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    I don't use Ride On myself but I have wondered if a plug would hold in a tire that had that gunk in it. I guess there's my answer. BOO
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    Well I ain't registering until 8:59 am central time July 13, 2009 !!! BOO
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    Sure, keep it up, you're going to make me have to go and check the float levels in my bike. One thing that caught my attention was the comment about gas usage at higher speeds. I get close to 40 MPG right up to 75 MPH, at 80 it goes down to 32 or so. Hadn't thought about the floats causing this but I guess it's possible. I usually use more gas then the people I ride with but not by much. When we fill up I might take say 4.7 and they take 4.5 or so. Yep, Yep, I might just have to check those floats. BOO
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    I've put over 5 in the tank several times, I don't usually push it that far if I don't have to. Normal for me is 4, 4.5 or so. BOO
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    It never ceases to amaze me how a bolt or nail that long and that big can get in a vertical position and enter a tire. I actually had a pair of needle nose pliers puncher a tire on my pickup. Think someone had put them needle end up in a manhole cover. Glad you guys are okay, BOO
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    Okay I'll bite, where are they? BOO
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    Like was said you are going to get all kinds of answers. I plug and ride, I will add this depends on where it is in the tire and how big it is. If you can ride with a plug in the tire and not worry yourself to death, then I would ride it and I do. My son got a nail in a front tire on his Shadow that had about 2,000 miles on it . Wouldn't ride it another mile, had it replaced. I do agree with the rope type plugs but I have had the rubber ones with the mushroom head and they work great also So there you have it, just like having an elbow. BOO
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    No not going again, to much on the plate this summer, just can't do them all. Have fun over there, I've never been there but one of these days. Ride safe, BOO
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    One of my brothers had a couple of stints put in last week also. Had him on nitro for a few days till they could get to him. Almost an outpatient thing now a days. They kept him overnight just to make sure the bleeding stopped I think. Good Luck to your brother and mine is leaving tomorrow for a couple of weeks down south. 79 years old and still giving us a hard time. BOO
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    Up a bunch here also. Guess we should start bad mouthing the stuff. Been using it for a lot of years but I don't put it in real regular unless I think something going on in the engine. Just me. BOO
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    I was just watching the weather on TV and it looks as if Dale is going to be in the soup most of the evening. No fun when you have to ride in the rain. Good Luck, BOO
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    Kent, You are absolutely right I was not watching the thread "very close", I was just skimming through the posts especially #9. I very rarely read a post that is that long. I did go back and read it two or three times, makes sense. I did read the post Red made verifying what happens during certain combinations of the clutch, kickstand and gear selection. I did find an error there but unimportant. I have to admit I did not see the post you made about soldering a diode on the external pins of the assembly. That is something I would definitely try. I did look at my schematic but it appears mine is not as detailed as the one you are using. The major comment I was trying to make is I don't like swapping things without knowing for sure where the problem lies. BOO
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    I been watching this thread with some interest. Seems strange that this relay went bad at the same time the wires just dropped off the back of the switch. I haven't looked at the schematic but the relay is just a switch, seems to me you could check that without swapping it out. I know you did some continuity tests but again it's just a switch. I would think you could short it across to check and see if that's really what's causing the problem. Bottom line here is I'm not much of a "swap it out and see if that fixes it" kind of guy. To bad you are so far away, we could get that bike in so many pieces it would never go back together. Good Luck, BOO
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    Only lights I get when I first turn on the key is an orange engine light in the left window and the green neutral light in the right window. BOO
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    I was watching this on another thread you had going. You are really going to have to take the valve out and see what has it stopped up. I'm not sure just how the RSV valve is constructed but I assume there are two tubes on the valve inside the tank and one is much longer(maybe and inch or two) than the other. The shorter one would be the reserve. I got to believe the shorter one is plugged up with something. You need to take the tank off and drain it of gas and then take the valve out and see whats happening with it. There's a chance you could take the gas cap off and blow back-wards into the tank and try to dislodge whatever has it plugged up. Just a few pounds of pressure and the valve in the reserve (straight up) position. This may get the valve open but whatever has it stopped up will still be in the tank. Good Luck, BOO
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    It's MAGIC ! BOO
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    If you read though some of the other posts about this you will find me there but in case you don't here's what I did. I bought the kit with the full disc and installed the new spring etc and rode the bike around for a couple of weeks but I didn't care for how hard the clutch grabbed at times so I took it back apart and put the half disc back in and now I like it a lot. I have no more slippage, the clutch bites real good in all gears so I'm happy with what I have. I don't care for the rocket type take offs. They make some great part though, BOO
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    I pretty much agree with Goose. I did also find out by using the Road King mufflers completely drilled out and the K & N filters I got worse gas mileage then running the regular filters. At about 80MPH speedometer indicated, my gas mileage goes to crap (30MPG + ). When you say you are getting 46 MPG is that imperial gallons? I pretty regularly get 39/42 MPG. BOO
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    I've had about everything on the seat behind me through the years. It's easy to tie stuff down back there because of all the places you can use. One of the best things is a backpack, you can even put one of the larger ones back there in the upright position. I've had smaller drink cooler, hard side and soft on the seat. Several times I have used a small soft sided suitcase. Being waterproof is another problem but the easy solution is to not ride in the rain but you can put whatever you are carrying in a heavy weight garbage bag and it will be fine. Good luck, BOO
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    Pretty lucky. I see that's a 491 Dunlop, don't believe I ever saw one chunk out like that. Now that tire is dangerous. Why did you happen to look at the tire? Was it making funny noises or did you hear/feel the piece come out? Actually I don't believe that happen because of tire wear. BOO
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    I too carry a spare key in my pocket. I have one of the keys with the big knob on it that I use regularly and when (and if) I remove it I put it in the trunk when I stop. When my wife is along I also give her a key to carry so I don't have to keep opening up the bags for her to get to things. I don't do anything special with the credit cards, if I loose them I guess I am SOL. I use to carry the title to the bike in case I needed to sell it and fly home. This was back when I was having lots of back problems. I don't carry it anymore. BOO
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    I live about 1/4 mile from rt47 as it comes through Hebron. Yeah I went down 80/94, I prefer to go that way with the construction isn't to bad. The tire was good, the reason I even mention it is that I just got the bike back together about 6 pm on Friday night and go 0 miles on it before taking off at 4:30 on Saturday morning, but everything was fine. Looking forward to getting together with you guys, BOO (I'm really also a Jerry)
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    Well I have a venture and it is hot. When it gets up in the middle 90's it is really hot. I also have an oversize windshield which probably makes things worse. I also have a standard windshield but I prefer the oversize in all weather conditions. A lot of the guys say they don't get a lot of air through the vents, it would seem that you would but I have never had them. One thing that helps me is I have pegs on the lower crash bars and I can get my feet and legs out in the air in such a way that I can get quite a bit of air up the front of me and to my head area. It's tough when the temps are in the 90's and you are sitting on a motorcycle that is running about 200 degs riding down a highway that is about 130 degs.
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    Probably! I don't like the "smell of gas" thing though. After a few "adult beverages" I'm sure they will get it fixed at Maintenance Day one way or the other. BOO
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