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Well here the current stable! We now have an 07 hyosung gt250r, an 85 shadow 750, and a 98 vulcan 800. The 89 vr is going to have some competition on garage space.

Having read thru that link from the Venturers site, as long as you are not experiencing hydro lock in your forks as mentioned by Marcarl (meaning your forks will not compress at all) I would not pull it back apart just to compare fluid levels. I would spend my time out enjoying the ride

I always use organics cause I love their feel and appreciate the less wear on my rotors. I also carry xtra pads in Tweeks Maintenance Dept when traveling just in case I need to swap em out on the road. l also clean the caliper pistons every time I spoon on tires which gives Tweeks excellent braking performance, protects against having sticky calipers and results in never ever needing to rebuild calipers. Here is a vid on how I do a simple clean up of the calipers:

Ok so literally a minute after posting this I came across this video. Still want to hear any suggestions experience.

I did use your syringe method, but not with a hose measurement. I will do that next. I used a combination of tips and directions including those from Progressive and these https://venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php?action=article&cat_id=001013&id=140 I’m curious to see how far off 4” with springs in is from 5.5 without.

Was the 5.5 inches from the top on oil fill taken with the springs in or with the springs out? The springs need to be inside the tubes when filling. Personally I set mine to 4" from the top on a refill with the springs in and the tubes collapsed and that always works best in my case. Actually it is the oil weight that controls the dampening. If your dampening is slow and sluggish then try a lighter weight oil. Make sure you have your springs in with the progressive windings at the bottom of the spring when you put the spring into the tube. If the static drop (you should see about 1 1/2 inches of drop on your forks into the lower tubes when you put the weight of the bike back onto the springs when lowering off center stand and that is where it should stay until you sit on the bike) is to high than you need to lessen your preload.. If its to low so your fork tubes are setting lower than 1 1/2 inches while the weight of the bike is sitting on the fork springs you should increase your preload until you reach 1 1/2 inches. All this can be tweeked to your type of riding and what you want from your bike, it is basic suspention set up info..

Hi everyone, i am Alexander from Bulgaria and this is my 1999 Royal Star Classic .

Doesn't look like there is much expansion room in the reservoir, you will need room for the fluid to expand, especially from being so close to the exhaust. If you don't give it room then you can expect brake drag as things warm. Just and observation. Looks handy though.!

I've run them before on one of my 1st gens. I was really happy with their performance.

The carbs were dirty and had 1 diaphragm that was misaligned causing the machine to run very lean. that’s where the heat was coming from. thanks to all. Mike

If every single car flashed you, that is not a good thing. That is a very bad thing. First thing you must do is to aim that light correctly. If the beams cut off is so bad that it can not be aimed correctly, then it should not be used. Brightness does not blind oncoming drivers, poor aiming will. Do you really want to be blinding something that is coming at you with a closing speed of over 100MPH and is way heavier than you. Most people when being blinded by bright lights close their eyes and hope for the best, it is the natural reaction of the eyes to protect themselves, not to mention that you just wiped out their night vision so they will be blinded for a few minutes whiles their eyes readjust. I have never yet changed a headlight and not had to make some adjustment to the aiming. My truck has over 300 watts of HID lighting which is many times brighter than your LEDs and I have never been flashed, but I took the time to aim them all correctly. Sorry for the rant, improperly aimed lights are a pet peeve. Please, if you are going to do it, do it right. If you are going to at Dons MD I will be happy to help you get the aim correct.