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I have one but I'm not home. If nobody else answers sooner, I will measure it for you this weekend.

Very good and you should indeed be proud. I wonder though...is there ANYBODY here who wouldn't expect Carl's daughter to be able to TALK?

Any mod I've ever seen or heard of would require drilling holes so I would say that they have not been modified. From your description, it sounds like one of two problems. 1. Carbs really need to be synced. 2. There is a leak somewhere. A lot of owners found a problem with the exhaust where there was a pin hole on the bike side of the pipes just behind where they "Y" together to forum one pipe going to the mufflers. This hole allowed them to suck air there which resulted in that popping sound. Could be one side or both.

I don't know if you can be trusted. You sleep with the enemy.

Well you are correct but remember, there are exceptions to many rules.

I'm confused....did you actually get an invitation to MD this year?

Will you tolerate some tire noise to obtain longer tire mileage/life? No Will you tolerate harder steering to obtain longer tire mileage/life? No What motorcycle or motorcycle trike are you riding? '99 RSV How many miles do you want a good front tire to last? 24000 How many years at most do you expect a front tire to last? NOTE: For a front tire as this thread is addressing, I am pretty much getting all of these things with the Avon Venom and previously the Michelin Commander.

No, I don't worry about her. She has her hands full enough with YOU.

I'm not scared of much but I have to say....petite little redheads terrify me.

One of the big suppliers is Hartco. They don't show a picture of them for the RSV on their site but they do make them. http://www.hartcoseats.com/LAMBSKIN-SEAT-COVERS-/154/Sheepskin-seatcovers.html another company that several members here used was Alaska Leathers at: http://www.alaskaleatheronline.com/servlet/StoreFront

I don't know......hate to insult any monkeys out there.

Don't worry about it Tom. I'll pick a name for you.

If you notice that our member count dropped, it is because I decided it was time to prune the members list. We had about just over 3,000 registered members who not logged in for about 5 years. I figured it was time to clear them out of the list and make those usernames available for new members who might want to use them.

Yes, the small can is what I put in. So 8 oz to a full tank.

I use a full can twice a year. Once in the spring and I store it with a full can over the winter.

WOW...that Boomer guy cleans up pretty well for a biker. Congrats you two. Great looking couple.

I apologize for taking so long to reply to this thread. We have company this weekend and I was up late last night and just checking the forum this morning. It was I who deleted the post. Sometimes I will send a message to the member but most of the time I do not. There was nothing vulgar about your post but I'm sure that you notice that we do have a classifieds area. If you had tried to post the mufflers in that correct area, you would have seen that only supporting members can post to the classifieds. The reason for that is that otherwise, we could get flooded with spam posts and other for sale items from people with no intention of actually participating in the group but just trying to sell things. There have been several times when people register here, realize that they can't post to the classifieds and so just post to the forums with things they want to sell. That sort of defeats the purpose of having the classified area restricted to members. Now I also want to say this. I did not make the decision to restrict the classifieds by myself. It was publicly discussed here and the members were the ones who felt that the classifieds should be open only to supporting members. There is some comfort in knowing that they are buying from a person who is part of the group and not just some stranger. So I am sorry that I took so long to respond and am sorry about any confusion that this caused but now you know. I also want to take this opportunity to welcome you again. We are glad you have joined us and I do hope that you can make it to Maintenance Day in Oberlin, OH. It is a great chance to meet many of the great folks here.

TX2Sturgis jarred my memory. I stated that we stayed at Buffalo Chip. That is the OTHER large campground there. It was Glencoe that we stayed at though. Still large and a lot going on but a bit quieter than Buffalo Chip I've been told.

If you don't like crowds, you are going to HATE it during bike week. I went during bike week in 2008. Had a great time and camped at Buffalo Chip camp ground. You will meet some nice people and some crazy people. I'm glad I made it one time during bike week but I would love to go again when it's not so crowded.

I don't even know if spending the $250.00 would get the information that you need. For years folks have been asking how many RSVs are sold by Yamaha and I've never seen the answer found. I've been told that Yamaha does not release that information.

OK...I found the thread that I was thinking about. If this is what you were preferring to. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=75624 and what I posted was: "Maybe I just missed it but I don't see where Ride On was mentioned. That seems to be the sealant that most here have used. I've never used any type of sealant in my tires but from the reports I've read here, it seems to be the product of choice and does not harm aluminum rims." So it looks like I was incorrect when I thought I had made a mistake and in fact was correct in that I had not stated that I had used it and then incorrect when I mentioned that I may have incorrectly stated that I had when in fact I had correctly stated that I had not so I was incorrect in thinking that I was indeed incorrect so the mistake that I made was...............oh heck.....what were we talking about?

The confusion may have come from a recent thread discussing "Slime". I made the comment in that thread that most here prefer Ride On. I know that many here use it and from all reports, it is a great product. I have intended to try it for some time now but have just never done it. Now I could go back and find that thread to see if I misspoke. Could I have said that most of US here prefer Ride On? If so, I apologize.

Just one clarification. I have never used Ride On or any other type of tire sealant or any type of internal balancing beads on my motorcycles. I'm neither discounting nor endorsing the benefits or lack thereof of either. I've heard the positives and negatives of both. I will say that if I WERE to use a sealant, from all reports that I've read here and elsewhere, it would be the Ride On. It is reportedly non-corrosive to rims and very easy to clean up.

Yep, that's the one that I use. That bottle will last you for several changes.

I use the Mobil One also.