hig4s
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OK, any is not technically correct,, it would any non stock exhaust on any motorcycle 1980 model year or newer. (that is when the federal EPA rules took effect)
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The one on the right in that second picture looks like a talker!!!! I love Wymies and Blood Hounds but both need too much room run for where I live. So we have a Bassett Hound.
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Yep, federal law!!! .. It also states that any exhaust that does not have EPA certification stamp is illegal. And at this time not one after market company takes the time or money to get their pipes certified. So even if you had after market pipes quieter than stock you could be fined $10,000..
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would you buy a RSV again?
hig4s replied to stvmaier's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I've owned a lot of bikes, and test road tons of touring bikes before deciding on the RSV, and it was a very tough decision between the RSV, Goldwing, and BMW-LT. After 9000 miles, if I were to be buying a new bike, it again it would be a tough decision.. My bike has a slight whine but as long as I keep the oil changes fairly fresh with full synth it is not really noticeable. The intercom quality is not the best, the wife and I both hear hiss loud enough to cause headaches after a few hours if we have the volume up high enough to hear each other. She keeps her volume off and I tap her leg when I want her to turn it up, I keep mine down to where I can barely hear her then turn it up when she talks. The over all wind/engine/everything noise is a little loud but not loud enough I need earplugs (like I did on several of my previous sport-touring bikes) but as I get older I find it bothers me more and more. But on the plus side, it is more comfortable than either of the others for me. Price and warranty unbeatable. I don't mind carbs. If I had it to do over again I might go with the BMW, (not that they don't have their own set of problems) just because of how quiet they are. Of course if I had the BMW, with the cost of the bike and maintenance, I might not be able to afford to ride as much. -
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People have been going out on that limb (saying style will change back to compete with the Wing) for many years.. It ain't gonna happen! The Wing and BMW LT have that market sewn up. Yamaha found a niche, people that want a classic looking bike akin to a Harley, but with more power, more comfort, WATER COOLED, and cheaper. Why would they throw that niche away. I say 2010,, Venture will look almost the same as it does now, with a detuned V-max FI engine, and a 6 disc CD player in the fairing. If they make any more changes than that, I'd bet you could still count them all on one hand.
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Actually if you read the manual carefully you will find it states that there are two approved tires for the RSV.. One is the stock Bridgestones and the other is the stock Dunlops, and that is because no other tires have been tested by Yamaha. What we need is a motorcycle magazine, with professional riders, on a track to ride full dress bikes and cruisers with both stock and CTs to compare them, list the perceived pros and cons, and give a detailed analysis .
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Not exactly correct,, BFGoodrich T/A Radial 155/80R15 load rating is 83, (1074lbs), the load rating for an Avon Venom 150/90B15 rear is 80 (992lbs) And that is max load rating.. these size tires were on cars like early Honda Civic Hatchbacks.. Like the one my wife use to have, it weighed 1500lbs,, that is a load as low as 375lbs per tire in an empty car. Less than the per tire load of an RSV. While I do not and will not use a car tire on my bike, I do believe motorcyclist are being screwed by the tire companies because we on touring bikes are such a small market share they won't bother with trying to give us better mileage. and certainly do not believe that car tires are dangerous to use just because the companies trying to sell us these over priced low mileage motorcycle tires say so. And of course their engineers say the same thing, I work for a large corporation and I too must publicly agree with my companies stand if I want to keep my job, doesn't mean it is true.
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I would say that is almost all aerodynamics,, I get 48mpg and over as long as I keep the RSV under 55mph. From 65mph up aerodynamics becomes more important than engine size and weight. At 70 I get around 38mpg
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Now that is more what I would expect from a super small economy car, wonder why they only list it at 45mpg here? I checked the Canadian web site and they list 4.8 l/100 km, which I believe converts to 58mpg.
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My 04 Acura TL, mid size car, power everything, air bags, all the safety features, with a 270hp V6 is rated for 27 mpg on the freeway. I would think Civic Hybird, a car 40% the horsepower, 800 lbs less, and hybrid to boot, would do better. How about the Honda Fit,, it only weighs 600lbs more than that 1991 Civic CRX HF. and the Toyota Yaris only 400lbs more. and even with considering using air conditioning, that doesn't explain to me why the highway rating is 17mpg less. I truly believe we are being scammed by the oil companies. Even more than the obvious.
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Just looking around the internet trying to find what cars get the best gas mileage and I see where the Smartcar is rated at 45mpg highway and wonder how a car so small and underpowered can only get 45mpg.. Then I look up the old 1990 Honda Civic CRX HF and is was rated 51mpg highway, I checked Honda's current line up and their best car is the Civic hybrid rated at 47mpg highway. WHAT??!!??! In the 90s we had a small car that got 51mpg highway, whe mid sized cars got around 17mpg highway, now midsize cars get around 27mpg highway and small HYBIRDS only get 47mpg. To add insult to injury, Honda had a hybrid that got 60mpg but they stopped selling it in the US a couple years ago, I have to believe someone got paid off!!!!
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even though I now have a Clearview shield and can use Rain-X I still use Pledge wipes.
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IF, and it is a BIG IF,, we could trust the oil companies to be environmentally responsible while drilling in Alaska I would have no problem with it, but how can you trust anyone that has made record profits every quarter for the last 3 years, and gets on the stand under oath and swears the high cost of gas is not their fault? This while at the same time asking for 18 billion in government subsidies because they don't have enough money to fund research? Of course some one will say, but it will be the government's responsibility to make sure they are responsible. And we are going to trust this same government that has given the oil industry huge subsidies over the last three years, and if not for public outcry would have already approved this 18 billion? I personally question if we really need to drill anywhere else yet. If nothing else we need to look for alternatives. Brazil already is up to 40% of all their fuel is ethanol, a large percentage of their cars are flex fuel vehicles and they have a decent portion of their auto population running electric cars and hydrogen cars. 50% off all their sugar cane goes to flex fuel production and under their current plan expect to be completely off oil in 5 years.
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My guess would be the filter is not flowing properly and is causing it. I am running Mobil 1 MC specific oil in my bike with no issues, but I stick with the Yamaha filters.
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Most states have no restrictions,, I know that PA, VA, and GA all say for communications only.
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So far we are OK up here in Jacksonville and Saint Augustine areas.
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That does not mean the steering head nut is correct, especially if it did not shake with the old tire on the way to the shop. You have now added more variables, and the new tire may just be able to mask the actual issue. As far as the cupping of the tire goes, that generally occurs from using the front brake while going into a turn. If you don't use the front brake except when the bike is not leaned over the tire should not cup.
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OK, where's the dead horse smiley?
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I actually think the pillow tops are more comfortable than a Corbin, Corbins are too hard for me. My wife and I did a trip to the Keys with no issues on the pillow tops, I do have a Utopia back rest also. Longest days were around five hours max. There are also Rick Mayer saddles if the pillow tops seem too soft for you, they are firm but not hard.
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Problems, 1: some have a whine that won't go away, mine makes some noise but good synthetic made it hardly noticable. 2: The stock tires suck, need to be changed fairly soon. I've got 8000 on mine and just can't stand them anymore, switching to Avons within the next couple weeks. 3. Wind noise and noise in general is much better than unfaired or sport bikes, but not as quiet as a Goldwing or a BMW 1200LT. On the better side: Wind and weather protections very good for rider, pretty good for passenger. Comfort and room excellent for rider and close to as good for passenger as the Goldwing and BMW LT. Floorboards over pegs made a huge difference in comfort for me. Good mods: Get a backrest, I have a Utopia. If you don't mind looking through the shield, upgrade to a Clearview XXL with vent. They put the Goldwing vent in the RSV shield. Vent helps keep the rider cool in hot weather, and the taller sweptback shield improves passenger wind and weather protection. It also sheds rain better than stock. Also get the Yamaha side vent wings.. they can be opened to get air around the legs when hot out, or closed to improve weather protection. My wife and I just did a trip from Jacksonville to the Keys. It was the first long trip she has ever been on, and she could go as long as I could without a break on the back of the RSV. Try to find dealers that will let you test ride them all, that is the only way to be sure you get the one you really want. Of course that can backfire, I like them all and had a real hard time deciding after riding them all.
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He may just have been confused about the Japanese co-partnerships.. As of the last few years, several models of Kawasaki and Suzuki have been co-produced and share parts. Not sure just which street bikes, but the early Suzuki RMZ-250 and Kawasaki KX250F motocrossers were virtually identical.
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Slow, dog slow, tire engine.. Let see the 1st gens do the standing 1/4 mile in 12.6 sec. the 2nd gens do it in 13.6 both plain old carburetor engines, the 2nd gen with different gearing. Throw in different gears and the V-max cams and it gets much faster.. Top speed around 135 who needs to go even that fast on a full dress touring bike? The new 1800cc fully fuel injected rocket ship of a Goldwing, does it in 12.7, yep those extra 500cc, and FI really make a difference. I still play cassettes, and it has an AUX port, plug your MP3 player into it, problem solved. And you think the stock speakers on other bikes are better, up until 07, the 'wing didn't even come with rear speakers, you had to add them. CB is still an option. ABS would be nice, but if it is going to make it cost $21k like the 'wing, there won't be many buyers. As far as handling, I've owned everything from a 250 dual sport to a 750 Ninja, to the Venture. I don't have a problem with the handling, it does what it is suppose to do. It handles better stop and go than a 'wing or a BMW LT, and cruises the freeway just as well as they do. If you want to carve canyons, yo should try a KTM 690 Super Moto, makes your FJR seem like a pig.
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While it will fit a golf bag, it is not necessarily for golf clubs.. It is just a tall style travel trunk designed mostly for wings and trikes with the dual tail lights. If you were to try to use one on a Venture or HD it would hide the tail/brake light.
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Personally when I get too old to hold up a two wheeled vehicle, hopefully Yamaha will have these thing out. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/07/tokyo-2007-preview-yamaha-tesseract-concept/