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    Slow speed handling is a little dicey until you get used to it. There are a couple of geometric changes you can make that will improve this. 1) Leveling links (Diamond R) - raise the rear end about an inch and make a huge difference in slow speed handling. Not for the inseam challanged. 2) Lower the front end - does the same thing without costing anything but time. If you like to carve corners, it will make it more likely to scrape a floorboard in corners. Better for the inseam challanged. 3) Go with a skinnier front tire. This also helps, but will cost you a front tire and mounting. Welcome to the family. Don't be afraid to ask anything - as long as you expect lots of answers. RR
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    Deb and Gary made it safely to Fond du Lac on their trip over to Lake Michigan. My son Grant and I enjoyed showing them around town and sharing a great Mexican dinner together. What wonderful folks they are. I WILL be heading to their place in Iowa to see them again. Safe travels Deb and Gary. Sorry the pics are kind of dark. We took pics after dinner instead of before. RR
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    From WI - if you want to try to keep it off your record and insurance, you can go to court and chat with the DA or get a lawyer to do it for you. You will find the lawyer will have a pretty good chance to get it reduced (been there, done that) to some trivial matter. You will likely need to still pay the same fine, and pay the lawyer. Overall, $160 for the ticket, $200 to $300 for the lawyer. But, it WILL be taken care of. Or, you can just pay the fine and hope not to get another ticket for a while. If you haven't had a ticket if 40 years, your insurance agent would not likely raise your rates. Good luck. RR
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    Will anyone have a ColorTune there? I will bring another CarbTune and some tools. Do we need a jack and lift adapter? Since I will bring the trailer, I will have room. RR
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    Welcome to the family. The intercom, as Bluelover stated, is built in. Works great and uses a standard 5 pin connector. There are ways to tie in a GPS and cell phone (they must be done together) if that is your desire. The VMax cams? Save your money and time and start saving for the 3rd generation Venture (hopefully) being introduced in the next couple of years. It will likely be based on the new VMax being introduced now. You will have plenty of power to get where you need to go, just not quite as much as you have been used to with the 1800. If you are intending to run heated clothes, the charging system will keep up with you - and only you. If you intend to also have your passenger run heated clothing, you will likely come up short. There are upgraded stators available that may cover your needs. I suggest adding an inexpensive volt meter to monitor the charging system if you are running lots of load. I run a heated liner and gloves with no problem. As long as you are not vertically challanged, you may want to look into levelling links. These change the geometry by lifting the rear end slightly and make low speed handling easier. This is an easy and inexpensive option. You can also lower the front end or get a thinner front tire to help with this. There are tech articles on here that explain all. However, first and foremost, please keep in mind this is the most expensive free website you will ever find. We are all very pleased to help you spend your disposable income on chrome and farkles. Again, welcome. The RSV is a wonderful cruising machine that will provide many miles of trouble free pleasure. RR
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    My riding buddy just got one. He has long been a sport tourer guy but was intrigued by the LT. It is a beautiful bike and he is a happy camper. Like any fine machine, it requires maintenance. Unlike the GW which just requires gas and periodic oil changes. BTW, PM sent. RR
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    RedRider replied to cpudoc's topic in General Tech Talk

    Check the inside of the gas tank. If it has been sitting for a long time, it may be rusted. Rust in the carbs = no worky. There are a variety of ways to clean out a rusty tank. Recently heard someone filling it with Coke and letting it sit. Good luck with it. And ..... the suspense is killing me ... WHAT IS IT? RR
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    You are also welcome to stop in Fond du Lac if you are in the area. We have plenty of places to camp - aw, heck, we'd probably even let you come in the house to sleep in a bed. Also, if you have any trouble, have a shop with tools. Let me know. Phone number is in my profile. RR
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    FYI You won'y need to modify your sidestand w/ leveling links. RR
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    If you have a lift, it makes it much easier to get in there. Kind of like how it is easier to reach up into a cabinet to get the bottle of scotch than to reach down into the undercounter cabinet to get the ice bucket. BTW, splitting the fairing is really easy. Takes just a few minutes. However, you don't need to do it to change the bulb. As for the other issues, 1) Whimpy horn - replace with a Stebel horn. Costs about $70 including a wiring harness (you can make your own if you like). Carbon One makes a bracket that allows the horn to mount easily into the location of the current horn. There are a couple of other tips for this install which we can impart when you are ready to do this. 2) High Center of Gravity - Levelling links seem to help. They slightly change the slope of the bike which helps tremendously with the low speed handling. If you are vertically chanllenged, you can accomplish the same with going to a narrower front tire. It will still be somewhat top heavy, but will handle much better at slow speeds. Enjoy. RR
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    Another site that is pretty good is Smugmug.com. It costs $35 per year or something like that, but it allows you to upload lots and lots of pics. It will automatically resize the pics for inclusions to a website posting. Very easy to use. RR
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    You can run some heated garmets with the stock stator. I suggest adding a volt meter to monitor the charging system. It is cheap and easy to install. If you try to run heated clothing with both you and a passenger, you will likely outstrip the stator capacity. RR
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    I'm trying to work it out to hit both rallies. Just got to work it out with the kid's schedule. The Very Boring Rally will be on the KLR, PinP on the Venture. We shall see. RR
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    Before doing an Iron Butt ride, I filled the bike and a 1 gal gas can that I stapped to the luggage rack. Ran it out of fuel to see how far it would really go. Used the 1 gallon to get me to a gas station. 211 miles (indicated) at highway speeds. RR
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    Lynn, Go to the upper left hand corner and hit HOME. It will take you to the list. RR
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    Love the naked sport bike look. OK, not naked, just bare backed. Sharp. They were coveting the bike. RR
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    RMS - Root Mean Square is a true measurement of amperage and/or power. AC power is transmitted in a sinusoidal wave form at 60 Hz (50 Hz in Europe). If you take the peak of the amperage and multiply it by (sqrt2)/2 = 0.707, you end up with the RMS value. In effect, it equals the true area under the curve. (I hope I got that right) You got a good buy. RR
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    Jack, Really sorry to hear the latest news. That sucks. Been there, done that and didn't waste the time with the T-Shirt. Just a thought - you might want to hang on to the bike. Taking a ride is a great way to clear the head - and you will regularly need head cleaning. I also noticed the time you made your initial post (2:30 am). Two words - Bufferin PM. I went for 6 months getting 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night when we were going thru our troubles (before the divorce). Bufferin PM was the only thing that would allow me to sleep for a whole night. Well, I am pretty sure you are getting plenty of unsolicited advise from folks like me (who you have never met and don't know from Adam), please try your best to just 'be there' for the kids. As tough as it is on you, it is worse to them. They have absolutely no control over the situation and are just along for the bumpy ride. Good luck. Make sure you put aside a little money for new clothes. You are getting into a diet program that is VERY effective - but won't sell many books. RR
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    May or may not be the engine/tranny. Go over the bike with a set of ball end hex wrenches and tighten everything. You may find the trunk mounts, the chrome rail mounts, engine heat sinks, etc. are loose. It's not uncommon. Cheap fix if that is what it is. RR
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    Don't think it will scrape from the passenger foot boards. If so, there will be a lot of other things scraping first. RR
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    100% of the time I wear one, now. My wife passed me in her cage once when I was not wearing one (at the time I wore it about 1/2 of the time). When I got home, the SHTF (last word is Fan). She advised me if she ever saw me riding without a helmet again, she would take all her riding clothes, throw them away, and never ride with me again. She was widowed once (non-motorcycle related) and didn't want to go thru that again. Besides, I like her in the leather chaps . I will be upgrading to an Aria full face next year. Spent all my fun funds for this year. Were a modular HJC now. ATGATT is the word. RR
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    I received the DVD from Kitesquid today. Will review and pass it along when done. RR
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    Very nice. Good call on the seat belt and arm rests. In WI, it is illegal to carry a child under the age of 8. Apparently, that is the age where you can maintain balance when you fall asleep. Hence, younger kids falling out of bed. However, with the seat belt it looks like you have that possibility covered. Also, love the boots. Ride safely. RR
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    This is what the tail end of a Venture looks like with the Harley lights. Easy to hook up and they look great. Still have the standard bulbs in 'em. You could get more light with LEDs. RR http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/photos/332730279_exZhQ-M.jpg
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    Garmin Zumo 550. RR
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