RSTDdog

I have the Hagon and like it. I think threre is another recent shock thread here or in General tech with more info/posts. You can almost buy two Hagons for the price of one Works shock. Hagon has two year warranty and is rebuildable. Two spring options Standard and Heavy duty. I'll post inthe links to other threads on edit. This thread covers the available options: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=75298 Pics of the Hagon shock here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72841

I have been to Hap's and got to meet him (Hap, not Kenny). Place I worked was dealer trading for a bike up there. Neat Guy. He told me story about when he was a Harley Honda Triumph dealer in the early 70's. Harley wanted him to build a separate store or lose his dealership. In the 70's that was a no brainer and guess who is not a Harley dealer. Of course he said I didn't miss having them in the 70's and 80's but would like to have thme back now (this was early 90's on the cusp of Harley's return). Hap's is (or at least at that time 1992ish) was the epitomy of motorcycle shops. Also had cycle salvage. A short while later when I had my 92.5 ST 1100ABS, Hap's had the matching trunk for it. Know that Honda introduced and then discontinued the Hondaline Trunk for the ST1100 within a 6 month time period. Cool article. Brings back memories. I worked in a Motorcycle shop owned by a real estate guy, had no real appreciation for it. Would be nice to work for a Shop owned by a motorcycle guy......

I can't seem to convince my wife of this either.

The work around for that is easy. Simply sign yourself up (or your wife or SO) with another member account and pay another 12.00 (Freebird needs money too to pay for the extra bandwidth the excessive Thanks button use is causing) and then you can bid against yourself and run the bid until you don't feel guilty about the price your paying . Not to mention it will double your chances of winning the auction!!!

Partsshark 458.19 +23.50 SH=481.69 Boats.net=474.67 free shipping over 250.00. Then if you don't want air adjustable Hagon with 2 year warranty 399 or 469 Shipped with an uprated spring. I have the Hagon and like it.

If none of them are out then obviously you don't need shims. If you go through and check all the valve clearances first and say you have three or four that are out of spec, sometimes you can swap the locations of the shims around (if you are lucky). Requires a bit more work since you need to remove the shims on all the ones that are out, calculate what you need and measure what you have to figure out if that will work. Can't imagine a dealer not having the shim kit though.

You may want to try draining the carbs. Better to try draining out any stuff you loosen up while soaking than trying to suck it through the jets. Low air pressure through the fuel line after the pump will help blow off the needles and empty the bowls with the drain open. Will it idle with the choke off ? All four pipes getting hot? That's a good indication your pilot jets are clear. RSTDdog

Would it be appropriate for folks to post it on Craigslist with a link to the auction here?

Don't say anyone never Thanksed You. Look at bar directly below your post. Nothing like being thanked in a Bar.

I'll Thanks Yours if you Thanks Mine..... I'm looking to increase my Thanks per post ratio. What about group Thanks.....If everyone online happened to hit the Thanks button on the exact same post at the exact same time, then what??

I wonder how much bandwidth the Thanks button consumes? Would pages load faster without it? It would appear however that you cannot thank yourself for being useful.

You are correct. When I worked for a Yamaha dealer inthe 90's the regional service rep told me Ring Free was concentrated techron. He indicated it was 4 times more concentrated than retail Techron products. Expensive? Thats relative I suppose. Maintenance doses of Ring Free are 1oz to 10 gallons (IIRC working from memory) so quart treats 320 gallons. Heavy Treatment to Decarbon piston, valves and heads is 2 oz per gallon. I have a bottle, I need to go read it. The guy who posted they use the 20z bottle in a Royal Star tank (5 gallons) and get decarboning benefits seems inline with what I was told about the concentration differences. The Techron Fuel System Cleaner is 12.99 for the 20 oz bottle that treats up to 20 gallons. I wait till its BOGO at advance to buy it. Convenient to use for the car that way. Usually every other month its BOGO. Ring Free I order online with other Yamaha parts to get free shipping. In any regard, Ring Free/Techron is good stuff IMO.

Assuming this is true, I would agree. Brand new From Yamaha boats.net has them for 150.00 and 153.00 L&R respectively. Brackets not listed separately new. However Pinwall pricing on this type of stuff is normally pretty good. I'm guessing 139.00 would be for the pair at best and otherwise was likely an error or typo. Call them. They may have some boards that were damaged that they didn't bother with listing and may have the brackets laying around (literally).

He was quoting the Yamaha Manual. You were asking about your Kawasaki Vulcan right?? 2nd Edit: I see in your profile you have a new Yamaha RSV too. 87 Ethanol or not, just fine in the Yamaha. Thats what I run in my bike. See what your Kawasaki Manual Recommends. Given that, the higher the octane, the more resistant the fuel is to igniting. Higher Octane fuels prevent pinging or knocking (typically Valve clatter on acceleration). If your bike will run on 87 with out pinging, I would say run it. Although not all pre igniiton is audible. The biggest problem with ethanol will be with a bike that sits. If your riding frequently (no more than 1 month to burn a tank a fuel) and bike your Kawasaki requires premium, I would run premium ethanol over the 87 non ethanol all things equal, particularly if the price is the same. I would question however the 87 octane non ethanol fuel myself. Currently (In my part of florida anyway on edit: I see you are in Fl too.) the only Non Ethanol Fuel available is Recreational Marine Grade fuel and its 90 octane. Few street stations here haveit, mostly marinas. Its also the same price or often more than premium unleaded (4.29 gallon here for the non ethanol last I checked)

You may find that with the Hagon Shock, you won't need leveling links depending on your objective for them. I have the Hagon with HD spring option and it sits up higher than the stock shock although I can't quantify how much since I didn't do before and after measurements. I have an HD tour pack installed and my bike looks level to me. Leveling links would be easy enough to add afterward if you feel you still need more height.

The Cheapest 2013 model is $26499.00 up to $37,899. For that kind of money Indian would not be on my short list. I wonder how many they are selling at that price?? Of course if Polaris can establish it as a low volume, high status brand, cudos to the marketing department. Just the pricing will make it a bike not everyone on the block will have. Polaris will also have to make a distinct separation between the Indian and Victory Lines. Time will tell.... Polaris would be wise to blitz the True Story Movie "World's Fastest Indian" over as many televison network outlets as they can. Great movie. Anyone who hasn't seen it, needs to. And so its not a total Thread hijack. Congrats to Steve on the New Ride. PM sent about the backrest.

I have seen a burnt valve from a RSV with 96,000 miles. My friend owns a shop and keeps it around. He worked for the local dealership through several owners for 35 plus years and owns his own shop now. I worked with him back in the early 90's. Only person around here besides me I trust and I would let work on my bike. I have seen it personally and more apt to happen on air cooled bikes. Its why when a bike runs poorly , the first thing you do is check compression and spark. Trust me, you will only clean the carburetors three times on a bike once to learn this lesson.

That would be another way to raise money.........

Assuming you can get a harley Dealer to sell you a bike for MSRP the 2013 883 Iron (model Yamaha is targeting with the bolt 950) is the cheapest sportster and MSRP is 7999.00 Per the article MSRP on the new yamaha is also 7999 or 8290 for the R spec which adds a few extras. The yamaha is lighter , likely faster than the 883 and IMO better looking than the Iron. I have ridden both an 883 and a 1200 sportster before and will Venture a guess that the Yamaha 950 will likey be smoother, although Yamaha seems to have a habit of making their bikes shake on purpose now. You gotta love the marketing department. I still say (hope) they will build a tourer with a version of the new Vmax motor. That would make the most sense form a cost recovery standpoint.

Been here infrequently lately. Anymore progress on the rear rim mod?

Payment sent for the 4 requested. Used gift which doesn't prompt for shipping address. Will need to PM you my address. Thank You for putting this together. Derrek

Spring is approaching... I have the Hagon Shock. I like it. Its well made. There is a thread somewhere where I posted some pictures of it. When I bought mine with the heavy spring it was 469 Shipped from Hagon LLC in California. Not sure if they are still including the shipping. So far I use the setting out of the box for both solo and two up. That said, when I had the OEM air shock I didn't change the air pressure either. Always kept it at 45psi. When i was installing it, Looks like it would be easy enough to adjust the preload by simply removing the saddle bag. The preload adjuster uses a set screw so you don't have to fool with trying to tighten a locking ring. Loosen set screw, adjust preload, tighten set screw. Damping adjustment is on the bottom of the shock, so nothing to remove for that. With respect to the Goldwing shock, there is another thread on that as well somewhere. My research indicates that the difference in length between the gold wing shock and the venture shock, mount eye to mount eye is approximately 3 inches ( i.e the wing shock is 3 inches longer). It would take more engineering than its worth IMO to work out the three extra inches in length. RSTDdog

I could use 4 for sure off hand. Do they work for Miatas too?? RSTDdog

The online rates for UPS are different than the rates you pay at a UPS Pack N Ship franchise store if that's where you went since they make money on the shipping (and the packing as you learned). If they can sell you the 15" height and in the end UPS only bills them for the 14" height they make more. Dimensions and weights are estimates entered in the ship profile, but when you have an account (Like a UPS Store) you get billed on actual if its off significantly. My work has accounts with both UPS and Fedex. Fedex Ground is consistently cheaper than UPS ground, inclusive or exclusive of our discount. Fedex Ground shipping from Tennesse to Florida for a box of miata parts 23x23x7 and weighing 23lbs was 15.02. Freight cost will always be the higher of Actual weight or Dimensional weight. I have an airhawk sitting in the closet that you are welcome to try. PM me your address and I'll send it out. If you (or the wife) like it, make a reasonable donation to the St. Judes fund here at VR.org. If it doesn't work for you, I just ask you donate it to the St. Judes VR.org auction fund. RSTDdog

Its a 2009, So its still under warranty for at least another year or so (2014) maybe more depending when it was first sold. 5 year warranty from the In service date. Yes the fuel pumps can work (fail)intermittently. If its the fuel pump you will definitely want that replaced under warranty.