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  1. johnbroughman
    Just want to throw out a word of caution for anyone buying new tires. We usually take for granted that a bike shop knows what they are doing when we buy new tires and we never check them. I recently purchased a new front tire from a high profile motorcycle shop near our town preparing for a 500 mile trip the next day from New Smyrna Beach, Fl to Pensacola, Fl. Departing the next morning my wife and I traveled about 100 miles and got caught in torrential rain showers, running at 65 MPH the front started lifting, if you have never hydroplaned on a bike it is very squeeze it tight feeling, slowing and getting back under control went about 10 miles, back up to speed little water on the road but again front started lifting, when I got to Pensacola looking over the bike the next day, noticed the shop had installed the tire in backward rotation, thus the hydroplaning, instead of defensing the water under the tire it was actually building up under it. Have 112,000 miles on my 01 RSV and this was a first, so always double check anyone that touches you ride, it may save your life. I have no doubt if there had been a bad accident this would never have been found. I can assure you the bike shop got my full displeasures with their job.
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    If you touch in any way shape or form, the clutch lever, brake leaver, foot break, or turn the throttle other than to increase speed, it will kick off, these levers are very, very senstive, so at 30 degrees and 75 MPH, yea I would be shakeing enough to kick it off.
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    Go with Skydoc, this man has developed his own clutch system and it works perfect, put it in mine 3 yrs ago and it works great, no slipage no matter how hard you want to throttle up in any gear. It also elimates the wire and makes reworking the clutch easy, did mine in under 2 hrs and I am a novice, just remeber to soak the plates in oil before installing. And I will also say Skydoc's word is gospel concerning these bikes.
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    Been using Rotella 15-40 in my 01 RSV for past 4 yrs now, bike just turned 100,000 miles a couple months ago, have had no problems whats so ever, anything the whin in the clutch is less than it was. Like the price of oil changes (every 5000 miles), under 20.00 bucks compared to 60.00. But what ever works for you and makes you happy, go for it, as long as the wheels keep turning it is a good oil.
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    I never use the kickstand (any more), to kill the engine, have done that several times in the past and forget to turn off key, thus dead battery. For many, many year the procedure is as follows for wife getting on and getting off is just in reverse procedure. Getting On 1. Start Engine 2. Plant Feet 3. Wife Gets On 4. She Pats Me On Back (means ready to go) Getting Off 1. Plant Feet 2. Wife Gets Off 3. Stop Engine 4. Kick Stand Down:stirthepot:
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    Be very carefull putting air in the shock or front forks, just a quick shot will give you enough to check, if you hold the pressure on it you gonna blow the bladder in the shock and than you gonna have to replace, so watch it close.
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    Sounds like a heat lock or vacuim lock, possilly a clogged or damaged vent line, next time it does it, just remove the take cap and see if it starts back up, if it does you than know its the vent line.
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    Thanks guys, a good contact cleaning did the trick, I hope, working fine now after the cleaning, used electronic contact clearner and a little dry lubercant on the toggle swithches.
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    Stop complaining and enjoy what we cant, one thing for sure though, you had better contact the last owner and find out what type and weight of oil he/they used in it and stay with that type, differant oils will give you a complete list of differant noises both in clutch and engine. Good luck and let us all know when you start to hear it, just be patient eventually it will be upon you.
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    Any one have any pillow tuffed seats laying around that fits 01 RSV need both passenger and driver seats, if any one has a set for sale let me know. Mine are starting to split in the seams. Thanks:Venture:
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    Have looked through the other remarks cant find one with my problem. My cruise control has started doing crazy things. Most times it will not set, turn it on get to cruise speed hit set and resume and set light blink and go out, sometimes can turn it off and back on by the main switch and it will set but than if you hit increase or decrease button, it will go off and the two lights start blinking again, sometimes if you hit reset it will start to resume and just continue increaseing speed without stopping, have to turn it off. Need help as the control is my life saver on any trip, have ole arthritist bad in hands. Thanks guys know I can depend on good answers here. Oh, have a 01 RSV with 99,000 miles, and yea I put over 90,000 of those on it.
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    Running Avon Vem front and back for years, have almost 100,000 on 01 RSV and have found best to go with stamped PSI on side of tire, running 50 in back and 41 in front and have ran in all weather conditions from snow to torrential down pour and they handled great, usually get 21 to 22 thousand out of front and 15 to 18 out of back, and ride two up 95% of the time. Just my 2 cents worth,
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    there is a 07 for sale on here, beautifull bike and it has a matching trailer that goes with it, has all the bells and whistles, I just looked at it myself a few minutes ago, If he still has it, I would grab it before buying from a dealer, it also is 10,500.00. \
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    I used to run high octain 91 and above all the time thinking it was better for the engine since it was cost higher, Sky Doc set me straight on that a few years back and I switched to 87 octain, it ran better, got better miliage, and actucally had more power, and I had blown a lot of money in the past years buying high octain, so why is this? The japs made this bike to run on low octain, when you burn high octain it fires slower, hench the compression stroke is already starting down before igition fires, this is simply laymens terms, but it has sure saved me a lot of money by switching to 87 octain. Plus I add a couple oz of Sea Foam in every 2nd or 3rd tankfull, keeps things clean and running smooth. Just made a round trip from Va to Persacola, Fl a week ago, 1,893 miles, running 80 and 85 MPH averaged 40.2 MPG all on 87 octain. Again thanks Sky Doc:stirthepot:
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    I also use it in everything, bike, lawnmower, F350 desiel, it works great, One thing you may want to check into, my local NAPA auto parts store in Va. sells it for 6.95 a can, thats 2 bucks cheaper than Walley World, butttttttt, Walley World will match their price, just bought 2 cans from Walley today at 6.95 each.
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    The speed bleeders works great and makes for an easy job. Would like to make a suggestion though, when you switch your old bleeder screw for the new speed bleeders, save the old bleeder screws, just slip them in a little zip lock pouch and if and when you ever trade or sell that RSV or RSTD exchange them and put the speeder on you new bike, saves reordering again. Just my 2 cents worth.
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    92,500 on my 01 RSV and I have been using Rotella 15 40 for 3 yrs now, change every 5,000 miles with new filter, I also use Honda oil filter, it is the same filter as the Venture, (check the part number on the box) and it is half the price. Oil change and filter run me 18.00 bucks.
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    Thanks everyone for the comments, I found the problem, mostly by accident but it was or is the slack in the clutch lever handle, it doesnt return to the full extent and leave just enough slack that it interfers with the cruise. I notice if after I get in 5th gear and push the lever all the way out with the back of my fingers, the cruise works fine in all functions, this may also be the same problems some of the others are experinceing.
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    2001 RSV with 90,000 miles, cruise will work some times, other times it wont, have been having this problem for about 7 months now. Some times it will set and work great, other times you have to turn it off and on several times before it will work, and then when you cancel or touch brake it wont reset and you have to turn switch off and on several times to get it to set. Getting to be a pain. Any ideas?
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    Man with only 43K on that bike you had better figure why it needs clutch replaced, sounds like you may be using the wrong type of motor oil or the wrong weight, I just upgraded mine last summer it had 83 thou before it started slipping in high gear. Make sure you arnt using an oil with anti-friction additive in it, personally I use Rotella 15 = 40, the upgrade I bought from Skydoc on here and it is doing a fantastic job, took about 45 minutes to replace the disc, and clutch spring. Good luck.
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    Does anyone have a front pillow tuffed seat laying around from a RSV they want to get rid of for a decent price, mine is coming apart and I dont want to replace it with something differant and I cant afford to have it recovered right now.
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    make sure you are not using oi with anti-friction in it as it will mess up the clutches and eventiually cause them to have to be replaced. I have been using Rotella 15 - 40 in my RSV and it works great, no problems in over 2 yrs and it actually made the whine a little more bearable.
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    Guys if I dont get rid of these my wife is gonna go over the edge, look at these in the classifieds under RSV and RSD and make me a decent offer, they have got to go from behind my couch.
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    I personally run Avon, have tried a lot of others and get better miliage and satasifaction from the Avon Vemom, usually 18 to 20 thou miles. That said, have shoped every available tire company on the web and others and no one sells cheaper than JakeWilson, thats www.jakewilson.com, he also ships free when shiped by land carrier. Also let me interate one thing here, Skydoc as far as I am concerned is without doubt the man when it comes to RSVs, I have been riding for more yrs than I care to count, and this past summer he walked me through some work on this bike that without doubt would have cost be big bucks, plus loaning me tools to do it with at no charge, this from a guy that I have never seen other than to talk with, he at one point was going to ride 6 hrs one way to make sure I was doing it right. Thanks Doc you can mis spell, speak, write, or copy to me at anytime, your word on these bikes with me is gospel.
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    Yes Red Rider, that maintance last month included valve adjustment, carbs tuned, all new filters and plugs, and cluthch upgrade, I did all the work myself with the help of some really knowledgeable people on this site, total cost under 300.00 bucks, but the most amasing thing was switching to regular gas and the performace differance it made, and all these years just think of the money I wasted by buying high octaine at 30 to 40 plus cents more per gal, a big ole thanks to Sky Doc and VGoose and a couple others.
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