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  1. Sandbagger
    Fantastic idea. Love it. Going to be gone on a bike trip for 2 weeks in March so probably can't do it unless it is the end of the month, but it is a great idea. Hope I get to meet you someday. Bob
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    Earl, Thanks for the post. I was just thinking about you when I saw your post. Figured you sold the SS lines so you probably knew all about this stuff. Didn't realize I could take off the cluch slave so easy. I will do that and send it to Speed Bleeder. They have a service where they take out the old one and put in the new one free of charge. You helped me a lot Earl. Thanks, Bob
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    Their website says when this happens absolutely don't use an easy out. Says it will break 9 out of 10 times. They will replace the part if you send them the caliper, but my problem is that it is for my clutch. Does anyone know what it takes to remove the clutch line? Bob
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    Now what do I do? Made a heck of a mistake and tried to use a socked instead of an open end wrench (7mm) which I didn't have and sheared off a speed bleeder on my clutch. Didn't have the room to use a socket and was applying too much side pressure. I thought I might be able to replace part of the line. I can't even see what needs to be replaced. If anyone has seen this situation before I would appreciate the help. Not sure if I can try to drill out the speed bleeder some how and then tap new threads. There is not much room to work. Not sure if shops can do this kind of work. Would really appreciate peoples suggestions if you have experience with this kind of thing. Have a trip planned and I have one more weekend to solve the problem or else I will have to cancel my trip over a stupid speed bleeder.
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    I'm actually heading back to Kansas City from Florida on my bike Saturday March 19th. Was putting out feelers about a week ago about doing a maint day in KC this spring/summer. Little ironic. Looks like we are thinking alike. Heading down to Florida the week before to catch the back end of Bike Week and go to a tradeshow. Think another Venture.org guy is going to do the ride with me and take off and ride for a couple days while I work my tradeshow. Hope to see you back in KC. Bob
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    I have read as many threads as I can on this subject. All talk about "cleaning" the splines. 1) What chemicals/towels etc do I "clean the splines with? 2) Amounts- I am confused by how much Moly 60 to use. I have read somebody saying to use a drop on each spline. The picture that is referenced below is certainly more than that. I'm concerned about putting too much. 3) I am assuming the pumpkin is on the opposite side of the spline. I'm concerned about getting this thing off and not getting it back together. I have a 10 year old bike with 35,000. Is this something that I could watch someone do at a maint day and with a bike with only 35,000 am I in any short term danger if I just grease the splines I can see? Paranoid newbie
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    They make hippo hands for different styles of bikes. I got the style made for the venture. It is not perfect but pretty darn good. Bob
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    Don, I got the hippo hands this winter. In combination with the heated grips, I don't think there is any weather that would be too cold for me now. (Don't have the guts to be out with less than ideal winter ground conditions though). The concept is the same as the hippo hands. For people that struggle with the cold hands this is a great concept. Bob
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    Sorry about your seizure. I can't relate. Sounds tough. Hang in there. Bob
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    This is the post of the same question I asked a couple weeks ago. Got great answers and questions. There is a guy on this post named V7Goose. You might look up pictures of is bike. His bike looks to be wired about perfectly for visability in my opinion but his solution is a lot less money than most. Take care, Bob
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    All you are doing is trading one guage for another.
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    Thanks for the tip Don. Just ordered the accutemps. Saw they had the wireless monitoring system. $179 is a good deal, but I'm spending money on this bike like a mad man right now and need to try to stay married. Bob
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    I understand the downside vs. the monitoring system, of this alternative but I wonder if it doesn't gived the majority of the benifits for a fraction of the cost. I have been looking at the tire caps that go on the tire valve. You can buy them in different air pressure levels for example 40 lbs. If the air pressure is greater than 40 lbs the cap is green. Once if falls below 40 lbs the cap would be red. (Again they have different pressure levels. I thought this might be a middle of the road alternative that would give us a visual warning system at least when we got on our bikes. My option right now is to check my air pressure every time or hope my air is still good. The front tire would be easy to roll and see the cap. The back is a pain. Just a thought. If there is a major flaw in my logic I would love to hear it. Understand that this isn't the same as knowing that you are having a sudden decrease in air pressure on your bike, but I think that is probably going to be a Ricky Bobby moment anyway (I'm flying through the air in my race car, thats not good") Bob
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    Bobby, That was a great post for me. I never thought about it from a safety issue but I sure do now. Bob
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    I had the pleasure of going to Don's maint day in Ohio last year. It was quite spectacular. Seems like most of the maint days are quite far away from KC. Wanted to guage the interest level of having a main day in Kansas City. I am a novice with limited tools and even less skill. I have a 2 car garage and no where to camp (live in a neighborhood). Pretty sure my neighbors would be fine with us parking our motorcycles all over for a day. Wanted to see what the interest level would be in a one day or 2 day if you would like maint day in KC. Look forward to your thoughts.
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    Earl, Was just thinking about you when I made my post to Goose. Thanks for your comments and support. I used quite a few of your upgrades when I bought my Gen 1 2 years ago. Got hooked quickly and bought a 2000 for various reasons. Actually went to main day at Don's last year and had hoped to meet you, but think you had some health issues at that time. Sounds like you are doing better. Goose had mentioned replacing the rubber parts on the master and slave cylinders every 2 years. Having a heck of a time looking at the book and figuring out what is rubber and needs to be replaced. I smell a kit in the works from you. Take care and thanks for your input, your support and all your work that you do for others. Bob
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    Goose, Thanks for the reply. I hope to be able to take care of my bike someday like you take care of yours. I know better than to ever think that I will understand why I am doing the things I do to my bike, but I am ok with just knowing how and when to do the work on this bike. I am grateful for yours and others help. You threw me a curve when you said that all the rubber seals in the master and slave cylinders needed to be replaced every 2 years. It concerns me because I have not read that in the standard maint book or the Clymer book. I'm wondering if there is another set of "need to do's" that I'm missing or if it tribal knowledge. If this statement is from your experience that is good enough for me. Sure they have not been changed before. I would like to know if there is another list of to'do's that is somewhere else other than the book. Also, is there some kit available for these parts that you know of or how does a person know what is rubber and what is not? The book doesn't point out if something is rubber or not. Thank you for your help and time. Bob
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    BTW- If you had heated grips and those Hippo Hands you actually could ride in -17. I'm not answering your post directly so excuse me, but I put that combination on this winter and my hands, which were always my limiting factor to comfort are hot with light leather summer gloves. Just a thought...
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    I enjoy the work to a degree as well. My challenge is my ignorance. I am 48 and I don't have a history of mechanical work. Never worked on cars etc. Everything is new. I am a visual learner so it is difficult to takes words (especially the manuals) and figure out what I need to do. I have come to respect people that own these bikes. I realize that if there is a Yamaha touring type bike going down the road then that biker actually works on his/her bike because the dealers are not interested. I couldn't own this bike without this web site and the people on it. Thanks, Bob
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    I bought a 2000 RSV last year. Currently have 35,000. Little overwhelmed from going through the maint book on what I am "supposed" to do. Planning on changing oil, filer, final gear oil, spark plugs, brake pads and I need a near tire so I will lube up the spline also and fuel filter. Carb tune was done last year (thanks Squidley) but I guess that should be done again if I have the valves adjusted which I am assuming hasn't ever happened. Based on records, brake pads, brake fluid, coolant and final drive oil was changed at 15,000. Quite overwhelmed with the other things the book tells me to do where I am completely clueless including the following. Engine Oil Pressure Test Repacking Swing are bearings Repack wheel bearings Valve clearance Fork oil change replace brake hoses brake fluid and cluth fluid (just confused on this one. If it ain't broke why do I fix it?) Most important thing to me is safety. The next most important is reliability and the last thing is the bikes longevity. What really needs to be done and what doesn't on a 10 year old 35,000 RSV? Thanks, Bob
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    Thinking about you James. Bob
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    Good job. Been trying to figure out my system. Think you figured it out for me. Thanks. Bob
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    Just be careful. I had LED's in my turn signals and it killed the turn canceling. When I looked at data at why people got hit there is a significant percentage of motorcycles that get hit by going straight and have people turning in front of them with false turn signals. I was catching myself on every ride not realizing that my turn signal was on. In my opinion a turn signal is a bonus. I know I'm clear and I could keep myself safe even if I didn't have a turn signal. I don't force myself into traffic. It is just an additional safety measure. I believe the loss of auto turn canceling is far more dangerous than the benefit of the brighter turn signal. Just be careful if you decide to do the LED's and cant get the canceling to work.
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    I'm afraid I did something real similar so I recognized the guys reaction. It is a mixture of embarrassment, anger and sickness in how much money you just cost yourself.
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    I just got a battery tender Jr. for my 2000 RSV. The directions say to hook up the positive to the battery and negative to the frame or vice versa. It doesn't offer what I thought was the obvious way to hook the thing up which was the red to red and black to black. How do you hook them up?
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