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  1. Dalan

    For Sale Corbin Beetle bags and Cee Baily screen for R3 Roadster for sale

    Have Beetle bags and screen for sale. Bought them used. Never installed. Guy I bought them from did not send bolts or keys. I made minor repairs to the bags. I have the install brackets. Other bolts and nuts can be had at NAPA or elsewhere. I have a parts list from Corbin. I paid $400...
  2. Dalan

    Rocketman no more

    Traded the R3R in today. I will miss it for the raw power and looks. Missed last two RAA West meets, life interferred. I have enjoyed this place, discussions and knowledge. But cartilage loss in a knee, I needed to make changes to increase comfort. Holding the bike up on our half mile...
  3. Dalan

    Supercharged Thruxton...

    Not bad. 147 hp. The supercharged Thruxton leading the Sultans of Sprint
  4. Dalan

    Help to refit front wheel

    Got something messed up. Too much of a gap between fork dropouts. Manual shows a spacer each side. I assume the spacer which has a flange has to go on the left, ABS side. Left looking forward from the back of the bike. Maual shows spacer on right, and a washer or a second spacer (Murphy...
  5. Dalan

    Decent cost on Avon Cobras

    How hard can it be to buy tires. Their computer down last week, could not get pricing. Then told me they can't mount a 240 series. Salem shop wants $641 for Avons installed. Mount for "free". Dennis Kirk has a pair at $385. I guess the free mounting is $256 bucks? Called Harley -Triumph...
  6. Dalan

    Bridgestone front tire

    Anybody using this tire for the front with the Excedra max rear? Or with any other rear tire? Bridgestone Exedra G701 150/80R17 Front Tire
  7. Dalan

    Locking the radiator cap down? What?

    Riding into town. Temp light comes on. Serving food at church, ride three more minutes. Hoping bike could make it ok. Two and a half hours later, done serving, bike cooled. Can't budge cap. Never checked since new, about 7K miles on her. Can't believe how weak I am. Have to call Wrecka...
  8. Dalan

    A reasonable price for gloves...

    Nothing fit at two places for warm weather gloves. XXXL gloves fit me like a pair of mediums. Prices from $29 US to $99 US. Another thing, like boots, you get used to little or no selection. Nothing like a size 15 boot (I guess that would be like a size 1000 European) to put you in your...
  9. Dalan

    One person's Bogan is another's Redneck...

    I gather an American Redneck roughly approximates a Bogan. So, if I ever meet one of you from down under, what brand of beer should be offered? I was told that Foster's was not Australia's finest beer. Not sure if would be a Bogans first choice or not. Maybe Paul Hogan is a bogan...
  10. Dalan

    Now neither headlights or tail light work

    So, I install my "Funlove" LED lights. Go for a ride. Everything worked, but lights needed slight adjustment. Opened up tension bands, rotated lights slightly, power off. Tightened up and turned key on. Nothing. Now, no headlights or tail lights. Stock lights are 55 watts. These are plug...
  11. Dalan

    It's time for one of my periodic rants.

    So, my son has been on the road for one week. He was coming back from work, on a serious curve just outside Silverton. Around the corner comes S**t for brains driver from SAIA trucking. They ship goods in their big orange semis. Goes around the corner hot, using half of my son's lane...
  12. Dalan

    What's "normal" for an R3 roadster?

    Have not had the pleasure of being around other rocketeers. So, I have a vague idea of what is normal and what is not. We have about a half mile of steep road (16% +\-) down hill to our driveway and a half mile on gravel to the house. When the engine was new, it stalled a few times going...
  13. Dalan

    Radio noise on the rocket?

    Looking to install a Jensen JHD 910 weatherproof radio on the rocket. I miss the radio a bit from the Goldwing, but in particular the weatherband, which the Jensen has. It is a great thing to be able to get constant local weather updates. I am unsure if radio noise was only from the old...
  14. Dalan

    Liquid performance boost: Premium gas

    Stopped at the Shell station just outside of town. The guy asked if I wanted premium and I said no. He then told me they were now selling it ethanol free. I filled up with it. There was a noted difference in the seat of the pants acceleration, clearly stronger. At stop signs a smoother...
  15. Dalan

    Ted the protector is not English...

    I mentioned my little mishap with the logging truck. I took Ted home to console myself. Enter the Twilight Zone. Ted is an Aussie, and not an English bear. I could not shoot the driver for almost pancaking me. Ted had no qualms. "Mate! That bugger nearly creamed you! If I were there, he...
  16. Dalan

    Should have been carrying a gun today...Grrrr

    Well, the Roadster is almost a month old. Time to drop her, I guess. But the road bars and footpegs protected her. I was about 200 yards from our property, coming up on a stop sign on a downhill grade which turns sharply downhill. The fellow in a well laden log truck decided to cut the corner...
  17. Dalan

    Size 15 motorcycle boots - dream on...

    One of the reasons I picked the Roadster was it fit me. With adjustable highway pegs, I do better. I see there are some big folks here. Right now, having success cutting down the lard the bike has to slog around with. Losing weight is a **** cheap performance mod. But, short of cutting off...
  18. Dalan

    Keeping chrome rust free

    Looking for a protectant to stop rust. Moved to the Pacific Northwest several years ago. I was surprised at the rust on my Goldwing pipes and motorcycle trailer chrome wheels. I got the rust specks off the GW pipes before I sold it, using gojo cleaner and mothers. I am not sure if I want to...
  19. Dalan

    Took it in for add ons. Ticked.

    Well an hour and a half to the dealer to install screen and other parts ordered. The service guy pointed out I was late. Left it there, as they needed it all day to put on dresser bars, backrest, screen and highway pegs. He calls. They forgot to order fixing kit. After two nasty hornet...
  20. Dalan

    A couple of questions about the Roadster...

    i could find nothing in the owner's manual about a small electrical pigtail that sticks out under the left front of the saddle. Trickle charger hookup? Plug in for electric heated suit? On the saddle, what is this air intake plenum built into the seat? Jet stream cooling for the butt? Do...
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