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  1. Freebird
    I pretty much agree with you. I had them on my bike for a while and found them to be very close in loudness to the stock mufflers. As for the gaskets though, I didn't destroy mine when I did it. You actually don't use them with the Harley Mufflers. One of mine stayed in the stock muffler and the other stayed on the pipe but I was able to slip it off and re-use it when I went to stock RSTD mufflers on my bike. As for loud. I had Samons for a while and they were VERY loud. I also used Khromewerks for a while and they were a bit quieter than the Samons at first but got about as loud after the packing burned out. I never did get around to re-packing them but just got tired of loud and went back to stock.
  2. Freebird
    OK folks, I know that many of you are sold on these car tires on your bikes but it is NOT for me. I had an opportunity during Maintenance Day to take Stardbogs Stratoliner on a ride. earlier that day he and Kent and mounted a new car tire on the rear. Now this is NOT an RSV. The rear tire is much larger but I have to tell you, I did NOT like the way the bike handled with the car tire on the rear. It wasn't as back when you got up to speed but at lower speeds and slow speed turns, it definately took more effort to make the turns and get it up on the edge. Later in the day we went on a little group ride. I just happened to be right behind Stardbog and was watching it as we went through the curves. I've seen a number of posts that state that the tire stays flat on the road through the curves as the sidewall will flex and the tread will remain on the road. That may be true in some cases but I can attest with 100% certainty that it was NOT true on his bike. I watched it come up on the edge of the tread through every single curve. NEVER stayed flat on the road. I'm not posting this in an attempt to change anybodies mind about the tire they are running. If you are happy with it and think it is safe than that is your business. I'm simply saying that it is certainly not for everybody.
  3. Freebird
    OK folks...I only got about 100 more done tonight. Long day...will try to do some more tomorrow evening but I'm headed home tomorrow and may not get back on this until next Monday when I'm out of town again.
  4. Freebird
    Yes, you keep believing that. I'm sure that NOTHING is going to happen to you. Stay out of the way. I would hate to see innocent people caught in the crossfire. IF there ARE any innocent people here. I'll BET you are right.
  5. Freebird
    I've repacked the front bearings a couple of times. If you were not having a problem with the bearing and just repacking it, do it in place. I usually drop the front far enough to get to it and repack it in place. Works fine and never had a problem.
  6. Freebird
    You can't miss them. Have a look at this thread and you'll find a picture of them. They are on the left side if you face the bike from the front. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=992
  7. Freebird
    That's OK folks...it was quiet a shock and VERY cold but the hard part is over with....all that remains now is the fun part .... GETTING EVEN!
  8. Freebird
    Yes, it's in the fairing. If you split the fairing, you will see 5 large connectors. One of them is the one you are looking for.
  9. Freebird
    You showed it twice because you had not entered your custom user title that most of us put our bikes year/models in. I did it for you for now.
  10. Freebird
    OK folks...I got about 200 more done tonight. Will try to do some more tomorrow night. Thanks for your patience.
  11. Freebird
    HA...I fixed THAT. Only when I'm awake.
  12. Freebird
    It is likely the percentage of Moly. It should tell on the tubes.
  13. Freebird
    Well heck...I hate to keep hearing about our family here getting in harms way. Glad you are OK and very sorry to hear about the bike.
  14. Freebird
    I actually had one shot of that stuff. I'm pretty sure it cured what ailed me.
  15. Freebird
    Patience young grasshoppers....all good things come with time.
  16. Freebird
    Dave, Thanks for pointing out this problem. There is a maximum number of pictures that you can upload to the albums. That number is 100. When I created the new supporting members group, it defaulted to 20 and I missed that. I just reset it to 100 so you should be able to upload to that maximum now.
  17. Freebird
    That is correct, you cannot add pictures to a PM. Sorry. Tried to add that feature once but it was VERY server intensive.
  18. Freebird
    The RSV is a bit different that the first gen maybe, I don't remember. The RSV is based upon speed and distance. Above a certain speed, it will turn off after a set amount of time. When you are below a certain speed, they will stay on. That is why it stays on when you turn it back on while stopped. The speeds and times are specified in the manual but I don't have it in front of me right now.
  19. Freebird
    Seats are a very personal thing, what works for one doesn't always work for another but I HATED the Roadsofa. Not only was it very uncomfortable for me but the fit was terrible with about a 3/4" gap between the front of the seat and the tank.
  20. Freebird
    You will not get a consensus on the oil or the filter. I use the Racing 4T and have been doing so since 1999 in my '99 RSV. I'm very pleased with it. I've used a number of filters and the last few have been the Walmart filter. I like most any of them except the Fram.
  21. Freebird
    OK folks, when I finally got around to checking my email yesterday afternoon, I had 997 emails waiting. Then when I started trying to check them, I had a problem with Outlook Express "Not Responding" and fought with it until 2:00 this morning and finally went to bed. I then had to get on the road because I have meetings in Grand Rapids, MI this week. I'm now at the hotel in Michigan. I ended up having to delete all my mail folders to get things working again. I tried to save all the ones that were specific emails to me but may have missed a few. Anyway, I'm all caught up now but if you sent me an email or posted something specifically to my attention, please let me know if you did not get a response because I likely didn't see it. Sorry about the problem. Now hopefully tonight I can get back to updating the profiles of all you who have sent in your dues. I really need to get that job finished and then start make the access changes to the forum.
  22. Freebird
    Folks, I'm sorry but I just don't have the energy right now to go through all the post about Maintenance Day. Will try to do it tomorrow night when I get to my hotel. I do want to thank all who attended though. It was our true pleasure to host this even again this year and we had a fantastic time. Not sure if anybody got a count or not. I heard numbers as high at 130 bikes and probably close to 200 people at one time or another. I just know that how EVER many it was...they used a LOT of toilet paper. The only folks left here now are GaryN and Mary and they will be pulling out tomorrow morning. What a great bunch this is. I'm truly humbled by the kindness and genuine goodness of our members here. For those of you who have never made this event or one of our many others, you have no idea what you are missing. Good Night all.
  23. Freebird
    You DID let him IN????? WOW...you are a good man Bill.
  24. Freebird
    I'm honestly never seen that one but it looks like a good setup. I wish I could recommend it or not but haven't seen any reports of it here.
  25. Freebird
    LOL....now that is fantastic...that guy is a LOT smarter than most of us that were here.
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