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  1. Seaking
    Thanks Earl.. I'll check the fluids in the morning and see what's what... I rode that clutch hard on the course, having a lot of fun tossing the ol girl around.. Clutch isn't slipping. I do have the heady duty clutch (the name escapes me right now, but it's not the Barnett one..) I thought it kind of interesting on the course today that one one of the exercises, the one where you accelerate up to 2nd gear, come to as quick as stop as possible and make an abrupt turn to the left or right, "avoid and evade" tactic.. my RSV was the only bike that could actually come to a complete stop, pause and snap into a left or right turn and 'escape' through the lanes. Hardest part of the course was the Iron Cross exercise. Now that one was a work out for me.. But I managed it. Lots of fun.. Only 40'F out in the snow and the cooling fan was heard kicking in LOL.. not bad. Thanks again M8
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    I couldn't find anything in search, hoping someone here could help.. I was out today on a MAC training day where you really have to ride the clutch and throttle to toss the big girl around the pylon course and wow, what a work out, but got the boards scraped and had a blast in the snow, hail and rain.. ya gotta love the weather out here.. By the end of the day, my friction zone is all but gone except at the very end of the level release.. and it's VERY narrow. Not hard to ride the bike but man, I started with a nice large friction zone and now it's tiny.. Is there an adjustment or something to do in order to get some of it back? I doubt I thinned out my HD clutch today to make up that difference.. ?
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    RED is usually always "hot" or POSITIVE while black is usually always "ground" or negative. The black can be attached to any solid metal part of the bike. The RED can be connected to the running light wire in the bundle of wires found behind the license plate.. Or as in my case, I jumped onto the under the bag lighting wire (Diamond Accessories) but failing that, go behind the license plate, you just have to figure out where to route your wires.. Nice link to the wraps.. though it wouldn't load (no link referral access) I'll have to check that out too as I got my bag guards and was thinking out loud where to run my wires.. Hmm Cheers M8
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    And this is why I listed on my first article post the link for the HID system I installed on my bike.. Single bulb but does the Hi / Lo with an actuator.. This is not a car kit, but a bike kit.. People are confusing car kits for bike kits, probably why so many nay-sayers out there, I dunno.. I like mine.. bright, inexpensive and easy to install.. what more could you ask for.
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    I think you were trying to show one horizontal and two vertical? yes, then that's it.. - | | I honestly do not know if you should or could use a modulator with a HID.. I dunno..
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    yeah don't worry, the US $ is at par with the CDN $ for most of this week.. so you won't have to feel like a Canuck ordering from the US
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    I managed to do six leveling links installs last year without having to take the adapter off to access the bolts.. Hmm might have been easier but we were able to play the jack gently to take the strain off the bolts to remove them and the sleeves.. a nice coating of Honda60 lube and poof.. new bike.
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    This one is for any and all bikes.. It works great with the RSV because we have a lot of space under the fairing. And these components are not huge.. Compare the sizes with the H4 bulb for example. I didn't bother taking pics under the fairing because it was too simple an installation.. Perhaps I should have all the same.. 50 bucks, nice huge increase in lighting on the bike.
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    Well that would explain the 'saw dust smoldering smell around here... Several of us have this system installed or soon will have it installed.. We're going to keep a spare unit on hand for emergencies, that way we don't have to wait for the shipping process to happen.. just go pick up the spare, install and order another spare.. Too easy.
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    I'd have to agree here.. I have two Butler seats (pillow and other type) and it was money WELL spent and a lot cheaper than a Mustang seat. Now this isn't to knock Mustang seats, oh no.. I had one on my 1100 VStar and it saved my assets on loooong rides.. But man I miss that seat.. Would it be the same comfort on my RSV as it was on the VStar? No idea.. I won't need one as my assets are covered twice over by two Butler seats ; ) But curious to know if the Mustangs for the RSV will live up to expectations.. w00t
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    sweeeeet!!
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    Your concerns are noted as they were the sames ones *I* had as well. However, these kits are not cheaply made or crap, they were TUV certified and well engineered. Its like anything and everything else.. nothing is infallible. I certainly wouldn't say these are "cheaply" made, they are inexpensive to buy, there is quite the difference.. Like always, I carry a spare H4 bulb with me regardless when I go on road trips, and the HID is easily disabled and a regular H4 system put in.. not hard.. I just got back from a few hours out in the dark lonely highways and city streets (BRRR it's only 38'F tonight) and wow.. blows me away how bright this system is!! wow.. I am SUPER impressed with this lighting..
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    Problem with not tightening the seat down is that every time I shift in my seat I can feel the threads grinding and the seat shifting a bit. I find that annoying. I'll try Goose's tip about getting a new bolt in there.. makes a lot of sense. I have the tapping tools, so why not.. Thanks guys
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    LOL I tried riding with the seat with one nut and ugh I can feel it shifting under me.. and I'm a "large' person.. go figure.. Good news, a local shop has fixed these before and I'll be able to put my spare seat on and get my comfy good happy seat repaired in the mean time.. w00t.
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    Yeah the wiring is child's play.. so simple.. seriously, if *I* can do it, anyone can.. yeah.. Balking at the price? Dood! Do a price comparison anywhere else for a Hi / Lo HID system and you're not going to beat this price.. I ran into some guys today who were kicking themselves because they bought a Hi / Lo system and it's cost them $400 installed and it keeps blowing fuses.. It took me a couple of hours to do mine and cost me $60 or so with shipping.. I'll drop a post after a few days or hard riding to let you know.. What most people ride in a week I do in a few days around here lol.. Retired and nothing better to do with my time than ride, ride and ride some more.. Sooooo therapeutic.. it makes the voices go away..
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    Being a Canadian company, he's quite fun to deal with.. no trans-border BS.. that was a big deal closer for me.. I've bought several of his items and they are all top notch.. solid. The bullet lights alone are impressive.. I accidentally dropped them several times but they're so solid, no probs. NICE! Daytime riding with the HID today was informative.. my ride buddy said the Lo beam showed a bright blob of light, nothing extraordinary but the Hi beam in day time zaps ya in the eyes.. I can hardly wait to see how well they work tonight if it doesn't snow.. yeah, snow.. sheesh.
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    Thanks M8.. both my seats are "butlerized" =) But I like one better than the other.. dunno why..
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    But THIS seat fits my assets well and it's modded from TX =) I have a spare seat, also modded but not as comfy.. hence I don't wanna give it up lol.. hopefully a reasonable fix..
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    Hmm I can JUST hear the puns now.. Bummer, whilst installing my seat, one of the bolts (studs) snapped off.. Impressive since I wasn't applying any torque to the wrench at all but it's busted so now the seat is attached to the bike via one single bolt / stud.. Is there a quick fix to this or what is involved in getting this repaired? Cheers
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    hi guys, just wanted to say I've installed an HID headlight conversion kit on my Midnight Venture and wow.. talk about sweeeeeet! Installation was rather quick and easy, mostly all plug and play and instead of burning a 55/65W headlight, now I'm burning a 35W HID (Hi / Lo single bulb). They achieve the hi lo beam by means of an actuator that retracts the bulb into a housing etc. Neat.. they do warn you not to flash them fast though. But they assured me its 100% ok for normal usage.. just don't flip them hi lo rapidly.. How bright? wow, I was impressed. it 'throws' lights well ahead of you, illuminating everything well. Dang.. and I thought my last 'super bulb' was good.. Installation is simple and easy to do. Its MUCH easier to do this part with the bucket removed from the bike, simple to do.. You remove the H4 bulb and install the HID H4 bulb in, with the weather seal behind it. Re-install the bucket into place and run your cables. Depending how much stuff you're already hiding under the fairing, you'll have to figure out where to install everything. There is a slim ballast which I velcro'd to the right side of the inner fairing (throttle side of the bike). Plug in all the cables and leads, you can't mess this up as they are all one size for each and weather sealed. You can ground the unit within the fairing frame but will need to run a new power lead back to the battery through the fairing, under the fuel tank to reach the battery. There is a 10A fuse provided which I cut and moved down to the battery area. If I blow the fuse, I certainly don't want to rip the fairing apart to reach it Once everything is tightened up and tucked away, turn on the ignition. The light flashes brightly as it ignites and then warms up to a bright white light rather quickly, especially when it's cold. If the light is already warm you don't notice the flash up when you start. I left it on for 30 mins to make sure I wouldn't have any heat issues and I couldn't feel any heat from any of the components such as the ballast or relay etc.. However, the headlight itself is warm. Did I say it was BRIGHT? hehe.. I'll have to adjust it by trial and error so I don't get cagers flashing me all night long.. Additionally, I also installed the Afterburner LED highway lights on my engine guards. They don't really stand out at all in bright daylight, but cloudy days, dusk and especially at night they are rather eye piercing from any angle.. wow. I hope to have photos of these lights later this week depending on the weather. The HID kits and Afterburner lights can be obtained from this Canadian company at an amazing price, the owner is super helpful, even called me after I left him an email asking about some of the components I was working on. http://canadiancruisercustomizing.com/ http://canadiancruisercustomizing.com/images/hid_kit.jpg http://canadiancruisercustomizing.com/images/afterburnerdl.jpg
  21. Seaking
    Its a thought for sure.. I'll check see if i can find some replacement caps and check the hoses / connections as well.. This bike has had its share of problems in the past from it's previous owners, it could be one of the new issues.. lol
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    wiener... lol
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    Do you know where Moose Jaw is? Its about 5 feet from the moose's assets..
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    Colder temps, high winds and faster speeds.. yep, killer on this bike.. I'd like to say I was passing a lot of HD's today but none were found on the road.. it was a lot of us "other" guys riding their bikes on the open highway.. windy and cold as it were.. Thanks for the input lads.. Regina eh? I spent 7 years in Moose Jaw.. fun =) but never did own a bike whilst out there..
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    wow, I did a beautiful job with the carb synch yesterday. Today I barely got 130 miles from a tank of gas traveling an average of 75-80 mph on the highway.. wow.. now THAT sucks.. =( We had high winds today, but mostly coming from quartering rear, average temps of 45'F.. I know the carb synch was spot on as the buzz in the mirrors is gone and the bike rode smoother than before.. But man, I would typically get 160 miles on the tank before needing to fuel with some to spare, but today, I was down to the last bar or two on the fuel gauge.. that's hard to take.. Do high winds make THAT much of a diff on fuel mileage? I know running at higher speeds will cause it to suck..
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