CMIKE
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front or rear?
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Ok...I have to ask...are you guys using a measuring cup or what?
Now why did you ask that?
I do...7 of the 16oz Ratio Right measuring cup and then 6.5 ozs usually comes just about right. Old motocross racing thing I guess. On the 2 strokes you had to loosen a screw to see if the oil level was right or dump the premeasured amount in and GO.Sorry it is the way I am wired.
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Besides looking odd, what where the colored tips on the muffs ? and what do they do ??
I think those are LA chopper pipes with the black tips. These and the Rhinehart racing mufflers come with black tips...after a while they turn purple. Buddy of mine has a full Rhinehart racing pipes on his harley ultra. He paid big big buck for the full exhaust and you can imagine how POed he was when they turned a funky purple. He took the tips off and had them powder coated for $15 buck and all is well now.
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I am not so sure...
My clutch noise sounded more like a Jenson mobile (the Cartoon)...more like a high pitched twirp or chirp and that sound was on the right side if the engine. I have always had a gear noise in the left side...the I basket did not do nothing for that. It does get louder as the temps outside go up around 90-100'F. I am not so sure cutting the teeth of the clutch basket will fix that gear whine.
It could be a little rear end noise, but suspect it is where the output shaft of the transmission changes angle to the drive shaft. That as I understand is where you loose a lot of horse power...extreme drive angles.
Recently put on some Krome Works pipes to help drowned out that noise. I get frustrated with that gear noise once in a while and go looking at other bikes...but then I realize this is the most comfortable bike on the market..so I wear ear plugs for a few days.
But the VSTAR custom 650 does not have all that gear noise, slight clutch chirp but no gear noise.
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That is a wonderful thing...coming home to the folks that love you. Great video.
I cannot help but think of the ones that do not make it home and the impact it has on their families.
We need to pray everyday for those men and women serving our country and give them all our support.
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You 1st gen guys never miss an opportunity to get us 2nd Gen guys...so here goes.
They put this second key lock position with the parks lights on the 1st gen cause they knew you was gonna break down on the road and have to leave it overnight.
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I had a dealer the other day tell me the 2010 models are now Fuel Injected. What worried me I kinda half way believed him...enough to bend down and look at the carbs under the edge of the tanks....yeah right.
Trust but verify everything they say.
He also told me the 2011 has the new Vmax engine and frame with the stratoliner deluxe fairing on it with some bigger bags and tour pack than the 2010 venture with a 300 rear tire. I will believe it when I see it.
Where do they find these guys?
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This can be a problem...since we have the Right on Red here...I usually turn right and then u turn back into the road I was on.
I thought about those red light magnets but, I had heard they do not work to well...but maybe they do.
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Really nice job.
It would not do for me to have one that big...my wife could fill it up with so much stuff a 3/4 pickup could not pull it.
Beautiful trailer.
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Ok...Boss...hang in there buddy...you in our prayers big time...
We GOT to save the eye.
I think the power of prayer will work in the case...we have to pull together for it to work.
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More Chrome on the S models...like chrome fork legs...
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Really nice pipes...buddy of mine has them on his Other brand ultra classic and they sound great. One thing to watch out for...The black tips turn purple after a period of time. He had to have his powder coated to get them back black.
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Looking for a bracket mount for a Garmin 665 XM satellite antenna.
Similar to this.
http://www.gpscity.ca/g/gps/l/4/ram344.jpg
Any other options than RAM? Anyone have one to move along to a new home?
Thanks
I think I have one just like in the photo that i am not using. I will look tomorrow and if you will pay the shipping...you can have it IF I can find it in that dang shop. It was to big for my antenna...I use the XM Roady ll with the small antenna.
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The Yamaha dealer treats me like crap, are extremely smobish, and won't even say hello. Even if I am walking around their new bikes they just let me look alone. On the other hand, the HD guys seem very interested in my "rice burner", come out to have a look see; They all respect my ownership of a Yamaha, are very friendly and treat me like a customer not an enemy. Basically, I haven't found a Yamaha dealer in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex I have any respect for and worthy of my hard earned bucks should I ever decide to buy new. Basically I think they're all jerks and not worth of my business. With the attitudes these fools display, no wonder Yamaha is experiencing hard times.
The exact opposite happends to me but I do not own the other brand of bike. I have noticed folks who own harleys, they actually talk to them like they are human. They have always treated me as the enemy not a potential customer. I almost owned a 2008 Screaming Eagle White Ultra Classic, but they treated me like I was a homless guy cluddering up their show room. I had already secured the funds to purchase and was planning on purchasing it. My wife loved the bike but we had only looked at it. The bike had 3500 miles on it and they were asking over retail for the bike. They told me I could not afford it and really insulted me when I went down to see about purchasing it That is when the hate relationship started for me and it grew when I visited other dealerships and got treated like trash.
I would probably consider owning one and may own one in the future but as a customer I will not be treated like a second class citizen from anyone that plan to take my money. They act like they were doing me a favor putting me on a bike that had a price tag thousands over retail plus shipping, set up fee, documentation fee, tax and title. Seems around here this is the norm, they must go to a school to learn how to be snobby and very rude to folks that come in to the shop...2 closest dealers are aXXholes and there only to take your money and put you on a bike. Screw if you are satisfied or having a problem with the product. Take it or leave it, don't like it go somewhere else as I have been told before. I have had several other instances at the dealers since I have been riding my Midnight RSV...you know if you ride with harleys you have to stop at every dealership and I pull in with them.
The corporatoin does a real good job of marketing their bikes...you can see that by how many is on the road. Most folks buy them just to follow the crowd or maybe they like dressing up like pirates when they ride. I do not like their sales tactics at all. To me if you could move on the price a little...to at least make folks think they got a good deal...you would sell more bikes. Folks tell me all the time...you need to get you a harley. Why so I can take all that abuse from the dealers...no thanks.
I have yet to find one that treated their customers or potential customers like they want their business. I am not going to beg nobody to take my money...they will have to earn my business, so I guess I will never own one unless I buy one from an individual.
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Glad you got the right color...
I am sure you will get many enjoyable miles out of it...
Oh yeah just in case you do not know...the black ones are the fastest.
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RAM also makes nice mount for the XM Roady...
http://www.ram-mount.com/Products/MotorcycleMounts/tabid/128/Default.aspx
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Does the Zumo plug into the bike's existing sound system? If so, how does it connect?
A = Yes you can connect it to the exsisting sound system through the jack in in the cassette player or put a Y under the fairing... I choose to not use the Zumo 660 sound into the existing sound system. I actually keep the sound turned down while traveling. I do not use the MP3 player section much and sure do not want to hear the GPS telling me it is recalculating everytime I make a wrong turn or take off down a road I want to travel on that is not on the route...I glance at it once in a while to see when i need to make a turn..."next turn 10 miles"
If so does it then play through the AUX function?
A = Yes it would play on the Aux function. I use the Aux port through a splitter under the fairing and use a Ipod for my MP3 music...IPOD has more memory for MP3 storage. I like to carry 5-10 days of tunes.
I understand the Zumo is Bluetooth compatible. Is that correct? Can you receive calls through your helmet headset?
A = It does have blue tooth but it takes a couple of minutes for it to sync up with your phone. I do not use a headset with my helmets, have yet to find one comfortable to wear for days with out problems (have no use for the CB either). Also could not get a straight answer on how you control 2 devices to the head set, or which one is gonna be heard over the system also found out that in some states it is illegal, but that is up to you. You cannot syn blue tooth to 2 devices...only one device. I do not receive calls with it...I use it in the evening when I am looking for a hotel room. I stop...search for closest hotels...touch which one I am interested in, turn up the speaker volume on the Zumo...and it dials the number and I talk to them about room availability and room cost through the Zumo 660...Kinda like a hands free phone...the phone stays in my vest pocket. Very useful with your helmet still on. I also use it while traveling...it will display you have a incoming call...I know the next time I stop...I need to check my phone to see if the call needs to be returned or ignored.
From reading the various threads about the Zumo it sounds as though the newer version may be significantly improved over the 550. Any thoughts on that?
A= I never had a 550 and do not know much about them, but I hear they are nice units. I already have a XM radio which i understand the 550 has it included. I move my xm from bike to car to truck to office...one unit to do all that...I mounted my XM on a RAM mount on the opposite side.
The 660 is a great piece of equipment in my book. It comes with software you can map out your routes and take those little back roads if you want, not have the GPS wants to you get from point A to point B. You can also use a website Harley Trip planner BETA...but it is kinda buggy and you get a strange route sometimes. I usually map out my routes before a road trip...1400 1500 miles in advance. I travel mostly off the interstates and off the 4 lane roads, this is where you can see the real country side. When you get the routes you like then you transfer them via USB to your 660 and call it up as custom route and never have to worry about it. This is what makes the Zumo 660 so great to me, I pick what route I take. I carry a small Netbook with me in the event we want to change the route or change directions due to weather or see another site we might have missed otherwise. The Netbook is great fro check mail and the venture site while at the hotels at night. I never have to worry about which road to take or stop to look at a map to determine if I need to take hwy 6 or 23 north cause I forgot after lunch which way I was going to take...I get senior moments trying to do this late in the day.
As far as playing the MP3 music, do you load the Zumo from your computer at home or does it have a jack to plug an iPod into?
A = MP3 are loaded buy the windows explorer drag and drop files into a specific folder via a USB cable. I use this sometimes with an ear bud on some electronic books while my wife wants to hear the radio or tunes from the Ipod which is connected to the AUX port on the existing sound system. It also has a picture viewer you can look at your photos on a mini SD card or in a specific folder on the Zumo 660.
Thanks in advance for any information you might have to share.
A = I love mine...and would buy another one if something happens to this one...well worth the money in my opinion. It comes with a nice RAM mount for your bike and a windshield mount for your car of truck...so it can be used everyday. It is water proof for motor cycles and if you calibrate the touch screen it work great with gloves. It is very easy to see in bright sunlight...Also I would recommend purchasing the lifetime maps from Garmin...4 updates a year and be sure and keep the Zumo software and your computer software updated from the Garmin website...they have added several nice features since I purchased it through these updates. If you have any other questions please let me know.
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About the same as Sling.
Couple of screw drivers Phillips and straight blade, full set of ball metric allen wrenches, few open end/box end metric wrenches (8 10 12 14 17MM), 6" and 4" adjustable wrench, cutting pliers, small Vise grips, T handle with 8 10 and 12MM sockets, fuses, small coil of wire, wire nuts, tape, tyraps, tire plug kit, small DC air compressor (make sure you fully test it before you load it) and a small bottle of Slime...
And a prayer everyday that I need none of it.
All the tools and stuff I can put in a pouch 4" x 7" x 2". The compressor and slime came in a pouch about 6x6x2
If I cannot get it back up with this stuff...call roadside assistance or a buddy and wait.
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No...I would not take the shoulder or emergency lane.
But in some states it is perfectly legal due to air cooled bikes need to be moving to keep from over heating.
I would be afraid I would encounter an idiot that did not know that LAW and act a fool toward me cause I was getting ahead of him in line and possibly hurt me or my passenger...then the gunfight would start. (just kidding)
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Chief...Thanks for what you are doing, I know what you mean about the devastation.
You need to make sure you are taking care of yourself so you can continue helping out down there. Slow down a little cause you ain't as young as you used to be.
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Test on 3 tire gauges...filled an air tank to check the pressure...I think some of this is the little bit of air you loose each time you check the pressure. 39.6 first one 38.9 2nd one (-.7) and 38.6 third one (-.3)...
I suspect it is not likely they are all off by the same amount but it is possible...they are all the same brand.
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Hey Mike,
I just now saw this. Something you may want to check. Maybe you remember my bald headed Wing riding buddy, Bob. He has E3's on his '06 Wing and I noticed that his tires had a similar wear pattern a few months ago. They actually looked like they had a flat center and each side was beveled and scalloped. Anyway, I asked him what pressure he ran. We checked his pressure with my new digital gauge and then his gauge. His showed about 8lbs high so he was running 8lbs low the whole time. (FYI, I verified mine with a calibrated gauge at work.)
Do you think you may have the same issue? Just a thought.
Hey what kind of trouble you been stirring up lately...I know you have been up to no good...
I have a couple of digital gauges here at the house...they are pretty close last time I checked them...I use the same one on my bike. Maybe I need to check these gauges again. I try real hard to keep 40 PSI in the rear. I am kinda ANAL about tire pressure.
Thanks for the input I may got get them all out now...
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You must be living right, holding your mouth right and paying the preacher extra on Sunday...
I have heard as low as 3500 miles on the famous D404, but I have have heard about over 12000 miles on the original 404 that came on the bike...but the next 404 lasted only a short while.
I would be willing to bet you will not get that on the next set, but I hope you do if you like the 404's.
Tip: change to Avon Venom or Dunlop E3 and get better mileage PLUS better handling.
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Ummm...sounds like I may need to get some warranty work...or maybe work a deal so they at least supply the parts.
Thanks guys for all your input.
I do...7 of the 16oz Ratio Right measuring cup and then 6.5 ozs usually comes just about right. Old motocross racing thing I guess. On the 2 strokes you had to loosen a screw to see if the oil level was right or dump the premeasured amount in and GO.
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That is one thing that really pisses me off about Wally World. They have something good...you start buying it regularly and bang...they stop stocking it.
Dang...
why did they do that. Motorcraft oil, Westly white wall cleaner in the 1/2 gallon refills, Mobil 1 motorcycle oil, Orange Blast in the half gallon bottle...once in a while you might find one of these items on the shelf...the rest of the time you are wasting it going there after it. IT is like they get you hooked coming in for these products then stop and make you walk over to that area to look everytime you come to the store.
I have about stopped going there anymore.