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OUTSTANDING SNYPE!! LOOKS GREAT!!! Was half finished with my post above and had to run to the docs office.. Came back, finished and sent it - then found this.. Yep - looks great,, better than stock for night riding?

videoarizona = WOWZY capowzy do I like the looks of that brother!!! DEFINITELY gotta go there!! THANK YOU!!! Might be in touch on hook up BUT - I already have a plan in my head using an existing toggle/tapping into wiring for lights on my crash bars that were already there - WOW does this bike have the bling already installed!! May also check into just swapping out the bulbs in the crash bar lights for LED's... Thanks Bongo and Fool for the jumpering tips - THAT is what I was looking for. Also Thanks to all who assisted.. Here is a link to the LED headlight I am thinking very seriously about going to - my buddy thinks he may be able to pick one of these up for me for about 100 bucks on his business account: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Truck-Lite-27450C-One-Rectangular-LED-5-X-7-Ford-GM-Van-Jeep-XJ-YJ-Headlight/182540011083?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40130%26meid%3D241075847f5d4969ab04e33af6768c3f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252834342344 I did take one of the old lights that my neighbor had in his semi (before he went to this type) and BINGO - it set right in the mounting bezel like it was made for it.. He is driving right now (probably down in Texas as I type this) but he/I will pull one of his LED headlights when he gets back - jumper those wires and see what happens... This could get interesting.. I've been using "The Force" for so long at night I hope I am able to do this...

I like Arizona - A LOT!! ,,,, take that back,,,,,, I LOVE ARIZONA!!!! It has that endless,, timeless out west "feel" to it that just beckons any adventurous type of biker to go splorin... Only a couple things I dont care for about it: 1. Goat Heads - little pickers - about the size of a pea - that are built,,,,, in the shape of Goats head.. Got two barbs stickin up like horns and one barb stickin down like a chin - get it? Goat head.. Problem with these nasty things is they are solid enough that they can penetrate rubber tires so if your rear tire is 3/4 gone from the 150 degree pavement that'll melt your tenner shoes and ya head off across the desert to see if there's a ghost town on the other side of that ridge 6 or 8 miles out there - ya could have a flat... Also,, they have no problem reckin the floor of a Menards $20 tent.. 2. I ALWAYS struggle with heading back east after I have headed west and CTFW in AZ proves no different.. Of course,, it's logical that fixing this ailment would be a whole lot easier than #1 above.. Just stay out west!! Not sure that gathering up Goat Heads to get rid of em would be practical.. PS = I always wondered what would happen if a person planted those Goad Heads and watered em - is there a great big beautiful desert flower in there? Or,, maybe thats where the new Yamaha Venture is hiding!!!! PS - PS = LOVE that @Max!! THANK YOU!!!

Thanks Jeff.. Got an idea,,, I have a light bar off an old shadow with the spots on it.. Was looking at it = looks like that puppy would line right up under the fairing.. If I put hi/low spots in the light bar and wired up my headlight to those so they were running thru the RLU and off the bikes OEM switches and then wired an LED headlight like I am speaking in parallel with those "spots",,,, hmmm.. Isnt the issue with trying to run LED's on the RLU thingy problematic because of the low draw on the LED's? As long as total draw is close to OEM headlight - should be good to go?

No ya dad burn lop eared Consin varmint - we didnt go around "The Pond" - we rode around our lake = MUSKEGON LAKE!! Come over here and I will show ya what I am talking about!! ,, yeaa,, I know,, BUSTED BIG TIME!! Sure am glad winter is over cause I KNOW I would be pushing 30' of,,, never mind,, cant even say it.. What cha talking about washing out eyes with acid if I wore my Bday suit? Contrair ohhh Monsure,, chicks would have been chasing me all over and cars would been backed up all the way into Grand Rapids to see... Telling ya brother,, its tough being built like this - was showing Tip the new Indian slogan about become a legend - dont need one,, I am already a legend in my own mind .. Ok,, the diaper may have brought a few smiles but hey - just showing my youth:missingtooth:!! Thanks for Bday well wish Jeff!!

So,, my buddy who is a hard core HD guy and really good friend is also a Trucker... Was down there yesterday supervising a project he had going involving adding some support to some floor joists - not bike related so I will stop there.. While I was busy showing em the best way to smear glue on a 2x8 he was busy telling me how crazy I am for "riding that beat up old Yamaha with a headlight that has a similar out put as my brain" - then he mentioned something about "6 watts"... Being very familiar with his '10 Ultra Limited that I helped him build the motor in I know for a fact he has LED's in it.. Considering this, I made comment that, ok,, his bike may have slightly better lighting than my 1st Gen BUT - I could probably buy 6 MK1's for what he had in his HD lighting.. He said,,, not soo kokomo - I bought Trucker Lites for my HD - their NOT OEM.. After calling him a "cheap so n so" and cleaning off my glue covered hands on his HD shirt - he asked about my Yam lights.. Told him everything I knew - which aint much.. He said - sounds to me like my Semi headlights would set right in the old girl and WOWZY - are they awesome = actually the same light as in his bike only rectangular instead of round.. He suggested we pull a headlight out of his truck and plug er into my scoot when he gets it home.. Sounds like fun.. Got to thinking about that dorky Reserve Power Unit.. We briefly yakked about it and came to the conclusion that even if it didnt work properly without doing a bunch of snipping, jumpering, and all that - we could probably plug the light in without letting the smoke out of something somewhere.. What do think bongobobny , Flyinfool , yamagrl or anyone else with something to say.. Be kinda cool to ride at night and not feel like I am wearing a blind fold..

Not "was" brother,, "is",,, it IS on that shirt = wearing it with PRIDE too!!!!

Well, I owe all you participants an apology - here's what happened.. After putting up this thread - Tip and I decided to make a quick ride on Tweeks around the lake.. Nice day,, lost track of time,, Tip says its 4:30 and we HAVE to got to the VFW for Burgers.. Was wearing my West by God International shirt... Pulled into the lot - all my neighbors are there carrying two birthday cake boxes.. Even some friends from Holland showed up (Holland Mi, not the one over there with the windmills and people dancing in wooden shoes).. Knew I had been had!! Pay backs Tippy - PAY BACKS!! Had a GREAT time!! People LOVED my shirt - my buddies said the little guy on the back holding the bango that Roller or one of the VR International attenders had written "Picker Puc" on looked just like me = very befitting!! Never made it home to change shirts in honor of how you all voted (was suppose to wear the St. Judes shirt) = soo sorry!! Also, no camera so now I gotta live with myself after all the :stickpoke::stickpoke::stickpoke: business I give you varmints for doing the same thing = woe is me!! As a way of beggin your forgiveness - I would like to PERSONALLY invite each of you to join us for a Hot Dog,, coming to a Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat VERY soon!! Just keep your eyes peeled on the Water Hole for Date/Time/Location and show up - FREE ALL YOU CAN EAT DOGS, POPS, CHIPS and LOTS of other stuff!! ,, 62,,,,, I like it ,, I can forget stuff and now I have an excuse

I would have Skidder but I think those young chicks they got cooking in the back room at our VFW would not have gotten any cooking done cause they would have been to busy checking out my handsome physique and a mans gotta EAT!!!!

Second thought - looking at that diagram that our buddy Wild Man Joe provided and reading his post - I can see his point - definitely could be driver for oil pump.. Maybe spin the shaft its mounted on to make sure the oil pumped aint locked up before replacing it.. Good grief I love this place!!!

My guess would be idler associated with the waterpump just by its location.. If I am correct, it might not be a bad idea to check the waterpump impellar for snagging up...

AWESOME and THANK YOU for the invite Bill - keep your eyes peeled,, if ya ever see a beat up old stickered covered MK1 parked at the end of your driveway with a blue Menards tent leaning against PLEASE dont call the cops - just know that Tip, Tweeks and I decided to take ya up on your offer Really brother = GOOD thread - you folks have fun down there this summer!! You and your gang ever get up this way - keep your toes in the Water Hole here and if you see a Hot Dog meet n greet that ya'll could make = be GLAD to have ya!! Got PLENTY of room for camping here too if ya come in a group!!

If it was mine, was not covered under warranty so I could just ride into a Yam shop and tell em to fix the dog gone thing,, I would start my diagnostic process by checking the shock for leakage and then take some WD or something similar and bathe the swing arm and shock linkage joints really well anywhere there is an opening = bounce on it and hit er again with the lube.. Have done so many times and always able to get a change out of it if its swingarm related doing so.. Wont last long but definitely works for locating squeeks..

GOOD EYE there Bongo - I DEFINITELY will correct that in Part 2 and will point out the fact that you caught it = might wanna keep your eye open for the next installment.. Heyyy,, was just interviewing a perspective new employee - going over his resume over on another thread (see Rollers retirement thread).. Going thru paperwork here,, any chance you would be interested in an Editors position? Pays in all Beef Hot Dogs - think about it and let me know = I LOVE working with Bongo!!!

OUTSTANDING BROTHER and CONGRATS!!!!! :thumbsup::clap2::dancefool: As far as what to do? Well,,,, I just started a new business for my retirement cause I got bored after 2 days - basically its a spin off of "Ride Like A Pro" and I named it "Ride Like A Geezer".. It appears that the series is gonna be a big hit and I am just starting the process of completing "Job Descriptions" for future employees.. I think you and I could really have something if we teamed up - :dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: What do think Roller? You in?

WOWZY - sounds like you are getting er all fixed up for future riding opportunities brother!! Prayers Up that all goes well Bubber!! Will do on the driving Mr. Nelson coo coo.. We will do our best,,,,,,, could be tricky without your presence but we shall try regardless..

Hey Silv,, you got kids? If so, experience has taught me that in situations like this you will be fine as long as you dont let them kids know whats going on.. Something about offspring and them knowing their dad made a boo boo.. I got booted off Ebay for a year years ago for selling antique BB guns on there.. Somehow the kids found out about it and they been calling me names like "Gun Runner" ever since - warped sense of humor young people have today..

Turning the big 62 is a big deal for me.. I am retiring:beer::biker::moped:,,,, ... After thinking about this new life ahead of me for the last couple of days (for as long as I have been 62) I got bored with retirement and decided to start a new business so I got something to keep me busy.. I like people, I have always LOVED motorcycles, I dont like to see people get hurt on those motorcycles, I remember hearing about the "Ride Like A Pro" series of training videos.. After having an epiphany about all the people those "Ride Like A Pro" fellers have helped PLUS knowing how RICH :mo money: (just cause I am retiring does not mean I am no longer a 100% pure bread CAPITALIST AMERICAN THRU AND THRU:Bunny:) they became by selling those videos I decided I will do something similar.. I spent an enormous amount of time putting together Part One of my new series "Ride Like A Geezer".. After calculating my investment - including the purchase of the trainer bike and what it cost me for help in recording this video (Tip dont work cheaply BUT - wayyyyyyy cheaper than getting a professional video person like @videoarizona involved) I figured if I could get $60 per viewing on this series I should about break even by the end of summer and be in the black by spring!! WOW - retirement is exhausting!!!! Now I am not sure I did the right thing!!

PS @Drews - I knew you were referring to all those goodies as "the prize" - I just tweeked things enough to get a double ad going for our 2017 MG&EM - THANKS for the plug brother - I need all the help I can get to roust these lop eared never tried a Puc Dog varmints victims :fatsmiley: You da man Drews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ORRR,,,, TAHHHH DAHHHHHHHH,, ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALMOST TIME TO KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES - OPENING DAY OF MICHIGAN'S HOT DOG SEASON IS ALMOST HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the scoop. Got a HUGE day happening here - it's Burger Night at our local VFW and I simply cannot figure out which shirt to wear.. If ya got a second and wouldnt mind -PLEASE .. Should I wear that which slowrollwv and gang set me up with from the International down yonder,,,, or should I wear this AWESOME St. Judes shirt that DragonRider sent me as my winnings from a VentureRider contest that I proved to be the smartest, best lookin, most intelligent, most handsome,,,, oh wait,, getting carried away in vanity - lets just say I won a contest... Dinners a 4:30 today so I sure hope a couple of you lop eared varmints get this in time.... Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help with the heavy decision making... Puc

Shoooooot brother,,,,, those are junk tires.. Why,,, I betcha those things couldnt even make it to a Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat up here in Michigan.... Think I'm goofy? Tell ya what,,, lets make a bet,,,, you climb on that gorgeous scoot with the junk tires - maybe even get DanL' to follow ya just in case - head this way for one of our MGnEM's - if ya make it with any tread left and I am wrong, I will buy ya all the 1/4 pound All Beef Dogs ya can eat - Dan too of course.. If I am right, and we end up putting new tires on it up here - I will let you use my tools and lift to swap em out while Dan and I lay on the slab out front watching ya while we sip Root Beer and eat left over Dogs and do full supervision.. Ya still get the all you can eat Dogs either way... You two trouble makers can bring the ladies along too if you like - got lots of space. If this sounds doable, try to grab a Meet n Greet during May/June.. Looking more and more feasible that Tip and I are gonna pull off a western CTFW to see my girls this year (last time out was '14 - wayyy to long) - aint getting any younger,, gonna do er while the doings good.. IF we are able = July/August are gonna get thin, mighty thin... Actually - some GOOD looking tires there brother - those E3 or E4 radials?

WOW my dear friends Joyce and Larry - HAPPY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY - YOU TWO ARE AMAZING and an inspiration to more people than you can possibly know!! Tip and I wish we were closer cause we would scoot over and :bighug:the both of you!!! Larry,, here is something I dont usually share - attached is my life song to Tip - we have been thru a lot too (ours is only a 37 marriage but I/we TOTALLY know about the ups and downs brother). Because the first verse of the song has "GOLD" in it - it will be very befitting for you to play it for Joyce.. Tell her something like - look what I found honey - says just how I feel about us - you two deserve every word!!!!! Tip sends her congrats AND love too!! Prayers Up for the Lords continued blessing on your marriage my brother and sister! Puc

OUCHY OUCH OUCH OUCH!!! Been out of sorts for a bit Roller and totally missed this thread!! You got my thoughts and Prayers Up here brother - sorry to hear this happened and hope the healing process is going well!!!!! Puc

My life is split into two distinct eras = WOS and WIG. During the Wrenching Out Side period I suffered many maladies including frozen fingers that could easily of shattered if bumped and taking my life in my own hands due to the instability of the any form of jack/jackstand with more than 20 pounds on it = dirt dont make for stable jacking.. Once I entered into the Wrenching Inside Garage period of my life I immediately realised what I had been missing - the true meaning of the word "bliss" was now part of my budding knowledge bank. However, soon after entering the WIG era I did begin to notice something rather strange - small attachment items like nuts, bolts, screws, snap rings and even fairly large items like brake pads and lug nuts began to grow minds of their own and disappear from duty for no apparent reason.. What was strange - and still is - is that during my WOS years, this was NEVER a problem.. Because my WIG period began at almost exactly the same time as the time in my life I became a married man I began to wonder.. My wife, Tippy, never spent much time in the garage under the family car with me so I finally drew the assumption that she was not borrowing these tiny items so, quite frankly - the idea that the disappearing items had something to do with married life never even crossed my mind again after that.. Later during the WIG period though I did finally put 2 and 2 together when I realised that, like you Mr. Nelson - my garage cleaniness was tied directly to those little parts going on holiday and, that Tip has NEVER, in all of our married life, had to tell me to clean the garage.. I have long since wondered if somewhere in the Womens Code Book (you guys never really thought WE were the only ones with a written code did ya?) there isnt a training program for small garage items - sort of one of those things that answer the question of "the mystery of marriage" that deeper thinkers talk about and probably answer one of the greatest questions out there for married men = why do they clean their garages?