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It seems that most of these posts are on 2nd Gen and car tires. How many, and can you fit them on a 1st Gen ?

Thanks guys. I checked the wire and it did seem loose. I am going to ride the bike today and will see if it works correctly. Thanks

My friend that has the 2001 RSV, is thinking of going the "Darkside" route of putting a car tire on the rear of his bike. I know another guy who who did it on a bigger Honda who liked it. Has anybody put the car tire on a RSV ? Is it something that he should, or should not consider ? Pros ? Cons? .

Last night on my way home form a friend's I noticed that my temp gauge was dropping lower than normal when i was slowly accelerating. As I played with it, I found that upon fast acceleration the needle would drop to the bottom of the gauge. This would not occur if I revved the engine, only upon acceleration. Then when I drove up my driveway into the garage it dropped to the bottom with a quick burst of speed, but not a good rev. What the heck ??????? .

A friend of mine has a 92 Chevy pick up he bought new and babied. I mean babied that puppy. His insurance would only cover it for $1500.00 value. He talked to my State Farm agent and was able to get a special policy cheaper than he was paying and covered it for $9,000.00. Sad note: Never had an accident in it. BUT, last night on his way home a guy ran a red light and hit him head on. The truck is so bent and totaled. He won't give up and has talked to two mechanics today asking for estimates to repair.. I know...we have all told him... the frame is a twisted pretzel...

I have read several posts in different threads, that state to align the axle first and tighten then the 4 bolts. I am wondering because since I replaced my rear tire, my bike seems to "lean" to the left ( and I am a real Conservative !) when I let go of the handle bars. Oh no..now I started a why let go of the handle bars battle.. If at speed, I raise my hands 1/2 inch off the grips the bike wants to lean to the left. I don't feel it while riding and it never did it before the new tires. So I am wondering if I should go through the trouble of re tightening everything and get the bike going straight ( and Conservative) If it keeps leaning left I might have to junk it...

So, Gurus.. is it important that when re-installing the final drive that you tighten the axle bolt first then the 4 final drive nuts ? What happens if you don't do it in that order ?

Here's one for you: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3870707499393

Well, since we all are getting the punishment and not allowed to eat our ice cream (boy Big Tom is gonna be ticked off) I now have 18 gallons of ice cream for sale real cheap. ..oops wait... I didn't type that out loud did I ?

From what I can tell is that the odds are 37:1 that you get it done and make the other 98.976% of us look like pansies in a pink bikini.

Cool toy. Looks like fun. Great music choices. Just think how much clearer and faster it would have been if you were riding a 1st Gen. ( Just saying...)

Have fun and enjoy. It's hard to be away from the little ones....even when they are not so little anymore. My daughter and granddaughter live in North Carolina and we spend all our extra time and money traveling there, or bringing them here. My Grand Princess is only 2 1/2 and she has been to Disneyland 3 times with her 4th already scheduled for September. She has her Nana and Papa wrapped around her littlest finger...

On the pilot screw adjustment - does turning it out adjust the mixture to the richer side or the leaner side ? ( I believe out = leaner) If set at 2 1/2 turns out ,should adjustments be at 1/4 turns or 1/2 turn increments ?

Yes. Mine has some nice pinstripping with two scarecrows on the back. I was told by a member here that 'Scarecrow" did pinstripping at one of the Venture rallies. Since mine has two with different dates, it means the owner was at at least 2 rallies and had work done to the bike.

I got one. Said I won a brand new 1st Gen...

Lost mine same way. On the freeway and then it was gone. In fact this post is making me go out and tighten mine again since I changed my front tire last month.

I believe that actually says " I am a tree branch eating oatmeal, can I breath your strap"

Mine had a broken stud so I drilled a small hole and screwed a screw in. The head pops through the rubber grommet and holds pretty tight. I haven't found the right one for the rear so I have just wrapped electrical tape around until the panel fits over it snug.

I see the custom pin striping on it. Does it have a little scarecrow painted on it somewhere, like on the back ?

CSA is okay for parts. Be careful on bike purchases as they were really sneaky on prices and added costs for two people I know, including my son. Also their service department is pretty good. I have used them for tire mounts etc. They did screw up a tube install in my KLR which caused a blow out, but they took care of it. So they are pretty good overall. You were up in the good part of the area and didn't let me know ?? I think there are rules about that... P.S. RideNow DOES NOT have a good rep in the area with real bikers... they take real bike advantage of the new riders. We all refer to it as SlimeNow.. They have a lot of young idiots working on the bikes and they oversell bikes and parts to newbies.

Peggy...be sure you change the password to your email account that is the email associated with your FB page. If they get that password, they can keep taking over your account no matter how many times you change your FB account password. My sister in law's account kept getting hacked and they would message me about how "she" was mugged and needed money immediately. I had fun with the con man trying to give him fake American Express and Visa card numbers etc. All he wanted was an emergency Western Union money sent. I finally told him I had kept him on the computer long enough to trace his IP number... he never answered after that.... that hurt my feelings... I finally figured how they kept getting into my Sister in laws account and it was through her email account. Every time she changed her password, they would request or read the same email in her account.

I heard that NY calculates how many breaths per minute, subtracts .01% for pollution, adds 32.5% for heavy breathing during...well uhm..intimate sessions, multiplies at a rate of 29.75% against gross yearly income, adds a 32% penalty if you are a Conservative ( called a shut your truthful yap tax) and then adds a 22% just because we can tax on top of the 50% income tax. Which is why I left there when I was 6 months old...

Is it fair to pick on somebody who is obviously struggling with mental issues ? I mean he does own/like a 2nd Gen when obviously a 1st Gen is the most sound and reasonable decision. Then he re-ups to proclaim it loudly again ! If that isn't a cry for help what is ?? Get that boy some Obama Mental Healthcare... or just keep giving him a hard time for grins and giggles...

This is in another unrelated thread so I thought I would post it as a specific question. This is my response/question.... ---------------------- I just lubed my final drive when I switched the rear tire. I'm thinking that we could pull your final drive off without pulling the tire all the way off to make it a faster job. OKAY..Gurus.. what if we 1) empty all the bags of weight 2) put on center stand 3) small board under tire to barely support it ( this all saves the front tire removal) 4) remove the left exhaust pipe 5) remove the easy 3 nuts holding the final drive 6) fight like crap to get the fourth top inside nut 7) remove the final drive ??? That is the question...will there be enough room without removing the whole axle and rear wheel.. I know we wouldn't have to take the wheel from under the bike, but removing the whole rear wheel thing includes the brakes and other exhaust etc. .

The first thing on the headlight is to make sure the starter switch is coming all the way out. It is very common for the starter button to get a little corroded and not come all the way out. You can pull it out with your fingers. If that is the problem, a little electrical cleaner and a short shot of WD-40 type will loosen it up. Don't get any of it on your paint. Welcome. And it is a heavy bike. If you know somebody with a lighter small bike you might borrow it for a while to get a few miles under your belt.