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    Very sad news.....

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    Sad news indeed... I never had the chance to meet Dan but he seemed like a great person. Since I joined this group about 5 years ago I had a lot of questions and he was always one of the first to reply with advice and suggestions. My thought are with his family and friends in this difficult time. RIP Dan and Sincere Condolences to his family and friends.

    2nd Gen fuel pump. No click, click, click!!!

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    By the way, the link that I found to order just the pump took me to a Canadian site that won't let me order from the states. I did find another older link but that page doesn't exist.

     

    If anyone has a link to a good set of points for the 2nd gen, I'd appreciate it. I do have 2 cheapie fuel pumps...#1 , the points are already bent so they won't last...but the other looks really good. So I'll keep #2 but want to carry points around just in case.

     

    TIA

    Try this link: https://www.jpcycles.com/product/zz34308/k-l-supply-co-universal-fuel-pump-point-switch-kit

    2nd Gen fuel pump. No click, click, click!!!

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    Well That didn't work.:bang head: Might get time tomorrow to pull it and look over.:backinmyday: Have one on way for 15 bucks.

    Be really careful with the cheap pumps. There are reports of folk experiencing hydro lock ln engine as a result of fuel being allowed to get from tank to cylinders when bike is off. The OEM pump has backvalve to avoid this.

    I am back and ready to ride!

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    Got Big Red out of storage today and he started on first try after being stored since October. Trusted friend. :clap2:Rewarded him with a new battery. Old one was still good but after 5 years did not want to chance it. Now if the weather cooperates first ride of season happens tomorrow!:cool10::cool10:

    I am back and ready to ride!

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    Well, signing up again after deciding to keep the bike and keep on riding.:group cheers: Has been a rough winter as there were complications from the arm surgery but aside from a slight loss of sensation at skin level (nerve damage) I have regained most of my strength and mobility in it. Still need to be careful but all is heading in the right direction. Looking forward to be scanning treads in the next little while to catch up on the hot topics and what has occurred since I signed off last fall.

    :dancefool::Laugh::Laugh::cool10::cool10::Laugh::Laugh::dancefool:

    Decision time

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    Well, being laid-up as a result of my arm injury had got me rethinking a number of things. First, I had been considering selling the bike this summer as I am not using it as much as I wanted to. My wife's health makes it hard for her to ride so when I go I am now always alone. We bought our retirement property and that will demand a lot of my attention in the next few years. This season is now done as I recuperate and I will probably be putting it up for sale in the next few weeks. Also, my membership here is up for renewal and I will hold on that until I make my final decision. So, signing off for now but I would like to acknowledge all who have helped me out from this forum over the past 5 years from when I got the bike. :group cheers:

     

    So long for now but I may be back. Will keep on lurking though to keep up on the news.

     

    Hubert Cormier (AKA Bert2006)

    RV Related question

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    CONGRATULATIONS Bert, I wish you loads of good times in the RV. Will you be towing your bike on some adventures?

    I can't give you any advice on your question, but we just bought an 03 MH as well two weeks ago. I just got it plated today so I may go to the WNY Rally.

     

    Another good forum I found but for the RV is called, IRV2. You may get some more information thru that site that may help. Even without plates we did some Boondocking camping which was so good. Ours is only a 24 foot but there are two coach batteries inside. They do charge while driving, and while parked in our driveway and plugged in. We only used our generator for 15 minutes one evening to use the microwave, but after 3 days our batteries where still registering 3/4 full.

     

    Thanks Dogman, Will not be travelling with the RV, setting it up as a cottage on seaside property that we just bought in beautiful Bouctouche, NB. This will be our retirement home eventually, but until then it will be cottagy. :Laugh: Thanks for the lead on the forum and congrats :clap2: to you too for your RV. They have certainly improved a lot since I was last in one as a 10 year old kid. LOL. Enjoy!

    RV Related question

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    How long to you plan on camping at a time? Like I said in previous post, if you have room to add another deep cycle battery do it and bridge them, I have two on my 35fter and with 3 kids who like to leave the lights on all the time I get 5 days before batteries get to 1/4 or less charge. I then hook up our 4000watt gen run it for 3 hours or so hooked up to just the shore power and get a full charge. But that is running gen at full load/throttle hooked up to the RV receptacle plug on gen. this is mine https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sportsman-Gasoline-4000W-Portable-Generator/46542324?action=product_interest&action_type=title&beacon_version=1.0.2&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&client_guid=29e5d89b-488b-4f67-8853-fb9274f75e38&config_id=106&customer_id_enc&findingMethod=p13n&guid=29e5d89b-488b-4f67-8853-fb9274f75e38&item_id=46542324&parent_anchor_item_id=22190118&parent_item_id=22190118&placement_id=irs-106-t1&reporter=recommendations&source=new_site&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id=UhGiYwfNuSHtwMBJKpvCSk

     

    Just spent 1 and 1/2 week in it and will be mainly weekends now. For this year I will stick with the one battery but plan to add another next year. Just using the rv converter to recharge is not practical as it is only .5 amps. Would need to run generator all the time to fully charge. That is why I am looking to set up an external charger in the 10 to 20 amp range. Based on our usage we seem to use a 1/4 per day. Switched out all the lights for LED's and we use them sparingly, but as fall approaches day's will be shorter and nights colder so we will need to use the furnace also which will increase draw.

    RV Related question

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    The only safe answer is going to come from manufacturer. I doubt even a dealer would know unless they service that particular unit. Reason is, rv charging systems are not necessarily following any logic. In my 30 years of rentals, I've seen just about everything. Add to that what the P.O. might have done, who knows what evil lurks behind the wall plates?

     

    My safe answer is no. You stand a chance of burning out the internal charger/inverter. My suggestion is install a marine/rv style battery isolator switch. One side is as is. Other side isolates battery from coach and connectors it to the big gen circuit. Then once every few days, flip the switch and run the big gen for a few hrs. A competent rv electrical guy can advise best way to isolate coach charging from battery.

     

    Interesting question.

     

    Another alternative is to change out gen for larger unit and then you can install a larger converter/ charger. More moola for sure....

     

    Ok thanks, just talked to the dealer and he indicates that running both at the same time should not be a problem as the internal converter should kick out once it senses the battery being charged by the outside unit. I will get the marine/rv style battery isolator unit as you suggest ...just to make sure! I am also experimenting with solar panels as you had suggested in your previous post, but up here that gets very expensive very fast. I have one Coleman 40watt panel charging at 2amps max now, but it cannot keep up.

    RV Related question

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    Ok, after reading all of your posts and thinking it through here is what I could do. Let me know if you spot something I am missing :confused07::shock3:

     

    1. Will get a battery isolator switch so I can isolate it from the converter in the RV. When I connect the shore power to the generator this switch will be off and then result in the RV being powered solely by the Generator.

    2. Will then connect the separate 10-20amp charger to the battery and generator. This way, the generator will power both the RV and the larger charger, while the charge from the converter will not get to the battery.

     

    Does this sound right???:confused24:

    RV Related question

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    to use the A/C and microwave the gen has to be 3500watts/30 amps. Also use a 220 plug, Most gens 3000watts or more for RV use have a 220 plug on them but they are big, if you use a 110 adapter plug and use the A/C it will melt the adapter plug from the heat.

     

    Stat

     

    Not intending to use the AC or the Microwave at all. Also do not want to run the generator all the time. Only to recharge the battery when needed. All other stuff can run off the battery.

    RV Related question

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    been camping for years.....if you use your "shore power cord" with the 110 adapter plug and plug it into your generator, you can use the generator to power the camper for everything except the air conditioner unless your generator is 3500 watts. It will also charge your battery/batteries. My camper is a 35 footer and when I bought it, it only came with one deep cycle battery, but I have enough room for 2, so I added another deep cycle and bridged them. Can go for 1 week without charging, but you cannot use the microwave, tv, or ac while on battery only. How big, type and year is your camper. I can give you tips and tricks. If you hook the gen up to the batteries via jumper cables from the charging posts on gen you are only going to trickle charge them anyway, unless you want to haul a battery charger around with you. The little charging posts that are on some gens are for hooking up a maintainer type clamp setup, not for full blown charging. Hope this helps.

     

    Stat

     

    Its a 2003 Citation (31ft) . I have one deep cycle battery on board. I have been plugging the shore power cord to the generator for about 2 hours every day to top up the battery, but I am looking to shorten that time. That is why I am asking if I can also plug a separate charger to the generator have two sources charging the battery at the same time. (the on-board converter at approx. 1amp and the an additional charger at 12 to 20 amps). Wondering if doing so will break anything?

    RV Related question

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    Hi folks,

     

    Just bought a used RV and will be doing a lot of dry camping. As a result I am relying on a generator to recharge the battery (deep cycle) on the RV but found that the converter on the RV only trickle charges. I want to plug a 10 to 20 amp battery charger directly to the generator and then to the battery, but do not want to disconnect the battery from the RV every time. Will it hurt anything if I power the RV with the generator at the same time as I have a charger hooked up to the battery. (knowing that the RV converter is also sending between .7 to 1.5 amps to the battery and the charger would be sending between 10 to 20 amps.)

     

    Thanks :confused24:

    Metzeler tires not on a Venture. Just a story.....

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    ''Took off on my 27 day East Coast trip June 2nd, see - https://friendsandriders.wordpress.com/ for details.''

     

    Just read you blog and saw that you had a great trip.:clap2: You were right in my yard as you travelled through Fredericton and up the Saint-John River Valley. Yes roads can be rough in our parts of the woods :shock3:, but the pay back is the views you get when you get off the 4 laner :cool10: . Sorry I missed you, would have been fun to guide you through the area. :group cheers:

    Headlight replacement oopps!

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    Yesterday my LED headlight decides to go in flashing mode when in low beam, would work correctly in highbeam. :confused24::confused24:. Had originally bought 2, so tonight I proceeded to replace the headlight and the ballast unit. Which means I need to open up the front fairing and drop the passing lamps in the process. All was going surprising well, got the new bulb in:cool10:, installed the ballast :cool10:and made all my connection points:cool10:. Re-installed the passing lamps :cool10:and then spent 30 min ensuring that the passing light wires would not get caught in the steering stops by zip tying them out of the way:cool10: and then tried everything to see if all functioned properly:cool10: and then went to the front of the bike to double check and that is where it hit me...:crying::crying:....I HAD NOT INSTALLED THE FRONT FAIRING before I got my passing lamps back into place :bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head::bang head:. An hour later and all is well again, but talk about a xh&?%Shf**&&? moment. Needed to vent, so decided to share with the troops.

    rear tire

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    This is my 4th season with Commander II's (second set). Love them, especially with the skinny 130 up front. Got 16K kilometers on first set and now have 8K on the current set with very little wear showing.:Laugh::Laugh:

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