rek58
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Haven't seen any one mention this method for mounting the ipod. I just us the neoprene holder that came with it, found a 12" stereo patch cable from Radio Shack (in stock item for a lot of them) and just stuffed it into the cassette deck. Works great, not a lot of extra cable hanging out (I am able to kind of fold it so it sits right on the open door to the cassette deck).
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I'm also a firm believer in the Avon tire. Have them on my Road Star, can't wait till the tires need to be replaced on my RSV. The Avon's just feel so nice on the road, hold well and ride great. I'll sacrifice a little mileage for the feel any day.
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Walter Dyer makes a nice leather jacket that has a zip in liner and 4 vents (2 frt & 2 rear) that work pretty well. Although when it gets real warm I switch over to my lighter jacket. They're here in Mass. although they do travel to all the big bike rallies. Well made (US of A) leather goods. Quality stuff, a little pricey but worth it. http://www.walterdyer.com/
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Oil in air box on top of carbs
rek58 replied to BigShell's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Had the same problem. When I bought the bike, I went through it, changed all the oils, plugs, etc. When I changed the air filters, noticed oil in the box on the left side and up in the airbox on top, again mainly left side. When I looked at the sight glass, noticed it was up to the top, I kinda figured that might be the problem (at least thats what I was hoping). -
Just wondering what everyone uses, if anything when you're going on a trip. Do you use the economy liners made by Glad or Hefty, whatever you might have available (gym bags, duffles, etc) that fits in the saddle bags or have you gone out and purchased the Yamaha liners that are suppose to go in there? Just kind of wondering what everyones thought were on the subject. What you've tried, what works, what doesn't.
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What about the latest fuels for our bikes?
rek58 replied to dharnie's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I just took my first long(ish) ride today and went through a tank of gas. In Mass all we have is the 10% at the pumps. It was mostly highway, but I tried to mix it up a little. Ended up averaging 42 mpg. I have to say, I'm very impressed with the way the bike rides. I do have another Yamaha, '00 Road Star and that is a nice highway bike too. The RSV seems to really enjoy running at 78-80 mph. It was just purring along. I put some SeaFoam in it and that seemed to help clean it out and I also have added some Bub slip ons, great sound. All in all very pleased, now if I can just find a short patch cable for the ipod, I'll be in seventh heaven. -
You use it in conjunction with the Fat Jack (scissors type). It rolls right around it. The makers of the Fat Jack sell it. I think it's rated for 1500 lbs and sell for around $250.
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That's all that's available here in Mass. At least that's all I've seen. Had a buddy tell me that a mechanic friend of his told him to just run some SeaFoam through the system every now and then to clean things out.
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I've test driven one also. The thing that impressed me the most, was how well it handled at slow speeds and tight corners. It has a much lower center of gravity than any of the other touring bikes. The tipping over thing is pretty cool, we have a bike night here that the local Victory dealer partially sponsers and they always show up on something from the line. They've been pushing the Vision. They show up and just get off the bike and let it fall. Stops dead at 45 degrees or so. Then they'll stand on it, it just doesn't tip over. It's fun to watch the expressions of people who haven't seen the "demo" before. The other thing that it nice about the the full dresser, you can take the trunk off in a couple of minutes, if you're just cruising.
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If you want to go with the book, Barnes & Noble has the Clymers available and they are a little cheaper online, especially if you belong to their "club". I read a lot, so it was worth it to join. Plus I get coupons online all the time. Got mine for $23. Free shipping.
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Just ordered one this morning from the factory. It might take a couple of days longer from Europe than from Calif. but it worked out to be about $10 less. Maybe not a lot of money, but I look at as approx 2 1/2 gallons of gas.
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Well, have had the bike out for a couple of small rides and things seem to be ok. As far as the warranty thing goes, when I was cleaning it, I pulled off the old inspection stickers of the front fork, (I'm so glad Mass puts them on the license plate now) what a pain in the ass to clean up, but I digress. Anyways, one of the stickers was from '03, so the dealer must have registered the bike. I still find it kinda funny that the bike was registered but had no mileage on it, I just hope nothing funny was going on. I do have the "chirp" and am definitely going to have to fix that. The wife couldn't hear it with her 3/4 helmet, but I definitely hear it with my 1/2 helmet. I just might do the switch out myself. From what I've read here, seems to be a pretty straight forward job. I ordered up some Bub slip ons from Dennis Kirk today, they'll be here Friday. I called Dennis Kirk about the price from Monkey Butt, they beat them by a dollar, as advertised. Also have some new K&N's coming in the next day or so, too. My wife loves the new seat, she says it's a big improvement over the stock Road Star seat, I know it probably will take a little getting use to, but I think I actually like my Road Star seat better, I seem to slide around a little on the RSV seat. Still no pictures, it's been raining here the last couple of days, but I'll get them on here eventually.
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I've cooked smaller pigs (60 lb range) and they took about 6-7 hrs, so I think you're going to have to start it pretty early for a 3 pm feed. As long as you keep the coals hot, it's pretty much a low maintenance procedure. Rub the carcass down with garlic, inside and out. Keep a spray bottle full of water handy, to spray the pig every 30 minutes or so (that's the time frame I used). The later in the morning/afternoon it got the bigger the time span was. The other thing that may have contibuted to my cooking time, was the height of the pig over the coals. I had rented a machine also, that was probably suited for a bigger pig, so it was up a little higher than it should have been, but I would still say you're looking at 10-12 hrs minimum. The most important thing to do is tap the keg early, just to make sure it's pouring properly, that is the most critical procedure, for a couple of reasons : 1.) Standing next to a big thing of hot coals makes you thirsty, 2.) By the time you think the pig is done and you find out it isn't, you won't really care. Just spark up the grille and finish cooking the pieces as you carve them off, it still tastes very very good (had to do that once).
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Oil and Filter (I know)
rek58 replied to star4772's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
New to the RSV's, but I have to tell you one thing I was surprised about. According to the manual, 8000 mile intervals on the oil changes. I change oil in all my vehicles ( 2 & 4 wheel) at 3000 miles, so it's not big deal. That's one of the reasons I just use regular oil. It could get pricey doing that with Syn oil. -
Hey Goose, That was the one thing I didn't do, remove the engine mount, that would have solved the problem easily. I was actually able to slide everything over enought to get at the plug. Job is complete, next time, I'll pull the mounts. Thanks
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I have pulled the tank, the plug wire is hitting the frame just enough so that it doesn't clear the the valve cover.
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Did a search and came up with an answer from last year, so I thought I'd check to see if anyone had an update. Just going through the new purchase (01 RSV), changing the oil, filters, etc. Also replacing the plugs. Well the back two are a piece of cake, left front was a bit of a challenge, but was able to get the plug wire out, pretty easily, by lifting towards the front of the bike, there's a little gap up there. The right front is another story. The answer I found was to just yank it out. Is that still the preferred method? Also found out that NGK plugs don't fit the 5/8" plug socket that the manual suggests you use. Kind of a pain in the butt, but the back two are easy to reach, my regular 18 mm socket doesn't have the rubber in it. After loosening the left front, couldn't get my meat hooks in there to grab the plug. Used a short length (4-5") of 3/8" fuel line, pushed it over the top of the plug, pulled it out. You can use the same method for the install, works pretty good.
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stock mufflers!!!!!!!!!!!!
rek58 replied to a topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
Has anyone tried the Bub Sleeper S/O slip ons? Supposedly they look stock and you can adjust the tone. -
I spoke to a dealer on Saturday about the warranty and after they looked up the VIN, I was told that the warranty had expired in '07. So I then told them that, how is that possible when the bike wasn't sold till '04? They didn't know and didn't want to get involved. So it looks like the original dealer was up to something sneaky. Although I'll have to wait till late Monday morning, looks like I'm going to have to call Yamaha out in Calif. It's probably not that big a deal, but I'm thinking that if I have a year left to the warranty and it doesn't cost me anything to get it, what the heck.
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Well just closed the deal from a private seller on an '01 RSV. Haven't picked it up yet so no pictures at the moment. Also my first dealings on Ebay and I have to admit it was a good experience. Just a little over 7000 miles, the bike is in beautiful condition. The guy I bought it from, got it from someone in NY who bought it new in '04 (leftover). I guess he needed money earlier this year and had to sell. I know these bikes come with a 5 yr warranty and my question is, because the bike was sold as new in '04, I'm thinking that there should be a little of the warranty left. Anyone have any experience with this? Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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I had a similar problem at around 30-35 mph on my bike. It was the tire. Had it replaced, no more shake. The only other suggestion I have is maybe it's out of balance. Might have lost a wheel weight, if it had been balanced previously.
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Hello all, New to the group, so let me introduce myself. From Massachusetts, been riding for 20 + years and except for one minor detour, been riding Yamahas the whole time. At present I own a 2000 Roadstar (which has been great) but I'm looking to get back into the full dresser thing again. All the guys I ride with have HD Electra Glides, so I'm their token Japanese bike guy. Personally I've never really bought into the whole HD bike thing, as far as I'm concerned, if you're on two wheels, you're ok with me. But anyways, back to the subject at hand. I'm looking at a couple of different options, first being the RSV. I'm very happy that they've come back out with the Black Cherry again this year, love that color. The one thing I do like about my current bike is the sound, not that it's a crucial factor in my decision, I do like the rumble I get (V&H straightshots will do that for you). I'm not really concerned on the comfort factor, I think once you make the move to this type of motorcycle (regardless of make), that's built into it. Obviously there might be some little differences but for the most part all these bikes are made for riding long distances. I've also looked at the HD, like the fact that they have a bigger engine and gas tank now and a 6 speed tranny. On my friends bikes (01 & 02) it seems like I was sitting with my face in the windshield, the new '08 isn't like that, they've changed the seating a bit. The other bike I've been looking at is the Victory Vision. I'm very impressed with this bike. It is a little different looking (to say the least), but it has a much loweer center of gravity that anything else I've looked at and it really handles fantastic at slow speeds. Just wondering if any of you folks have seen these bikes and what you think. I've spoken with Victory owners and they all love their bikes. As always price is a consideration and I think you get the most bang for your buck with the Yamaha. But I also don't mind spending a few extra dollars if if I'm getting something of value in return. So if anyone has any opinions, please feel free to express them, I am looking for feedback. Thanks for your time and sorry for rambling on. Stay safe!