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    What is a VSS fault?

    2022 RT-L, aprox. 11k miles, put in to service May 16 of this year and has had the 3k mile run through. This shows up for about 5 seconds occasionally, under the following conditions. After riding for at least a half hour and perhaps stopping for a stretch and shutting the engine off. The...
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    How do I post a pic in a new thread? Send me there please

    What subforum should I be on to learn how to post a picture to a new thread.
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    Need the under-seat bracket for 2016 RT back rest - anyone? Or a source?

    I have a new to me 2016 RT-L with the stock seat. I would like to add the drivers backrest. A friend of mine has the backrest that I can get very reasonably but does not have the bracket that goes under the seat that the back rest seats in. When he traded his '15, he kept the backrest but...
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    Old guy, newer bike - where can I get a User Manual?

    Just picked up a 2016 pretty blue RTL with about 20K miles that the previous owner (unknown) put Elka stage 2 all around. AMAZING RIDE. Sorry. Not my question. I didn't get the owners manual with the bike and though not a must, I really would like one. Is there a known web site where I might...
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    What do you use for Adding brake fluid??

    For the first time for myself, I have had to add brake fluid in my '13 STL SE5. Yes, it has been added at service intervals as the brakes have worn but this is the first time I have had the dreaded "brake failure" light come on and sure enough, it needed a little fluid. But holy @&$%, What...
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    For a 2014 RT, new shocks

    Asking for a friend. He has a 2014 RT that the suspension is sacked. I went to the Fox website and all it shows is bicycle and Harley "stuff". Is that all the aftermarket stuff they are making now? Is he stuck either buying OEM replacements or quite expensive Elka or M2? He plans on keeping...
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    Need a tire pressure reminder?

    I am getting a little uneven wear on the rear of my ST. Wearing more in the center than the edges. I have about 11K on the tires. I am running Vredesteins all around. Riding 2 up most of the time. Total weight about 320 lbs. Probably to much information. Running 17 lbs. in the rear and...
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    Help with 2012 RT mirror removal?

    Trying to help a friend with removing the mirrors on his new (to him) 2012 RT. It is his desire to put mirror locks on if they will work but we can't find any videos on either youtube or here on a model this old. We had hoped it was closer to my '13 ST but not even close. Any help on what...
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    Motorcycle specific oil source

    Just a note to any who may not be aware. I prefer to use motorcycle specific oil in my 998, and I imagine many of you use the same. For those of us who for any reasons want another source other than our dealers, both Auto Zone and O'Rilley auto parts chain stores stock those oils. I have used...
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    Riding in western Virginia

    As RVers, we often pick our destinations by looking at a state map and look for areas where the roads DON'T run straight. We currently are a small town called Big Stone Gap, VA. At the risk of sounding like a regional tourist bureau, you can't believe this place. The weather has been good up...
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    Opinion on Fox Podium 1.5 front shocks

    Am asking a question in what I think will be a future need. I didn't ask this question before I bought my Elkas and regret that. I think that in the not to distant future my Elkas will fail again and am I looking at replacing the fronts with the Fox shocks. This model has been suggested to me...
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    ST mirror removal

    I'm starting a new thread so as not to hijack an existing. I have looked all over Youtube and can only find "stuff" on RT mirror removal. My STL is a '13. Does anyone know from experience whether they remove the same as an RT? Mine are getting loose and I need to find out why. I know...
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    2nd Elka leaker

    Some of you may remember that one year ago I had one of my fairly new (1 year old) Elka Stage 2 front shocks spring a leak. Got it fixed under warranty and it has performed as new during that time. Now the other front is leaking at the shaft. Not happy. If these were on a 4 wheeler pounding...
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    Demise of MCN magazine

    Not sure if any or many of you read Motorcycle Consumer News motorcycle magazine, but it has gone bye bye. As a subscriber, I received a notice of bankruptcy in the mail. Personally I am very sad to see this one go. It was the the only one to my knowledge that was entirely subscriber...
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    Pressure on new Vredestein tires

    Picking up the ST today with a full set of new Vredestein tires. Assuming the sidewalls on the rear are fairly stiff, I thought I would put that at 20 PSI for mostly 2 up riding. As I have only had stock "stuff" on the front in the past, on which I ran 18 PSI with great wear and success...
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    Bajaron on vacation?

    Does anyone know if Bajaron is on vacation or out of town? I sent him an email on the 4th re; some wires and hoses for my '13 ST and haven't heard back. He is usually right on things like that. I have a little intermittent miss I'm truing to track down.
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    Thinking of making a trade

    We are currently riding a '13 STL with 43K miles. The "we" is important here as the primary reason we are thinking of making a trade is that my wife has trouble staying planted in the saddle if I "zip" at all around curves. With the Baja Ron sway bar and Stage 2 Elka suspension all around, it...
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    Needing a Ultimate seat

    So I have been informed that the stock seat with Airhawks is no longer getting the job done. From my past experience, my rear end has never been happy on a Corbin seat so the Ultimate seems like the way to go. Does any of you out there have a decent Ultimate seat with both driver and passenger...
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    Elka stage 2 in for repair

    One of my fairly new (installed last July) Elka stage 2 front shock units blew a seal and started drooling. Sent it in last Thursday to their West coast service center for warranty repair. Can't get to upset. Just the luck of the draw I guess. They are sure wonderful units. They just...
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    Please direct me

    What sub-forum should I be on to ask how to change my email on this site. I can't find it in my "profile".
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