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    Removing the Cam Ladder

    After measuring the the valve clearances I found the number 3 exhaust valves slightly too tight i.e. .12 and .14, they should be at least .15 mm. In order to replace the shims with the correct thickness the cam ladder and cams have to be removed. The manual says the cam ladder bolts are...
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    A new rattle

    There have been so many reports of various rattles in the older rockets and I have just encountered a new one....the catbox rattle. Something has come loose inside that contraption and is rattling around so bad that it has blown a hole in it. I guess its finally time to get rid of it, no way...
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    Crankcase breather filter

    After hitting the 100k mile mark last May I parked the Rocket in the garage, removed the intake system, the plugs, the fuel tank, and drained the oil. It just sat there all summer waiting for a valve check and adjust while I made several moto camping trips up to Washington and Oregon on my v...
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    Nice Trick

    I was crossing a toll bridge today in my car and going through in the pre-paid fastrak lane and a Harley passes me on my left, the most quiet Harley I have ever seen, it almost seemed electric. Just before going through the sensors that read your fastrak monitor, or photograph your license...
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    Milestone

    Turned over the 100,000 mile mark on my 05 Rocket yesterday. That was fun to watch the entire ODO change over! This is the first, and likely the only, motorcycle I will put that much mileage on. I can't believe I made it there without having any of the big problems other Rockets of that...
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    Speaking of Triumph T-shirts.......

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    Riding improves health

    I never really thought of motorcycling as calorie burning exercise but apparently we can burn up 300 extra calories per hour depending on our own weight and the weight of the bike and other factors such as wind, curves, etc. Nice to know this. I would rather ride than walk or run or pedal or...
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    Childhood training

    One of the things we used to do as kids is ride our bicycles onto a wet lawn and then jam on the rear brake and see how long we could keep the bike upright. It was a lot of fun and back then I could repeatedly take a hard fall and laugh about it. Now....ahem....I would cry like baby!:D I had...
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    Maxing out the Excedra

    Squeezed it out down to just about the last mile......:D Nearly 50 years ago I made a clipboard in junior high school woodshop, it was my first project. The only thing I've ever used it for is to help install the huge and heavy rear wheel on the Rocket. Nice to finally get some use out of...
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    Shaft Splines

    Will be replacing the rear tire next Tuesday, with another Excedra Max of course, and this time, after 99k miles, will be removing the rear drive to check the shaft splines which have not been lubed since new. What exactly am I going to be looking for in terms of damage etc? Anyone got pics of...
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    Road Gators

    In the million plus miles I have driven cars, and 200k plus miles on motorcyles I have seen these remnants of exploded truck tires on the road. No big deal, you just drive around them and go on your way. Well driving through Vegas last Tuesday, a tire on the pickup truck in front and to the left...
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    For Sale Standard/Classic Tall backrest/Luggage rack $225 SOLD!

    Overall in very good condition however the backrest pad has a tear in it. Complete with seat rails and everything needed to install on a 2004-2009 Rocket.
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    New Ride

    My 05 Rocket has served me well for 97000 miles. The only significant problem I had was the ignition switch. Despite this reliability I have not ridden it very much in the past three years because I figure my time is due for failure of either: the output shaft bearing; the shaft drive...
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    Rear brake line

    I completely lost the rear brake on my early morning ride today. Inspection showed that the rear brake line just blew out. The bike is an 05 and I have never changed out the brake fluid. The manual says it should be changed out every two years regardless of mileage. I guess it serves me...
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    Throttle lock cruise control

    I have tried various friction throttle lock cruise control devices and the one I have liked the most up until now is the Vista Cruise. However, I just received a Go Cruise in the mail today and it seems to be the best of the lot. I have seen a few posts about the Go Cruise here at the forum...
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    05 Negative Battery Cable

    I want to replace the negative battery cable with a 4 gauge cable on my 05 Rocket, however I noticed that the stock cable has a smaller gauge pigtail that connects to a group of wires via a plastic connecter. Where can I order a 4 gauge aftermarket cable that has this auxiliary wire and...
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    TPS Diagnostics

    I have an 05 with the original primary TPS. I have been having high idle issues that I have not been able to resolve via lubrication, checking connections etc so I finally broke down and downloaded TuneECU to check out what was going on. Ran the ISCV test and the voltages were .62 and...
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    The Rocket has great power but....

    it probably wouldn't be a good idea to take on this beat up old truck..... Old truck has some speed. [VIDEO]
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    Now that is a considerate biker

    Only a Beamer rider would do this.....put down a cloth beneath their old bike in a public parking space so that oil does not drip on to the pavement. Classy!
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    Police Dual Sport

    I was in San Francisco yesterday and saw several of these: I had never seen a police dual sport before. If I was an SF cop that would be the one I would want to be riding through the the streets of San Francisco rather than a beamer or harley.
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