KevinsDa1
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Check and see if Criket is available in your area. Its $40 a month and I use it in a remote area about an hour and 20 minutes out of Chicago and it works just fine. Kevin:guitarist 2:
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I'm not an AF Brat. I was stationed there from from Jan 85 through Aug 31 1991. I really enjoyed it quite a bit. Its really beautiful country up there. Kevin
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Mt daughter and I are going to tour Da UP next week. The only destination that is set in stone is KI Sawyer AFB. I was stationed there for 6.5 years in the late 80's and I would like to see how much has changed since it was shut down in 1995. Kevin
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Swapped from Road Kings to Khrome Works...
KevinsDa1 replied to slick97spirit's topic in Watering Hole
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I lived up there for 6 1/2 years. The best place for Pasties is the Ishpeming/Negaunee area west of Marquette. You'll always get juicy great tasting pasties in that area. Kevin
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I saw a guy on my way home last night Driving an SUV down I94 North of Chicago with a matress of top of it, he had the back and the side tied down, but the front was sort of picking up with the force of the wind. He was probably tooling along at 60MPH. Scary stuff indeed. Kevin
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"I'm just a bit worried on your behalf that you had a similar experience. You wouldn't think a 2009 would have a bad fuel pump, but..." Thanks for the support Dave. I'm going to keep a real close eye on things for the next month or so and see if anything similar happens. The real issue I have is that I put on 96 miles a day and a good 75 of that is on the expressway. Its not a very safe feeling I had being on the side of the road with people flying by at 70-80 MPH, but I kept myself amused. I actually started cleaning the front of the bike to keep myself from concentrating too much on the traffic. I did keep a weary eye on them though, with plans to hop the meridian if things got out of hand. Kevin
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I have not modified my filler neck and I doubt that I will. I did it on my last bike and I was totally embarrassed when gas started seeping out of my bike on a hot day. My wife came to my rescue with almost a gallon of gas (she had never filled a gas can before in her life) and I made it off the highway and to a gas station. I did not pay attention to how many gallons I put into it, I just filled it to the brim and rode home. I did have an issue a couple of weeks ago with the bike running rough after a really bad storm when I went to Sturgis on the River in Davenport Iowa, but I have put seafoam into the tank and thought I resolved that. Once I got fresh gas into the tank this time it ran rough for a little while (a minute or two) then it roared to life and I took off to get more gas into it. Kevin
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For the longest time, I have been riding my bike with the petcock in reserve and have had no issues. Well last night on the way home from work on I94 north of Chicago, I ran out of gas with 4.7 miles on the countdown milage indicator. The worst I have ever pushed it is 26 miles (with the petcock in reserve). Never again. From now on I ride in normal and only use reserve when needed. I'm gonna start watching milage a little closer again also and not rely on that IDIOT light. Kevin
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My daughter sat in line at an Apple Store in Orlando for 14 hours to get her new 4G I-Phone, she paid for it herself with her B-Day money and since it was an ATT upgrade she got it for just over $300. She seems to be very happy with it. Kevin
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Since me seat no longer bolts on, I just have to wing it and hope that my skinny (snicker) frame will hold that bad boy down while I'm riding. Kevin
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My legs are getting really tired and if all it takes is a fuse, I need one!!! Kevin
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Is this like that game where you guess the jelly beans in the jar and if your the closest one you get all the jellybeans? My guess is 7843 Kevin
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Battery keeps dying in the garage...
KevinsDa1 replied to Semi-retired's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I had the same problem and it turned out to be the crappy battery that they install in the factory. I upgraded to a heavy duty maintenance free at the dealer for $103 and it is running like a dream. Now on to Sturgis on the River this weekend, maybe I'll see some Venture Riders there (mine will be the 2009 S model with no chrome on the fairing and full of bugs). Kevin -
I've found that a light travel bag or backpack strapped to the rear seat of a bike using bungee cords does the trick. One tip that is invaluable when packing is to get some gallon sized (bigger the better) zip lock bags, pack an item or two in them, sit on the bag to get all of the air out, then zip it closed while you are sitting on it. Works just like those fancy vacuum pack jobs and saves a ton of space. Kevin:lightbulb: