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Aux fuse box or inline?
LilBeaver replied to Dave77459's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
+1 to this... Unless you wanted that outlet hot all the time. -
Thanks for the update boomer
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My girlfriend (who rides only on occasion) is fairly short. She has complained about having to use her 'tip-toes' in order to touch the floor boards. A quick, cheap and non-attractive solution was to take some scrap wood I had laying around - cut it to the appropriate length then attach it to the rear boards (I simply use zip ties to attach them). Like I said, it isn't attractive but a few cents for the couple zip ties and whatever the leftover wood was worth. It sounds like you are looking for something not so Macgyvered though...
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This weekend when I did some PM work on my bike, I had inadvertantly left one of the plug wires off one of the times that I started the bike. It started a little hard (meaning it had to crank a little more than usual) but I had drained the fuel out of the carbs and such, so I just figured it had something to do with that. After I shut it off, I saw that plug wire hanging off the other side - put it back on and started again, and it started right up and it was a little more smooth. With the performance difference you noticed, you may have had a bad plug.
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For 5-10 bucks at Autozone, murray's, napa, (or whatever) you can get a roll of stripe. To match what is on our bags you might need to go with two separate rolls (for the 'two-tone'-ness) but you can get them there. It might not be exact, but 10 bucks beats 100. If you do want it to be exact, find a local pin stripe guy/gal (like Jer suggested) and pay for them to be painted on.
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I just spent a couple of hours in the garage doing various things (first time I have been able to do that in a couple of months, boy was it nice); One of which was changing the coolant (and flushing the system, replacing those stupid little rubber plugs). I read over the article in the Tech section and it made changing the coolant a breeze. The coke bottle method worked great except for the front left cylinder which Pheonex had warned it wouldn't work. But an old T-shirt did the trick So, just wanted to say thanks for that great write up. Don: thanks to you for keeping this place up and running. For those of you that haven't done this yet, I think the hardest part was refilling the coolant slow enough so that it didn't come up and out of the filler opening. Me, being impatient, had a few spills. Luckily it was just distilled water that I spilled (I got some practice since I flushed the system twice).
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I know someone who has done this on more than one occasion. I won't say anymore - just in case she reads the forum without my knowledge... Now I'm going to go hide in the corner, just in case. :crackup:
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you really should learn to turn the petcock into the 'OFF' position before pulling that fuel hose off though. :stickpoke:
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rear brake caliper replacement.
LilBeaver replied to Sideoftheroad's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
The front two calipers on the R1 have a total of 4 pistons per caliper opposed to the current design with 2 pistons per caliper. You are correct in that the rear calipers have a total of 4 pistons in it already. Hope that helps. -
There have been a number of folks that have reported these plugs hardening and cracking over time. This, coupled with the shrinkage from the cold contribute to leak(s) developing out of these plugs. As a temporary fix, some (myself included) have taken a few washers and taped them to the inside of the fake fins to provide a little more pressure on the rubber plugs them selves to temporarily stop the leaks, then when you get a chance, go ahead and replace the plugs. The plugs themselves are a few bucks a piece... Well, at least in the U.S. they are.
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I sure hope he heals up quickly, completely and as pain free as possible... considering the circumstances. Wish I could do something to help him out.
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Yes, any of those would be acceptable.
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You are probably going to get both yeses and nos to this question. I will try to include some information here to explain the why behind my suggestion. As is the bike has 2 main grounding points; one is down near the horn and the other is behind the plastic cover on the neck near the ignition switch (front right of the fuel tank). In pure theory, all of the metal components on the bike are an equipotential surface, so it it shouldn't matter. However, in practice, there is a chance that grounding in multiple places could create what are known as ground loops - that is slight differences in potential between, what ought to be, different 'grounding' points thereby creating a potential difference (gives rise to currents since the metal frame of the bike is not a pure conductor) in what ought to otherwise be a standard/common ground. So, to answer your question, to be on the safe side a [truely] common ground (ie, a 'ground block') would, in my opinion, be a good idea -- or at least run all of the accessories to one of the two existing grounds (or the '-' terminal on the battery). If you put in an auxiliary fuse box this would be a very easy thing to wire up and you could directly link your ground block to one of the two existing ground points on the bike. Hope that helps a little bit.
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Called me too. Wonder if he's going to come out to the MD this weekend? I forgot to ask him about that when we chatted...
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I'm here in Lubbock and just wondering if anyone in the 'Panhandle' or from anywhere, say, northwest of Mckinny, TX is going to be headed down there this weekend and wants to meet up and ride down there together? If no one wants to tag a long, my plan will be to leave before the first sparrow's fart in the morning from Lubbock to get to GW's sometime between noon and 2, stay the night somewhere nearby, then ride back to Lubbock in the morning. Although, I may end up taking off for Nashville in the morning too - I haven't made up my mind yet. Anyhoot, let me know if you are planning on riding down, I'd love some company!
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I guess THAT is what it means to be in deep doo, eh?
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+1 to this Also, with these silly soft yamaha bolts, don't waste your money or time with the extractors. A set of left-handed drill bits has been very successful for me with the few I've dealt with on my bike. But as others have already said, make sure you are careful to get that puppy centered. Also, some have mentioned having good luck with a sharpened torx bit, pounding it into the head of the bolt and using that to back it out. Or welding a stud to the bolt... Hope it 'works out' for you!!
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Driver painting nails kills biker at stoplight.
LilBeaver replied to FutureVentures's topic in Watering Hole
Actually, I couldn't agree more with the lawyer. Crap like this has been happening FAR TOO LONG for this to be the 'example case'... However, I certainly won't argue with it, since it FINALLY HAPPENED. Now that the precedent is set, hopefully the rates of these incidents will decline sooner. -
+1 to this I hear some have had some success with the dishwasher...
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HID install pics, plus some extras
LilBeaver replied to 1BigDog's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Very nice. -
New "I" basket & clutch upgrade (help)
LilBeaver replied to CMIKE's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I don't know how handy you are, but a few of our members here have built the tool to do this too. SilvrT made his out of a few 1 x 4 and a house cat or something, you may be able to get the dimensions and throw one together yourself, save some money and time (waiting for the tool to arrive). I'll look around to see if I can find a thread that had some picutres or maybe one of them will chime in... Other options are to take a pair of locking pliers (ie vice grips) and weld the appropriate metal arms to it (I think squeeze had a thread with pictures or dimensions of his - but I could be mistaken). Anyhoo - I hope you get it figured out and that your I basket takes care of the whine! -
Good thread, I too am curious what others choose to do. I don't really give a rip what safety items others choose to use and I certainly don't give a rip if they disapprove of mine. I ride my bike all the time. I put less than 1,000 miles on my truck last year, and I travel a lot. The only time I won't ride the bike is if there is a chance (or there is) of ice on the roads or if the wind gusts over 50 mph. Other than that, I am on the bike. I just enjoy riding too much to let it sit in the garage for any of my running around. As for gear, I have a nice and comforatble pair of boots I wear whenever I am on the bike (which means basically all the time), always wear jeans (I don't even own a pair of shorts), 3/4 helmet when on the bike. Up until last summer, I wore a nice leather jacket (gift from a family member) when it was cold, t-shirt if warm enough and a light jacket if 95+ or sunny and on long ride (for sun protection). Last summer I got a great deal on a crash jacket with a liner - so I've been wearing that pretty much all the time now (good from ~20F to 100+). I have ridden a few times without it, and I feel naked without it - so I'm pretty sure that is going to find its way on me 90% of the time, even on short runs. Everyone ride on, be safe and enjoy yourself!!
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Been through 1 of these before. My prayers go out to the family and friends of everyone affected by this. Gdspeed.
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5 Years then resigned to go to Grad school -- Sadly, I couldn't do both and be confident that I would be 100% when it counted and the safety of my partner(s) and those that I swore to protect is too important to risk. I miss it more and more every day. Hopefully in a few years, I'll be able to get back in it - looking to go federal. We'll see what happens.
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Yup, us young punks just don't know what a good bike is all about... :stickpoke: