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#424195 Falcore (User) On the back of a luck dragon named Midnight. Junior Boarder Posts: 123 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   Greeny wrote: Some dudes gas cap on a Roadstar blew up. Why did this thread turn into Harley bashing? Jeesh... Regards....greeny It just comes naturally. I will be good.   Logged     2005 Road Star Midnight   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424202 Rev. (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 619 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   mine blew apart 2yrs ago. Bought a new 1 and keep an eye on it.   Logged     http://www.patriotguard.org/ http://myroadstar.webs.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424204 silly2635 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 87 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   I have the barons profiler on mine if you want my stock one   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #424208 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3213 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   I've been on the RSC over 5 years, and have heard of maybe two or three others having something similar happen. I don't think it's a pandemic....but what do I know. All I know is it's a big two-cylinder motor with pistons the size of paint cans, with said pistons alternately fighting against and succumbing to gravity, assisted by controlled explosions. Things are gonna vibrate, things are gonna come loose. RK   Logged     “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424219 DKLAZ (User) of COURSE I need a second bike dear!!! Expert Boarder Posts: 496 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   scottw wrote: River wrote: WTF else is 'Typical Yammi problems' on these Yoshito bikes, exploding gas caps, nuts falling off belt sprockets,makes me wish I had bought a Harley, at least you know it's gonna come apart! =================== Thers also a few other issues with the R* like for example,carb puking fuel onto hot motor also flooding it at same time,starter relays burning up or getting stuck in on postion,weak stock clutch spring leading to clutch slipping,weak rear shock & front fork springs bottoming out esp riding 2up with bike loaded for a trip,charging system on older R*'s being very weak at approx 21amps thats marginal to support much of any aftermarket accessories requring 12V VS approx 28 amps for the newer R*'s which still isnt great either,see a fair amounnt of stator/rectifier fails ,someplace on lower-rear portion of frame they have a tendency to crack,,sending unit in fuel tank for fuel gauge often goes bad,older models have oil pump shafts that break resulting in no oil pressure-cam & lifter issues-etc,7 so on. And even with all that going on i still really like my 06 silverado ,we have to remember with a Harley you get to pay at minimum of 2x or more money right up front before ya start having issues with those bikes that we know is the case with them too. When i was looking to buy a farily new low miles used lrg v-twin cruiser i looked at Harley vs R*,my 06 silverado that was like new with 4,700miles in 2009 which i got for $6,500 (Book was approx $8k). The bike needed nothing but a new rear tire in a few miles post getting it & that was about it. The bike also had a brand new Deka sealed mant free AGM battery when i got it too. Harelys i was looking at of = age/miles/cond/with same type things like bags/passing lamps etc were approx $14K and or more and again ,Harley's arent exempt from mechanical issues and or poor design in some areas either. I have also ridden some Harleys and like the feel of the R* better though i have to admit i really like some of the Harleys (fully loaded baggers with faring etc) i see out there at times and they are ones going for approx $25k new,way too much for my wallet to handle. Scott Here's my perspective, having replaced BOTH a gas-cap and a starter relay in the last 2 weeks. Mine is a 2002. I bought her with 19K miles and in the last 5 years I've added 47K miles. I knopw it's not as many as some of you hard-asses, but it's more than I put on any of my cages prior to buying ths bike. If THAT is all the extra stugff I have to do to keep her on the road...BRING IT ON! Also, there's something to be said for a bike that rides like this, costs like this, and eats up the miles. DKLAZ   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #424223 Spydr (User) Let's Ride ! Gold Boarder Posts: 701 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   BigBoyinMS wrote: Yep, that is a known "issue" with Yammi gas caps. The screws will loosen over time. Hate that happened to you. So the Engines are Bullet Proof, but there's a list of Fuel related things that could kill you??? WTF!   Logged     Welcome to my NightMare   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424225 Spydr (User) Let's Ride ! Gold Boarder Posts: 701 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   Greeny wrote: Some dudes gas cap on a Roadstar blew up. Why did this thread turn into Harley bashing? Jeesh... Regards....greeny WOW! Stating Facts is now... O.K. Duly Noted.   Logged     Welcome to my NightMare   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424228 huskerbob (User) Life is about monents that take your breath away Platinum Boarder Posts: 2186 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   Well, you got that right, since I done a few mods, then tuned the baffles to the motor this dang Roadie runs like a scared ape and I ain't kidding. Yesterday I hit the freeway from the on ramp and I hit 85 in fourth gear and it wasn't near through climbing, I'll bet that thing would do a 120 in fourth gear. And yeah, yer gonna pay about 20K to get the equivalent in a Harley. Thats half again as much out the door, you can afford a few problems with that kind of dough.[/quote] waiting to here what problem ya have in future   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/09/29 17:27 By huskerbob.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #424243 Doc_V (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1245 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   DKLAZ wrote: ...there's something to be said for a bike that rides like this, costs like this, and eats up the miles. Indeed! +1 Though this pilot is certainly known to err, pilot error was not involved. The bottom piece and screws are missing, and from the rattle my tank has recently developed, I have a sneaking suspicion the pieces in question are inside. Besides, as far as I know, you cant remove the key from the cap unless it's on correctly. As for pandemic or not, I'd say in this instance, it's better to be safe than sorry. Given the ease of prevention to potential cost ratio, it's worth checking.   Logged     “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” - Ernest Hemingway   The administrator has disabled public write access. #424253 Criggs (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 159 Re:WTF?!... Gas Cap Blew Up Today! 8 Months ago   Warden just posted this site for R* parts - here's a gas cap and matching ignition switch - cheap http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Road-Star-Roadstar-LOCK-IGNITION-SWITCH-KEY-/130578719494?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e67192306   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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