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I am very interested! Thank your for taking this on!

I second what OutKast said: Make sure your CB is off. I just had this problem. It was on and caused audio to cut out randomly and often. Acted like a looks connection. Turned off CB.... all better.

Amazing ride, Freebird! Done up REAL nice!! What do you call the chrome plated under the center of the gas tank on each side?

Wow!! Looks new!! Congrats!

This isn't a hijack, this is exactly the info I was looking for!! Much appreciated! I identified the clutch whine. I have it at times. It doesn't bug me yet. I think the front and back tires whine. The front is the original from 2004. I will replace it. The rear is a new Dunlap. At least the tread is new. The tire could be 10 years old. I haven't looked for the date on the tire yet. I'm gonna replace the front soon and go from there.

LOVE Jerome! Definitely a must stop every visit! Much more artist colony that the tourist trap Sedona. I love the Gold Mine junk yard just past Jerome as well. Very cool!!

I've done this recently. Charge it up ASAP and you will be good to go. Don't leave it discharged. Battery plates oxidize when battery sits around in discharged state.

Looking at a Dodge pickup truck at a dealer: Sales guy says, "Doesn't sound to me like you are committed to Dodge." I replied, "I thought that was your job." He didn't get the sale.

300,000+???? Wow!!! Amazing!!! If Tippy allows up to 100 mph AND takes turns pushing the bike, I think you better listen to her. Sounds like you got a keeper!! Thanks for sharing the salts flat video. I will put "feeling the earth breath" on my bucket list! Heading out to Camp Verde Arizona the last week of July. Looking forward to those high deserts! Wish i could ride the bike out there, I just don't have the time. Next time! Riding throught Sedona also on my bucket list.

Thanks for all your input, guys! It definitely isn't the clutch noise in your video, cowpuc. Convinced it is tires. Beautiful country you are riding through in video! I am in Massachusetts, but parents live in Camp Verde, AZ. Father has a four wheeler and i take tours on dirt roads through similar country. Breathtaking!! How many miles do you have on that Gen. 1??

Positive thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Thanks for your reply about similar experience. I tried the clutch test in corners last night. Definitely not the clutch. Pretty sure it's the front tire. Just shocking how loud it can be at times. Also strange the way it totally sounds like it is coming from the rear at times. I will switch to a Commander II on the front. If it still whines, I am going to the dark side on the back.

Bought my 04 with only 3700 miles on it last winter. Original owner had a health problem, couldn't ride it and traded it in for a slingshot. Dealer cleaned the carbs to get it running. It needs a crack of throttle to start up cold. I figured this was normal since I have nothing to compare it to. Runs perfect and gets around 44 mpg on average, so I don't plan on worrying too much about it. Maybe i will run seafoam through it.

I will try the clutch in the corner test. I don't hear clutch noise any other time. If it isn't the clutch, I will take the rear wheel off, grease everything and reinstall it. I already replaced the rear diff fluid. No obvious cupping of front tire. I know it is old. I will replace it in the near future. I run between 38-40psi front and back. Back tire was brand new when i got the bike. I will check the date on it.

Hi, all. New to the RSV and this board. Thanks for all the info! I get a whine when I lean the bike over in corners. Whine is uniform with right turn or left turn. Whine is variable, sometimes worse than others, usually worse with two passengers. Sometimes i suspect it is a front tire hum, but most of the time it sounds more like it comes from the rear wheel. More a mechanical whine that a tire hum. Tired of leaning all around the bike like an idiot as I ride, trying to pinpoint where the sound is coming from. I suppose it could be clutch whine reflecting off windshield, but it most often sounds like rear wheel is the source. Bought the 04 RSMV over the winter with 3700 miles on it. Had a new Dunlap tire on the the rear. Bike now has 6700 miles. I think the front tire is still the original. No dry rot, but I do plan on putting on a Commander II soon. Any ideas what is causing my whine? Thanks in advance.