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FANTASTIC VIDEO. Really enjoyed watching it.

I plan to try it on the Harley.

To answer your question though, I would recommend changing out the springs. If you end up installing a Dyna ignition to bump up the rev limiter, they will recommend the heavier duty springs if you want to set it higher than 7200 RPM.

If the Kuraykyn relocator will fit my Road Glide, I would be interested. Send me a PM with price if you want to sell it. Also the part number and I'll look it up and make sure it will fit.

OK folks, here is my plan. I am going to order new handlebars on Monday. I will install them next weekend. Hopefully the following weekend, I plan to do a Saddlesore 1000. No other reason than because I just want to. I plan to leave Oberlin, OH sometime on Friday and ride to Florida. From my house to the Florida border is about 980 miles so I'll go a bit further into Florida and make sure that I cover the miles needed. I'll then get a few hours of rest and then head back home. Probably spend the night somewhere on the way back on Saturday and then get back home on Sunday. If any of you are interested in trying this with me then you are welcome to do so. Here's the thing though, we can ride together but if you break down, I want to be able to keep going and make this trip. If I break down, I expect you to do the same thing. I'm thinking that it may be best to do this alone but I'm open to suggestions.

The ride was excellent. The Road Glide handles like a dream. This may also be the first bike I've every owned that I will not change the seat on. It was exceptionally comfortable. I will be changing the handlebars next weekend however. Got that pain between the shoulders that I got on the RSV before installing the Flanders bars. Eileen was very comfortable but could use a bit more room. There are multiple kits out there for moving the trunk back so I'll be doing that also. Gas mileage was OK. I will get a better idea when I am not so heavily loaded but riding two up, pulling a heavily loaded trailer at 75 to 80 MPH on the Turnpike I got about 38 MPG. That is good enough for me. The negative? Do NOT get caught in a Chicago traffic jam on these things. I've heard some complaints here about the RSV being hot but I never had a problem with that. This bike gets HOT. I mean hot to the point where it becomes almost unbearable on your inner thighs. It is just fine as long as you are moving but WOW....you do NOT want to be sitting in traffic. I had been warned about that though so it did not come as a surprise but it was worse than I expected. I'm actually not crazy about the VOX intercom. Just can't seem to get it adjusted quite right. Set it too low and you have to speak to loud to activate it. Set it too high and you get a lot of wind noise activating it all the time. Have to play with it a bit more and see if I can find the sweet spot but at this point, I would prefer to have the mic-mutes setup. Overall, so far, I am not at all disappointed in the purchase.

Gary, There is already such a map. Where have you been? Members have to add their own pins but it's been up for a while now. Linked in the upper menu bar. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/vbgooglemapme.php

Stopped at a service plaza off I80 today. A guy parked beside me started talking and I learned that he is an engineer who works for Harley. Don't remember the department...PDQ or PQD or something like that. I assume product development something or another. Anyway, he told me to hold on to my Road Glide because this is the last year. I already new that though. He then went on to tell me that when it comes back that it will be water cooled. Not only will it be water cooled but all the 103 CU IN and 110 CU IN engines will be water cooled. He said that there will be small radiators hidden in the lowers. He didn't say whether it would be next year or the following year. He did say that the engine is already being tested by some police department in Arizona.

Eileen and I got home around 4:30 today. Great ride home. Left Galena late Friday morning and got caught in some TERRIBLE Chicago traffic along with some heavy rain. It was brutal. Only rode a couple hundred miles and checked into a hotel in Portage, IN for the night. Only about 300 miles to get home today and the weather was absolutely perfect. Really enjoyed the ride. Had a fantastic time In Galena. Those of you who didn't make it really missed a great rally. I can't thank the committee enough for the wonderful job that they did.

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Of course you can. Just please don't post them in the watering hole. There is a forum dedicated for that.

I'm sorry it upset you but I've been asking for three years that people not post for-sale ads in the watering hole. (Spelling error corrected by Eck - Had to try to bail you out boss..)

Bike did great? Got to make a couple of changes like we always do. Handlebars don't work for me. Need more pullback. Trunk needs to go back a couple of inches. Minor things. Both saddlebag lids are now scuffed from a cup holder on one side and a pouch on the other. If they won't buff out, I'll put leather covers on them. Was going to anyway.

Well, we just checked Into the hotel in Rockford. Got rained on most of the day but it was still a nice ride. Short ride into Galena tomorrow.

Should be working now.

Finally got the chat working again. Sorry it was down.

Cruizer Customizing is having a pretty good sale right now. Up to 30% off. They are also offering VentureRiders another special offer good through August 31st. Refresh the page until you see their banner at the upper right. Click on the banner to go to their website. Enter the code VRCC when you check out and you'll get a $10.00 gift certificate for any order over $100.00.