Bert2006

Headlight Visor Installation Instructions By Jeff Rock and Dan Lowery The instructions sent along with the Headlight visor are for the Royal Star and do not provide any information about the mounting on a RSV. This should help to clarify the correct process to perform this task. If you have passing lamps installed they need to be removed. To do this locate the two 6mm allen head bolts at the bottom of the fairing where the light bar mounts. The only way to access them is with a 6mm ball end allen wrench. Before removing the bar form the mount completely place a coat or blanket on the fender. The passing lamps have to sit there and you don't want to scratch the fender. After the lamps are removed you can start on splitting the fairing. As you sit on the bike you will notice four allen head bolts on each side of the fairing facing you. Refer to the 2nd generation tech section fairing drawings and removal procedure for additional details. You want to remove the top bolt on each side first. This allows you to remove the chrome trim at the base of the windscreen on the front of the fairing. Be careful removing this, because it has tabs that can be broken if pried on with too much force. Just apply gentle pressure, it will come off. If you start removal and reinstall in the center and work out wards it is supposed to be easier. Push in, towards the rear of the bike at the base and apply pressure back and up at the same time. The top will come loose first, work to the outside. When the top is completely loose, roll it back towards you and the bottom center tab should roll out of its socket. When this piece is removed it exposes the windscreen bolts, leave them alone until you remove the remaining six bolts on the reverse side of the fairing. With these remaining fairing bolts removed you can now loosen the windscreen bolts. Remove all but one, and for the last one have someone hold the windscreen while you remove it. This will prevent any potential that the windshield topples over while you are removing the last bolts. After the windscreen is removed you have one allen head bolt on the bottom side of the headlight chrome piece above the front fender. Take it out, but steady the fairing with the other hand. Once this is moved you can separate the fairing halves. This will expose the headlamp assembly. After you split the fairing to access the head light assembly, you'll find a metal ring that fits around the light its self. This ring has tabs that can be bent, or opened up to accept the visor. The visor its self has an offset lip that will fit within this ring. If you look at it you will see it has a split at about the two o'clock position to enable it to fit around the mount bracket. Pop it off then reinstall with the visor lip inside it. It will require some finesse to get it back on. Slip the visor into the ring and attach the pair to the headlight bending the tabs back to their original position with the visor in tow. This should stop the visor from slipping. Reverse the procedure to put things back together. Just be careful not to over tighten any of the allen bolts, just snug them to the same feel on the allen wrench that it took to remove them. Also use caution with the windscreen chrome piece as mentioned, and watch the windscreen that you don't drop it. *Found this on another board. Hope it helps.....

Ok you've convinced me, just ordered a set, should be in by Friday:cool10:

NOOoooooooo pictures, some things I do not want to seeee.

Those lights look great. Please explain process..and what parts to use....

I bought the J&M headsets and they work great. Got the basic ones and they are good for Intercom and CB use but for music they do no push much base. Should have spent a bit more for their high end units.

Had Baron kit on my 2006 RSV when I bought it this year. Bike handled very badly with it, bottomed out and was unstable and scraped pipes in turns. Two up was even worse even with rear shock at max psi. Once I returned to its stock height it became a much better and stable ride. Would not recommend lowering this bike. Now I know some folks have done it and swear by it, but for me it was not good. Some have had their seat modified instead which sounds like a better option.

Its just called thinking ahead......

I use the following all the time wether riding alone or 2 up. Front forks - 2psi Rear shock - 40psi front tire - 36 psi rear tire - 40 psi I weight 235lbs and 2 up = 350

Glad you made it up our way. Hope you enjoyed NB roads and scenery on the way through. As for the gas thing my mileage went down as soon as they started to blend ethanol here. In the bike I only use premium which has no Ethanol and the added distance travelled more than makes up for the extra cost at the pump. Recently travelled to Maine and Quebec and mileage increased there also.....

Ok. Ran bike today for the first time after adding seafoam and i got mild backfire on startup which has never happenned before. Also normally have to start on full choke and only needed half choke. Seems to have more power also on acceleration. Is it my imagination or does this stuff really work that fast and well. I added the seafoam yesterday and let it sit overnight.

Sorry....a bit slow today...so 25ft is the proper distance?

I do burn premium all of the time and stay away from regular or mid-grade to avoid ethanol. Using seafoam now with the intent to clean out carbs or prevent other problems. I bought this bike this year and it had 31000 miles on it. I have put 5000 miles on it this summer. Previous owner lefts me no records on maintenance and was probably runing regular fuel with 10% ethanol. Will also probably change fuel filter this fall and have new plugs put in and carbs syncronized next spring. Bike has ben running fine but noticed that it is sluggish on first start up in morning with sticky choke. Hope seafoam will help with that.

Great thanks guy's. Alway's can count on you for swift responses.

Added about 1\4 bottle of seafoam to a full thank of gas. Is that enough or too much. Plan on doing so for the next few months prior to storing for winter. Thanks in advance for any advice or wisdom you can share on this.

Searched posts for instructions to set height of headlight beam. Most say to measure 25 ft from bike headlight to reference wall while some say 17 feet. Which is correct? Thanks in advance.

Sorry, not trying to hijack thread, but what type/brand temp guage would you recommend for the 2nd gen. http://www.visitedstatesmap.com/images/BCMBNBNSONPEQCsm.jpg

Oh......hog as in pig hunting.......for a minute I was stupped at the desire to hunt down HD's:rotf::rotf:

Got into a 2nd gen this year after a 20 year hiatus of not riding. The last bike I had then was a first gen and it did not handle close the my current second gen. (2006 Black Cherry Beauty) At over 110 km/hr the front end on the 1st gen would lift and become very unstable.Crosswinds where also a ***** to ride in. On power it would also hit a wall above that speed. So for me the second gen is way better, it is well planted on the road with lots of power. Sorry first genners, no disrespect intended, just sharing my experience with it.

Just bought a Joe Rocket Balistic 12.0 textile jacket. Cant wait to try it out when i get back home next week. (At Canada Games in Sherbrooke Quebec cherring for my soccer playing son and we took the cage to get there.) Hope its not too hot. It has a removable liner and lots of vent holes. Its the first jacket I try out in a store that didnt cause me to sweat right up.

Sorry, not going to happen as it is a bit far and have used up all of my vacation time. Would love to take on such a road trip next summer though.

On the 2nd Gen..how will I know if the headlight bulb burns out? Will I get an indicator on the dash? Same question for brake light. I am talking about when running during the day as if it happens at night I will be able to tell.. .added this last part to head off the smart alics... Thanks

Used the yamaha 13 inch and 4 inch wider and it is a big improvement both for visibility and buffeting.

Have you tried Craigslist. We have Kijiji here in NB and that works well for sales....and its free. BTW I like the tank graphics. Keep at it and the right buyer will come along

Finally some humour:big-grin-emoticon: Seriously though, thanks for your input on this one. I do and will continue to waive and will try not to get my ''whithy thignis in a knot'' as was suggested earlier:backinmyday:

OK. I am now confused about when to wave and when not to, heres why; Waived to a lone harley and he did not:mad: Waived to another harley who started to waive back but pulled it back - must have thought I was a harley for a second:crying: Waived to a group of harley's and only the last one waived back - thanks but why only him ? Waived to a crtch rocket and he did not waive back:mad: Waived to a scooter and he waived back - thanks:cool10: Waived to a Golwing and almost ran me off the road when he waived back with two hands-thanks but be carefull:shock3: Waived to trike who prompty waived back - thanks:thumbsup2: Waived to a LEO who turned his siren and lights off - thanks:clap2: Waived to a RSV who waived back but he almost went off the road - think it was the surprise of seeing another RSV:Venture: So I tried not waiving anymore and all of the above are now waiving......what to do.....