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    2 1/2 quarts and it overflowed

    Thanks! I'll get down on the garage floor with my laptop to check things out. Stay tuned ;-)
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    2 1/2 quarts and it overflowed

    The main oil drain on mine isn't like the other 2. No place I can see for a crush washer. I checked to see if it was stuck to the pan. Nope. Didn't seem like 6 drained tho last time I checked the level 2 weeks ago it was full. Seems weird that noting came out of the drain just behind the...
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    2 1/2 quarts and it overflowed

    I'm feeling like an idiot here. Just did the 1st oil change (for me) on my '12 R3R. Followed the sequence of removing the 3 drain plugs in order (no crush washer on #1) and removed the filter. Lots of oil drained from #1, nothing from 2 & some from 3. Replaced plugs. New oil filter. About...
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    Bridgestone exedra max

    Thanks! Seems to be a consensus on the Cobra.
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    Bridgestone exedra max

    What are you folks using on the front with the Excedra rear?
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    Utopia back rest for the R3T...another option

    I have the Utopia on my R3R as well as on my Vic XCT. Love 'em on both bikes. Top notch product, fair price, good service. Just make sure you put a drop of blue Lok Tite on the adjustment screw.
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    Motorcycle driver's test

    I had ridden for 10s of 1,000s of miles & many years but had never heard of countersteering until I took the course. I was probably doing it, but noe conciously. A buddy of mine got an R3 a few years ago. He complained that it was such a beast to handle. I asked if he was countersteering...
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    Motorcycle driver's test

    When Michigan instituted MC licenses in the early/mid 60s, I just had to sign an affidavit stating I had ridden over 10,000 mile and I was good to go. Always made sure to renew the MC endorsement ($5) when I renewed my dirvers' license even during my non-riding years so never had to take the...
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    Geezer conversion

    Seabum, don't know where you're located but Claude at C. Stanley Motorsports (Middleburg, PA) has built a couple of custom rigs for me. He's also a Hannigan dealer. There's no one better.
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    Hello from Weeki Wachee

    If you haven't done it yet, Rick, take a run at Ozello Trail. Best road I've fpund down there so far.
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    Hello from Weeki Wachee

    Sounds like we've got the makings of a mid FL R3 group.
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    Hello from Weeki Wachee

    My buddies & I were at the Freezer all three nights we were in FL last month. Love that place! Have a '12 R3R myself. Live in Sugarmill Woods.
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    Hello from Weeki Wachee

    Welcome from Homosassa, neighbor. I spend my winters in your neck of the woods & just brought my R3R down there. Will be down for the winter just after Xmas. Maybe we'll run into each other.
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    How old is too old for an old man to be riding a R3R.

    I learned to drive a sidecar outfit years ago so that when the time came that I could no longer manage a 2 wheeler, I could still have the wind in my face. I've logged thousands of miles with a sidecar rig but, for now, still prefer 2 wheels under me. In fact, I sold my Goldwing rig to buy my R3R.
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    How old is too old for an old man to be riding a R3R.

    69 & still riding the hell out of my R3R...and 4 other "little" bikes. Actually, my Vic XCT is bigger (longer & heavier) than the R3R but a LOT less motor.
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