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  1. Shamue
    I have a problem, just the opposite. I live 30 miles from work and it take me 35 minutes ti=o be there by 7am. But after work at 630pm it will sometimes take a couple of hours. Work traffic has died out so I'll ride 100+ miles to get home in the evening. I'll ride to Santa Fe and take north hwy 14 to Tijeras or I'll ride south to Belen and take hwy 60 east to S hwy 14 to Tijeras where I live. Either way its through the mountains with nice scenery and very relaxing. I feel your pain not being able just take a short ride.
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    I ride all over the areas you are going to travel and never had an issue at scenic sites, national, state parks, anywhere. I have camped in primitive and types of camp grounds with, without facilities as well as just find a road into the forest. Never had anyrthing messed with. I do carry a half cover to through over my loaded bike to keep it from getting hot, which keeps things out of sight. I just came back from a 1000 mile camping trip over Memorial weekend through the western slope of the Rockies. No issues. Durango, Vallecitos, Silverton, Qurray, Montrose, Ridgeway, Telluride, Dove Creek, Delores, Bayfield, camping in primitive camps all the time.
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    I have been thinking along the line of a trailer to haul my canoe also. Found that Harbor Freight sells a bolt together boat trailer that I could modify a bit and it could work. According to the info. I can find, the trailer weighs less than 100#.
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    Google : safety vest, safety jackets, safety gear, safety clothing, you will be surprised at how much stuff is available and can be used summer and winter. A lot of the stuff is high quality and tough so it can withstand abuse.
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    I pondered the same thought. And have been looking for top rails other than the yamaha style. it looks like there could be a clearance problem opening the lid with a different brand of rails.
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    Like many others I don't have much to give, BUT I have seen my $12 HELP a lot of people here, when I couldn't personally. Thanks to everyone that is here.
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    I ride a lot, and put on miles. Every yr a group of use get together in Feb. or Mar. on a good weekend and do some rider skill work in a parking lot somewhere. Then we go to a mid afternoon lunch and talk about what we did. It helps just to refresh your mind even though we ride year round, when it's above 40 degrees. This yr 10 of us went and re-took the advanced ride course. Every yr even when i wasn't riding with a group, I would go somewhere just to practice turns, slow and hi speed, stopping, swerving, using paper cups with a little sand in them as cones. I think we sometimes feel like we been riding for ever and don't need practice and that might be true for a lot, but it is actually fun to go and just play and practice in an open church parking lot or othe suitible place. Try it and have some fun, get a couple friends and it can be enjoyable.
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    Can relate totally. My daugther's final year playing in Oklamoha. But she will stay involved for a couple more years as an assistant coach while working on her Masters. It is sad to know they won't be on the field any more, but I'm sure you have plenty of GREAT memories. I know you can be proud of your daugther, sports developes maturity and charater. I know what you are feeling and you should be proud.
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    Sure would, but will run my '08 until they add fuel injection. Glad the RSV will last several hundred thousand miles, I may have to wait a few more years before Yamaha adds FI.
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    had both style faring mounts on different bikes, really didn't make much difference as you get used to them fairly quick. As for the usw of a CB all the time. It's great when traveling. I will question on coming truckers about weather and road conditions where I'm headed. I will usually talk to a trucker as I enter a big unfamiliar city and tag behind them to go straight through. As stated also group or buddy rides the CB is great if someone in the back is having an issue or just wants to stop and rest.
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    I would change the tranny fluid and filter and when refilling use a qt of TRANSX to replace 1 qt of fluid. Drive a hundred miles or so and change the fluid again. Since the vehicle has over 100,000 miles I would make 1 qt of TRANSX a addition to my regular tranny services. Great stuff. I would also Youtube your issue, your probanly not the only one with this issue. I youtube stuff all the time and in many instances if it is RSV motorcycle related it brings me right bac to this site. Good info can be found for sure.
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    I just purchased the Cabelas battery powered fleese jacket and gloves for the wife and I. Can't say anything bad about them. The reason I went battery powered is to be able to wear the gear around camp, to football games and other outdoor events when it's cooled. There are 4 settings, and as an example yeaterday's ride temps in the low 20's 4 of us went a couple hundred miles. I wore the heated jacket under my leather coat on level 3 one below the highest and stayed very confortable. The gloves heat up nicely and even the fingers stayed warm. Usually in riding in the 30's my fingers will nun up, but not with the gloves. Might check them out, as Cabela's is always good at taking back returns that do not meet your personal expectations. I would recommend these to anyone. Shamue
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    besides a standard metric type wrench set, I like to have metric line wrenches, they hold onto nuts and bolts a little better. ie: the mirror adjustment nuts or oil drain bolt can round off with a standard metric wrench.
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    Except for pants, jackets and footwear, I usually take shirts, socks and underwear that need to be replaced. As they are worn on the trip, I throw them away. If for some reason I run out I'll stop along the way and purchase what is needed. I ride with the mind set that nobody knows me, so I'm not trying to impress anyone. If it won't fit in the RSV bags or in a soft bag on the rack, I really don't need it. For us it's about the ride, sights. If we are not staying in motels, I'll pull the trailer with the camping gear. Leather is good for extreme cold, but my rain suit is great for the cool mornings and afternoons. I always ride in long sleves. The most important things I carry are: extra key on a lanyard around my neck, first aid kit, few tools, flash light, rain suit, camera, water and a few powerbars. We have found traveling light was a trial and error experience. From the first over night trip to the longest trips anything that was not used was not carried again. I like to keep things simple and most of the time lunch in after a gas stop, where we'll pick up a sub sandwich and cold drink and ride a few miles to a state park, a stream, lake along the way to stop and eat. You will enjoy your trip planing, your trip. Most of all you'll find out what works for you and it will probably be less is best. Upp's forgot to mention wife won't ride in dirty clothes so usually stop mid afternnon every other day to do laundry. Shamue
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    In the warehouse complex next to me is the Hostes Distribution Center privately owned and run for Northern New Mexico and on Friday afternoon he took all 27 of his employees to lunch. At lunch they learned the center ways being shut down. He is hoping the manufacturing plants come to an agreement soon so he doesn't have to file chapter 11. These aren't low wage jobs as most of his employees have been with him for over 15 years and were looking to retire from there. Many of them will loose everything and have to live off their 401's untill it is gone. GE is also laying off 300 here due to the cut backs to the military. 2 years ago GE closed the jet engine plant here and laid off 1500 people. NM is pretty much a welfare state unless you work for the state a city or at one of the labs. I'm seeing more and more 50+ year old people out of work, but haven't given up work at fast food restaurants or entry level jobs. What a waste of experience. I know it's not bad everywhere, but this last year the bad economy has pick up speed here, more and more mom and pop businesses are closing down. Good luck to all of you working, may you help pay it forward during this time of year. Shamue.
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    i'm interested. The company I work for is headquartered in Lubbock and since I haven't seen my boss in 3 yrs. this ride would could give me a chance to do two things. Stop and say hello, I'm still alive, then ride to meet and eat with some great people. Depending on the dates, I'll be there. Have to have notice since I'm a one man operation and have to set up someone to come in and work for me. Shamue.
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    Having been in the auto industry for several years and talked many times to high performance mechanics that build Nascar and Drag racing engines. I remember all of them saying pretty much the same thing about stock engines and gas. Don't remember the technical reasons, but had to do with elevation. In a purchased vehicle the gas suggested on the sticker is for the area of elevation where purchased. And that could change if you were to purchase the same car in San Diego (sea level) or Denver CO. At sea level the same car may reguire high octane fuel when in Colorado it would require regular octane for the same performance (power). Now with the computer controls on the engine, john-q- citizen may never feel or notice the difference at elevation other than poor gas milage. Now with the carburated engine of my RSV I have traveled coast to coast and noticed a drop in power mainly in the mountains at which time I'll buy higher octane and get some of the power back. My hiway travel is 70 to 80 mph and never have a issue with regular gas of 87 octane. My weekend travel is usually in Northern New Mexico and Colorado the Colorado Rockies at 8500 ft and above at just above the posted speed. The carburated engine of the RSV has a lot to do with how the engine performs at different elevations verses the newer fuel injected bikes. Sorry I don't remember the theroy behind the sea level and at altitude to be more specific.
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    My wife and I have different length vacation days off. Usually I have had a couple more days and have done this several times crossing the country. I leave 2 or 3 days early and beat it across the country. She arrives via air and I pick her up at the airport. We start our vacation together and ride back home touring. On a couple of the trips we spent more time exploring and she was dropped off at an airport to fly home to get back to work, while I rode home. Have thought of your idea, but my priority is riding and since I deal with freight companies every day, I didn't want to arrive at the starting point and find my ride damaged in anyway. Expecially it being damaged to the point I couldn't ride. Also I would check into the cost of crating to protect your MC and freight. I would like to be able to do what you describe, but my experience with freight companys that I deal with on a daily basis is not good. This has nothing to do with the drivers, but the number of times the material is transfered from truck to truck on it route across the country. Hope you find a solution and have a great vacation.
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    I have good luck with carberator spray using the little cap extension then you can tape a straw to extend the length of the spary if needed in a tight area. 1/3rd the price of wasp spray and works on all sorts of insects. Be careful to not spray around any flames, it is very flamable and don't get it in your eyes. Bad, very bad.
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    I'm good for one. Nice work.
  21. Shamue
    What I see in this post, Is exactely why I am a member here and not some where else. Talking about something before you get to the VALUE HERE. I don't post often, but the information gathered has helped in so many of my RSV questions. I also like the fact that it's not what you ride but who you are that makes the experience on this site worth while. This has touched a botton and is exactly why I am not a member of other sites. There is someone making statements without knowing the facts. And you don't always know the facts as a visitor or trial member. Sorry, Don if this seems argumentative but I had to say something.
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    my dad had the same delima...after yrs of riding around on small bikes of his, i told him i wanted to ride the streets with him. so he thought he had a way to prolong the issue. a couple of rules were set up. i would have to save the money for a street bike, retake the rider safety course, always wear a helmet and maintain the bike. we'll i saved the money which took a while and did the course. now i was so proud of the bike i didn't want it scratched or dirty so the thought of doing anything crazy escaped my mind and i washed it almost daily after even the shortest ride. i was about 16 when this all happened and shortly after i got my bike a close friend wrecked his but was lucky not to have been killed. i remember this to this day and every time i ride 44yrs later it keeps me under control. i would do the same with my son, except he never go the desire to ride much and now he is 26 going in his lifes direction. GOOD LUCK, DAD shamue
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    a mixture of tide powder soap and water (paste mix not to runny) using a stiff broom, brush the dirty areas and let it soak, then continue to brush just before you pressure wash. works on oils that haven't built up for years.
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    Owen, i think you described a lot of folks weeks. I know you described mine as though you had me under surveillance. The only difference is, sometime thursday evening my wife would ask, "are we riding this weekend." thanks.
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    I would have guessed Cars, because there are more of them and more younger drivers. What would be interesting is the number of MC accidents percentage wise compared to registered MC's on the road. Not to include Dirt Bikes.
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