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Here's the thing as for having two jobs and loads of money. I need both jobs because I need my job to support me. I'm not keeping a dime of the stairlift money. There is not chance that Terry is going to recover. He has pancreatic cancer and they did all that they could. We have Hospice coming in a couple of times a week to keep tabs on his pain meds and vitals but it's just a matter of time. I have been running the business since before Christmas and it is doing well but all proceeds are going to him. I'm not taking a salary or cut of any kind. He needs what I am bringing in to pay his own bills. So, it's just keep on keeping on as long as it takes. I would think about hiring somebody to help but finding somebody reliable and who I can trust to treat the customers with the respect and kindness that our elderly deserve is very difficult. I did finalize another sale today and have another pending from the two sales calls that I made after my install this morning. It really is a pretty good business. I actually own the business now. He has already signed everything over to me but I'm just not taking any money out of it. When his suffering is over and he is in a better place, I will have a big decision to make. Keep my current job or quit and keep the stairlift business going. I know that I can't do both forever.

It's been a great summer so far. In late winter, I installed new brand new Dunlop E3s on my RSV. Had them mounted, took them back home and installed the wheels, got it off the lift and it has sat there ever since. Actually, I did back it out of the garage and wash it. Pulled it back in and covered it up. I have ridden exactly ZERO miles this year. I also have two nearly new Yamaha Waverunners sitting and covered. Haven't even uncovered them this year. Something has to give pretty soon. Between my full time job and running my Brother in Laws stairlift business, I'm working 7 days a week. I spend about 10-12 hours or more per day on Stairlift sales calls, service calls, and installs on my days off. I actually took vacation this past week but worked all day every day getting caught up on Stairlift installs. I think I installed 12 units in July and have another install this morning, two sales calls this afternoon, another install tomorrow. I already have 3 installs scheduled for next weekend and that does not include what I will probably sell later today. So, it looks doubtful that I'll put any miles on the bike or the Waverunners this year. I'm glad to be able to help a family member but this old man is getting fairly broken down physically and mentally. The good news is. Yes, the sun will come up tomorrow.

Sounds like you simply replaced a bad one with another bad one. The answer is to resolder the connections on the circuit board. There is a "how to" in the first get tech library.

Yes, you stole it. Good job.

To answer the question though, yes, it can be done. Most tuners have the option to raise the rev limiter. Like Bob says, there are certainly limits as to how high you want to raise it. Several of us here have replace the ignition modules on our RSV's with the Dyna2000. I did it on my '99 and have already done it on my '05. They will tell you to NOT raise it above, I think it's 7200, unless you install heavy duty valve springs. I have no doubt that somebody will come out with an aftermarket module for the new one pretty quickly. On the Harley Road Glide that I had, you didn't need a new module as it was fuel injected and all electronic. You just plugged a tuner in and reset things they way you wanted to. Rev limiter, air flow, even speedometer calibration. You could do it all with the tuner. I loved that. Of course the particular tuner that I bought was around $750.00 if I remember correctly and it was mated to YOUR bike. Meaning, I could not use it to tune somebody elses bike.

I'm sure that you guys know this but for anybody who doesn't. There is a big difference between decorative chrome that you see on bumpers, handlebars, etc. and hard chrome that is used on machine and industrial parts. I'm sure that the chrome on the shock is hard chrome. Not just any chrome plating shop can do that.

Rick, is that an Espancade? If so, I would like to know what you paid for it if you don't mind sending me a PM. I have a chance to pick one up at what I THINK is a very cheap price. Thinking about buying it just to resell.

I did it several weeks ago. No issues at all. I never had any issues with 10 anyway though. The only issue with 10 was with the old Microsoft Streets and Trips that I use on my company computer. It has the GPS dongle that plugs into the USB port so it basically works like a big GPS. When I upgraded to the last version of 10 before the creators edition, plugging the receiver in would cause a blue screen of death. A quick Internet search revealed that it had happened to everybody using the GPS enable version of Streets. The creators edition corrected that issue.

hmmm...I don't know if you got it or I did. I rotated and re-uploaded it just a couple of minutes before you posted.

I fixed it for you.

Yea, in this test he said he averaged 41.1 MPG. I've seen better and worse but I'm fine with anything over 40.

Not that I've ever heard. It's considered routine maintenance.

I was an electrician at TU Electric in Monticello, TX. Lignite fired power plant. 3 units. I actually had an opportunity to transfer to Glen Rose just as they were finishing construction on it but ended up turning it down.

By the way, here is the place that I found the one that I bought. It was not listed on his page but I emailed him and he had it. If you look at the brands in the left menu, you will see a number of German manufacturers and many of them are made in Soligen. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/catalog/index.php?route=common/home&member_id=51&store_mode=standard

Soligen is actually a city in Germany that is renowned for their knife makers. You will find a lot of German knives that are from Soligen. Fight'n Rooster hasn't made a full line of knives in several years, not sure how long. After Frank Buster passed away, his son Sterling Buster sort of partially kept the company going but all they actually made was a couple of special editions per year I think. If you search, you can find some Fight'n Roosters out there but they are all either new old stock or used. There are quite a few on Ebay but finding this particular one was difficult. I was told by a collector that this one is a 3 blade Congress with "Crown" bolsters. He also told me that it was the first production run and would be difficult to find. I think I got lucky. I know it was a Congress, I had always heard the bolsters called "pinched". I had no idea it was the first production run. I guess you can tell that by the design of the shield. The shields changed over the years.

Asking wasn't the answer. More than a few hours of searching and emailing vintage knife dealers is what worked. I emailed a lot of them and finally found it. He didn't have it on his website but had a couple that were similar so I emailed him and he replied that he had one. Actually two, the other one is smooth bone though. I like stag. Frank Buster, the founder of Fight'n Rooster passed away a few years ago. He son kept it going somewhat for a while but only produced a few knives a year. From what I understand, they are out of business now.

Not sure what you mean by "dedicated forum". I created a forum right there with First Gen, Second Gen, etc. a year or two ago. It is ready to go.

Well looky looky what I found. Wasn't easy but it's on the way.

I posted a picture of it in the first thread. It is 3 blade congress. Stag handles. Pinched or "crown" bolsters. About 3 1/2" closed. The main blade is a sheepsfoot.

I would love to do that but it's not likely. My weekends are pretty full right now with running the stairlift business on the side.

As for the knives, I used to buy and sell a lot of them. Usually kept a couple hundred at a time. Mostly new stuff and I had accounts with all the major distributors and bought some directly from the manufacturers. Started out on the cheap selling Parker Frost Japanese knives. They actually weren't bad knives and were coming out with new "collections" almost every month. From that though, I got into the higher end knives and sold a lot of Case, Puma, Boker Tree Brand, Hen & Rooster, and my favorite, Fight'n Rooster. I was working at a power plant in Texas at the time. Every morning I would get to work early and would have three or four knife rolls with me. There were several hundred people working there and they would come in when I was sitting in the break room before work and drinking coffee and ask "what do you have today". I would unroll the knives and they would start picking through them. Sold a LOT of knives during those days. When I left that job, I also left that customer base so sold most of my remaining stock to another guy that I worked with and I assume that he kept the business going. Over the years, I have gradually sold or given away the ones that I had hung onto. I may have 6 or 7 laying around now but nothing really worth anything.

LOL....some things just hang around. I've been carrying the same pen for almost that long.

I have a knife that I've been carrying for more than 30 years and it is in pretty rough shape now. I use to sell and collect knives and once owned hundreds of them but divested of them a long time ago. This was my favorite carry knife though and I would like to replace it with another just like it. It is a Fight'n Rooster. It may have been called a 3 blade congress or maybe a 3 blade whittler. If any of you know of anybody who collects and sells Fight'n Rooster knives, please let me know.

I tell you, the more I see about it the better I like it. I actually like the styling a lot. It has about everything we had on our wish list with the exception of the V4 engine and yes, I know that is a major thing. The only thing though that really concerns me is the heat. My main concern with the heat is my wife's comfort because the heat on her legs and feet on the Road Glide was pretty brutal and from what I'm reading in some of these tests, that is also a problem on this bike. That being said....uh....I want it.

Well, I've read three of them so far and they all commented on the heat. Apparently, it is going to be an issue for at least some people. One of the articles said that it was hotter than the HD Dresser but not as hot as the Indian. The heat on my Road Glide was about the only thing I really didn't like about it so if the new Venture is hotter than that, it's not a good thing for me. Otherwise, the reviews seem to be very good.