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  1. Seaking
    Now this interesting for me since I'm on a three road trip through the USA (taking a day off the road in Mobile Alabama, poolside). My buddy and I are running even pace and after numerous fuel stops and comparing the riding with the speeds and weather conditions I have auchincloss better idea what my bike is doing and why. Some of this may surprise some of you and some this will get your heads shaking. But these are my observations after 3,500 miles. Highways we average 38 mpg (US) doing around 60 - 65 mph at 65 - 75 mph we average 35 mpg. (actual speeds from gps) however as soon as u toss in a headwind component the fuelileshe drops like u wouldn't believe. On our first day out on this trip we got caught short and had to double back to a gas station as we we were both on reserve with only 114 miles on the odometer. But the winds were 30 mph on the nose. Horrible mileage. Another day at the same highway speeds on I95 we did way souch better than averageostly due to a tail wind component. The very best mileage I ever got was 50 mpg in the Florida Keys but that was a lot of 45 - 55 slow riding with little or no winds. And coasting the engine in 4th and 5th most of the way. My buddy who did 4th gear only got less mileage than I did. So what does a lot of this mean to me? Well for my bike, it means that 70 on the guage (62 real speed) is my best mileage speed if there is no real heavy headwind. I would Average 38 mpg and as long as you are not 'chugging' the engine in 5th gear you can eek out even more. As someone mentioned earlier, riding in 5th at too slow a speed may actually be worse for mileage due to more open throttle. All fun and games. Now will someone turn down the heat? Pale white northern boys getting odd looks down here. Cheers
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    We do a lot of fund raiser rides and event rides here in the summer, and all the HD boys torment us 'nice riders' with our quiet bikes etc.. So I picked up a pair of Larossa downturn pipes last summer and mounted them on the bike.. All I can say is that I need earplugs to ride the bike with them on and I can see the HD boy's lips moving but I can't hear what they are shouting at.. LOL.. A V4 with open pipes is one hell of a nice sound, albeit LOUD sound.. I only put them on for special occasions..
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    So sweet.. so tell me, did the diagrams I did up sorta show the same way you did it then? Are the Road King pipes the same internals as the RSV?
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    Been a month with mine on the bike and I can report that you should very much like it.. aim it properly and you'll be impressed at how much light it tosses out in front of you..
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    http://www.jpcycles.com/product/ZZ44001?N=28004039+274792&Ntt=&Ntk=&Ne=&Ns=DefaultSort&fitment=0&brand=0&results=100 Say about $400 a pair.. Hmm different huh.. looks good on a Midnight
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    Doesn't anything that fits a road king harley fit on a RSV with the mod plates????
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    Ok so it wasn't JUST me then lol.. My take on the whole thing is that if you take a dremel or rotary tool and put a cutting disc on it, stick it in the exhaust pipe and start cutting the inside of the exhaust pipe proper, you can then force the inner part of the cut pipes aside so that now the exhaust flow will look more like the red line on the photo I previously provided.. (stick your finger inside the exhaust pipe as if to block the exhaust flow.. it's that pipe you have to cut and separate.) I haven't tried this one yet.. I'm waiting for another cheap / inexpensive set of RK pipes to become available before giving it a try..
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    OOOOoooooooooooooooooh... I likes that sound.. One of my buddies has the proper Rienharts on this Harley and I think those have the super best sound from a big twin.. and often wondered what they would actually sound like on a V4 like ours.. Hmm Shame he won't let me take them off his bike and try them on mine.. hehe.. How different are these LAC exhaust compared to the real thing?
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    very interesting.. I usually give my bags a tug and a shake once in a while as I had the bolts come off the bags on another bike before.. But I guess the winds catching in between the bags and bike would buffet a lot and make the bike wobble.. Another good reason to do checks on our bikes on a regular basis.. Thanks for the heads up!
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    A picture might be worth 1,000 words.. but is this correct on how you guys are modifying your pipes for a slightly louder 'throatier' sound? I'm not sure if this is the correct way but I included a photo that shows how I think this is supposed to be done? Is this correct? One photo shows in red where the pipe is cut from through the exhaust pipe to separate it from the rear cone, and the yellow basically shows how you move that cut pipe out of the way to 'open' it up? Is this how it's supposed to be done? Other photo shows the pre cut exhaust flow before the cut mod in yellow and the post cut mod in red, basically in a straight line.. Is this the correct way? (yeah I know, some of you guys shaking your head wondering why some aren't seeing it as clearly as you are but I received a few emails from others to shy to ask in public.. What do I have to lose asking for them as well lol.. nuttin.) Cheers
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    Sorry to repost this one folks.. My radio bit the dust the other week and still no dice trying to get it to work. I put my buddy's radio in it and that works.. so i know my unit it dead or something is amiss with that box. Does anyone know what the YELLOW banded cable does? When I pulled the connectors apart to take the radio out, the protective outter cap came off, so I'm wondering if perhaps I broke something in there etc etc..
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    Skinny tires MAY help in the handling at low speeds but they catch the road snakes a lot easier.. up here in the northern climes, the road snakes come out each year and can throw a scare at you. I'll be down in your neck of the woods this month and will check out the roads you guys get to enjoy.. hopefully a lot nice than our winter wrecked roads.. Cheers
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    I absolutely LOVED the ME880s on my 1100 VStar but never thought of putting them on the RSV.. they are a fatter tire thus might make the bike a little slower to handle, not taking into account all the stories of tread separation etc.. I used to get well over 30,000 miles out of a set of ME880s on my VStar. I went for the E3s on the RSV as it was highly recommended by many here.. I tend to like a stiffer suspension to carry my assets around.. I find it better for cornering and stopping.. Nose Diving at stops and wallowing in turns aren't fun. You're going to absolutely enjoy the leveling links. One thing I learned recently about this bike is that it likes the weight in the front of the centre of gravity.. might seem trivial but even after the leveling links I wasn't getting the full potential out of the bike until someone suggested I sit up and more forward on the seat.. I tend to sit back and slouch while riding. We're not saying having to move a whole lot but when in the parking lot and slow ride maneuvers, sitting up and leaning forward just a tad will greatly improve the handling on top of what the links give you.. Quite impressive. Just a little bit forward, barely noticeable.. but a huge difference..
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    You noticed all those little typos as well? hehe Hope you enjoy your light..
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    I was tempted to chop mine also as I somehow manage to get the inseam of my lower pant leg and have this niggly feeling that I'm going to get stuck and drop the bike.. I mean it really snags the pant leg.. However, someone mentioned that though I might never use the heel shifter now, what would I do if I hurt my big toe or have a sore foot that prevented me from lifting up on the shift lever with my toe? I'd need my heel then.. Hmmm yes or no... Hmmmmmm Pinwall might be a thought but the shipping kills it for us up here..
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    I bought my used 2006 Midnight which came with what might well have been OEM original 404 on them.. worn and scalloped.. I thought the front scalloping was due to low pressures the previous owners kept it at but turned out to be a loose neck bearing.. I replaced those with E3 tires and have had great usage out of them.. This pair has over 25,000 miles on them.. with a lot of tread left to go..
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    I know what you're going through, I had the same problem with mine.. I took the fairing off and held it out of the way.. I could not remove the fairing completely until I took the light bar off, so I was stuck because one of the bolts was chewed up. Once I had the fairing up and tucked aside, I was able to get a proper hex took in there, or as someone suggested, a torx bit and get a straight on bite into the bolt head. To install the new bolts on through the adapter, I actually took a dremel tool and ate away part of the inner fairing shroud to get a cleaner access to the bolt holes so that the tools or bolts themselves won't be forced in at a wrong angle.. Mine were stripped because someone couldn't get the right angle on the bolt and forced it anyway.. what a mess. I couldn't bolt the adapter on the normal way so I used a smaller diameter bolt, but a longer one and with washers and lock nuts was able to bolt the adapter on solid with easy of access, ease of removal and no fear of it coming loose again.. ever again.. Perfect.. it works for me..
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    Many thanks for that tidbit M8... much appreciated!!
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    Thanks M8.. I lubed the clutch lever area this morning on my way to course and it stopped squeaking and felt a lot smooth.. good friction zone again.. Harsh riding in 40 kph winds, gusting 65 kph on the highway.. woof =)
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    No kidding.. it crossed my mind to ask.. erk.. Imagine they used something 'other' than DOT4, ouch that would be not nice.. I'll have to ask them
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    As mentioned before, I have the PCW spring in mine.. And you say you have TWO oem clutch spring plates in yours?? interesting.. I heard people doing that.. never seen it..
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    I'm starting to think I might actually have an additional problem with my clutch, even though I had a shop bleed and flush the clutch fluid and I installed new steel and fiber plates. the lever is now making squeaky noises when pulling in the clutch and, this is hard to explain, but feels like I'm not getting a consistent clutch lever movement to the friction zone.. Before changing the clutch parts out, my friction zone was so minimal it sucked.. After I installed the new plates on, it was back to what I felt was normal.. After some more riding, I feel as if the friction zone play on the lever is again reduced but a solid clutch.. But the squeaking in the clutch lever now has me nervous.. Has it always been there but I never heard it due to the radio? I hear it now because my radio died.. argh.. lol I'll lube the lever hinge but dunno if that's the noise or if it's something else.. ergh
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    Now you know why the Aussies and Kiwis carry their bikes instead of riding them..
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    Oil level in a high speed turn, the centrifugal force would force the oil down to the bottom of the oil pan flat and level yes.. but in a slow speed hard lean this is not the case as gravity supersedes centrifugal forces and will pull the oil down to the low end side of the crank case, much like if your bike is on the kick stand.. hence why I was wondering if the clutch assy is bathed with spray or splash etc.. I will be borrowing a micrometer to mic up the new rear disc installed this weekend to keep record of the wear and tear on it.. just for curiosity sake.. I'll take average measurements of the steel and fiber plates to see how low they are.. black as they are.. Cheers M8
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    I like that first statement.. expensive as discs are, I think it would be a long time before they need to be changed.. mine needed changing due to the previous owners' metal on metal contact for too long. But your second statement scares me.. 25 yr old technology on a new bike? I thought I had Yamaha, not a HD?
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