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    SeaFoam - $$$$

    jarrejx replied to DonB's topic in Watering Hole

    Here in NW Indiana, Walmart sells Sea Foam for $5.99 can. Last time I was in store they had plenty on hand. Jerry
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    Is this what you are looking for? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Venture-Royal-Amplifier_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35594QQihZ017QQitemZ270245597835QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW The part number seems to match. I hope it helps you. Jerry
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    You really have to be an artisan to get that type of finished look w/ stainless. Great looking add-on. It looks a lot more integrated w/ the bike than any of the aftermarket rail lights I have seen for the RSV. BTW, how did you attach the stainless to your saddlebag rails? I have posted some pix of my project and will add some night time photos on tomorrow. Jerry
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    Well we got a late start yesterday, due to my inability to stay off the bike. That is why I try to avoid any modification work on the bike during riding season. Nevertheless, we got started around 2:30 PM and almost immediately I changed my approach to mounting the lights on the rails. The clamps I had mentioned earlier just did not blend into the look of the bike as much as I would have liked. My B-I-L introduced me to a brand of double sided adhesive tape which he obtained from Walmart. You can see a picture of the roll of that tape lying on the floor in one of the attached photos showing the wiring route. Since the insert was cut to fit tightly inside the saddlebag rail after affixing the chrome trim, I was able to place the tape on the inside of the rail and it securely held the insert. I placed 2-3 inch strips of the tape at 6-7 locations on each rail and after riding home on some of the bumpiest roads in the State of Indiana, it was still securely in place. I really think the insert gives a nice look to the bike. I only wish that I could have found a amber lens on the new LED's to add some color contrast during the daylight hours. But overall, I am satisfied with the appearance. There are a couple of finishing issues I need to attend to, such as taking out the pucker on the left side chrome trim and hiding the wiring from the LEDs. I tapped into the bike's wiring system under the driver's seat approximately 3" from the electrical pin connector. We determined that the blue wire is running light, green is right hand turn signal, brown is left hand turn signal, black is ground and yellow is brake light. We wired the right side first, running the braided 3 wire leads down under the driver's seat, behind the saddlebag front mounting rails and along the bottom rail. I chose red, yellow and white for the wire leads to match the color of the wire leads on the LEDs. We then tapped each LED wire leads into the braided wire by taking the wires under the saddlebag over to the bottom mounting rail. My thought is that wrapping the three lead wires into black tape make the wiring less noticeable. On the left side, I tried a different configuration and decided to hook the LED's in sequence toward the rear and tie the last LED into the braided wires at the end of the black saddlebag mounting rail. This eliminated the exposed wiring going under the saddlebag but the wiring was visible through the acrylic. My B-I-L suggested that a piece of flat chrome trim between each light could hide the wiring. Gave it try and it doesn't look half bad. Unfortunately, we ran into a significant problem when we tested the LEDs and found that the turn signal function did not work on this side. When we tied into the bike's brown wire, which should have been the LH turn signal, the brake light started blinking. Does anyone know if we chose the wrong wire to tie into? Eventually, we blew a couple of headlight and turn signal fuses, before I decided to disconnect the LED turn signal function on the left side. BTW, the right side works fine. So currently, I have dual function on the right side, but only running light function on the left. Going to get back on it sometime during the week and report progress then. In the meantime, any other ideas or suggestions would still be appreciated. Jerry
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    I considered that but concluded it would interfere with bag removal for cleaning and other sundry purposes. We (my brother-in-law and I) decided run the wire along the side of the saddlebag or along the underside of the saddlebag mounting rails. I will also take pix of the wiring route we settle upon. Thanx for your reply and input. Jerry
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    I don't know if something similar been done and shared on this forum before, but I thought I would share my attempt to light up my RSV. I am starting with the saddlebag rails, by cutting, bending and installing a piece of acrylic into the rail opening and attaching several LED pods on each. I used a small heat gun to form the acrylic into the shape of the saddlebag rails and trimmed both pieces to fit into the respective rail opening. Only took three (3) tries to get an acceptable specimen, which I used to create a cardboard template for future pieces. After trimming to fit, I fitted the insert with chrome body molding which presents an almost custom appearance once the piece is inserted inside the chrome rail opening. The chrome molding fits just about perfectly, except for some minor puckering on the curve edges. A little splicing and adhesive will make for an acceptable finish. I found some 3/4" plastic clamps at Menards which I will fit around the rail and affix to the acrylic to hold it in place. A coat of primer and a coat of chrome paint makes the clamp almost inconspicuous. I ordered a set of dual mode amber LED lights from a seller on ebay. A lot of eight lights was $38.00 plus $7.55 shipping. The dual mode will allow me to use the lights as combination running and turn signal lights. I was able to put four (4) lights on each acrylic insert, i.e., 3 on the side and 1 in the rear. Each light is affixed to the acrylic with two (2) small screws. Below are several pictures of the insert with lights in place. I will install them on the bike tomorrow, if I can stop riding the bike long enough. I will take more pictures then. The total costs for this project was less than $75.00 and could easily be done in an afternoon by the more experienced craftsman. I estimate my total time commitment through the end of this project will be approximately 12 hours, including making inserts for my brother-in-law's RSV. He is going with a different light configuration on the acrylic inserts. My next step is to move up to the trunk and fabricate a piece of acrylic to extend down from the trunk where I will affix LEDs that will be used as a combination running light and braking light. I would appreciate any thoughts, concerns and suggestions. jarrejx
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    I can attest to the compression quality of the Sony Sonicstage program. I have a 40GB Sony Vaio which I have currently downloaded exactly 150 CDs onto. (a total of 1297 songs). The ATRAC compression program has only used 4.17 GB on the player and the sound quality is slamming. As Keith said, you will have to determine if the program is compatible w/ your MP3 player, though.
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    Hey Dwight, Nice to hear from you and thanx for the welcome. The extra set of seats won't just lie around, as my brother-in-law is in the process of buying the other RSV I was considering at that time. I may do a switch, however, and keep the ones showing the least wear. Purchase does have its privileges. Looking forward to meeting you sometime while in GA or at a VR event in the future. We still plan on traveling to ATL to deliver the son's furniture on this Friday. Next time, I hope to be traveling on two wheels. The weather here has only afforded minimal riding, however, enough for me to know that the performance of this MM is not overshadowed by its awesome looks. A different ride from the Gold Wing, as I expected, but just as enjoyable. However, I expect it to blow the GW experience from my mind once I hit the interstate. Thanx again. Jerry
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    Thanks for the welcome, Joopster and I could not agree with you more concerning the vast amount of knowledge and experience available in this forum. I only hope that I can grow in experience, to contribute a fraction of what I receive. jarrejx
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    After a couple of fumbles (price negotiation issues) and one interception (another buyer showed the money first), I concluded my quest to purchase a 2000 RSV MM Edition on last weekend. Picked up a healthy specimen of my dream bike from a BMW dealer in NJ, after driving through Freebird's Ohio snowstorm. Minor inconvenience considering the reward. The bike was formerly owned by a fellow member of this forum, JOE MCDERMOTT, who had traded it in on an RT. Thanks, Joe for taking such good care of "our MM". Bike has seen almost 33K miles and has impeccable appearance. Mechanically it appears sound and rides like a stallion. Put approximately 100 miles on her last week, as weather here is still too chilly for long rides. (at least for me, it is) One significant factor in my buying decision process was the add-on equipment and this bike came with brand new Avon Venom Xs on front and rear and almost all the add-ons I wanted, including, saddlebag rails, passing lamps, drivers' backrest, trunk luggage rack, foam grips, saddlebag liners and many other chrome accessories waiting to be installed. $8,200 out the door. Thanks for the advice, Eck. Only immediate add-on must is the Clearview Shield w/ vent. She is a beauty and the first MM that I saw in person. Not many RSVs in my neck of the woods and very few dealers here had even seen an MM. She reminds me of Roy Rogers' horse, Trigger, an impeccable Palomino stallion. OK, enough nostalgia. She also came with an CD changer which I intend to remove, as I have converted my music library to a 40 GB MP3 player which hooks up seamlessly into the Yamaha's audio system and sounds fantastic. Furthermore, the CD is taking up much needed trunk space. Is there anything I should be aware of before removing the CD? Thanks again to 86er, FJR Rider, eagleye, Eck, Midrsv, 2Whlsrollin, cajunrsvr, Stoutman for all of your advice and assistance which helped make me an informed shopper. As soon as I can clean her up, I will take current pix and post for all who are interested, but in the meantime, I have a couple of pix of the bike, taken in the dealer's showroom which I am attaching to this post. Midrsv: Kentucky Lake here we come. jarrejx
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    ...well some of it. After several months of trying to purchase just the right 2000 MM, and many helpful words and acts of members of this forum, a couple of fumbles and one interception, I purchased my MM in NJ at DeSimones Motorsports. I found out today that it had recently been owned by another member of this forum, Joe McDermott, but that's a discussion for another thread. For purpose of this reply, this past weekend was the only weekend I would have available to pickup the bike in Jersey, before riding season. I had heard the weather channel forecasts but took a chance they were overhyping the storm's potential. After riding in it, I believe they underhyped it. Indiana was fine but as I hit Toledo, I drove through white-out conditions, intermittent fog, sleet, rain, high winds. Thankfully, the weather reports did change my mind about trailering the bike and I decided to use my brother-in-law's Dodge Quad cab to haul the bike back home. The weather in Ohio was brutal to travel in. PA and NJ were not much better, except there's was rain instead of snow. Had to load and tie down bike (using the method you discussed in earlier post) in monsoon-like conditions. I had been warned by dealer that it would likely be a downpour, so I did have appropriate raingear. During trip back home, my wife called me several times and informed me of the horrible weather conditions in the northern Ohio area, so I decided to alter travel plans and take a more southerly route. I took I-70 instead of the more direct route home on I-76 and I-80/90. I was able to dodge most of the falling precip, but not the aftermath. Through Columbus the interstate was snow-packed in all lanes. Where there was visible road, you could bet it was black iced. I had several anxious episodes of fishtailing with the beast on the back. Made it home in twice the expected time, but most importantly, made it home safely and without incident. Also, made it home to "snow-free" driveway and roads, so I am not complaining. Next time, I travel through Ohio, try to do something about that weather thing, OK. You already know what the best thing of the trip was. What made it worth all the aggravation. What my wife and others don't understand would make me drive 800 miles and through a snowstorm to get a bike. But, I didn't just get a bike, I got a Venture. I'll talk more about that later in the appropriate thread. Getting it home and in my garage, was an adVENTURE. BTW, I had my venturerider roadside assistance list at the ready. Thankfully, I didn't need to use it, but there was great peace of mind that AAA and venturerider members were just phone calls away. Thanks again Don and I hope that life is getting back to normal for you and yours. Jerry
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    Once again, thanks for the pix Midrsv. It looks like the interior of the trailer is more than well-protected. Maybe the fiberglass cracking reported by ediddy's goldwing friends was a problem eliminated by bringing the trailer manufacturing operation to the good ole US of A. One has to learn to pack minimally though, to use this trailer. I still think it is the right choice for me, based upon all the info. I have now. However, I am wondering why the electrical harness sits so high on the rear of your bike. The video on the Uni-go site seemed to depict the harness mounted in the area near the bike's hitch. Was that an option given to you? If so, why did you choose the location shown in your photos? Why not mounted? Just curious. BTW, awesome looking machine you have there. I know I have got to come through KY now and get to meet and ride with you on some of those great KY roads you were talking about. Jerry
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    ediddy wrote: For Midrsv and robert: Thanks for the benefit of your experiences. Have either of you experienced cracking issues in the trailer's fiberglass body? Any evidence of strain from weight shift during use? I can imagine there is a potential for fiberglass cracking due to improper loading of the trailer, i.e., heavy objects loosely packed that would be allowed to bounce around in transit. Midrsv, the pix were a blessing. I can see now what the Uni-Go looks like hitched onto a Venture. Like you, I am most impressed by the portability of the Uni-go trailer and actually using it as a rolling suitcase at the end of a day's journey. I must admit that the Monogo is better shaped for carrying or holding longer objects, such as fishing rods. Not sure if golf clubs could fit, but that's OK, because I don't play well enough to own a set anyway. It simply does not look as good as the Uni-Go. Right now, I think Uni-Go offers the best unit for my riding style. My wife is not really a packaholic anyway. However, I can see the Road Dog concept, with a few refinements actually challenging the Unigo. It needs to be a one-piece mold with the appearance of saddlebags and one lid covering the entire trailer. If stability and tracking can remain true, then the extra storage capacity would give Uni-Go some competition. IMVHO. That one is free for some of you fabricators (I'm talking about the building kind) out there. When you build it, I will spend. Jerry
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    As a future add-on, I am considering purchasing a Uni-Go Trailer to pull behind my "new" 2000 RSV. Anyone here have any experience with this trailer on the RSV or any other bike? Know anyone who does? It seems to have a small storage capacity, so I am not sure if it will accomodate my needs. It also appears that the trailer would require some type of adapter to work with the ball receiver on most bikes. Thanks for any help out there. BTW, I have visited their website and looked at their video. I really like the way the trailer seems to follow the path of the bike. However, at $2,300 it seems kind of pricey or am I just cheap? Are there any similar, less expensive units out there? Here is the link to video for anyone who may not be familiar with the Uni-Go or its setup. http://www.schoolhousemcacc.com/article_info.php/articles_id/5 Thanks again jarrejx
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    Deposit on its way to Grapevine, TX. Thanks to 86er, FJR Rider, eagleye, Eck, Midrsv, 2Whlsrollin, cajunrsvr, Stoutman and many others who have taken me to the cusp of Venture ownership. I have learned so much in such a short period of time from this forum. In less than one month, I was led to three (3) MM's in excellent (near showroom) condition. An extra special thanks to 2Whlsrollin for taking time out on Super Bowl Sunday, no less, to give me a vicarious test ride on the TX bike. I appreciate it very much. If the definition of family includes instinctively looking out for one another, then VR fits the bill perfectly. I have heard it said that the man with an experience is never at the mercy of the man with an argument. I have come to find this especially true when it comes to the passion we hold so dearly, exploring the open road, taking our time to get somewhere, anywhere, everywhere and nowhere and defending the right of anyone else to do the same. And to top it all off, you (er, very soon "we") get to do it all on a Venture. Thanx again, Pix to follow soon. Jerry
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    dharnie, I believe JC Whitney has the boards pictured in my earlier post in this thread. I saw them in their latest catalogue on p. 74. Item #CBF063353. Priced at $45.99 set. The manufacturer's name is not given in the catalogue. Jerry
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    Terrific article, LSupina. I see a public service campaign centered around the theme of your article. "FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE...DUMB" :no-no-no: ..........................:no-no-no:......................... :no-no-no: So its a shameless ripoff of the drunk driving campaign. Who cares, let's just take advantage of our chance to strike back at the man...woman...or whatever, recklessly driving the cages on our roads. Crank out the bumper stickers and billboard signs. Jerry
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    dharnie, According to ebay seller, Markland manufactures the floorboard footrest pictured on the 2001 Venture currently up for auction on ebay. Did very quick search for Markland website but did not find one. Can anyone tell us where we can review and purchase Markland products? I did notice that JC Whitney carries some Markland products, but I don't have time to review their site right now. Thanx for all of your assistance. Jerry
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    dharnie, I asked the seller about the brand of the pegs. But I not sure I'll get an answer, since I have not bidded upon the bike and question has nothing to do with their auction. If seller answers I will pass info on in this thread. Jerry
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    Buck, Is this the type of setup you have an issue with or can this work for you? I am considering installing the same type of setup when I purchase my RSV MM Edition (very soon I hope) and would like to know if it presents problems that I may not have considered. The bike is currently listed on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140197092204&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004. Please tell me (us) what you think. Jerry
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    Two leads in two days. I love this place!! Thanx for taking the time to tell me about cajunrsver's MM. I have received pix from him and I am considering the options. I would be extremely blessed to be able to pull the trigger on either of the two bikes I have been led to on this site. Thanx again. Jerry
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    Talk about quick results. Thanks FJRider for your lead. The owner's description sounds exactly like what I am looking for. Will reach out to him today for further pix and discussion. Thanx for sharing. I can see that I am really going to like living here in "VentureVille". Jerry
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    Hello from NW Indiana. (20 miles from Chgo) and thanx for the warm welcome. 86er suggested that I place this request in the watering hole and that someone(s) may be able to help me in my quest. I have been looking for a well-maintained (preferably low mileage) specimen of the 2000 Millenium RSV. (pearl white w/ tan seats). I currently ride a 1985 Honda GoldWing Aspencade w/ 62K miles. It is a great ride but its time for an upgrade and I love the look of the MM. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of this Venture family. Jerry
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