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  1. slickster
    Anyone going to Daytona this weekend...now it's 4 official days....lots of bikers in town and alot more headed this way....supposed to be great weather..anyone?
  2. slickster
    I attached a chain around the bar that protects the front of each saddlebag, my engine hoist easily lifted the rear so I could slip the wheel assy off...put a long bolt through 2 links just below and on either side where the hoist hook attaches to the chain...that way the bike won't roll over....pick just the rear up...there have been lots of injured bikes and "wrenchers" when bikes have toppled off lifts...some even at the stealership....2 bikes were dropped on the show OCC..remember that?....lifting it that way seems easy and stable..the only down side is that is wants to move around some if you try to apply pressure to a bolt of something....have everything removed except the axle, raise bike, remove axle/wheel, lower it on some scrap wood and reverse process when reinstalling...
  3. slickster
    I had same symptoms...put a kit in it supplied by a forum member...the friction discs were fine, got a heavier spring and some other needed parts, all one kit, about 89 bucks if I remember..there is a thread on it here somewhere....easy to install...NO slip since...
  4. slickster
    Did 213 miles on 4.6 today....45mpg...
  5. slickster
    The last time I changed the rear tire, I picked up the bike with my engine hoist..very simple and the tire slipped straight down easily....maybe a solid tree and come-a-long?...probably safer and cheaper than a jack and adapter....:)
  6. slickster
    06' RSV...never less than 38mpg up to 45mpg once in a while....at 70-75...40mpg 2 up...32 mpg?...sometin' ain't right...
  7. slickster
    Ride what you like and can justify paying for....most bikes are just toys....HD's are good bikes that hold their value and are fun to ride....they have tweaked the v-twin about as far as they can, hence the heat and typical top end rebuild around 100K....it is a fun bike to farkle as the list of available stuff never ends...I have a used RSV and it does everything a harley does and more, for alot less $$....
  8. slickster
    I don't ride my rsv very hard most of the time...typically I hit 5th at 45-50mph...no lugging and I average 42 mpg....it does like to wind up should the spirit move me though....have put 13K on it in a year and have yet to hit the rev limiter....(is there one?) gps says I've been 108 mph....changed the fuel pump today ....generic pump, pretty easy install....
  9. slickster
    We were 2 days in an 8 day trip and the rear wheel started creaking....ignored it and rode on....sometimes it was quiet, sometimes not...finished the trip without incident...that was 2 weeks ago...today go out and the fuel pump quit...
  10. slickster
    I cut 2-3 inches off my stock one...just enough to allow me to see over the top...near zero buffeting and I can duck a little when it's really raining...tape it up, mark a line and cut with a jig saw with a metal blade in it....used an orbital sander to round off the edges and clean it up....works for me....
  11. slickster
    For me it's turn up the radio, get loud pipes or ignore it....
  12. slickster
    I'll stick to the stock stuff....there can be a problem created by over oiling them..some have reported significant drops in mpg after cleaning and oiling...be aware...
  13. slickster
    I was exactly there last tuesday on my burgandy RSV 2-up....just got home today, sunday, after 2503 mi in 7 days....went to Alvin York's grave and home then to Va, NC, GA, SC, FL....had a great time riding the back roads and twisties...bike was super, more comfortable than my old 1500 wing....
  14. slickster
    I did a valve adjustment 10K ago at 30K on the bike...there is a great kit available from someone on this forum...pretty easy job, did not remove carbs, measured the clearance, removed the shim if out of spec, added or subtracted needed thickness and selected proper shim...no biggie...maybe 3 hr job...all tools and shims in kit...don't put it off...if you burn a valve you will be sorry....
  15. slickster
    Dirty battery cables..take the battery out, make sure it's topped up, clean the terminals and cables....that would be the place I'd start....
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