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On 8/1/2022 at 2:45 PM, ReinyRooster said:
Dang.....I'm getting itchy for this event. Will be leaving home Thursday afternoon to ride to my cousin's in Westfield, NY. Leave there Friday morning....take 2 or 3 days to get to Atlanta to see family, and then head to Ashville Wednesday. Haven't done a long ride like this since my new hips and knee. Can't wait!!!!!
Expecting some accurate feed back on the knees. I knee'd to know.
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I have ran the 404 and my only issue with them is how poorly they handle road snakes and asphalt after the surface has been ground for resufacing. I have ran E2 E3 and currently E4 on my bike and have got great millage and handling from them approx 20k km / 12k miles. They do tend to loose cornering grip in their final days so that is something to be aware off. I also never had the road noise that so many seem to comment on with these tires.
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Best bet is to go onto a Harley forum. They are the experts when it comes to trailering bikes.
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12 minutes ago, Adrien Leduc said:
Sound good - what time and where do you guys meet. My e mail is : adrien8826@gmail.com or text at 647 961-0777
First stop is 1pm, Tim Hortons on the South side of Paris - Rest Acres Rd. from there we trip over to,
Twisted Treats, 79 King Edward Street, Paris Ontario, Canada.
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I am currently on year eight with my Deka AGM and it is still going strong. Generally keep on a battery tender through the harshest winter months but I have had years where I have forgot to hook it up and I never disconnect the battery from the bike, yet still the bike would just barely crank over. I would then put it on the battery tender overnight and it would be good for another season.
If it is dropping off as fast as you say I would suspect a parasitic drain condition try disconnecting the ground cable from you battery when you store the bike and see if it still occurs.
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7 hours ago, The Tooch said:
Hey this sounds good I’m going to try and make it. It’s a bit of a ride for me now, coming from Midland.
Hope you do it would be good to see you again.
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First let me welcome you to the site. Also if your free on Aug 6th some of us Ontario members are hoping to have a little get together in Paris. You should come and introduce yourself.
As far as the whine goes it is pretty much a normal thing with these bikes. Some have replaced the clutch basket but I believe many of us myself included just learned to live with it.
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55 minutes ago, BratmanXj said:
The Speedo-healer is a double edge sword, fix the speedometer error and it introduces odometer error as they are related systems. I am currently running one since I'm darkside on a smaller diameter rear tire. When I switch back to a MC tire I'll end up taking it back out and live with the 3-5mph inaccuracy of the speedo.
Normally I would be inclined to disagree. The speedometer and odometer use the same signal produced by the speed sensor which measures the wheels revolutions per mile or kilometer then this signal is translated into miles or Km per hour by the speedometer and total miles or km coverd by the odometer of the rolling wheel. A smaller tire will have more revolutions per mi/km and a larger one will have fewer revolutions per mi/km. So by putting a smaller dia tire or wheel on the bike the speedometer will make it appear the bike is going faster than it actually is and the odometer will make it appear the bike is covering more mi/ km than it really is and the reverse is true if using a bigger dia tire since it will have fewer revolutions per mile. Since both speedometer and odometer utilize the same signal if one is out so is the other. If one is corrected so is the other.
The only discrepancy to this is if the needle itself on the speedometer is out of calibration while the odometer is within or closer calibrated. In that case than yes the healer would become a double edged sword. I would love to see the cluster of a second generation since I have to wonder if there is a calibration adjustment on the speedo head since many electronic speedo heads do have one.
On the 1st generation you can correct the speedo by very carefully bending the needles return springs anchoring tab and increasing or decreasing spring tension until you have achieved accurate speedometer readings.
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On 7/30/2022 at 7:16 PM, Ashersleap said:
You are correct, I read the wrong post before my thanks. Thank you Saddlebum!
Pete
Your very welcome always feels good when your able to be of some assistance and improve someones day.
Good luck with the carbs. Chances are the needle seats are stuck open due to debris. Be careful how you remove the seats if you plan on reusing them because they are easily marked if you just try to use a straight punch. Some where I have a pic of how I remove them which I wiĺl post when I find it. One method I have used in the past is replace the needle with a few close fitting balls from a ball bearing and carefully placed a punch against the final ball and tap out the seat. Because the punch will be on an angle tap carefully.
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On 7/30/2022 at 3:30 PM, ascaife01 said:
I placed the Barnett kit on my 2007 RSV when the original started slipping at 53,000. It was easy to do (especially with instructions and videos on YouTube) and it works exactly like it is supposed to. It was also very "Pretty", even though once it is closed up, you will never see it again.
Almost makes you wish it came with a transparent replacement cover. How cool would that be?
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23 hours ago, DonnyRudeDude said:
Hi all: it was great to meet everyone for the first time. Had some good conversations with @paysaw, @dogman, @Evan and thanks to @Marcarl for the warm welcome and @XV1100SE or organizing. We’re on vacation this week and won’t be home until next Sunday sorry unfortunately will miss the next event but look forward to the next time. Enjoy the ride…. and the ice cream.
Mark
It was nice to meet you too Mark
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Without a doubt REPLACE IT. Last thing you need is a tread to fly off while ridding.
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May the angels guide him in his new journey to the Lords side.
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On 7/26/2022 at 10:18 AM, BlueSky said:
Air pressure will change at the same rate as nitrogen with temperature changes unless it has water in it. Air from compressors usually has a little water in it, condensed, saturated, or both depending on if the compressor has a tank. And a nitrogen molecule is lighter than an oxygen molecule. Check the science.
Your right I meant to say Larger molecule (my bad). Any way here is a clip from one of our service bulletins at work From GM who as I stated earlier neither recommends or discourages nitrogen use in tires.
Nitrogen use in on road vehicle tires.
A common explanation: “The larger-sized molecules of this gas compared to atmospheric air means less slow leaks caused by air bleeding out of porous alloy rims.” Nitrogen makes up 78 per cent of the air we breathe, so 100 per cent nitrogen isn’t likely to have much effect in holding tire pressure on old and corroded wheels as suggested within the industry.
It is perceived that it will let tires run cooler, which is why race cars and airplanes use nitrogen.” It’s highly unlikely that a minivan or SUV will have its tires subjected to the extremes that track cars and jets experience, so like less air leaks, this benefit is highly doubtful.
The only benefit of using nitrogen is less pressure variation with temperature changes. Repair shop air compressors, air-lines and air-powered wheel tools are subjected to a lot of moisture contamination. Even the best shops that drain the water from their compressors daily and use water traps on every bay’s air-line can have high water content in their compressed air. When they fill tires, this water goes in with the air, causing increase in air pressure when the tires warm up; the moisture droplets expand, increasing the pressure. When temperatures drop the moisture droplets contract, decreasing pressure. Nitrogen is compressed for transport and shop use under processes that ensure low water content resulting in more consistent pressures.
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12 hours ago, XV1100SE said:
Everything looks good for Saturday August 6th. Same time as last time...1pm, Tim Hortons on the South side of Paris - Rest Acres Rd.
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18 hours ago, bpate4home said:
Look at your Politicians. The VAST MAJORITY are Lawyers.
And this is one of the reasons (among others) why crime will never be stopped because it is a cash cow for lawyers (BTW I do recognize that there are some lawyers out there that actually do have some integrity)
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Nitrogen compresses and decompressed at a constant rate unlike air which compresses and decompresses at unstable rates. This why Nitrogen is used in some shocks. Used in tires it maintains a more consistent pressure unlike air which can increase and decrease in pressure signicantly with temperature fluctuations. It has a larger molecule so it is less inclined to leak and it does not hold moisture like air does therefore reducing wheel rim corrosion.
Is the benefit significant enough to warrant using it in car tires? Not according to most car manufactures. GM for example in their bulletin on the subject neither recommend nor discourage its use. The only tires it has proven to have significant advantages in are heavy aircraft and race cars.
In passenger cars it's more of a selling feature than anything else.
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On 7/24/2022 at 4:25 PM, Marcarl said:
And lawyers who are looking for a buck to be made.
Better at milking than a dairy farmer. I was told once by a retired awyer friend of my father's that many laws or rules are created by the lawyers themselves for their own benefit, more then for the benefit of the people.
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4 hours ago, Marcarl said:
We bought one of these last year. Nice thing about it is that you can smoke without adding any heat. We have a Traeger pellet grill, but although it does well it didn't give me enough smoke for my liking. With this you can cold smoke, so cheese is now also in the running. Fish turns out amazing. Caution though, in order to best best effective your grill needs to be blocked at the top, so the upper vent needs to be below the grill itself, or you will have to block it off with some tinfoil.
Were did you get it from?
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On 7/20/2022 at 5:11 PM, skydoc_17 said:
There's an old saying, "It's better to be a BIG fish in a little pond, than a little fish in a big pond"! Over the years, people have come and gone from VR.ORG not because they were here to seek information about their bikes, but because they were here to create turmoil, whine about their "lot in life", take advantage of free parts and services, or bad mouth other members. Because of Freebird's integrity, he has kept these distractions to a minimum, and allowed the "real members" to learn about their motorcycles, share parts and events and enjoy the "protected environment" that is VR.ORG. In this day and age, it is a pleasure to come to this forum KNOWING that the type of bike I ride, my political affiliation, my gender, my masking preferences, or the color of my skin will NOT bar me from learning about my scoot, finding out where the next "meet and greet" will be, or if I break down on the road, where help can be found. The entire world could stand to learn a lesson from this little microcosm we affectionately call VR.ORG.
I thank GOD every day for men like Don Nelson and some of the other members of this forum that have allowed me to travel the country, share my kits with them, been patient with me during the development process of something new, and have just been "Damn Good Friends" over the years.
Sadly, the Internet has become the World Stage for the "bullies" and "bad mouther's" that we ALL ran into when we were growing up. There was a time when people like Don Nelson would have put them in their place once and for all, (GOD Bless Texas!) and these sub-human beings would go on to live their lives in mediocrity and shame. Now, in the safety of their mother's basement, they spread their Anger and Fear and Loathing to ALL that will listen.
Lastly, $12 is a VERY small price to pay for the information, friendship, and instruction I have gleaned from this forum over the years. I have spent a LOT more money on "stupider" stuff in my life, that's for sure! As far as FACEBOOK and TWITTER goes, they are what I would expect from a "FREE" subscription service. Controlled by shallow people with an "Axe to Grind" about all of the terrible things that have happened to them because "They Didn't Get Their Way"! ADULT CHILDREN!!
This is of course is just my OPINION, and Your Mileage May Vary!
Earl
It's not just your Opinion Earl. Ì whole heartedly agree with every word you said. I remember when arguments were quickly solved with bare fists and then sealed over milk and cookies or later a few shared beers. Win or loose it was Quicker and less stressful than involving lawyers for every little thing which they love to drag out forever to fatten their purse and now you have cowards, slandering from behind the skirt commonly known as the internet.
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40 minutes ago, Marcarl said:
If @stickhandle will be there on the 6th then I will make a Supreme effort to take time off to be there as well.
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Hey @sleepy2wires the pic of my truck. Poor girl felt was feeling left out 😥.
Nice pics thanks for posting.
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23 hours ago, XV1100SE said:
I wouldn't mind running into him to set him straight.... but from his attitude what would be the point.
ANYWAYS....the point of this thread was to suggest that anyone with a Facebook group supporting Ventures should have a link to venturerider.org and publicly support this forum. Without this forum (and Venturers.org) there would be a definite lack of technical support knowledge. I've yet to see a Facebook group that has the vast array of easy to find documentation that exists here.
Kudos to Freebird and all current and past members !
Correct on all three points
HOW full is OVER-filled with Engine Oil on a 2nd Gen? (No, I mean REALLY!)
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Another way is to place a drop on some white paper the oil will spread slowly while the fuel will spread quickly so if your blot has a lighter outer ring spreading out faster than the darker inner spot you likely have fuel in your oil.