RDawson

I've not made it out to that area yet, plan to in retirement in the next few years. Now Puc you've gone and changed an old favorite song of mine, I'll laugh every time I hear it now. I listen to a classic country station here that plays it and most of the songs you link on here pretty regularly.

I second Ebay and Pinwall. Good chance you can find one in the right color if your bike hasn't been painted.

I can't make rallies this time of year but my hats off to those who donated. I have a 12 y/o niece diagnosed with leukemia at 2. St. Jude's cured her. My daughter and I ran the 5k race once and then she ran the half marathon raising money for them, then in college she spearheaded a huge fundraiser. I urge everyone to visit that campus once, it will influence your thinking and outlook on life.

Gotta give it to those Harley shop guys, they know loose bolts. :banana: Glad you found it before something bad happened.

You've got me by a few inches but going to a 2nd gen made all the difference for me. I've done 850 miles days on it, my knees wouldn't go over 300-350 a day on the 86. I like the 86 locally but not all day.

Happy belated birthday.

How long since an oil change? Old oil causes the same symptoms.

Prayers up.

I was butt numb and tired when I figured that, I used odometer miles instead of actual. Actual miles showed 35.88 mpg. I kept the cruise at 78-80 using gps speeds. I always get my best mileage 2up, guess I play too much when alone and bored.

Bone stock 07 RSV riding 2 up with about 425 lb of riders and gear we got 38 mpg running 78-80 today. I haven't touched the enrichment screws either. Got in 308 miles this evening going for supper.

Wife wanted me to knock off early and take her to supper on the bike. I put her on the lift(bike not wife) and checked tires and oil to take off. I got the age old answer to the where you wanna go, I don't care something different. Sooo 6 hrs and 308 miles later we got home. Went to Evansville Indiana and got a belly full of Mongolian food. That'll teach her to say I don't care........ who am I kidding I'll get the same answer tomorrow.

There are instructions in the read only 2nd gen tech library.

Skipped the math and made the leveling links. The bike handles well from parking lots to triple digits on the interstate. I would've tried it no matter what the math said, dog bones are too easiy made from scrap steel in the shop to not try it. I haven't ridden an RSV at factory height to compare but since it aint broke I aint fixin it, I'm riding it.

Been there. Done that. Bad as I hate to admit it twice, now your left lid matches my right.

I bought it with a lowering kit on it. I am long legged and didn't like the ride, after reading many talking about lowering the front for low speed handling I followed Freebird's idea of leveling links to raise the rear up. Love it. I don't normally ride aggressive enough to drag the boards but have done it. We were in the mountains last spring and after what seemed like the hundredth curve with a 25 mph sign we found one that MEANT 25 mph. She let me know real quick she heard the board drag.

I have leveling links raising my 07 up an inch and have drug in unexpectedly sharp curves. The wife lets me know when she hears it that I need to slow down. It's not the ride height it's the aggressiveness of the rider.

Putting around on a 1st gen? That's a new thought to me, I save that for the 2nd gen. The 1st just wants to run.

Clutch slave cylinder bleeder, not a zerk.

Reviving an old thread but He's gone AWOL again. Nothing in 2 weeks. Hope all is well Puc.

They're all wrong mine is best.

Don I have to disagree with the bad business man quote. Great move. :happy65:I believe in karma.

It's a hard decision to make. I too think it extended my grandmother's life, she was happier having someone to talk to all day and things to keep her occupied. We're at the time to consider this with our mother now. She hates setting alone all day but won't talk about getting help or a nursing home. Dementia is getting her pretty bad, dr says more interaction and things to do will slow it but she won't listen. I have to commend you for holding off so long but sooner or later there's not much choice.

Plumb cornfusing ain't it. Sorta like when I'm training new guys to use the jaws of life, we flip a car and tell them to open the drivers door, 9 out of 10 will go to the passenger side. (I did it too when I was new) I called my brother that worked for Hannigan and all their diffs are installed upside down too.

I'm not a Ford guy. Did the old Ford diffs have a vent on top? If so maybe that is plugged to be the drain????? I know Hannigan used Ford diffs for years that were machined to use in trikes. I don't know what all they changed in them but they made their own axles to fit them.

Take a bottle and draw a rotational arrow on the end of it. Flip it end for end and look at the arrow. I used to see it with some machinery we had that had a gear box with universal mounts. When mounted upside down it would reverse. It is a head scratcher to think about. The input rotation is the same so the output changes.