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  1. Sylvester
    Is DOT 5 an option for the 2ndG RSV? It is time to flush the brakes.
  2. Sylvester
    It looks so fresh and innocent in the pictures, now it is time to take it out and get it dirty. Don't waste time washing it all the time, you need to ride it. I try to help mankind by not using very much water on cars and bikes. I personally believe the blue/black is half as fast as the midnight. Ride and enjoy
  3. Sylvester
    I have finished removing all three calipers and found two of the sets had frozen pistons in them. All three had pitting on the pistons. I have ordered $300 worth of parts (pistons and seals) and hope to be able to clean the caliper housing well enough to get them to work. The seals had failed and water got into the piston housing. The brake pads are like new so I did not have to get them. Keep in mind that you cannot get new calipers anymore. So if you buy it and cannot fix what you have then you need to find salvage parts. I should have my parts in a week. I found the cheapest place was Parts Pitt Stop on the net.
  4. Sylvester
    I just picked up a 1981 GL 1100 Gold Wing Interstate for $600. Very nice condition with new saddle and windshield and near new tires. The brakes are shot due to lack of use. I took off the front calipers and need to order about $100 in parts to fix them. I can't afford the new rotors at $482 each so I will make do. I will also take the rear caliper off and clean it also. Mechanically it is great other than the brakes. I don't know what condition the GL 1000 you are looking at is, but if it is fixable and you don't put more than $1000 into it, you would have a nice ride. The 1000cc had a lot less power than the 1100cc, and no I don't know why.
  5. Sylvester
    Both front calipers and the rear caliper need rebuild due to water in the system. I will give it a thorough fluid change while it is down. This bike really runs great since it only had two owners. Nearly new tires, new large front windshiels and new Saddleman saddle. My RSMV is not associating with this intruder.
  6. Sylvester
    Seems like it would have been easier to buy a Venture to begin with, but to each his own.
  7. Sylvester
    Worry not my friend. I have a 02 RSMV, 05 Triumph Bonneville, 09 H-D Ultra, 62 H-D Duo Glide and just bought a 81 Honda G.W. Interstate. There is a lot of room!
  8. Sylvester
    Since it needed a left front rotor, front pads, most likely a clutch (chatter) and a full service, I paid under $1000. It had 73,xxx miles and cosmetically very nice. A whole lot lighter than my RSMV.
  9. Sylvester
    I run the Dunlop 404 and have for the last three sets. I am very pleased with the overall performance. I would never have Bridgestone or Metzler again.
  10. Sylvester
    To put an end to this thread, I bought the Honda from my friend. Needs the front left caliper worked on (sticking) and that is all after test riding it. A far cry from my RSMV but still a nice ride.
  11. Sylvester
    You may want to think of a higher output stator so you don't run the battery down. There are some available on the web. I plan the same trip in 2010 and will have the larger stator when I make the trip. The tire plug kit is a must. I spent two years in Fairbanks, and the summer roads will cut a tire. Carrying spare tires were common in the late 60's when I was there.
  12. Sylvester
    OK, my fault. I do not know the miles, but the paint is near perfect. All the chrome shines without signs of rust (it has been garage kept). Everything works and the tires are 70%. I am going to look at it tomorrow and I will either list it for him or buy it from him. He will not be riding anymore and I want to be fair with him. Good friends only come along once in a while.
  13. Sylvester
    Thanks Monte but I have been to those. The bikes sell for more than Kelly and NADA state. Ask any of our first generation enthusiasts. I would hope this Honda would be in the $2500 range.
  14. Sylvester
    I have a friend who wants to sell his 1100 Goldwing and I need a value for it. Is there a site I can compare this model price at? It is very clean and he has ridden it sparingly.
  15. Sylvester
    My wife would love me to get a girl friend who will cook and clean. She said I would be the best husband in the world if I did this. Now, since I already have a totally chromed and gimmicked RSV, will your wife agree to cook and clean? By the way I have seven and a half acres she could mow with my sixty two year old Ford tractor, and she will have to do laundry also. If she is willing, I have lots of love to give her, and lots of work. Oh, by the way, I will take the bike also for a spare.
  16. Sylvester
    It's that time of the year, when all those unused motorcycles try to come to life. I am glad I have twelve months to ride in and keep my bike up. I wonder how many of these "dead batteries" could have been saved with a Battery Tender.
  17. Sylvester
    That is my sentiments. The battery in my RSV is over four years old now and going strong.
  18. Sylvester
    I am aware of this other wire, but I was thinking power port. Thanks for clearing that up.
  19. Sylvester
    Huh? "Both of them"?
  20. Sylvester
    It will not change the handling. It may cause more vibrations in your hands. I went throught the same thing with my RSMV and went back to the weights. Others I know did not have the same problem. It is up to you!!!
  21. Sylvester
    Pegscraper, I am glad you had an answer, since I will be doing the same thing soon. I could have looked it up in my shop manual, but your reply was easier.
  22. Sylvester
    My '02 RSMV is seven years old and 102,000 miles with never a down moment that wasn't scheduled. Without a doubt, it is the toughest bike I have ever owned in fifty years of riding. My wife told me it was getting old and "I said so was I". If the time arrives that I can't handle it anymore, I will add the trike kit and keep on rolling.
  23. Sylvester
    May the Good Lord hold Walter close to HIM.
  24. Sylvester
    I have a 3/8" and a 1/2" clicker type torque wrench and use them when necessary. You can get good quality units at Harbor Freight Sales, Wholesale Tools, and Northern Tool plus many other discount houses. I use them for spec. work but not for normal activity. The cost is not high so you might as well own at least one.
  25. Sylvester
    Remove the cap, take an awl and "gently" drive two holes as high up on the filler neck as you can. Make one at twelve o'clock and the other at three o'clock, and make them as large as you can. Caution: do this in cool temperatures (relieves fumes), and use a wood or leather mallet-sparks are something you don't want. The metal in the filler is thin and soft and I use the palm of my hand to drive the awl. I place a cloth on the side of the cap that would contact the awl if I slipped. Takes about five minutes. Once you have done this-don't fill to top in hot weather or if you are not going at least thirty miles so the full level will come down.
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