Steve S
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THESE HAVE BEEN SOLD ALREADY. Thanks to everyone that responded so quickly. I have replaced my stock bars with Flandes bars. I now have a set of Barons' 1 1/2 inch risers for sale. I will take $50 U.S, shipped to the lower 48. Send me a PM and I will provide the address to send a check or money order.( I dont have a Pay Pal account.) Thanks
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I've had mine over to the 3/4 mark on the gas gauge. I would say somewhere in the "losing my license for 6 months range":crying:. But it's fast enough to make a buddy with an 1800 VTX eat his words... Don, my rev limiter kicks in at around 105-110 in 4th. I'm still climbing in 5th til the wind resistance gets to be too much.
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This place should be nicknamed The Hotel California. You can check out but you can never leave. You will always be a part of the group no matter if you ride or not.
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I have never owned a Road Star, but my buddy rides one. I can let him take off, catch him, then move ahead, slow down, move ahead, slow down, move ahead, slow down... ( I like watching him wave at me:innocent:) I hope you are getting the picture here. From a dead take off with me being 2 up and him solo, he never has a chance. In less than a bike length I am pulling away. And this is a man that has raced dirt bikes and ridden 350k road miles over the last 15 yrs, so he knows how to make the Road Star run. We did try a little experiment with me on the Venture and him in his Firebird with the LS1 engine. (350 HP stock). I got him out of the hole and could hold him off til I went into 3rd gear:confused24:. After that he just had too much torque.
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The one from Northern Tools just is heavy enough. Put some plywood on the floor and strap her down. I wouldn't want to haul it every day on it, but it will do what you want.
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Front Fork Air Balance Kit
Steve S replied to a topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
I took the little black couplings out until I got mine screwed on. Be careful though they are very light plastic. DO NOT cross thread them when you screw em back in. Good Luck -
Baron Performance front lowering kit
Steve S replied to chachi's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
I wasn't aware that such a critter existed. I will have to check it out. -
Hell Friends. Well I finally got home Thursday morning after being gone working for 38 days. After a short nap I took my paperwork to the courthouse and got the Black Beast relicensed.( I had to apply for a rebuild title). I slapped the license plate on, fired her off and went for a 3 hr cruise. Boy did it feel GOOOOOOD to be back on her. As good a bike as the Nomad is it just doesn't compare to a RSV. A couple of the changes that I made that I was wondering about were the handle bars and the front fork springs. I put a set of Flander's bars on and man what a difference. I had the 1 1/2 inch Baron's risers on but these bars are so much better there is no comparison. This should be the bars that Yamaha uses as stock. I cant wait il I can go on an all day run to see how good I will feel. The fork springs were changed out for a set of firmer springs from Sonic Springs. Since I am an agressive rider I wanted a little firmer front fork. I also changed out the fork oil to 10 w oil. Boy did I get a firmer front end. I drove hard down into a couple of corners just to see what would happen when I laid on the front brake. It was amazing. The bike did not try to stand up at all. And the ride??? With 6 lbs of air in the front shocks, I did add a air balance kit also, it rode as smooth and soft as it did when it was new. I took out the rear lowering links and went back to stock when I changed out the rear brake line. I'm not totally happy with the way it sits so I am going to make a set of links that are half way between stock and the Baron's set. When I rode 2 up the mufflers would drag way too much to suit me. I even pumped the air up to 65 psi on the rear shock but it didn't seem to help. I will let ya'll know how that works out. In my rush to get back on the road I have not cleaned her up good yet. As soon as I can get it cleaned and waxed I will post some pics of her. She looks as good as new.
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rek58. The plug wire hitting the frame is an easy fix. Just fire up the torch and cut a 3 inch circular cut out of the frame:thumbsup2:. NO MORE wire hitting. Oh wait. The frame supports other stuff too doesn't it???... Sigh... See what happens when you come home from the hospital after brain surgery with your certification signed by The Wizzard of Oz...:stirthepot:
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That is some pretty serious rust on a tank that new. Since you bought a new bike, it should have a new tank. If you had wanted a bike with a rusty tank you would have bought an old rusty bike. The dealer should step up and make sure Yamaha replaces it. It just depends on how much service he wants to give you. When I bought my 04 the tank had a chip in the paint. They replaced the tank with a new one and gave me the old one. I'm using it now since I dented up the other one in the accident.
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You are susposed to put them up in the winter??? I bought Gerbins heating clothing and tend to ride south a little more often in the winter. Brake Pad. I understand your situation and I feel for your loss:crying:. I would be lonesome for at least a couple of weeks if my wife moved away. Oh well, I guess I could find someone to wash my ride for me...
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Le Roy. I bought one from my local dealer for under $10. The stock ones are pot metal and tend to break easily. Diamond R accessories, www.diamondraccessories.com , has some chromed steel ones that look great. Good Luck
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Have you thought about calling Willie Nelson?????? He sure knows about weed...
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Ruffrider. Where did you get your LED board. Mine came from Custom Dynamics and it too has 3 LEDs that shine very brightly on the license plate. I fine it strange that yours doesn't. (but then I find a lot of things strange). Or is it that a lot of things find me strange?? Just my thoughts but the cop was just doing his/her job.
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I bet that was real good while it was warm, with a little vanilla ice cream on it.... :stirthepot::stirthepot:
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I would BEG him to allow me to do some work on his bike:hurts:. Then I would get my money back the Johnny Cash way, ONE PIECE AT A TIME:guitarist 2:.
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Anything short of "We will take care of the problem" is NOT an acceptable answer from a dealer:no-no-no:. I have been working on engines since I was a young teen. I have NEVER seen an engine repair itself. Nor do gaskets reaseal themselves. I would take it back and very patiently tell the service manager to FIX IT!!!!! Of course I do spoil the guys at the local dealership with donuts every now and then. I am NOT above bribery:innocent:.
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:think:I would go out and start spending that money TODAY!!!!!!:dancefool::rotf::rotf::rotf:
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About 5 yrs ago I checked with Geico anout my 1100 V-Star. At that time they wanted $1200 a year for fulll coverage. I questioned the high rate and they said it was the way they had to do business in Ky. I'm sure that has changed by now but I have stayed with the company that does my cars and house. They keep me with GOOD coverage for about $550 for the RSV and a Nomad. The coverage you purchase is another issue. One company can give you a quote but not include coverage for several items such as towing or roadsise service. Since we take long trips, trip interuption is another coverage that I have that I like. I go with a higher deductable figuring I can cover the small stuff myself. That helps a lot with the bottom line. About Texas insurance companies. Several years ago I sold life and health insurance as well as did investments. Any company that was headquartered in Texas we stayed away from. At that time Texas had the loosest insurance laws around. The would deny claims for most anything. No point in paying premiums if they wont pay off:no-no-no:. Just my 3 cents worth. (inflation you know)
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This is getting weird dude. My brother Mike, before his death in 04, lived in Canton Ky. I live in the next county over in Hopkinsville, Ky. Of course it couldn't have been my brother, he rode a Harley What the heck, EVERY family has a blacksheep:innocent:
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Mini, don't worry. I've seen myself in the mirror:crying:. AINT NO WAY I'm gonna get naked in front of a camera.
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Grrrrrr Something Is Just Not Right
Steve S replied to Everette's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I've got a couple of questions. Did you pull a new circut from the battery and put a relay in to energize the lights? If you did what were the sizes of the wire, fuse and relay? If you didn't run a new circut, which circut did you use to power the lights? There are a lot of variables to this problem. If the wiring or fuse are too light this could contribute to the problem. The wire insulation could be nicked in the tubing going to the lights and going to ground when you hit a bump. When I put mine on I ran a 12 ga. wire from the battery with a 20 amp fuse. I used a 30 amp light relay to energise the lights, using power to energize the relay from the low beam circut. As always we demand more and more information. -
You are susposed to wear clothing to a chat party???
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Would someone post a link on the Piggy Backer trailer? Thanks:thumbsup2:
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Test the battery with a battery tester. It could be a defective battery. Brother-in-law sees it every now and then.