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First Self Performed Maintenance
hig4s replied to a topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I realize they say change the rear end at 600 then check it until 16k, but it is only 1/5 of a quart and it is what puts all the power to the rear wheel. Mine had a fair amount of metal shaving on the magnet at 600, I changed it again at 8k and there were a few then too. When ever I change engine oil I take the time to change rear gear oil too. (I use synthetic and do extended engine oil changes.) -
I've got mine up on the left side handle bar like this also. I also removed all the rubber from the tank so you can see the paint, and added a chrome bezel.
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I don't like camping much, I want a building to be in if it starts raining. I don't mind riding in the rain (as long as it is not too cold) but I don't like sleeping in the rain. If you research the campsites available along your route you can usually find nice ones with nice heated showers.. That alone makes camping much less difficult. And sometimes with laundry facilities. And if you want to save money but not always camp, many places offer cabins, just a room with a bed and you use the same showers the campers use.
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Stock RSV tire is 150 cm wide, 150/90-15, I thought you said this was a 155/80-15, should be wider than stock.
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What is that flange for, anyway?
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First Self Performed Maintenance
hig4s replied to a topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
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All three (RSV, Wing, and LT) are great bikes, I had a real hard time choosing. The RSV was more comfortable for me, and cheaper with a 5 year warranty to boot, is what got me. I really did want ABS though and almost bought a Wing and an LT at different times before I got the RSV. One thing that is easy on the Wing, changing the front brake pads.. I helped a friend with his 1800 and couldn't believe how easy it was.
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Seems to be a lot of emotion and mythology in this thread. Fact, modern sport style car tires are as sticky or stickier than modern cruiser and touring motorcycle tires!!! Period. That is not a concern!! Fact, in a straight line a rear car tire will have a bigger contact patch and more traction than a motorcycle tire. Fact, a car tires side walls are designed to flex, so a rear car tire on a motorcycle when going around a corner the inside sidewall will flex, keeping the entire flat portion of the tire on the ground giving more contact patch and traction, right up until the point were the flexing ability is exceeded. Higher profile tires will flex more. So for those that still ride your cruiser or touring bike like they did their sport bikes, and use more extreme lean angles, car tires are not a good idea. If you are mellow and do not do radical cornering, it probably won't be and issue. Also because of the flex, flicking in and out of corners (even at mild lean angles) becomes strange as the bike will feel like it is wandering. Also motorcycles once in a turn become neutral, (meaning you don't have to keep counter steering to stay in the corner) With a car rear tire, because the side wall is flexed, and trying to rebound, you need to continue to counter steer or the bike will try to straighten out. Personally I don't like the idea of having to keep counter steering through a corner or a bike that feels like it wanders around the corner. It takes away the feel of flying. But it is tempting to get reasonable mileage.. Final facts, Pirelli car tires for years have use multiple compounds, no reason they couldn't do that with motorcycle tires, making the center a harder compound for better mileage, while keeping the sides soft for cornering. There is no reason the manufacturers couldn't make a cruiser or touring motorcycle tire that got 40k to 50k. There is just not enough competition and they just don't make enough money off those type tires to bother with the R&D. Especially R&D that would cause them to sell less tires.
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Just a note, the Metz rear and Avon rear have the same load capacity, but the Avon MT90b-16 has a higher load capacity then the Metz front. (or the Avon front in the stock size)
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It calulates to 1/2 inch shorter. stock is 25.4in dia. That should be 24.8in dia.
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Just wondering.. did you try a BMW LT also? My wife thought the Wing and the RSV were about the same for passenger comfort, but the LT was much better.. I just couldn't justify the price and having the closest dealer more than an hour away.
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My Roady2 got stolen,, and I was thinking about a Zumo 550, but I just haven't been able to justify the price in my mind. So I got a RoadyXT. As far as being water proof, I almost never took the Roady2 off and road in heavy rain a few times with no problem. And after all the times of forgetting it and leaving it on, it didn't get stolen until I moved it to my Jeep.
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Checking the valves on almost any bike is not that tough.. And adjusting them on the RSV shouldn't be that tough either,, they are shim in bucket, you need a special tool to hold down the valve while you are changing the shim, but unlike more modern bikes (Including 1800 'Wings) you don't need to remove the cams to change the shims. I think it is the same tool you needed to change the shims in the old Yamaha 650 and 750 Secas which I probably still have around somewhere. Another reason to not want them to modernize the RSV.
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The hissing is not the headset, it is a no extra charge feature of the RSV
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If price is the biggest consideration there are these http://piggybacker.stehltow.com/ If ease of towing is most important, This is the one I like, but price keeps stopping me. http://www.uni-go-trailers.com/
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I got this one,, http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/product.php?productid=141&cat=32 But I found it for $49 on sale last year.
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We use the J&Ms Yamaha sells. We use full face helmets so the intercom was the main reason for the headset.. Headsets are fine, as long as I make sure the wife doesn't accidentally turned down the rear volume when she gets on. I also bought a 5 pin DIN keyboard extender cable from the local computer shop ($4.99) and extended her plug in up to the back rest. The only real issue I have is there is a faint hiss in the intercom system that bothers me after a half hour or so if I turn the intercom up over 8, but we can't comfortably talk at highway speeds unless it is at 10 or 11.
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ABS NON-linked brakes!!! I hate linked brakes!!! Fuel injection. CD/MP3, center stand!!!!!
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Seats for 2nd gen Venture
hig4s replied to straight pipe's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I added a driver's back rest and my wife does not have that problem. I added the back rest right away so not sure if she would have had that problem without or not. -
The proper response was. "Of course, perfectly logical, in a pig's eye!"
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Plus one!!! I have the same jacket and pants, I love them.. The wife is cold blooded and never seems to need mesh, even here in Florida, and she doesn't ride when its cold. So she has a standard textile jacket and pants and a two piece rain suit. http://www.newenough.com/protective_apparel/mesh_jackets_and_pants/?page=3
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Yes!!!! I got my tax refund direct deposited this year, which means I will get mine in May!! No, that was not an emotional outburst, merely the understandable relief that I will be able to utilize my rebate promptly in an effort possible help the waning economy.
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Seats for 2nd gen Venture
hig4s replied to straight pipe's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Do you have the regular or the pillow top now? I personally don't like Corbin seats,, just to hard for me.. I have the pillow top and have done over 500 miles in a day no problem and don't plan on changing it. But back on my old Kawasaki the stock seat was terrible and I replaced it with a Rick Mayer.. this seat was fantastic. Both firm and soft, you send him your seat, he uses the bottom of the stock foam to make sure the fit to the frame is proper, then uses layers of different density foam. http://www.rickmayercycle.com/ I would buy another one in a heartbeat if I needed a different seat.. Unfortunately he can be quite slow, the time to send him a seat is the beginning of the off season. -
I ride mostly freeway,, 70mph, but overall average lately has been 38mpg on my 07 with 7500mi.
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Yeah, and the owners manual also has warnings saying not to pull a trailer, add a side car, convert to a trike, use any brand tires other than Dunlop and Bridgestone, but yet many do all these things with no problem.. In a bias-ply tire, the carcass (the material beneath the tires tread) is made up of overlapping layers of nylon or rayon cords. Each of the several layers stretch across the tire at opposite angles forming an X pattern, hence the term "bias." Some tires add another layer on top of the plies, called belts, and those run in the direction of the tire rotation. As a tire rotates, the small portion of the tire that meets the pavement, the "contact patch," flattens out for a split second. So as the tire rotates, it is constantly flattening out, and rebounding into shape. That constant flexing action generates heat, which is good for grip. But too much heat is the enemy, as it decreases performance and accelerates tire wear. A radial tire has its plies running "radially" at a 90ø angle to the direction of the rotation. This design reduces heat generation, so the tires run cooler. The downside is that the sidewalls flex easier, so they are given a shorter profile. The lower profile means that they can't handle heavier loads that a large heavy cruiser, with a passenger and baggage, requires. If a radial tire was the right size, and had a high enough load rating, I don't see any problem using them. OH,, and Avon actually makes the Venom R for cruisers and touring bikes with load ratings as high or higher than the regular Venoms, just not in the correct size for RSVs.