RandyR

quote from FOX news....."This has never been done before" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_KR200 Those of us in Georgia who have visited the (ex) mini car museum, know better.... btw, I doubt we'll see either a $6800 price tag or 80+mpg

Measure them all first. determine which need to be replaced and remove 1 at a time those that will need replacing and see what the current size is, then replace the current shim. This will give a list of what shims you will need to replace and which will become eligible to be moved elsewhere. You would have to be very lucky to just be able to shuffle things around without a spare, and it could get very complicated. Buying a couple 2.65 shims in advance is the most likely way to get the shims you will ultimately need (60% of the time this would do the trick). OR. borrow my shim & tool kit with a variety of shims in it. I only ask that any shims used up 2.70 and under be replaced. Others can be swapped around for your bikes'. And pay my postage ($8.50)

Are you talking about the sound made when someone grabs a hot barrel with their bare hand?

dry weight 807 lbs for the RSV per my spec sheet. how come you can only get 10lbs of stuff in the bags? I'll bet I get at least 100.

nice bike.

does the bike with LED's have any special adapter or flasher for the LED's vs regular filament bulbs? that might be a place to look.

I noticed that the origonal poster has an early Royal Star. There is no history for these bikes made from 1996-2000 (more or less). Do we have a member who could write an early Royal Star history and explain the differences between it and the later RSV and RSTDs?

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there was an engineering change to the petcock in 2003 or 2004 because of this problem.

why am I hungry now?

super.

I guess no approved spark arrester on the exhaust

good luck to you.

I bought a new 1979 XS1100, blue. with side bags but wo fairing or windshield. Gone now, but it was one of my favorite bikes of all times. There are several VR members who have them

Dragonrider had one. Maybe he'll chime in

where's Mother? he's here somewhere isn't he?

I use electrical contact cleaner from Radioshack. works well for key switches.

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can't go very far with that cord tying you to the post can you?

I've never had one fly away like that. Did have a pick tip break off and fly away into the the radiator while working on one.

Red wine has long been hailed for its potential health benefits, from slowing aging to inhibiting cancer, due to a plant compound called resveratrol. Scientists even think resveratrol may have the potential to fight fat. “Resveratrol should be a very effective anti-obesity agent. It causes your mitochondria, your cells’ fat burners, to burn faster,” said Clifton Baile, head of UGA's Obesity Initiative. But battling fat with resveratrol would likely take thousands of glasses of wine per day.

Looking real good Gary.

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My Suzuki DR200 is a just-about-perfect bike for that kind of rider. They show up on Craig's List and ebay frequently in your price range with under 10,000 miles. Its a good reliable machine.

In one of the previous threads there is a post which gives a commercial key equivalent of the Yamaha key. I just dug mine out. its an Ilco X248 YM63.