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  1. phertwo
    This is what I was thinking of doing, just I would like to see a picture of the whole bike - not just a close up like this. Notice how the cylinder head covers fins are all shiny. http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/dz302/Tour%20Deluxe/0fff8e76.jpg
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    I was looking through the service manual and looky what I found here. http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/phertwo/heligears.jpg What.. whats that Yamaha? Nooo.. must be a mistake.
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    I'm talking about the lower engine covers that are painted all black where the top ones have the aluminum (material?) showing at the edge. I am debating whether or not I should do this, as it is a quick and simple mod that's free. I would just like to see some pictures of the whole bike, not just an up close of the engine. Anyone have any pics they'd care to share? Thanks!
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    Crowning sounds like a great idea, but honestly the speed and power being transmitted through these gears is really high. Think about how much force and impact is seen at these gear faces, part of the reason why Yamaha chose spur gears for their strength. I would likely assume that if you reduced the impact/contact point, like on a crowned gear face, that would be damaging. You would be trying to transmit the force across a smaller area of the gear at the contact point instead of the entire gear. Also mentioned in the article, this is used for light duty, small applications. I'd love to try it, if I have a beater bike. But I ain't going to do it on mine. I think the helical cut gears would be the only fix, but there are two problems that I foresee. 1. The amount of labour involved with tearing apart the transmission, separating the gear stack and replacing the spur gear. Probably why Yamaha hasn't made this a solution, given the free warranty. It would cost them a lot to pay for a dealer to take apart the entire bike. 2. Helical cut gears introduce an axial shaft force as well as a radial force. This means that the clutch basket would be forced into the clutch housing or into the shell. Given that the bike wasn't designed to handle these forces, I would seriously question the longevity of the transmission if I did this. Again, I would love to do this if I had a beater bike. Any one want to give me one to experiment on?? Please?
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    How about crowning the gears. Take a read of this ... http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/5351/11/Reduce-gear-noise-and-misalignment-problems-with-crowning.aspx "Some have reported a 5 to 10 times reduction in noise, accompanied by less vibration, wear and power draw." It may be possible to do this, but I have no idea what kind of effect if would have on the gear wear and gear life. The speed at which these gears move and the amount of power being transmitted might just cut up the transmission gear, throwing metal particles into the engine and transmission. No idea. It may be possible to machine or grind a slight crown into your clutch basket gear, but I don't know what it would do to the steel as its likely case hardened. You might need to get it hardened again. Bah, see what happens when you get people thinking!!
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    Ya man! That's what I'm talking about!
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    I am very glad that here in Ontario Canada we have made it illegal to text or talk with a cell phone while driving. Infact, do anything that is considered distracting. I still see many many people completely ignoring this new law though. It really makes me feel anger against these offenders as they don't seem to realize or understand that they shouldn't be doing this because it endangers the lives of other drivers, pedestrians and especially us motorcycle riders. I have two encounters that I thought that I would share. Both of them I didn't know how to react, so I just starring in amazement. The first one I was at a red light behind a bunch of cars, two lanes, I was in the left, lots of traffic. A teenager/20 something pulled up beside me in the right lane in his lowered honda space ship, rolled down his window and asked me if he could cut in front of me when the light turned green because he "needed to turn left right away" - ALL while holding a cell phone against his head and talking to someone. I was shocked. I let him go cut in and left an unbelievable amount of space because I figured I didn't want this clown tailing me while chatting on his bberry. And what ticked me even more, he never turned left. If I only had a rocket launcher, I swear. The second one was at a Wendys, for a hamburger run at lunch time. At this wendys you have to cross right in front of the path of the outgoing traffic from the drive-thru to get to the side door. As I was crossing, a man in his SUV pulled off from the drive thru window with his meal in a bag in hand and a cell phone in the other hand, pulled right up to my legs and hit the brakes. I walked past the SUV, stopped and did one of those stare blankly at him as he started to pull away while continuing to talk on his cell. He got angry that I was starring at him and he yell out "take a picture, it'll last longer". Completely oblivious! What a threat to safety for everyone. Again, rocket launcher needed. I do work in a very busy town and I do realize that people are constantly in a rush, but come on, what about thinking for a minute! This angers me to no end - but I still won't act out on my anger because that will surely get me in an unsafe situation.
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    One of these times I will make it out for Friday 13th, but my weekends have me occupied with building a bunkie in the Muskoka's. Why did God make granite so hard to drill through?
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    I've been stuck in your situation a few times in Mississauga where the light change times are long waits. I usually just throw my bike into neutral, hit the kick stand, jump off the bike and walk over to the pedestrian WALK button. I press that a few times and head back to my bike. By the time I jump on, the light is usually in the process of changing. There is also this helpful site that has a number of ideas... http://www.wikihow.com/Trigger-Green-Traffic-Lights
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    AHHH Man! I thought this bike was the coolest kid on the block. Now I am forever scared by that imagery. I'm out. My bike's for sale. I'm getting a Harley.
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    hmmm... I think you can still fit a cup holder on there.
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    Being a Burlington resident, I would have signed up in a heart beat if I had known about this earlier. Unfortunately I am working on building a cottage this weekend . Poor guy, no one ever dreams that things like this can happen on a vacation.
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    Have you heard of the the water-wings mod? Just put a set of water-wings on the handlebars and it makes your scoot amphibious. Comes in many colors!
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    I bought my 2005 RSTD 20,000 miles(32,000km) from a guy that didn't know much about the bike at all. He didn't know how long these bikes last and thought that it was almost half-way through its life. He was thinking that he wanted to sell it before the clutch goes soon and costs him big bucks. We're at 25,000 miles two months later and I'm still smiling.
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    radiator fan

    phertwo replied to j_berg's topic in Watering Hole

    300-390F, think of all the good baking you could do on that ultra while you ride! Pre-heat to 350F for 5 minutes then place pizza on lap - ride for an hour and enjoy! Dinner could always be ready when you get home from work!
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    radiator fan

    phertwo replied to j_berg's topic in Watering Hole

    A switch is what I was thinking. I commute with my RSTD in heavy Toronto traffic (now rated as the worst traffic in the North America by a recent study) and still no fan. I know the fan should be on because it was working for that brief period when I worked on the rad. But now I got nothing, even during a carb sync. I'm sure this bike is perfectly fine without a fan at all as a static rad will still displace a good deal of heat, but I still feel like something not working properly.
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    radiator fan

    phertwo replied to j_berg's topic in Watering Hole

    The fan is something that has got my attention for a little while now. While sitting in traffic one day I noticed that things started to get really really hot. I leaned over while at a stand still in traffic and noticed that the fan was not on. I convinced myself that something was not right. Maybe a bum thermoswitch. So I took apart the rad and pulled out the thermoswitch and heated it up on the stove (just like the manual states). Sure enough, at I think it was 105F, the thermoswitch closed. So its definitely not the switch. My next thought would be faulty wires/connection. So I connected my multimeter to the thermoswitch wiring connector and started to twist and yank on the connector/wires to see if something was a-miss. But, everything seemed to be alright. I put it all back together with some dielectric grease in the connector and hoped for the best. The fan did turn on after idling the bike for the first 5 minutes after I put it all back together. But shortly after that ( a few rides) the fan is dead weight again. I dunno, I guess I have to just keep the bike moving and never stop. Either that or jump the thermoswitch so its on all the time. Thoughts anyone? Maybe I am just paranoid.
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    Sorry for the delayed response, I was away from the computer for the weekend. Well the old man said, "yeah its pretty nice" at first. Then when he figured out that you can just lay on the throttle and let it rip, I saw a huge smile and him laughing his head off. And at the end of the day he almost admitted that he should have tried out a few of these bikes before he got his Harley,.. but not quite. One of the big points was that the Harley Street Glide seat seems to be much higher than the RSTD - even though the specs say the glide at 27" and the RSTD at 29". So he enjoyed feeling more stable/flat footed than the glide at a stop. And even though he wont totally admit it, he loved the smoothness of the RSTD. I heard him say that the harley vibe was crap, but he has convinced himself (after spending more money that you can shake a stick at!) that its the way a real motorcycle should be! Well, I am glad that I didn't buy a "real" motorcycle because I enjoy saving my money from the initial purchase of the bike and all of the "Harley authentic" add-ons that you need to buy to get the bike in usable running order. I'm not saying that the Royal Star is a cheap bike, i'm just saying that some are a little more costly than others. I think for the price of a new street glide I would rather just get my RSTD gold plated and pocket the extra cash.
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    Hi Everyone! Just thought that I'd share my experience of the previous weekend. I met up with my father and his brand new 2010 Harley Street Glide. I like my RSTD quite a fair bit, but did come very close to purchasing an older model Electra Glide over it due to the Harley experience, blah blah blah. Well I can say firmly that after taking it out for the day and swapping back and forth a few times, the RSTD is now my Pride and Joy! I guess I was taking for granted how great my bike really is. Clutch whine, pfft, I'll take that any day. First off, the Harley Vibe was so strong it was shaking my to pieces. I was finding myself joking around by over exaggerating the shaking, like I was being electrocuted, when were were side-by-side at the stop light. I really didn't enjoy the vibes, especially in stop-and-go traffic - it not really fun. Yes, it did straighten out once we got going and it was nice and stable. Sound wise, well, its low and deep. Which actually gave me a pulsing headache after a few hours. But what I did notice was how GOOD my RSTD exhaust sounded. Nice and crisp, and when the old guy layed on it once he figured out the high rpm game, wow, just great. I kept trying to take off really quickly with the Glide, but was shocked to see my RSTD right in my side mirror everytime. Neck and neck, we were keeping up to each other with no difficulties, and he's got the stage 1 on the Harley. Don't get me wrong here, the Harley is a nice ride, but I was so thrilled when I got back on my RSTD! I feel like a million bucks now. Maybe I will save that much now that my Harley lust is gone down the toilet. :mo money:
  20. phertwo
    You sound really Canadian when you say "Sorry! Eh!.."
  21. phertwo
    I actually didn't feel it here in Mississauga, but my coworkers did. I think I'm earthquake proof .
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    Measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale at 1:41pm. Ive been hearing reports of buildings shaking and being evacuated. Apparently it was felt as far as Boston. Did anyone feel it?
  23. phertwo
    I was wondering if my start-up description was normal for this bike. I will check out my manual a little more closely when I get a chance. Although I hope that I can get it to start-up a little quicker and with more authority. I think it feels like it would rather not bother going for a ride, lazy.. I think I will make an audio recording of my bike on a typical cold start. Maybe you guys can tell me if its normal or not. I also thought that someone would have blasted me already for ever wanting to turn the bike off in the first place!
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    As listed before, I ran a can of Seafoam and replaced the fuel filter. Although it did make things a little smoother, the start-up is still the same. I was thinking the same thing about a possible weak fuel pump. I will find a replacement and clean all the electrical contact points. When I have some more time I will fiddle with the carbs. I do have a colortune spark plug set, but have yet to use it to set the pms. I need to find a few evenings where I have some free time to do all this work.
  25. phertwo
    Wow George. You've just given me a lot of homework. Thanks very much everyone! I will get to work and set if I can solve this issue. Thanks again.
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