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They charge way too much to sync them. It is very easy and you can buy a gauge set, mercury tubes or the Carbtune for probably less than they would charge you to sync them one time. Then you will have it for the future. AND...who is this TROY that you refer to? OH....maybe YOU are Troy. Besides, I don't know how close you are to one of our other Florida members but many of us have the tools to sync the carbs...maybe one of the members lives close enough to help you out. We like helping folks here. -
Kent may have touched on the issue. It may well be the way he uses it. Unlike him, I seldom have more than one tab open and never more than two or three and that is always temporary. Also, I use my laptop 100% of the time, don't even have a desktop system, and because I travel so much, I never have the same connection for longer than a weekend. Even then, I close my browser unless I am online. So, I can't say what kind of problems I would have if I were using mine the way he does.
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Check out this thread in the tech library. It should help a lot. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56723
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Very nice you old hoot owl. I think you may be owing him a steak dinner.
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That's interesting. I'm using Firefox 4 and having no issues that I know of. This was indeed a problem with our host though. It was not the server but a router somewhere. I was on our hosts forum and there were MANY people with the same issue, not just us. They seem to have it resolved now but it may happen again before they get it all sorted out.
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Some of you may be having problems accessing the site. I have wasn't able to access it for a while either. I have spoken to our hosting company and it is NOT a problem with our actual site but a routing issue that they are working on. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon. Apparently there is an issue with some routers somewhere along the Colorado border. Here is what I was told: We are experiencing a 20gbit DDoS attack and we are working to resolve the issue. You will be updated in this ticket when more information is known.
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Those are good bikes. It should be a fun project. Be sure to post the "After" pics.
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You are only half right. Please, let's not argue it here. Everbody just do their own research or believe what you wish. Either way, I still support our troops.
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LOL....there is no DOUBT that he is trying to rip you off. I am in the sign business (wholesale manufacturer) and I visit about 50 sign shops a week. I can tell you that he doesn't have anywhere NEAR that much money in materials.
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It could very well have three years of warranty left. It is not determined by the year model but by the date that it was originally sold and put into service. So, if you buy a one or two year left over, the warranty is still good for 5 years from the date of purchase.
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Brad, My question was how much were you selling them for? I've forgotten but I thought it was only a couple of bucks.
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The first time I ever personally saw black chrome was actually on a Yamaha. I don't remember the year ... probably middle 80's...but the Midnight Special Maxim had black chrome headers and mufflers.
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Well Shaun, I'm honestly not trying to rain on your parade but I think that Brad (Squidley) was selling them for something like $2.00. I may be WAY off, don't remember for sure. Maybe he'll see this and join in.
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That actually may be the best solution. I actually don't have a problem if you guys want to post them in more than one area. Some of you did that anyway because you have products that were suitable for the First Gen area, Second Gen area, Royal Star, All bikes, etc. Maybe I'll just leave it up to the member vendor. If they would rather post their ads in the regular section, they can do so.
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OH....I thought you were doing our oval logo. To be honest, that does sound high. Squidley had some of those make up in about that same size. It just said venturerider.org and some of us have them across the bottom of our windshields. Is that what you are having made? Just a text sticker that says VentureRiders or venturerider.org? If so, I'm sorry but he is giving you a high price. Also, Squidley may even still have some, I'm not sure.
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A lot of your memberships are coming due during this month and next. I'm getting quite a few emails from people asking me when their dues are due. If you go to the UserCP and then scroll down and click on "subscriptions", it will show when your current membership expires. You should receive an automated email a few days before your memberships are up for renewal. You may renew anytime you wish though. If you renew early, you will NOT lose any months. A year is just added to your current expiration date.
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ahhh.....now I understand. I missed the picture that you posted that showed exactly what you were looking for. Yes, these would be too long. Sorry about that.
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I just posted another thread about this in the General Tech Talk area as I think there will be some good discussion on these batteries that we might want to keep around for a while.
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These batteries have been mentioned a few times here lately. Webbike World has a pretty decent article on them right now. I actually find some of the user comments at the end of their comparison to be even more informative that the article itself. From reading some of the user comments, I'm not sure that these batteries are right for touring bikes with heavy current draws. http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-battery/li-ion-motorcycle-battery/shorai-vs-ballistic-li-ion-motorcycle-battery.htm
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OK folks, it has come to my attention that the area that I created in the classifieds for our member vendors may not have been a good idea. I created that area to make it easy to find our members who also offer us some pretty nice products at good prices. I am now hearing though that it is making their products harder to find. For example, if you didn't KNOW that Rick Butler offers seat mods for motorcycles, it would be hard to find it. You would have to open Member Vendors and then click on Rick Butler to even find out what he offers our members. So, should I get rid of that area and just move the ads back to their respective categories?
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Thank you...that DOES help save me some time. I tell you, sometimes reading these posts is like watching TV...you KNOW what they mean but they don't actually say anything bad.
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I think this is the most posts I've ever had to delete at one time. Geezzzzzzz......I'm be glad when we can all ride again.
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Diamond R Accessories makes a nice one also and comes with all you need to install it on the RSV. They are also a loyal supporter of VentureRider.org http://www.diamondraccessories.com/yamaha/proddisplay.php?name=15%60%60%20Slimline%20LED%20Lightbar
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I'm never used the Red Kote but have used Kreem in an old CL350 tank. I'm not saying that it is better or worse than Red Kote but it worked just fine. You started by putting some nuts, bolts, gravel, whatever in the tank and shake it for a good while to help break loose any rust. Then you flushed it out and there was an acid solution that you used to prepare it for the coating. Then you put in the Kreem and rotate the tank for a while to ensure that is was evenly coated. I think you turned it a few more times at certain intervals but i don't remember for sure. It ended up with an almost epoxy like lining on the inside. There are actually a few videos on YouTube showing the process of Kreeming and probably Red Kote also.
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I think the LI batteries are worth watching. I'm not ready to spend that kind of money on a battery but they may well be the future. At this point though, they would have to last me about 10 years before I considered them a good value at that price. I figure they will get cheaper once there is some competition.