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  1. Thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow. Hopefully it will get the crap off the roads. We've had our share of snow but right now it's the piles of salt that have my attention. My bikes are still hibernating in the garage and I'm chompin' at the bit.

  2. Where do you mount this? Trunk or side bag? The CD just took too much space.

     

    The website says "You can plug in the cassette deck or directly to the amplifier" so I'm guessing you can place it where you had the CD. It specifically says that you don't need the CD player. It's independently plug and play.

     

    I've also heard of power issues. When you power down, you lose memory. It goes back to the beginning of the playlist. The CD picks up where you left off. That's a feature I'd like to have.

  3. I bought a Husky compressor from Home Depot for $30. It's reasonably light weight but draws 15 A so like XV1100SE I had to run a fused line from the battery (found out the hard way). I ran it to the rear trunk, following the CD player cable. It's bailed me out a couple of times. Never leave home without it.

  4. You can toggle through any of the CDs and songs. I like mine a lot - but it's only as good as the road you're on. It doesn't like bumps. You may want to consider something solid state (mp3, iPod). I have yet to look into it, but I'm sure someone can weigh in here.

  5. I took the same placebo. I bought my 2008 with 8K miles a few years ago. It whined noticeably around 50-55 mph. When I changed oil for the first time, I went with Motul 7100 synthetic. The whine disappeared. I have no idea what the previous owner used. I now have 25K miles on the bike and the whine remains a thing of the past. :cool10:

  6. I have a new tire changer and did the Mich tire on it and what I did to get it to seat was put a wratchet strap around it and cranked it down in the center of the tire then started it likt that and then released it and aired it up.

     

    I used the ratchet strap when my Avon rear tire wouldn't seat. Worked like a charm.

  7. Needed a rear tire replaced

     

    So I ask what if I help ya get the bike you are working on done and then put my bike on the lift and I can take it apart I will learn something and you get your other stuff done

     

    Well he agreed

     

    I learned how to change out my rear wheel

     

    :thumbsup2:

     

    That's certainly a nice arrangement. It's nice to have access to all that experience when you get stuck. I've replaced my tires a couple of different ways. I've used a local bike shop who completely botched the balancing - must have used 10 ounces of weights. They got it right after I took the bike back. The next time I put the RSV on my Carbon One stand, pulled the wheels, and mounted/balanced them at a buddies house who's well equipped for that sort of thing. It cost me a 6-pack of 60 minute Dogfish Head. Last week I picked up a nail in the rear tire. My buddy's out of town so I took the wheel and new tire to the local Harley dealer. They'll mount, balance, and add ride-on for $70. I'll find out how that goes tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll be greasing the splines and getting the wheel back on by lunchtime - just in time to dodge a few thunderstorms.

  8. I’m planning a ride from the Washington DC area to Tampa, Florida and back, planning to leave May 1 pending weather. This is strictly a motorcycle ride. We don’t have to be anywhere and have no schedule. The only restriction is having to be back by May 9. We were thinking of hugging the east coast going down, primarily sticking to Rt. 17, picking up Rt 301 north of Jacksonville, FL and continuing on into Tampa. On the return we will reverse that, picking up Rt 15 in SC and taking that through Chapel Hill, NC and on into VA. I know nothing of these roads south of Virginia and am open to comments, warnings, alternate routes, and side trips that don’t take us too far off course.

  9. I used JC Motors this past summer. Rode the bikes from Maryland to Phoenix, AZ and had them (2 bikes) shipped back. We dropped them off at one of their terminals near the airport, very convenient. We kept the keys. They pushed them onto pallets and strapped them down. It took them about 10 days to deliver them to the house. I believe that's what they quoted. Interesting though, they had the bikes back in Maryland within 5 days (I was able to track) and it took them another 4 days to deliver to the house. They claim that the Venture requires a truck with a larger than normal lift gate - it barely fit. I would have to dig into my files to get the exact cost but I believe it was around $1300 for the 2 bikes (my Venture and a Honda Shadow 1100). I'd use them again.

  10. My first drop was luckily in my garage where no one could see. I'm 6'3" and not the most limber person but was able to do the butt to seat walk up method.

     

    My first drop was in the garage as well, a day after I bought the bike - before I realized how top heavy the Venture is. I'm 5'9" and was able to do the butt to seat walk up method, mostly driven by adrenaline.

     

    The second time was somewhere in Missouri, after finishing a 400 mile ride. I was backing into a parking spot, not realizing it was sloped a bit to the left. I was tired, and perhaps rushing, and down it went. I needed help this time, partly because of the slope.

     

    Valuable lessons learned.

  11. The attorney has asked that all correspondence regarding this issue be routed through me at this time. I will be meeting with her on a VERY regular basis. She does not wish to have her name revealed at this time but just to show that this is a serious issue, she has granted me permission to share her picture.

     

    Please wish us luck.

     

    Don

     

    I'll testify!

  12. Folks, I don't want to start a debate here over synthetic vs. dino based blinker fluid but I strongly recommend that if your bike is over about 5 years old or 40,000 miles that you NOT switch to synthetic blinker fluid. It can cause leaks in such cases. I had a very good friend that swapped to synthetic fluid at 45,000 miles and it caused the light from his blinkers to drip out onto the ground.

     

    I believe the light is still good, even after leaking out of the blinkers. I'd catch it in a bucket and save it.

  13. Mark,

     

    If we go west we will certainly be going to Colorado, however, the farthest north we will be going is to Salida, or the Royal Gorge area. Then we will head west on Hwy 50 to Montrose, then down the Million Dollar Hwy to Durango.

     

    I love the Million Dollar Hwy but Rt 50 from Gunnison to Montrose, though not as high energy, is very nice as well. The Blue Mesa Reservoir is spectacular at sunrise. Enjoy. I'm jealous.

  14. We rode the Million Dollar Highway in June, Montrose to Durango. There were 18 wheelers coming the opposite direction - must be a right of passage. The road is narrow but the surface is solid and clean. It was a great ride. Just remember your basic motorcycle safety class; the bike follows your eyes. Watch the road and you'll be fine.

  15. The Million Dollar Highway (Rt 550) connecting Montrose and Durango, CO is an interesting ride - shear drops with no guard rails. I'm told that it freaks some people out. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even on the Venture beast.

     

    Check out the following picture I pulled of the internet, as I was too preoccupied to take my own pictures:

     

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Million_Dollar_Highway_10_2006_09_13.jpg

  16. Well this past weekend I took my longest trip so far (800 Klicks round trip). I know this is just a small jaunt for some of y'all but not for me! Rode up (solo) to Sudbury to visit my folks and took my 69 year old Mom on her first ever motorcycle ride. The grin on her face and the thank you hug made the trip more than worthwhile.

    Mom has Alzheimer's and I just hope she remembers this for a while. But if not...I'll be very happy to repeat as often as I can.:cool10:

     

    I'm told that Alzheimer's patients tend to remember events when they are highly stimulated. My father in law had Alzheimer's and I took him for rides a couple of times a year. Near the end, he couldn't remember my name - but he recognized me as the guy with the bike. Then he smiled. Enjoy the rides.

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