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  1. Squidley
    To be honest I would leave it on, doesn't hurt anything and once you take it off you will find that you actually did need it at some point
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    You dont have any worries, these bikes are pretty bulletproof and most of us agree it is the best bike we have owned...you wont be sorry.
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    Back to fill you all in on the progress, the bike is finally rideable. The problem turned out to be the Regulator/Rectifier. I called Paul again after I found out I had no charging and even though I got his voicemail within 10 minutes they called me back. They walked me through checking the stator legs to be sure there wasn't any problems there, they were all good. Mind you this is on a Friday night on the east coast about 6:30 PM and when I got through talking with them they were packaging a new Regulator to ship it air overnight. It actually arrived at my house by noon Saturday and I reassembled the bike and took it out Saturday evening for a 20 mile shakedown run. Today I took it out for better than a hundred miles and had no problems. What is going to happen now is Paul and his crew are going to make an upgraded Stator using all the info the obtained from my charging system. It will have a bigger capacity than the stock ones, but I might have not totally understood how much exactly. It sounds like at highway speeds turning 3500 rpms it will be an extra 200 watts. I will get all the actual #'s from Paul when they get the prototype done and shipped to me. That will take 6 to 8 weeks from what Paul had said. It has been a big mess at times, but atleast we will be able to have a better charging system due to all of this. I have learned some valuable lessons here and have a few more smarts about the charging system under my belt.....and the journey will continue
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    Thanks for the pics Rich and all that you west coasters did...you make us all very proud
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    Thanks Rich for the pics Way to represent from all of you, you folks on the left coast do us very proud and I know that Sherry had to feel a bit better that you all were there. Sherry, many have said it, but I will reiderate it. You have a large support group here, use us if you need us. Be safe and know that Tom is looking down upon you and the family...God Bless all of you
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    Very nice Dusk
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    Ok.... Quick update, I FINALLY got my charging system back To only find out that now I'm not pushing any current I recieved the stator and magnet/flywheel 2 days ago, and they forgot to send the regulator with it. Then the overnighted the regulator which I got yesterday. I assembled the bike last night, started it up, and found that I was only pushing 11.6 volts So now I have to troubleshoot the system, I'm hoping it's just something like a regulator. Paul Brent has talked with me and says he can make an upgraded stator for the RSV. I want to talk with him some more but he was saying about 4 amps at 1500rpm and about 9 at 3500 rpm. I'll get back with him and make solid on the #'s. To be quite honest, this has really sucked, I wont ever do this again. A job that supposedly was suppost to be 2 weeks turned into about 2 months. Now I have to troubleshoot my charging system, this hasn't been a good experience. Paul has mentioned that it would be about 6 weeks before the prototype stator will be done. I'm not sure that I want the hassle of installing it on the bike As I know more, you will know more.
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    Always hard to know what to say at a time like this. Many of us have never met eachother but feel a bond because of this place. Sherry, nothing can be said to ease your pain, I am so very sorry to wake up to hear this news. Both you and Tom have many friends here and it saddens us to know your having to go through this. Let us be your crutch in these times, if you need something just ask it of us. I will leave you with this.... Irish Tombstone Prayer Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room. Whatever we were to eachother, that we are still Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used to. Laugh as we always laughed together. Play, Smile, Think of me, Pray for me. Let my name be the household word that it always was, let it be spoken without effort. Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was, there is absolutely unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well, nothing is past, nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before...Only better, infinitely happier and forever we will all be one together with Christ
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    Go with #1 Jack, remember we are going to be in the mountains and the twisties. The Avons will stick like glue and it has the better clutch and brakes...seems like a no brainer
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    Sounds like a very full life, always sad to let someone go but we will see them again eventually. Our thoughts are with your family Jeff and Margaret...god will help you find the peace you need.
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    80/90 or 75/90 is just fine, and even though it is overkill, I swap my rearend dope out every spring when I lube the axle and rearend.
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    I hate to say (no I dont) but the eyebrows are just plain UGLY! I know some of you folks like them and thats all cool, but I just think it makes the fairing look too buy. The lights may have a different effect on me but as soon as I can paint my upper fairing mine are coming off like on my last one.
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    I have the saddlebag ones that I purchased off ebay and I like them a lot, dont have the one for the trunk though. $80 isn't bad but I recall I paid right at $50 shipped for the 2 saddlebag ones.
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    Larry, The batteries in any Venture works very hard as the damn charging systems aren't worth a crap. I think thats the biggest problem with it and we have a lot of other electrical goodies on our bikes. I change mine out about every 2 years and get a quality battery. I believe Don has an Oddessy in his '99 and it's 4 years old, might want to think of getting one in the future. ...BTW have fun on the bike and put on some miles for me, I still have no charging system
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    Seems like a pretty fair deal if it would stand up to the abuse it would get on the bikes. It seems that the prices of all the GPS units are coming down everyday
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    The front tread design looks like it should tread water pretty good, let us know how it does in the twists. It might just turn out to be a good inexpensive alternative to some of the other higher priced tires we buy
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    Rk pipes?

    Squidley replied to a topic in General Tech Talk

    If your looking for a set let me know, I have a few of both the strait cut and the slash. I also make the brackets for them to fit on the bike.
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    They are still doing R&D on my charging system, I haven't heard from Paul as of yet. As soon as he get's ahold of me I'll come back to this thread and let you all know what is going on
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    Have them on my '99 and I'm very happy with them. I'm usually 2 up and pulling a trailer on my long trips.
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    Dave, Shoot me your address and I'll ship off my holesaw so you can drill out the baffles. When your done you can just send it back...hows that sound??
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    Just remember too that you only want about 40 lbs of tounge weight on the bike. You'll have to experiment with loading the trailer correctly, heavier items toward the center and back. It takes a bit of practice but you'll get it handled
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    Then it's designated as a "Special Delivery" Vehicle
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    I have pulled trailers behind both gens of Ventures with no problem. In all kinds of weather including 50 mph winds. There are time that you wont even feel a trailer behind you (Your pop up will be a bit different). Biggest thing to remember is that you keep a larger stopping distance, if the trailer comes with electric brakes then I would utilize them. Just use good common sence and you will have no problems.
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    I paid $32 for all 4 shipped to my door, they were $7 apiece I believe. As easy as it was to change the brake fluid on my bike, they were worth every penny
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