csherer

Looking to buy a Garmin Zumo 665 LM for one of my bikes. I already have a 665 and a 660. I run the 665 with my XM antennae and get Sirius radio all the time on the road as well as traffic and weather when I'm travelling. I absolutely love it! I run the 660 when I'm riding the other bike locally. I'm looking for another 665 for my 3rd bike. They're discontinued and difficult to find. Please email me at c_sherer@hotmail.com or call/text 402-910-1055. Thanks & safe riding!

Ok guys.......thanks for all the advise on my front end wobble/shimmy. As a result, I took the bike in to the local shop for inspection/repair with a printed out copy of the "Steering Head" fix in the event the mechanic was unaware of the fix. After careful inspection they advised the front end was tight with no play. They advised there was some minor cupping in the front tire, due to the lateness in the riding season here in Nebraska....I'll replace that when I take the bike in for spring tuning next year. They suggest putting steering dampers on and explained their miniture shock absorbers and come standard now on many sport bikes. He also indicated they were on the 2011 RSV's. Does anyone know anything about them or have any experience with them? Don't know that they've fixed my problem. Thanks

I bought my trailer from Mel D. near Springfield, Ill. This looks like the trailer he had for sale when I bought mine from him. I had him make mine to nearly look like his original trailer; painted tutone Gold to match the color scheme of my 83. Mine has metal handles where this one was wood. I can't be sure, but I bet that's Mel.

Thanks for everyone's comments. I'll check the tires, fork pressure & steering head. I actually picked the bike up from the shop on a Sunday and left for Sturgis the next day. I had the rear mono shock replaced so assumed all was well with the bike. The shop did notice issues with the front end earlier with the spring tune up but couldn't find an issue. I'll bring your observations to the table to for trouble shooting. I actually run more PSI in the shocks because I pull a trailer, so on th 83, yes, I change the air pressure in he leveling system more often than not to adjust for the ride/load. Thanks again for all the comments.

I have an 83 Royale & a 2000 RSV MM. I owned an 81 Venture for about 16 years and then sold it at the instance of my wife. (wish I still had it). I"ve had my 83 for about 7 yrs and my RSV MM for 2yrs. Ride them both but have ridden my 83 on most of my long distance trips. I decided to change up my routine this year and rode the RSV to Sturgis for the first time. After completing my trip, I made several observations. I'm curious what others have noticed in their own experiences. First: 83 is nimble, agile, corners easilty with great balance; has quite a bit of zip and is extremely comfortable for the long ride. In contrast the RSV is awkward, difficult to corner, seems not just top heavy but front end heavy, in fact, the front end shimmies at times particularly at lower speeds on the way to HWy speeds. I took my left hand off the bar for a second & the front end began to shake so bad it spilled coffee all over the bike that was secured in my mounded beverage holder. Overall ride on the 83 is much smoother and the bikes handles way better then the 2000 RSV. Other differences: 83 has voltmeter, tach, full set of guages, on-board compressor for automatic ride leveling system; 2000 doesn't have any of these. Only difference I saw where the RSV out performed the 83 was in the sound system. Much better in the 2000 with the addition of the rear speakers; when listening to the speakers and not the headset, it has a quadraphonic sound quality. Earlier this spring I mentioned to the shop foreman, that I enjoyed riding the 83 Royale over the 2000 RSV. They didn't have a lot of background on Ventures & didn't believe me until they had worked on both and taken both for test rides. After that, they agreed that the 83 was a much smoother & better handling bike & couldn't believe all the amenities that the 83 came stock with over the present RSVs. The 83 really was ahead of it's time. IMO, the only way to improve on the existing RSV is to make it more commensurate with the 1st Gens! Just curious what others may think.