[Michelin Commander II]

So I have a 2 part question and this looks like an OK place to ask. I have an e-mail out to Michelin about what tire pressures to run. I ordered a 130/90 for the front and will give it a go. So of those running the Commander II's what pressures are you running?

 

Second question. My wheel while looking at it yesterday doing some other maintenance on the bike has weights on it. I know this is to balance, but the thing that caught my eye was there is like 4-5 tape a weights on the flat part of the rim. but also in the center there are what sort of look like car tire weights (but fit much better) clipped over the center part of the rim. When changing the tires should I pull ALL weight off? Or are the ones on the center part a factory installed weight to balance the wheel itself? I'm going to run Dyna Beads.

 

I run 40 in the front and 42 rear, yes pull all the weights and re-balance or use dyna beads.

[1996 RS 4 piper]

Thanks for the response guys, will be on the road in the morning. Thanks again.

[1996 RS 4 piper]

I'm helping a friend fix up a 96 4 piper and if some could post some pic's on how the muffler mounting brackets mount to the frame and mufflers I would sure appreciate it. The guy before welded drag pipes to the header pipes and the muffler mounts are due in tomorrow. Thanks for your time.....

[Y pipe gaskets]

What was the question????

 

A pin hole will cause some poping on decel, but these bikes are prone to poping....

 

So, did I stump you with an answer??

[Best and Carefull way to remove HD mufflers?]

Carlos,

 

 

 

Sometimes they need a little persuasion, grab the back end of the pipe, where the exhaust comes out. Rock it side to side as far as you can, then up and down as far as you can. This will help "open" the slip on over the headers. While pulling backwards and away from the headers, rotate it in a circular motion. Keep doing this and they will come off. Like mentioned take some emory cloth or 320 grit sandpaper and clean the headers as clean as you can get them before you install the stock pipes....

 

X2, this is what I did.......

[Handlebar riser options]

don't know if you have one but a drivers backrest was the best thing i did stopped me slouching and set me a bit closer to the bars

 

X2, made a big difference

[Handle bar weights]

They are just there to keep the buzzing to a minimum. I've never road without them, so can yea or nay.

[Front fairing question]

I put a HD faring on my Roadstar, has the same windshield brackets as the early Royals. Go to www.roadstarclinic.com and in their tech section they have pic's on how to do it. I checked out that route and then did my own thing. Once you get the fairing in hand you can tell what you need to do, took me two months of procrastinating. Once I started I was done in a day and a half. Good luck on the project.....

[RSTD bracket for Harley pipes]

Yes there are some on Ebay, but you can make your own in about a half hour, from the photos on this site. I made mine out of flat stock from Lowe's 2"W X 1/8" T. I'm sure someone here will put the link in for you or just do a search.

[how much $$$$ to plate your bike]

Just sent mine in, 05 RSTD, $84........ must keep the food stamps going as the roads out here don't see it.

[muffler help]

From my recall of other's having the same issue, I believe there are some tabs or nubs or some kind of raised "bumper" inside the inlet which needs to be ground off.

 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong or provide more detailed info.

 

For $10 Harbor Freight make a pipe expander set and that makes it easy to slip on, just do a little at a time...

[Colorado Wild Fire]

My son lives in Canon City and says somedays the smoke is like fog, he's 40 miles from the Spings. Do go back as it's a great area...

[tranny chatter]

Do you know the history of the bike, like last time clutch was replaced if at all???

[Venture tank on RSTD]

Have never done this, but they have a rubber o-ring for the petcock.

[Re-attaching Tank Badges]

I found 3M at WalMart......

[2007 back end lights]

Looking at his map I'd say he built a ramp in Texas and jumped over two state to Calif....

[Senior Riders Sign In]

I'll NEVER be that old !! (at least not in my mind...)

 

(61 just around the corner but I'm only 35 according to my mind...now if my body would only get on the same wave length!)

 

You sound like my wife, we've been married 39 years and she just had her 29th birthday. I'll be 67 next month.....

[Converse Military Boots]

My brother and I bought the Converse C9894 composite toe and sidezip, www,511tactical.com had them on clearance 2 months ago for $39.95. A good boot. I doubt if a boot has a sidezip it would be considered waterproof.

[RSTD Windscreen Options?]

I went with the Cee Baileys dark tint on a Road Star I had and you really couldn't see thru it. I'd go with the light grey or smoke.

[highway bars]

Had a friend with the butt problem, he bought a gel pad from WalMart and had it bilt into the seat. Cut the winning in half on his RSTD..... LOL

[Michelin Commander II]

I went with the commanders all the way around. As I don't ride two up or pull a trailer, I went with the 130 and the handling improved consideribly. Have about 2,300 on them and they look like new, have the dyna-beads in them.

[Piggybacker Upgrade]

aw man!

 

Now you gotta cut the tounge off, move all the lights and plate, reweld the tounge.....

 

Now that's a lot of work, me I'd just paint the rims and let it go...........

[Motorcycle Etiquette: How Not To Wave Like A Dork!]

I see where Cal-Osha, in order to keep two hands on the bars at all times, is requiring all riders to wave with their left foot here on the left coast...

[RSTD Windshield Bag Installed]

Nice job, I went with the T-Bag model, works great.

[Kuryakyn Drink holder...]

Their a 1" bar......