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I tell you, that little John Deere and blower are doing a fantastic job. I've very pleased with it.
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I haven't heard of it happening before but could have been a bad casting. PM me your address and I'll send you a new one.
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He was the ONE person that I mentioned earlier that has been banned. He has been banned again. He may get on again and if so, he will be banned again.
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Yes, I've done it. I left my key and lights on once when we stopped for lunch. I put it in second gear and got a little push from my riding partner and it fired right up. No problem.
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OK folks...I honestly don't know how else to say it. I've put it in the site information, I've pleaded and begged, I've always tried very hard to be nice in the way that I request things of you. I honestly don't ask for much but one thing that I have ALWAYS requested is that we refrain from political discussion here. Some folks just don't seem to get it though. In the 4 1/2 years that this site has existed, I think there has been ONE single member banned. OK...there have been some spammers banned but I'm talking about legit members. Most of you have been very respectful of the very few rules that we have here. There are however a small handful of members who just can't resist making a political statement anytime the slightest opportunity presents itself. It might be in response to a joke, a casual post, whatever but they just have to do it. Some seem to think that they are so smart and witty that the political implications of their post will fly under the radar. Let me assure you, it doesn't happen. I read every single post made to this site and in fact, I have it set up so that ever single post is emailed to me. I can promise you that I watch these things. I try very hard to be fair and I often let things go until I see a war starting to break out but have become less tolerant as time goes on. So, there have been plenty of warnings, nice requests, begging and pleading. I simply cannot continue to allow a handful of folks to continue to push the envelope every chance they get. You are all intelligent people and you KNOW when you are doing it. Don't send me emails or PMs asking if I am talking about you. You KNOW if I am or not. As much as I despise the thought, I'm not going to continue having to dance around just a few people. Those who continue to abuse our few simple rules are subject to being banned from the site with no further warning. This may seem extreme but if it happens, you have caused it to happen. This applies to everybody, regardless of their political affiliations. If you are Democrat, Independent, Republican, conservative, libertal, whatever...this is not the site for it. This includes not only posts on the forum and profile pages but also avatars, signatures, etc. The only other major thing here is that the site is PG rated. I know that there is a big difference between PG rated and G rated. I'm not trying to make this the Disney Channel but some have gotten a bit lax in their language and jokes. Please help me to get these things back under control. You are the greatest group I've ever had the pleasure of being associated with. This message applies to VERY few of you.
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Nuff said....
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Only down to 23 here this morning but snowing like crazy. We already have about 6" of new snow on top of the 12-16 that we already had. Schools have been closed today, not a usual thing around here. Still coming down hard.
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LUSBOY rides a RSV. If you've checked all the connections and verified power then I would say yes, time for a trip to the dealer. Be ready for a shock though, if I'm not mistaken, your bike will be out of warranty now and those parts are HIGH. If you find out what you need, there are a couple of online salvage yards that will have the part much cheaper. PinWall cycle salvage is one. There is a link to their Ebay store on the bottom right of the home page.
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I've been running the Butler Mod on my bike for about 2 years now and I think it is something that all second gens should have. Great addition.
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We already have a forum named "Videos" which is where we are now. Creating another one would be easy enough but I don't know that it is necessary.
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I understand what you are saying and appreciate the response. Right now though, the difference is more than a little bit. It would be great if I could install the electric coils and be able to switch back and forth between electric and propane for the backup to my heat pump. The house is pretty well insulated with good windows and doors also.
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This would be a good solution. I've wondering if there is something like that that I can install and then be able to switch between propane and electric as necessary.
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Yes, I have a hack installed here that will automatically imbed the video. All you have to do it copy and past the URL of the page to your post here.
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I really hope they don't do it. A chromed out VMax engine at 160 HP in a Second Gen styled RSV with ABS brakes? I HOPE not...I really can't afford a new bike right now and I would want one SO bad.
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I moved this thread to our "Memorial" area so that it would not get lost.
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I can't help you because I removed those inserts and installed them in my Flanders bars so I could retain the weights. Getting that insert out is very easy though. Here is a write-up I did if you haven't seen it. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11122
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When I first moved to Ohio, satellite was my only choice for high speed so I went with it. I truly hated it. Speeds were very erratic and never really great. Much better than dial-up and if those were my only choices, I would still have the satellite. I have dsl now though and it is a million times better.
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So sorry to hear about your Dad. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers also.
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This honestly makes me feel sick. I will truly miss Darrell. Godspeed my friend. Sorry...I don't know what else to say at this time.
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The ONLY place I have heard this has been from a handful of Amsoil distributors. Even the official Amsoil site doesn't make these allegations. So where are you finding proof of this?
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I should have given more info in my first post. I already have an air source heat pump and it is great. I got a quote last year for putting in a Geo Thermal system and it was no cost effective. I now have a very high efficient propane furnace for backup to the heat pump when it is too cold for the heat pump to work. The problem is, for these extra cold winters like we are having this year, there are a LOT of days and nights when the system has to swap to the propane. Installing geo thermal would cost me about $10,000.00. Due to the high efficiency of my current system, payback would take about 12 years. Life expectancy on the geo thermal system is just a year or too longer than that so it just makes no sense. I have a forced air central system and was thinking of just replacing the propane backup furnace with electric. Based upon the current price of propane and electricity, it should be considerably cheaper and the initial cost shouldn't be very high. I'll just have to look into it a bit further. The only questions are will propane stay high and will my electricity stay low.
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When did RSV transmissions change?
Freebird replied to Pudycat03's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I agree. I'm 99.9% sure that they are exactly the same from 1999 - present. -
OK....I know that we have discussed various options for heating our homes but I have another question. Have any of you swapped from propane to electric heat? I know that at first, it seems like a dumb question but I've been doing some research on it and it's not so dumb as it may seem. There is a breaking point with the price of propane and the price of electricity where electricity becomes cheaper and I'm thinking I have passed that point. From what I have learned, when propane reaches $2.48 per gallon and if you are paying no more than .10 cents per KWH for electricity, then electricity becomes cheaper. I am now paying $2.50 per gallon for propane and my electricity is .07 cents per KWH so according to what I THINK I have learned, I would be better off switching to electricity. Any experts here who can show me where I've made a mistake?
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Done. I don't remember seeing it when I posted the article. Thanks for the heads up.
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Bluetooth Wireless set/communications
Freebird replied to thecount's topic in GPS, Audio, Electronics
Well, I've only used the bluetooth on my phone a few times in the car. Never had any problem with it dropping out. I just installed the BuddyRich cable on the bike but we are a ways from being able to ride around here. I'm anxious to give it a try.