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    Dennis Houlton

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    Muskogee, United States

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    Woodworking, Keeping fit and Motorcycles
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    2008 Royal Star Venture

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  1. dlhoulton
    Art708, I was all excited when I first seen these and jumped right into it. Boy what a big dissapointment when I took off the rear seat a like you seen all the "spot welded" brackets. Have a friend that has a RSTD and looked at his fender. If they came in the same colors I would consider getting another fender (RSTD) also. Just don't have the skill for painting. I have also considered fabing up some type of low profile cover that would bolt up to existing brackets and conseal all the wiring just incase I wanted to convert back. Dennis
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    Everyone here is such and inspiration. I like reading post where someone has done something different or thought out side the box. With that I would like to show off my version of my "Star Glide". Basically I just took off the trunk, keeping the bracket/support and kept my CB (even though I don't really use it). Fabricated a dimond plate platform/cover for CB and stuff. Then found a small chrome rack. I like the way it looks, hope this helps someone else!!! Dennis
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    flb_78, yes I read that and am awary that the CB will be lost or have to relocate. Love my RSV but since I got it I have never even used it. I even did the "Marshall Mod". Just like the look of the "Starglide". Something different!! Just curious how others that have done it delt with seat options, maybe a luggage rack inplace of passenger seat or fabed up some antenna brackets so they could keep the single or double antenna. Dennis
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    Hello everyone, I searched as suggested and read the two or three post on removing the trunk on the RSV and converting to the "Starglide". When I searched I was hoping there would be lots more info. My question is does anyone have any more input or suggestions/tips on this converseion. The basics on the trunk removel is stright forward enough but what I was looking for is any input/problem solving on what was done to fill the void (seats, back rest or luggage racks) also suggestions or alternatives to the antennas (brackets, etc). I also read the post on converting the antennas form two to one. Just didn't find anything on remounting locations or brackets to do this. Has anyone done a more indepth write up on this to include some pictures? Dennis
  5. dlhoulton
    geep, I did consider those at first. Those are just like the ones I had on my Road Star. Those are the same ones that MAXAIR sells for there "Big air kit" for Yamaha. The porblem was that with the limited research I was able to do/find they would let too much air in. Like most that I found that have done air filter mods to the RSV if the filter is to large then to much air gets in and then everyone had to "re-jet and shim the needle valve or something". Just started getting to complicated. My goal was to simply dress up the air filter area, Not to gain great horse power or anything like that. Thats why I went with the "Pancake" type air filter. From what I could gather they would not let excessive amounts of air in and no re-jeting. Just good looks!! But if you followed along with my post I did go have my fuel air mixture checked and adjusted due to the fact that it had never been done and most commented that the RSV does run lean from the factory. I posted what the findings were and how they were corrected. Sence then my bike has run great without any problems. As for fuel mileage, well I confess I really have not crunched the numbers but I don't seem to have any problems with the bike getting low mileage. I think it has improved but again, just haven't needed to check!!! Dennis
  6. dlhoulton
    Thanks Carbon_One, Those are the exact ones I was talking about. Your links work great. (Got to learn how to do that better!!). The one that you have mounted in your trailer is the one I'm leaning towards (Less cost !!!) and plan on leaving it installed on trailer. Does it interfear in any way with the rotors on the front tire? I read on one post that it is just barley wide enough for our front tires and dosen't allow for the tire to seat all the way. Also the picture looks like the front disk rotor sets inside the rails (for that bike). I went out and looked at the RSV and the rotors stick out a little on each side!!
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    V7Goose, Thanks for the reply. Don't know why the links did not work. I changed them to descriptions instead. I should have made myself more clear. I did not have any intension of just parking the bike in the stand and not securing it down. I have to agree that would be foolish. But you hit the nail on the head with your advice on these stands being able to hold the bike in position long enough to allow for tie down.
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    Out of the two MC Stand/Wheel Chocks that Harbor Freight sells, which one is the better for the 2nd Gen. RSV? I would be mounting it to a wood deck trailer. Do both of these when mounted to the floor or trailer deck support the bike for free standing? Does the lower cost one (96349-2vga) have any problems with the side rail/tubing hitting the bikes break rotor? Motorcycle Wheel Chock http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/gifs/clear.gif Chock moves up automatically, securing wheel in place. Makes it easy for one person to strap down motorcycle Mounts securely to truck, trailer, or floor Quick and easy Fits most motorcycles 13-5/16" high; Rugged 7 gauge base plate; All hardware included. ITEM 96349-2VGA Motorcycle Stand/Wheel Chock http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/gifs/clear.gif Heavy duty, fully adjustable wheel chock with an adjustable wheel locking system that can accommodate front or rear wheel sizes from 15" to 22" (80-127W). Supports the motorcycle in an upright position Can be permanently mounted to the ground or bottom of a trailer Two built-in tie downs for added safety Powder-coated 12 gauge plated steel base and wheel chock Overall dimensions: 36" L x 35-1/4" W x 16-1/8" H; Wheel plate dimensions: 5-1/8" L x 9-1/2" W x 15-1/8" H; Wheel support dimensions: 8-13/16" L x 7-7/8" W ITEM 97841-1VGA If there are any pro's or con's to them please let me know!! Dennis
  9. dlhoulton
    wes0778, $255 for carb sync!!!! Here in OK my local dealer wanted $80 and I thought that was high just to sync the carbs. Then I found a dealer in Tulsa, OK that not only sync'd the carbs but put my bike on a gas analizer and corrected the factory fuel/air mixture to proper settings and adjusted the idel all for a whopping $55. That is there everyday price!!!!! Dennis
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    Just have not gotten up the nerve to take my dash apart to give it a look see. Would like to only have to take it apart once!! Just thought I'd ask to see if anyone has done this before. Dennis
  11. dlhoulton
    Hey everyone, I have a question about XM radios. If you buy a small XM radio unit can you use it in/on both bike and in car/truck? Would you have to buy two antennas to make this happen? I have an 06 Chevy that has Built in XM that I do not use and was wondering if the antenna could be unpluged from the trucks radio and used on the radio that will be used on the bike? Sorry if this sounds crazy, just would like to be able to use one XM radio for both bike and truck. Dennis
  12. dlhoulton
    Has anyone tried to adapt something like this to Carbon_one's free standing kit? I like the idea of being able to move and turn on a dime!! I have Carbon_one's free standing lift adapter and a sears motorcycle/atv jack but would like more freedom in moving the bike around. Seems the sears jack/lift is limited in movement/turning!! Dennis
  13. dlhoulton
    If anyone is looking for a simple trunk rack that will bolt up to a RSTD take a look at the "Wompus" rack. Here is there site: http://www.wompusracks.com/ They make a rack for the "Royal Star Deluxe", it's for the RSTD. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see the rack called "Yamaha Royal Star Deluxe". Then you can find just about any trunk and mount it to the rack!! A good site to go to to ask questions on putting fairings, saddlebags or trunks on anything is: http://forums.delphiforums.com/ultrastar/start These guys have all the answers and sources. Also you can visit one of there links: www.scootworks.com . They sell trunks and racks for the RSTD. Dennis
  14. dlhoulton
    Thanks for all the replies. Sorry SilvrT, I didn't look to see where you were from. I typed in "Sears Canada" and like you said there were none of this type!! Our Sears here in the U.S. has a sale on them tommrow and I just didn't know if one was more reliable than the other. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I had the red lift several years ago for my Silverado and it was good and had no problems. Today as I was looking at the two I noticed that the red lift had bad reviews compaired to the yellow lift. Dennis
  15. dlhoulton
    SilvrT, Here is the web site for sears. When looking for the jacks you have to type in "Motorcycle/ATV Lifts" in the search box. I too typed in jacks and got nothing at first. This link takes you directly to the page that has all three that Sears sells. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?keyword=motorcycle%2Fatv+lifts Hope this helps!! Dennis
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