LilBeaver
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I've been thinking about this quite a bit and it seems that maybe a reasonable place for the inlet for the gas would be near the air vent under the ignition cover. That way all of the plumbing could be routed out of sight as well as any drilling would be reasonably protected from the elements. As for where to mount the spare tank - that is a good question... Keep us posted, I am interested to see what you come up with I like the idea of refilling the main tank and not messing with any of the existing fuel lines and such and there ought to be plenty of room for an inline fuel filter somewhere along the way.
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The intercom is always live, unless you have the mic-mutes installed (which I do not, so I cannot help you there). It is plug in and talk; that simple. You just turn the IC volume up and talk and it is just an open line between driver and passenger. The talk button is for the CB. I have an 01 but I recently replaced my radio with one that was 're manufactured' and has a date stamp of 2007. I heard absolutely no excess noise when I plugged in due to the live mic; but on my new unit I do have a little background noise that is a little bit annoying. So depending on your unit, you may want to look into the mic-mutes too... but that can be done down the road Summary: 01 radio = No wind noise what-so-ever; with IC set somewhere between 10 and 15 07 radio = some noise, I don't know if it is wind or not but volume set in same range. Your mileage may vary, and others will weigh in too I'm sure.
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+1 for wally world for the replacement
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That J&M is what I use. I put one in my helmet and the helmet that whoever rides with me (and fits in an XL) uses... I've logged over 5,000 miles with my g/f using these and they worked GREAT. I found mine for ~$75 each, including shipping. NOTE: I only use them for communication, and I tried the radio feature through it a handful of times, just to check to make sure things were working so I cannot comment on the music aspect of the audio quality but voice come through loud and clear. It was well worth the money I spent on them (well... sometimes I wish I didn't have them so I didn't have to hear her talk so much... but that is a different story ) I decided to go with the slightly more expensive ones based on reviews and the thought of 'if I buy the cheap ones and am disappointing, I'd either have to deal with the frustration of crappy headsets or spend money on the slightly more expensive ones anyway - so I fronted the money for the slightly more just so I didn't get stuck in that predicament). I've also been cought in the rain a few times and the headsets still work fine.
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Sounds like a lot of work ... I'll just stick to the simple method of 1) set cruise 2) stand up 3) let-'er-rip This is also an effective method of dealing with tailgaters...
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There is a fuse box in the cowling near your right foot and also behind the left colored panel under the seat (in front of the left passenger floorboard). The 30A Main fuse is behind the panel that the passenger floorboard bolts into. And to answer your question, I would say the absolute worst case is that you have to replace the battery... I got mine (interstate) from sam's club (AGM Type) for ~$50-60 (I dont' remember exactly) After the charger reads fully charge (or you allow it to charge for the appropriate time) do a terminal voltage check then a test with some load (ie hook it up to your bike and turn the key on then read the voltage) and see what the difference is. A good battery will not drop below ~10V or so. If that all checks out, press the good 'ol start button and go for a descent ride There is some danger in trying to run a vehicle on a bad battery and I won't go into that unless you (or someone) wants more details... Good luck!! (I'm sure it will be fine though)
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Huh, wierd... I've been told that mine is not necessarily appropriate in all places, but I still don't understand that one; its a friggen animal. For a while my hair was real short, soft and about the same color as just about every single beaver picture I had seen. In one of my classes, a long while ago, we were supposed to come up with an animal that described us so my friends started calling me that and it sort of stuck... The 'little' part was added on because I power lifted for a while; I'm short, but was (at one point) reasonably built... So it was one of those 'ironic' or w.e. ones... Whatever
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I don't think so... my 01 has one... I think (Maybe I don't know what the pillow top is)
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DO IT!! At least post some pictures... I would really like to add a few gauges on mine but I don't want them on the handle bars... I don't like the way that looks... And I'm a loser that still listens to cassettes every once and a while. I've been trying to come up with a way to do it and have not had anything that I've liked yet... Okay thread hijacking over.
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Forrest: I don't know how soon you want this, but I will be up in that area come December and would be happy to bring it back for you (especially if the shipping cost is unreasonable). - Rick
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Stebel Nautilus Horn Install
LilBeaver replied to SilvrT's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Oh yea, I meant to answer you question in my post... That is what the hose is for (re routing the air inlet) but I do not have the hose on mine and it still works fine (as I have read many others do too). The little plastic black piece though says it needs to be on there for the horn to function... -
Haha... Did you order one of their 'family style' dinners by accident? Actually, it has been a while since I've been up there, but I presume they still do that.
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Stebel Nautilus Horn Install
LilBeaver replied to SilvrT's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Cool; Great idea... I might move mine to get it away from the exhaust and give me a place for a compressor for a second set of air horns... -
Cool! Thanks for sharing
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you could do it if you really wanted to :mo money: radio controller ~200 used CB unit ~300 Used Jerry-rig ptt button ~ few bucks (Since I presume the 'trigger' button located on the left hand grip for you is a flash the lights button, if it is there at all) + Shipping But that would be if you want the 'stock' venture setup. I know J&M Makes them, and there are a few other companies that have some real nice CB setups or bike to bike intercoms (as others mentioned). Two-Tone white has shows some good options I found some others (CB) just recently, if I can find those links I'll post them here. ( I was looking to fit my 82 Wing with one too).
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That was very nice of you! Sometimes things like this are real easy and some times they are a pain in the ***. Most of the time it is the second one; at least to get a real nice finish on. Simply based on the material... It is always nice to get good feedback on one's work and I'm sure that made their day! (I know I always liked when someone commented on what they thought of the final paint job:thumbsup2:)
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You said that the brakes feel 'soft' and that you 'had to pump in order for them to grab' How much have you ridden after you installed these pads? With fresh pads, even if you rough up the surface with sand paper it will take some time to 'break them in'. If you mean that you squeeze the brake lever and the lever feels squisy, spongy, or soft and by pumping it it gets more firm then nevermind (it is an air in the lines or a leak somewhere issue, or something else that has been discussed). If you mean that the brakes don't perform like they did before then I would say take it easy, but give it a few more miles to get them broken in.
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Yes there are two horns. I suppose the first thing I would check would be the horn wires - trace them all the way out and look for any bare spots and especially the ground points. And yes that is odd behavior... I'm sure someone else will chime in with more helpful information.
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Got it down. Those of you coming up from the south; I don't know how you plan on coming up but if I'm on your way and you'd like a place to stay Friday, or Saturday you are welcome at my house. Also, it will be mid October in the panhandle so don't forget to pack a good coat! Jerry: If you think of anything you want any of us to bring, let us know
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I'll take road snakes over the fricken 'chip seal' which where I live is equivalent to literally dumping gravel on the paved road during the summer months and let the cars mat it down... But, on topic; I do not know of anyone lobbying for these to be banned as like loehring said, it is an extremely cheap and effective way to deal with the cracks in the road (that actually help avoid creating a pothole problem - which I think we all can agree is much worse than the road snakes). I do remember the first time I hit a road snake on a hot summer day... I was gettin on the expressway, really pleased with the speed of which I was clearing the ramp... Saw that bad boy run diagonally across the way I was headed so i was going to hit it at around a 20 deg angle. I stayed upright, but the front end slid as I headed over [the snake]... Lets just say that one puckered me up! That was the first time I'd ever felt the front end feel like it was going to slide out from under me (granted it only lasted for a fraction of a second)... Now I know that people weren't kidding about looking out for those dumb things.
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+1 for the stock pillow tops and everyone's rumpus being a wee bit different. In 14 days August I rode ~4500 miles Riding every day; some were real short and some were longer (some days were 600-700 while some were just puttering around ~50 max). My last 4 days were ~500 miles each day and on the last day I really started to feel my tailbone. (But, no pun intended; I slipped and bounced down a few stairs on my rumpus which I think contributed to the tailbone issue). Your seat obviously is not doing what you want it to do; lots of good advice here and definitely talk to Rick Butler at some point and he can probably provide some good direction. Good luck!
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I no longer need a carb tune and I'm pretty much set on all of my other maintenance for now... I think; But I'd be game for a get together and to help out or whatever. So long as I am in town that is. I will be in San Marcos, TX 22 to 24-Oct.
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Dang, I guess I should have spoken up sooner... It is getting a little chilly down here and I now see what people are complaining about with the wind on the knees and all and I am quite a ways down the waiting list still... Soooo if Rod and the black pearl fall through... I'm interested...
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TartonTerror (I think) was looking for some a while ago - as they would go with the fire theme of his bike. What do you want for them?
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This is certainly the truth. There are some folks that moved in across the street from me that I met one day when I was pulling into my house (on the bike of course). I saw in the driveway was a street bob (I don't know what year) and a 2003 Road King. I parked and walked over there to introduce my self and welcome them to the neighborhood and all and we got talking about motorcycles... Come to find out his 03 RK he bought new (in 03) and has less than 1500 miles on it; but he said he 'rides a lot'. I was baffled. The bike was in great shape, at least visually. Anyways, one thing I have wondered and have tried to do (not very hard) is to find the sales statistics of different brands of motorcycles and figure out if maybe there are just that many more of a particular brand on the road so the probability of seeing one or some up in a trailer is just that much higher. I know there are some folks that also like to trailer on long trips so one can ride when they get there and the other can do their own thing or whatever. I had considered that this past summer. My girlfriend and I were going to head up to Michigan and I certainly did not want to be without the bike but she wanted to take a car. So my option was to either 1) talk her into riding with me 2) drive 2 vehicles 3) trailer the bike 4) I guess an option would have been to not take the bike, but that was not really considered. Fortunately, I talked her into option 1. Anyhoot, in all fairness I think that anyone has the right to spend their $$$ and ride (or not) their bikes as much or as little as they want. It is none of my business what someone else does or wants to do with their own property as long as it does not infringe on my ability to do what I want to do with mine.