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If you go past carnival cruise ships and park you can see it just fine. With telephoto lense. I'm told Jetty Park is also an excellent vantage point. I am still trying to get causeway tickets for a launch. They will become available after Discovery takes off and lands safely... Thats why I wanted to give everyone a heads up early...
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I've seen 3 space shuttle launches live, and they were all right on time. Was suppose ride down and to see the Discovery lift off last Monday but the carb bowls on my bike started leaking profusely(bad orings), So I'm kind of lucky that way . Coinsidence??? I think not!:mo money:Perhaps I should go to Las Vegas! Casssssching! Worst case scenairo, if, the weather is bad in Florida would be to just attend the meet and eat. Now how bad could that be? Besides I could wait a day or two for the launch, heck I am retired.
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Was reading posts about meet and eats and it struck me that Sleeperhawks Feb 26,2011 11:00 am meet at QuakerState would fit in nicely with my run to watch the "Last Scheduled" launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on 2/27/2011 3:35 PM. it's just 522 miles away from Greenville, SC. So if one traveled at least 6 hrs (300 mile) after the M&E Saturday, they would be within a 4 hour (200 mile) ride to the launch site. Anyone else interested?
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I was gonna suggest giving it 2 or 3 sharp blows with a ball peen hammer then using a pair of good vise grips. Will ruin bolt head but you can always buy another.
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MarCarl, Don't ya just love a cOuNtrYfiEd EdUcAtIoN? That lesson will "Stick with them" a LONG TIME... Was a "2 fer" as it also took away their Braggin Rights! WELL DONE!
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A friend of mine repelled some teenage miscreates with a 12 guage and some rock salt a few years back. They:crying: didn't come back. don't know if he actually hit them or not but I'm sure they were "packin their shorts" on the way back home! Had another friend shoot his mailbox off the post as kids were sticking all kinds of things in it for him to find. So he waited till they were 50 or so feet away and gave them something to think about visually. They didn't come back either. It was worth a $12 mailbox to make the point. They both live in the country... don't know how this would have turned out in the city...
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How do you find out if your bike has a recall? BuddyRich: " believe there was a recall on the 07 for the head gasket problem. Other than that these bikes are great. The 5 year warranty covers bumper to bumper."
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I wouldn't try it out on the cat, or myself, but, I defintely have a neighbor or two I could test it out on..
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Congratulations to you and your wife. We need more like her. NBring her along on the MD's and M&E's! Maybe you could get a 2011 Venture out of this???
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I always thought it meant... Harleys no.#1
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Hey! I like mine black! I can wash my 650 Vstar midnight custom in 5 min. the only thing chrome on that engine is the very top of piston head. With all the chrome on the Venture, its more like 15 and then you do not have the option of skipping the wax job... So, I'll take one in black please. And then it will be a true R S MIDNIGHT Venture!
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Prayers sent.
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Rear mono-shock replacement questions:
CaptainJoe replied to Semi-retired's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Perhaps I personally don't have enough feeling in the Butttttocks region, "but" , yeah I know bad punn... my shock has been bad since I bought the bike and I can't even tell its bad except for the fact that it will not hold air. Maybe it would be different if I rode 2 up? However, since it is still under warranty, you can bet your sweet buttocks the dealership will be getting it bac to fix. this winter of course when I'm finnished riding. They need the business in the winter and perhaps they will take the time to do it right... -
V7goose, from what I read the mileage increase is due to the carb being cleaner (lacking varnish), not due to any improved mpg or octane rating ... in other words if your carbs were already clean, it would not help at all... RSTDdog, let me guess the side that wasn't drilled was the side the idle mechanism is on? I got one side drilled and oring replaced, currently working on the idle mechanism side. will have to take a couple screws out to drill but still beats the dickens out of having to disconnect entire frame. Sylvester, As stated in my initial post: "I know, I know. I could have taken to shop and got fixed free. But would it have really ended up being fixed???????? I think not......Plus it really isn't costing me any :mo money:just my time and I like working on her. " Well so far its cost me $32 and a little of my time. Plus I know for a fact it will be fixed RIGHT. That plus maybe, just maybe, I will get my parts in time to go watch the shuttle launch... There was no chance of that if I took it to a shop. When I'm done riding in a month or so, it has to go to the shop anyway to replace the rear shock as it still does not work. They will probably keep a month or so....
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Went to hardware store and purchased (4) ID 1/4, OD 3/8, Width 1/16, Industry 010 Orings for .25 apiece... Put a little vaseline on em and they slipped right in. OhhhhhhhYeaaaaah! Upon research found out, Acetone while extreemely helpful to fuel milage, is very corrosive on rubber orings and rubber fuel lines. (Acetone is the main ingrediant in many carb cleaners). Went to walmart, couldnt find STP... know I know why... Gonna place a oring in acetone and see what happens...
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Well, Orings under float needle have definately been compromised. Lower half has a discoloration and pitting on oring. top half of oring is pristine. Of the two carbs I checked both had the pitting on bottom of this small oring. Will look around for orings as not going to pay 24.49 for needle valve set. Seems the rubber used on the needle valves is of a different material than the orings as the rubber on the needle valves is pristine, as seen through a strong pair of reading glasses. When carbs are full and you tip foward or backwards, along the length of the 4 carb unit, the gas will exit through the overflow tube "T's" at both ends. This indicates to me there is no obstruction in the overflows. mrich12000 cant find the carb kit for my bike on that site. Prices look very good to me though. their model description should be a drop down box otherwise youd have to type in an exact match for it to find something. Well off to :mo money:Wallmart for some PINE-SOL and the auto parts store for some orings... and STP carb cleaner for our little experiment...
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RSTDDOG, nope but that is only a phillips head screw away from being done. that will create another problem though. On two of the carbs I couldnt get needle valve all the way out so i turned upside down and blasted the carb cleaner past the float needle. there is a steel frame in the way on one side and a brass pin on the other. i'll go down and inspect one of the leaky carbs. I'm very careful when working on things and alway line up my parts in the positions they go. Thanks
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Thaks for the offer. tomorrow i'll do the experiment. maybe.. to do it right, will have to get exact carb cleaner we used, believe it was STP in a big white can with 33%more. I bought 4 or 5 cans at MD. Ordered the orings $4.99 apiece from Carliona cycle for $31 something altogether. $10 shipping is acceptable. Thanks for everything. will let you know results of test. I've got some pics will send later.(if I can figure out how)
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We think alike on that little experiment with carb cleaner. Now to find a place to order the orings. babbits wants 5.70 apiece so 22.80 but when I went to check out they want another +18.00 for shipping. Thats kinda high isnt it? part no is 4xv-14562-00-00 for a 2007 RSMV XVZ13TFMW Were do you all get your OEM parts?
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Update: Tried the spray foot powder. Nboy did those carbs smell PURDY. Worked like a charm after I pressurized. One can very clearly see that 3 of the 4 orings are failing. Upon closer inspection there appear to be pits and very thin places in the orings. I know at MD we put carb cleaner in the carbs and let her sit for about an hour before we drained and left the gas run thru her. That shouldn't have killed the orings should it? I'm at a loss for why they failed. Now I gotta go see if I can order just the float bowl orings.
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Footwear and Motorcycles, to flip flop or not
CaptainJoe replied to friesman's topic in Watering Hole
Mikey, I'm with you on the boat shoes. For some reason they are very grippy on a boat but on smooth macadum?/ concrete they are an accident looking for a place to happen. -
Thanks, Will try the spray foot powder. Your probably right on the glue being on the oring, that makes sense. The other thing I didn't mention is the 2 of the orings looked like they had pitting and were thin in spots. The other two were round and pristine new looking. Thats why I assumed they were the culpret but I couldn't see where the fuel was initially leaking. Hopefully the foot spray will help me narrow down 'exactly' where they are leaking.
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In dealing with any branch of gov. or agency or even a neighbor it's always wise to document the problem, and send the documentation along with your concerns through the mail "Registered". That way they cannot say they weren't aware of a "public saftey" problem. Kinda like sending kryptonite to Superman, they wont like it. If something bad happens after the date of the registered letter any good lawyer will be making plans for what type of pool they want... Have never sued anyone in my life and hope I never have to, but have sent a few registered letters
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Footwear and Motorcycles, to flip flop or not
CaptainJoe replied to friesman's topic in Watering Hole
I not exactly being the most stylish person(theres your warning) you'll ever meet, wear brown leather tie up steel toes. When The deer wrecked me this spring I had them on and only had a slightly sore big toe from hitting the pavement. A friend of mine had to get his left big toe sewn bacK on after wearing sneakers, crashing his bike and skidding down the road with his left foot trapped under his Harley sportster. Roads are very unforgiving! wear something that can't be worn through or pulled off.(steeltoes are a plus!) -
Update... Well got the carbs all cleaned up with carb cleaner and pressurized air and decided to test by filling float bowls with a clear tube hooked up to a suspended gas bottle. Squeezed bottle and it looked like it was fixed. Left it on workbench and when I came back an hour later there was some gas "about a teaspoon" on workbench. When I took the float bowl covers off, I noticed there was whiteish stuff stuck in places on the oring gasket on float bowl cover. Very carefully scraped off and put some armorall to help rubber. Am assuming its oxidization or residue from leaking gas? looks like I need new orings.... Hopefully I won't have to buy an entire rebuild kit. Was also thinking I could use some formagaskeT... Any thoughts? Haven't used the Pinesol but will give it a shot in the future as I'm always tearing something apart. Ohhhhhhh, almost forgot... while I had them torn down I adjusted the floats to 11/32... Sorry I don't have one of those high techy digital calipers. That should be close enoughthough(.34375) They were set around .250 from factory and all were the same.