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  1. Seaking
    I had tried some other product that was quoted of doing the same thing and I strongly believe it contributed to my burning out the clutch.. Those products are meant to make things more 'slippery' which is great for motor parts but though a wet clutch is meant to be bathed in oil for lubrication, how much more 'slippery' do you wanna make it? Just my opinion based on experience.. other's opinions and experience will most likely differ..
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    That's a good point.. I'm soon to have the front end off the bike and would like to know more about trying the front end vice the lowering links (which work fine for me).. Hmm wonder where I put those!
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    Aftermarket LOUD gets tiring after a while lol.. I had a pair of Larossa downturns that were great for annoying the HD crowds (V4 is LOUD with open pipes) but man, they hurt on you after a good haul.. so I sold them to my buddy.. but now, when the conditions are right I have to signal to him to back away so that I can hear my own radio on my bike! And *I* ride with a pair of Rineharts that sound oh so perfect for the bike.. once they get seasoned in these pipes are sweet!
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    How did they repack the bearings without taking them out? 2.5 hours isn't enough time to dismantle the front end to pull the bearings for a proper repacking is it? This fall, I'm dropping my bike off at an independent shop (local yammy dealership doesn't know anything about RSV) and having my front end re-done.. New neck bearings, service the front forks, installing Progressive springs and later installing a new Works rear shock.. Mine is a used bike that never got the proper treatment it required before I bought it and though I managed to get tons of new parts under warranty when it broke down in the USA last summer, I now have to get this done out of warranty time. Luckily, a lot of the new parts were acquired at half the cost so the whole job won't cost an arm and a leg.. (an ankle maybe.. if I'm lucky) End result, tighter front end, stiffer and steadier ride. For the amount of riding I do each year, it will be well worth the expense. Cheers
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    Thanks for the info as well, Larry.. I have one of your lift adapters and I also have to swap out my rear shock AGAIN this year.. sigh.. that new one under warranty didn't last long but luckily I managed to get a new Works shock coming in this fall and will be changing it out.. Cheers M8
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    Nothing wrong with a nekkid tank, dood.. I'd leave it as is.. but then again, I don't like advertising for big companies for free
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    I have both sides here from my 2006 Midnight available.. apparently it's the only year they made them that style.. a little unique eh?
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    They look like the "leveling links" people use to make their bikes handle better at slow speeds, but that these that you show lower the rear of the bike only, thus compounding the maneuverability of the bike instead of making it better.. Its almost like you have to lower the front at the same rate as the rear to bring the 'whole' bike down a little more to make it more comfortable and easier to handle..
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    That should sound normal, no? The extra weight, wind resistance and tire friction would drop your mileage enough to make a notice.. heck, on the highway, doing 65-70 I'm averaging 35-38 mpg.. A smoother acceleration and take off also makes a difference in mileage over a tank load.
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    When I first got my bike and sorted out most of its previous owner issues, I was encouraged to open the bike up on the highway.. to "drop the hammer" to reaaaalllly know what this bike can do for you.. but every time I cranked it up, I'd bail out and shift early.. I couldn't make myself do it.. it sounded rather scary at the time.. I could do it with my 1100 VStar no probs.. and I knew that the rev limiter will protect the engine from an abusive owner.. but yet on the RSV I couldn't make myself go that high in revs.. That is until I put on the 3 inch wind shield (deflector?) and had to wear ear plugs.. I got onto the highway with my buddy and I dropped the hammer.. it didn't take long for the bike to shudder in first and second and well never made it into rev limiter country in 3rd gear... wow, now THAT was 'dropping the hammer' and giddyup speeds.. NICE.. I have a Dyna3000 in my RSV but left it at stock setting (to be honest I can't remember what I left it at).. I'm not interested in bumping the rev limiter range higher but more interested in finding out what is my best 'curve' to use with K&N filters and open pipes.. Fun bike this..
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    As the OP mentioned tank badges earlier on, it occurred to me that mine aren't the same as other RSV? 2006 Midnight.. are these badges (black chrome) only on the 06 Midnights?
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    Consider I bought my 2006 in 2008 for that price, but with more miles on it, I would say it's fair asking price. However, considering the age of your current bike, perhaps you'd be better off selling it privately? I know around here you never get a fair shake on trade ins.. The dealer has to be able to turn your bike around and still make a profit after all, whereas a private sale doesn't have that burden. Side emblems? Egads, leave them off.. I can sell you mind if you wish.. they are different than most models anyway, might look cool.. I debadge my bikes right away.. the way *I* see it, Yamaha isn't paying me to advertise for them so meh, makes the bike easier to wash anyway.. Passing lamps, Not sure where you could find them.. http://www.partsharks.com is one place.. other online accessory shops might be able to help.. Feet warm next to the engine? Never experienced that one myself.. As far as the grab bars digging in her assets.. can't help you there.. never heard of anyone having that problem.. My buddy rides an 08 RSV and his dates are on the "BBW" scale of ladies.. and I've never heard one of them complain about it.. You should really enjoy the RSV.. I've put so many miles on mine already.. fun!
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    Speaking of dumb things to say... hehe... I'll betcha dollars to donuts that the missus wasn't within 200 miles of you saying that huh? c'mon, fess up.. we all know who wears the pants in the family.. At least *I* can attest that *I* wear the pants in MY family, thank you very much.. but she tells me what colour to wear each day.. But, I do get the last word in every argument.. it's usually "yes dear"..
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    I'm sorry guys, but what a bunch of morons.. seriously.. like you mean to tell me you guys never ever think of looking or touching that BIG BRIGHT RED switch that is so easy to see and notice.. wow.. Sorry to berate you guys but I have to go pick up my bike now, I made the mistake of coming to a stop in my buddy's driveway and then got off the bike after a short conversation with him.. only to have the bike fall over because some "idiot" who does notice red switches, forgot to put his erhm kick stand down while conversing with his buddy.. Anyone else do that one? lol Basically yeah, I can see how some people can forget the red switch while others forget the kick stand.. (red faced) You know what's fun about these stoppid moronic silly mistakes? Luckily we only do them the ONE time.. either shame, embarrassment or ridicule prevents us from repeating the same silly mistake Anyone else have a 'shameful' moment to share? Anyone? While we are here, might as well lol Though I never forget red switches, I do tend to forget other things.. such as this mag dish I left on my front fender after swapping out windshields and went on a long day ride.. gotta love strong magnets.. Cheers
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    You're saying you tore the bike apart because you didn't notice the red switch in the off position? I know *I* have done some D.A. stunts before but not that one.. I think it's because I actually use the red switch to turn off the bike on a regular basis.. I either use the kick stand, the key and / or the kill switch to test them all out to make sure they all work.. The other month when I was 600 miles away from home and the bike died at the gas station, I thought, silly me I left the kill switch to the off position but no.. oh oh.. In my case it was a loose ground wire off the battery, of all things.. tightened it up and never had a problem since then (knock wood).. So, after all that, said and done, how's the trike working out for you? Good ride? Thanks for sharing the story, its always best to learn from other people's mistakes before having to learn them yourself the hard way.. No worries, apparently a lot of people are learning off of me on a regular basis
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    Thanks M8.. cutting down to the chase, getting a new one that can be rebuilt.. "sigh" The one he refers to can be adjusted (though not easily) for one to two riding but since I ride alone all the time, no worries. sweet
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    I've had the shock fail twice with the leveling links on the bike and LL on or off I did not notice any difference to be honest.. it handles like shyte either way. I wouldn't bother removing the leveling links if your shock is dead.. To be honest I don't think I would have noticed except of doing the bounce test that I realized my shock was dead.. Yamaha did replace the shock but as luck would have it, the bike is now out of warranty.. sigh..
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    Thanks M8... can you point me in the right direction to find one? Makes ya wonder why they bother to make a shock that can't be serviced which fails in less than 30,000 miles.. sigh.. oh wait, that was a silly question. My bad. Thanks again
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    No it was due to stupid drivers not being able to handle their vehicles properly on the highways.. go figure. Because of the lower speed limits, more stupid drivers were permitted to survive their stupid driving habits and pass on their stupid driving genes off to their offspring, whereas in the older days, stupid people crashed and the stupid driver genes never got passed on.. Same thing applies to why all the safety rules, regs and legislation spawned out more stupid in today's society.. There is no more natural selection of culling the herd of stupid people.. they are now allowed to survive their stupidity and pass on their stupid genes to another generation.. Serious, thems old enough to remember the olden days, is this not true, are there not more stupid people out there today than there was say 20 - 30 years ago? See? its true..
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    Nice, same bike as mine.. yes, I don't worry much on the mileage, I just ride the darn thing with a smile on my face and keep an eye out for gas stations when I get to the 4 bars mark I was out visiting Goose in Dallas this past spring and he showed me how to pull the carbs, clean them out and set the floats.. Oh it's VERY easy to do.. at least watching HIM do it.. lol.. I don't think I would have had the guts to do it on my own so I know where you're coming from. I couldn't honestly see much improvement in the fuel economy after resetting the floats, but the engine certainly responds better, if only ever so slightly.. Enough of an improvement to the over all system to be worth the while. Re-shimming the valves also did wonders for the over all smoothness of the engine. I wouldn't bother with the colour tune though, from all I have heard from people who have them is that the colour of the spark is so hard to see change in it when you make adjustments, its so imprecise for the lay person to use. Carb syncing is good though, I do mine often. Prior to doing all that, I had a good estimation of my fuel mileage compared to other RSV. My ride buddy has an 08 RSV and we ride together on long trips so I know how well or poorly my mileage is compared to his bike.. And the biggest mitigating factor that affects our fuel economy is how much head winds we're hitting.. And, if he's riding in my pocket he gets much better fuel economy than I do as he's essentially drafting in my turbulence.. But if he's riding a good pace behind me, our fuel burn rate is very similar since he's hitting the same air as I. Bottom line is, ride it like ya stole it.. more fun that way
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    My buddy and I just got back from a fun road trip, in the wildest weather conditions.. (never go on a road trip the day after a hurricane lol) Highway speeds in nose on 40 mph (gusting 60) netted me barely 90 miles to a full tank, traveling at 70 mph.. do the math, that's a lot of wind resistance on the fairing.. I made mental note of how much the 'wide windshield' was flexing at the tips near the fairing.. wow We were traveling along the St Laurence's south shore (Matane to Drummondville Quebec) and what a wild ride that was lol... Could not get the bike up to 5th gear at those speeds, and 4th gear was working very hard.. I'm sure that people heading east, downwind, were having one heck of a fuel efficiency day! Later in the day where the highway turned more away from shore, sheltering us from the winds from the St Laurence, our mileage returns to a little more normal.. Yesterday, we had to beat feet home in front of another big weather system and enjoyed a substantial tail wind this time, following most of the same route, and getting several 160 to 200 miles per tank in these wind conditions.. and that's traveling at 80 mph.. truly impressive. I'm going to be looking at perhaps trimming some windshield down on the sides, and a few other aspects that face the winds.. I do a lot of slab riding and hate the winds holding me back lol.. dang, now that was a windy ride yesterday!!
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    Thanks for the heads up.. I'll get a hold of them this week and find out more about it.. Well worth the 8 hour drive into the USA to get a $900 shock replaced..
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    My bike, being a US bike, cannot be 'warranty' worked here in Canada (go figure eh?) and the US shop I normally deal with can't help anymore as Yamy USA indicates the warranty is expired on this bike. the Progressive Springs I have in the VStar made a wold of difference, I can't imagine it not being the same for the RSV
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    egads.. I had my rear shock replaced under warranty last summer and after this long run discovered the dang thing has crapped out.. Comparing it to a couple of other RSV, I stand on the right side of the bike and press down on the rear seat, mine will spring down and up smoothly while the other two have a heck of a lot more resistance to the downward push than mine does.. This is how the tech showed me my shock was dead when he suggested a warranty replacement (a quick test he says).. So though my shock holds air pressure, there is no resistance to it.. and I do not recall ever finding a puddle of oil under the bike nor can I notice any oil dirt on the bottom of the shock.. I ride a lot in the rain, so wonder if that washed a lot of it off? The bike handles the bumps well enough but I noticed lately that the bile wallows in bumpy long curving turns at high speeds.. I can anticipate it and not find it scary though someone not expecting this on their bike might well panic. Anyway, now that the bike is officially out of warranty as of last month (shyte timing huh?) I need to figure out what best to do.. I doubt I'll want to order another whimpy $900 Yamaha shock which will most likely go bunky in a year.. what choices do I have? I'm having my front forks serviced later this month and was contemplating on having a set of progressive springs installed. I have them in my VStar and love the stiffness and lack of nose dive when attack sharp corners or abrupt stopping. It has a nice spring rate.. Has anyone tried these on their RSV yet? Anyhoo... lemme know what you think.. Cheers
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    You can run these bikes and cruise well in the 2000 - 3000 rpm range and experience great fuel mileage "as long as you don't chug the engine".. but soon as you hit a lot of wind or inclines, the engine needs to work harder, needing more fuel at that gear or a high rpm with less fuel.. What most have been saying, there is a balance between the revs, wind resistance and throttle requirements that make these bikes act weirdly for it's fuel efficiency.. On the same path, I managed to get 50 MPG playing with the revs (a tach helps) and gears but its a lot of work.. and not a lot of fun.. I preferred doing that path in 3rd gear and coming onto the throttle and making some wind and noise.. more fun but less fuel efficient. I would greatly appreciate a 6th gear on this bike to be able to cruise down the I95 for example at 85 mph (not the prima facia but that's what everyone travels at) and kick it in 6th gear for some added fuel effeciency.. but hmmm... then at that speed, wind resistance becomes greater and then you need to add more throttle or downshift.. and we're back to square one.. Streamlining it would help.. I do know that a Tall and Wide Clearview windshield is harder on fuel than a shorty windscreen when traveling at high speeds.. I'd been seriously thinking of 'narrowing' my windshield for just that reason.. all fun all the same..
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