lonewolf96
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Exhaust Pops and pitch
lonewolf96 replied to bikeboy10's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I have the Baron's Bag Slashes on my 08 RSTD and had the same issues you are describing. These bikes run lean at idle and on decel. I pulled the tank and removed the little brass caps from the idle mixture screws and richened it up a little and resynced the carbs and problem solved. Rejetting the carbs is a big job and really unneeded in most cases unless you change the entire exhaust system. -
Hopefully yours came out of a different batch than mine did when I bought my RSTD. Bought the bike brand new and the owners manual was missing a whole section in the middle of it.
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If all else fails contact the Better Business Bureau in the Fullerton area. I had a company I made a purchase from a few years ago, they took my money from my card and 3 weeks went by and no product. I tried calling and no answer, I sent e-mails, no reply. This went on for another 2 weeks. Within 2 days of filing my complaint with the BBB they were calling me asking how they could help.
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Check out Cruisercustomizing.com and do a search for bolt covers or bolt caps. They have a lot of different style covers.
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They are still cleaning up the mess in the parking lot of that trucking company. It's unreal the mess it created.
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I have one on my 08 RSTD. I like it. A buddy has a Utopia and when he mounts the bike he has to pick his up to the upright position. The Bakup is spring loaded so you can push it down to get your leg over the bike and it will spring back up into position when you let go. The Bakup has a lot of adjustability and plenty of padding.
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A redneck with a bucket full of live fish was approached recently by a game warden in Central Mississippi as he started to drive his boat away from a lake. The game warden asked the man, "May I see your fishing license please?" "Naw, sir," replied the redneck. "I don't need none of them there papers. These here are my pet fish." "Pet fish??" "Yep. Once a week, I bring these here fish o'mine down to the lake and let 'em swim 'round for a while. Then when I whistle, they swim right back into my net and I take 'em home." "What a line of horse sh-t....you're under arrest." The redneck said, "It's the truth, Mr. Gov'ment Man. I'll show ya! We do this all the time!!" "WE do, now, do WE?" smirked the warden. "PROVE it!" The redneck released the fish into the lake and stood and waited. After a few minutes, the warden said, "Well?" "Well, WHUT?" said the redneck. The warden asked, "When are you going to call them back?" "Call who back?" "The FISH," replied the warden! "Whut fish?" asked the redneck.
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I would have thought they would have fit in the housings better too. I have a backyard engineering degree so I found a way to make them work.
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Found this in a dealers newsletter I received this morning. I'm sure these recalls may have been mentioned before but want to put it out there as a reminder. http://www.psnnewsletter.com/images/clients/570/Safty%20Notice%20Word%20D_575.jpg
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I had the same issue with the ones I ordered not fitting inside the lens. A little 300 grit sand paper fixed the problem. The board is plastic so you can sand the edges pretty easy and get them down to size with no ill effects.
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A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. "Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3:00 in the morning!" He slams the door and returns to bed. "Who was that?" asked his wife.. ... "Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers. "Did you help him?..." she asks. "No, I did not, it's 3am in the morning and it's pouring rain out there!" "Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself! "God loves drunk people too you know." The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain. He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?" "Yes," comes back the answer. "Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband. "Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark. "Where are you?" asks the husband. "Over here on the swing," replied the drunk..
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For those interested looking for other options, Custom Dynamics offers an HID conversion kit for these bikes as well. They are really great people to deal with and if I were going to order the kit it would be from them. I currently have the new Sylvania ZXE bulb in mine and I'm very satisfied with it's lght output. It's almost as bright as the HID but brighter than the Silverstar Ultra I had in it before.
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The Mayonnaise Jar When things in your life seem , almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class And had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions - Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --The small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you. So... Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.' One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled.. 'I'm glad you asked'. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
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I have an 08 RSTD, I went with the factory driving lights so I could keep the stock look. the lightbar and lights come seperate so you'd have to order both. I upgraded the bulbs in the lights to Hella 55w H3 bulbs and did my own wiring to handle the extra juice the lights were using, the stock wiring is a little on the lightweight side. I also installed a set of front and rear LED turnsignals and a 100 LED tail light from Custom Dynamics. They fit right in the stock housings and are really bright. The lights don't look as bright in the pictures since the sun is shining right into them in the middle of the day in the pictures.
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I live just east of Charlottesville and have access to a carb tuner if you can't find anyone in lynchburg to help you out. Just PM me and let me know if I can help. I found that a sync and adjusting the idle mixture fixed mine when it was doing that.
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I've got a set of Baron's Bag Slash slip ons on my RSTD. I took the baffles out, wanted a little more noise. Everyone asks me not to hammer the throttle when I'm in front of them. They say it hurts their ears. My neighbor loves the sound, says it sounds like an old V8. I didn't have to rejet the carbs, only change was to find the idle mixture screws and richen them up a tad. The factory setting is a little on the lean side anyway. There is a tech article on here somewhere about the mixture screws and how to set them.
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305 Chev - Boat I/O - I could use some help.
lonewolf96 replied to GolfVenture's topic in Watering Hole
I worked on these things for about 4 years. one issue I ran into was the balist resistor would go bad. it is in the wiring harness and almost impossible to find. the easy way to check if the resistor is your issue is to let the engine run until you start to see the miss and connect a jumper wire from the battery to the positive side of your coil. If the miss goes away then you simply go your local auto parts store and tell them you need a balist resistor out of a 70's model chrysler, run a new wire from the key switch to the coil and install the resistor near the engine in the new wire you run. Hope this helps you. It's a part that most people don't think about but I have seen them go bad before. -
No Lights on it though. Had to use them on my new light bar.
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I have a stock bar I just took off of my 2008 RSTD. Not sure if it's the one you need. If you think it will work, let me know and we'll work out a deal.