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  1. MCS02

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    #16258 MCS02, Oct 16, 2018
    Yep! Its a Roadmaster. Its a new bike but a 2017 model they have marked it down 5 grand. It has the touch screen, heated seats and grips, cruse control. I really don't need it but can't pass it up.
    The 53 is down right now, one of the tanks has a leak. This will be the 4th time I have fixed it. I am a little bummed. I love my old bike

    I'll post some pictures when I bring it home
     
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    #16261 wmwny, Oct 16, 2018
    And you spend the rest of the year drying it off!
     
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    #16264 Dave.0, Oct 17, 2018
    Wow
     
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    #16266 Goldsmithy, Oct 17, 2018
    That looks horrible. Hope you didn't suffer too much damage.
     
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    #16268 minirab, Oct 17, 2018
    Maybe the new FTR1200 due after the first of the year?
     
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    #16270 MCS02, Oct 17, 2018
    I am sorry that happened to you! I hope when you get in there its not to bad.
     
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    #16272 caseydog, Oct 17, 2018
    Hey VV, your weather situation was certainly worse than mine, but at least neither one of us lives (lived?) in Mexico Beach, Florida.

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    #16279 Crashton, Oct 18, 2018
    Also that bike has a HUGE sunroof. ;)
     
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    #16282 MCS02, Oct 18, 2018
    Now that's funny I don't care who you are!
     
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    #16283 MCS02, Oct 18, 2018
    Its night and day from my 53 Chief. Believe it or not I am more at home with the foot clutch and gear shift on the tank now! The Roadmaster is for sure a long hall cruiser.
     
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    #16287 Dave.0, Oct 19, 2018
    You know it chrips because the battery is low right? If you replace the battery the wrong way it will still chirp. If you put in a low charge battery it will still chirp. If you remove the battery and still leave it hard wired it’s still going to chirp.

    If you disconnect it completely , remove the battery and set it down until morning it would not have chirped anymore. .... have fun buying a new one.
     
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    #16289 Dave.0, Oct 19, 2018

    Ummmm that would absolutely fail an electrical/ fire code inspection, but I completely understand why you do it.
     
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    #16292 caseydog, Oct 19, 2018

    Code here requires a smoke alarm inside every bedroom, and one outside every bedroom door. They don't put them in or near kitchens, for the reasons you mentioned already.

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    #16297 beken, Oct 22, 2018
    I started the car this morning, and I heard a squeaking sound. Once warmed up, the sound goes away. I looked inside and think it is coming out of the idler pulley on the belt tensioner. The belt looks good. With the cooler and damper overnight weather here, I suspect moisture has gotten into the bearing. Time for a new tensioner? This is my second one. They seem to be lasting around 7 or 8 years.
     
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    #16299 cristo, Oct 22, 2018
    Moi aussi
     
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    #16306 ScottinBend, Oct 23, 2018
    As a building inspector I can assure you we all would have seen this little mod.........;);)

    And I always suggest getting the CO/smoke combo's. :)
     
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    #16309 Dave.0, Oct 23, 2018

    So how much is that going to cost you? :rolleyes:
     
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    #16311 Goldsmithy, Oct 23, 2018
    I called Best Auto Werks in Columbus as it is closer than Detroit; however, the person I talked to quoted me a very high price and when asked how they changed fluids, he didn't seem to know anything about the procedure. When I told him that I had an R52 S he said I had a CVT transmission. Didn't inspire much confidence.
     
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    #16314 caseydog, Oct 24, 2018
    I ran a few errands in my dry, but dirty MINI. No wash, today. Another inch or two coming tomorrow. I need to install those new blades.

    Dave.0, the Bosch ICON blades were on sale for a good price, and here in North Texas, they dry out before they get used up.

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