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    Registered and booked a few months back.

    Registered and booked a few months back.
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    air cooled engines

    Similarly, air cooled motorcycles, snow machines, lawn and garden equipment all function well (sometimes better) in cooler weather. Below the freezing point might create an issue, but in Minnesota...
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    Sticky: Trailering and "Where are the Spyders?"

    My own Spyder has logged many more miles on the "drop tail" trailer than it has under its own power. It is just a convenience issue (I think), but it did finally gets its ordeal by rain this weekend....
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    SW WISCONSIN colors

    Both MN and WI have tourism websites that track fall colors. It is a major tourism factor in this area. Here in Rochester MN, there was a Honda group Fall Colors Ride this weekend, and one for...
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    Similar to Alan, I was insured thru AARP...

    Similar to Alan, I was insured thru AARP (Foremost) only last year, but I thought the premium too high, especially with over 40 years of motorcycle/sport experience. I live in Minnesota and ride Wi,...
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    October WISOAR ride plan. Pretty darned close to Fennimore

    Hello Everyone!


    Autumn is coming quickly and the temps a dipping fast. Be sure to make the most of this beautiful season and get out and ride.


    You have been asking our Ride Leaders if we...
  7. Thank you for this link. It is a very interesting ordeal.

    Thanks again, J
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    Dealer ignorance

    Thank God for good dealers. My original dealer must have attended training with your dealer. Now, much better, but I had to move far away. J
  9. "very interesting" (Arte Johnson)

    I would have thought slippage might be a cause, but this remedy kills off that fix. Perhaps overly stiff belt?
    J
  10. That might be a problem best diagnosed on a dynamometer

    They aren't easy to find, but see if your dealer can recommend someone to put it on a dyno and look at the readouts. J
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    I would chalk it up to "newness"

    So ... I am reasonably sure continued use / practice will remove that tendency.

    Remember also that most riders over-rev their motorcycles when shifting and this is most pronounced in the first...
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    Former Grant County resident now in Rochester

    Hi John,

    I am no longer in the area, but I travel the east and west sides of the Big Muddy often. I ride a 2011 RTS SM5 and a GW 1500SE.

    Perhaps meeting somewhere between our locations to burn...
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