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  1. If it works, the Heatroller is worth that. RR
  2. Well done. Was signed up to run this last year but had to bail due to work scheduling. I would run this whole route just for the opportunity to ride highway 170 from Big Bend to Presidio. Has to be the most beautiful road I've ever been on. Hope to see you there in future years. RR
  3. My local O'Reilly's Auto filled me in on how to avoid the clock/radio resetting when changing batteries. Hook up another battery with jumper cables (or a battery charger) to the battery cables. Disconnect the battery cables, change battery, reconnect cables, remove other battery. I did this on my wife's truck using the jumper points (seperate clamping locations for connecting jumper cables) and it worked great. RR
  4. The quintesential oil change video. http://jalopnik.com/5837736/cotd-changing-your-oil-hilariously-edition A must see that must be posted in every oil thread. RR
  5. RedRider

    Freedom

    I would assume the helo drop would allow a parachute landing if something went wrong firing the unit up. RR
  6. Don't think your medication is what would be needed for having LL around. Penicillin perhaps. RR
  7. Welcome to the RSV family. Don't listen to those old 1st Gener's. It is kind of like the rabbit and hare. They run ahead and we plod along. However, we get to the Dairy Queen first 'cause they have to keep stopping to pick up parts that fall off. Just kidding of course. Both generations of Ventures are fine, reliable, beautiful bikes. Keep an eye out for a local maintenance day. You will learn a lot there. Also, it is a good $12 investment to join. You will save multiples of that every year by what you can learn on here. Good folks and knowledgeable too. I will come sync you carbs for you if you pay for my gas. Mind you, I would be coming from Wisconsin, so it would probably be better to find some help locally. But I do love to ride in Western Viginny (and some eastern VA). Used to call on Limitorque in Lynchburg years ago in a different life. Nice area. Enjoy your new ride. It is a great bike. And to answer your question - likely a carb sync and a check of the boots. Shims can be done on your own if you are a confident wrench and have the tools. Best bet is to find one of the members with the tools and experience and ply them with cheap beer. Again, welcome. RR
  8. Good heavens - He's deaf, not blind!!! RR
  9. Send a pm to Skydoc17. He will fill you in with the details. RR
  10. Sounds like you are ready to attack the Okeys. Good luck and let us know how you do. RR
  11. Condor, My clutch started slipping at about 35k miles and I am meticulous about clutch and brake maintenance. At that time, I replaced everything (done by the dealer - ouch). Good for another 25k and started slipping again while riding in West, by God, Virginia (pulling a trailer). Replaced OEM with a PWC spring and haven't had to do anything other than fluid every two years. Have 96k on it now. 22lyons, One of the guys on here sells the spring, upgrade kit, and all the clutch components. Skydoc17 will get you taken care of for a fair price. Unless you have cooked any of the disks, a simple change of the spring will likely take care of your problem. I have also done the half disk/spring replacement but will likely be putting it back in this winter. This replacement reduces the friction stroke (how far the clutch lever moves in the friction zone) to where it is a pain when riding in traffic. To change the spring is about 15 minutes of work (assuming you have to scrape the old gasket). Don't even need to dump the oil. Just put it on the sidestand, pop off the cover, remove the 5 bolts (IIRC), reverse procedure with new spring and gasket. Make sure to use an in-lb torque wrench on the spring bolts. They don't take much to over tighten. RR
  12. I believe the 1st gen use a cartridge filter instead of a spin on. However, for the 2nd gen, you are absolutely right. RR
  13. Another alternative for oil changes - take filters but stop at Walmart for the oil. Buy a cheap aluminum turkey roasting pan to drain into. Take the used oil into the auto bay at Walmart and they will dump it. Throw away the turkey pan. Have a great trip. If it works into your trip, stop at the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM (just across the TX border). They have a garage for each room. RR
  14. Brad, Actually, this is likely a better long distance steed than the Venture. The cruiser position of the RSV is not really ideal due to the ergonomics. Your tailbone is on the seat and your spine not straight up and down. If you look at the standard LD selections, they are all upright. BMW (all of them), Wingabago, FJR, ST, V-Strom, and even the first Gen Ventures. The Tenere' does not offer the wind protection of the Venture, or most of the creature comforts, but it appears it would work very nicely with the addition of a few thousand dollars of farkles. RR
  15. Stopped by the local Yamaha shop and they had a Supere Tenere' on the floor. Got a chance to sit on it, stand it up, look it over really close. The owner (who I know) came over to chat and answer questions. Oh My, is that a nice bike. 1200 cc of adventure riding goodness. The owner offered to let me take it for a ride. I declined realizing that would be real trouble for me. I can't afford the alimony (and we have two kids in college and two more that are high school seniors - next year is going to be REALLY expensive). Most, if not all, the farkles are released for this model since the Tenere' has been in Europe for a couple of years. And Then to Top It Off...... I get home and there is a box on the porch from Touratech!!. My lock and cable for the Garmin 276C mount arrived. Included in the box was the TT catalog with all the Tenere' stuff. Mmmmmmm, tasty. This may be a problem. RR
  16. Nothing to add relative to fixing your problem. However, since it has been out of the water for a couple of years, replace the impeller in the final drive. This pumps the water through the cooling jacket. They dry out and fall apart. Don't ask me how I know. Sold my boat 2 summers ago and don't miss it at all. It also put $2000 into my 'toy' fund. RR
  17. ATGATT - All The Grill, All The Time RR
  18. Once you install the new one, you need to advise your pillion the button is for talking, not sending Morse Code. Just sayin' RR
  19. Twigg, Nicely done. Have you ran a ground wire from the tank to the bike frame? Might be a good idea (IBR requirement, but not generally required for any other rallies that I know of). FYI, I generally turn the main petcock off and run off the aux tank. When it runs out, I reach down and turn on the main, reach back and turn off the aux valve, and then run the main tank. Not really concerned with how full the aux tank is. But your way will be just fine. You are getting this machine ready for some good LD riding. Should be fun. RR
  20. Prayers to Ponch and family from Wisconsin. Hang in there and get better. RR
  21. I've invented it and you already have 2. They are called thumbs. RR
  22. Thank you. Hope he enjoys a trouble free ride. If not, we are here to help. RR
  23. Squidley has the procedure down. It is important to rotate the wheel while tightening the bearings, although it is not because of grease dissapation. The roller in a tapered roller bearing uses the back rib for alignment. As the roller moves around the bearing race, the taper of the roller squirts the roller against the back rib, aligning it. Without the wheel/bearing being turned when setting the preload, the rollers will likely be out of alignment and will ultimately create too much clearance. Spin to win. The procedure as outlined in the Timken service manual basically says to tighten, while spinning, until you begin to feel drag. Then back the nut off to the nearest cotter pin location (at least 1/8 turn). While I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I did used to be a bearing engineer at Timken. (Many moons and experiences ago). RR
  24. If you need parts that the dealer cannot get until next week, let us know. I know my Venture will not be going anywhere for the next couple of weeks and can sacrafice a component or two to help a fellow member enjoy their vacation. If I need to ride while waiting for replacement parts, there are a couple of lesser steads in the barn. Let us know. RR If you want to go this route, best to call me. Number is in my profile. Will be off the computer for the balance of the day. Have a car and a couple of bikes that need my loving attention today. I really enjoy when the wife is out of town (for a short while - it's nice when she gets home too).
  25. AHHAAA, Watson, you may have something here. EDGE, check to see if the control is on HS or SP. You may have the controls set for headset, hence, nothing coming out the speakers. Center (or right since you don't have the CB) button. Should be the first option that comes up. Up or down arrow to select. Hope this fixes it. Cheap and easy. RR
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