FL-Venture-Rider

PM sent on the mufflers & possibley the back rest!

Pics sent of the black tips

Hey no problem, I know what you mean, I had HK-3's on my VTX also, and my wife wouldnt ride in the back with them , and the Bubs , they were to loud on the X I'll see if I can get some pics for you this weekend PM me your email address

Star, It depends on the type of riding you do also I have Bubs on mine, and yes the end caps flaked, and I painted them flat black, and love it. Around town, I love the sound. They have a nice deep rumble, but do open up when your on the throttle. On some of my other bikes, the mufflers would get quieter at highway speeds, but with the Bubs, they really don't. I found by wearing ear plugs on long rides ( 200-300 miles per day) help. Anything less then 200 miles, they don;t bother me, but when I'm on the bike all day it gets to me. My VYX had Bubs also, and that were really loud. Then I put V&H big shots on my VTX, and rode 13 hours from Florida to Alabama, with a half helmet on, no ear plugs, and yes, I took aspirin all day I've heard 6 different pipes on the RSV, and my personal opinion is, I bought the Bubs, because they weren't to loud, where you couldn't hear the radio or the passenger etc, but they gave the bike a nice deep rumble FYI, you can get a pair of HD mufflers off any HD touring bike, and with the brackets they sell on here for around $45.00 bolt them up. I found they also sounded really good for allot let $$$. FYI, stay away from HD's screaming eagles, as they are loud If you do allot of smaller rides ( less then 100 miles ) on the weekends, with a trip maybe once a month or so, doing longer rides, I think the Bubs sounds the best for all around If you do a ton of highway driving, commuting, etc, and ride allot of longer rides, I would go with HD's mufflers, as they have a lower rumble on the RSV, and don't bark as much I only had to turn the radio up a notch or two, and can talk to my wife all day with no problems with the Bubs. Another consideration is if you wear a half helmet, or 3/4, or full, as that will also help with the sound. We wear half helmets 80% of the year, being we live in FL On the longer trips, 200 miles + in a day, I always wear the 3/4 helmet with the face shield, to help buffer the Bubs, and have no complaints from my wife Me personally, I love LOUD pipes, but my wife hates them. For us, the Bubs were a good comprise. She never complains about them. Only once after riding 500+ miles in a day, she said her ears rang Little No regetting, there slip on mufflers, allot of times you only need to rejet when you change the entire exhaust system. Bolt them on and go Good luck with your choice Yamahamer, good video, love the roads, and the sound is right on

The Avon Cobra is a radial, vs the Venom is a Bias From what everyone is saying, I should go with the Cobra , is this the correct one? http://www.motoxoutlet.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=498818

PS, right now I'm running the C/T in the rear, and the stock bias in the front. I can ride down the highway at 70mph with one hand on the bars, cruise control set, wife on the back, and bikes stays pin straight, and rides beautiful To answere your question, yes you can run the radial with the bias

Crockettrider, to answere your question, The Kumho is a radial tire. Everything I have read in the past, and I spent hours reading before doing this, the RSV rides beautiful with matching radials. I'm also considering going with the Avon Venom for the front, with my C/T. From what people have said here on the board, their a perfect match Here's a link for tire sizes, the C/T size is not listed here though: http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/?action=article&cat_id=002014&id=374

Ahhh, your 1005 right, I thought it was a rear tire I'm really thinking of doing the rear tire on the front also I have a few thousand left on the front tire, so I may look into it more

You got it Don, As always thanks for your help I'm going to order one in a few weeks for the front PS, Are you guys reversing the tire on the front, or just going with the dirrectional arrows and mounting it normal Thanks again

Thanks Gregg for the tip Just to make sure, as I'm about to order the tire for the front here soon, you are saying put the Avon Cobra on the front, but is that a rear tire Cobra you are meaning? What tire size do you recommend for the front ? I was going to order a Avon Cobra rear tire for the front, I think thats what you meant also

tsigwing is exactly right. Allot of people who are running C/T on the rear, are also running rear tires on the front in the reverse direction. I'll also be ordering a rear tire for the front also here within the next few weeks. Once I looked into it, I found it allot more common then I thought. As first I thought just going to the Dark side was a big leap, but never imagined running a rear tire backwards on the front of the bike. I wasn't sure what to expect with the C/T,. now that I''m past that venture, and I forgot that it's even back there, I'm ready to move to the next mod, mounting the rear tire on the front

***** UPDATE 9/1***** We now have 800 miles on the back tire, and LOVE it. I have to say, the C/T rides so smooth going down the road, it makes the bike feel like a big couch now! My wife has a bad back, and noticed the difference right away. She loves the C/T. Since my original post, my friends have mounted C/T on the two Goldwings, 2 Kawa Nomads, and put the rear tire up front on the Wings also with the C/T and the love it, and swear their never going back For myself, I really like everything about the C/T. The ride is so much nicer, the wider tire gets more grip on the road, it's VERY stable riding 2-UP in the rain down the highway, and I have to say, at least for myself and my wife, we are extremely happy Safe riding, and PS, I love the KUMHO !

They offer a 155, and a 165. Most folks go with the 165, wider profile 165/80r/15 I bought the Kumho from www.tirerack.com Paid $43.00 + shipping As for the front tire, I'm mounting the rear tire backwards on the front, as most others are doing

Very cool, I saw some of your post their Don, thanks for the link I'm going there now to do some reading

Well , we just got home from a 200 mile ride today, 90% back roads and 10% interstate. Rode 2-UP all day. The slippery feeling I was getting was actually the C/T grabbing the road more. Now that I just rode on the C/T today for 10 hours, I must say, most of everything is in the mind for myself. To much reading into it. My wife LOVED the softer ride, and I had NO Issues today at all. No slippery feeling, no uneven tracking, nothing. After riding today, I have a totally different outlook running the C/T I also, took both hands off the wheel once or twice to untwist the cap for the water bottle, and the bike balances perfect running down the road As far as turns, I LOVE the way it grips the road. As far as highway riding, best, most comfortable ride I had on the RSV, and I love the way the bike just stays straight as a arrow As far as general riding, all through town, back roads through cow farms, we rode through gravel, dirt, everything that a 200 mile through the middle of the country can throw at you, and the C/T was the best investment I made so far on the bike ! I now have 300 miles on it, in 2 days of riding, and I'm SOLD ! Why didn't I do this sooner ! If you can get past the mental game that you have a C/T back there, and just ride the bike, your 80% there ! For us, I'm never going back, the Kumho is perfect for out type of riding here in Florida !