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• VictourHD replied to a topic in the forum Metric :

  September 26, 2013

  My bike is making a really "BAD' noise in the rear end

  Hoping someone can give me some insight. I've got a 2005 Kaw Vulcan 2000 with less than 7k miles on it. The other day I started hearing this noise when the bike was moving, powered or not, just a little ticking sound kinda like a playing card in...  moreHoping someone can give me some insight. I've got a 2005 Kaw Vulcan 2000 with less than 7k miles on it. The other day I started hearing this noise when the bike was moving, powered or not, just a little ticking sound kinda like a playing card in the spokes sound. I had a similar sound when I first bought it when it had 2600 miles on it, the dealer adjusted the belt and said I was good to go. Within 2 days it has turned into a horrible noise, not quite a grinding but just a racket that I can definately hear when slowing down or just taking off. I figure it is there all the time (when moving) but just can't hear it over the engine and exhaust. I looked at the belt and all the moving parts and see no sign of wear, cracking or anything on the belt. Had someone looking right at it as I pushed it to see if they could see anything and nada. Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be? Hoping its nothing major like the bearings in the rear wheel or something, this is my first belt drive...    less
• VictourHD replied to a topic in the forum Metric :

  September 26, 2013

  Tapping noise in the read cycler head on here 07 Shadow Saber

  Question, My wife has a 2007 Shadow Saber with low mileage and it has developed a tapping in what seems like the rear head. We have had it in the shop and worked on but it is still happening. Has anyone had the same problem???
• VictourHD replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:

  May 6, 2013

  Have you ever been scared while riding?

  Have you ever been scared, I mean really scared when riding? It happened to me yesterday for the first time. The weather report for Moab was ... W I  N   D   Y    ! Predicted gusts to 65mph, sustained winds...  moreHave you ever been scared, I mean really scared when riding? It happened to me yesterday for the first time. The weather report for Moab was ... W I  N   D   Y    ! Predicted gusts to 65mph, sustained winds from 35 to 45mph. In the early morning I went to town on Rex to photograph an Art-Car parade. It was a bit blustery but manageable. After the parade was over I pointed Rex north towards Roz, our RV. There is a canyon that we pass through and I want to say WOW, (expletive deleted), WOW! The gusty winds there were switching directions instantly and randomly. Now this old biker has some miles in the saddle but this was, to greatly understate, a bit exciting. The point that scared me was after coming out of a sweeping turn, with Rex straight and verticle, running 65mph, we suddenly moved about a foot to the left. I do not mean we were pushed to the left with a hard gust, I mean the bike got real light and instantly was relocated. It felt as if we were...    less
• VictourHD replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:

  May 6, 2013

  Favorite Police Stories

  There was a time in my life that I was at total odds with folks in the law enforcement profession. I had no respect for the office nor the uniform. Several run-ins with The Man taught me that there were cops that would lie, cheat evidence and coerce...  moreThere was a time in my life that I was at total odds with folks in the law enforcement profession. I had no respect for the office nor the uniform. Several run-ins with The Man taught me that there were cops that would lie, cheat evidence and coerce witnesses. Well, times change and so do a biker’s perceptions. It all started one late night, heading from Phoenix to California. I had rebuilt a pan/shovel engine and punched it to just over 80ci. I reworked the gear ratio between the rear sprocket and the output shaft of the tranny for a higher top end. I also had just over 500 miles of break-in on the new motor. I left Phoenix around 10 pm and headed out on I-10 towards Quartzite and Blythe. So it’s 3 am on a nearly flat deserted freeway with not a car in sight. I reached around and grabbed a whole handful-o-throttle and said “Let's open 'er up and see what she'll do!” She was a rigid frame, tall-boy w/12" over springer front end. I had a small...    less
• VictourHD replied to a topic in the forum In Our Prayers:

  May 6, 2013

  Pray for my Wife Please

   I'm writting asking you all to please pray for my wife Lisa. A few weeks ago she was diagnose with congestive heart failure. She has been having problems for over a year and I always suspected this was the problem. I had to take her to the...  more I'm writting asking you all to please pray for my wife Lisa. A few weeks ago she was diagnose with congestive heart failure. She has been having problems for over a year and I always suspected this was the problem. I had to take her to the E.R. 3 weeks ago from work because she could not breathe, and they found it. Her blood pressure was sky high and would not stablize. Then 2 days ago they called to tell her she now has renal (kidney) failure too. This has been really hard on us both. Her mom has Alzhiemeer's and her dad Parkinsons. It seems like it just won't end. I hope you all will remember us in your prayers. Going to Myrtle Beach Bike week in a week and hope that will let us escape the pressure for a little while and just relax. Thank you cyclefish for the opprotunity to post this and kinda get it off my chest. I can't lose my best friend. I love her dearly.  less
• VictourHD posted a topic in the forum In Our Prayers:

  May 6, 2013

  RIP

   My Heart goes out to a Special Lady Rider , whose bike left the Road on a Curve and she hit  a Guard Rail.. She was 55 . and this took her Life. This happened on Sun Morning with a group ride..  Please exercise due care at all time..