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  1. Squidley
    The bike turned out VERY nice Sonny, your friend has extraordinary talent. I hope to get to see it before we head south, enjoy all the new attention it gets
  2. Squidley
    ....and now you went and changed your name, are you having a midlife crisis
  3. Squidley
    I have heard of this one and it comes highly recommended by quite a few of the motorheads I know
  4. Squidley
    Nice avitar change there Skinny Squid
  5. Squidley
    It doesn't hurt when he's laid off Good to keep him busy, I know he loves to tinker with the 1st gens
  6. Squidley
    Good advise has been given, but I'll drop this in. If it's been kept outside, I would seriously lowball on price. You dont want to chase electrical gremlins on this bike and it doesn't sound like it's been well taken care of if it's been left outside
  7. Squidley
    $50 and you can send it to me...I'll make sure she gets it No really honest!
  8. Squidley
    I have had the one that Boo mentioned here on my '99's and it's worked out very well. The one you have mentioned for the HD I dont believe will work on the RSV, Harley trunk is too flat and square.
  9. Squidley

    Howday

    Squidley replied to danrow55's topic in Watering Hole

    Welcome to the club! Jump right in and ask questions, this is a very tight knit place and you will probably be very surprised how easy it is to make friends and get info on your bike. Hope to see more of you here
  10. Squidley
    Bob, Depending upon which way you took to Sturgis could be a factor. I know when we headed across I90 heading west. I was in a 50mph head/side wind, mileage sucked. Lots of variables go into the gas mileage thing. At 70 mph your bike should be running about 4K rpms, every 1st gen I have had or know of run that speed. Personally my gas mileage on the 7 Ventures I have and do own have gotten on average between 38 and 42 miles per gallon. I am NOT easy on the throttle as I love to play with the bike. It's possible that someone swapped out the rear gears with one out of a Vmax. This would bring your rpms up about 500 in 5th gear. I have never heard anyone changing out 5th gear, the 2nd gens are very long in the tooth and I never switched ito 5th gear on them until about 65 mph as it is a true overdrive. You might want to look into tweaking the bike a bit, could be that the carbs aren't up to snuff. Put a carbtune on it and a complete tuneup with plugs wires and caps, put in a new fuel filter too. Get a solid starting point as far as your maintenance goes and it will be much easier to troubleshoot the bike should problems arise. The bike should average about 40 mpg +/- a couple. Also run some Seafoam or B12 Chemtool through the tank, many times this will help straiten out the fuel system. Welcome to the club, were glad your here
  11. Squidley
    Thats a great price for the package, and the miles aren't an issue at all. I just picked up an '89 with 102K on the clock, runs like a watch. It's good to see you jump right into the site, there is nothing better on the web, this is a family and you will find that out. Best of luck with your new ride and welcome to our little piece of the web, take care of yourself
  12. Squidley
    Those are very similar to what V7Goose uses, thats a decent price. I have a Carbtune and for what I do it works perfectly, I did about 40 carbtunes at maintenance day this year, so it was well worth the investment
  13. Squidley
    Bobby and Tom, Thanks for being there and supporting the family, still hard to find words. God Bless you fellas and the family
  14. Squidley
    Yeah they call the one here affectionately the Spaghetti bowl....it's an earned name I'm sure
  15. Squidley
    He'll get swatted in the head before the "and" part arrives
  16. Squidley
    I'm right with Ruffy on this one.
  17. Squidley
    Never thought I would say it, but the Crossbow makes the Victory Vision actually look better
  18. Squidley
    The steering head bearings are pretty strait forward. Loosen the center retaining nut on the top of the triple tree and take a small punch to the bearing retainers underneath. Tap it lightly until snug and check for resistance. I will put this disclaimer in, this is a temporary repair as if they have loosened you will probably need to take them all apart and clean and repack the steering head bearings. That would be a MAJOR job and a huge pain in the rear. The oil filter is behind the chin spoiler which will need to be removed to access the front of the motor for the cover removal. It's not a spin on, but a cover that encases the filter. Not a hard job, just a bit more time consuming.
  19. Squidley
    Damn! That was cold blooded...."Shortcake"
  20. Squidley
    Did we happen to find my shirt somewhere in there
  21. Squidley
    You sound like you have yourt plan and as long as the products are intended for what your wanting to do with them Do it
  22. Squidley
    I dont know what to say......
  23. Squidley
    I posted with it at the motel in Nacogdoches
  24. Squidley
    Ted, He's got a 1st gen, I dont think it will fit.
  25. Squidley
    Have you thought about polishing your stock ones up?
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