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    My V* 950 (since traded) picked up a wierd buzzing sound one day. Only occurred at speed, stopped at idle. I rode around and rode around listening, trying to pinpoint it. Got off and revved the engine to listen. Pushed this pulled that shook the other thing. Couldnt find it. Next day the noise was gone. Couldn't see anything different. 3 days later it came back. Thats when it hit me. I was wearing my cold weather jacket. I keep a key in each of my 2 jackets just so I don't jave to go swapping around stuff... The key in my cold weather jacket had the little metal tab with the key number on it and that was vibrating against the ring aroung the ignition... Sometimes it's the silliest thing...
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    So we're using a three letter abbreviation for a 5 character name? Yay for efficiency! I used to say my dream job in the Canadian military would be the TLA SME at the OAG. I wanted to be the -Three Letter Acronym- -Subject Matter Expert- at the -Office of Acronym Generation-.
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    Glad the ride is a go. Eye protection is important. wear your Oakleys
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    Anyone else getting 'board' with this thread? chuckle:no-no-no:
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    The guy that wrote the RSTD manual, or translated it from the Japanese, or whoever put those shift points in the book. Ok. I admit it. I'm a fairly anal guy. I do read the manual, follow the reccomendations, etc, etc. I used to ride a V-Star 950 cruiser, nimble and quick, but when I rode with the local yamaha association last year the Ventures and RSTDs would make me work to keep up. This year I traded up, carefully rode the beast home, read the owners manual carefully, and started riding, using the reccomended shift points. Felt like I was driving a truck. Weak acceleration, sounds like it's working hard just to get going. WTF? The guys must have modified the engine the get the acceleration I was seeing last year? Then I found this forum. Read all the threads about shift points I could find. I'm still in break-in. 600 km and climbing rapidly. I haven't cranked it as hard as some suggest, for that reason, but, oh my, can this thing fly. Still not as nimble as my last bike, but pull? Loving it! Loving it! Loving it!
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    Breakfast - Me, the 16 yr old son, the 9 yr old son and the 9 yr old daughter. 19 yr old son is far too cool to get up for breakfast. 16 yr old looks out the window at the bright sunny morning and asks "Can you give me a ride to school on the bike this morning?" That started a chorus of 9 yr old "Me too!" Ok. 16 yr old first. 12 km round trip. Then the daughter. 8 km round trip. Then the other son. Another 8 km. Wake the 19 yr old so he'll get himself off to work on time, stow the kiddie helmet in the rack. Grab my tank bag (laptop and stuff for work) and off to the office. 18 km 1 way. Total 46 km. I'm 22 minutes late for work, but for some reason I can't stop smiling...
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    Nice to see the dealer was willing to STICK up for you with customs.
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    Twice Stop sign at the end of my road. Drug store parking lot. Both times just a little too much lean as I stopped. Heavy bastard.
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