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    I have read a few posts about the Shinkos, but I think it was the 230 tour tire. Didnt see anything specificly on the RSV. Most of the reviews were from HD guys with hearitage and road glide (heavier type) bikes. Said the wear wasnt that great around 5k. They said they preforamed well just no milage in them. I had one on the front of my 900 Kawi and it was good peforming so far, but I only had about 3k on it. So far I'm pretty well convinced I'm either going back with E3"s or maybe the Avon. I would like to try something more econmical, but also as much work as has to be done to change the rear, I dont know if I want to do it twice or three times as much either.
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    I am currently in a converstion with a fellow in a Delphi board on the driving/passing/fog lights for the light bars. The one bulb is a sealed beam. It is commenly called incandesent. The other bulb is a halogen. It consits of a reflector (looks imlular to the other bulb but is open in rear) and ahalgen bulb that goes in it. Headlights are a bit trickier. There is the standard bulb (halogen) and then you have different "upgrade" kind of bulbs silver star and a couple others. I am running a Wagner 80w100 bulb which has more light but also draws alot more juice on the circuit. HID would probably be a good look into.
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    I had a recless on my Kawasaki I had to make mounts. I bought one for a road king I think it was. I used partly my mounts for the memphis shades windshield and modified the mounts that came with the fairing. Over all I thought the faring was built pretty dang good.
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    Help us out friend, where is the wire dude? On the end by the threads? Any way to maybe take a dremmel tool and cut just a wee bit off to get a little to solder too?
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    I was reading somewhere about a fellow that took the lowers off his during the summer. May have been a RSV, but same deal aint it?
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    Nope, I'm heading out to the airport (1.5hr away) to go to work in Calif this week.
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    Comming off a belt drive this time around I am having difficulty adjusting to the "quirks" of shaft drive again. I seem to be having trouble transitioning in the lower gears also say to 1-2 to 2-3 area. Slower speeds and corners. Some of the slacking is just going to be you getting use to the clutch "range" of were it picks up and lets off. It seems like more than my belt was on my 900 Kawai, backlash wise but I dont feel anything is wrong. Just me getting use to the different drive system. I suspect you are in the same place. I'm sure someone will have a better more exact answer.
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    I was just in autorzone or advance the other day. They have a assortment box of like 8 or so for around 2 bucks. http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/drm/41050/image/2/http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Help-8-pcs-rubber-vacuum-cap-assortment/_/N-25v0?itemIdentifier=720714_0_0_
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    WE came off a 900 Vulcan with a memphis shades phat for awhile and later I changed it to a Bat Wing. The wife says wind is lots better on the RSV. And of course the seating is 200% better even though we had a mustang seat on the Kawai. More room for here to reposition during a ride if get that numb butt thing going a little. But probably not onthe bike-o-lounger
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    I have to agree. When I did the lowering of my forks I had the front part off and coulnd for the life of me figure out how you could get enough clearence to work in there. I pryed and wiggled, finnaly walked away and got a glass of ice tea. When I came back it was like a "wheres Waldo" thing. I saw the nuts that had been eluding me clear as day. Boy did I feel silly.
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    Yup like finding former Airman. Some things stayed pretty much the same even though decades apart in some cases. But if it works why mess with it. I spent my time from 78-98 on C-141's. I found it amazing how a wire in the middle of a bundle could break and not seem to have any stress or strain on it.
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    Mike I took a look at the air rider site. Looks as though they have an inline type also and its about $36. The one I have seen write ups on in the fourms here are over $125 and you have to plug stuff into the comm system if I remember right. Looking at options right now. I have several things in my sights, just trying to decide what I can afford and what order I would like to get them in. Mic mutes, Buddy Rich cable, a good cover that fits to name a few.
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    Yup thats what my son says. Jacksonville possibly Miami. He is tallented no doubt. But an option type QB in the NFL is limited at best. Best use I saw was a year or so ago might have been the jets, they had 2 QB they would sort of rotate in and out as situation demed. I think Tebow has to get alot better at the passing game before his option running skills will come into play next year. Everybody knows now he will run in a heartbeat if pressured, instead of looking 3 deep in the pattern
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    I found a simular thing odd with mine. I was installing a headlight modulator and it worked fine first time I truned on. Then cycled switch to low turned off modulator and went back to high and no light. I thouhgt the bulb went out or something. Haven had a problem since. Beats me.
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    I just noticed the other day as I was cleaning as to how this trim was put on. Looks to be simply the double sidded emblem tape. You'll probably spend more time getting the goo of the trim pieces than getting them off the fairing.
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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el98bNfIMqw]TORC T58 Carbon Cafe racer street fighter scooter helmet with bluetooth - YouTube[/ame] I looked 10 min or so with a Yahoo search and all I found was the video. Must be pretty new though they are sort of pricey. Cool looking though.
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    Ragtop-:rotf:But not yours the ones on my bike. But nice comeback. Mike-My AMS (black box guys auto pilot moslty) were not the best troubleshooters. Thier idea of troubleshooting a problem was to ETR said component to the shop. If it involved more than bench checking something you had to pretty much wit for a 7 level. I dont think they tought them how to use a multimeter until thier second hitch. lol
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    SO I have kind of been studyin up on the Mic mute thing. I ran across an item on another fourm that is simply a in line mic mute. Made for the GW it says its a 5 pin connection. Looking around I have found them for $50. Wonder if I need one or two? Do they work? We have the high white noise static sound plus engine buzz. And I think because I have to run the IC volume so high it causes the aux MP3 player to not have as good of sound either. Sort of makes it "tinney" sounding. So far have only found one company that makes these jobs though. http://imcmoto.com/honda-goldwing-passenger-mic-mute-and-volume-control.html# http://imcmoto.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/800x600/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/g/p/gpms_goldwing_volume_controller_copy.jpg Oops sorry for second gen if I didnt have that mentioned.
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    Noticed comming home the other night in the dark, boy they sure look yellowish.
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    Ventourous, I like the thermometer. But it might scare me when it said 99 and I want to go ride.
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    Mine is the 3-5 mph off. GPS says 65 speedo reads 70. Thats about the only speed I know the range. IF I'm down around say 40 I'm in town and aint got no time to look @ GPS to busy watching cages.
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    With being 18k the way it sits now I hate to see what they will charge for it. But then again the current ones new to me are way over price point. If I would have had to pay for a 2011 new RSV retail I think I would be riding something else. Probably something made in Minn.
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    I was doing some reading on this on the Kawaskai fourms I belong to. If I understood it correctly the BT music thing had something to do with the type of signal to send stereo music over. I guess the higher priced units had that signal but older and lower current priced models didnt have that signal. I have a 765T and it works good using the aux port. Plays music and you can hear the directions when it "breaks in". On my other bike and also in the car I have used the "FM" to broadcast over the car/bike stereo. Biggest problem is it uses a very weak signal and some areas you search alot for an "open" channel for it to use. On your SD card 4gb is all it will recognize from the research I did here a few weeks back. Something to do with the format of the card if you go any bigger. I like my 765 because I can "make" my own routes up on my computer and upload them. I use TYRE it is about the easiest program I have found for this. http://forums.gpsreview.net/ check this place out, lots of answers on specific units.
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    As a frequent flyer on a different airlines based out of Atlanta I can tell you frequent fliers usualy get preferance. But you should have a recipet showing you paid for a "premium" seats. Hopefully it shows where you booked those seats. Because Unitied is terrible about saying an isle or window is "premium" in the forward say 6-8 rows of coach. I would certainly stand up at the counter and make it know that you paid extra for a service you are not reciving and you want to talk to a station manager. How come I had "x" seats 3 days agoa and now your in the back of the bus or whatever. For me star alliance sucks. United/US Air I have no status on them and it seems everytime I fly them I get my ticket and pick a seat and like you its never the same by the time I go to fly. Make sure you take a pair of shorts and clean undies to last you a couple days while they figure out where your luggage went, or youll become familiar with the ABC store.
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    I too quit using them probably back in the mid-late 80's. When instant on and laser became the standard issue weapon for the fuzz to me radar detectors were done. It cant pick it up until its on and if its at you your toast. My brother in law swears by his pasport. My pick up had one in it and its laying in the garage somewhere (dont know brand). I took it out because I figured if I got 5mph over and told the officer "nope didnt know I was speeding" its sort of hard to explain why you got a detedtor. My rule of thumb is 5-7 over and (knock on wood) so far I aint been messed with. Usually I got folks blowing by me on expressway. Backroads, I'm usually traveling for scenery, but I know sometimes you gotta make time.
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