Yamaha 1300 Tourer - Yamaha 1300 Tourer Fansite

I remember some good conversations in the chat room on this site. Now I never find anyone in the place. I see an interactive chapter on here but what better way to interact than right in the chat room. I will continue to check the site when I get on the site, hopefully sometime I will find someone there sometime.

Ron
Four wheels move the body, but two wheels move the soul.

My new ride 2010 xvs 1300a .........much better than the xvs 650a it replaced

Old versus new springs.

Old oil level 105 mm
New oil level 110 mm

I spent 10 minutes modifying my forks so I could install the OHLINS fork springs and service the forks without disassembling the whole front end.

Trim the shrouds covering the lower fork pinch bolts.

Now all you have to do is remove front wheel, front guard and the pinch bolts. Now you just slide out the forks and service them. No removing handlebars and top fork clamp.... :-)

I need to replace my Throttle Cables with 2 to 3 inches longer cables. Anyone have any idea where I can order these cables from? Thank you.

I was riding today and for the first time I leaned too far and the floorboard and scrubbed the deck! It sent a little tingle up my spine which I can say was kinda thrilling, but at the same time was sort of terrifying!
Also I would like to hear the stories of riders going over hills and the unexpected waiting for them. I did that today and there were three dogs in the road. I hit the brakes(not too hard) (I am gratefull for the great brakes on my 1300t)and I blew the tinny sounding factory horn and they scattered thank God! I will be looking into a louder horn now.

Well I'm off to Philip Island (980 km) for the MotoGP tomorrow. Weather is cold wet and windy. :-(

First trip interstate so a big test....

Hi Guys,
See the below Email and join me in asking for a good air filter to be made for our bikes. Email them and put your name down...

Hi Kym,
Thanks for your email. At this stage we have not had enough demand for this filter to justify the setup cost to produce them. If the interest increases we will look at making it.

Regards Myles Gooch

UNIFILTER AUSTRALIA
5/373 Manns Rd, West Gosford,
NSW 2250, Australia
P: +61 2 4322 2007
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Original Email:::
Subject: Filter enquire

Hi Guys,

I have just bought a 2008 Yamaha XVS1300 V-Star and was wondering if you had a filter in the pipeline?

Kym

I have just made the decision on where to put my 12 volt power plug. There is a nice flat spot on the front of the dummy cover on the left. I ran the wire up and between the fuel pipes, under the frame to the battery.