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Good stuff.

Great to hear...

We arent small but mine is greater then the high commanders, our RSV handles both of us and our gear when travelling on the scoot with out a whimper. Yes they are top heavy and when fully loaded going slow in tight areas can be a test, but as Eck mentioned. practice practice practice. Get to learn how to ride your bike slow, and become good buds with the friction zone and the back brake. Mike

Larry, I am considering doing the same to my RSV, I did find a few pictures of RSV's with sidecars on a couple of side car company sites. http://www.texassidecars.com/yamaha.html if you go about half way down on the link for Texas side cars there is a Midnight with a ranger side car, only problem Texas Side car closed up this past July http://www.championsidecars.com/escort.html on the Champion Side car site there is a RSV with an escort model side car, it is in the pictures that are on the page provided by the link Also up here in Ontario on kijiji there is a RSV with a Hannigan side car http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?requestSource=b&adId=1078280216 Hope this helps. Mike

Thank you

Question for those of you with Highway pegs on your 2nd gen. What size are they for mounting on the engine guards... 1" or 1 1/4" I can't go out and measure them as my bike is in storage right now. Thinking of the Kuryaken ones Thanks, Mike

Very glad things have worked out for Tip, gall bladder can be a PIA, we are going through some gall bladder stuff with my much better half, it has given her a few crazy episodes that hopefully will be gone when it is taken out. All the best to you and Tippy. Mike

A thread after my heart..... My favourites are Elijah Craig 12 year old Small Batch, Four Roses Small Batch, I am just finishing a bottle of Blantons, it is ok too. I have always wanted to try Van Winkles, but have never seen it. Part of the best parts of any trip we take to the US is going into the liquor stores and finding the different bourbons, plus getting a bottle or two of Everclear for another batch of Apple pie. I like beer, but really nothing better then a glass of bourbon and cigar sitting outside watching the world go by. Mike

Always have a fun time, I have to work a couple shifts at the bike show, just not sure when ..... so it may be a last minute thing for me. Mike

Sounds interesting Don.

Happy Anniversary to both of you.

Nicely done Ben. Mike

Thank you, love it.

The rubber plugs behind the fake engine fins can tend to dry out and contract a little especially when the temp drops, I think some members have placed a dime or penny (I may be wrong with the denomination) and held it in place with some 2 sided tape then put the fins back on. My 02 has this same malady, I like to think like Zzyzx pointed out, it is only marking its territory for the winter.

The plan was to go, but didnt happen.....that work thing got in the way again....bike is still on the road.....hopefully get out for a ride today or tomorrow. Mike

Thanks Mary Jo, Lots of good info, there is a company about an hour from us here in Ontario that does side cars I have driven by it a number of times meaning to stop in and have a chat, they are also a Ural and Royal Enfield dealer so lots of neat stuff to look at. I agree with your comment about having a second bike so they can get out on 2 wheels, I know I would be in that group. It is funny the whole sidecar thing came up for us one day in the summer when my wife called me from work saying she saw a bike with a side car on it on the way to work......she asked if I had ever thought of that, I had to admit I had thought of it, but I was thinking of a Ural as a second bike, not putting a hack on the RSV, but now thinking maybe one on the RSV would be neat. Thanks again and I will ask more questions as we think of them, also got your pm. Mike

That is cool, yes agree lots of work, from the side it sort of has the lines of VW Bug, the front has a Transformers thing going on.

We use that one when ever we are planning a trip to the US. Mike

Thanks for all the input and info, lots to think about. I love the look of my RSV the way it is, and think a Ural would be fun to have as a second bike. I think Tammie likes the idea because as long as the side car or hack has a windshield she figures she can knit while we ride. Long rides more socks. I will touch base individually with questions, thanks again. Mike

Hi All Just kinda putting something out there, sorta throwing stuff against the type of thing. Has anyone put a sidecar on their RSV. Any hints on the type or style, how comfy are they for the passenger. I realize it will completely change how you ride the bike. Also I recall seeing threads in the past about Urals, can anyone relate their experience with the Urals, I know the newer ones now have fuel injection, what are the older ones like. Think they are neat machines, just doing some thinking right now. Thanks for any info about either sidecars on a RSV or about Urals. Mike

Puc, sounds good, back in the summer we were at a Vintage Motorcycle swap meet down in the Niagara Penninsula (Jordan for those of you familiar with the area) one of the first bikes I saw was an old Water Buffalo (Suzuki GT 750) that the owner had gone cafe style on. Man that was a purdy bike, the owner walks over as he sees me drooling around his bike checking it all out, he asks me if I would like to hear it running.......what a sweet sound it made....the 3 cylinders talking to us through a nice set of chrome expansion chambers. It sounded so good my brother the only a Harley guy even commented on how good it sounds. Just my 2 cents, thanks for posting the V Max. Mike

Not sure about the GS 650, but I rode 78 GS 750 and loved the bike, honestly it is still my favourite ride that I have had. I believe the 650 were early 80's models, back in the late 70's Suzuki had the GS 550, GS 750, then added the GS 1000. Again not a fancy bike but a great standard bike to ride. Good luck with his decision. Mike

Bob, Kinda a similar story with our daughters bike, she had it with her at school rode out to a friends house and when it was time to go, the bike didn't want to go. I drove up to Peterborough and brought it home on the trailer, threw the battery on the charger, put it in and the bike started right up, let the bike sit for a couple of days and took it out for a ride tonight going from the RSV to the Virago, ones knees and legs feel a bit cramped but it was still fun riding a smaller bike. Before next season it will be time to get a new battery for the virago. But I will watch it until it is parked for the winter. Mike

Yahoo.....that was one crazy 7th inning.

Congrats Dave, well done, now enjoy