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One thing I stated to Mark was it is almost impossible to distinguish the rear end noise from the clutch noise when you are riding, the readers problem may have well been the clutch whine. Send Mark an email tell him about your experiences.
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I just read the tech section in my October issue of Motorcycle Cruiser. A reader wrote in to ask Mark Zimmerman in the Shop Talk section about a Royal Star that has a whine in the rear end. The reader talked about proper shimming and all of his experience. Mr Zimmerman's response was "I'm not aware of any specific or generic problems with the Royal Star's final drive..... I did a quick internet search and nothing jumped out at me, so if you have info to the contrary please let me know so I can find out what's going on." I emailed him instantly, gave him a list of web sites to investigate , including Venturerider.org, If you have any information for Mr. Zimmerman reguarding a whine in a Royal Star I think he deserves an email at zimmemr@aol.com. Lets see if he can make good on his promise to "find out what's going on."
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57, but who is counting, I have an 07 with 40,000 miles in 3.5 years
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Hey Walt, Not trying to be critical here, but 14,000 miles on a set of motorcycle tires is a lot of miles. Many brands will only get you half of that. I have been guilty of changing my tires way before they needed changed if I were taking a long trip, especially if I am taking the wife and the trailer. Just some food for thought next time you are planning a trip, calculate the milage you expect to travel on the trip and add that that to the miles on your tires, if it is more than 12,000 to 13,000 miles I would consider changing them before I left. I have been stuck on a trip for blown tires ond other malfunctions out of my control, so I know it is no fun. take care on the rest of your trip.
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One thing that I was told by factory reps at a Yamaha breakfast, was that the clear plastic cover that is on the switch is supposed to be taken off by the dealer at time of delivery, it is only there to keep the switch and bezel from getting scratched before delivery. They said it is often the cause of problems with igition switches getting fouled. they did not offer any solutions to remove the stuff if it got in the mechanism.
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Rear End Creaking
M61A1MECH replied to sadicarnot's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
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I have got right at 40,000 miles on my 07, but Mr. T in Orlando had something north of 250,000 miles on his 99 when I saw him last in March at Bikeweek in Daytona.
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Never had any issue with burning feeling even in the Florida heat, been using Grip Puppies on my Venture since I first found them in 2007, only problems have been they wear out after a couple of years and start to split and when they start to get old they will chaulk off on your hands and make your palms black. They cured the numbness I used to get in my hands during long rides.
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Problem would be the mileage would not be any more accurate than the ones for the US postal codes, I have a few tell me it only 500 miles from my place in Florida to someplace in Michigan or New York, I pretty sure that is not right. I am not sure what data base the system uses, but it needs updating I think.
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Walt I just emailed you the service bulletin on aligning the rear wheel to ensure there is no popping noise while backing up. Other than that I am not aware of any "alignment" procedure. Good luck.
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Saturday, 12 June 2010, about 4PM sighted a 2000 Millennium edition headed north on US. Was it anyone here?
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Jeff My thoughts and prayers are with, lost my mother about 4 years ago so I know a litttle bit of what you are going through. Take care.
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I am not aware of a reciever style hitch from Bustec except for the Goldwing, but here is a link to there web site. If John is still with them since the buisness was sold he will answer your questions if you email them. From their web site: "If you have a question about a specific application, please call (423) 562-9900 or send an e-mail to csr@bushtec.com." http://www.bushtec.com/ I would still be up for showing ypu the hitch set up in person if you like, it is no problem riding south is a good a direction as any around here, actually a lot better than trying to go east.
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Check out these pictures of my hitch with the locking ball removed.
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I think the Bushtec trailers only come with the Hiem joint for connection to the bike. You may be able to change the connection on the trailer tongue to a regular ball and then get reciever type set up for a ball hitch. I have a Bustec Roadstar and the regular Bustec pin hitch on the bike, I just take the ball off and cover the pin with a black plastic cap and it is not so bad. With the way they made the hitch for the Royal Star line it is pretty simple to remove and install, just 4 bolts, you could take the hitch off for when you are not hauling the trailer and then put it on when you need it. As soon as I can get a few shots of the set up I will post them. If you are picking it up locally and need it towed home let me know maybe I can do that for you, Rockledge is not to far away from Edgewater. Let me know.
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I have heard the same thing, I would hope that would be one of the regulations that comes out of this tragedy. One additional thing that could have helped on this is the use of wet-mate electrical connectors for the valve controls. It is my understanding that this particular BOP was installed with dry-mate connectors, that is the connections are made before the BOP is submerged and they cannot be disconnected or reconnected while they are submerged. The industry has wet-mate electrical connectors that can be disconnected and reconnected while submerged by ROVs. If wetmate connectors had been used, there could have been a possibilty to remove the original connectors and deploy an emergency control harness to connect into the BOP to close the valves using a power system from a workover boat. Wet mate connectors have been succesfully tested at pressures upto 10,000 psi nearly 5 times the pressure at 5000 ft. I also hope that the use of redundant or emergency control systems are also mandated as a part of this learning experience. Many lessons to be learned here, that should make the industry better in the coming years.
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I think most of the water drained out of their parent's gene pool leaving it very shallow with not much to draw from.
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Ruffy That is the exact same way I feel about them, I dealt with them once when I was selling my wife's Vulcan, still feel like we got the short end. They are always over priced and seldom have very clean bikes.
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I stopped into to Pampano Pat's today, I would not recommend the Valk based on the cosmetics alone. Much of the chrome has been salt pitted from being around the ocean. There are some other tell tell tale signs that it was kept out of doors near the ocean, some rust and scaling on the aluminum. The chrome on the inside of the clutch lever is wrinkled, I am not sure how that happens. There is also a bad spot on the trunk and a small one on the lower leg fairing.
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SteveB I put the Yamaha medium windshield on my 07, the wife claims she gets a lot more wash and head buffeting when that one is on. I cut down the stock windshield so it is taller than the medium, it is better , but she is still getting more head buffeting than she wants. The cut down stock shield now measures 19.5 inches from the top of the tank between the gas cap and the ignition cover to the top of the shield. Still gives good coverage for the driver and I can look over it instead of thru it. I have ordered a Clearview 18 inch shield, I hope it is better for her. I hate looking thru the stock shield and do not want to go back to that.
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once again -headlight bulb replacement
M61A1MECH replied to dharnie's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Yes turn the the wheel hard to the right, when you pop the little spring clip off, just pray that you do not find what I found. The tang on the hinge that allows the spring to swing and by the way keeps the spring in place when it is swung out, was not folded over the spring. I swung it out, removed the old bulb, but as I was reaching in to install the new bulb, plink goes the spring on to the floor. No amount of fiddling or cursing would keep it in place long enough to allow me to get the bulb installed. Finally had to put some tape on the spring to keep it in place until I could get the bulb in and swing the spring back in place. With spring tension on it, it is OK. I made a mental note that the next time I have to do this I go out and get a pair of long reach needle nose pliers and pinch the tang in place before I pull the bulb. -
Try checking this thread here at Venture rider, has a couple of ideas that are much more cost effective than the Yamaha wing. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=504 Also check out the attached file for how I did my install.
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I had the same pain in the shoulders when I first got my 07, I installed a set of risers, no more pain. Maybe not as elegant of a solution as changing the bars, but much cheaper an easier.
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Ok How about "Calling Elvis" Dire Straits "This is Us" Mark Knopfler & Emmy Lou Harris "Soldier" The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
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My particular all time favorite is "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits.