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    good time of the year

    in Watering Hole

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    Well I am glad it is too cold for the bike. With all the snow and ice we have I am glad we cant ride or I would be furious. We have been working 60 + hours a week scene the first of Nov. 12 hours through the week and 6 to 8 on Sat. The pay is good but this old man is getting tired. Some of the extra :mo money: will go for a hunting trip next fall and the rest I will probably use for Christmas. :mo money::mo money::mo money::mo money:

     

     

    From one hand to another...that's the it always is.

    I know what you're saying about "getting tired" I feel the same way sometimes.:backinmyday:

    Fuel pump *&#t the bed

    in Watering Hole

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    Seems like those who have put the Mr Gasket pump on have two issues.

    1) you need extra pieces for hose angles

    2) you will then need to use the petcock every time you turn off the key.

    #2 to me would be,,, well, #2. Darn pesky to say the least.

     

    New contacts sounds good to me.

     

    That's why I wanted to keep the OEM pump + on and off is very easy.

    Fuel pump *&#t the bed

    in Watering Hole

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    I fired the bike up the other day just to run it for a while. It ran for 30 sec and died. Tried to restart it 3 or 4 times with no luck... Just cranked until battery started going down. I didn't hear the pump working so I pulled the side cover and checked the pump...no clicking and no fuel. So off to the VR site I went to read up on what others here had posted. It didn't take long to find the fix. I ordered a new set of fuel pump points from Powersportswarehouse.com. The item number is 18-4615 made by TourMax High Performance Equipment. The points were $33.95 plus $21.58 for shipping. Much better than $250.00 to $300.00 from the aftermarket or dealer. It only took 15 Min to install the points after the pump was removed. One hour for the total job start to finish with a little break in there too. Works like new again. VR does it again...I LOVE THIS SITE!! icon14.gif

     

    Mark (headdoc)

    Out for a ride today

    in Watering Hole

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    If you plan on going south to Berkeley Springs WV. I can hook up for lunch and ride for awhile.

     

    Hi, Charles

     

    Did you have a particular destination in mind? It looks like you are about 80 miles from my home in Somerset, Pa. 15557.

    Have you visited the flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pa? It's about 70 miles from you.

    Saddlesore 1000

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Hey, Don

     

    My brother in law and I made pretty much the same trip two weeks ago. The weather was nice down and back. No rain at all. The only problem was the heat from Charlotte to Clearwater - New Port Richey area.

    The only bad road was on RT 26 W on the way home. They have that side of the road milled down for a new surface. It wouldn't have been too bad on 26, but between the rough surface and the 115 degree heat index it started to get on my nerves after a while.

    The RSV ran and road great down and back without hiccup. I was actually a little disappointed when getting closer to home that the ride was almost over. Total miles on the trip was around 2,300 miles.

    Have a safe ride, Don

    Mark

    Carb covers and twinky cover

    in Watering Hole

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    I'm looking for the member that I bought the stainless carb and twinky covers from at Don's MD last month. All I can remember is that he was nice guy and was riding a black Venture with spider web pin stripes and a lot misc upgrades.

    Thanks for any info. you can offer.

    Mark

    Car Handeling ?

    in Watering Hole

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    I would not rule out a rotor problem. If it only shakes when you apply the brakes I would pull the wheels and check the rotors. Sometimes the rotors will build up rust and distort the surface of the rotor. I have seen this many times.

     

    Mark (headdoc)

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