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Yep...gotta fly the VentureRider flag...no matter what.

OK...I know it's not a Venture but I just updated my photo album. Not most or your bike of choice but I still like to share as do most of you. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=3030

That is already present in the classifieds. That is where any ads should be placed.

I loved them. I learned about them from Rick Butler. He did a lot of research on springs and learned that Progressive really doesn't make a heavy enough spring for the RSV. Unless they have come out with something new, the spring that Progressive shows to fit was actually design for the older Royal Star. Sonic does offer one and it seemed perfect to me. I have since sold that bike to Yammer Dan but I was 100% satisfied with the Sonics.

I sort of agree. Heck, if you trust the regulator and choose to do it that way then that's fine. I would bet that a lot of people don't even have a compressor though so that means using the one at a gas station or wherever. I happen to have two decent compressors but I don't know that I really trust the regulators that much, especially at such a low psi. I understand about not wishing to waste $40.00 but for these bikes and even for my Road Glide, I think it is money well spent. I also will tell you that I have adjusted mine in the middle of a trip because I wasn't loaded exactly as heavy or light as I had thought I would be and it needed to be adjusted. So while you obviously trust your compressor and regulator and are comfortable doing it that way, I still think it is good advice for most people to spend the money for the progressive pump.

Not in my opinion. I put Sonic Springs in the '99 and never used air again. Typically ran 35 - 45 in the rear. 45 when riding two up and pulling a trailer. Zero in the forks. Much easier to keep them balanced that way.

Cowpuc is right about the timing belts. You need to do your homework. Some engines use timing belts and some use chains. Even within the same makes and models you will find that they could use a belt or a chain depending upon the model year. If you buy a used car or truck with higher miles, you need to expect to spend a good amount of money to have it replaced if you aren't able to do it yourself. Most manufacturers recommend that the belts be changed at around 90,000 miles. Depending on the car, that can cost you anywhere from $900.00 - $2000.00. That can make the good deal that you thought you got not such a good deal after all. It is important that it be done though because if you lose a timing belt, you are very likely to completely trash the engine. I would look for one that uses a chain. I know that my son's Nissan Altima with the 2.5 four cylinder has a chain. I think the newer Honda engines use a chain but I'm not sure what year they started doing so. Some Toyota models also use chains but again, it depends upon the model year.

OK..just found this and it sums it up better than I could. Geo models were manufactured by GM in joint ventures with three Japanese automakers. The Prizm was produced at the GM/Toyota joint-venture NUMMI assembly plant in Fremont, California, and the Metro and Tracker were produced at the GM/Suzuki joint-venture CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The exceptions, the Spectrum and Storm, were entirely manufactured by Isuzu in Japan. Geo Metro convertibles and early Geo Trackers were built by Suzuki in Japan.

Some were and some weren't. It depends on the model. I think the Metro was a Suzuki, one was actually a Toyota Corolla....can't remember now what model that was. Anyway, they came from two or three different manufacturers. OK...it was actually the Geo Prism that I was thinking about that used the Toyota engine and transmission. Chassis may have been made by Chevrolet, not sure. The Geo Storm was from Isuzu.

OK...I'll admit it. I bought one a few months ago. I was working a trade show in Orlando and happened to walk by a booth that was doing demos. I let them talk me into the demo and ended up buying one. I will say that I am very impressed with it. You have to be careful because the darn thing HURTS if you turn it up too high. The fist time I used it, it didn't seem to be working and through a combination of fiddling with the various settings I ended up with it all the way up when I finally did something and it came on. I almost jumped out of my skin. I honestly haven't used it much because I just don't take the time to do so but I can say that when I've had some pain in my shoulders and upper back and use it for a few minutes, it really does help.

I agree. A lot of the trailers that folks buy are not specifically designed for motorcycles. They are designed to be pulled behind compact cars and/or motorcycles. Many trailers that are actually designed as motorcycle trailers do have motorcycle type lights. I know that my Bushtec does and have seen others that do as well.

I don't think that doing the stage 1 will help all that much. The problem with the earlier Royal Stars are that the carbs were smaller and the air box was smaller. Baron's used to offer what they called a Big Air Kit. That allowed it to get more air and of course also required the different jets which is probably what you are referring to as the stage 1 kit. From what I've read though, never done it myself, the only real solution is to install larger carbs from a First Gen or even a Second Gen Venture. It is not just a swap of the carbs though. It requires a custom machined intake because they are not a direct bolt on. Some have done the carb swap, stage 1 air kit and even VMAX cams and then they really wake up. It requires a good bit of work though.

Based upon what? The comment about it having a stud or hole where one should be is not necessarily true. Most of us who have gone with the VMAX rear conversion have done it through RSVPowermax or some company close to that name. He removes the gears from the VMAX rear and re-installs them in the RSV housing. So you really can't tell me looking at the housing. There will be no external differences.

I don't know of anybody that has found a CT that will fit on a first gen. Makes sense that you would have to go to an antique car parts source. Maybe something from a model T?

That is actually how the Bushtec hitch is designed. Works very well.

Well tell us Big Tom, What did he win? (in my best announcers voice.) You folks would have to know Kenny to get that.

I feel that I need to say something here. I usually would not allow this type of post as I feel that our members have been very generous in helping each other when it was needed. I don't want to make it a habit of folks trying to raise money for friends, family, etc. We have some kind hearted people here but we can only do so much. That being said, I know Monty very well and I know that he would not have done this if it wasn't absolutely weighing on him to do so. He is one of the good guys and I respect him much. I kind of wish that he had contacted me and ran it by me first but I understand that it was an emotional plea and none of that crossed his mind. So, I will just say a prayer for this lady and send my own contribution. I hope it helps and that she is back on her feet soon. Don

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Heck, just stick a GPS on there and ride.

I surely would check the battery first thing. Connections and make sure it is not dead.

NO....NOT in the watering hole. If a supporting member wishes to pass on the information about a friends bike for sale or a link to a Craigslist or Ebay ad for a bike or something that they feel may be of interest to somebody here then by all means, I have no problem with that. But do NOT put it in the watering hole...put in the links to Ebay, Craigslist and etc. forum. Again, they will be deleted in put in the watering hole.

I understand what you are asking. I realize that there will be times when such topics come up in the Watering Hole. It is not a perfect system and that is going to happen. A recent example is a member looking for a '83 built in a specific month. There have been several post regarding bikes on Craigslist for him to look at. That is fine. Yes, that is a thread that will have to be manually deleted somewhere down the road when it is no longer pertinent but it was not somebody simply posting an item for sale. No big deal. There will be some of those. Believe it or not, you were NOT the offending party. Your timing just really sucked. I actually planned to post about this yesterday before you ever made your post but just didn't get around to it. It has happened several times over the past few days. That being said, yes, yours did fall right into that same category. You are correct that the Watering Hole gets the most views and that is because it is a catch all type of place for a lot of general topics. If somebody is actually looking to purchase a bike though, they are very likely to find it easier if it is posted in the classifieds. You post it in the watering hole and it's going to be several pages deep and never again seen in very short order. You get triple exposure if you post in the classifieds. It shows up in the classifieds, it gets automatically posted in the "Links to classifieds" forum and then it shows up as a new thread on the home page. To be honest, I don't even have a real problem with people responding to a post where somebody is looking for a certain bike. What I'm really talking about is people just automatically posting anything that they have for sale right to the watering hole. No offense intended and you actually were NOT the reason for the post. You WERE a guilty party though.

Folks, in spite of us having an area specifically designated for posting classifieds, people continue to post them in the Watering hole and other areas of the forum. I have addressed this issue many times in the past and am going to address it this one last time. Maybe people would prefer that we have NO other areas. Just remove them all and just have the Watering Hole? It would make it hard to find things but that seems to be where everybody wishes to post it all anyway. There are several reasons why anything for sale should NOT be place anyplace except the classifieds or at the very least, the forum "Links to Classifieds, Ebay, Craigslist and etc." The first reason is that the posts there automatically delete themselves after a predetermined length of time. That prevents me or the other moderators from going through the Watering Hole or other areas and manually deleting posts for items and etc. on Ebay that are long expired. The second reason is because the members here, NOT me, decided long ago that they wanted our classifieds open to post only from supporting members. The consensus was that you didn't want strangers that have never participated here joining up as trial members when the only intention they have is to try and sell something. You wanted the ads to be from people that are supporting members here that you know and trust. That was YOUR decision. If you have changed your mind just let me know and I'll open the classifies to everybody. It somewhat defeats the purpose of making the classifieds read only if people are allowed to post their for sale items anywhere they want to. Your ads should be posted in the Classifieds. When you post them there a post is automatically created in the "Links to Classifieds" forum so you are also automatically posting it to the forum. There is not reason to then ALSO post a message in the watering hole or anywhere else that "hey...I just place my bike in the classifieds"..... So, for several years now I have asked several times that you stop posting ads where they shouldn't be. I have deleted a very few that were posted but the vast majority of the time, I take the time to manually move it to the correct place and just keep quite about it. It especially bothers me to delete an ad that I can tell a lot of time went into creating so once again I will take the time to move it to the correct place and let it go. So no more mister nice guy. Any ad that I see posted in the Watering Hole or any of the other forums will be deleted as soon as I see it. Regardless of the effort that was put in creating the ad, I am deleting it. This will make a few people mad. I'm sorry about that but this has been discussed many times.

Stereo is inside the fairing. Sits right on top..or under...I don't remember...the Tape player. CB is in a black box under the trunk. Yes, CB antenna should be on the left side when you are sitting on the bike.

I think you will like it. I completely removed the speakers from our helmets and we use the earbuds with our Edsets. Fantastic.