dacheedah
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Pulled a tag along, 6 man tent, 2 cots, 2 chairs , clothes, battery for cpap, and all of our stuff. I know the wife would prefer a camper...
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supposed to get down to 78 tonight
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Carbon one, I took a lot of time to take out what I was adding so I took 3/4 inch foam from the foundation and inserted a gel pad. I reassembled it and we tried it and while it was better it just wasn't there. Chris sat on some of Rick's saddle work a couple weekends ago and wanted her saddle "more like that". Next we removed the top foam completely and replaced it with memory foam. On our test ride the wife said she sits about an inch higher so the foam has more density. I can tell you we have a tempur pedic bed and not all memory foam or any other foam is the same, so I got a lesson or three in thickness, density, open cell, closed cell . . . and I can't tell you how many places don't have what you are looking for. When people ask what you are trying to do and I begin to explain you have the feeling you are speaking to a puppy with blank stairs and the head cock. I have a friend who did this with his GW and he said when it gets cold the gel isn't as comfy ( I do believe he has heated seats, but he keeps summer and winter seats.) Wife has had several surgeries and has a fusion L4-L5 & L5 S1, I just need her to be comfy and enjoy our journey through life. It took us an unscheduled hotel stop to get to Don's MD and we have been fiddling with padding, water bottles, air cushions and about everything but a whoopie coushin since.
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Rick, heard nothing but great things about your seats and that is no easy feat, if you haven't noticed we do have a few cranky guys around here, and nothing makes a person crankier than an uncomfortable back side. I won't even comment about anyone's back seat partner. The last ride I was on had three guys whose saddles you had redone and that's what put my wife on my ear. Just couldn't wait for it to be done and I ride daily. I can tell you that I fit and fit and fit and was frustrated and walked away at one point during my reassembly of the reassembly of the reassembly. In the end I wish I could have waited for the off season, it's money well spent.
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I'll take 3 seconds, I may have to avoid parts falling off a first gen
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Looking at purchasing a new royal star venture
dacheedah replied to Cowboy67's topic in Watering Hole
You can buy a good used venture reasonable and they have a 5yr transferable warranty from the date they were put in service. So a gently used bike that's a couple years old is still a good deal. . . -
if the distances are equal wouldn't that be a triangle??
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Squirrels are just plain evil, I have almost been tossed out of a treestand by the lil suckers
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rough running bike
dacheedah replied to xxRoger1xx's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
bad gas can cause the bike to run horrible, I would drain it and add fresh from a big name ( shell, phillips ) gas station. If it ran ok and suddenly changes this would be the first place, and probably cheapest, to look. Next would be plugs and air filter. . . We have tested gas , for boats, at several gas stations and the formulations are way different next to each other. One constant was the small cheap stations almost always had bad gas with high water and ethanol ( the ethanol does hold water ) -
spark plug socket?
dacheedah replied to msshearin's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
isn't it right, on my first gen and my second, both were on the right. 1st had much nicer kit -
Hey, did you guys post all of those pictures you were taking???
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You must respect mother nature
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From the album: m&e 070712
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M&E 070712
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Yammer likes fixing second gens, he has had lots and lots of practice with the first gen. If you listen carefully he whispers sweet nothings to the second gen . . .:rotf:
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Yep, we'll see how many folks show up next year. . .
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thoughts and prayers
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I would check the connections under the fairing and make sure that nothing is corroded. If you find some corrosion a cleanup is in order and thats probably all she needs. If you put dilithium grease around the connectiors ( not on the pins) before reassembly it will help them not have this again.
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The cable lube for your cables works awesome
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Yes to the crush washer part#15 here 214-11198-01-00 , it will get about half it's thickness when tightened ( 31 ft lbs) and stick to the bolt head. Part is less than $2.00.
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My brothers and sisters in arms are in my thoughts and prayers.
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I marked some lines with an autograph pen on several points to line up later. Ok, first I tried putting the gel in the top pillow foam. After assembly I did not like how it looked. Next I ended up cutting in the bottom foam and inserting a gel pad. Removed the top foam and we picked up some dense memory foam from a twin bed topper. It had the egg crate on one side and I made the mistake of putting the crate facing up, looked ugly upon reassembly. Pulled apart and flipped smoothe side up. Now I grabbed some stainless staples and resecured the seat, looks factory. We went on a half hour ride and the wife really likes it.
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total awesomeness
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I am in the process of re-foaming my wife's seat. I know that Butler does it reasonable butt I need it done asap and don't have the down time. I have cut in the bottom foam and set in a gel pad. The top foam is some lite density foam, has anyone tried memory foam to replace the topper??
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make sure you ask for and check for a current date code.
