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    Has anyone installed a MicroTach+ in their RSV 2nd Gen? http://www.speedwayinstruments.com/products/microtach.html While digging through my winter boxes (from Vstar to RSV) I found such a tach.. TC88 version.. If you've installed one, could you drop me a line? Cheers
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    This will sound very silly to some but I'm shaking off the winter dust from my winter purchases and ready to install a lot of them onto my 2006 RSV but for the most part, I either can't remember where I stored the dang stuff or misplaced the installation paperwork.. I need my own storage space lol I bought a trailer hitch assembly for my bike and can't find the installation paper work.. I can't even remember the brand name so that I could download it from their site. I'm wondering if anyone recognizes this description and could point me to their website.. The hitch is not from DiamondR.. The hitch comes with an optional 3 post flag mast attachment. Does this brand ring a bell with anyone?
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    I installed the Polk DB401's in my 06 Venture last year and to be honest, I didn't see or hear the improvement.. If anything, the audio level went down a wee tad. Great speakers but not as loud as the OEM.. The Polks are still in the bike, they work ok but I was expecting better to be honest.. Playing tunes from my iPod Nano, I can bring the volume up to 21 before hearing distortion while the OEMs I could bring the volume up to 23 or 24 for the same song before hearing distortion.. Other people say they hear the improvement, others don't.. Your mileage may vary.. Cheers M8
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    Thanks M8, have you got a link to a site that ships to Canada? I have this little 4 digit tacho gizmo to hook up on the bike but misplaced it during the winter.. it was suppose to solve my problem.. where the heck did I pit that thing.. Grrr.. I tried splitting the difference on my VStar before the 1000 rpm and 4000 rpm and it didn't do much at all. Might be diff on the Venture though.. Smoother is good..
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    Thanks Freebird, it was that reference actually that muffed me up a tad, when I had printed it off it was missing some info in the printing process (dropped an image or two) and that launched the confusion.. Luckily for me the screw for 3&4 didn't know to be adjusted and what I thought to have been the proper screw balanced both sides to what I needed.. So though I thought I was doing it right I ended up doing it wrong but right at the same time.. Confused? I was, but the end result is a MUCH smoother bike ; ) But lemme ask you, from your experience, how much of a difference does the RPM make? I observed that just a wee variance in throttle application held steady would give you different results.. Without a TACH I have to hold the throttle to where I think is the right RPM and where the gauges are holding smoothly even and make my adjustments there.. Would I be looking at different results or better results if I were to add a tach to this process?
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    This was a question about finding various adjustment screws for synching carbs but I got it sorted out.. Thanks
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    You'll want to have something with you and use it when you think it is required, the blacker the asphalt the soft it may well be (fresh looking).. the older grey stuff can still be soft in the heat.. I purchased one of those aluminium plates for my bike.. nice kit, wide foot print to distribute the weight etc.. Unfortunately the kick stand punctured through it when it was resting on soft sod at a weekend bike rally.. Talk about a pain trying to lift a venture that's gone down deeper than the guards into soft sod.. The plastic cutting board material has thus far worked best for me.. tied to a red shock cord from inside my left bag.. I can still close and lock the lid and won't forget it when I leave.. best of luck
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    What can I tell ya.. hilly terrain, heavy head winds, full tank of gas and on reserve in 100 miles.. however, thanks for the tips, I'll have a look at the carb boots and see if something is amiss there.. (ding! the light above the head trick)
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    I hear ya but when your mileage goes from 100 miles per tank to 170 per tank due to a windscreen in high winds, it's a matter of concern.. I've been riding the low wide for a week now and the mileage difference is definitely improved by a marked percentage.. I'm heading down to New Hampshire tomorrow via Maine, and will be able to report back how that road trip went with the shorter windscreen..
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    Hey Boo, I've been riding hard and fast these past few days and in various weather conditions with the shorter wide shield and yeah, funny enough I'm finding better mileage with the smaller shield.. Don't get me wrong, I do like the comfort of the taller shield for sure, but when looking at 'everything' it's a toss up between the two.. Whereas I'm doing a lot of highway riding, then the shorter shield does get me farther down the road on a tank of gas and around here, though readily populated, the gas stops aren't always just where you want them.. Nothing like hitting reserve with 100 miles on the odo.. in the middle of nowhere.. I'm hitting better than 170 miles distance without reserve or fuel light coming on, whereas before I'd be seeing something at the 150 range.. weird.. Not sure if having the K&N filters and Screaming Eagle pipes make that huge of a difference on mileage, I do love the sound of the pipes on this bike.. but sometimes, range is what you need over sound.. Still working out the bugs.. Love this bike, it's a fun ride!! Thanks all for your comments and observations.
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    Overly concerned at my fuel usage on the highway recently, I installed a short and wide Road Chrome windscreen to replace the Clearview Tall & wide and did comparative testing to see if it really did make a difference or not to go short or tall as far as fuel mileage goes. And here are my results, observed but unscientific.. (speeds noted are actual, not what the speedo reads, 10% difference) The biggest difference observed is at speed and depending on headwinds. It would appear to me that the biggest significant difference is when traveling at 110 km/h (actual speed) and above. At lower speeds, back rural roads and so on, I couldn't see much difference.. But once on the highway, as long as the speeds were in the 100 km/h area, with little headwinds, it would be the same.. the shorter windscreen seems to get a wee bit better mileage.. However, traveling at our 110 km/h posted speed limits on the highway is where the big difference comes in. And if traveling at a slightly higher speed then it's a huge difference. When you add on a 20 to 30 km/h head wind component to this equation, I found that the shorter windscreen made a huge difference.. And it's that 110 km/h speed 'zone' that makes the difference.. Mind you, the tall wide windscreen makes for a more comfortable ride, sitting behind that plexi barn door, but the wind it deflects is also wind that drags down the bike as well. I'm heading out on Wednesday for Maine and possibly New Hampshire for a few days and will be able to tell more on how it works out.. but thus far, seems like the shorter windscreen is the way to go.. When I got caught in a down pour today, I could see over the top of the windscreen without getting soaked.. bonus. The tall and wide would protect me from the rain a little better but depending on conditions would make it scary trying to see through it instead of over it.. It's all about trading off comfort and safety until you have a good balance..
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    Do you have a link to the horn you purchased? I have one installed under the front fairing and left the stock horn in place to fill the void, so to speak.. loud and gets people's attention!
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    Gotta love that Safety Chrome.. It goes well next to the comfort chrome I think..
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    Good advice, thanks.. I mentioned this to my buddy and he pulled his bag off and yep, he was that --> I started to mention this to a lot of the venture riders out here and they weren't aware of the issue but they'll be looking now.. Just glad it's a darn easy change over job.. Thanks to all for their advice and points of comment.
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    I had pooched the installation of my front brakes last year requiring me having to 'stupidly' ride the brake with bad brakes to the shop to get them replaced properly.. Not sure what I had done to pooch it up but it got fixed.. So when it came time to do the rear I was apprehensive about it.. I don't remember the front brakes being changed the same to be honest.. Cheers
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    Thanks all who replied, I was wondering if my rear brake system might be pooched but sounds like it's a common thing for one pad to go before the other.. it'll be that one extra thing to look out for.. almost worth the while to get an articulated inspection mirror to help view the inner pad. The disk appears to be in good condition.. nothing gouged or out of the ordinary.. I'm typically a heavy front brake user and usually only use the rear brake when maneuvering in tight spaces or slow paces.. that old 70/30 rule kinda thing.. old habits lol.. Cheers
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    Argh close call.. Just a heads up for those not too sure about their brakes on the Venture.. I was starting to hear strange sounds from my rear brakes when I applied them but when I checked the pads I could see quite a bit of wear left on the one side but the inside pad I couldn't see properly.. but hey, if the outside pad has life left to them then the inside pads must also, right? Egads no.. Just because the noise was making me nervous, I opted to change the pads out anyway, what the heck, start of the season, at least I'll know they'll be good for most of the rest of the summer.. and dayum!! Might as well say it was metal on metal.. Though the outside pad showed life left to it, the inner pad was wore right down to the metal pad holder.. wow.. Good thing I didn't decide to push it further.. It certainly didn't sound like a worn pad metal to metal sound but now I know what it sounds like on this bike.. The hardest part of the job is taking the bag off the bike.. So when in doubt, get in there and check.. I was quite surprised how badly worn they were.. wow. and Phew for going ahead with the pad change..
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    I'm soon to be changing out my windscreen for a shorter one after a full riding season with the Clearview Tall and Wide.. Nothing wrong with this windscreen but I do have some issues with it which I'll soon find out which is which of the cause.. When riding local back roads, cruising casually I can easily get over 200 miles to the tank.. But when I hit the highway, cruising 65-70 mph, I can often go between 100 and 150 miles per tank.. And I think the tall-wide windshield has a lot to do with it.. When we have a lot of winds, which we do at this time of year, my mileage will suck when traveling down the highway.. It would seem that the Tall-Wide offers so much air resistance that the bike requires even more power to step past the resistance.. So the faster you go, the more air resistance and more power - fuel consumption is required to achieve and maintain that speed... there is just so much surface facing the wind.. Before I got the Clearview Tall and Wide, I could go that much further on a tank of gas.. but that has been reduced by quite a lot since the new windshield.. So later on, I will cut short my stock windshield that was slightly above my line of sight and will test this theory out myself as the before and after tests.. Though the Clearview offers great visibility to see through while riding, I've preferred looking over the top.. Let me know if you've experienced similar
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    I have of the first prototypes he put out.. has a dual plug inside for normal intensity lighting and insanely blinding lighting.. hehe.. of course I keep it on high all the time.. it's brutally intense and wide angled.. I took it off the VStar and put it on the venture right away.. (VStar being modded this winter).. If you can get your hands on one.. they're awesome. Cheers
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    And around here, we shun a couple of bikers that take their infants on the bike with them when they go out. God bless their little hearts, the kids enjoy it, sitting on the tank, no goggles on and helmet wobbling on their heads.. hanging on for dear life.. But the law apparently permits this.. Funny, folks with comon sense aren't the ones these laws are directed towards, it's the other people who dwell in the shallow end of the gene pool..
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    VERY nice.. one of my destination wishes for next year..
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    Here, I'll have a talk with them for ya.. we bluenosers have a way with people Port Dover, nice place.. was there in 2007 on the 13th.. =) FUN!!
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    Winter is soon upon us up here in Canada (ha, for some people it's already been here!) My greatest biking dream was to be able to ride my bike in FEB down south, say down to the Florida Keys for example but unfortunately we have too much snow and shyte roads to get out of here.. But now that I have a bike trailer, everything has changed!! woot My plan / goal this coming winter is to load the bike on the trailer, drive south into the USA until I reach the end of the snow line, and park the vehicle, get on the bike and come back 2 weeks later and come home with a lot of biking and a sunburn.. drool... While all this is just a dream right now, I'm sorta hunting for some info hopefully you yanks can help out with.. (A) in mid Feb, how far south would I need to go to be able to get on the bike and be 100% I won't get into snow / freezing rain trouble at the start of the trip.. 2 weeks later, say 1 March, get back.. (B) Though I will be able to tow my bike behind the vehicle on the trailer, I still need to protect it from the road salts (tons of it up here).. Is there a decent and proper bike wrap thing that can be used to protect the bike the bike yet not flap itself stupid and kill the bike? And the fun thing is that this bike trailer can be quickly converted to a trailer to be pulled behind the bike nice.
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    tell you what, if you actually DO get on this trip, and I do hope so, lets us know the wheres and whens of your stops.. I would be more than happy to travel to Maine from Halifax to come shake your hand and wish you on your way out again.. Hmmm or continue on with you Sounds like a fun trip!!
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