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Pulled the red rubber tip off the end of the Francis antenna and was expecting to find some kind of screw to help adjust the SWR but there is nothing, just a blunt cut. How would I adjust this one? They say they are pre-tuned. Also that folding base that was wiggly will not fold anymore as the sleeve will not pull up. I just ordered 2 more and hope the are both thighter so I can have a spare. I also noticed that there was already rust on the folding mechanism for the other one so i smeared on some dielectic grease on it.

Its actually on the bottom right of the engine.

Just got back on-line in the office...here is an update. Well we got the brunt of that storm here in Frederciton and central New Brunswick. Up to 1/3 of the province has been out of power/phone/internet since early saturday. Lots or trees down and damage to homes. High winds and and rain caused all of the problems. My trees are all leaning at a 45degree angle and will need to come down. There are power crews here from Maine and Quebec helping out but it will take a while to get everything back up. Good news is no one got hurt. For us we are told we will only get power back on Friday if all goes well...glad I got that geny at CndTire last winter. Oh, and we did make that wedding in Bouctouche on Saturday as the storm come through. Now driving there in the storm was pretty scary but I did see a couple on GoldWing heading right into the main part of the storm as I was leaving Fredericton. They probably were not aware of what they were driving into. Hope they are ok. Sending this from work computer as we have power and conections now.

Enjoy

Enjoy:thumbsup2:

Yes and we will be dealing with its remnants on the weekend. Calling for tropical storm here on saturday. Our niece is getting maried on that day...was supposed to be a beach wedding..not now. She may call her first born ...Arthur:whistling:

Thanks for trying it and showing they fit. Ordered a set today

You had to go there...:bang head::bang head:

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians. Our country is now 147 years young. Yoo Hooo! :canada::canada::canada:

Yes I did. Works fine. Low beam is very strong but high beam not so much. Same issue as when installing HID's as the reflectors are not designed for LED's. Do get noticed better by cagers though.

This time it was the blue wire that got pinched by the right side steering stop. It was half cut, shorted and blew the headlight fuse. Had no headlight or any running lights, but the brake and signals worked. I replaced the fuse prior to fixing the wire and all worked except the front left running light in the turn signal housing. Once I actualy fixed the wire all is good again. Just cant figure out why that front running would not work the first time. Anyway, I now zipped tied the bundle of wires to keep them away from the stops. Hope this is last time I need to do this.

Not yet, need to get to my brother in law as he has the meter. Thanks for the reminder though. Was out on an extended ride today and did notice that the fm dropped a bit.

The Motorcycle jack will be on sale at CND Tire next week. Its the 1500lbs ones and they will be around $80.

Thats the way they are made, the LED is in that bottom part behind a mirror finish and is reflected by the back off the lamp.

Low speed handling got way better but on highway it will float a bit at high speed.

All my parts finally arrived today and I spent the last 3 hours replacing my antennas as well as all the cables. It was pretty much like the instructions said but running that fm cable from the back to the front was a *****, specially getting past the battery box. I did end up cutting the old fm cable and leaving some of it on the bike. Took so long as I had to remove seats, gas tank and split the fairing. Got it all butoned up now and radio works and cb seems to work also. Will need to test on the road once rain stops tomorrow. One of the new folding bases is sloppy as it does wiggle a bit, may need to replace that one in the future. I really want to thank tx2sturgis (Brian) for his advice on this project.

I am running the CM II's and for the front its a 130-90-16. Not as wide as the 150.

Here is an option for the passing lamps http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84450

Check out this thread http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85189

IronMike The Commander II's have the same weight rating as the Dunlop 404's that come on the bike from the factory so I do not understand why you keep saying they are not rated for the RSV.* The rear CMII has a reinforcing aramid layer and the front is also reinforced.* The front is a smaller than stock size of 130-90.* I have now run these for about 2000miles and they are way better handling than the 404's.* Look at the info on the Michelin site as your dealer is misleading you. As stated above the only reason Michelin does not recommend the tire for the RSV is because they do not make the stock frontsize. Sorry for being stern in my response but this debate has been going on for a few weeks Going riding now on my CMII's

Take a look at this thread for an explanation from Michelin. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=86893

''IronMike - I have this engine light on and the New Commander II tire does not fit our bike. '' I have CII's on both front and back on my 2nd gen and they fit nicely:confused24:

Is anyone heading over to PEI on the 27th for Atlanticade? If yes may be able to ride part of way with you through NB. http://www.atlanticade.ca/en/

Yup that is correct

Ok that explanation helps greatly as I do want to retain the functionality of cb and am\fm. Only one cable left to be delivered before I can tackle it. Thanks again.