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From the album: My experience with Avon Venom-X on 01 RSV
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From the album: My experience with Avon Venom-X on 01 RSV
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From the album: My experience with Avon Venom-X on 01 RSV
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From the album: My experience with Avon Venom-X on 01 RSV
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From the album: My experience with Avon Venom-X on 01 RSV
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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From the album: My Bikes, Past and Present
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A little bit like this... Depending on how good you are
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Looking for a windshield - Do YOU have one collecting dust?
LilBeaver replied to LilBeaver's topic in Watering Hole
Thanks a lot! Chris has me taken care of though. I actually did contact clearview, (they are some nice folk, by the way). Unfortunately, the best they could do on a 2nd was 185 not including the ~20 it would cost to have it shipped to me. :-\ I am looking forward to being able to see where I am going though! -
Looking for a windshield - Do YOU have one collecting dust?
LilBeaver replied to LilBeaver's topic in Watering Hole
Chris: Awesome! I cannot thank you enough. Donation made! (When I get back in the states I will reimburse you for the shipping too -- Which incidentally will be on July 7th) - Rick M. -
+1 To this. I had e-mailed some pictures of my front one as it was bad (I am actually in the process of getting my rear one replaced now). I know a lot of people on here have had a lot of good luck with the Avons, but I am not seeing it... I'm going to go with this next 'free' tire and if this crap happens again, I'm back to Dunlop E3s... I had e-mailed Avon and they e-mailed me back within 5 working days or so basically saying print off the e-mail that had a name and phone number on it and to take to to whatever tire/dealer I wanted, show them the e-mail and have them call and it would all get taken care of. I guess it could have something to do with the tire rep and/or parts manager at my local dealership too, but I brought in that e-mail and it took them about 5 minutes (they photocopied the e-mail, called the number and spoke to the rep for only about [literally] 3 minutes hung up and said they've got a tire on the way. Next day I dropped off my scoot and picked it up at the end of the day with a new shoe. Minimal hassel. My rear tire is splitting now (around the rim). I went to my dealer first this time and they are waiting to hear back from Avon (it has been ~10 days now) -- I too fired an e-mail off to them earlier today... So whatever. It may be taking longer because my dealer said that he would try to get Avon to cover the cost of a tire of my choice so that they could put E3s on for me - so we'll see. (Crazy enough, I didn't even get the tires or the scoot from this dealership... They are a Honda dealership, but they just are so darn good at what they do they earned my business with my RSV too) Anyways this is probably more than $0.02 worth, but I didn't force you to read it :-P btw I emailed the general customer service info thingy: info@avonmotorcycleusa.com Good luck with yours! Rick M.
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First thing I would do is check fuses. One fuse box is under the left side cover (If you are sitting on your bike and let your left arm dangle - you would be able to touch it with your left hand) The second fuse box is in the cowling that is by the rear brake pedal. I do not recall at the moment which one has the headlamp fuse in it -- Depending on how your lamps are wired it may or may not be on that circuit. The next thing to do would be to trace the wiring for your lamps, looking for an inline fuse. Of course, check your bulbs too. You could try using the search tool on this forum and find a slew of information regarding the light bars etc. Also the owner's manual and service manual (for wiring diagrams) may be of some use depending on how involved the issue may be. Good luck Rick M.
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Welcome! And congrats on your new to you ride! I am sure you will enjoy it! As you have mentioned already this site has A LOT of very useful information. If you haven't already done so, you may want to go ahead and download the service manual -- those are handy to have. Just do a search for it and you should be able to find it pretty easily. Have fun, ride safe and again welcome! Don't forget about pictures... - Rick M.
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Looking for a windshield - Do YOU have one collecting dust?
LilBeaver replied to LilBeaver's topic in Watering Hole
PMs sent. Thanks so much!! - Rick M. -
Looking for a windshield - Do YOU have one collecting dust?
LilBeaver replied to LilBeaver's topic in Watering Hole
Haven't found any quite that cheap, but yes I did know that we could do that. I also looked at the snap-in round vents that some other folks use. I am looking for a new (to me) shield because mine is very difficult to see through... It looks like the previous owner cleaned it with 80 grit sand paper daily. (Okay it isn't really THAT bad... I have spent several hours polishing and it has gotten much better -- but I still cannot see clearly with oncoming traffic at night or when the sun is low in the sky coming through the shield). But yea -- Thanks anyways for the tip! - Rick M. -
Hello all: I am looking for a windshield for my 2001 RSV. I would prefer one that is near stock height (+ /- an inch or 2 is okay) that is in reasonable condition. A vent would be a plus, but at this point I am not really going to be extraordinarily picky. I am, of course, willing to pay a fair price for what you've got (although I wouldn't argue with a donation either ) So if you have changed windshields and have an extra one collecting dust - please let me know. For those of you that have purchased a clearview shield and took off the plastic before you realized that you probably wanted something else, now is a good chance for you to get the shield that you've been wanting while letting your older one go to a good home! I was hoping to get a new vented clearview but I just cannot quite make that happen at the 200 bucks just yet (not to mention the 4-6 week wait time -- since I am looking to go on a trip in a few weeks) so I was hoping that someone may have something in reasonable shape that they would be willing to part with. Let me know if you have something laying around or whatever. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance!! Rick M.
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Beware using your debit card at the gas pump
LilBeaver replied to Venturous Randy's topic in Watering Hole
+1 for that. As a bonus with my discover card I get 5% cash back on any fuel purchases... -
The other thing to keep in mind is that just because someone paid $xxxx dollars to put the options on doe NOT mean that translates to adding the same amount on to a selling price over a fair value. Now, I am NOT saying that there should be no adjustments for it but the 'value' of it largely depends on the buyer... You can think about it in terms of 'what else would you want to/need to do to it in order to make it how you want it' (within reason of course). If it is in impeccable shape then that is probably a reasonable price (if anything a little on the high side)... but without seeing it, it is hard to say. Just my $0.02. - Rick M.
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F4Customs Windshield
LilBeaver replied to Freebird's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Don (or anyone that has given one of these a try), Just wondering if it is still holding up as expected after a few more months of testing? I am in the market for a new (or new to me) shield and this one seems intriguing. Thanks for all you do!! - Rick M. -
Glad you both are okay!
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Wow, that VStar sounds like quite the sight... especially with someone on it! This kind of stuff cracks me up. I love my venture, and my wing. I guess some days I'm close to an "ol coot on a geezer glide". And my mom is [don't tell her I said this] but in her 50's... I'm 24. And every once and a while I get a chance to ride with her. We have gotten some weird looks when we pull up to the pumps and she's on her Suzuki Bandit and I'm on the wing. She is pretty small so the bandit fits her well and she loves the way it drives. ANYWAYS, I do know what you mean and it just cracked me up so I couldn't let that one go. - Rick M.