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    I been running AMSOIL in my 07 Venture, started at about 2500 miles, I change the filter every 3,000 miles and change the oil ever 6,000 miles. I have 30,000 miles on it now and no issues.
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    I switch to boxers when I have a long ride planned. The beaded seats and sheep skins have had favorable wrtie ups to help with this problem.
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    I was thinking maybe sometime after summer, when the weather starts to get bearable again, gest plenty hot in the interior of the state during July. We will see. I will try the picture trick, I tried to do it a differnet way thru the "manage attachments" section below and it puked on me.
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    I think the next M&E for Florida should be in the heart of the state where the riding is the best. South of Leesburg around Sugarloaf or over in Hernando/Pasco county someplace. Could turn into an overnighter for some, but a small price for some very good riding. But tha's just me. It was great meeting everyone and we definatly need to do it someplace again.
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    Had a great time at the meet and eat, met a lot of new folks and renwed some old ones. Found out that Al does not how work a camera and I learned that if you turn off the kill switch the bike will not start . Lets do it again one day Here are some links to some pics. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0234.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0232.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0230.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0228.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0227.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0226.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/RIDES/DSC_0225.jpg
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    Didn't find any records for my last name either, maybe I am not really here, or my parents lied to me about my real name.
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    Jerry Just a point of clarification. The 98 to 01 Tour Deluxe had Hard Bags, the leather slant bags for those years came on the Tour Classic, both were set up with 4 x 2 pipes. marino420td: here is a picture of the slant bags that came on my 98 Royal Star Tour Classic http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/DSCN0311.jpg
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    Ruffy There is a Dairy Queen south in New Symnra Beach, (NSB) I could lead the way on a nice short loop out west of NSBand end up at the DQ. There is a lot more seating there (all outside). Just a thought.
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    It may depend on which slant bags you purchased. If you got the ones that came on bikes from 98 to 01 they will not fit on a bike with 4 x 4 pipes.
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    Try this
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    I actually had to quit twice, first time I quit a 2 pack a day habit for about 12 years, got divorced and stupid :doh:started up again. Quit again about 3 years later , that was in 1987. Never looked back after the second time, never had the urge to start again. Quit cold turkey both times.
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    I used Longhorn offest cruise peg mounts P/N 7980 on my 07 Venture, they have 1" quick clamps and work just fine. Try this link http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go/Home.ProductDetail/IMID/460
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    Jerry I needed the same thing a few years back and managed to get one from a car audio place. I purchased a C-BUS cable part number CCA-329-500, it is a 5 meter cable, so there was some slack to store in the fairing but no real problem. The only issue was that the factory cable has a rubber boot on the fairing end to keep water out and this cable does not. I was able to make a suitable boot from a rubber cap I had and then just wrapped the connection in a plastic bag to ensure that it was water proof. Cost was around $70.00 off the shelf, i seem to remember finding one on the internet for around $40.00 but did not want to wait for it to arrive. Hope this helps
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    You did not say what speed or gear you are in when you notice the vibrations. Remember that both 4th and 5th gears are overdrive. If you are tooling around in 5th gear at 50 or 60 mph and try to accelerate hard you going to get some vibrations, because the engine is being lugged down. It may be that you need to do a carb synch, that often helps and out of synch carbs can cause engine vibrations. You can not ride a Royal Star like a V-twin, they really like to stay up in the higher RPM ranges. If you don't believe me, try twisting the throttle real hard one time while you are in 3rd gear, just remember to shift some where around 90 mph. ride safe, keep us posted.
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    We get leaves changing color, you just have to wait until January, when the get brown and fall off.
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    I am running Kromewerks on my 07, very nice sound, not overly loud, but will sound off if you romp on it. Pretty sure you can get Kromewerks thru Barons, the 4x2x4 that I have heard were obnoxiuosly loud, but I do not know if the guy had baffles in them or not.
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    98 Tour Classics have a history of ignition switches going bad. The placement of the ignition switch just behind the radiator coupled with the heat generated by the current passing thru the ignition switch caused many to fail or become intermitent when hot. There is supposed to be an upgraded switch available from Yamaha, but no guaranty that there are any left in stock.
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    Send an email to Frank over in Naples, he is the president of the STAR (Star Touring And Rinding) chapter in Naples, he may know if anything is planned for that weekend or if anyone over there wants to get together and ride. mailto:frank100@comcast.net
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    Name of Restaurant Squid Lips Over the Water Grill Street Address 1477 Pineapple Avenue City Melbourne State or Province FL Website (Optional) www.squidlipsgrill.com Quality of Food Great Quality of Service Good Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Sea Food all types Alcohol Served? Yes Additional Comments Great place lots of atmosphere, you can sit out on the eclosed deck and lookout over the river or sit inside in the AC.
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    yep, shorter is correct. Because of the geometery the shorter links will raise the rear end about 3/4".
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    Try this link to Custom Dynamics, http://www.customdynamics.com/knight_rider_led_light_bar.htm
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    I am not if I missed someone else posting it or not but the Dyna 3000 ingition system is a must for performance upgrade along with K&N filters and a good set of pipes or slipons. I am using the slipons fro Krome Werks. Keep a good check on th enuts that hold the driver's seat on you are bound to lose those before it is all over. Folding foot pegs for the passenger from Diamond R, also the Diamod R leveling links are a nice addition.
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    I use the right rear plug wire, just unclip it from the holder on the center panel and it has just enough slack to get the tach on it, if yours is like mine it is diredtional, so if it does not work the first time turn it over (around).
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    There is a guy I think over on the Delphi forums that switched his leather bags to hard bags, he may still have them you could try over there. I had 98 TC for 9 years and if you did not stay after those bags they would get dingy looking. I had a spot that got rubbed real bad, the only thing I found that worked was to take some leather shoe dye and treat the spot and then oil it up real well with Mink oil. You could try something like that, or you could try some DOC Baileys. That will get the black back into the bags then keep them oiled up with a good water proofing like WET PROOF or a good quaility Mink oil product. You really need to keep them oiled up nthat is the only defense. If you could find them new thru a dealer they are about $600.00 each. Good Luck
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    Marco See the post below for the infon the BBQ. I am trying to get a group to ride over together , leaving from the gas station at the intersection of State Road 44 and route 415 in Samsula, just west of New Symnra Beach at 9AM on the 25th. You are welcome to join us. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29230&highlight=leesburg
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