RDawson

Waiting to cash in and retire. :mo money:

Nah it's not your typing I just said it with a lot fewer words. :happy65:

If the frame is toast I'd block up the engine and cut the frame away from it.

The RSV has a gravity petcock OEM but that raises a good question Puc. Has anyone here retrofitted a vacuum petcock to insure against hydrolock? Should be an easy mod and good insurance. You've got what little brain matter I have left spinning Puc. I leave mine on without problems so far but who knows in the future. Now back to regularly scheduled programming.

It's a little unconventional but there shouldn't be pressure up there so as long as it doesn't leak :confused24:

Look where wires come out of the case, common leak. Bottom bolt of middle gear cover should have a copper crush washer, another common one.

Intake.004-.006 Exhaust .006-.008 These are the tolerances in the book. Definitely want to set to the high side for long range. I bought the gaskets from Skydoc and got to use his shim kit. I recommend doing similar, by having a variety of shims you can change each one as you get to it instead of checking and recording all 16 and then going back thru to switch around. I needed two shims not in his kit so had to wait a few days to finish but it but it went much easier than I anticipated. I printed the instructions from the read only library, got Skydoc's kit, and another member sent me the shims I needed, so with the help of VR I got the job done. With 43-44k miles I had several on the low side of tolerance with none being critical. I took the time to push them all to nearly full gap so should be good for a long time. I'm with the others if you're almost to the valves invest a little more time if for no more than peace of mind.

How about finally answering that old 1st gen/3rd question, or lining up all three. :witch_brew: Sorry I had to do it. I'll be there to see it even if doc's still shaking his head at me.

Got somebody to get even with? Dump it in their tank:rotf:. I usually burn it but I live in the sticks where it doesn't bother anyone.

I see extra goodies and bling. Ya did well. Keep us in the loop on the restore. Hope it's the only trip on a trailer, Ventures don't like trailers:stickpoke:

Hey snyper not to jump Cowpucs question but how's Tinker after the lay down? As far as the pressure washing they inject water where you don't want it. I've seen electrical pieces shorted and water pushed past seals on lots of equipment over the years. A friend has a mower shop that makes a fortune off mower decks where the blade bearings go out from pressure washing. Another common one is Chevrolets with the evap canister valves under the cars get taken out by car washes with the under body blast. If you go in a parts store here asking for an engine light scan the first question they ask is if you used the local carwash lately.

Y'all be safe out there, we are dealing with high winds since yesterday and tornadoes this morning. Lots of damage to houses, businesses, and a mall. A church housing a daycare took damage, a grain bin knocked a truck off the road, and several wrecks. No major injuries miraculously. It's part of the same storm that hit y'all.

Have you checked fuel pump and filter? 1st gen pumps are pretty solid but my 86 wasn't pulling up to par when I first got it, chased it for a while pulling my hair out til the pump died. I installed a new pump and went on a test run. Eased around a couple miles to a stop sign and dropped the hammer pulling out. That's when I fell in love with the V4, wow.

Make sure he gets dialectic grease in the lead plugs. Hate to see you start overheating your harness.

Let my wife drive it for a weekend, you'll get new pads and rotors:checkeredflag:. I bought her a new Cutlass when we married in 94, great car but I couldn't figure out why it ate pads and rotors. I always drove when we were together, first time I rode with her driving it started making sense. That was the biggest thing we argued about in our marriage: her driving with one of two pedals mashed at all times with no sense of coasting. After 15-16 years I finally came in with the wrong mood one day to her telling me another set of rotors was warped. I chewed on her and my daughter and told them I'd never fix another brake for them, you take it to a shop and pay for parts and labor with no help from me. I was in the doghouse for several days but it worked, I've changed one set of brakes in the last 8 years and no rotors. :rant::soapbox:

But does it have cassette in 2105?

Yes it will be required to cross state lines.

So you waited for spring to get the ticker fixed? Just couldn't lay off the white washer could ya? Wish you well on the upcoming procedure and hope you pass through with flying colors.

That's the plan. I put in the vacation time in case dr releases me before then. We applied for our passports last week so we can see it from the Eh side. Dr and therapist both looked at me funny when I told them but if I can fight fire by then the bike should be no problem. Neither of us have been in that neck of the woods so we're thinking 8-10 days to get MD and do some touring. Got momma some passenger pegs installed before surgery and plan to build her some arm rests before we leave so she will be happy. Have a friend stationed at D.C. In the navy that may meet us up there for a day or two.

You get me!!! I get the same crap all the time about my trucks. I have a 2000 Z71, 1994 Z71, and a 2000 F250 (don't tell anybody about the Ford I make more fun of them than HD). The Chevys have 160k and 190k on the clocks and I just like them. I've had 3 of the 94s over the years and it's my favorite truck ever built. I've had several newer trucks and 2 brand new ones the last an 07 that I just didn't like as much so I sold them. I guess there is some merit in keeping new bikes to have a warranty for someone who doesn't want to or can't wrench on their own. I grew up broke and wrenching on your cars was the only way to have a car. That being said I do keep them in top mechanical condition and will drive them anywhere without worry. That just fades over to my toys also.

I checked mine last week, tightened up about a 1/4 turn. Dr is keeping me off of it for a few months so I went through what the northerners call winterizing a bike. Good reminder.

Im doing my best on that not setting for long idea, the therapist told my wife this afternoon that she's worried about me getting on too soon already. I'll be good long as I can . No worries on the pressure washer, I know the dangers and I'm not a show bike polisher. I like to look at glitzed up bikes and cars but won't own one. I stopped for gas in IL a couple weeks ago and talked to a guy that told me I was crazy riding because it rained the night before and I was getting the bike dirty, his was under cover in the garage. I do hand wash it occasionally but that's it. As far as the valve lash I thought hard before doing it as I haven't heard of many coming apart in the past. I did just to have more confidence on the long trips with mama aboard. She's not hard to keep happy but breakdowns test her. The availability of Skydoc's shim kit and tool didn't hurt either. After reading all the horror stories of how hard it was to do I was dreading it but with the right tools I buzzed right thru it, didn't mind it at all and maybe one of these days I'll get a chance to help on someone else's. I had posted originally because it stumps me how some people are so brand loyal and not trust the brand:puzzled:. She did tell me she liked the 2Vulcans they had before the HD better and doesn't like the burned ankles she gets now.

Had my surgery last Tuesday and started my PT today. My wife knows the therapist and had told her about our summer trip plans to make MD and then go to Niagra Falls for a couple of days. After trying to discourage it because of the surgery and me laughing at her we talked bikes. She and her husband had a new HD delivered this morning, she explained that their old 2014 had 65000 miles on it and that's just too many miles on a motorcycle to go touring on. I know I poke the bear here sometimes with HD jokes in good fun but HD has stepped up their game and have friends with 100k on their HDs. She asked me if I would keep mine with that many miles, I couldn't help myself but say my 07 just got her 1st valve adjustment at 45k (bought it last year with 31k) and guessing it won't be opened up again til about that many more. We are cosidering retirement next year or two and plan to start heavy touring about when it hits 60-70k. She looked at me crazy when I told her I expect 200k minimum miles. I've never owned a HD, not my cup of tea, to each their own but can't imagine paying those prices thinking I'll only get less than 100k.

It's official the governor signed it. June 1st KY will be constitutional carry.

Beautiful bike!!! We also made the 1st gen-2nd gen jump and love it. I still have the 1st gen but with my long legs the 07 is hands down more comfortable. I like the 1st gen for a short fun ride in the twisties but I'm old enough I don't do it much anymore. Hope ya like it as well.