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    Both. Have heated liner and gloves and they are a wonderful combination. Ridden while the snow is flying on several occasions. Check out Warm & Safe. Good stuff. RR
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    Congratulations. I read your report on LDRider list. Very well done. Looking forward to riding with you sometime. You looking to get in the Butt Lite being run by Team Strange next year? 6 day rally out of the Smokey Mtn area. Just about time to put the scoots away for the winter up here (and get out the guns). Picked up a HF lift table today. Lots of work in store for the winter on the Venture and others. RR
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    This seems to be the hottest segment in the motorcycle biz. Triumph is releasing a 1200 triple as a crosstourer. Waiting for specs on the fuel tank size for that one. And remember the Yamaha Super Tenere released in the US this year. All are chasing the BMW R1200GS business. That has been the largest selling bike for BMW for several years. Looking forward to the kids being out of college so I can afford one of these fine machines. RR
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    First - what type of helmet are you looking at - full face, modular, 3/4, or brain bucket? Second - once the type is selected, what brand are you interested in (price range)? Third - Make sure it fits. I agree with the J&M brand headsets. Had previously used Chatterbox but was unimpressed with their quality (had two of them fail within a year). The J&M systems have held up well for several years and many, many miles. Everybody's head is shaped a little different. Helmets are different shapes also. Different brands and/or models will be more or less round/oval. Make sure your helmet fits comfortably and it will provide many years of welcome protection. If your local dealer doesn't have a good selection of helmets, try going to the International Motorcycle Show. There, you can try on all different types, brands, models, and sizes. The closest to you is in Dallas December 2-4. J&M sells helmets with their headsets installed (as do others). They sell from the Aria (expensive and very nice) to the Vega (relatively inexpensive - no experience with quality) and a few in between. RR
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    Rick, I am very interested at seeing this set of instructions. Will be upgrading the springs this winter as they are getting pretty weak (or maybe I am just gaining weight - Naaahh!). RR
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    Dang, Goose. When did you start getting all diplomatic and stuff. (good answer though). RR
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    No adapters are needed for the Carbtune (or for any others that I know of). RR
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    Dang. I have a shelf I wanted to cut a decorative shape on the edge and you got me all excited. RR
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    Dana, Welcome to the VR Family. Since you are new, I will offer this one piece of very solid advice. When Goose speaks, listen. His diagnostic skills and knowledge about these machines is VERY good. Put out a request for some help doing a carb sync. (#1 on the Goose list). It requires a 4 line manometer (vacuum gauge) and several members have one. In my experience, this will take care of the backfiring in most cases. It is also the least intrusive - easiest to do - of the carb diagnostics. It might also be helpful to run some Seafoam (mix 1/2 can in a tank of gas) and see if that clears up the carbs. If you are able to get with another member, they can also point out the pilot screw locations. If the caps are on, they are kind of hard to find if you don't know what you are looking for. And no, you don't need to replace the caps once/if you make an adjustment. Again, welcome. RR
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    John, You should have the valves shims checked. Manual calls for checking at about 30k miles. Real life has shown 50k miles (YMMV). Hope that was part of the maintenance last month. RR
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    Alright, don't make me have to look it up after a couple of bourbons. What size? RR
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    I'm glad you posted this. I am up for another rear tire (16K+ miles on an E3) and am debating a CT. I am not looking for longer life, although that would be nice. However, I have been having confidence trouble on gravel and I understand the CT provides a much better feel on non-pavement roads. We will be heading to Alaska next summer and I am sure there will be gravel/nasty pavement. It may just be my lack of skills. But, dang, gravel just scares the heck out of me. The only two times I dropped my bike was in gravel. RR
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    Or if you just want a non-fitted sheep skin, IKEA has nice ones for $20 or $30 (don't remember, it's been a while since I got mine). Make sure you go to an IKEA store in a different town than where you live. If a friend sees you in there, they will revoke your Mancard. RR
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    I believe you can also send it back to Corbin for a rebuild. You may or may not like it. Some folks love them, I wasn't so impressed. RR
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    Lack of a safety cassette deck. RR
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    Just rolled 100,000 on mine and will be taking it to Alaska next year (7-8000 mile round trip) without hesitation. Change the oil and pumpkin lube, periodically throw on some new shoes, and ride it like you stole it. Maintenance is fairly straight forward and you have really great group of VR guys (and gals) down there in Tejas. Lots of knowledge and experience on keeping these fine machines running as long as you want them to run. If'n you are buying new (or even fairly new), they come with a transferable 5 year warranty. It also makes a pretty good long distance steed (talkin' 'bout Iron Butt stuff here). This is the best family forum to help you with spending your hard earned dollars on shiny bits and comfort accessories. Welcome. RR
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    The ViQueens will not win the Super Bowl until they get back to playing outside. GO PACKERS!!! RR
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    I have over 50k miles on mine, no problem. Installing mine, I drilled a couple of holes in the plastic around the connection tabs and ran my wires thru there. Then soldered them to the terminals and filled the plastic cavity around the connection with clear chalk. This allows the wires to come out the side and stay away from the exhaust and protects the connections from road grime and water. Works great. +1 on the CarbonOne bracket. RR
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    Any civilized person would turn their nose up at chittlins. RR
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    Wow, you are old. Oh, wait.......I was 20 then. Never mind. RR
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    Some of the old timers will pop in here and give you details, but it sounds like shift forks to me. This requires cracking the case. However, I could be full of it. I ride a 2nd gen. RR
  22. RedRider
    You don't need to remove the saddlebag rails. It is also a good time to lube the drive pins in the wheel hub. Easy to do (if you have snap ring pliers). If they are dry, they will likely have a film of rust. You can use some emory cloth or steel wool on the pins. For the bores, you can use a 20 ga. shotgun cleaning brush. However, you are right. Once you get into it, it is readily apparent what needs to come off and what doesn't. Pay very close attention as to where the washer on the brake caliper side goes. It is not uncommon to replace that in the wrong location and have to do it all over again. (Doesn't break anything, just doesn't allow you to remount the brake caliper correctly). Not a bad idea to add some anti-sieze on the axle when you replace it. Use a new cotter pin (always). Swap the inside/outside rear brake pads (put inner on outside and outer on inside). They wear unevenly and this will get you additional life out of the set. Lube the gear spline on the inside of the drive pumpkin. It is also a good idea to lube the drive shaft splines inside the pumpkin, but that is a little bigger job. Just ask us and we can help you with it. Be very careful off the brake disc when changing the tire. If you are taking it to a shop that does not usually do motorcycle tires, it's not a bad idea to remove it. Make sure to use a torque wrench and blue loctite when replacing the bolts. While the bags are off, check all the bolts along the chrome rail. They have a tendency to come loose. If you have the Carbon One adapter with legs, it doesn't stand up high enough to get the wheel out (without removing a bunch of other stuff like the rails). You will need to lift it a bit more with the jack once the wheel is loose. Good Luck. RR
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    Keys

    RedRider replied to scooter45's topic in Watering Hole

    Good to hear it looks like the dealer is stepping up (or being pushed up) to the plate. If it doesn't get resolved, and you would like a single key, you can get a complete set of locks, with keys, from Pinwall for about $150. RR
  24. RedRider
    Come on back anytime. You can also rent BMWs over here. RR
  25. RedRider
    What will we do with all the out-of-work dentists and gourmet chefs? RR
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