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  1. SaltyDawg
    Well it's been 25 for us last Feb. But we plan on celebrating it at Myrtle Beach this week. We are soul mates, seems like we are in each others heads and think the same things. Except when it comes to spending money. She's all for it and I like to keep what I earn.
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    Go here and put in this part number: XF-MICANT-48 http://www.cyclegadgets.com/Products/orderbysku.asp
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    It's been a long time since I spliced coax that small. Do a search for splicing the XM antenna and you might find another post where someone actually posted a link to an XM antenna with a shorter cable.
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    BuddyRich I have one on order from him right now.
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    Sorry to hear the bad news JT. How is she feeling otherwise? As long as she is feeling better and is in good spirits things can be treated. Keep the faith brother. We will keep you guys in our prayers. How are you holding up? You need to be strong for her, but don't neglect yourself either. Stay Strong.
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    CASH!!!
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    I have heard of a loose ground causing that noise also. I have also heard that it started right after someone had gotten the plugs changed and found that the plug wires had been moved a little and that one was close to the wires running along the backbone under the tank. I'm more inclined to think that it's the ground that's an issue from what you have stated though.
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    Why yes I have. I had the Diamond R Pillow Top on my first 99, and the Utopia on my current 99. Pros: Diamond R Ease of install Looks as if it were made for the RSV (which it was) High Quality Back Rest, Great Craftsmanship. Usually ships within days of ordering Great people to work with. Utopia Looks good and matches the bike pretty well. Very adjustable (will explain later) Very comfortable Cons Diamond R For me it pushed me too far forward in the seat and I had to adjust all the way back and still was being pushed forward. I had to put my feet on the highway bars and push back against the back rest to bend the bar back. That pushed farther into the passengers seat so I couldn't push back much further without making the seat look strange, so I was not able to use the adjustment screw. I have a 30 inch inseam if that helps. Weight was 250 at the time. Utopia Was a real pain in the !@!@!#!# butt to install. You have to drill out two holes and thread supplied bolts through. Took me 45 min to install although others have not had the same bad time that I did. Bar can sometimes pinch the wires under the seat and cause intermittent audio problems. (can be remedied by making sure the wire bundles don't cross over each other near the back rest) Ship date. Plain and simple, they don't have them sitting on the shelf so they have to be made for each order. That can put delivery out a month or more. Now both are QUALITY products and have served me well. My preference is the Utopia even though it was a major pain for me to install. Here is why, as mentioned above I had to bend the Diamond R to fit "ME" and that gave me no ability to make front/back adjustments to the seat. So I was unable to wear armored jackets with the back plate in. The Utopia fit like a dream and I have plenty of adjustability in it, so I am able to wear anything I want. Again they both are great back rests and you won't go wrong with either and there are hundreds of folks here who have the Diamond R and love them, I just prefer the Utopia. It was worth the wait to be able to wear my protective gear.
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    Can't say for sure if it's going to happen this year or not, but last year Mustang had a setup in Myrtle Beach for bike week. If they didn't have a seat to fit your bike they would gladly use your seat pan and make one while you waited. I had considered having it done for my wifes Honda Shadow which I'm glad I didn't since she has already sold it and upgraded to a Intruder 800. So I'm betting that if they are doing it this year they would be able to do the RSV.
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    Don, Let us know what we can contribute to the effort to keep this site up. I have no problems donating cash to keep this place going and to take some of the financial burden off of you. Thanks for all you do. Wayne
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    Ok there are obviously different riding styles along with different gas mileage. Now the question is what are you basing the mileage off of? If you are using the RSV's odometer then unless you have a speed-o-healer on the bike I would say you are not getting an accurate assessment of your mileage. Both RSV's I have owned were 4 to 5 miles off in the speedo at 60 MPH indicated. So at 60 MPh Indicated, I was actually traveling 55 to 56 MPH. I check my mileage with my GPS and am getting 41 MPG and 44 MPG with the speedo.
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    Great Job Don, don't let it get to you. If it goes down for awhile, then it goes down. Don't sweat it, things will be back to normal soon.
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    I would definitely add a backrest, but that won't solve all of your problems. If you are looking for a quick relatively cheap solution that will help I would suggest the sheepskin for Alaska leather. I had the original seats on my first 99 and I bought their best sheepskin and it did make a difference, and it's removable so I would ride without it until I felt I was starting to get uncomfortable then put it on and ride 3 to 4 times farther and take it off for a little while for a change. I would have to say that if you are having a problem with your tail bone then I wouldn't go for a Corbin. [url=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13671][/url]Now I'm not sure who it is, but there is a member of this site that redoes the seats and if I'm not mistaken actually takes some of the padding out near the tail bone along with about an inch of the rest of the padding and replaces it with memory foam and from what I read they were getting really good results from that. I will try and find the posts and put the links up here. Edit: Here is the link. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13671
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    On this one you will get as many different answers as there are people. The problem is it's expensive to find out whether a Corbin is right for you. I'm not sure what you are talking about when you say stock seats. If you are referring to the Pillow Tops, then the Corbin would be like sitting on a concrete bench compared to them. If you are referring to the early RSV seats, well the Corbin is still much harder, but some folks really like that. I'm not sure what people mean when they say "Break it in", I put 2500 miles on my Corbin and it was as hard the day I sold it as it was the day I got it. I prefer the pillow tops, I can ride all day long without a problem, where as on the early model RSV seats I couldn't ride 50 miles without getting very uncomfortable. The Corbin for me was much worse than that. Do you have a back rest? Your picture of your bike doesn't have one. You would be amazed at the difference in the comfort of your ride just from having a back rest. You are able to adjust your sitting position better while riding. There is a company, I believe it's called Road Sofa that makes custom seats for you using your seat pan, but here again it's an expensive proposition to find out if it's right for you. You might want to look into a quality sheepskin like one from www.alaskaleather.com, or a carolina buttbuffer, I had both for my first 99 and it extended the ridespan of my backside considerably. I have not needed either with the pillow tops.
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    You wouldn't want to ride a scoot on Cape Cod it's dangerous enough in a cage.
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    You just had to didn't you!!
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    Get up with Beer30 he sells the complete set Saddle Bag Liners and also the Trunk liner. Believe me they are worth the money. He just posted today he has 5 or 6 sets ready to ship. I don't know the price off the top of my head.
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    First off the shocks are covered under warranty. They can be ridden without air in them. The rear shock air pressure is for setting the preload and the fronts can help with better handling. If I am correct in thinking the rear takes up to 45lbs and the front 7lbs each. I could be wrong. For the front shocks you need a low pressure hand pump like this one. http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/detail.cfm?model_ID=42&Category_ID=14&manufacturer_ID=39&product_ID=5364 I believe you can use this on the rear shock also. If you use a bicycle pump on the front shocks you will blow the seals. DO NOT USE A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP on any of the shocks. You can use a regular bicycle hand pump for the rear shock. I'm talking the one that you use in your hands not the foot/hand pump type. Unless you have oil leaking out of the rear shock or oil on the bottom the chances are the shock is still good. Unless you bought it used and they cleaned it up before selling. You will know if the shock is bad, it will be hard to keep your line though a corner. Plus it will be bumpy after crossing rail road tracks.
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    I used one of those T-bags going to Myrtle Beach last year. You can sure get a lot into them. My problem was that I can't throw my leg over just the drivers seat very easy. Took it down empty and brought it back full. This year I have to take my trailer down. My wife has plans on spending all my money this time.
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    I can personally vouch for these bags. You will be amazed at how much you can fit into that trunk bag. When I got the bags from Beer30 I looked at it and said it was too big for the trunk, Gene said nope it fits perfectly. I got home, stuffed it full of the wifes couch pillows (don't tell her) and looked at and said "ain't no way that's fitting in the trunk" went outside and my Son asked what I was doing and I said. I'm gonna put this into the trunk of the bike, he laughed and said no way. Well I'm here to tell you Beer30 is a lot of things, crazy being one, but he ain't no liar. That bag was stuffed full of pillows and it fit perfectly. I went on an 8 day trip to Florida and carried everything I needed in that bag and one of his saddle bag liners. Money well spent in my book.
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    Glad to hear you didn't have any misfortunes because of the tires. It's a funny thing, but on the way in to work this morning I got to thinking about your post mentioning the low speed handling problems with your bike. I made a mental note to find that post and make a comment about the tires. To check the pressure and also to see if the rear tire had the tread worn flat on the bottom. Both of those conditions would have caused a weird feel, and here you have posted about it. Just last weekend I straddled my baby for the first time in a little over 3 weeks (out with gout) and the first turn I made it felt real weird to me. My wife was riding behind me on her bike. I moved into the left lane and rocked the bike back and forth trying to feel her out, my wife pulls up beside me, smiles and waves and keeps on trucking. So I thought to myself everything must be fine and I'm just out of sync. Well we stop at a traffic light and I told my wife the bike feels weird to me and she says and I quote "Well your back tire is flat! I noticed it when we left the house." You could have knocked me over with a feather, my own wife notices I have a flat tire on the rear and doesn't bother to tell me when she is riding next to me. :scratchchin:Hmmmmm Maybe I shouldn't have told her about the life insurance policy. Actually the tire wasn't completely flat, it did have 11lbs of air in it. Good thing for me is I only road about a mile total and never got a heat cycle on the tire. I would replace the tires without question. There is no doubt some sidewall damage has occurred.
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    I was wondering it you had lowered it and that was the cause of it hitting so hard, not intending for you to lower it to use the Grill. In fact I'm thinking that lowering it might make things worse. Mine only hit once, and it was a whale of a pot hole that I hit that caused it to smash into the grill. Still it only scratched the grill, not chip it as bad as yours. Right after that I put 7lbs of pressure in each fork and never had a problem again.
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    I know what you are talking about, I had mine hit also. Not as bad as yours though. Did you do the front end lowering mod? Or is it still stock?
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    Both you and your wife are in my prayers. I pray that all turns out well for her. Keep the faith.
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    To answer you question. No it wouldn't get covered under warranty. As KeithR mentioned the Wagner radiator cover is a great investment. You can also go onto Ebay and there are Stainless Steel and Chrome plated radiator covers there also. Only the ones on Ebay don't have mesh like the Wagner does. I purchased a Wagner radiator cover for my first RSV and it was a great investment.
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