BratmanXj

Thank you everyone for your help....and for the future people looking for more info (like I was). I had a forum member offer me a Clearview off his recently purchased bike for a GREAT price. the $12 a year membership to this forum really does pay off in the long run.

And the vent is holding up fine after how many years/miles? I plan to keep my short Slipstream shield as well as the OEM that's in the box on the shelf...but like you I want a One Size Fits All replacement.

I've looked at them, and in the past used Laminar Lip products on my sport-tourer. 1. I've never been a fan of tinted shields on my motorcycles. I have light-sensitivity issues with my eyes and ALWAYS have sunglasses on. The tinted shield makes me lose view of the road. 2. I've been happy with the height of the Slipstream I have now, I'd like the re-curve to get the wind over her as the passenger. I do not have a "need" for anything lower than that, even in cold or wet I like looking OVER the shield. 3. I'm not sold on the vent especially since is a $70 option on the Clearview ($236 vs $167).

I've been looking over the forum and most of the posts on windshields are 3+ yrs old so looking for some updated information: I like to look over the windshield on my RSV and quickly removed the factory 20" windshield and replaced it with a 10" Slipstream model. The top edge falls perfectly just below my line of sight, about the tip of the nose. My problem is the wife complains of wind buffeting since she site so much higher on this vs my previous Road King, I also get some helmet buffeting depending on what I wear. Clearview & F4 appear to be the two most popular options. I'm leaning towards the Clearview because of the recurve and getting the airflow up & over us. Does anyone else offer a recurve? Both Clearview & F4 offer vents, but I've seen some complaints of the vents getting "loose" with age and not staying closed. Is this an issue? Edit: it was noted in the past that forum members get a 10% discount. Before I reach out to Clearview I was wondering if anyone else has used them lately and received the discount?

Been there, done that...had an intermittent issue my Mercury Mariner a few years back. Finally traced it down to a bad ground under the drivers seat. The irony was I had already checked to make sure the bolt was tight, but it was cross-threaded and didn't SEAT all the way down leaving an intermittent dropping ground. Again...hoping its a case of bad meter and I'll take a look at it again tonight with fresh batteries and/or different meter.

Exactly why I didn't do anything without the draw showing up on the meter. When I touch the red cable back to the battery it does arc a little, so I believe the draw is still present.

So I go out to the garage yesterday and pull the fairing face off... Now I can't "find" the power draw?!? Need to pick up some new batteries for the multi-meter, all out of 9v and the one in my meter was weak. Also going to grab my buddies Amp-Clamp and high-end fluke meter (the perks of a best friend who was a diesel mechanic).

Ya had from 9:00 last night till 9:00 this morning...did it take you THAT long to type that?!? I did replace the steering head bearings a few years back so the whole front end has been off before. A chaffed wire is a possibility. I remember reading somewhere about people having issues with the radio connectors corroding and causing shorts, but i can't seem to locate those postings anymore. I guess my riding season won't start for a few more days

So a quick bit of research once I had some time to pull out the manual. Its the MEMORY SAVE function for the dash (odo & clock) as well as the radio/cb (presets, channel & volume). I guess the next step is to split the fairing and disconnect one-by-one until I locate which circuit is causing the draw.

I've done a lot of other upgrades to the bike and the Darkside rear tire was no longer compatible with the suspension setup. I did throw it on a buddies Tour Deluxe and it rides true, but he has no interest in keeping the tire. So I have a spare rear rim with a mounted Nenkang CX668 165/80-15 mounted and balances if anyone is interested in giving it a try. Located in greater Chicagoland area at the IL/IN state line. Message me or email Carvia @ sbcglobal . net for more info.

FYI...a bike you can go "Double Dark Side" with the 18" front wheel. Michelin Pilot Activ 130/70-18 mounted reverse rotation.

Last year I split the fairing to install spot lamps, after that I had a parasitic power draw that would drain my battery in about 5-7 days. So I went out and did a bit of diagnosing tonight and put the ammeter and its pulling 135 ma with the key out. Pull the 10a "BACK UP" fuse and the drain goes away. I haven't had a chance to look through the Service Manual and I figured I'd throw this up to the people much smarter than I am with these motorcycles... Any help on where to start looking for a chaffed or pinched wire?

Here's a photo of the calipers (that were painted Hurst Old's gold by the previous owner and I liked the look) and the Stratoliner front wheel and rotors. The biggest downside to the 18" front wheel is tire-life on a heavy bike. I did my research and decided to use an 18" tire designed for rear fitment on older UJM (CB750, KZ, etc) bikes. I get 10k miles out of a tire and they handle good...

I did my swap from an '02 RoadStar Warrior. The 1st Gen Warrior ('02-06) and 2nd Gen Roadstar ('08? and up) have silver/chrome 4-piston calipers that are a direct swap AND have the matching 14mm Master. I've ridden a Roadstar that kept the 5/8" master and installed the later 4-piston and the lever did not have as much travel & "feel" as my RSV with the 4-piston and 14mm. I agree, I went from Fist Full of Brakes to Two-Finger braking. Probably the best single upgrade I've done to the bike. I also happened to come across a Stratoliner front wheel with floating rotors and did the HH brake pads when I did the caliper swap.

I've been in the same boat the last 2 years. Pulled the whole front end off last winter to replace head bearings (damaged before I bought it) and had a small draw ever since. It's fine during the summer with regular use but even on a tender these below freezing days do my battery in.

Before you go tearing into a tall project like that take a look at the tires... The stock Bridgestones are probably old & hard by now and they weren't that good of a tire to begin with.

When the wife and I were house shopping I liked the house we now live in, then I walked out back to the oversize 2-1/2 car garage with the 1-1/2 car heated and insulated workshop and fell in love. I spent Saturday putting the thrower on the front of the John Deere, moved the MC to the back of the workshop for the winter next to mom's jet ski and project Honda Trail70. Snow thrower is now right by the door for easy out when it starts to snow and the "free" Deere project is right behind it...

There use to be kits for 90's and early '00 VW diesels that added an auxiliary 5gal tank in the trunk for Veggie Oil while maintaining the standard tank and pumps. Start & warm up on Diesel, switch over to Veggie oil for the bulk of your drive, then purge the system by driving the last 10 miles on diesel again. This keeps the veggie oil from gelling in the fuel lines. You could also supplement this with a heating element in the auxiliary tank.

Oh you post that right after I purchased parts for 3 OTHER projects!

As well as swing arm bearings... I purchased my '99 with 46k miles and had to grease and re-torque both front (steering head) and rear (swing arm) before it felt stable. Edit: You don't mention what tires are on the bike nor the age of the rubber. I know many here do not like the OEM Bridgestones and tend to have similar complaints of vague feeling to the bike.

Years back we were on Foothills Parkway just out side of Gatlinburg TN and we slow down to let a group out of the lookout parking area, last bike is an HD Full Dresser and topples over in the parking lot. We pull over and help the guy up and he gets back on and takes off rather shaky. We hand out at the lookout for 10 min then take off. 5 Miles down the road we're right back behind the guy going 15 mph under. As we get to the stop sign by the lake at the "bottom" of the Tail of The Dragon he drops the bike in the middle of the road. We help him back up and I'm fearing the worst that we're gonna watch him slide down an gully on the Dragon! He pulled off at the rest rooms and we kept going. Later in the week I asked at the Eagle Rider if a Blue Ultra got returned dinged up and banged up...I got the "oh, these people come down here having only ridden a 600cc Honda Shadow and rent a bike way to big" story.

My '97 C10 was uncomfortable in stock trim. I lowered the footpegs 1" and raise the bars 1.5" and it was much better. Someone who likes the 1st Gen or Goldwing "feet under" position would be fine. BTW, anything with 7.5 gallons of fuel on the backbone of the bike is going to be top heavy, but it sure made for a great long-range commuter bike. 45+ mpg made for 300+ miles between fill ups and now they can be had for pennies (currently watching an '02 for $1,200). The FJR I rode only had 1" bar risers and it was comfortable enough, I'm sure other options are available for bars up and pegs down.

Previous Concours owner and have always had my eye on the "F-ing Japanese Rockets" as a 2nd bike. They are still a big, top-heavy machine but us guys going from an RSV its nothing new. I've spent a few hours on an early model an my notes: Will comfortably cruise at 100mph all day and so smooth you don't even realize you're going that fast. Engine heat is a minor issue up until the newer models, not bad having spent time on multiple air-cooled cruisers. Push the knees out into the wind and it's negligible, Baker Air Wings are also available. Wind protection is much different than an a full tourer like the RSV, but enough aftermarket windshields exist to tailor the bike to suite you (i'm also 6'2").

I've got a Chinese Jin Chen replical Honda Ct70 Trail sitting on my lift right now, debating making an attempt at one of those parts bikes to swap over and make a register-able bike. Indiana with a bill of sale and police vin check you can title a scooter.

So are we... Where the hell is the Hoosier flag emoji! Spoke with cousin in Ft. Myers and the went about 30 hrs without power, a little bit of damage but overall mostly cleanup. Spoke with my Great Aunt & Uncle in Bradenton and they had power 1st thin Monday morning. Uncle isn't the handiest with tools and Aunt is getting frustrated with cleanup & fix-up.