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  1. Yesterday the weather alternated between rain and snow all day. I decided to do soma odds and ends on the bikes. Hadn't checked the air pressure on Eileen's trike tires and found the rears to be over inflated by 10 lbs and the front was 5 lbs low. Then decided to check the air in the rear suspension. I apparently I gave away my last Prorgressjive air pump when I sold the last bike so had to go find one. Found a Harley dealership open about an hour away so drove over to get it. When I was checking out, the lady asked if I needed anything else and knowing that they don't normally stock Vance and Hines mufflers, I said yea, I need a pair of Vance and Hines mufflers for a 22 Road Glide Limited. She said great, I have a brand new set still in the. box that I ordered for a customer who changed his mind and will make you a good deal on them. I had planned to eventually buy a set of Vance and Hines Monster Rounds. These were Vance and Hines Torquer 450's and after doing a bit of research on them and her knocking $300.00 off the price, I decided to buy them. Got home and first checked her rear suspesion and found that it was set on. zero. pressure. Got it adjusted properly. and about that time, Amazon delivered the KuryAkyn highway. pegs I had ordered for her so I. went. ahead and iinstalled them. So now I'm done with her trike for now at least. I've added a riders backrest, passenger backrest, KuryAkyn cup holder, phone mount with charger, Windshield pouch, and the highway pegs. She is good to go. So then I installed the new mufflers on my Road Glide. in my opinion, they look and sound great. At least sitting in the garage. I actually like them better than the Monster Rounds. I think the 4 1/2" gives it a considerably deeper sound the the 4" Monster Rounds. It is a bit louder than stock but not obnoxious. I'll know more after the weather gets better and I can get it on the road. All in all, a fairly productive day.
    7 points
  2. I found a buyer for the trike and Deb sold the cargo trailer, so that leaves the RSV.
    4 points
  3. They were your idea anyway 🤣. I’ve got some pretty strong front dive after 80k on it. I started reading posts here thinking about progressives and found several posts by you and Rick Butler about the Sonics. I placed the order yesterday, when they get here I’m going to install them in a lower mileage set of Midnight forks from a parts bike I bought. Hopefully having the forks ready will make a quick job of pulling the fairing and swapping forks. I already have a hook in the ceiling to hang the inner from doing head bearings a couple years ago. I saved them with the idea of liking the chrome forks someday.
    3 points
  4. Hey Don, You Sir, are a GOOD MAN! We don't care what kind of bike you and Eileen ride, we DO care that you ride safely, visit many wonderful places, and take lots of pics to share with the forum members! Heck! we got members that ride Electric Bicycles for Jimmy's sake! You do YOU, Don and Eileen! Update: Thanks Don, I showed Jean Eileen's new bike, and now SHE wants one too so she can ride with Eileen! Thanks Buddy! Earl.
    3 points
  5. True that, I kept using the battery in mine last year knowing I needed to replace it so last week I put the new battery in getting ready for riding season, so I have changed the oil and filter, checked all tires, new battery and checked lights. I need to check the brake and clutch fluid condition incase it needs flushing.
    2 points
  6. Eileen and I managed to get a little ride in today. Only about 50 miles I think. All backroads as she is still learning. She’s going ok but still needs a lot more time in the seat and learning how to find neutral.
    2 points
  7. Seems like every spring somebody posts a reminder to check fluids, tires, pressures etc. Handling on my bike seemed to get loose last fall, and I really didn’t look into it past tire condition and pressure, rode it last week and it didn’t ride well at all. I finally started looking at it and figured out 0psi in the left fork vs 6psi in the right makes it unhappy(bad Schrader valve core). I ordered new Sonic springs and fork oil to solve this problem permanently. Moral of the story: Don’t be complacent and do a better job pre tripping your bike than I’ve been doing. Easy to get lazy on a bike that rarely shows a problem.
    1 point
  8. Ron, i installed sonic straight rate springs along with 15 wt fork oil, and I now run 0 psi air in the forks. I love the ride now.
    1 point
  9. I think you will like the Sonic Springs. In my opinion, they are the best option for the RSV.
    1 point
  10. Yep, disconnect line and plug both ends. Good to go.
    1 point
  11. Is it possible that the bike had been laid on its side at one time. Reason I ask is if that is the case, front fork oil may have possibly entered the air line and works its way back to the compressor and solenoids and that is what you have leaking. I am not aware of any oil used in the compressor so that wouldnt be what you have leaking. If you have the service manual, you can check pages 2-41 thru 2-46 and the services needed on the air compressor. There is also a procedure of how to remove the fork oil from the lines on page 2-40. The service manual is available in the tech section library. Good luck and let us know how it goes..
    1 point
  12. I was hoping you could make it but have a good trip up there. The New Hampshire/Maine area is one of the trips we hope to make someday. We’ve never been past west New York.
    1 point
  13. skydoc_17 sells a delinking kit. New SS hoses and and a manifold for the front.
    1 point
  14. Don't drink it much, but I used to really like A&W.
    1 point
  15. Hope you didn't throw those filters away. Without the spring those filters are probably still good as new and you could reuse them. Just thinking like Dutchman. Right @Marcarl?
    1 point
  16. LOL....not sure I remember how to work on an '86.
    1 point
  17. You could ride that thing allll the way to Brantford and show me how to do work on an 86 maybe.
    1 point
  18. You have been a busy boy! Now go and ride!! LOL
    1 point
  19. We made our reservations finally T-25.
    1 point
  20. A bit cool here for the next few days with a lot of rain.
    1 point
  21. Must be going out for oysters.
    1 point
  22. I keep wanting to go to the kitchen to turn off the kettle only to discover the kettle is not even on the stove. I am sure the day will come when I let the kettle, boil dry cause I figure it's just in my
    1 point
  23. Oh. That will absolutely without a doubt be her responsibility. Maybe.
    1 point
  24. Well we picked up Eileen’s trike today. She had never ridden a trike and asked me to ride it home. It was about an hour away and mostly 75. - 80 MPH on the turnpike. Temperatures were in the mid to high 50’s so brisk but not cold. The bike rides nice. I was a bit concerned because Harley trikes all have solid rear axels. It wasn’t as smooth as the RSV trike but handled surprisingly well. It is a bit lighter trike than most and the M8 107 engine feels very strong. First time in years that road a bike without full upper fairing and lowers and it was very windy today. It has a big windshield but I still got a lot of wind. When we got it home, i got on my bike and with her on the trike, we went for a short ride. She loves it but was more than a bit nervous. It will take some time. Hopefully she will stick with it and get comfortable on it.
    1 point
  25. OK folks, the winner ofd the bell, patch, and decal is none other than Sleepy2. Congrats.
    1 point
  26. So does it stand laying, or lay standing. Inquiring minds need to know.
    1 point
  27. My first impression as I put the "Corbin" on my bike was that there is not much padding in it. The first time I sat on it I didn't notice how hard it was but that the shape an position on the bike makes it harder, with my short leggs, to get both feet flat on the ground, even though it is a lower seat height. After I rode it a little, I WAS amazed at how comfortable it is. That being said I have not made any real long rides with it yet, but it does seem to be much more comfortable than the OEM seat. But, if I am going to be running errands in town with a lot of stop and go, I put the OEM seat on.
    1 point
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