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  1. RCinNC

    Zumo XT: Homemade mount with extra retention features

    I’ve been using my Zumo XT for a little over a year now, and like it. After many miles on bad dirt and gravel roads, I did develop some concerns about the mount, though I’ve never actually had the Zumo unintentionally disengage. The unit is held in the mount with a spring loaded plastic tab...
  2. RCinNC

    Remember S and S Aqua Logging from Ax Men?

    Years ago I used to watch Ax Men, the "reality" show about logging. There was a father and son team on there running a business called S and S Aqua Logging, who harvested old timber from rivers in Oregon (I think it was Oregon, anyway). I remember watching the father heaping abuse on his son...
  3. RCinNC

    Clutch Engagement Point

    Fro reference purposes, I have a 2014 non ES with just shy of 103,000 miles. I'm still on the original clutch and slave cylinder. I change the clutch fluid every two years This is the position of the clutch lever adjuster. It's the same position it was in when I bought the bike: It seems...
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    Megazip.net

    Has anyone ever used this company as a source for OEM parts? I read a sponsored article about them on ADV Rider, so they might just be a shill for the company. I'd never heard of them before, but I did check out their website and looked up the price of a water pump gasket. This is a part that...
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    Zumo XT Question

    I have a Zumo XT. I had some screenshots stored in the Zumo XT screenshot folder. I connected the Zumo XT to my HP Laptop running Windows 11 so I could access the screenshot folder. I can see the folder, and the icons for the screenshots; however, when I try to open the photos, I get this...
  6. RCinNC

    Coolant Recommendations

    I'm thinking of making a change for coolant, so I'm soliciting some recommendations from you guys. Right now I'm using Zerex Asian. Any suggestions?
  7. RCinNC

    Mitas rebrands their tire line

    I saw this over on ADV Rider, so I went to Mitas' US tire website and saw that the old familiar E07 and E07+ no longer appear under those names. The E07 is now the Enduro Trail and comes in a heavy duty or optional Ultra Heavy Duty (Dakar) version., and are listed as 50/50 tires. The E07+ is...
  8. RCinNC

    Water Pump Drain Gasket

    Does anyone have one of these that they can measure and tell me the dimensions (ID, OD and thickness)? I don't want to drain the radiator just to check the one that's on there. This is the one I'm talking about:
  9. RCinNC

    Some information on Rotella T4

    A few years back I stopped using Rotella T4 15W-40 oil because it stopped carrying an API certification for gasoline engines. It still carried (and carries to this day) the JASO MA/MA2 certification for wet clutch engines. I was sorry to I had to stop using it, as I found that it performed...
  10. RCinNC

    Milestone Achieved-100,000 Miles!

    Today I hit a milestone that I’ve never achieved on a motorcycle before: Just a few weeks shy of nine years since I bought this bike, and today along I-74 I watched those numbers roll over to six figures. To give an idea of what nine years of maintenance looks like, here’s a recap: Just...
  11. RCinNC

    Burned out Headlight Bulbs

    I've seen this issue pop up from time to time, and I'm just curious where I fall on the "burned out headlight bulb" spectrum of experience compared to other members. I bought my bike new in 2014, and it now has 99,719 miles. In those nine years of ownership, I've had to replace six right...
  12. RCinNC

    NC-TN-VA-WV ride, July 2023

    I just got back Wednesday from an eight day, 2000 mile ride through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Here’s the overview: I’ve lived in NC for about 15 years now and have somehow missed riding the Tail of the Dragon, though I’ve made it to the Back of the Dragon, the...
  13. RCinNC

    Looking for comm units with earbuds/earphones

    I'm still using my old Sena SMH-10 comm units that I got sometime around 2013, and I'm thinking of upgrading. I've tried speakers over the years at various times, and I just don't like them; I prefer to use earphones. The SMH-10 allows easy substitution of the speakers for earphones, but as I...
  14. RCinNC

    Some wheel bearing installation questions...

    As I rapidly close in on 100,000 miles, I've been considering a pre-emptive front wheel bearing replacement (the rear bearings were done a while back when one of them started to go bad). There's a bearing spacer the goes inside the hub, positioned between the two bearings. Now, I always...
  15. RCinNC

    Shinko 705: A cautionary tale

    I've been a long time advocate of the Shinko 705, which I've always found to be a good all around tire at a very economical price. I wanted to make the members aware of a recent issue I had, however, so they can factor that into their buying choices. Back in April I bought a Shinko 705 front...
  16. RCinNC

    Weird Headshake

    The story thus far.... I have a 2014 non ES Super Tenere with 96,200 miles on the odometer. Within the past couple days, I noticed the bike was experiencing a headshake. By that, I mean that the handlebars would oscillate when I took my hands off the bars. Basically, if I accelerate up to...
  17. RCinNC

    Any experience with AS3 radiator hoses?

    Since my bike is rapidly closing in on 100,000 miles, I was considering a pre-emptive replacement of some of the parts. First on the list are the radiator hoses. I found a company called AS3 in the UK that makes a polyester reinforced silicone hose set for our bikes. They're an excellent...
  18. RCinNC

    Zumo XT to Eastern Beaver PC-8 wiring question

    I'm in the process of installing my Zumo XT. I'll be connecting it to my PC-8 on a switched circuit. According to Garmin, the Zumo XT power cable has a built in, non-replaceable "fuse" (probably more like an electronic circuit breaker) built into the voltage converter. Garmin doesn't provide...
  19. RCinNC

    Do it yourself crashbar bags from Rothco shoulder bags

    I always carry two sets of raingear on the bike (I often ride two-up). Since my bike is my main vehicle, I like to keep the panniers empty for things like grocery shopping, so I’ve gotten in the habit of carrying the rain gear in crash bar bags. For the past ten years and over 100,000 miles...
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    New Hampshire fatal crash

    This was definitely not the outcome I was expecting.... https://www.advrider.com/driver-who-admitted-guilt-found-not-guilty-in-crash-that-killed-seven-riders/
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