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    Ron Ayers - Riding the Wind - Tale of the Iron Butt Rally Neil Peart (yes, that Neil Peart of Rush) - Ghost Rider. Fabulous book about his recovery from the loss of his wife and daughter in one year. His recover consisted of riding his BMW until the wheels fell off. There are a couple of other books about riding by Mr. Peart also. Enjoy. RR
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    Check at BikeBandit.com http://www.bikebandit.com/forks/c/a643952?mg=41299&t=1 I think these are the ones. RR
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    Do you think we could run those with an upgraded stator? RR
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    Jerry, How much different are the current bars you have from the stock? I might be willing to trade. Also, are they stock cables? RR
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    Deb, It won't take long now. Spring is coming. I don't turn on my insurance until mid to late March. Then, look out world. Burning dead dinosaurs and tires are a going to be happening!! RR
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    While you may have been riding for a while, it is always helpful to get reminded of the techniques. Go take a MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) class. This is the best $200 you can spend. http://www.amtc1.com/ This is in Ft. Smith. They have classes starting today and next weekend. Then later in the year take the advanced riding class. Then practice, practice, practice. Welcome to the family. RR
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    Good luck Gary. Just think how fast you will be on that first gen with only half of you on the seat. Looking forward to seeing less of you at PIP. RR
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    I never knew that. Thanks Squeeze. RR
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    Just an added note - you can change out the clutch pack, install springs, etc. without draining the oil. Just set it on the sidestand and the oil runs to the other side. It really is a 20 minute job. Make sure you use a new gasket. Also, you will find pulling the clutch plates to be much simpler by using inexpensive mechanics pics available at Sears for about $7. RR
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    You will find the LED readout will change depending on where you hook it into. I tapped into the accessory plug wiring and get 1 green LED at idle (and nothing much turned on). It goes up to 3 LEDs while riding. I had it hooked up to somewhere else previously (don't remember where) and was playing around mostly in the yellow LEDs. Moved it and it performed better. Please keep in mind this meter is not really for accuracy, but for relative charge. If you know your battery is fully charged, that reading is the setpoint of the meter. If it goes down from there, then you are discharging. If it goes up, you are good. Move the connection around to different locations and see what happens. RR
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    You may want to shoot an email to Rick Butler - our resident seat modification expert - and see what he can do. It may be possible to shave some off the sides that will allow you to get you legs on a more direct path to ground. There is a noticable difference in comfort between the stock and pillow top. If you want to change out the pillow top, let me know and I may want to purchase your pillow tops - if the price is right. However, check with Rick first. May be the least expensive, and best, solution. Good luck. RR
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    Murph, I ran for a couple of years with synthetic oil and during a trip last fall was getting slippage in the higher gears. I was pretty well loaded (pulling a trailer), but not too bad. Running thru the mountains of West, by God, Virginia, it started slipping. Only had 30k miles on the clutch. When I took it apart, all the friction plates and steels were within specs. However, some of the steels were blued. Now, this is in no way to imply the synthetic lube caused this. However, I have gone back to dino oil after my latest clutch rebuild. As it is still winter, no testing yet. Some other thoughts: 1) There are spring upgrades available that will increase pressure on the clutch plates making them less likely to slip. Search tech forum 2) There is a mod that changes out the inner 1/2 friction plate with a complete plate that is to improve clutch performance (I hope so - I did this mod). Search tech forum. 3) The clutch is not normally covered under warranty. Do not ride much with the slippage, as it will overheat and warp the clutch plates. This will NOT be covered under warranty. 4) Take this back to the shop and see if they will comp you some dino oil for a change out. See if this takes care of it, and if so, no harm no foul. Get a filter too. 5) Report back to us the results of your actions. RR
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    The best way I have found is to use a ColorTune. It is a spark plug with a clear window in the back so you can see the color of the explosion in the cylinder. You adjust the mixture until you get a nice yellow flame. But first, you use the CarbTune to syncronize the 4 carbs. Unfortunately, these are not cheap tools. Ask around and see if anyone in your area has one. If you can get to WI, I can help. Or, if you want to take an early year long ride, head to Freebird's maintenance day in Ohio. There will me several folks there that care willing and able to help. RR
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    OH man, a big meal and then a Valentine evening. WITHOUT A SMOKE!!! Good luck. RR
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    Isolate the problem. Switch helmets to connection (put her helmet/headset on your connection, put your helmet/headset on her connection). Does the problem follow the connection location or the helmet location. Another check is to see if she can talk over the CB (if you have one) using the headset mic. If you helmet allows you to talk and her to hear while connected to the rear connnection, the problem is likely in her headset. If she cannot hear you but you can hear her, the problem is with the bike setup. If the problem is with her headset (let's hope - way easier to fix), check all the connections. Change back and forth the intermediate cable (between helmet connection and curly cable connection). Does it follow the cable? No? Then change the curly cable. Same questions. If neither of these, closely check the wiring from the mic to the helmet connection. These are likely molded connectors, so you will only be able to check for pinched wires. Once you find the offending connection, try to fix it with a clean out and application of dielectric grease. If that doesn't work, replace the cable. If the problem follows the connection location and not the helmet/headset, wait for an answer from some of the old timers on here that know how the IC works on the antiques. I have a 2nd Gen. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. RR
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    Just remember --- It's 'Safety Chrome'. RR
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    If you have compressed air (you can get it in a can at the hardware store), use it to clean all the dead bugs and grime from around the plug before you remove it. Then just follow Eck's instructions above. RR
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    Bummer. What a mess. I had the float stuck on my sump pump at my previous house. The sump cover was bumped against the lift rod and the basement flooded - on the day of closing on the sale of the house. I went into the basement to do a final check to make sure I didn't leave anything and there was 2-3" of water in a previously perfectly dry basement. Spent the next 2 hours with a squeegee, towels, fans, and finally, a hair dryer to get the wet spots in the corners. Fortuntately, there was nothing down there since we had moved everything out. Good luck with your cleanup. I might suggest hitting the rental store and getting some major big fans. They will help with the carpet drying. RR
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    S&T '07
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    Slow down a bit and it will improve some. I will get upper 30s on the highway, 40 if I baby it. These are not scooters. RR
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    Also, don't ride past the Natural Bridge State Park. There are several really great roads in the area. Make sure you hit Hwy 77 and 746 thru the Daniel Boone Nat'l Forest. If I remember correctly, there is a hand hewn tunnel that is very picturesque on that route. If you have Streets and Trips software, open the attachment to see the routing I took with my Mom a couple of summers ago. You will need to unzip the file. The final file extension is .est. Have a great ride. +1 on Motorcycleroads.com RR
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    RedRider replied to frankc's topic in Watering Hole

    Find a black framing member and tape it there with electrical tape. It is virtually invisible and you don't need to worry about locking it in a trunk/saddlebag. Just remember where you put it. Don't ask me why I know that. RR
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    Goose, You are, of course, correct. The side stand switch kills it when in gear. I don't know what I was thinking. I need to be thinking about work and quit thinking about riding. The two are apparently incompatible. RR
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    Good thought. Bypassed the sidestand switch on my KLR for just this reason. However, I believe on the RSV, the bike will not even crank if the sidestand switch is made. RR
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    It may be kind of messy, but a way to identify locations of leaks is to spray anti-persperant around the area. It puts a dusting of white powder that shows the leakage. Talcum powder works too. Good luck and keep us informed with your results. RR
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