BratmanXj

Variations on the 40's Ford "Flying Godess" http://www.taillightking.com/Hood_Ornaments.htm

Where's the Poop Emoji! That you for pointing that out as I had been looking at an HB4, not an H4!

So $52 gets me 2 H4 LED lights... even better deal!

Hmmm... conflicting information on the eBay listing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/132064359512?var=431419956768 The "Item Description" section says: dc 12v-24v 30w a piece 6000k-6500k output 8000 LM total 4000 LM low + 4000 LM high Where as further down in the body of the listing is says "Motorcycle:" 5500k - 6500k 20w output 2200 LM

Passive Aggressive hints...he makes his living on building some good HD motors, but will be the 1st to admit if you want a bike to hop on and ride you'd better look elsewhere. He has no problem with my Venture or some of the other odds and ends I've made him machine for various Yami's over the years.

Are these really only a 20W power draw? I know the 1st incarnations of "pop-in" LED lights were a higher draw than a comparable 35w HID at equal light output. If these really are that good I might have to ditch my HID I have sitting here and put an LED in.

So I'm a bit spoiled when I need machine work. The neighbor where I grew up runs a Harley engine shop out of his house; so my son goes to my mother's on Mondays and I send him with the lower triple. 8:00 AM I get a text from my mother that the new bearing is already pressed on the stem.

Thank you for that information, that is what I wanted to verify. I figured the rest of the neck was "non-interference" but didn't want to goober something up

Thanks

I'm finally putting spot lamps on my RSV and the Drag Specialties buckets I have are proving to be a problem. I was going to order Yamaha lamps but need clarification on what models are what. STR-4NK35-17-01 Sealed beam PAR36 lights STR-4NK35-17-01 Glass lens and H3 bulb STR-4WM35-50-EA Composite lens and H3 bulb I was probably going to swap out for an LED light/lens and wanted to know if the actual buckets are any different between these three? Or if you can recommend a cost effective option as I already have the bar.

So I'm finally getting around the my winter repairs & modifications... Front end is off to replace some dented steering head bearings and I'm getting the lower pressed on tomorrow by a buddy. I've searched the forum and not finding how to removed the races. Before I ding something up, can someone well me the "proper" way to get the bearing races out of the neck?

I guess your only suposta buy American, not ride it?

I agree that price seems quite inflated for a "general market" where most people would be greatly turned off my a high mileage bike. I had a hard time selling a 8yr old HD with 33k miles with most guys walking away saying its to worn out...

The photo's I've seen those add-on lips look hokey, could you possibly post some photos "seated" on the bike.

I think the 10" SlipStream is equal to the 19" ClearView. The slipstream is measured from the bottom edge to top edge of the windshield where the clearview is measured from the top of the fuel tank at the filler cap to the top of the windshield. https://www.clearviewshields.com/motorcycle-windshield/yamaha/royal-star-venture-shields/

I'm in the same situation. I'm 6'2" and the 10" clear shield I have now is ok without a Helmet but atrocious with either my 1/2 or full. I was looking at the 6" & 8" but not sure if I like the tinted but for the price its worth a shot. My buddies HD Ultra has a Long Ride Shields with a recurve that he got for a great price, so far there are very slim offerings for a recurve for the Venture of they are upwards of $250. Edit: looking at them now I think Clearview is the only option for a recurve.

Friends who live in Joliet (20 min east of Ottawa) had heavy winds, hail and a lot of downed trees. I have yet to hear from a friend in Diamond, IL who got hit hard a few years back but is seems they got missed by this one. Some friends posted photos of Ottawa on FB and while there is a lot of damage it did not appear to "level" the town like some of these storms that blow through. I think the radio this morning mentioned 1 fatality.

Any maintenance is better than no maintenance. I don't stress the "brand" oil as much as I do regular oil changes & maintenance. I ran the Tourmaster 230 for about 9-10k miles; stuck like hell the whole time, pretty good in the rain and I think I purchased the tire for under $100.

Exactly the page I ordered from but revived something completely different...I should have taken a photo before I packed them back up and sent them back.

Can you post or send me a link to the ones you're looking at? I'm pulling my fairing apart in the next few weeks to do my HID, Light Bar, GPS & speakers and really would like to have the LEDs in the light bar from the start.

I ordered these off Amazon the other day: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013OVKT8E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 What was sent was drastically smaller (3-3/4" round), were black (not chrome) and had a large mounting gimbal that was not removable. Also one of the optics was loose within the housing, obviously back they went. Research who you're buying from because what I received was not what was shown in the photos in the listing.

My perspective is that a MC is a luxury item and not necessarily a "daily rider" and there has to be something out there for everyone's budget. I don't mind turning a wrench (or else I wouldn't be able to afford my boat, jet skis & a MC) and can keep older motors running quite easily. My question to you...what happens between 5 yrs old (new) and 25 yrs old (classic)? Someone has to maintain these things; I'd rather have a nicely maintained and regularly used MC than one that sat. I see people selling bikes that are 20 yrs old "like new" with only a few thousand miles, to me that's a bike that will have issues from dry rotted gaskets and general lack of timely maintenance. I'm not trying to pick a fight but simply let the original post know that there's someone out there for every budget, and a nice clean used bike has it's place in the market.

So with that mentally you'd never own a classic car or motorcycle? Just because it is older doesn't mean it looses all value. I paid $3,200 in 2013 for a basically stock '99 with 40k miles in the greater Chicago area. Bike was very clean and well maintained and other than basic maintenance or modification I wanted to do it has been an absolutely perfect machine. I regularly see newer ones listed in the $6-8,000 range but this market tends to be higher priced than most.

RS Warriors were FI from the start in '02. They did come from the factory with a "water heater" for a muffler but there are a lot of aftermarket options. Neither of these are mine...I currently "posses" an '07 with the later model radial brakes & different wheels, but otherwise identical to the top grey bike. My riding buddy has a similar '06 I believe.