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  1. Seaking
    Congrats INDEED but the other question you might need to ask... how will this affect your riding season?! I'd sooner work my fingers to the bone in the winter time just so I can ride worry free all summer long.. I teach motorcycle safety courses in the summer months to pay for my road trips.. 1 week of courses = one week on the road, staying in hotels with hot tubs.. now THAT's the way to do it.. hehe
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    At least we know who wears the pants in THAT family.. HE does, but she'll tell him what colour they will be that day... HE gets the last word in every argument.. it's usually YES DEAR.. Why do men die sooner than women? Because we want to! and so on and so on..
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    Many thanks M8.. much appreciated.. I'll give you a shout should we actually make the run.. Cheers!
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    MANY thanks for the recommendations, folks.. MUCH appreciated.. We're looking at an August 8th launch date now, prolly a sat launch or something like that.. Unfortunately the Shuttle dates I have to teach.. grrr... Any other info is always greatly appreciated..
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    Hi folks.. hoping someone out there who has intimate knowledge of this can help me out.. My buddy and I are always looking for excuse to ride the slab and this year we decided that if the timings worked out great we would make a run down the I95 from Houlton Maine all the way down to Florida to catch one of the Shuttle or rocket launches from the 'where ever it is called that they launch stuff into space from".. the name of the place escapes me right now.. too cold, too much snow.. However, we're the type that hates getting lost in a huge thick throngs of a crowd and were wondering if there is a location we could aim for to the north of where the launches are that you could still see the rocket's red glare, sounds and maybe some of the vibrations.. We're thinking that because everyone and their dogs are going to be crowding the general area with the same idea of taking in a launch, we would lodge a few hours to the north, ride south, see the event, and mosey on back to the north where we lodged for the evening.. If you've been to see a launch, and know of a location north of the launch pad, that would allow a couple of Canucks to ride in, view the launch and escape from the thick crowds, please do drop me a line.. Failing that, if you know of a better idea, let me know.. How's THAT for an excuse for the first BIG ride of the season =)
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    It only FEELS that way lol.. I like jumping on the I95 in Houlton Maine and stopping 3 days later in Miami... then turn around and go home Just to feel the heat.. However I need to find a way around NYC.. going through Brooklyn at 5pm sucked canal water lol
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    Two years old and ONLY 31,000 kms on it?? ouch.. you don't get out much.. I put 33,500 Miles on the RSV summer of 09, and 29,500 miles last summer.. The neck bearings on mine were very out of whack.. and though the 'bounce test' as you described showed it was OK, the pulling on the axle showed a lot of knocking in the bearings (front to back angle).. Once I got that taken care of, the bike handled SO much better.. I see what you mean about the fairing.. I ride my bike with an extra tall / wide windscreen and then in the hot days of summer will swap it out for a little 3 inch thing for direct wind cooling.. there IS a very noticeable difference in the bike's handling in any condition when you go from big to tiny windscreen but I honestly can't think that the big windscreen and fairing causes a lot of wind shifting.. Are you basically just comparing the feel from the GW to the RSV or is the condition very difficult to enjoy the ride on the RSV in the wind? I've never had the opportunity to ride a GW before so I don't know how they handle in the wind.. it's JUST the maintenance nightmare that shies my away from them.. I'm soon going to be old enough to own one.. but I'm gonna stick with the RSV for a while.. I might be out your way next year on a cross-Canada run, we can compare notes then.. Cape Spear this summer to dip the Atlantic..
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    Ensure she reads "this" one.. How do you get rid of that loud whining annoying noise coming from the back of the bike? You get her a bike of her own!! hehe Just remember, if you have quieter pipes, you might actually have to listen to her chat while riding.. however, what is easier, cheaper and will keep the peace 'tween you and the GF are a simple pair of ear plugs.. drowns out the pipe noises and also drowns out that loud whining and annoying noise coming from the back of the bike.. (Just kidding, I'm sure she's a lovely woman...) Now you know why I ride solo and don't even have the passenger floor boards installed..
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    Damn, that sucks dood.. luckily, the removal of the trunk and then rear fender, side bags and supporting members is a straight forward self-evident affair once you get started. I've had mine apart down to where the fender would have been next off, and for me it didn't seem that large of a task.. Taking your time and looking at the parts manual, say like at http://www.partsshark.com helps to visualize what you need to remove to take the bike apart.. Best of luck
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    Hi SilvrT, regarding your comment about being blown abouts by the winds on your bike.. I also have a 2006 RSV (Midnight) and I used to get that a lot until I got the neck bearings sorted out.. they were so loose that any push on the fairing was exaggerated in the handling of the bike.. As were the shoddy D404 tires on the bike.. Once I got the neck and suspension sorted out on this used bike, it tracks solid on the highway at just about any speed.. We get a lot of wind on the East coast, so those fixes and adjustments made a huge difference from when I first got the bike..
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    Thanks for the response (Silvt as well).. funny enough, after I posted my query about the filter positioning, I had gone out to do maintenance on my VStar and behold, it's the exact same fuel filter under the seat, mounted horizontally.. well how about that, totally forgot about that.. so yeah, there ought not be any probs mounting it under the RSV seat either. I'll give it a pull and a tug when I go to do the fuel filter on the RSV and see if I can relocate it up higher under the seat as you have, might give it a fuel proof neoprene wrap or two to keep it from knocking.. If the fuel filter is easy to access then changing it the once a year now becomes even that much easier.. Thanks again to all.
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    The answer is there somewhere but I'm half blind with exhaustion tonight, could someone help me out with this one? After seeing the photos of the fuel filter under the seat which makes it so EASY to change, that would mean having to lengthen the hose from the pump up to the new location.. Do you purchase an off the shelf hose then and cut the existing one to where you want the new location of the filter to be? Or simply cut the hose under the seat area, put the filter there and move the hose down to the pump? Not sure how that would work, seeing how the hose bottom of the filter is bent and all.. ? Slightly confused how this works.. Oddly enough, does the filter performance change if it's laying on it's side than upright?
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    If you're looking for a bike GPS, the Garmin ZUMO line is awesome. I have the 450 model, a few years older than the latest greatest but it does it's job well.. and then some.. I'm trying not to look at the newer models as they have more bells and whistles than mine.. but you know how it is.. the ONE important thing to know about bike GPS is NOT to keep looking at it.. but to use the voice prompts.. Looking at your GPS in traffic is a sure way to get killed. Luckily for us, the RSV's sound system carries the voice loud and clear. Imagine driving through a large city's super highway and you have to navigate onto this ramp, to that ramp, and then back up that ramp, avoiding getting off at the wrong ramp.. blech this could drive you nuts because you're also SO busy trying to stay alive amongst the cagers while they shave and read books while driving.. The voice prompts will tell you to "keep left" Keep right.. etc and works rather well. Its always best to play with your GPS at home on your home turf to see how it reacts and plays with the roads.. sometimes it will send you off on a tangent because it doesn't know the intimacies of your local roads.. or the maps aren't updated and you suddenly find yourself tracking through a forest on the GPS map.. that was an odd one. Ideally, find yourself a model GPS that comes with the bike AND car adapter.. I use mine in both vehicles and bike. And I've used it on foot, though the accuracy isn't like a hiking GPS or GeoCaching one. Use it as an AID.. don't rely on it 100%.. use it as a tool. Tons of benefits.
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    I had an independent shop do mine.. I wasn't brave enough to tackle the job myself, unfortunately.. In installed the Progressive Springs, new seals, synth oil, and 0 psi air. Front end dive when applying front brakes is all but gone and the bike sticks to the road a lot better.. After 75,000 miles it really needed it done.. prolly the first time (i'm the 3rd owner).
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    I purchased one of those 'powerlet outlets' by mistake, not realizing it wasn't the standard 'cigarette lighter' size power adapter.. I've never seen one of those powerlet devices before.. where do you find adapters for them? I have a Battery tender feed cable hard wired to the battery to top it off when the bike is not in use for an extended period of time (winter), the same connector can also be used for a small air pump for doing up the tires on road trips etc..
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    I've got the stock battery in mine.. This bike had been abused by two previous owners, it's had numerous electrical problems (by poor wiring mods) and the battery has yet to fail me.. Dunno why, but I'm expecting this might be the last year for this 5 yr old battery.. Nothing says happiness like a reliable battery... So, later when visiting into the US of A, I'll be visiting a friend in PA and picking up one of his much advertised excellent batteries for $89 or so.. "just in case" and be happy for another 5 yrs..
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    I have the custom dynamics brake light on mine, one of THE brightest out there on the road.. plug and play.. I also have the DiamondR light bar under the trunk.. and an LED strip light wedged under the passenger back rest and trunk lid. I also have the custom dynamics LED signal lights which are painfully bright as well. I also have the red side marker lights in LED, which are quite visible from behind as they protrude out from their base.. so this gives the bike a wider look in the dark. I also have the front marker lights set up as LED lights as well. I have the LED strip under the backrest and the DiamondR light bar only set on as brake light, not running. The bike's brake light running light is brighter than stock.. I set the lights like this so that when I press on the brakes, and the lights come on, there is NO mistaking that I have my brakes lights ON.. the bike goes from nicely lit running light to "IN YOUR FACE MY BRAKES ARE ON" lights.. I tend to always double tap my brakes before I know I'm going to be braking to a stop to alert anyone behind me.. I don't seem to be tail gated as often as before I got this set up. The way I have this bike lit up, anyone hitting me from behind saying "sorry I didn't see you" will deserve the beating he'll get, if I'm able to get up off the ground that is.. Anything you can do to make yourself more visible can only help..
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    TOO far to go? dood, if I show up on your doorstep sometime soon you seriously owe me a beer hehehe... (gonna see if I can get the time to do a coast to coast next year.. )
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    Blech... 3 feet of snow tonight.. groan.. In the last few years the die hards around here tend to get the bikes out in mid march, still ice on the lakes, just to say we got the bikes out.. but it's typically mid May we can say we got the bikes out for good.. some of us even earlier
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    hmm 3 feet of snow today.. I can't easily get to the garage to work on the bikes today.. How many more sleeps before we can really ride again? Mid to end of May I'm riding down to Deel's Gap.. any Maintenance Day events along the route during that time period?
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    Hmm interesting discussion which I think I can add my 2 cents worth since I have the Dyna3000, K&N air filters and Rinehart pipes on the RSV for the past year. The Dyna3000 was added as part of troubleshooting an annoying electric problem which ended up having nothing to do with the ignition module but the fact that I was able to acquire a new Dyna3000 for very little made it easy choice to purchase, at the time we thought the stock ignition module was faulty.. Did it make ANY difference to the bike? None.. not that I could feel, sense or quantify at all after a year with stock and a year with the Dyna3000.. If you can get one for cheap it's another alternative than buying an OEM or used module.. K&N air filter and RK or Rinehart pipes, for me, made a marked improvement in performance and rideability. I have NOT dyno'd the bike, but comparing the feel and sensations of acceleration on the bike before and after the changes, I can say that I can feel the difference. It does 'giddy-up and go' quicker and faster when you drop the hammer on this bike. I took my friend's 2008 bike out when it was stock and timed it compared to mine and my bike was faster to get to 110 kph and could accelerate from 110 to 150 quicker from 5th or 4th.. Seems like the filters and pipes made a difference.. however, the fuel mileage DID go down enough to be noticeable. At fill up, my bike would drink an extra .5 gallons or more per full tank load. But if HE leads, it's much better than than, perhaps .2 gallons per full tank.. I'm not sure if it's the filter or the pipes that does that, or the combo of the two that makes the bike thirstier when ridden like it's stolen.. As alluded to in an earlier post, the bike in it's stock form will perform nicely if it is ridden properly, knowing where your power curve is helps a lot too. For me, I find that with the K&N filter and Rinehart pipes, the bike has more pickup and more 'guts' over stock.. in short, the Dyna3000 had no effect on the bike, but the air filter and pipes made a nicely noticeable difference.. However, your own experience my vary greatly.
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    Halifax Nova Scotia to KC, Kansas.. 2200 miles.. I think I should be able to make it.. depending on the dates of course
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    Super! many thanks..
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    ergh.. Hopefully someone with a better memory than I can help me out.. I pulled the two pins out of the rear brake pads to check them (not removing the brake housing yet).. and there is a spring plate under those two long pins.. (hangs head low) Which way does it go back on? There's a slight up slope to one end of it.. for or aft? Thanks
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    The braking system on the bike is more susceptible to heat and moisture.. hence why you look at your clutch and brake reservoir, the fluid can look rather black after a while, instead of amber. Flushing out the brake and clutch system each year isn't a hard job to do, and with speed bleeders you can easily do it one man.. Its funny but it wasn't until I got this RSV that I actually took more care over bike's brake fluid.. the 05 VStar went two years without much done to the brake fluids, till this winter.. black..wow. Nice clean amber now. Goose pointed out a good list of what to look for and such.. Good advice indeed. Though my bike is an 06, I have 80,000 miles on it.. 60,000 I put on since I bought it used in 08.. and the bike has gotten a lot of TLC over the past year.. Its a lot of work but man I need something to keep me busy during the snowy months up here.. How many more months till riding seasons starts again?!!
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