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I agree. Very nice indeed.

I enjoy the pictures. Would like to see them posted in the rally thread here also. As for notifications, if you don't want to get them, all you have to do is go to that facebook page and turn them off.

Go back and read the first post of this thread folks. It does NOT have to get negative. We are here to discuss things like this. Those considering a change to a car tire deserve to hear opinions from both sides. It is not necessarily geared towards changing anybodies mind. There are those that support car tires on a bike and there are those who don't. Their minds are pretty much made up. Those who are on the fence can benefit from both sides of the equation.

I have actually never had a problem of any kind with USPS. I've shipped a lot of items all over the USA, Canada and some to other countries. Yes, I would like to see more tracking info but if it gets there in a reasonable amount of time, I can live with not having it. I have no problem with UPS or FedX either but will save the money when I can. The only shipper I ever had a problem with was DHL and i had multiple nightmares with them. I had read a couple of years ago that they were getting out of the USA market but I still see their trucks from time to time. I avoid them at all cost.

It really tics me off that they will not respond and are still taking orders. Something is not right about that. I just went to their website and send them an inquiry about some liners for my RSV. Will see if they respond.

Yes, that's what it did for me also.

I don't typically use Chrome but am logged in with it now to test this issue. I guess if these smiley faces show up, it's working OK for me.

Rick, I don't have a set of Diamond R's. I have a homemade set that I didn't make and know nothing about. They appear to be some type of galvanized steel. Not what you are looking for but you are welcome to them if you want them.

Done. Thanks for the suggestion.

I don't think it hurts anything. At the very least, maybe some new Venture riders will find our site through it.

I'm not sure what you mean by MPH limit. I didn't know there was one. Unless you are talking about the cruise control and if so, no, I don't think it allows you to change that.

Our discount with Rumbling Pride had expired. You can still receive a 10% discount. Here is the message that I received when I emailed them. Hi Don, Unfortunately your discount code is no longer valid due to inactivity for a year a longer. If any of your members would like a 10% discount as we no longer offer a 20% discount, please have them call our offices at 863-859-0533 to place an order and have them mention the club. Thank you, Heather@ Rumbling Pride Ltd. Co.

The only way I know of is to replace the stock ignition module with a Dyna unit. That's what I did. Then you can raise it.

Just ask. Done.

OK...I THINK I managed to do that. Please try it and see if it asks you for a password. If it does, it will be the same as the rally discussion forum password.

LOL....yea...I thought about that when I did it but hey...I didn't choose the guys username.

Absolutely....I can't even imagine what he and all are going through.

Just wanted to extend a big public thanks to Playboy for his excellent tech article on repacking the swing arm bearings on the Royal Star Venture. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=709132#post709132

Thanks to Vincent, AKA: Playboy, for this EXCELLENT tech article. Packing Swing Arm Bearings 1. Remove the rear wheel as you normally do and your halfway there. 2. Drain the final drive and remove the speed sensor wire and four acorn nuts and simply pull out final drive and drive shaft. This is a great time to catch up on a lot of those little maintenance items. . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga1.jpg 3. Un clip the speed sensor wire from the swing arm and remove the clamps from the brake line. So you don’t have to hunt for them later re insert the clamp bolts back into the swing arm finger tight. Just allow the caliper to hang over out of the way. Be sure and check pads for even wear. 4. Now its time to remove the shock and the dog bones or leveling links. Before removing top bolt from shock remove seat and right side cover. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga2.jpg 5. Un clip the shocks vent line located beside battery on right side. Then remove round black plastic cover where you add air to rear shock ( it just pops out ) http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga3.jpg 6. Remove the nut from the valve stem. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga4.jpg 7. Now just work the vent line and air line down from top and pull out top bolt from shock. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga5.jpg 8. To remove Y pipes you will need to remove left side cover also. Under the lower section of the Y pipe loosen clamp closest to the rear. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga6.jpg For the section attached to rear cylinders you can loosen that clamp as well or remove the two nuts on the flange going into head . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga7.jpg Remove the bolt where the mufflers slide on . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga8.jpg 9. Now you can just work the Y pipe out and to the rear. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga9.jpg 10. Next pop off the chrome covers on both sides. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga10.jpg you will notice a bolt head on the left side. 30mm I think remove this bolt from the left side . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga11.jpg This bolt requires 72 ft/lbs on re installation. 11. On the right side you will notice a Allen head bolt with locknut loosen or remove nut then remove bolt . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga12.jpg This bolt only needs 5.1 FT/lbs of torque. Locknut requires the 72 ft/lbs. Don’t worry about the swing arm falling out when you remove the bolts. Now you can work the swing arm out from under the bike with just a wiggle. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga13.jpg The rubber boot protecting U joint should come out with it . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga14.jpg 12. Place the swing arm in a vice with drive shaft side down. Pull of the rubber boot so you can see the back side of the right side bearing. Insert the left side bolt from the inside. http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga15.jpg Using a wooden dowel rod tap out the bearing and seal. This will allow minimum distortion to seal so you can re use it . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga16.jpg 13. I used a seal puller on the right side seal because I had one but working carefully with a screw driver or very small pry-bar you can get that seal out with out much distortion. 14. Inspect bearings and races for pitting or wear marks I doubt you will find any unless this has been neglected for a very long time. My bike was @ 30k and had some grease still on bearings Probably just what the factory put on them. 15. Re-pack your bearings with a good quality grease. Insert the right bearing and reinstall seal flip over the swing arm and repeat for left side. 16. Reattach the rubber boot and work the swing arm back up into the bike. Don’t worry about the trying to get the boot back on just yet. Just get it in there where the swing arm bolts will be close to lining up. Lift the swing arm up and slide something under it to support it. . http://www.venturerider.org/Swing%20Arm/swinga17.jpg 17. Reinstall both bolts just enough to get the threads started good and then work the rubber boot back over the U joint. Long handle needle nose pliers and a monkey hook are real handy here. 18. Tighten both swing arm bolts. The left bolt must be tightened first. Remember right side is only 5.1 ft/lbs and locknut is 72 ft/lbs. 19. Everything else goes back in reverse order. Don’t forget to lube those pivot points on the shock while your there. Something that works well for me when it comes to reinstalling final drive and drive shaft is that I pull the driveshaft off the final drive, put the bike in gear, I then insert a large Allen wrench into the hole of the driveshaft where the spring fits for a handle and install the driveshaft into the U joint. You can turn the gear on the end of shaft to determine that your in the U joint and not beside it. Hope this helps because it is not the dreaded job I thought it would be. Could have done it in a afternoon but it was a 100 degree day and trying to take pics on all the steps took some time. Vincent aka PLAYBOY

Basically the TCI is the ignition module. It controls the entire ignition system. Coils, rev limiter, timing advance, etc. They are a common problem on the earlier Ventures that are getting older but I've not heard of any issues with them on the RSV. I have a spare because I upgraded mine to a Dyna 3000 aftermarket unit so that I could tweak some of the settings. I really don't want to sell it but would be happy to send it to if it is something you want to eliminate as the problem. It's not too difficult to swap out. You have to remove the battery and the battery box to get to it.

Deleted my post. Just realized that this is for a first gen. My information was useless.

I was hoping that somebody else would jump in here on this one because I honestly don't know what they heck could be causing that and it is the first I've ever heard of it. Almost sounds like the rev limiter is malfunctioning and shutting you down but I've NEVER heard of that happening before. I also haven't heard of any TCI units going bad on the second gen bikes. If nobody else has any suggestions though, I have a spare TCI that I could send you for you to test it.

Well good luck. Let us know how it works out

Is this going to be for cold weather? I can see where that MIGHT work if you are trying to warm the seat but if you attempting to cool a seat, it just seems that you are going to blowing engine heat into it.

I love Mobil 1 oil and use it in everything that I own. It costs a bit more but I think the benefits outweigh the cost. I don't feel the same about the filter though. I know that a quality filter is very important but I think that there are a lot of quality filters out there for MUCH less than $20.00.