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  1. RedRider
    I will buy one if you make a few for sale. If not, I would appreciate being put on the list for February. Don't think I will get to the forks until then. RR
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    1) Don't pass on double yellow. 2) Too close behind 2nd car while riding and when beginning the pass. 3) He was in the car's blind spot. 4) Use more front brake, less rear brake. 5) Ride ATTGAT. No boots, gloves, no armor in pants. Glad he had a helmet. 6) Take a MSF advanced course and learn how emergency stops work. Completely preventable accident. Hope the kid wasn't hurt too badly. RR
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    I find a multitool fits perfectly in the little pocket between the latches in the saddlebags. When I travel, I put one in each side. There is always a cheap knockoff in the right side pocket. When I go on trips, the good branded Leatherman goes in the pocket in the left side saddlebag. The good one is usually in my truck. RR
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    Got the Shadow engine swapped and it started!! Found a coolant leak caused by my reusing a seal (I know better than that) so it won't be off the lift until Tuesday or Wednesday. However, it started and ran. Replacing the seal should take about an hour and another couple of hours to button it up. Should be ready to load onto the trailer for the trip to warmer climes on Thursday. Pictures will be posted then. It will then be time to give some love to the other orphans. RR
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    New shoes (Santa delivered early), a Works shock, Progressive springs,....oh, and a couple of baby brothers (got to get a couple of my project bikes running). RR
  6. RedRider
    Was just getting ready to post this when you beat me to it. Of course, I wasn't going to post until I purchased mine. My Dad has one of these and they are great. Fantastic price. RR
  7. RedRider
    IMHO - Stock seat without any extra padding - 100 to 200 miles per day - tops Stock seat with ButtButler mod - 200-300 miles per day Stock seat with good extra padding (AirHawk) - 300-400 per day Corbin seat - 300-500 per day if you can get used to the hardness Ultimate seat - no experience Mustang seat - no experience Russel Day Long - 1000+ miles per day, every day, ad infinitum Not surprisingly, the dollars escalate with this list. This list is just my experience and everyone's will vary. This is also the progression I went thru to finally get to the Russel. What is causing you trouble? The butt bones or the tailbone? Different solution for each. RR
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    Owen posted back in June about this, but I wanted to bring it up again. Much discussion in the LD community has been about the Medjet Assist program. It is required for most of the longer rallies (IBR, Buttlite VI, 10n10) and seems to be a good idea all around. Medjet Assist is an insurance/retainer program that will transport you from anywhere in the world to your home hospital (or whatever hospital you want). If you get the correct coverage, they will also transport your motorcycle from anywhere in North America (Cont. US, Alaska, Canada, Mexico - not sure about Hawaii) to your local dealer. Coverage is $250 annually and there is available short term contracts also. I believe some memberships (BMWMOA, IBA) provide some discounts. http://medjetassist.com/membership/motorcycleprotection.aspx I will be getting the annual this year. Mostly for the Alaska trip, but the incremental costs from a 3 week membership to annual makes it a no-brainer. RR
  9. RedRider
    Have them apply the $150 for the loan insurance towards the loan. This was obviously money they acquired by taking advantage. RR
  10. RedRider
    Put one of these on the outside. They can figure out how it works. RR
  11. RedRider
    What time are you serving? Let's see, if I leave WI now, I can get there by ........ RR
  12. RedRider
    There are 3 more upstairs (that run). And if all goes right, I will be picking up another one this weekend. I won't be getting much ice fishing in this year. Although, that's probably a good thing. I don't like ice fishing. RR
  13. RedRider
    Following is a copy of my progress update posted on the Honda Shadow forum. Well, we are on the way to getting this beast back on the asphalt. Broken engine was removed, output gear housing with speed sensor was swapped, and new Sabre engine was put back in the frame. Couple of notes. There is a shim between the output gear housing and the crankcase. This sets the backlash between the bevel gears. I checked (by feel) the backlash before disassembling each. The shim on the Sabre engine measured 0.0180" while the shim from the Aero was 0.0225". Initial install of the output gear housing was done with the larger Aero shim. Too loose. Removed and reinstalled with the Sabre shim. Much better. The last picture is of my helpers (my sons Curtiss and Grant). They are much better at lifting heavy things than I am now. Hope to have this running by Sunday. We shall see. RR
  14. RedRider
    I will post up the process. Looking forward to getting this done and and the Shadow off the lift. I have other bikes that need some love. RR
  15. RedRider
    Bob, Thanks for the heads up. I will keep the paperwork together for him. Shouldn't be an issue since they usually only check the neck labels for the VIN. But you never know how they may do it Texas. RR
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    Got a great deal on Ebay. A boneyard called onestopoutlet (at least that's their Ebay name) out of PA. Good folks to deal with. Did a nice job packaging it and shipped quickly. Got it for about 60% of what we were expecting (and were willing to pay). RR
  17. RedRider
    Well, we found the problem. See picture #1. We found the solution. See picture #2. 220 lbs of shiny goodness. A thread of the complete project will be posted once done (if successful:smile5:). RR
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    Check with your local library and see what format they support - Kindle or Nook (likely both). That way, your wife can borrow books rather than buy. RR
  19. RedRider
    A good friend will post bail for you. A really true friend will be in jail next to you. RR
  20. RedRider
    Go big or go home. Get a 3/4 or 1 hp disposal and it will last forever. You can also chew up medium sized rodents (and dogs and cats) along with spoons and forks. RR
  21. RedRider
    They wouldn't if you ran them thru the disposal. RR
  22. RedRider
    Two ways to fix this, really three but I am not returning it to complete stock. 1st is to increase caliper bore area and 2nd is to reduce master bore area. Not sure which way to go. On this I may go both ways and see which one I like. Gary, You are having too much fun. Wish I had time to experiment with things like this. Look forward to seeing your results. RR
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    Ahhh, forgot about that. RR
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    Gary, Curious about the need for additional rear brake. Mind you, I am a 2nd Gen'er. On the 2nd Gen, the rear brakes will lock up in a heart beat. Don't see where adding braking capacity on the rear will actually help stop any faster. It seems the limiting factor is the friction between the tire and the roadway, not between the caliper and the rotor. RR
  25. RedRider
    You interested in selling the R1's? RR
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