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  1. RandyR
    I'm surprised someone hasn't made an adjustable needle kit for this carburator make. The last bike I worked on the carbs (Honda I think, maybe a Triumph) had numerous slots in it for the circlip to adjust the highspeed mixture
  2. RandyR
    It sounds like I should just leave my new RSTD parked in the Georgia sun and the sticker on my gas tank will probably melt off...
  3. RandyR
    sure. If you find something useful on ebay at a good price, let me know.
  4. RandyR
    I recall hearing the same accusations mentioned when my high school English classes in the 1960's went over Shakespear. The doubt goes all the way back to when he was living and producing the plays. I think that its also rumored that Hamlet was written after Shakespear fell off his Royal Star Venture and hit his head. Just a rumor, mind you.
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    I'm going to go out on a limb and say if you change your oil and filter every 3,000 miles or 6 months, then petroleum based oils (dinosaur squeezings) are probably ok if you use a quality oil. If you want to extend the change interval, then synthetic is what you should be using. btw, I've run Mobil-1 4T motorcycle oil in my Triumph, but am now considering the Rotella non additive oils.
  6. RandyR
    Thanks for the pics.
  7. RandyR
    A great song and video. thanks for sharing this with us.
  8. RandyR
    A couple more thoughts of mine. The stock RSTD seat is more comfortable than any MC seat I've had before, so all things are relative. I'd like the slightly larger RSV fuel tank on my RSTD. I expect that it would be a dropin swap, but I haven't heard of anyone doing this on the forum.
  9. RandyR
    I love it. But I've learned to not go the CAPE to watch a liftoff. Everytime I do, there's a delay.
  10. RandyR
    if you go to the rotella.com web page you find 2 kinds of synthetic Rotella-T. both in blue jugs. One of them is touted as NEW Shell Rotella® T Synthetic with API CJ -4 Technology. So I would be wary of this oil on the clutch plates. The different Rotella grades of oil listed are: Multigrade 10W-30 and 15W-40 » Synthetic 5W-40 API CJ -4 Technology » Synthetic 5W-40 » Synthetic-Blend » Single Grade Oils Walmart accepts unconditional returns or trades....
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    Just bought a new RSTD. I had a previous BMW with detachable top box, which I took off the day I got it, and never used it. It also had radio and tape player which I never used. I do miss the BMW's electrically adjustable windshield, but thats about it. Otherwise am very happy with the RSTD.
  12. RandyR
    The old BMW Earles front forks.
  13. RandyR
    May he recover in good health.
  14. RandyR
    from rickrouse price is $120.08 shipping $ 18.46 from boats.net $135.08 shipping is $12.95
  15. RandyR
    I have read that sintered metal pads, which the EKC HH are I believe, cause shortened rotor life. How often have riders had to replace rotors? any experience? Here's one manufacturer's FAQ sheet on brakes. http://www.braketech.com/faq.php
  16. RandyR
    so what did you replace the H-D tire with? There seems to be a large number of stories on this forum of people getting bad mileage or cracks in expensive MC tires of the recommended size, and a equal number of stories of good performance out of non-standard and even car tires.
  17. RandyR
    on my new RSTD (1 up, w factory windshield) riding north on hwy 441 along the west side of the Okefenokee swamp. ie: flat, straight highway with few stops at an average speed of 65 mph (using cruise control), I got 44 mpg. So I'm guessing that is best case for my bike with the windshield on.
  18. RandyR
    The museum there has 1100 motorcycles on 5 floors. I couldn't believe the web pictures of the place. I'll have to get over there. Maybe do it the same weekend as a Birmingham gun show... Its 2 hours of highway driving from Atlanta, but might make a good M&E destination. http://www.barbermuseum.org/index.html
  19. RandyR
    This weekend is also the 'Bear on the Square' music festival in Dahlonega about 15 miles from Suches. http://bearonthesquare.org/ I have to help at the BOS festival but may take a break on Saturday and ride up to Suches to see the bikes.
  20. RandyR
    yep. Spring is here !!! I think I'll make a run over to Helen, GA for lunch today and get my first weiner schnitzel of the riding season...
  21. RandyR
    a divorce? new child? a new moto ? won the lottery? what what ????
  22. RandyR
    Thats the first Royal Star I've seen with Earles-type front suspension. It looks like it has pushed the front wheel forward without changing the rake angle. Was that done to make the side car more manageable? btw. I like your paint scheme.
  23. RandyR
    ouch. Hopefully no serious internal injuries for the rider that show up later.
  24. RandyR

    one album

    RandyR replied to bj66's topic in Watering Hole

    Buffalo Springfield, Retrospective
  25. RandyR
    It would be interesting to have a couple of our members who have lots of miles on their engines (120,000+miles) without a rebuild, state what oil and filter and maintenance schedule they use. They may have already contributed to one of these threads, but I haven't seen the correlation between longevity and maintenance style. (maybe I missed it somewhere in an older thread). And as a newer member I don't know that rider X does 50,000 miles a year vs rider Y does 500 miles a year.
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