BratmanXj

I've got HD Screaming Eagle mufflers on mine but it's still a pretty quiet. Had a contractor on a job site tell me how much louder his HD was and I needed to do something to mine. Don't need to, unlike HD I don't need to scream "look at me, I'm TRYING to accelerate."

Spring rate is dependent on loading and riding style. I'm a bigger guy (250 lb), ride aggressively, and usually have passenger and full luggage and they recommend the 1.20 kg springs. Call the company and discuss with them before you purchase.

My father is at Lincoln National on the SW side of Chicago. Friends of my sister contacted my mother about her Girl Scout troupe placing wreaths this year and asked if her daughter could request my father's grave.

http://stores.advmonster.com/h4-led-headlight/ http://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/3600-Lumen-H4-H6M-LED-Headlight-bulb-_p_83.html These are the two I've been looking at, still haven't pulled the trigger on yet.

Shell Rotella White Jug (white label) - straight weight conventional White Jug (blue label) - 15w-40 conventional oil Grey Jug - 10w-30 synthetic blend DOES CONTAIN FRICTION MODIFIERS Blue Jug - 5w-40 synthetic

1st, try sending SkyDoc a PM since all the classified listings got wiped out with the forum update. 2nd, any R1 or R6 NON-RADIAL caliper that has "horizontal" mounts like the black & gold picture attached. You can even look for early model RS Warriors or later model Road Star 1700 for calipers also. Mine came from an '02 RS Warrior and included the "correct" 14mm master.

I've been looking to go to a different bars on my Venture but all the chatter says that HD "fit" bars will not clamp properly due to the different spacing on the risers; the knurled parts will not line up properly. Are these standard HD Touring fitment bars? Can you post a photo of the riser clamp area to show how the spacing fits on RSV clamps? If that is true I can finally get the "straight grip" feel I'm looking for, where my knuckles are facing straight forward on the bike vs turned slightly outward.

Keep hunting and they show up occasionally, I just picked up a Stratoliner S (chrome) wheel AND chrome floating rotors for $200 shipped.

Planning stages right now for this winter's modifications, haven't switched yet.

I agree with you that lowering the front end would decrease the rake and trail of the front end the same as raising the rear end, giving the bike slightly quicker/lighter steering. Now this would give you less ground clearance and the possibility of scraping the hard parts during a heavy lean. I have been debating lowering the front end when I rebuild this winter with sonic springs. It is possible you may have fender clearance issues if you lower the tubes in the triple-clamp and hit a bump that would fully compress the stock front springs. There seems to be conflicting information on this site and a lot of people do not recommend lowering the front end (as the only modification) and prefer to use the leveling links to raise the rear.

XV1900 Straoliner & Roadliners run a 130/70 R18 front tire (S models are nice shinny chrome) that reduces the weight of the front wheel while also going to the narrower 130 tire like some people swap onto the stock 16" wheel. IF you get lucky like I did you can also upgrade to the chrome floating rotors, too. the VMax raises the engine speed by roughly 400 RPM relative to the same ground speed & gear. Most people who ride 2-up/Loaded or with a trailer say it moves the gear ratio's where 65mph @ 5th gear is right at the sweat spot for the engine. It also effectively shortens the gear ratios for faster acceleration through all the gears.

I though that model ended in '09? Did you get a 2014 V-Star 1300 Deluxe?

I have not, but I'm not sure people understand what your asking. You're looking to have the driving lights mounted into the glass-work of the fairing like on the new Indian bikes.

http://www.sonicsprings.com/catalog/ I ran them on my '97 Kawasaki Concours a liked them, again the people who put in progressives on those bikes were less than thrilled and the sonic crowd was happy. I went back to them after my previous experience.

I think the preferred swap for late model ('99-up) Ventures is straight wound Sonic springs based upon rider load. I've recently purchased a set of Sonic 1.2 springs that will go in this winter.

So I picked up a Stratoliner S wheel and chrome rotors for a pretty decent price yesterday but I need to get a few parts as it didn't come with the wheel bearings, internal spacer, or rotor bolts. I know the spacer is a Yamaha only part...but does anyone know the bearing specs and rotor bolt specs since my brother-in-law is a machinist and can get FAG bearings free as well as most any nut/bolt combo I need. Why pass up free parts.

Looks good, and I know V&H touring pipes are tough to find at a discount. What air cleaner (SE or aftermarket) and Tuner are you running?

I ran Uni filters on my dirt bikes and they held up pretty good to dirty dusty environments. The air filter on my Yz250 was designed to come apart to clean and re-oil the foam.

Custom Dynamics, J&P Cycles & Dennis Kirk all have listings for various tail light flasher circuits.

I've been looking into adding rear and side markers to my tour pack this winter. My idea was to get the Custom Dynamics LED strips and drill holes for each LED and epoxy seal them in place. The nice thing is they are dual intensity (run/brake) and you can get some models with 3" on each side of yellow for turn signals too. If you don't mind me asking a few questions: 1. Where did you pick these up? 2. Are they single intensity "marker" lights or do you have any rigged for dual intensity?

A Quote from the article: "According to AutoEvolution, ComSonic also said at the Virginia Distracted Driving Summit this week that it is still working on a way to find who out in a vehicle might have been texting, if there is more than one person in the car." Now what if I have my phone put away but am still receiving text messages while driving? Am I still guilty of texting and driving because I did not put my phone into "driving mode" before I got in the car.

I've asked the same question on here and didn't get much of a response. The bike had 50k miles and excessively loose bearings. I've tightened them up but still think they are pretty beat up and should be replaced. Does anyone have instructions on how to dissemble the fairing and change out the steering head bearings?

My father use to get scrub-oak from the place he worked, they would use it as cribbing when moving steel with the overhead cranes. The mill on-site would even break it down to 18" pieces for us and he'd fill the back of his van once a month. Stuff burned great in their stove.

Or early ('02-'05) Road Star Warrior or Late Model ('08-up) Road Star have the same 4-pot calipers. You'll also need the matching Master and these come in chrome. On the same note, does anyone know if the late model floating rotors are a direct swap?

I ordered the "Custom-Build" Hagon for $469 and asked the same question. The shock comes with the preload and rebound set to the weight & riding style you tell them.