RDawson

I've locked it a few times now. With the wide contact patch it doesn't feel as squirrelly and while I don't like it I don't feel out of control. Once at 80 on the slab trying not to get run over I could see the smoke in the mirror but it straightened up as soon as I got off the pedal.

All that usually fails is the points. $30 part and one solder joint. OEM pumps are hard to beat, none of the ebay cheap pumps are worth using.

The 07 RSV.

Before going all in for an engine swap I'd take a look in the low cylinder with a borescope. The problem could possibly be in the head with valve issues. Take off the valve cover and look for a stuck valve or broken valve spring. Bad engines and valve issues are both pretty rare in these engines so I'd make sure what is going on. If it's a piston or ring problem with that low compression it should be smoking pretty bad and have some serious blow by pressure coming from the crank case.

Sorry to hear this, prayers up for Eileen and the family

Well since this thread showed back up I'll update. After the shoulder surgery I figured out all I could do was to ride while healing up. Everything else hurt me, so ride I did. I did an 1100 mile saddlesore ride, 2200 mile trip to Niagara Canada and Don's MD two up with the trailer, 1700 miles to the WNY rally and back, and lots of local miles. I've put over 10,000 on the tire and still looks good, no I haven't measured tread depth. I couldn't be happier with the tire and will put another on when this one is done.

Sorry to hear that. Seems we're starting to break easier and heal slower nowadays. Prayers up for quick healing.

I hope you found a new battery under the tree this morning. Weather here in the 60s so I got in a few Christmas miles this year.

I started this thread poking a little fun at those in colder climates but want to wish all a Merry Christmas and joyous days.

Wanna get it out there now since it's gonna be in the 60s this week and I will be riding too much to get it out there later!!!! 65* Christmas Day. 62 now but stuck riding the fire truck today.

Just goes to show you we are all just numbers to some people.:cool10:

You'll have better luck starting a thread in the 1st gen tech section.

Pedal on the left Carl, pedal on the left. You may have to sit on a phone book if you can still find one in order to see over the hood.

Saddlebum, I gave all my useful(???) advice to Jim on the shoulder. I don't have any experience with major knee injuries so all I can say is good luck and heal well. See ya up the road.

Jim I know not all shoulder surgeries are the same but I had mine done this past March. They trimmed up the frayed rotator cuff, took out all the bone spurs, and repaired a full thickness labrum tear. Surgery was March 5th, to the dismay of my therapist I was riding locally in early May. I went on a Saddlesore run May 17th covering 1100 miles in 18.5 hours, and went on a 2200 mile round trip up to Niagara, met you at Bob's, down to Don's, and back to KY in June. The shoulder felt better on the bike than in any of our cages. It's pretty accurate on the weather forecast but I'm glad I had it done. I had gotten to the point of not being able to work between the weakness and the pain. I will suggest you have a good recliner, it was the only place I could sleep for a few weeks. After that I had a chair by the bed, I'd prop my arm in a pillow there to sleep. Good luck.

That's why I was so disappointed with them. Either they aren't offering full service or not doing the whole job. I find it hard to believe no one was bringing bikes back for scheduled maintenance.

It really depends on what his collection has at the time. My problem was that none of the dealers around here knew what a 25mm shim was. I used Skydoc's kit and he had most of what I needed, another member sent me the two not in the kit so the kit grew by two more. I was really disappointed in the dealers here evidently not checking the bikes they serviced or they would've known what I was looking for. I had one that told me I must be working on an antique bike to need them, he looked at me like I was crazy (no need for comments here Carl) when I told him Yamaha had them in the 2013 bikes.

Prayers for your family and safe travels.

I'm thinking July at the Niagara rally when you have a larger fan base would be a great test date. I always wanted to mess with R/C planes but never pulled the trigger.

I gotta chalk this up to I don't know what I don't know coz I don't know it. Going from OEM to LED was such an improvement I'm tickled. I don't argue that it's the best but it works for me. We don't do much night riding anyway, she doesn't like it. Me being a dance with the one that brung ya kind of guy also slows me down to making lots of changes too. Now I'll quit hijacking the thread.

With only the OEM to compare to I get much better forward throw now. I can actually read road signs before I pass them 😁😁. Keep in mind I'm comparing a new LED to a 12 yr old bulb. First time I had my wife out at night she asked what I'd done since she could see where we were going now. I can see better on the bike than I can in my pickup that has brand new lights, it had the normal plastic cloudiness they get before the new ones. I'm sure it's not the market best but I'm happy with the bang for the buck.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/motorcycle-high-beam-and-low-beam-headlight-bulb/motorcycle-h4-led-fanless-headlight-conversion-kit-with-compact-heat-sink-2000-lumens/3930/8566/?make=105&model=3743&scc_id=1940&year=2009 This link is a plug and play headlight conversion I used. I like it compared to factory but haven't used a Daymaker to compare it to. It's a quick and cheap conversion.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?138438-Full-LED-conversion Here is a link to the thread with Leo's pics. I used the same signals and like them, I stole the idea from Leo.

Check with Mike Eykamp, many of those ebay light bars are junk. Several options out there on LEDs. I went with Custom Dynamics signals - white as running lights and amber when signal is activated. Leo3wheel has pics on here of his.

That's correct but it was worth it to me to have the extra space to work. Big hands in tight spaces is hard on an old man 😬😬. Make sure to cover the intakes or carbs to keep trash or dropped parts out.