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  1. LilBeaver
    Thanks for all of the responses. Bummer: You make some good points in there and I have to agree with you. I couldn't care less with respect to what other people think of my bike. I chose to go with the RSV because I happen to like the features that it has. I was just curious as to why it never fails that someone will make a stink about the cassette deck when the next year venture is discussed (or anything related to that, for that matter). I happen to like the liquid cooled, V-4 with a shaft drive. I have NO interest in owning a touring machine with a belt drive. The flat four on my wing (or the flat 6 they have now) I wouldn't be totally opposed to. A v-twin though, no thanks. On that note, I was curious and hoping to focus on the cassette deck. I can appreciate the viewpoint of 'what else could be in the place of the cassette deck' though, as I know H-D puts a single CD in there. Although I wonder how long that player holds up to all of the vibration, shaking and rattling (no this is not a 'dig' at H-D, it is a simple observation about what happens as you drive - just look at the folks that have had trouble with their CD Changers). Anyhoo, keep the [constructive] responses coming, I'm still interested.
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    I'm a little more of a noobie. I lurked for several weeks before 'registering'. I wish I would have jumped in sooner and checked out the 'what to look for' stuff before buying my first one. There were a few real small things that I overlooked when I picked up my RSV that could have saved me a little money and some frustration. Great people all around (especially the Vancouver bunch - but don't tell them I said that, ONE of them already has a big head from some recent air-time :rasberry:). Out of everyone else I have met, in person, Washington, California, and even some of these Texans have been good people too.
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    Carbon One?

    LilBeaver replied to ken's topic in Watering Hole

    I believe there is also an underscore to make it Carbon_One
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    HEY! What do ya know, there is a calendar on here!
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    Mabe a little - but I really am curious why some get so ticked off about the silly cassette deck...
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    Cool! Friend of mine has a sportster and put a mustang seat on. Those are quite comfortable.
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    Alright folks, I have a question for you. I don't understand what the big deal is with Yamaha offering us MORE options for fulfilling our audio desires. So many of you pee and moan about the bike being so 'behind the times' because it has a cassette deck. I do realize that some also indicate they are 'behind the times' due to lack of fuel injection and gauges - but I'd like to focus on the cassette deck for now since so many get fired up over it (I'd like to understand). The way I see it, is Yamaha is giving us MORE options. They give us the AM/FM radio, a cassette deck, an optional CD CHANGER (standard on 09 and up), integrated into the audio system as well as an Aux plug for whatever audio we want to plug into. So, if you don't like the cassette deck, keep the little door closed and don't use it, or pull it out and put something else in like a storage compartment or gauges. Why all of the complaining? I just don't get it. Just like the little, almost useless, DC connector under the seat that many of us snip off and put something else useful on there. Just because I choose NOT to use it, doesn't mean I'm going to B and Moan to Yamaha because they put it there. I really don't understand all the hub-ub about the cassette deck, maybe someone can enlighten me. By the way, I happen to use mine. I have a handful of cassettes that I recorded some music on for when I don't feel like hooking up my MP3 player - or when I don't want to deal with batteries going dead or whatever. My cassette deck never skips.
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    You could just affix a dime/washer/spacer/shim/w.e. to the inside of the fin - or you could do it right and replace the plug. Mine started leaking there too. If I recall correctly the plugs were 3-5 bucks a piece. I just went ahead and replaced all 4 (flushed/changed the coolant while I was at it). I'm glad I did, the other 3 were cracked and dry-rotted too. I figure it was just a matter of time before they start leaking too. Note that the the threading on the end of a spark plug matches the threading inside the little rubber plug deal - to make for easy removal. You will loose some coolant when you pull those out, a pop bottle cut in half makes for a great 'catcher'.
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    Glad you are finally catching up with the times. Question for you, have you found the 'compatibility mode' for your 2nd gen yet?
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    I have seen some that have scuffed the tips to smooth out the flaking chrome and then paint them flat black (just the tips). Normally I'm not a fan of flat black, but I thought on the pipes it looked pretty sharp. And for a few bucks for a can of flat black (high-temp engine paint), you cant go wrong! As far as repacking goes, I can't give any advice, but I am sure others will chime in soon enough.
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    What? Now why would you add that to the end of your post. That NEVER happens around here. Geeze. :whistling:
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    Silly goose. Have them remove the optional tool kit that comes with it to maintain it on the road. That ought to save PLENTY of weight! :stickpoke::witch_brew:
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    Like I said, you could go out and get something that you could ride instead of working on :rasberry: :witch_brew: *Back to topic*
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    Thanks Don! It'd be good to see you as well as meet up with some of the Texas group. We're in the same state, you'd think we'd see each other more... sheesh ------------------- Well I've got some terrific news. I got a message from her and she just got home (at the time of the message anyways) with her brand new (to her) bike!! :happy65::happy65::happy65::happy65: It is an 02 Honda Shadow 750 (I believe it is the 'A.C.E. Deluxe' - based on the pictures) with 15k on the odo. Saddlebags, backrest/luggage rack, windshield and a few other goodies. I've only seen a picture of it. She really wanted a Vulcan but from what she said this bike was just too good of a deal to pass up. She also mentioned that she'd be okay turning it over for something different after she gets some miles in - she has been calling this her 'starter bike'. Oh, she already has herself a really nice crash jacket, pair of gloves and a full face helmet - thanks to the lovely folks at NewEnough (they are located not far from Lubbock... lucky us) I just hope the 02s are geared differently than my 97 1100 was. I hit 60 on that and it was screeeeeeeeeaming. Needless to say I had that bike for a little over 2 months (made money on the sale and rode it about 4k too). I believe she has already changed her oil/fluids, checked pads, chain tension, etc. Anyhoo, she is real happy with it and is anxious to go out riding. This is the picture she sent me - it is not all that great of quality, but that's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll get better pictures soon
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    :happy65:Congrats!
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    Holy smokes. Good thing folks were right there!!
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    I'm not trying to split hairs or be a smart alec or anything, I am purely curious about two points that I hear repeated a lot when comparing the Morgan CarbTune to the dial-type gauges. 1) So what is the difference between a rod that vibrates (rattles) and a dial gauge with a fluctuating needle? 2) While there is not some way to adjust where the rods go to on a CarbTune, since all these tools are designed to do is measure a relative pressure - the actual calibration of the instrument is irrelevant. What we care about is the precision of each column (ie. the reproducibility of a particular reading upon successive measurements between the columns). With a dial type gauge you can simply adjust the 'zero point' or where the needle goes at a particular measurement. If you choose to and have the appropriate equipment I suppose you could actually do a real calibration on them too to arrive at an accurate reading, if you are so inclined or care. With the CarbTune, what one can do is simply hook each individual column up to the same port on the carb (or some other type of standardized measurement device) and then note for each column where the rod resides/what the reading is. Now you have a single source and a reading on four different columns and now one can easily extrapolate appropriately to adjust as necessary. To be more complete, you could repeat this at a variety of pressures (or just hook it up to the other ports on the carbs) and repeat the consistency check. Since all we use the carbtune for is measuring the relative pressure at each port, provided one checks the consistency of each rod's reading, I don't understand why this tool is such problem. For what it is worth, I borrowed a CarbTune from a fellow member here a while back and I did this consistency check. I repeated the measurement twice per rod on each port on my carbs. My results were surprisingly good I found that overall the rods all consistently read within 1/2 unit of each other (I don't remember what the full scale is on the carbtune) but that was close enough for me.
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    Part 1) Good idea to address it now. Although don't confuse the hairline cracks with checking in the painted surfaces (which I suspect is NOT the case, since it is all plastic)... BUt just a thought. Part 2) Alternative for the 'winter': Buy a 2nd gen so you can 1) NOT work on it and 2) RIDE!!
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    Glad it isn't just me.
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    First and foremost the following comment is intended for your information only. I am not trying to start a debate, argument or any time of contest involving bodily fluids that have a high concentration of NH3. I just wanted to share my experience with respect to border crossing and my particular background. I have refrained from commenting all together on this thread, until now. Now my comment will simply be towards this mis-conception. I removed the origional author's name because I didn't want to necessarily single them out - not that one couldn't read back through the posts to see it but - point being, this isn't personal, just a general FYI. Background. I worked law enforcement for about 5 years for a small police department. Budget cuts and the fact that I got into graduate school encouraged me to take a break from the LEO position for a little while. Now I am an experimental Physicist. I regularly travel to both England and Canada to run my experiments (each place has a particular particle accelerator that I use). Traveling to the U.K.: I've never had any problems with customs in the U.K. I am always polite, courteous and to the point when it comes to answering their questions. Traveling to Canada (for either work or pleasure): I have found, more often than not, I have more trouble getting into Canada (and some times back into the states) thanks to my former employment. When compared directly to how easy it is for the few people I travel with to make it through customs (due to their backgrounds) it seems that, if anything, my LEO history makes it more difficult to get through. No, I don't carry any weapons when I go to Canada, I do not show off my fancy LEO decoder ring that gives me a 'free pass' anywhere but it never fails. Every time I have made an attempt to get into Canada I always get asked weather I am still a LEO or not. Usually that is followed with a few other questions; I am always to the point, polite and professional when answering their questions but there have been several times where my self and my belongings get searched anyways. Point being, just because someone is or was an LEO, doesn't automatically mean they can go or do anything they want or get treated differently by particular agencies. With all of that said, coming back into the U.S. is usually pretty easy for me. I have had what I would consider a 'bad experience' a few times with particular individuals; but there are a few bad apples in every bunch and it was nothing that didn't get sorted out with a quick conversation with the appropriate 'supervisor' (in one case the supervisor's supervisor). Hopefully this was informative to someone. Back to the topic of the thread: I hope that you are able to quickly resolve whatever this issue.
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    I had the thought of "Wow, it looks like that guy drove through the customer service desk area"... you win. Based on your picture in post 1 I'm guessing he's still in there somewhere, so it might be a while before he re-surfaces here...
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    :happy65:
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    My passing thought was maybe it was during the initial setup of your bike and got cleaned up before you received it. Brake fluid can have the effect you described on painted surfaces, INCLUDING not going all the way down to the metal. But, there could also be many other explanations for it too; such as poor surface prep before painting. Without inspecting it in person, I'm really shooting in the dark here. As for how to post pictures, all you need to do is start a new post then scroll down to the 'Additional options' area and click 'add attachments'. The forum program will automatically re-sizes them for you. Regardless, I'm glad you got it replaced. I would be furious if my brand-spankin'-new bike started to have an issue like that.
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    For sure. That is 'interesting'. How in the world could they verify that your battery is okay if it only had 33% charge?? - While turning at 3000+ rpm voltage should read 13.6 or higher (From service manual).
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    Yellowstone 9/July/2010

    From the album: Texas to Canada

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