can afford this as a leisure activity. Clearly, the rider needed some more skills and better education. Just as obviously, we as a community need to do a better job of educating the non-motorcycling world. If the rider was really hurt... gotta think he was... the nearest transport to a hospital drove away in fear. It's to our benefit that non-motorcyclists are more aware of us and not afraid to render aid. Dave
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    Excellent! Depending on how far off you were, it can seem like a new bike!
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    I love it! The tank top is something else! LOL
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    The law that was quoted includes "vehicles lawfully passing on the left of the turning vehicle".
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    The original post had a link to a news article. The news article allowed comments, and I pulled the quote from the comment. I thought it might make for a little cautionary tale-ing. I really don't know the justification for this law. Not sure where this comment applies? Dave
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    Bruce Rossmeyer passed on the left a vehicle turning left. Stupid, right? But check this comment to the story that was posted: The accident occurred in WY, so FL law doesn't apply. Are there other states where this (to me idiotic) law applies? We don't know Mr. Rossmeyer's thinking, but do you ever do stupid things just because it is legal? Dave
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    Carb Sync

    Dave77459 replied to frankc's topic in Watering Hole

    $125 for a 15 minute job that requires no supplies. And, would probably be done poorly (like at my dealer). Good on you for tackling it yourself. And now, you have "taught yourself to fish" and are self-sufficient. Dave
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    I use Flickr.com for my photo needs. I like being about to aggregate my photos into sets and set permissions as to who can view them. I can also email my photos in, which is handy since I can plug my camera card into my phone and use gmail straight from there. Dave
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    Done, and this serves as a bump. :-) Dave
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    I am planning frequent trips to Lubbock this fall, and you are not so far off the track. If you can put me up, almost any other Friday is doable. I have a couple thoughts on mpg. One, I wonder of my rear brake is rubbing? I wouldn't have thought so, because it coasts fine. I just wonder because the pad is low (I ordered a new one, BTW). Second, I saw in a post last night about oxygenated fuels, and that they reduce mpg. I wonder if I have been getting generally lower mileage because I live in Houston, and we are getting whacked with the clean-air stick. If anyone is getting oxygenated fuels, it is us. What do you think? I got much better mileage (including some 40s) when I was in Arkansas last fall. Of course, I wasn't driving fast, just enjoying the mountains. Dave
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    Well, at least the photos are colorful. Regarding mileage, the news is not good--yet. It appears the mpg went down. I got 32mpg coming to Dallas, and 29ish going home. However, I think I had a tailwind coming, and I know I had a headwind going. It was also a good 10 degrees hotter going home... not sure what effect that has. The other aspect is that I seem to have MUCH more power. Sunday I was monkeying with the gps, and when I went back to look at the speed-o, I was cruising easily at 85mph. Before, getting to 85 seemed an effort, and this was effortless. I suspect that I am hitting the gas harder, which means my mpg will decline. I may or may not be getting better mileage, but Roxie is running much smoother and powerfully. I feel like it was a success. Dave
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    Perhaps these will help. They were taken Saturday while he adjusted my floats. Dave
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    I can only state what I know. My RSTD's brakes did squeal at first, and doesn't now. I didn't do anything besides ride it a lot. The brakes don't grab at all, at least not unusually so. Maybe I brake differently than you. I just changed my plugs, using the stock NGK ones. I've not heard a lot of talk about Iridium plugs like I did for my other bike. What would you hope to accomplish using them? Dave
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    My owners manual states that I needed to have a warranty transfer inspection done when I bought the bike. Accordingly, I went to the dealer and asked them to perform the inspection. I didn't want there to be any question that I was following the instructions in case I ever needed warranty work. The dealer was surprised... no one had ever done such a thing. He asked if it was running OK, and when I said it seemed to, that was the end of the inspection. Remember, I'd had the bike about a week when I did this. I had no idea what "running OK" meant. Then I went to the administration desk to have the warranty information changed to my name. They'd never had anyone ask about this either. But sure enough, there is a process and they did it. People following the owner's manual is apparently rare. Edit: there was no charge for any of this. Dave
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    We've talked a lot about the SyncPro ('[ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33618]Carbtune versus Motion Pro SyncPro[/ame]' and '[ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=38304]Carbtune/SyncPro vs 4 seperate vacuum guages[/ame]' [sic] being two recent conversations). I bought the SyncPro and took it with me when I visited V7Goose yesterday for carb work. I wanted his considered opinion. Yesterday was filled with surprises. First it was the roofing screw, then it was meeting lobo17 (he came to see the carb work), but one of the more interesting surprises was how the SyncPro "works". Goose did not like it on reputation, and liked it less on sight. Goose was determined to prove the SyncPro to be junk. To be sure, there is much to dislike about it. It seems cheap. You have to calibrate it each time. But it was reputed to work, so he wanted to see how well it did. Look at the photos. Goose hooked it up to a hand-held vacuum pump. The first shows the SyncPro calibrated at 5 inHg. The second shows that it goes out of calibration at 10 inHg, and is clearly wacked at 15 inHg. When he returned it to 5 inHg, it was out of calibration and fragmented too. It would seem that blipping the carb would send the SyncPro out of calibration. For fun, I am including a photo of Goose's tool. There is no doubt it is quality. You can also see him in action. He uses his laptop to monitor the RPMs. That's pretty cool. Well, he disliked the SyncPro before I left Houston, but how did it do? As I [ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=364594&postcount=9]admitted earlier[/ame], I bungled the repairs to it, so I expected the sync to be off. But it was surprisingly good. 1 & 2 were sync'd OK, and 3 & 4 were sync'd OK, but left & right were not sync'd together properly. I had problems getting L/R to come together, and it turned out that while not horrible, they weren't that close either. When Goose got L/R together, the RPMs surged like crazy. Clearly, my bike was running better. Maybe if I hadn't reversed hoses, I could have gotten nearly decent results. So, why did the SyncPro work as well as it did? Looking at Goose's vacuum pump test, you would think it shouldn't. I think it was because you calibrate at idle, which gives you a given vacuum. And that's the vacuum you sync to, give or take. What's worrying is that you lose the calibration when you blip the throttle (change the vacuum). In short, I don't think I can recommend the SyncPro. I don't think the pluses outweigh the minuses, and I am not convinced it will do the job. I want to take the opportunity to thank Goose for being so generous with his time, talent, and coffee. My bike runs like a top as a result. Thanks Goose! Dave
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    I use Chrome and Firefox. Haven't run IE in months. I adopted Chrome when it was launched. I like how it doesn't bloat lie Firefox can, and how you can kill specific tabs when they hang. As far as being sneaky, I run it in stealth mode when I need to. ;-)
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    The RLAP course I took was $150 and lasted 4 hours plus an hour for practice. That was about all I could take... it was demanding. There were 4 of us with 3 instructors. And we can go back for free every class that's offered for the practice hour to ride the marked course and get flaws corrected by the instructors. Dave
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    Oh, that's right. You want the passing lamps on with the high beams, and off with the low beams. Then, you have fog lamps on with low beams, but off with high beams. It seems to me that two relays are needed, as you said. I have a question for anyone. Can I keep the relay for the driving lamps back near my fuse box, or is it best located near the lamps? It seems easy to hide it behind tin near the seat, powered (maybe) by that auxillary line. I have a RSTD and there aren't many places to hide a relay up front. I guess relays come in sizes. Is there a size I need to handle the two halogen passing lamps? Dave
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    I haven't done this, but [ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=38307]this post[/ame] mentions a "smart switch" called the Custom World International Smart Switch. In short, you toggle your high beams to turn the passing lamps on and off. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3749587500_6ee8a25b34_o.png Oops, I cropped the text. "If the lights are on, they go off. If they are off, they will go on." I like this solution, although it is pricey at $42. Dave
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    I'm bringing them with me so we can compare. I don't think they have the same benefits as yours. They seem flimsy, need to be calibrated every use, and are more expensive. Other than that, they are wonderful. Dave
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