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OK folks, I have been meaning to post this for a while but just hadn't gotten around to it. There is a lot of talk here about the tightening/adjusting of the steering head bearings. There is a short cut method posted in the tech library on how to tighten them without tearing the entire front end of the RSV apart. This method works fine for a short term fix. I want to say though that the easy method is NOT the preferred method. At least, not for the first time you do it. The fact is, just as Yamaha is not very good at adequately greasing the rear splines and drive shafts on these bikes, they are just as bad at greasing the steering head bearings. You can tighten them to help with any looseness but the fact is, they need to be torn down and repacked. It is not a quick job and in fact, I would expect to spend about 6 hours doing it. It is a lot of work but sooner or later, you are going to have to do it. If you don't do it now, you will do it later when you have to replace the bearings. Bob Dakin recently had this conversation with a local Yamaha service tech. Bob mentioned that he needed to tear his down and grease the bearings. I think Bob has 30 something thousand on his RSV. The tech responded that he shouldn't even bother because most of these bikes need new steering head bearings at about 50,000 miles anyway. Well my response to that is that if they need new bearings at around 50,000 miles it's because they are properly greased from the factory. So, use the short cut method if you must. I've done it to. But keep in mind that it is NOT the long term solution. If you do it, you will likely have to do it again. They will loosen up again because the bearings are wearing due to inadequate grease. Once done and done properly, they will last a LONG time and it's not something you will have to worry about again for several years.
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I went with: Rear: Avon Venom AM42 150/90HB15 Front: Avon Venom AM41 150/80-16
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You know, that is the only thing I haven't done. I didn't even check the air pressure after I put them on. I'll do that in the morning. I was going to do a search here and see what pressure others are running.
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Two thing you need to do: 1. Clear your cookies. 2. Then click the box that says "remember me". In that order.
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OK....I finally got my new tires mounted today. Local Honda shop is open until 8:00 and I managed to get home early enough to get the wheels off and get them over there, mounted and balanced and then got them back home and the bike is ready again. This will be my test of the Avon's versus the Michelin's. I have been very pleased with the Michelin Commanders with my only very small complaint being that they did howl just a bit in the long curves. I liked them so much that deciding to try the Avon's was a tough decision for me. I've heard so many good reviews though that I decided to give them a try. If they grip as well on the wet roads and give me decent mileage then that will be fine. If they are quiet in the curves also, that will be icing on the cake. We'll see. By the way, I do have the leveling links and once again went with the 150 (stock) size tire on the front.
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How involved are MC inspections in your State?
Freebird replied to Tartan Terror's topic in Watering Hole
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Probably wouldn't have to remove the left one but it makes it easier for me when I'm putting it back together. I use a torque wrench when I tighten the axle bolt back up and there's not much clearance there.
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Wayne, I just checked and I do have the front and rear rotors. They do have some light but smooth feeling grooves. I don't see any cracks. It's up to you. If you want them, PM me an address and I'll get them in the mail.
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I removed mine about an hour ago to have new tires put on. I can't say that there is not an easier way but this is the way I do it. I remove both saddle bags and both mufflers. I them remove the brake caliper bracket. I then lift the bike with my lift and Carbon One lift adapter. Remove the axle bolt. Let the wheel come out the bottom.
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LOL....I don't know what happened there but I don't think he had ANY posts. Anyway, I just reset it.
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That link that you posted doesn't exist. You are reading it out of your computer cache. Clear our cache and you won't even be able to go to that link.
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I MAY have some off an '83 that I parted out. Don't remember for sure but can check when I get home tomorrow. If I do have them, they are yours for the cost of shipping if you want them. Don
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Good...that is what I intended. Some mail providers will bounce the mails if the email address is not the same as the domain name. Now everybody just needs to make sure that one is added to any spam white lists and etc.
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You ALWAYS confuse me.
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are you sure? It should have been either dk_nelson@verizon or dnelson@venturerider...hmmmmmm.....if it did say that, I have some looking to do.
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Cinderella, I remember that you are using Yahoo. They have gotten terrible about blocking emails and a LOT of forums are having a problem with them. I personally HATE yahoo email. I get notices on every yahoo account here that the mails have been delayed. I've made some changes in the forums mail config and even filled out and emailed them a form last night that they require in order to let mail get through. I got a response back though that it would be at least a week before they look at it.
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No problem. Just please update your email in the UserCP when you are up and running again. You may want to check your "White List". They are not bouncing so they must be going to your spam folder. Everybody should make sure that the domain venturerider.org is in your white list and also my email address, dk_nelson@verizon.net
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Folks, I sent out a mailing tonight regarding the International Rally and got probably 200 bounced emails. Please check your email addresses to verify that you have them updated with your latest ones. Also, MANY of you have added spam solutions that require the sender to click on a link, go to a website and confirm who they are. I don't blame you for doing that but I just don't have time to go to all those sites and confirm it. All of those programs have "whitelists" so that you can add people that you know to them. If you wish to receive email from this site regarding private messages you receive, replies to your posts, etc., you need to add venturerider.org to your white list. Otherwise, you will not be getting any emails. I'm going to install a custom script that will automatically move members with invalid email addresses to a different usergroup. You will not be able to post until you correct the problem. Thanks for your help.
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DUH...you are right. Don't know what I was thinking.
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No, the old bookmarks will not work because they would be pointing to the old server. You should be good to go now.
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You much have used the "Search" function in the left menu bar. I think I'm going to remove it completely. It only searches the "portal" which is basically just the home page the way I am using it. It does NOT search the forums. I think I'll just get rid of it as it cause more confusion and really doesn't offer anything. Use the search link in the menu bar at the top.
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Dunlop 404
Freebird replied to scooter45's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Be happy. In my opinion, the 404s are 200% better than the brickstones. They will do a good job for you. I wouldn't replace them with the same thing but they will be fine until you wear them out. Also, the OEM Dunlops on most bikes seem to last well into the 12,000 mile range. It's the replacements that seem to be different. -
As I said, we were running at the very upper end of our memory. It was either remove some of the "pretty" feature here or upgrade the memory. I chose to add another 256MB of memory at this time. We are now running about 45% of our memory capacity where we were running between 85%-95%. Way too close for comfort. Also, I am not experienced at optimizing the root processes. PHP, MYSQL, Apache, etc. I finally decided to hire some outside help to optimize the server for us. He is working on that now and will be watching and making changes to some of the server settings over the next 3 or 4 days. You may see some very short interruptions as changes are made. Most will not cause the site to go down but there may be a few times when he has to turn off the forums while he recompiles the PHP and etc. Any outages should last only 2 or 3 minutes in that case. We are getting there folks and I think we are in good shape now. Thank you all for your patience as we go through these little growing pains.
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If I'm not mistaken, the 10W40 is energy conserving oil and you should NOT be running it in your bike. I've been running Mobil 1 synthetic in my '99 since '99 and love it. I use only their motorcycle specific oil though. That being said, I have never heard of it causing the noise that you are hearing. The problem is usually that it can cause clutch slippage.
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Thanks...that is what I was thinking about, not ping. Guests are a combination of actual guests, members who haven't logged in and search engine spiders. Not much you can do about it if you want to be found in the search engines. As for speed, again, it is likely just that this server is located in a different location that the last one was. It could be faster for some folks and a bit slower for others depending on various bottlenecks between you and the server. I'm adding memory so that will make the server perform a bit better but there is nothing I can do about any bottlenecks in the network between each member and the server.