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Yikes! Glad you are ok!! Hope you can take lots of pics during restoration...after you get your hand healed!!

I have the 89 in Blue...My front end background color is black...

Nice!!! Congrats!

Yes. You should check the wear on the rear brake pads. If one side is more worn than other, reverse them. Also, check the drive shaft for grease, check the rear drive for grease, etc.. All this is documented on the site..... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69 is one link.... have fun! david

Put two of them on my VStar as well.....they handled excellent! What Buddy said is accurate...they are softer compound so they wear faster...but they stick better in rain and dry. Toss up..do you want stick or tread life. Even NASCAR runs soft tires for better "stick". I elected to have "stick" and will swap out my factory type tires with Shinko's as soon as the $$ is there. (supporting 2 kidlets through college). FWIW... david

Dam. Sorry to hear!

Puc, The advanced schools in the Phoenix area make you use your own scoot. They feel that learning slow speed handling and accident avoidance is mandatory on your own ride. The guy who did my refresher course 3 years ago is the lead instructor on the advanced course as well. He rides a Hayabusa very fast and says he practices what he teaches!! (grins) Meanwhile, I'm teaching myself rudimentary plastic repair....sigh! david

Beautiful! Congrats! The 89's are the fastest...regardless of color! david

Bill, That picture looks like you stopped at the Stage Stop!

Wish I had your ambition and courage to swap out the transmission gears. Sounds like the perfect combination to making a 1st gen really sing! Thanks for the writeup!

Yep. You need to either zap the battery so the voltage is over 7 volts (old type charger, another good battery, etc..) or put another battery in the same circuit so the charger can be faked into charging. once your new battery is over 7 volts, it should come all the way back. You will lose some of it's life, but it should still last for a while!

Still think your squeal is caused by feedback. Only solution is to provide more isolation between mic and speakers.

I would contact them(J&M) directly. Be good to know what the retail cost for replacement would be. Then you could shop around. Probably find one on EBay... 1-800-358-0881 david

Pretty... Do like the back rest....like that it's one of the ones that folds forward...

Here are the ones I put on my 950. http://tinyurl.com/kgo5xkl

I would think with Plastex or similar, that could be rebuilt. Or...put an aluminum plate underneath or on both sides. But first weld the plastic together. I would try to fix it.

Yep..... Scary the first time....but a huge smile as well!

Neil has some good ideas.... I'll add that the diaphram in the actuator may be leaking...that may explain why you aren't getting enough cable movement? Can you turn on the system, then as the actuator tries to pull the cables, grab on and pull manually to see if the entire cable system pulls on the throttle plates with your help? david

Great story and pictures! Only problem for me is I'm lactose intolerant...if my 89VR stops in front of a DQ...I'm in big trouble!

Here is a twilight pciture with 35 watt lamps on. They do the job.

David, I bought some cheapo teeny lights from Wal-Mart for about $20. Had 55watt bulbs in them. Pulled them and put in 35 watt. This was on my 950 Tourer. They have a dimple on the housing that holds the front of the case and lens on...I drilled a small hole and put a screw in there. Many miles on 950 and lights are still good.