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  1. RedRider
    +1 on the Stebel horn and the Carbon One bracket. The CO bracket can be found in the Classifieds section. Easy install and looks good too - and it is LOUD! RR
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    Steve, I might suggest getting some route planning software such as Microsoft Streets and Trips. It cost about $50 and is very easy to use - yet quite powerful. RR
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    Rick Butler (an esteemed member here) also sells bolts for quick removal of your bags. Check in the classifieds. they work great. RR
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    Steve, Took that trip last year and loved it. Make sure you go up Mt. Washington in NH. Stay up near Bah' Hah'bah' (Bar Harbor for yous Midwesterners) and ride the loop around Arcadia Nat'l Park. And if you can, get up really early and watch the sun come up on Cadillac Mtn. If you are heading down the east coast, stop at Young's Lobster Pound in Belfast, ME for lunch. They prepare the best lobster roll you will ever have. Their fish chowder is absolutely premium. When in VT, ride in the Green Mountain National Forest. At the intersection of hwy 100 and hwy 125 in Hancock, there is a little grocery store/deli that makes a mean deli sandwich for about $4. It is a piece of true Americana where they have on the aisle end display VT maple syrup right next to the ammo. Anyway, head west on 125 and then north on Lincoln Road near Ripton. Take that up to 17 and follow 17 across the mountain. It is a fabulous ride and an incredible view from the top. In NH, you need to ride the Kancamagus Hwy (Hwy 112). It goes from Conway, NH to Lincoln, NH. This link is to my ride report on AdvRiders.com about our trip. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363843 It may give you some additional ideas. There is a lot to see up there that we didn't have time for. Enjoy. RR
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    Hey, would this finally allow me to get more miles out of a rear tire? It appears the Speed-O-Healer is the solution of choice if I want the cruise to work the way I want it. However, the Throttle-Boss is a much easier way to fix this since I don't travel on the high speed roads very often. RR
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    MKrieg, I seem to recall taking hwy 5 north out of Huntington was a fun road. Not too many curves, but lots of whoops (up and down). Old 24 to Wabash was also a fun road but I don't know if it is still open since they built the new 24. I graduated from Homestead and lived off of 24 in Forest Ridge. My folks have now moved out to Scotia off of Aboite Center. Where abouts in SW FtW are you? I will give you and Peg a shout when I am coming to the Fort this summer to visit the 'rents. RR
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    Hmmm.. Interesting (picture Marty Johnson with his Nazi helmet on Laugh-In). RR
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    I always go by the old edict of feed a fever and drown a cold - with bourbon. Doesn't necessarily help the cold, but you just don't care anymore. And the next day, the cold is the least of your problems. Hope this helps (get well soon). RR
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    Do you have the helmet lock from the left (clutch) side? Mine fell off a couple of years ago and I never replaced it. I would need the special screw also. Once I get it (if it is available) I will need to see if I can get it re-keyed. Let me know. Thanks. RR
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    Since my speedometer is off by about 10%, I always look at my Zumo for keeping track of my speed. I got into the habit when my speedo went out in my truck. RR
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    Does anyone know a way to increase the maximum speed setting for the cruise? While riding out west, there were some roads that had a speed limit of 80 (Utah) and many other states with a limit of 75. My cruise will allow a maximum speed of 80. My wrist is still sore from holding the throttle at 85 to 90 MPH. RR
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    Redneck, I just rode that route last Saturday. It is fantastic - other than having to push the little KLR's off to the side so you can get around. Just kidding - of course - I also have a KLR (also an '08 - red) that I love riding the twisties on. It is a really fun bike. Now, to have ridden the KLR out there and back would have put me in traction. Great pics. RR
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    Deb, Yeah, I did. However, it was pretty late and I needed to get home for work on Wed. Don't worry, I have not forgotten you and Gary. My wife has talked about taking a long weekend to go somewhere and riding the Mississippi and coming over to visit you guys was my thought. I will give you plenty of warning since she usually needs lots of leadtime to clear the schedule. Hope to see you soon. RR / Jeff
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    Last I checked - $229 RR
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    My travel was 90% slab at 75 to 80 MPH. The other 10% are nice twisty roads at 30 to 50 MPH. Nothing extreme. Riding was 1up with full bags. RR
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    Big Tom, I also liked the way they handle. But I take too many long trips to replace them every time. RR
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    The push-to-talk is only for the CB. The intercom is always on. There is a volume level control for the intercom. Press the center button until you see IC in the display. Use the up/down toggle to increase/decrease the volume. Pretty sure that's your difficulty. Good luck. RR
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    As some of you may have recalled, I had a tire blow last year while running through West, by God, Virginia. It was a Dunlop D404 that had been put on a couple of months previously. I was beating myself up for neglecting to check my tire pressure and was sure that was what killed it with 5581 miles on it. For a lot of expense (towing, hotel stay, tire, install, etc.) I was able to get another D404 installed so I could get home. That was the only tire available at the time. Well - IT ALMOST HAPPENED AGAIN! I was recently on a 4000 miles run around and was meticulously checking the tire pressure. It never varied from the original 40 lbs. However, as I was checking the tire pressure after getting gas, I noticed the tire wear was extreme. It was already down to, or below, the wear bars in the center of the tire. Thank goodness it was so windy that I wasn't running on the center of the tire. Since I was about half way across South Dakota and had a good 600 miles (most to be at night) to get home, I thought prudence would be the better part of valor. I pulled into a rest area and got on the phone and found a dealer in NorthWest Iowa with a - D404 tire!!! I had to get home and wanted to get there in one piece. When I punched the dealer address into my GPS, I noticed it would be 6:30 (they close at 6:00) before I got there. I pulled off the next exit to see if I could find a dealer any closer. Luck had me pull into Chamberlain, SD. I asked for a phone book but there were no M'cycle dealers listed. The clerk mentioned there was a Honda dealer the next exit down, I called and they had - an Elite 3 in the appropriate size. Apparently, that is what the Wings use. Showed up, they had me drive right into the shop, and the technician and I got to work. I took off the saddlebags, dropped the pipe, and took off the brake caliper. The tech started on the axle. We jacked it up with a standard floor jack balancing it against the kickstand. While the tech removed the dead D404 and installed the E3, he told me where the Moly60 was and I greased the splines. We reinstalled and I paid the standard bill (list price on the tire, but no complaints here). Slipped the tech a twenty on the way out for getting right on it and for letting me help. 45 minutes in and out with a new E3. OK, bottom line. I got lucky this time. The D404 was not designed for this bike - regardless what the Owners Manual says. The D404 that blew in WV had 5581 miles on it. I now firmly believe the WV tire died a natural death, not from neglect (although, I neglected to inspect for tire wear). This tire, when removed, had 4311 miles on it. Would it have made it another 600 miles? Maybe. But there will never be another D404 on my bike - if I can avoid it. Just a note on the E3. I felt the tire was not quite as smooth on groved pavement as the D404. Almost like it was a 'harder' tire. However, it might be that the tech did not balance the tire. I was in a rush and we both just forgot. I'll throw in some Dynabeads this weekend and that might help. It is a very small price to pay if I can actually make a trip and return safely with the same tires on the bike. The Darksiders almost had me coming over after this. We will see how the E3 works out. Hopefully, I will be able wear it out this year - by riding a lot!! RR
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    It was a long winter. RR
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    Just got back from a 5 day, 4000 mile trip. Went the first day (1140 miles) with a sheepskin only and was OK but not ready for any more. Used the Airhawk for the next 4 days including a 1044 mile last day (got in last night at 1:30 am). While I am not ready to ride another Iron Butt today, it would not have been possible without the Airhawk. I also have the Butt Butler seat mod that helps with the tailbone. You will need to play with the air pressure. It doesn't work well when it is fully inflated. About 3/4 full seems right for me. For reference, I have a non-pillow top seat. Money well spent. RR
  21. RedRider
    Redneck, I am leaving this evening for Vegas via Amarillo, Tombstone, 89A to Prescott, and then up to Vegas. Expecting to be there Sunday evening. If you are still around, leave me a message as to how I can get ahold of you to say hi. Mobile number is in my profile. I will be leaving Vegas Monday morning to head back to WI via somewhere north (Wyoming, etc.). Just don't want to do the boring ride thru eastern CO, NE, and IA. Don't have time to do anything other than the slab, mostly. Just taking 5 days to burn some dead dinosaurs. RR
  22. RedRider
    I had to replace a rotor, but not because of the HH pads. It was because I didn't have the HH pads and the ones I had wore out too soon. Well, maybe it was because I didn't check them as often as I should. It was an expensive lesson. I seem to learn most of my lessons the expensive way. RR
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    Oh yeah, I will. After the potential disaster in Ohio, I had the relatively new Dunlop go out while riding the twisties in WV. That was a scary blowout in a corner at about 45 MPH - pulling my trailer. The WV blowout ended up costing about $600 (towing, hotel, etc.) - that was an expensive rear tire. But it certainly could have been worse. The Dunlop 404 rear tire on the bike has about 500 miles on it. I will be checking the pressure regularly (every gas stop) for the first 1000 miles or so and then every day riding after that. I have installed an aux electrical hookup with a 10 amp fuse for the travel compressor. Need to test that tonight. I want my next rear tire change to scheduled; not an emergency. RR
  24. RedRider
    1071 miles in 19.5 hours, slept a 7 hours and made it to Oxford, AL for a total of 1507 in 36 hours. Will be heading out Friday on a trip that should be about 4200 miles in 5 days. Would try for 5000 in 5 days, but two days will be riding with my brother. He doesn't go with that kind of riding. We will see how the Butt Butler works out - and the new auxilliary gas tank. The extra 3 gallons should allow me to do about 300 miles before stopping for fuel. I think the limitation will be the 45+ year old bladder. We shall see. RR IBA 33089
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    Eck, I did remove the fuel pump otherwise my ham hands wouldn't fit into the cavity. Great idea on the tape with that nut. That damn nut was the biggest pain of all. RR
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