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  • Birthday November 25

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    Tom Randolph

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    Crossville, United States

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  • Bike Year and Model
    06 RSV Black Cherry
  1. trandeod
    Dang good looking windshield Chief, good looking bike as well...just like mine.
  2. trandeod
    I bought a 99 with 12,000 miles in December for $3500. I figured it would cost me more but when he priced it, I just said OK sounds good to me..! Everything works, looks good,, but I'm going to do the carbs...I believe I have some lacqered up jets....not completely plugged but not completely open yet either....I say yet because I'm still running seafoam through them. I had a 2005 RSV and even though I have another pretty good bike, I still missed the RSV too...Just grab it and enjoy they are a good bike. I rode my RSV around Bristol Speedway at 91.6 and still had more throttle but I could feel the rear wheel breaking loose just slightly.
  3. trandeod
    Thanks Guys, I soaked that plug with some Kroil penatrant, waited over night and used a 1/2 in drive breaker bar and it broke loose fairly easy. I then cleaned the threads and used teflon tape and reinstalled it. No leak yet...I also found a spring loaded hose clamp about halfway up a hose , not even near the connector and it also had a leak. Put a washer on all the "freeze" plugs behind the fake fins and ran it quite a while today and still no leaks. Hopefully "we" got this problem whipped. Guess my next project will be to take off the carbs and clean some jets....Thanks again...
  4. trandeod
    Yep, that's the one...
  5. trandeod
    I'm beginning to get some antifreeze ooze from the coolant plug next to the right rear sparkplug. I tried to remove it and apply some pipedope or tape but couldn't get it to move. I applied a pretty good arm to it but quit before I broke something. Any suggestions??? Thanks.
  6. trandeod
    Sure wish I was home in Crossville, I'd drop by, but unfortunately I'm in Florida for a couple months. Shouldn't have any trouble donating it to someone.
  7. trandeod
    Thanks Kreg: Figured something like that BUT not being sure I just didn't want to twist something off. Will try to remove it tomorrow.
  8. trandeod
    We went for a ride today and upon our return I smelled antifreeze. I located the leak by the right rear sparkplug around a plug that looked like it could be tightened with a hex key. I tried to tighten the plug but it didn't turn so I backed off until I can find out what this is. My manual is snuggled up in my warm garage in Tennessee and I'm here is sunny, chilly Florida..I'll appreciate any comments. Thanks.
  9. trandeod
    I appreciate the advice from you guys. I used a single vacuum guage borrowed from a friend and an Actron IR temp guage. I am mostly concerned about the temp on the right rear cylinder. I bought the bike after it has been sitting for long periods of time. It's a 99 model with 12,000 miles, so you know it hasn't been used a lot. I'm vacationing in Florida in a 5th wheel RV and most all my tools etc are in snowy, cold Tennessee. I guess I won't ride it extensively until I can get it home and clean the carbs etc. Thanks again for replying. Hey Goose, I sure spent some quality time in Ft Worth last week, love it out there.
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    I ran a tank of of Chevron mixed with a can of Seafoam thru my carbs and then two more tanks with a 1/2 can then let it set for a week soaking while I ran out to Ft Worth. Today it was running better but still idling rough. I tried to get a vacuum reading and the hand was fluctuating on all the cylinders so bad I couldn't get a good reading. Also my right rear exhaust pipe at the block was reading a temp of around 600 deg and the rest were 250-300. Most of my tools and my manual are in Tennessee and I'm basking here in Florida acting like a Snowbird. I can't remember what causes a vacuum to act like that. Any suggestions? Also, can the 600 degrees on the right rear cylinder do any damage? Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
  11. trandeod
    I believe my carbs are about to get cleaned up using the Seafoam and technical advice from Goose and some of you other techs. At least they're running smoother but the bike still revs between shifts. Another strange thing (to me) is the difference in the temp between the cylinders. Cylinders 1, 2, &4 run about 250 deg but #3 is about 400 deg.as checked with my handi dandi IR thermo gun. What temps should they run and will it hurt #3 to run 400+?? Will appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
  12. trandeod
    I've ridden out to Southlake several times but I always waited till it's above freezing. Last time I rode out there it was 108 deg...That's just too much for my 68 yr old frame....!! Maybe by the time it warms up the carbs will have cured themselves and we can hook up and just ride. I rode with the Blue Knights and Sherrif's Posse on one trip out there. By the way, a great big thanks for your Patriot Rider work. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of them in Nashville at a funeral for one of our EOD Techs that was taken out by an IED. The demonstrators were there at that service but so were a 100 or so Patriot Riders and there were zero demonstrations....GREAT JOB> Thanks.
  13. trandeod
    It's seems to be smoothing out daily so with any luck the seafoam will clean those carbs out. Wish I could get it into the trunk of my car, I'm going to Ft. Worth next week to see my daughter and I could just drop by Goose's and get him to work his magic on it. When I give it the gas it goes good enough but keeps reving for about 5 secs when I clutch it and start to upshift. Maybe Goose will have a fix for that symptom. Enjoy your 99 as well.
  14. trandeod
    Appreciate your advice and opinion Goose, you're a valuable asset to this forum. We all owe you a big thanks. I bought that Venture for about half of NADA retail. The previous owner was an elderly gentleman who's knees didn't work so well anymore and he was getting afraid to ride. He had recently replaced both tires, battery and rear brake cylinder. The radio, CB, etc didn't work but a fuse fixed that. The right front cylinder was cool to the touch until I added Seafoam to 6 gal of Chevron. It has quit missing on that front cyl and the pipe heats up rapidly, but still hard to start and I have to choke it about 5 minutes to get it to smooth out. There's still work to do and to watch out for what you guys have advised me to watch for. Many thanks guys, Tom.
  15. trandeod
    I haven't done any dealing with them in about 2 years. I had a Venture and they serviced it and did a good job. The mechanic is Roy, they call him "Rapid Roy" but he's good. The owner passed away and his wife now runs the company so I don't know how they are doing. A riding buddy of mine bought a 1100 Star but got it in your neck of the woods (Sloans) said he got a better deal. I'm picking up this 99 from an older guy here in Florida. He had to quit riding so he gave me a good deal. Rade safe. Tom
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