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Hey, I know you are razzing me but I tell you, I still have more than $10,000 less tied up in the RSV. It's all good.

Hey...I've already got a handful of things that weren't on the '99. A couple of things will be a while though. VMax rear and Dyna 3000 are going to have to wait a while. Unless you fall asleep at Maintenance Day.

Well I HOPE I am about done with what I thought were the FEW things that I would need for this bike. KuryAkyn longhorn peg mounts are ordered as well as a couple other small things. I think the Russell seat is going to work out but Eileen missed the wraparound Corbin backrest that I had on the '99 and I had a similar Mustang backrest on the Harley. So, I managed to obtain a used Corbin passenger backrest and it is on it's way to Russell to be recovered to match everything else. They do great upholstery work but are pretty proud of their work. It is costing more than I expected it to but it just won't look right otherwise. Nanci from Ace High Leathers has mailed me a sample of the fabric that I had her use to make the Saddlebag lid covers on the '99. I know it's the same pattern but I'm not sure it's the exact same color. Will decided on that after the sample arrives and then decide how to proceed on the bib and lid covers. I want to order another pair of crash bar stiffeners from @Carbon_One at some point. I think that's about it. Oh yea...I need a GPS mount and some drink holders...and.....

I have a set of the triple diamond cut fins waiting to install when I get home. If you want to drool over some more of them, he now has a new website at http://www.thediamondcutguy.com Will be getting him to add pictures of mine once I get them installed.

By the way, I love those Monster Ovals on it. May have to do some looking around.

HEY HEY HEY.....you go back to your corner.

Are you changing brake and clutch lines and throttle cables or trying to get by with your original ones?

Do any of you who are attending my MD need any pinstriping done? If so, I will contact Jaybird and see if he can make it.

Very nice and very well done. Has some nice extras on it too.

Not much. Out of guardian bells. Have some domed decals. That's pretty much it right now. Maybe a flag or two.

According the the write up, you can use a drill bit sized 15/32 or 12mm.

Small patches only. I think the price is 3.00 each. Information is in the VentureRider Merchandise forum.

Trailer? hmmmmm.....

That's what I really meant. I don't figure the bank and my house are going to BOTH burn. If they do, things are even worse than I thought.

WOW...this is a 7 year old thread. The email you used was likely not correct if you got it from this thread. I got no payment from you. You need to cancel it and send it to dnelson@venturerider.org PM me your address and I'll get it in the mail but it will be Friday. I am out of town now.

Bank safe deposit box is a good option.

I've changed quiet a few tires and never had to replace the muffler gaskets. They usually stay in the mufflers and can be reused. Always did it with a lift and adapter. No problem. You have to get it pretty much all the way up before the rear tire will come out but it works fine.

It's only sexy when Eileen is on it. And...I guess I bought the Harley taillights.

Classified page, small menu bar at top, "upload ad". I'll give you time to see this and then delete this thread.

I sent you a PM.

Will probably try those. The ones that I had are no longer available from Yamaha. Those are pretty much the same thing. Will just have to find a pair of stock grips now.

I'll try to give it a chance. Either way, will need to find a Corbin passenger backrest and then have it recovered by Russell. What a pain.

At those prices, I'll probably pass on the Harley lights. Will likely go ahead with the light bar though. Fluids were all changed recently. Brake and Clutch fluids are nice and clear. Oil was also recently changed but he has always used Yamalube in it and I'll change it to Mobil 1 Motorcycle oil very soon. Maybe even today if I feel like messing with it. It rained all day yesterday and looks like it will again today. All I did yesterday was move the trunk to its rear position. I also discovered that the rubber bumpers on the back of the lower air deflectors were missing so I made some new ones out of rubber expansion nuts as I had done before. They work great for that. I have a set of RSTD mufflers with the tips on the way so I'll get it quietened down soon. Also have a line on a complete Corbin seat setup with drivers and passenger backrest. Just waiting on some pictures of it. May keep the Russell for a while but I just liked the Corbin better. Plus, my wife misses the wraparound armrests on the Corbin passenger backrest. If I REALLY end up liking the Russell, I'll send the Corbin passenger backrest to them and have it covered to match. About the only things I'm still deciding on is the tank bib and I have to get some longhorn highway peg mounts ordered. It has the Kuryakyn pegs and clamps but not the Longhorn mounts. Gotta have them. OH...and grips. I tried these Isogrips on the '99 and they made my fingertips get numb even though I had the stock weights on them. I like the way they look abut even by the time I did the 225 miles home the other day, my fingertips were numb again. They just don't work for me. I had some thick foam Road Star grips on the '99 and they were fantastic. I don't think they make them any longer but will see what I can find.

I've seen this discussed before and I've never seen a solution to it. Wish I could help.

I wouldn't mind trying those 10" ones.