New owner of '08 RSV Trike

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Ragtop69gs

Oct 5, 2011
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West Bloomfield, MI
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Jay
Hi all,

We just acquired a 2008 Yamaha RSV Hannigan trike :wave4: I Don't have any questions yet, just wanted to check-in here.
I'll be looking for accessories and chrome for it so if anyone has vendors to suggest I'll take a look.
Any tips on upkeep of the trike kit ?

Here's a few pics of the bike and my wife, the proud new owner.


Jay
 
Nice looking bike ! I love the running boards and it's a planned upgrade for ours along with an Aux. fuel tank. Our trike has a few cosmetic problems , but, we got it for such a low price I had to pull the trigger on it.


berngren said:
Welcome aboard RAGTOP69GS. Congratulation on your new trike. I'll be picking mine up this week. 2009 RSV Hannigan trike. Nice looking trike you have. I don't know any vendors right now. But, I'll be asking around and checking the forum. Good Luck with your trike. My pics below.

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/members/berngren-albums-trike-completed-10-08-2011.html
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Ragtop didn't buy this trike....He stole it. I thought I got a good deal on my 99 RSV. your deal was the deal of the century. If only I waited:AGGHH. By the way,did you correct the steering issue?
 
steamer said:
Ragtop didn't buy this trike....He stole it. I thought I got a good deal on my 99 RSV. your deal was the deal of the century. If only I waited:AGGHH. By the way,did you correct the steering issue?
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Ya he sure did steal that one. Looking forward to riding with Jay & Jeanie whenever this weather here gets dry again.
Larry
Oh welcome to Trike Talk too Jay
 
I got the oil changed, aired up the tires which helped with the steering but did not eliminate the shake. Next is the head bearing, Jim at Hannigan says it should be 35-38 Ft/pd. If that doesn't get it then I'll do an alignment. He emailed me the procedure for doing the alignment.

Can't say enough good things about Hannigan so far, they have been very helpful. ThumbUp

Ragtop didn't buy this trike....He stole it. I thought I got a good deal on my 99 RSV. your deal was the deal of the century.
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Better than you think, we got it for even less than he was asking :D
 
Ragtop69gs said:
I got the oil changed, aired up the tires which helped with the steering but did not eliminate the shake. Next is the head bearing, Jim at Hannigan says it should be 35-38 Ft/pd. If that doesn't get it then I'll do an alignment. He emailed me the procedure for doing the alignment.

Can't say enough good things about Hannigan so far, they have been very helpful. ThumbUp



Better than you think, we got it for even less than he was asking

Think I'm gonna be sick.LOL. Good luck with your new toy. Are you going to bring it to the International next year?
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steamer said:
Ragtop69gs said:
I got the oil changed, aired up the tires which helped with the steering but did not eliminate the shake. Next is the head bearing, Jim at Hannigan says it should be 35-38 Ft/pd. If that doesn't get it then I'll do an alignment. He emailed me the procedure for doing the alignment.

Can't say enough good things about Hannigan so far, they have been very helpful. ThumbUp



Better than you think, we got it for even less than he was asking

Think I'm gonna be sick.LOL. Good luck with your new toy. Are you going to bring it to the International next year?
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I think that's a pretty safe bet. I'll have the hitch on the 3 wheeler by then and she can pull the trailer instead of me.
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Well I think I have it dialed in now! I jacked the front tire off the ground and the forks darned near flopped to the side all by themselves, just a tap on the bar had it fall to the right and bounce off the stop and back 2" no wonder it had a head shake! torqued it to 44 ft/lb with the blessing of Jim at Hannigan. Put the whole thing back together and went for a ride Only the slightest shake at 1-10 mph and rock solid above that, even on decel.

The local trike shop say's they torque the Hondas and harleys anywhere between 50-85 ft/lb and the bearing setup on the venture is almost identical. He got Jim on the phone and he said they take the RSV between 35-45 ft/lb.
 
I'm glad everything worked out okay for you Ragtop69gs. No problems with my 09 RSV steering. I've been riding it for a week now, and everything appear to be sound. The only issue I have is the cruise control. I'll be taking it back some time next week.
 
Does your cruise set but not hold speed? If so, it's probably the wheel, set in the wrong position in the junction box for the throttle cables, it's on the left side behind the neck cover. There are 2 wheels in there, if they do not engage each other properly your cruise won't set. Hope this helps.




berngren said:
I'm glad everything worked out okay for you Ragtop69gs. No problems with my 09 RSV steering. I've been riding it for a week now, and everything appear to be sound. The only issue I have is the cruise control. I'll be taking it back some time next week.
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That is correct Rag. The cruise won't set. I called the installer and I'll be taking it to him on Friday, 10/28. The trike is only a week old. Thanks for the info. I

I have been checking my gas mileage; hwy and town 32. Highway 35. Are you getting around the same?
 
Have not checked mpg yet. Riding season is almost done here, only local rides, so until next season I don't really care. By spring I will have an aux. gas tank in it, then I'll check.

Sounds like it could be what I was talking about with the cruise, It's an easy fix of maybe a half hour.
 
It does not hold. Once I turn the cruise on the lights blink. (Yellow and Green) When I hit the set button, the cruise do not engage. The lights just keep on blinking.

Thanks for the pics. I will use them if need be when I take the trike to the shop. I do appreciate the info.
 
Ragtop69gs said:
Does your cruise set but not hold speed? If so, it's probably the wheel, set in the wrong position in the junction box for the throttle cables, it's on the left side behind the neck cover. There are 2 wheels in there, if they do not engage each other properly your cruise won't set. Hope this helps.
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Haven't thought about that, I will have to give it a look. Sets but disengages most of the time thought it was a weak vacume.......

Welcome aboard.

Now if some one will buy mine...................:)
 
berngren said:
That is correct Rag. The cruise won't set. I called the installer and I'll be taking it to him on Friday, 10/28. The trike is only a week old. Thanks for the info. I

I have been checking my gas mileage; hwy and town 32. Highway 35. Are you getting around the same?
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Who is your installer over there?

About the same millage here also except if I pull a heavy trailer it goes way down.
 
kj5ix said:
Haven't thought about that, I will have to give it a look. Sets but disengages most of the time thought it was a weak vacume.......
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Check the front brake lever, if it has a lot of free play that could cause it to disengage, adjust the little screw at the pivot to take the slop out. My 01 did this at hiway speeds until I got rid of that little bit of free play.

kj5ix said:
Download this you will need it.

http://home.centurytel.net/malizia/RS/Manual/RoyalStar1996- 01.pdf
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Thanks, I have FSM but this online copy will come in handy.
 
leo3wheel said:
That's interesting...
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I have some long leather tassels on my levers and at freeway speeds when they fluttered in the wind, if there was free play in the lever it would kickout the cruise. Adjusting the small screw with the locknut takes up that freeplay in the lever. Now, even at 100 MPH the cruise stays set. ThumbUp
 
Thanks for the help everybody. I did take it back to have it fixed on Friday; and he said it was a sensor by the wheels that had to be reset. I rode the bike home, and it worked for about 5 minutes. It was like I was hitting the break or clutch, and the cruise disengage. The longest it held was 15 minutes. So I will check the front brake lever, and download the manual. If that don't work I'll have it checked out when I take it for the 2500 mile checkup. There was a tiny leak in my differential that they caught. They called Hannigan and explained to them what was happening. From what I understand, a washer was not assembled properly. Somewhere on the assembly line somebody didn't install it properly. Hannigan is sending a new differential. I will have that installed at the 2500 mile check up. Other than those issues, the trike is running fine. Thanks again Ragtoo69gs and Kj5ix. Will keep your posted.
 
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