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No. Weather was just too iffy. We postponed our trip to a later date.

I have used Goo-Gone and it was OK but Turrle Wax makes a sticker and label remover that works/worked a lot better for me. Walmart has it and it (auto section), in a spray can and if I remember correctly it is cheaper than Goo-Gone.

OK you North Georgia folks, what roads are a must for the Helen, Dahlonega, Ellijay area? I have been there once but dont remember much about the area. What I do remember is the ride from Suches over Blood Mountain by way of Wolfpen Gap, I believe, was very interesting. What else is there in the area? I will be there Thursday and Friday.

Thanks Lonewolf but I think I may have come up with something that will work, and besides it's the light (left in particular) that I need. I found what I think will work at O'Riely's. With a little modification it will fit the existing bar and light housing:fingers-crossed-emo. Thanks again.

...a front stock flasher bar (blinker/marker). Does any who may have taken one off for a light bar have it laying around collecting dust. Water got into the left end of mine and everything is rusted and corroded. I had to destroy it to get the bulb out. Two of the three wires broke loose from the base where the light fits in. I can buy from from Yamaha but thought I would ask here first.

I have had a '99 Venture for 4 years and I just picked up a nice '01 Road Star a few weeks ago.

I know some here have more than one bike and I was wondering if anyone has sync'ed the carbs on a Road Star. If so, is there a write-up on the procedure? I'm assuming it is possible...

All I can tell you is that I run mine with 25-30 lbs. and no two-up riding and it went out. Keep in mind though, it was 10 years old.

I just aquired a 2001 Road Star. 4800 miles, new tires and battery. What do y'all think?

Where did you get the gel pads?

No clue why it did that...

We have the standard 6 ft. fence in the backyard, and a few months ago, I heard about burglaries increasing dramatically in the entire city. To make sure this never happened to me, I got an electric fence and ran a single wire along the top of the fence. Actually, I got the biggest cattle charger Tractor Supply had, made for 26 miles of fence. I then used an 8 ft. long ground rod, and drove it 7.5 ft. into the ground. The ground rod is the key, with the more you have in the ground, the better the fence works. One day I'm mowing the back yard with my cheapo Wal-Mart 6 hp big wheel push mower. The hot wire is broken and laying out in the yard. I knew for a fact that I unplugged the charger. I pushed the mower around the wire and reached down to grab it, to throw it out of the way. It seems as though I hadn't remembered to unplug it after all. Now I'm standing there, I've got the running lawnmower in my right hand and the 1.7 giga-volt fence wire in the other hand. Keep in mind the charger is about the size of a marine battery and has a picture of an upside down cow on fire on the cover. Time stood still. The first thing I notice is my pecker trying to climb up the front side of my body. My ears curled downwards and I could feel the lawnmower ignition firing in the backside of my brain. Every time that Briggs & Stratton rolled over, I could feel the spark in my head. I was literally at one with the engine. It seems as though the fence charger and the piece of lawnmower were fighting over who would control my electrical impulses. Science says you cannot crap, pee, and vomit at the same time. I beg to differ. Not only did I do all three at once, but my bowels emptied 3 different times in less than half of a second. It was a Matrix kind of bowel movement, where time is creeping along and you're all leaned back and BAM BAM BAM you just crap your pants 3 times. It seemed like there were minutes in between but in reality it was so close together. It was like exhaust pulses from a big block Chevy turning 8 grand. At this point I'm about 30 minutes (maybe 2 seconds) into holding onto the fence wire. My hand is wrapped around the wire palm down so I can't let go. I grew up on a farm so I know all about electric fences. But Dad always had those pieces of chargers made by International or whoever that were like 9 volts and just kinda tickled. This one I could not let go of. The 8 ft. long ground rod is now accepting signals from me through the permadamp Ark-La-Tex river bottom soil. At this point I'm thinking I'm going to have to just man up and take it, until the lawnmower runs out of gas. 'Damn!,' I think, as I remember I just filled the tank! Now the lawnmower is starting to run rough. It has settled into a loping run pattern as if it had some kind of big lawnmower race cam in it. Covered in poop, pee, and with my vomit on my chest, I think 'Oh God please die... Pleeeeaze die'. But nooooo, it settles into the rough lumpy cam idle nicely and remains there, like a big bore roller cam EFI motor waiting for the go command from its owner's right foot. So here I am in the middle of July, 104 degrees, 80% humidity, standing in my own backyard, begging God to kill me. God did not take me that day. He left me there covered in my own fluids to writhe in the misery my own stupidity had created. I honestly don't know how I got loose from the wire. I woke up laying on the ground hours later. The lawnmower was beside me, out of gas. It was later on in the day and I was sunburned. There were two large dead grass spots where I had been standing, and then another long skinny dead spot where the wire had laid while I was on the ground still holding on to it. I assume I finally had a seizure and in the resulting thrashing had somehow let go of the wire. Upon waking from my electrically induced sleep I realized a few things: 1 - Three of the fillings in my teeth have melted. 2 - I now have cramps in the bottoms of my feet and my right butt cheek (not the left, just the right). 3 - Poop, pee, and vomit when all mixed together, do not smell as bad as you might think. 4 - My left eye will not open. 5 - My right eye will not close. 6 - The lawnmower runs like a ----------- now. Seriously! I think our little session cleared out some carbon fouling or something, because it was better than new after that. 7 - My nuts are still smaller than average yet they are almost a foot long. 8 - I can turn on the TV in the game room by farting while thinking of the number 4 (still don't understand this???). That day changed my life. I now have a newfound respect for things. I appreciate the little things more, and now I always triple check to make sure the fence is unplugged before I mow. The good news, is that if a burglar does try to come over the fence, I can clearly visualize what my security system will do to him, and THAT gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, which also reminds me to triple check before I mow.

If I could do it knowing what I know now, there is a couple of things I would like to try again.

Thanks Ranger. I have V7Goose's writeup printed and have read it several times and will several more before I tackle this job. Does anyone have a loner kit availble within the next few weeks? I will certainly replace the shims used.

Valve shims. I am about to undertake my first valve adjustment and I need to know if I need to buy a complete valve shim kit or individual shims. If individual, what thickness and how many? I know it's hard to tell without checking the old ones but what is the most common sizes? If I'm not mistaken it's possible I could need 16 new shims, not likely but possible. Where is the best place to get them? I need this info ASAP so I can get the shims on the way. Thanks for any help...

I too have this helmet and like it alot. However there is one thing I was/am disappointed with. I bought it primarily for the flip down/up visor so I could go without riding glasses if I wish, and it works great, as long as it is not raining. I got caught in a toad strangler and the visor did not help at all with keeping the water out of my face. (As hard as it was raining I don't know if anything could have helped.) I was hoping it would be a lot better. Other than this it is the best helmet I have owned and well worth the price. It fits good and wears well. I would not hesitate to buy another one. I would advise you to find one in a store somewhere and try it on for size before buying, if you are ordering off the web. (I had to order mine because the store did not have the color I was wanting). The sizing, to me, was somewhat off compared to my other helmets. I took a medium when I was expecting to take a large.

My radio, CB, etc. quit working so I bought a 5th Gen IPOD that has all bells and whistles (particularly a FM receiver) and I plug it into the AUX plug on the tape deck. I removed all the crap associated with the YAMA audio sytem and put in a 150w amp that the IPOD is run through. I use the existing speakers and all works well. On a side note: I have all the stock audio equipment available, along with new fold down antennas (Marshal Mod) if anyone is interested. I have no idea what works and what does not work. I checked with Yamaha before going with the IPOD to see what it would cost to replace the stock amp and controller and I was shocked when they told me the price, so I decided to rip it all out. I never used the CB are hardly ever listened to the radio. Now I can play "my music" when I want and also have FM radio when needed.

I would certainly think this is a warranted item. Have the dealer handle it. I just rebuilt the one on my '99. Not a big deal and too expensive.

Only at night.

...I must have missed it. What type coolant do most of you buy when replacing the old? I know it has to be "aluminum" friendly but what brand and where do you get it? I am about to change mine for the first time (for me).

Just to throw something out, and I may be completely off base so bear with me. When you changed the tire (rear I'm assuming) did you remove the shaft drive to lube it, both ends? I ask because the first time I did I had a devil of a time getting it back in and aligned on the upper (transmission) end. I thought I had it lined up correctly until I tried to put it in gear. I had to take it back out and get help. If you did maybe something is not lined up properly. I had to get help from people on this forum who has done it before and they explained the process. Just a thought...

Trailer look great. Now, to really make your setup look better I would do the saddle bag rail mod, dropping the rear end to match the slope better. Easy mod and I believe you will love the results.

The group I ride mostly with has one rule: NO DRINKING WHILE RIDING! (You must come to a complete stop.)

I don't know how many miles you have on the front but if it were me and I could afford it I would go ahead and change it. The 404's are not very good tires for our bikes, in my opinion. I went thru two sets of them before I wised up...

AUBURN TIGERS (and whoever is playing the Crimson Turds)