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  1. SilvrT
    you forget??.. I DO have a 1st gen too :D
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    I didn't use the shields mostly because taking them off the stock mufflers basically destroys the looks of them and if you ever wanted to sell them or re-use them, well, I just didn't think it was a good idea. I bought a set of VTwin chrome clamps and they look just fine.
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    hmmmmmm do these 2nd gens actually do 140 Miles per hour?? ... I'll have to check that out!
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    What PO's me is that I KNOW the radar cops hang out at this spot but I was so enjoying the ride, the tunes, and the sound of my RK's that I wasn't paying attention ...until it was too late. They got me doing 140 in a 100 zone (kilometers that is) and I was starting to slow down LOL.
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    It caused me to get a speeding ticket yesterday...first one in about 25 years! $196 ... OUCH!!! Glad the cop gave me a break otherwise it could have been almost $400 !
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    There's a show on TV called something like "Drive-ins, Diners, and dives" ... this guy goes around chekkin out some really cool places to eat ... watching it makes a guy wanna do a road trip just to visit those places LOL
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    Well guys (those who can't go out riding) ... look at it this way ... at least if you ain't out ridin the scoot, ya won't be gettin no speeding tickets .... (like I did yesterday!) OUCH!! $196 ... that's an expensive day of riding!
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    I bought my 06 and financed it over 3 yrs that way I can enjoy it now and it will be paid off when I do retire.
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    I just bought the Yamaha OEM product from South Seattle Sports Plaza www.yamahasportsplaza.com ... cost $134.96 Don't know load capacity of the trunk but I know there are other threads in here that have that info. It's a bit tricky to install coz the holes you drill have to be fairly "exact". I took my time and followed the instructions and made sure I measured accurately and double checked the positioning each hole I drilled.
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    For a very short time (about 6 months) when I was self employed, I had all my debts paid off and was able to pay cash for things. Geeeesh...I doubt I'll ever see those days again but I do recall how sweet the feeling was...now, I just sign my cheque and let everyone take their share LOL I do manage to keep enuf aside for gas, smokes and rum tho!
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    We do too but the sun is out and it's warming up ... got a 2 day permit and in about an hour, I'll be cruisin!
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    I guess I'm in the UPPER, upper half of the US (Canada lol) ... we rode last weekend and I'm taking her out today and probably again Saturday. Temps around 10 celcius and sunny...snow patches in fields and near trees is all that's left (at least down here near sea level). Fortunately, I'm on the west coast and probably the only place in Canada where anyone can get out riding this time of year WOOOOO-HOOOOO!!! This won't last long tho...clouding over Sunday with forecast of cooler temps and rain, rain, rain.
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    What did we do way back in the old days? Seems I recall the crank case was vented thru a filtered cap on the oil filler tube and each oil change, we washed that filtered cap with varsol and away we went. the whole idea of venting back to the intake is to burn off the gasses soas to reduce pollution isn't it?
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    Sarges... I DISAGREE ... the very first thing I noticed when I got my '06 was how much EASIER it was to handle at slow speeds...even riding two up...easier than my '87 or my '85. I see a lot of talk in here about slow speed handling issues on these 2nd gens, putting on leveling links or narrower front tires, etc to make them better... you guys must all have a different bike than I do LOL. Now I have noticed that the '06 is a bit harder to PUSH around than the '87 is ... maybe that's what ya'll are referrin to? ... :witch_brew:
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    Sounds like me except I got 3/4 inch on ya! LOL N-E-Wayz, I had the same issues when I got my '85 several years ago... took me a while to get used to it...especially at slow speeds, slow turns, uneven and/or angled surfaces at slow speed...basically anything at slow speed was a challenge...but...I perservered because I LOVED THAT BIKE...and eventually I became ONE with it. Keep at it and good luck!
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    heh... I finally listened to that vid... geeeesh... now I'm corrupted!! (waiting for the jabs...)
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    just curious... what did you use for material for the brackets? (steel or aluminum or?)
  18. SilvrT
    get yourself a set of Road King mufflers. They're cheap (I paid $50 for mine) and they sound real nice.
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    That also applies to Canada as far as I'm concerned.
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    yanno... I haven't even listened to this vid ... maybe I wouldn't have posted it ... I put that there while at work and I don't have speakers connected. Never even thought about bad language ... and I can't read lips neither! LOL
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    thanks... and they do look different ;-)
  22. SilvrT
    I've never had these carbs apart but that sounds like a float needle valve is stuck open.
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    I tried finding Freebird's "thread on getting the rails to line up " using the search function .... can't find it. I wanted to see what you're referring to. Having said that, I am reminded how much work (to me) it seems to be to locate things using the search ... or better yet, to just browse through a forum such as "Second gen tech talk" trying to find specific pieces of information. The reason I found it to be a "lot of work" was because everything is grouped under that one heading. Would it be possible, Don, to sub-categorize things now that there seems to be such a lot of threads. For example, categories such as "Engine / Transmission"; "Accessories"; "Carburation"; "Tires & Wheels"; etc. That way, a lazy bum like myself who is looking only for specific information wouldn't have so much to browse through.
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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YKbLH4NZCA]YouTube - Handicap Parking Only!!![/ame]
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    WD-40

    SilvrT replied to DragonRider's topic in Watering Hole

    Awrite.... does that mean what I think it means??? (Piece Of Sh#t)
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