BlueSky

Talk about iron butt rides. I think this man sets a record!

Could the rear brake pads have grease on them?

If my health hasn't degraded I'll try to get my 82 yr old butt on the bike and ride there too.

The MC is very simple. Nothing to rebuilding it. I disassembled mine but the seals looked fine so I didn't use my new kit. The RSV is notorious for having a too powerful rear brake so something is definitely wrong with yours. I would bleed it more and if that didn't fix it I might put new seals in the MC. Is the caliper working smoothly and releasing quickly like it should? You might need to rebuild the caliper.

You said you used synthetic fluid. What DOT number is it? DOT 5 is not compatible with our brakes. DOT 3, 4, and 5.1 are compatible.

Weren't they living on the road in a TT? Where is his wife living now?

Last night I dreamed about Cowpuc! Does anyone know how he's doing. I miss him on the forum.

And another but belated Happy Birthday to you Freebird! Hang in there. In a couple more weeks I'll be 81. I'm still kicking. Three times a week I do 45 squats, 30 situps, 45 pushups from the knees, 30 pullovers on my Total Gym on the highest setting and 45 arm curls on my Total Gym on the highest setting. I had the flu recently and lost my appetite and 10lbs. (still weigh 230lbs) I've since been eating less and much of my arthritis has disappeared. It's time to dust off the bikes and get them roaring again!!

I replaced the carb boots on my Kawasaki because they were cracked. But, when I removed them I saw that the cracks did not go through and they were not leaking. Those POD air filters change the jetting requirements. In other words bikes don't usually run right when you use those.

Congratulations! I retired 10 years ago at age 70. Life is good! My "to do" list is still long!🤣

I had a 2002 F150 (14 years) and a 2005 Dodge Magnum (17 years) until last year when I had a temporary lapse of sanity and bought a new 2023 Nissan Titan Pro4X. Being 79 at that time I didn't think I would be buying any more vehicles but..... It only took a half day to sell the Magnum and 3 days to sell the F150 so I lucked out there. I have to admit I'm loving the new truck with all its options I never thought I needed such as interactive cruise control, blind spot warning, Apple car play, and the 360 camera system. And it has the best stereo I've ever had in a vehicle. Waste the kids inheritance!

I lived in Homosassa, FL north of Tampa for a year when I worked contract at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. I really liked that area and would be happy living there. But, it appears that area is going to get a 10 foot surge from this storm that could flood the whole area.

Sunday my daughter and family and my ex-wife got power back. So their lives are mostly back to normal. They even got cell phone service and the internet. Actually my ex was on a Verizon plan and had cell phone service most of the time. They were without power and water for eleven days. The well pumps were 220 volts and the generators only supplied 120 and it would have taken an electrician to hook it up anyway. So they were very fortunate compared to a lot of folks in that area.

Congratulations on the new truck. We older guys take a little more time to embrace the new turbo charged engines. My son rented a RAM Rebel with the new "Hurricane" 3.0 L turbo in line six cylinder 420hp engine while he is in NC helping out his family in the mountains. He loves it. Says it had plenty of power.

My daughter and her family and my ex-wife live a few miles south of Hendersonville, about 45 minutes from Asheville. They lost power which also cut off the water since both homes had their own wells. Otherwise they did okay with no damage. I'm recovering from Covid for the second time and could not go help out but my son in CA flew over and brought two generators and has been helping them. My son had to take some detours but was able to get to them. I read that it will be Spring next year before I26 north of Asheville will be opened and fall of next year before I40 will be open.

Congratulations on finishing a big project!

Welcome! My favorite color! We used to have a member contributor (Cowpuc) who is a legend on this site who only rode 83s and 84s and he and his wife rode them all over the country. If you can find his posts of his adventures they are quite entertaining.

I watch "Breaking Points" utube channel sometimes and Saagar one of the hosts on that show when the cases involving charges against Trump appeared to be falling apart, said, I'm not even religious but I think Trump has been touched by the hand of God!

As the title says, I heard on the news today that a motorcycle rider died from the excessive heat in Death Valley. Be careful guys. Drink plenty of water.

Just looked and there are two in ebay

My RSV rear brake quit working and the problem was the diaphragm in the master cylinder had fallen to the bottom and was blocking fluid flow!!!!!

Yeah, as I remember Cowpuc helped a member jack up his 2nd Gen by cutting blocks of 2"x4"s and placing them on the jack at the right places.

Maybe verify the radiator temperature with an infrared thermometer if it isn't boiling over.

The 1st Gen Ventures were sold from 83 to 93. The 2nd Gen Ventures were sold from 99 to 2013. A member used to make and sell adapter plates for the 2nd Gen so a MC jack could lift it safely. Some even had attachable legs. I don't know where you get one now.

Maybe check the compression just to make sure. These engines have been known to hydrolock.