[Got out for a ride]

Did you have your Cardo’s installed for your ride?

[Bike to Bike communications]

12 hours ago, Freebird said:

Well, I went ahead and ordered the Cardo Edge.   Expensive but I wanted the longer range.  Ordered straight from Cardo.  They are still having a 22% off Valentines sale so ended up being cheaper than anybody else. 

Good for you and your wife! You can do a lot with them besides listening to music. The FM radio feature doesn’t do much for me since the antenna isn’t the best but you’ll get more phone calls and text messages than you want!! If you’re semi- literate with these things you can have your phone read texts and then reply using the voice to text feature. 

[Bike to Bike communications]

I think the units that can link up to 15 riders are the DMC ones. But if you don’t ride with a herd that all have helmet communication why buy more features than you need? The Packtalk Custom looks interesting in that you buy what you want and nothing else. 

[Bike to Bike communications]

Mairi and I really like our Packtalk Bold units from Cardo. I know that the list price of them is off-putting but shopping Dennis Kirk or Revzilla can lower the sticker shock. Plus now you can pair with Sena. 

[Picked up a back-up bike]

Nice looking ride!!

[Let's give something away]

My ‘09 RSV is short of 30,000 miles so I don’t anticipate replacing it anytime soon. With the knowledge base here on this site I can keep it running on into the next century. So, I am throwing my hat into the ring!!

[Happy New Year To All]

Happy New Year to the VR family!! May we all meet here again a year from now still enjoying these beasts we affectionately love and caress and cuss from time to time!

[Passing lamps]

8 hours ago, Junior said:

Cannot locate one on that site that fits the bike. Possible generic? 

I found Show Chrome p/n 61-115 as the model for the RSV. When I search I use the garage with my bike model in it. Hope this helps!

[Passing lamps]

4 hours ago, Junior said:

Thanks for your response. I read about show chrome used to make a version.

I saw yesterday that Dennis Kirk has them in their catalog still. Just checked again and they have 3 on hand. 

[Christmas Lights and decorations]

5 hours ago, sleepy2 said:

Had to replace string lights as half of each string quit working.

I hate when that happens!!!😖

[Christmas Lights and decorations]

2 hours ago, uncledj said:

Haven't had time to put the tree up yet.....Can't see the house from the road so I've never bothered decorating outside.

We do live close to the street on two sides so this is what we have this year. 

[Beautiful day for a ride.]

I took a ride yesterday… alas, it was to fill up the gas tank and put fuel stabilizer in it for it’s long winters nap 💤!!😢😢😢

[Glad I didn't tow the bike to any of the events this year.]

Good job!!!

[Up date on NSA Joe]

I’m praying for him and his wife. 

[North of Green Bay]

9 hours ago, etcswjoe said:

Across the river in Menominee. 

Ok, I’m about an hour from there. We have houseguests all week so it will be hard to arrange a dinner meetup. 

[North of Green Bay]

Are you staying in Marinette?

[North of Green Bay]

Are you riding? I might be open for lunch during the week. 

[May be time to pass this site on....]

I, for one , am extremely grateful for your vision and all that you have done with this site. I am praying for your healing and you and your wife’s health going forward. God bless you!

[Trike is leaving today]

😢😢😢

[CTFW and a new addiction]

The lower powered mixers have issues. You might find a ton of those since people use them for jobs they aren’t built for. We have had our 525 watt mixer for over 20 years now with no problems. 

[Battery Powered Mowers]

When I was working, we used the Milwaukee drills being talked about with no motor failures. We drilled tons of holes in 304 stainless including some 5 inch with a hole saw. No drill failures but some sore wrists from the hole saw catching. The saw stops but the guy holding it experiences extreme acceleration in the opposite direction!

[Upgraded chest]

I think you done good!👍

[Post crash question]

14 minutes ago, tooldood said:

It has been about 2 and a half weeks since I opted to hit the ditch instead of the car that was stopped facing me. My bike is at a local repair shop as the nearest Yamaha dealer is 45 miles away. The mechanic there said that it is good except for a good front end wobble when you take your hands off the bars. 

With my shattered collarbone,  I can't ride it to see just how bad it is, so... can the collective brain power suggest what it may be? I did hit the ditch pretty hard before it threw me off.

 

I am wondering if your front rim is slightly tweaked. 

[Tire suggestions for a 2013 RSV?]

1 hour ago, Marcarl said:

Time!! It's time!

I don’t know about that! I can still see lines where  tread is supposed to be!

[06 Venture overcharging.]

Have you switch to all led lights? My sister in law put a led headlight on her Honda and all was well until she went on a long ride. The battery failed and swelled up from the heat of overcharging. Got a new battery and 150 miles down the road the same thing happened. They figured out that the regulator couldn’t dump enough power so it failed from the heat as well. Answer to the problem was to move the regulator into the air stream and add a couple more lights.