gggGary Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share #251 Posted May 30, 2017 200 miles of country lanes yesterday with wife, Beautiful time of year in Wisconsin Amish country. then Oil n Filter, synched carbs chasing excessive backfiring. Pics are the aftermarket 14mm MC and an adjustable lever I fitted to it when the handle was too far from bar for comfortable pull. This was the last step in the FJR caliper SS line front brake upgrade and I'm super happy now. Pic also shows an LED I have on the dash wired positive to an accessory circuit, ground to a front running light HOT wire, this grounds the LED through the bulb when the lights are off so the LED is only lit when the key switch is in accessory position. The audio has been removed so I use accessory to charge mobile devices when stopped. Bulb reminds me to shut the key all the way off when I'm done. I should put an ALARM ARMED label on it.......... getting it ready for a Canadian Rockies trip the end of this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great adVENTURE Posted May 30, 2017 Share #252 Posted May 30, 2017 Mounted a Nankang 165/80r15 on my 2nd gen today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper316 Posted May 30, 2017 Share #253 Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) Hit a poor defenseless pooch and brought him home Sent from my LG-K371 using Tapatalk Edited May 30, 2017 by snyper316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davin Posted May 31, 2017 Share #254 Posted May 31, 2017 Installed Baron V4 logo water pymp and timing hole covers today. Filled the radiator with new coolant and ran the motor til it got hot enough to activate the fan. No leaks [emoji2] yee haa. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm482 Posted June 1, 2017 Share #255 Posted June 1, 2017 I stared about three weeks ago checking out a no charge condition. I have only been able to work on it about 30-45 minutes at the time, due to my lower back, hips and the author boys. My voltage regulator is hard wired in, so I had to go to the stator connector down under the battery and fuel filter to check the stator. It checked out to be shorted to ground. I was hoping I could get the stator cover off without lowering the exhaust pipe, but that was a no go. This afternoon I dropped the exhaust and the cover popped right off. I was looking to see the stator showing signs of over heating, but to the eye it looks perfect. I grabbed my meter and did a recheck. It may look good, but it is shorted to ground. Tomorrow I will try to get the screws out. I hope I can put it back together faster than I took it apart. LOL Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great adVENTURE Posted June 2, 2017 Share #256 Posted June 2, 2017 Spent the last week waiting for parts to come in. Ordered RSTD 2" over stock Venture throttle cables, had 4" over stock Venture clutch line and front brake lines made, and got a used pair of Flanders bars. All went super easy and smooth on the install. Cables and hoses have the right amount of slack, not to much and not to little. Now for the disappointment... my wrist angle makes it extremely painful for me to pull the clutch and brake levers for more than a short ride. So if anyone knows anyone with this on there wish list I will make a hell of a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoarizona Posted June 2, 2017 Share #257 Posted June 2, 2017 Thought I would have some fun so I watched as a fuse blew. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoarizona Posted June 2, 2017 Share #258 Posted June 2, 2017 Thought I would have some fun so I watched as a fuse blow. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper316 Posted June 2, 2017 Share #259 Posted June 2, 2017 Lol and posted twice Sent from my LG-K371 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grez007 Posted June 2, 2017 Share #260 Posted June 2, 2017 Added a LED bar to the rear rack, tail/brake light. Got it from Princess Auto for$29(on sale $10 off) Not sure why my pics always rotate when I upload them One pic is tail light the other is with the brake on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbig1 Posted June 2, 2017 Share #261 Posted June 2, 2017 well I think a plane flew over and dropped a hot load on the seat. took a lot to get it all off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davin Posted June 4, 2017 Share #262 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Installed braided lines and a master cylinder rebuild kit last night. Test rode today and the brakes are soooo much better. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Edited June 6, 2017 by Davin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davin Posted June 5, 2017 Share #263 Posted June 5, 2017 Just thought I'd share some pics of my fortnightly ride. Each time I pick my youngest (11 yrs old) daughter up from school on Friday and drop her off on Monday morning, this is what I get to enjoy. We travel through Brisbane city for about an hour of boring motorways until we get out in the countryside to where her school is. It's a three hour round trip for me but I feel like riding on and on every time. The RSV is such a pleasure to ride I am looking forward to doing some real touring soon. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar4ever Posted June 6, 2017 Share #264 Posted June 6, 2017 Put another 300km on her riding around the Fraser Valley, and out to Columbia Valley South of Cultus Lake. She's not running super smooth so I'm gonna pull the plugs and have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted June 7, 2017 Share #265 Posted June 7, 2017 Today, Tomorrow and the next day - will ride the bike as much as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted June 7, 2017 Share #266 Posted June 7, 2017 I did some tweaking on the suspension, added some more air to the rear and set the damping down to 1. The front now has no air and I think I am going back to 10W fork oil. Still have to find some old negatives to see if I can get lucky and be able to clean some gunk out of the right fork seal to stop the leak. But it sure rides and handles much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbig1 Posted June 8, 2017 Share #267 Posted June 8, 2017 well left mine out all night. Then got up this morning went to the local yama shop and picked up a gasket. It looked more like a hardly shop. Forgot where home was ran through a tank of fuel. The corn looks 10inchs high already. But I wasn't driving warp speed. I smell frost....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm482 Posted June 17, 2017 Share #268 Posted June 17, 2017 Things I finished up today Stator is in and now charging system is putting out 14 volts Got new fuel filter put in New spark plugs put in Installed a Dana 3000 ignition box, set it at 7,000 RPM and ignition to level 5 The battery was only two years old, but I went back with a new one. Tomorrow I plan a good shake down run if the weather cooperates. Next week I plan to take a six day trip to the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbig1 Posted June 17, 2017 Share #269 Posted June 17, 2017 well I fired the beast up and went cruising all over town. started out just going to grocery store. felt great to put around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoarizona Posted June 17, 2017 Share #270 Posted June 17, 2017 Just thought I'd share some pics of my fortnightly ride. Each time I pick my youngest (11 yrs old) daughter up from school on Friday and drop her off on Monday morning, this is what I get to enjoy. We travel through Brisbane city for about an hour of boring motorways until we get out in the countryside to where her school is. It's a three hour round trip for me but I feel like riding on and on every time. The RSV is such a pleasure to ride I am looking forward to doing some real touring soon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/54d29ee42f8dd850a39c17b14b633971.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/ff0bb635537f86ca6757cf1fe0dbb32f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/5c4f0af89caf419a29b234debe95f2ad.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/0f6dea8faf85fc0ababe7f1ecd6d1fba.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/0d3c43e08f5a5dede7c3249ba85ff028.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170605/b31fbca9db7ba0d4fc4f46d83d31ff36.jpg Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Not only are you doing 100kph on a nice road, but you are playing tunes on the cassette! Cool! I put the fairing back together this morning after letting JB Weld cure a speaker problem on the RSV. Then patted her nose and went inside to clean house. Company coming for daddy's day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm482 Posted June 18, 2017 Share #271 Posted June 18, 2017 I did about 120 miles shake down ride today and all was well. I think she is ready to go to the mountains for a few days. Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davin Posted June 20, 2017 Share #272 Posted June 20, 2017 Picked up a 18" roadliner wheel to drop in my 99RSV. Should be in by the weekend with a Pirelli night dragon tire. Looking forward to lighter steering. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted June 21, 2017 Share #273 Posted June 21, 2017 Nice find!! That is one of the next additions on my trike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share #274 Posted June 21, 2017 MarCarl helped me(mostly him)to put the Clutch Upgrade kit sold by skydoc17 in my 2012 Venture yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted June 21, 2017 Share #275 Posted June 21, 2017 Replaced the brake fluid in my front and rear brakes and clutch on my 2006 RSTD. Reasonably easy cause I installed speed bleeders years ago. Mike G in SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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