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Thank you for the video Tip and Puc! It's nice to see Tippy looking fine! Merry Christmas and a wonderful and HEALTHY New Year to you both! david and pat

Wishing you the bestest of luck, Jeff! We'll be here awaiting word and rooting for ya! "The snow must go on" !! david

Yes.I have aYukon xl and the plate is above the bumper, with the hitch under the bumper. Wide enough angle to see everything I need to see. I simply tilted it down a touch.... Could also see the trailer wheels.... I have a six foot tongue so I have a good view of trailer at all times. Wired camera to backup lights for power. Monitor was plugged in to cig lighter... Signal was wireless. Worked good until last year. These winter in New Hampshire did it in.

Zen hugs from us to Tippy!!! So glad to see the smile!! Merry Christmas to you both!

People have used a type of glue... Don't remember what. Search old posts..diaphram repair....or diaphram sticking... I'm on road so my search is a pain...

That's a good deal. I went with a waterproof camera due to sailboat launching. Lasted seven years. May get the new one from Costco ..... It mounts on license plate bracket...

Health, a nice New Year ahead and a rack for the second gen trunk.....among a very long list of other things!

Kic mentioned the PGR's will be helping this Saturday... As the semi trucks deliver wreaths to vets resting places around country. On way up to Phoenix today... passed semi loaded with wreaths. Sides were decorated with wreaths on graves. Cool. Gave driver thumbs up as I zoomed by on 2nd gen... Going to try and make it in North Phoenix this Saturday. Never knew about this... Thanks, Bill for letting me know. I don't get my email on road so it was news to me. david:usa:

Let's see: 1967.. Honda 160 twin...Going from college in Boston to New Hampshire in winter. Stopped at restaurant for coffee... My hands were frozen.. Had to slide throttle hand off of grip... Not smart in those days! 1969.. In Phoenix.. Riding the river beds on BSA 441 Victor. Jumping the little hills zipping down the riverbed when I zipped up one that has a sharp downhill on other side. Uh oh... Found out the hard way that 441's are front heavy! Obviously not much smarter. 1972 on DS6C 250 Yamaha ... Loaded for road trip across country. Trying to show off in front of sisters house... Did a nice wheelie slammed second and... Well.. Over she went on her back. Nothing hurt but pride and some bike scrapes. Obviously...still not much smarter.... And I'll stop here before I get to embarrassed!

No. Many times the bike will run fine at idle on three. Most common reasons for three are plugs and wires. On mine, I found one wire wasn't seated in coil and end was corroded. Cut off end and stuck wire in tight. Your mpgs tell me you are not missing at speed. Next time out, downshift to 4th and crank it....make sure you are turning throttle all the way!!! Bet you will be surprised at acceleration.

I too have a good collection of music on tape. I also still have a home tape unit so i can make my own mixes. But just bought an XM receiver for the 2nd Gen....already have Xm built in to GMC, just so just need to add scoot to service. I use an mp3 player with 1st gen since I have that wired in too. But as Puc said...it's nice to listen to to road and the V4 as well!

Bill, We did have an E2 error after soldering the Class board using your 89 Class. So my first thought would be to follow the diagnostic schematic for the E2 error on your 89 Class mechanicals. Have to think the problem is somewhere in the air intake (if memory serves??) Could be the reed valve on intake. Thinking out loud here....I think we had two problems. One...the computer board wasn't working properly due to solder issues on connector. The class system wasn't pumping up properly...the numbers moved to fast...like you had a super pump on there! And the computer was telling the solenoid to dump the air when you turned the key off. The second problem is the E2 issue (which could be related to the fast pumping if the reed valve is bad). Last, we now know the 89 service manual is wrong regarding the linkages to the rear shock. That alone was "almost" worth the tear down/replace shock fun we had! Now we need to find out where to find the proper information on "how to" as well as torque values for the 89 rear shock service. As you suggested, maybe someone has a 90, 91 manual and it shows the proper rear end linkages. Anyone? Glad it's working...have a great ride on Saturday! david

That was a fun two days, Bill. Learned a lot, digging into your bike. Let's hope we don't have to do mine for a while yet! Grins! Glad the ride went well.....!

Very clean scoot!! Good buy...

Agreed. I bought the same lights and put them on my VStar 950T. I swapped out the stock bulbs with 20 watt versions. They work fine. Lots of light at night that I have aimed to the side a tad and good visibility for cagers during the day... You will like those lights. PS I think Ikea may have LED versions of those bulbs as well...but don't know how much power they have... This pic is with the 20 watt bulbs in... OH...last thought. I drilled a tiny hole in each front housing and put a tiny screw in the hole. Did that to hold the front element to the body better. I used the little punch dimple to drill the hole.

Thoughts: 1: Leave site the way it is. I like the ability to read about the various changes in our bikes. 2: Like the ability to search older posts and learn. 3: Like to be able to sell or buy Yamaha and other bikes and parts from members here. 4: Don't want other bikes here unless the members here also ride them, then yes. But let's not add Indians and VStars (even though I own one) to the mix. 5: We are family...and I'm pleased to have found this forum for that reason alone! The rest of what this forum offers is a tremendous side benefit! 6: $12/year? I'd pay twice that for the information available here. We also get phone numbers to call when help is needed, parts to buy or trade or pay it forward, items of interest to me as a rider like clothing opinions or "look what I found" adventures. Yeppers, worth every minute of my time I spend here and well worth the bux. Don't change...lets just keep on...moving on...riding on... fwiw, david

Still haven't found a luggage rack. But will start looking seriously (again) after New Year. david

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Amen...

Thanks, Du-Ron. That's what my 89 shop manual shows. Wish I had thought to bring it with me this morning....duh! david

A picture of Bill (Kic) driving his dad's Ford tractor....so cool...it runs good!

((Is there anything for redirecting the wind for these bikes)) I've found the best solution is twofold: 1: Find some lowers that can re-direct some of the airflow past the steering/tank area. IE something more than the clear plastic whoopies we have on the 2nd gens that help push air away from us. I'm going to add some lowers on my 2nd gen...got them from Browards in Florida...best price on net. Around $160.00 They can help cool your feet and legs in summer as well. 2: Add a vent to the windshield (like Clearview's or Honda's vent) to help eliminate the low pressure area. This also adds cooling to your chest or face.

The top vents can be closed near the speakers...at least on my 89. The leg vents can be closed as well. But I don't bother since very little air comes out them. The input duct is just under the fairing...2 big holes. Look like jet engine intakes to Hondas and Harleys as I zoom past them.... The engine "vents" you may not have. They are located between the cylinders on the later 1st gens....you may have a wide open hole.

It is good stuff...fa sure...

Love it!