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  1. VentureProf
    although the conventional wisdom among RSV owners is to put their passing light circuit on a relay, I agree with Red1. Looking at the size of the contacts in the switch, they should handle the load, as long as they are clean and don't crack. The downstream solder joints and connections may fail if they aren't up to snuff, however. I've always suspected that if the ignition switch is going to fail on an RSV, it is going to fail regardless of whether your passing lights are relayed or not. Now I suppose I've just jinxed my switch. Kelly
  2. VentureProf
    ABS, no doubt. A sheet of ABS with ABS plastic cement should do the trick. I fixed a broken tab (holding a captive nut) on the inside of my left lower faring with ABS cement and some ABS shavings from a piece of ABS pipe I had lying around. Worked perfectly - still holding strong. Kelly
  3. VentureProf
    that's good news. And yes, with the bike level fill the oil to only the middle of the site glass. Many of us learned that the same way as you did. Kelly
  4. VentureProf
    There's a cheap replacement from the bins at your local Ace hardware. Check the tech article at http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php?action=article&cat_id=002003&id=343 for assembling a near-stock looking black button that I posted a few years ago when my passenger PTT button turned up missing. Kelly
  5. VentureProf
    Because of the straight-cut gears there's always that slight whine - and then there's the separate chirp. It gives us a tendency to pass off noise complaints of other RSV riders, but there's always the possibility of a bearing or bushing or shaft actually going bad throwing off gear alignment, or misalignment problems in the drive shaft and especially rear end (that have been noted for the RSV). A good mechanic should be able to identify normal Yamaha noises from a tranny or rear end fault, but there are lot's of threads on these forums about bad noises getting misdiagnosed repeatedly by dealership mechanics. If you are around a long-time RSV rider, they might be able to identify a bad noise easier than the mechanic who only occassionally sees an RSV. Of course, if the sound rapidly worsens then you know you have a problem. Kelly
  6. VentureProf
    Rick Butler has beautifully described the two functions of the RSV shock unit on this site (the actual damping cartridge and the air-adjustable preload portion). One can stay intact while the other fails. The nitrogen-filled shock cartridge at the core of the combined shock-airpreload assembly really doesn't fail much in the RSV, it is the seals for the air preload chamber (really just an 'air spring' that allows us to adjust the spring strength with air) that fail. In most cases the oil that is dripping is not from the shock cartridge itself, which provides the critical viscous damping that keeps the rear end from bouncing uncontrollably from the normal small bumps and dips in the road surface. So the bike remains rideable. You lose the ability to adjust the springiness for load (the so-called 'preload' that most motorcycle suspension systems provide by adjusting the length of the spring around the shock). Now, if you see oil AND the bike is starting to show underdamped oscillations (it gets bouncy) then you've lost the viscous damping from the internal shock cartridge. Such a bike rapidly gets dangerous to ride, in contrast to one that lost the oil for the air adjustable part of the unit.
  7. VentureProf
    I don't think you lost the oil from the internal shock cartridge (or your bike would bounce due to lack of damping of such a large, sprung mass - the bike). If you lost all of that oil your bike would be undriveable. You lost the oil that helps to lube the seals in the 'outer' chamber (the air preload that gives extra stiffness when you carry heavier loads) which keeps the air from leaking. Just my .02. Kelly
  8. VentureProf
    Don, How does this work with the CB on? That is, are you toggling the mics on/off everytime that you push a PTT button? Thanks, Kelly
  9. VentureProf
    The electric horns from Rivco are pretty loud and mount very neatly using the bottom bolt for the airboxes on each side. There are a few of us who've mounted them there, tucked the relay under the seat and run new wires to the Rivcos. Louder than mounted inside the fairing and you can leave the stock horns attached (even though the Rivco's pretty much drown them out). Kelly
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