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  1. LilBeaver
    Well well well, I guess we possibly nearly missed each other then. Hmmm... Slickster - Hope you had a good trip! Alwrmcusn - I am hoping to have my bike out there next time, maybe we can work something out
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    ^^ Good info, nicely written.
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    I too am glad she is okay. Sadly it sounded like she was trying to keep up... I didn't ask too many questions, she came into my lab the first day I was back from my England trip and I just listened...
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    Just wondering if it someone on here or not. I spotted a red RSV nearby the Oak Ridge National Lab entrance (I believe that it was on Bethel road headed the opposite direction of the lab entrance). I didn't get a good enough look to tell if it was the Red as in the 2000 RSV or the red and black of another year. It was a quick glimpse as it passed and I saw the rear end in the mirror to verify that it was an RSV. I, unfortunately, was not on mine.
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    Well, not much to report but it is not because there is nothing going on. I have been really sparse around here (VR.org as well as in the U.S.). My friend actually had a crash on her bike a few weeks ago, so she has not been riding since then. The short story is that she was riding with her boyfriend/exboyfriend and she went down avoiding a pick-up truck. She was mostly okay after the incident - she had her crash gear on (Full face helmet, crash jacket and pants - luckily she took my advice on that) a little bit of road rash, a sprained elbow and shoulder and some sore muscles. Her bike got a little scraped up, the shift lever was bent and required replacement but the rest of the damage was only cosmetic. From the description of the incident and her comments, she was pretty sure the whole ordeal could have been avoided had she not been riding out of her comfort zone. That aside, I am glad she is okay. She cannot wait to get back on her bike and she has asked me to take her out several times now but I just simply have not had the time. Beginning in April, work has just gotten absolutely crazy. I have not gone for a decent ride since then, outside of a quick trip to Dallas for the valve clearance adjustment and some other maintenance items (Thanks Kent!!!) other than that nothing I was in Mexico (for a conference) for a week and then England for two and a half weeks (for work). Then not long after that I went to New Zealand for a conference (gone for 2 weeks) where I was invited to give a presentation of my current research (I am a Physicist). This overlapped with the Cody rally which is why I did not make it there. Immediately following my return I had to travel, yet again, for work and now I am finally home. Now maybe I can get some decent riding in... That is if the temperature decides to stay below 110 for once. We have talked several times now about a ride down to the hill 'country' and that will probably happen sometime in September. She has a lot going on with her work now too. Since there seems to be some interest here, I will keep ya'll updated Until next time:
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    Looks like they should fit. http://www.baronscustom.com/catalog/display/369/index.html?PHPSESSID=266ee47077d0926626fc4809c8862d59 I have the clamps on them and would [obviously] send the nuts and washers and whatnot for mounting (use the stock bolts but need the other stuff). I thought I had some pictures on my computer but it looks like I don't. When I get home I'll take some pictures and either post them here or send them to you in a message.
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    I've got a set of the Barons Slash Cut that are in pretty good shape (they are definitely used - some scratches from being on a bike that has been cornered hard and whatnot - nothing you can see while they are on the bike though) that I might consider letting go. I think they sound terrific but I just prefer the quietness of stock.
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    If I weren't leaving Thursday I'd be willing to meet up with you around Post and ride that Post to Brownfield stretch with you. Depending on when you come through I may still be able to pull that off, but my guess is you'll be through there long before I'd be available (after 12/noon). I will be gone until late on the 23rd. Maybe next time. Have a safe trip and hope all goes well If you need anything while on the road in this 'area' don't hesitate to call (at least tomorrow, since on your way back I won't be here).
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    With the way YOU drive, yeah - I'd say so!
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    I don't understand your problem. You have a venture with a trailer hitch. You certainly have a trailer. Just load that sucker up and 'scoot' up on up there! Put a straight pipe on that and putter on up to the Hell's Angels tent and you'll be accepted with open arms... I'm sure of it. By the way, there IS a way to look cool - but it involves a member of female gender riding one of those 'hogs'... Good find! They look like fun. I am amazed at the top speed being ~55 mph. The real question is how do your H-D loving chickies feel about it?
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    Wait, so you mean I shouldn't go try to pet the bear cubs? Darnit.
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    Instead of taping the saw or the windshield, why not fix small pieces of felt to the bottom of the saw itself? If you do tape anything to the windshield, make darn sure that you don't leave that tape on for too long or let it get hot. Masking tape is a beeoch to get off when it gets baked on.
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    Overall, the work start to finished involved in the valve clearance adjustment process was not overly difficult but don't mistake 'difficult' with 'quick' - there was quite a bit to it. I suppose, 'straight forward' is more so the appropriate statement for the process. Lots of things that if not careful, could have gone wrong in a hurry. Fortunately, we managed to make it through with minimal issues. There were A LOT of 'little' tips and tricks that Goose pointed out to make parts of the job A LOT easier but it was still a decent day worth of work. Is it worth it to pay someone else to do it? Well, it is a full days worth of work and any shop (in my opinion) is certainly justified in charging for 5-8 hours worth of work but you have to make your own decision on whether it is worth it or not. For me, it was well worth it to not take it somewhere and pay to have it done because I now know for sure the job was done properly, I know EXACTLY what was done and because I was an active part of the process, I (we) was (were) able to make some choices and take time to do several other things while convenient (ie. the bike was apart) that any dealer or shop would have likely charged extra for if they would have done it at all.
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    Alright panhandle-ites, since there did not seem to be an overwhelming desire to select a date or whatever (and my time window for getting this done was pretty slim) I went ahead and took Goose up on his offer. Drove to Ft Worth Tuesday night, started around 630am Wednesday morning and was on the road by 6 or 630pm (home by 1230 or so). It was definitely a full day of work. However, we spent (I use the term 'we' very lightly as Goose did most of the work) 'adjusting' my left front crash bar so that the newly repaired cowling would fit properly, and it looks darn good if I do say so myself (I will add pictures later). Had it not been for the lower cowling all would have been back together by 3 or 4. We did the following: - Cleaned the air boxes, air plenums (sp?), re-routed a few hoses - Cleaned carbs (including my plugged pilot jets and main jets - one was almost completely plugged) - Checked TPS sensor - Set floats (mine apparently had been previously adjusted but weren't too terribly far off) - Adjusted steering head bearing (with the 'whack it with a hammer method') - Drained some coolant - Checked valve clearances (10 or 11 of the 16 were out of spec, many were very close to the tolerance limits but still slightly out of spec and a few were way out of spec; It had appeared that the clearances were checked before - at least the valve covers had been off and reinstalled) - Cleaned up some more around the engine - Reassembled - Carb sync (which turned out to be right on - not bad for the last sync being ~ 10k or 15k miles ago) - Set mixture - Bent the crap out of my left crash bar (this alone probably took 1.5 to 2 hours - but it looks darn good now ) - Fixed lower left cowling ... I think this was all. Oh, and the only spare parts left over were ones that we had intended to leave left off Considering how much we actually did, how much we talked while we were working, how much explaining/instructing Goose was doing (not to mention my many annoying questions) I think we managed decent time start to finish. If we were to do this again, I am quite certain that the time to complete would be much MUCH less, since there would be much less 'instruction/learning' going on. With all of that said, for those of you in the Panhandle that are interested in doing this, I now have some experience and would certainly be willing to help out where I can if and when ya'll are ready to do yours. Anyways, Goose - I cannot thank you enough and I certainly learned A LOT. While I am confident that I would have been able to complete this task on my own, it sure was nice to have someone with considerable experience there to instruct, oversee and help out as much as you had done as we went along. I also know that there are quite a few of those things that I probably may have ended up overlooking. I certainly would not have set the mixture and I probably would have botched the float adjustment. I really wish timing worked out a little differently so we had some more time there at the end...
  15. LilBeaver
    When I lived in Marquette, I rode from Marquette, around the keewanaw and back and felt rushed! (Granted the temperature started off at 60 and continued to drop until about half way through the ride when it started to snow... The chickie at the time didn't really like that all that much ) My recommendation would be that ride - no doubt about it. You do not have to ride all the way around the perimeter though. You could cut off a big chunk of time by riding up on US 41 then back down around one of the edges (or vise versa). BUT, either way, it is QUITE nice. I was always partial to Lake Superior and that shoreline over Lake Michigan. That crystal clear water, the big waves and the fact that it is oh so fricken warm... Yeah - good stuff
  16. LilBeaver
    Also, if you do not have one already you can head on over to the star site and download a version of your owner's manual. You may find that helpful throughout the duration of your ownership. http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/service/viewmanuals/star_manuals.aspx
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    [beat me to it]
  18. LilBeaver
    First of all, glad to hear that the IC works fine. I was going to be awfully suprised if that was the only part of the audio system that went haywire! Very interesting about your 'handle' too - certainly logical. What you ought to do is come home with a temporary tatoo of Vader and show it off as if it is real - just for grins. Riiiight. That is it. Don't believe a word this souperstar says - he is just upset because he recently had to share some of his toys with a grandchild... Oh yeah, I never, and I do mean NEVER hassle, harass or 'rib' ANYONE. Nor do I EVER use sarcasm. :banana:
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    Good point. As an aside, I know mine got near regular daily use as people on college campuses can be complete buffoons - ESPECIALLY in parking lots.
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    There are also dealers in Brighton (C&C Cycle) as well as New Hudson (Kensington motorsports) the names might be a slight varyation on that; it has been a while since I have been to either place [i lived in Brighton for a few years]. Every time I have been in the Brighton dealer they have had an RSV on the floor. Whether or not that means they will have a tire in stock is a different question though. ***I am not trying to drive business away from Carl here, I am just pointing out your other nearby options
  21. LilBeaver
    Gotcha. THAT is perfectly reasonable then I guess the couple times [recently] that I had looked for the 'bad boyz' I hadn't seen anything even close to the $22 mark. Granted, I did not look very hard at that brand at the time because when I bought my original one, I ended up with the 'chrome' version for ~30 or 35 (I don't really remember) and I bought some other stuff from that same source so it just made financial sense to go through with it from then. Thanks for the clarification!
  22. LilBeaver
    Son of a .... motherless goat! My procrastination did me in again...
  23. LilBeaver
    I see folks say this a lot and I have yet to find a 'bad boy' horn for half the price of a stebel. I think the best I found was 30 or 35, and for the 'same' black stebel ([ame=http://www.amazon.com/Stebel-Nautilus-Compact-Motorcycle-Horn/dp/B000NPRTII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309755023&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Stebel Nautilus Compact Motorcycle Air Horn: Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410V1ZFP7QL.@@AMEPARAM@@410V1ZFP7QL[/ame]) around the same price. My stebel quit about a month ago. I hooked up the leads directly to the battery to be sure and it 'whizzes about' but does not actually make a 'horn' noise. I got my replacement from... Either the amazon link above or "BikerHiway" Or possibly BikerHiway via amazon. I think the shipping rate was better that way. Although I had to go with the 'black' version this time, instead of the fake chrome. But I plan on putting it inside the fairing as I am quite certain that some of the torrential rain and the ridiculous dust storms we have around here contributed to the demise of my tooter.
  24. LilBeaver
    Wow - Good looking scoot! I have never seen one of the red 2000's in person, but it does look sharp in the picture. The 'chrome' accents around the lower cowlings, saddlebag lids, fuel tank and the trunk sure does give it a sharp look! Hopefully the intercom issue will be pretty simple and straight-forward but regardless - when you get it, there are only a few things to check and it ought to be pretty clear once you get into it. If all else fails, maybe you can 'the force' your way into a working intercom system As for your last question, my handle came from high school days. In one of my classes we were working on producing a Native American 'mandela' for ourselves. Part of this included choosing an animal that we thought represented ourselves. As soon as that aspect of the project was described to us a few of my female friends had turned to me almost simultaneously said that my representative animal is a 'little beaver'. Their justification was because of my short fuzzy hair, hard working attitude, that I was 'cute' (however the heck that one worked out, I still don't know) and a few other attributes. As for the 'little' part, that was slightly meant as a joke because while I only stood a measly 5'8", I pushed 200lbs and was in pretty decent shape (I wrestled, and was pretty athletic). So for the remaining 3 years of High School and well into my adult life I have been referred to as the 'little beaver'... So it has stuck since then. Not a very exciting story, but there it is. So what makes you a sith lord?
  25. LilBeaver
    Haha, yeah. I stopped to look at one at a local dealership a few weeks ago and the salesman came out chuckling and scratching his head trying to figure out what I was doing. Anyways, so what is the verdict?!?!?!?!?!? Do you have a new-to-you bike or what? Just remember the two-tone greens are the fastest and hold their value the longest.... mwa ha ha.
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