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Simular to one I bought last year. Min eonly does running lights and brake, and alos only has half as many LED's in it. Thats nice unit and made in USA I think. I bought some marker lights from them and made my reflectors on the forks and baddlebags into run/turn signals. Then added 2 to rear by the bags as additional turn signals.

Sleeperhawk read my post again. I try to refrain from using like everyone, all the time and never. They are very indefinate. What I was trying to get across is some of our elderly folks here in Fla may have a hard time passing a skills test. Heck some of the others woul too I supose. How often where you live do you have someone make the local 7-11 or bufett a "drive in" style place because they forgot gas on right brake on left??

Seems a bit over do-ish if you ask me. But they are getting thier money. So much for "free health care" and the lot in Canada. I think its good to have folks "prove" so to speak of thier motor vehicle skills. Bikes are way different than cars. I would be for anyone over say 60 to have to complete a writen test and a driving skills every 4yr or so too. Some of our older folks here scare the heck out of me.

OK so the spark plug buzz in the intercom came back again. Have not had it in a long time, but just showed back up yesterday on a ride. So I guess I'll pull the gas tank and see what I can do. But which wires do I seperate from what and how? Should I use some zip ties and fuel line or something and make spacers to keep apart? Wife also complained about not being able to hear stereo very well or intercom so kind of wondering what the heck is going on.

I run Dyna Beads in my tires, thus no ride on. I carry a plug kit with the sticky stringy things, and to inflate tire if need be I have one of those C02 inflater things with the little bottles.

They do top off. But they also go by how much stock is on hand. So say they normaly carry 1000 gal of said fuel. they stick tank on Tue for a Thur delivery. If they show they have say 800 gal they may put off ordering a "top off" of the fuel and wait another week to sell 200 gal and make it worth the while.

Seems really odd that a rubber bushing bolt would be in a "shear" application. I would suspect maybe the bolt had a flaw in it. Just a guess.

But its a "dry heat". Just like my slow cooker I do ribs on. Hot is hot man, once its around 90 I dont think it much matters, you start leaking.

The Fontana Dam was also in the movie the fugitive. We were up that way last Oct. If you like the turning leaves your going to like it. Take a trip over to Andrews by way of some little ole switch back something or other from Franklin way. I forget the name/number now but it was great. Well atleat untill the dumkoff in the expensive Range Rover that cant drive in the mountians keept spiking the brakes and mine overheated and went OUT. Carnage was avoided and we continued after a colling off period.

Steve to bad man. So the bolt is chrome or something I'm guessing? Possibly is it used somewhere else on the bike that is not visable and you could swap it for plain jane replacement. I too have heard the clink-dink thing and hoped it was a piece of FOD off the road.

I have a ride planned this summer on aug last week around the 26th. Going from Fla to up by Toronto and then home. Going thru PA, Ny and into canada on the east side around the lake. I'm hoping we dont cook. Traveled last summer up to Cincinati and it wa blazing hot, like over 100.

I contacted Steve a few days before I went to Daytona last week. We met up and had some ice cream and conversation. He said he was headed your way later that week. Seemed like good people to me. Enjoyed it Steve.

Im thinking if the fluid looks brownish change it out and flush system. My brakes were fine until I had to stress them last winter and the rears quit. Fluid didnt look bad to me but compaired to new fluid was dark. Been good since.

I find it hard to belive only one tour bike. No Victory or HD?

One post or suggeston in a post was like every 3 oil canges swap the pads in rear side for side.

Read the law careful. When I read it it just says must not run at night. I didnt read anything about how it had to be controled. I had one on my previous bike for 6yr and never got a second look from lawman.

They make some kind of cream mix stuff you can coat your tank with. Unfortunatly I dont remember the actual name. But it has a cleaner and then you pour in the sealer.

Being as your compression didnt jump significantly I would say the bottom end (rings/pistons) are OK. You are a little early on the valve check but it may definatly be worth your while. The fuel milage is hurendous imop. My RSV gets in the 36-40 range. Sounds more carb related to me, given that the settings are so mis match. Maybe a diaphram has a hole in it or a jet or something is clogged. Have you tried running sea foam or Berrymans B 12 thru it yet? When you sync'd the carbs did you have to make a bunch of turns to get aligned?

Check the connections the PO put in to block the AIS. This would be the first place I would look for an air leak in system. Does it have stock mufflers?? If it has the Road Kings this ups the anty some.

Oh it rained in Wisconson while at work at race track. Was kind of cool to watch the Nationwide cars on rain tires. Last week at an oval not so much called and postphoned race until next day. Off to Daytona this week. What do you think the chances of rain in Fla in the summer are?

Holy crap At Cycle Gear no less. I could go along if it was a bar for crying outloud. But Cycle Gear??????? Now I guess I know why they really sell these balistic vests.

I have been in 3 states in the last 10 days for work related stuff. Wisconson, Kentucky and Fla where I live. All three have been soaking wet. In Kentucky Wed it rained so hard and wind blowing it took one of those big huge tents like you use for outdoor functions like a company picnic or something and destroyed it. Had 8 55 gal drums full of water attached to it for anchors. Picked drums up with tent and set them down. Broke and bent poles tossed barrels was pretty wicked. May have seen a duck go by with a life jacket on. Not sure because the wind was blowing rain sideways. Fla I expect rain, I'm leaving for Daytona for work tomorrow. 40% chance of rain. May still take the bike and roll the dice on which 40% of trip it will rain.

I tried using the "second" trip meter to follow my oil change milage. I was a bit miffed when I went to check the milage and it said something like 400 and I knew I had been way more than that. then a member tells me it only goes to like 1000 miles. So dont know what good it does really.

Does the person in back get a pair of handlebars to steer the rear like the old hook and ladder fire trucks?

Round abouts and off ramps are about the closest we have to twisties here in Fla.