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Outrageous!!! And probably true...

Why be nuts???

Uhhh, throw it out and buy a new one???

Mine's been gone for ages replaced with plastic chrome...

Awwww, and here I thought you were going on strike...

Myself I picked the Dunlop E3 over the Michelin as it had a better tread wear figure. Never ran a Michelin so can't say how it compares. Some day I'll steal Jeanie's RSV (Ragtop's wife) and see how it feels... The tire, you perv's...

Kevin, good write up on the twinkie!!

Don't know if you discovered this yet but it would be a great M&E for you to attend in May. B2Dad still has his Hannigan RSV. Actually they are only about 1/2 hr from the Factory! The Meet is a fund raiser for ST. Jude's Hospital but no one holds a gun to you and makes you give. It's a really good time and several of us RSV Trikers will be there... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83674

Yes Rob you need to know that you will burn out front tires faster than that Challenger can go through a set of rear tires on the drag strip! Normal motorcycle tires are rounded where the rubber meets the road which is OK for going straight, but when you turn the tire tends to slide because of the minimal contact area which can and will cause cupping, and the tires will tend to wear flat. we have discovered that using a Rear style tire in the front, mounted backwards due to radial belt wear being opposite on the front tire vs the rear tire, tends to last much much longer. Now the downside of a larger contact area is it causes the front wheel to tend to want to go straight and it requires a little more force to get the tire to turn so that the whole vehicle turns! Ideally the best tire for wear would be a car type tire if you can find one that fits. You would get maximum grip while turning and less wear, at the expense of it handling a bit more harsh! The idea behind a rake is to get the front tire further away from the rear tires which makes turning easier but it makes the vehicle have a bigger turning radius. That's why they steer easier with the rake kit. Now with that in mind, switching to the Flanders bars gives you more leverage due to the handles being further away from the pivot point. Kind of like putting a pipe on a socket wrench to give you more leverage! The span is a little further out which means you have to turn your arms a little further but you have more leverage making it steer easier. Barons risers do the same thing but on a smaller scale. Hope to hook up with you somewhere down the road!!!

Somehow Jonsey I knew you would!!!

...and no tacky silver flames on it!!! Get yourself a cooler rack for the trailer, you will enjoy it! Nice yellow muscle car!!

Yup, that looks like Hannigan to me as well. There is a learning curve to riding a trike so you may very well get used to it after a few hundred miles or so...

Don't suppose you could capture a sound bite for us to listen to??

I tried that once and they sent me back a picture of a jail cell...

Well, yah...

Interesting!!! The only 1st gen kit I knew of was/is Triwing but they are solid axle and fiberglass body. Yours must be a custom fabrication job. I am considering triking my 1st gen but would love IRS...

Yup!! It's all in the angle!

Yup! Half the labor is just plain getting to the valves to adjust them...

There ya go!! Use your GPS for a speedometer! From what I remember, my speedometer read around 65 when my GPS said 60...

Outstanding!!! :banana:

First off welcome aboard! Yah, the speedo reads high on our bikes. You could correct it in your case by going to a slightly larger size front tire as the speedometer drive is off the front wheel. The RPM's for 60mph sounds quite high, that is going to be the function of your rear end ratio. You have to remember that by triking the bike it added a lot of weight to the bike and it effects the overall performance. You will never make 40 mpg or even close. More like 32 mpg. Idle speed should be around 900 to 1000 RPM. I pretty much guarantee your carbs need rebuilding and proper setting up from setting for so long. Seafoam will help some but it is not a cure all silver bullet either. First thing to look at would be your diaphragms for pinholes but that is only the beginning...

Hey Grolli make sure he watches several of the utube videos dealing with the downside of stupid riding...

Hey Steamer, notice how he just cruises past and don't even say hello???

What Jay said!!!

Hmmm, check and make sure that the spacer on the axle next to the rear caliper bracket is in the correct position and not on the wrong side, and for that matter even there! If not in the right place it will cause the caliper to drag not being aligned properly...