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    Sounds good, I'll give it a go. Thanks guys for your help. D.W.
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    Thanks for the tip, Freezyrider, I had a hard time removing the drive hub until I noticed the clip ring ! When you purchase the bearings from a bearing shop, can you purchase seals as well? or do you reuse the old seals?
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    Well, I used that Honda grease everyone raves about so they should be good. I pulled the drive shaft as well and greased the splines in there too. To change the bearings, is there any special tool I need to buy first, was planning on using a threaded rod with nuts and washers to press the new bearings in but not sure how difficult to get the old bearings out?
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    Yes, I just removed-cleaned-regreased those last month. I wondered about tire noise but my tires don't really have flat spots yet. I'm running metzlers & the tread crosses the centerline with lots of depth in the grooves. I just had them installed last year with about 3k miles on them. Would tire noise only occur at a specific rpm? I would have thought it would be a little more constant, like at any speed. How many miles should a set of bearings last?
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    Hey all, I've got a 1999 RSV with 46k miles and I noticed yesterday that when I do 60 mph, I get a humming noise from the rear tire. when I lean to the right the humming becomes MUCH louder, & when I lean the bike to the left its just a little bit louder. When I speed up to 70 mph or slow down to 50 mph, the humming goes away. I believe it's been there for awhile, I just usually have the stereo playing and have never noticed it. Does this sound like a worn wheel bearing? and when it hits its harmonic frequency at 60mph it humms? Is replacing the wheel bearings a difficult task? Do I need to purchase any special tools to accomplish this? Thanks D.W.
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    Michelin tires

    jilldwr replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    I've got Michelin Commanders on my Honda Shadow, and love them. Quiet and very good grip as well. I only wish they came in a size for my vintage Goldwing too. JM2CW D.W.
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    How many miles SHOULD we be able to get to a full tank of fuel in an RSV? I get 125 miles (200 klm's) till I hit the reserve also, and just thought this maybe was normal for these bikes?? I bought mine in Nov. and just started seriously riding. The PO had BUB pipes on and the bike backfired alot. I replaced them with road king pipes and changed the plugs from the DPR7EA9's the PO had in there to the recommended DPR8EA9 plugs. The old plugs didn't look unusual. Still getting 125 miles. Was thinking I'll check the plug cap resisters before looking at the coils. I don't know when the valve lifter gap has been adjusted last, would this have a big impact on mileage? or just performance? When changing the plugs, is it safe to remove both front cylinder engine braces at the same time? or should I be removing one at a time? I've been leery of removing both simultaneously. D.W.
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    In British Columbia, is the driver insured or the vehicle? What I mean is, if you own three motorcycles, do you insure yourself, so you can walk into your garage and jump on any bike? Or do you purchase insurance for the bike, so you'd need three insurance policies, one for each bike? There's talk of government run insurance in Ontario, similar to B.C., to fight the gross inequity in rates. My 21 yr old son would have to pay $3600 a year for a 125cc motorcycle worth $1200.
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    I'd like two 3-1/2" patches & one 9" patch please!
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    Wow, I would love to go as I've never been. It should be a good crowd as well, considering the number of times last year. "Work" can be such a dirty word...
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    My Father was a Chief Warrant officer in the Cdn navy, boy did I watch my P's and Q's growing up! He was at sea alot and I can still hear my mother say "Wait till your Father gets Home!" Kept me on the straight and narrow!
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    Be Prepared for loud pipes though, I've got young kids living next door and the Bubs would wake them up at 5:00am when I go to work. If you don't ride early or don't have kiddies next door you'll be alright. I switched my bubs for stock Harley road king pipes and now I have no complaints from the neighbors. I looked for stock RSV pipes but couldn't find a pair that could compete price-wise to the Road King pipes.
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    I'm afraid there's a few good rides missing from that list, like Deals Gap (Blue Ridge Parkway) for one, and one of my favourite rides, the Cabot Trail: http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/rideanddest/nova_scotia_cabot_trail/index.html
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    Dang! I missed that one... Nothing like a good GUN argument to get the bloods boiling (and the Crips too!).
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    This video on plastic welding with a soldering iron may also help you fix your crack problem: [ame= ] [/ame] I tried it on some honda side panels and it worked like a charm.
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    That was cool! Thanks for the upload.
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    No, thats the rear auxiliary power connection from the ignition. If you want to add an accessory, this is where you can source power.
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    This guy has some good recommendations for gear,http://ridingtheedge.net/campinggear.html he does a lot of long distance riding and knows his stuff. There's some good trip videos on this site as well. Give it a look, D.W.
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    My RSV's getting a new LED light bar from RMarkVentures! Nothing like being noticed be those cagers!
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    BG 44k

    jilldwr replied to wrenchrob's topic in Watering Hole

    Hey Rob, Where do you buy BG44k here abouts? I've never seen it in CDN Tire. D.W.
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    I've been doing some research as I've got a small crack in my lower left fairing I have to fix. It's amazing what you can find on YouTube! D.W.
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    For anyone with plastic parts on a bike, you will eventually need to do this. This is the easiest and best video I have ever seen on plastic welding. Give it a go . [ame= ] [/ame] Cheers, D.W.
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    That's funny, I was thinking the same thing!
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    I had the same problem with my Goldwing. It sounded like a diesel it knocked so bad. I bought a carb synch tool off Fleabay for $56 and synched the carbs. It ran like a top afterwards: The trick is to mount each gauge in turn to the same carb and synchronize the gauges, once each gauge is the same, your ready to tackle the carbs and you can see what each carb is doing as your fudging the linkage. If the gauge needles bounce, reduce the supplied valve until they stabilize. The supplied threads for this kit are M4 threads, I believe the RSV is M5 (though I may be mistaken), so beware.
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    MY BIKES

    Images added to a gallery album owned by jilldwr in Member Albums

    These are the bikes I have at the moment...
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