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  1. RandyR
    I think my rear shock needs replacing....
  2. RandyR
    The shims are 25mm diameter. very common. lots of bikes from different makers used them, as well as Toyota automobile 4cyl engines.
  3. RandyR
    I was at Ft. Hood, Texas. It was the 1 year anniversary of my enlistment.
  4. RandyR
    So why hasn't someone who has recorded this put the video file where the rest of us can see it?
  5. RandyR
    welcome back Steve. I think the snow will be gone by Monday.
  6. RandyR
    not much more than 90 degrees would be my observation. Some valve pairs have more room than others as there are obstructions in the way of a few of the pairs. The bucket only needs to be depressed enough to allow the shim to be popped up and slid forward and out.
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    A comment. The notches in the buckets in the drawings are lined up the way you'd like them to be so that you can easily pry out the shims. In real life, they rotate, so you need to use a pick to rotate them as desired before using the tool. On some (but not all) buckets, the shim tool will cause the bucket to rotate as the tool rotates with the cam. On these buckets you need to start the notch in the bucket about 60 degrees rotated such that the shim tool will rotate them back to the front. make sense? good drawing gary.
  8. RandyR
    does the SPCA know about them?
  9. RandyR
    Make sure the rear gear oil is changed at 600 miles and again at 1500 miles. There are frequently metal shavings in the rear gear case that need flushing out on a new bike. Change the oil filter with every oil change. Don't use friction reducing oils or additives in the engine. Don't lug the engine at low rpms when new. If you're used to a Vtwin, this V4 needs to run at 3000 rpm and up. there's no tach so I'd say use these shift points 20mph -> 2nd gear 35mph -> 3rd gear 50mph -> 4th gear 65mph -> 5th gear make sure all the bolts, nuts, and such are tightened well. The hex holding on the shifter is prone to working loose. Bring it to Maintenance Day in Oberlin Ohio at the end of May... Have an icecream...
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    Sweet Tea

    RandyR replied to Trader's topic in Jokes and Humor

    then the fight started..........
  11. RandyR
    so who's in charge of getting the reservation at QS&Lube ???
  12. RandyR
    We have similar weather here in north georgia right now. At least the clear and sunny part of it. temps only in the high 20's though. So, I'll pass, thanks.
  13. RandyR
    I have both hooked to the battery posts. The black post is then wired to the frame.
  14. RandyR
    There's a Walmart about 3 miles away where you can get a jug of oil. Assuming Don is ok with people leaving old oil at his garage ??? Don?
  15. RandyR
    I thought you were offering to play it?
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    Great News

    RandyR replied to bj66's topic in Watering Hole

    Good news to start off the new year.
  17. RandyR
    Is Jonah bringing a case of Black Death with him this time:happy-emoticon:? It should help the music....
  18. RandyR
    make sure she chops some more firewood before she comes in....
  19. RandyR
    Lewis and Charlene... Congrats on your years together. May there be many more good ones...
  20. RandyR
    Good luck Steve. Let us know next week how it went? The sun has come out this afternoon, and when I walk down the road, it looks like its raining, but its just the snow melting off the tree branches.
  21. RandyR
    don't start a fashion trend, y'hear.
  22. RandyR
    I think we'll have to learn Waltzing Matilda. Gas = putting a new room on your house to store guitars in.....
  23. RandyR
    I haven't bought anything there. Thought I remembered them having very good prices when I was looking at some new bikes. Maybe bad memory here.
  24. RandyR
    How can they be the largest dealer in the South and still go out of business????? A lot of people have bought there and their prices have been substantially discounted. They just have list prices on their web page, so if someone is interested in something, contact them and talk.
  25. RandyR
    here's a sleeperhawk thread on the subject. http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46535 and read this thread carefully. There is an ERROR in the service manual Caught by Rick Butler.. So I saw that the torque for the left pivot bolt was 72 ft/lbs but when I saw that the right side pivot bolt was 51 ft/lbs. This didn't feel right so I checked my 1st gen manual and it showed 4.3 ft/lbs. Those Bozos forgot the decimal point and it should have been 5.1 ft/lbs and 7Nm! I even had a newer RSV manual that I had borrowed from a friend when I gave GigaWhiskey both of my manuals for the Texas Work Day, and it showed the same thing, 51 ft/lbs. So, for you guys who have a RSV Service Manual, go to page 7-72 and put a decimal between the 5 and 1 for the right pivot bolt torque. Now if you always use newton meters for your torque settings, you will be ok because 7 Nm is right. http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28269
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