SilvrT
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A little bit of "Photo-fixing" ...
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What I did for my Sirius XM radio was remove the fairing and connect a wire directly to that power source to a similar adapter. I then plugged in the Sirius power convertor and feed it out and up the handlebar. The Sirius convertor wouldn't stay in the stock power outlet...vibration kept knocking it out.
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Motorkote comments and tracking??
SilvrT replied to Judes Dude's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
First testing of Motorkote ... I added it to the existing oil which was Mobil 1 synthetic 10w40 ... I did not feel there was any improvement. Saturday I dropped the oil & filter and put in Castrol 10w40 (non synthetic) 10w40 and added 8 oz of Motorkote. Oil level at the 1/2 way mark on the sight glass. On a scale of 1-10 (1=no change, 10=dramatic change) I will give it a 3 ... maybe even a 3.5 rating. It seems that either the fresh oil helped and/or dropping the synthetic. The whine is definately less and doesn't seem to be quite as loud. Sure love those drilled out RK's -
ya... when I first found it, I stuck my cig in it and......NOTHING!! (piece-a-crap!) LOL
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DITTO ... think I'll save my holiday time for Western rallys and split it up a bit.
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if you're riding a 2nd gen (1999-2010) it's on the inner left side of the fairing just above the left lower. Get down thar and look and feel... you'll find it
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As for "summer" being over....it's just the date. Weather around here certainly doesn't recognize it... sunny and warm...might even break some records. All in all, this spring/summer/ and now fall has been one of the best I've experienced as far as weather goes for many, many years. It's been long overdue.
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Before I bought my '06 I thought about buying a Valk Interstate. Saw a couple really nice ones....really like the green and cream but, a 2001 Valk for 13grand ... wow ... couldn't justify it. So, I went for the '06 midnight ... couldn't have made a better choice!
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ok, I think I missed something... where is Potato Creek?
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hmmmmmm.... not a bad idea I might test that method out but forming a new habit may take some time. I just hope we don't get confused in the process and wind up doing what you did. My normal routine is 1. stop the bike 2. plant both feet 3. let the wife off 4. turn off the key to stop the motor 5. put the sidestand down
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BUMMER! ... dang that must be embarassing! Curious about "putting sidestand down" before your wife gets off. Do you set the bike on the sidestand and then she gets off or do you just hold the bike upright while she gets off and if so, why put down the sidestand before she gets off...??? This is a different method than I do so just curious.
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The best place for the oil level is at the middle of the sight glass. (according to all that I've heard and read) :rotf:
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I've got the Stratus 5 on mine. Comes with a "car kit" and has mounting brackets that hook into the dash vents...works great on the speaker grille...I just zap-tied it to ensure it didn't vibrate off. Works great!
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Overall height is not a reliable "guide" .... what's your inseam size is. You could be one of those guys with short, stubby little legs and an extra long torso with long arms .... kinda like a chimpanzee yanno.... :rotf:
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I noticed his odo reading stated kilometers ... so I dropped him a Q about it.
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I'd like to buy another 1st gen and paint it ...again ... I'd love to experiment with House of Colors ... painting vehicles is/was a passion and specifically I enjoyed doing custom work. Ahhh but if I only had the time, the bucks, and the shop.... Waiting to see your end result... should look awesome!
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That's how I did mine.
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I didn't see anywhere what kind of paint was used... was it acrylic enamel or base coat/clear coat or what?
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That's it.... call it "no name" ...
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I agree ... always add a caveat... that way ya can't be held accountable ... ( I think )
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Our '06 is named Princess II ... the '87 was Princess I will there be a Princess III??? ya never know ;-) any guesses on who named them??? (hint: wasn't me)
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her response.... "Sounds yummy! I do the same browning in the micro and get no lumps in any sauces rather than on the stove; also less messy and one bowl ready to go! This would be good over noodles and veggies and of course, beef or chicken" I think I know what we'll be having for dindin tonight !
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yummmmmm... sent this to my wife (she loves to cook and try new recipe's) gunboat... as for the chili recipe.... well, I figgured I'd try and get that outta ya but I wouldn't give my chili OR my pasta sauce OR my ribs recipe's to anyone either!
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is it possible that it's the sound made when the steering hits the tank cover (if it does) ... mine does as I have the bar risers.
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Was it a gear whine on the Kaw or was it the final drive belt as I've heard others say that the belt makes a lot of whine??