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I'm in the same boat? Replaced bulb but still no light or trip odo count. All I get is the motor stumble... Which switching to reserve cures. From what I've read in older posts, replacing sender unit is easy and not that expensive. Next time my tank is low, I'll take it off and see if I can fix something.

Hmmmm... Now if that Raptor had a lift for a scoot......( Thinking out loud here )

Book says 14 watts/ channel RMS.

I think I found the sender. On left side. Just aft of the rear engine guard mount near bottom of engine should be the sender. It's mounted into the block with two screws/bolts. Has one black/red wire coming out of it. The diagram says it goes directly to computer... So probably runs up left frame rail... Then over to computer. Let me know if you find it.. Could be in bottom of motor.. Can't tell

David, did you look in the 1st gen tech area for the electrical schematics? Once you find the sensor, should be easy to follow the wire and look for junctions. At the least, write down the wire colors and grab a flashlight and explore. I'm out of town can't check on my 89.

Dion, Shoot in 720 30p..... Get more time on card! Shoot 720 60p if you want clear still frames for fast motion stuff! Good deal.... Let us know more after you've played with it..

At 55 seconds in to video...as the bike crosses into the intersection, the lines on the crosswalk and the overhead lines "bend" as the bike goes past them. This is the distortion I'm talking about. Anything straight in a horizontal or vertical plane will bend as you go by it due to the wide angle lens. It drives me nuts, but that's probably because I made a career making pretty pictures and can't stand errors! My bad! Even my own "home movies" make me cringe. Being retired, you would think I would get over that! Sigh... The feature set and camera quality do seem quite good for the price. Better value than GoPro for sure... david

I don't know about that one.....the 180 degree field of view would be hard for me to take. That's fisheye lens territory and must distort the images horribly....yikes! There's only so much correction a little camera can do for that kind of wide angle lens... Other than that, I like the rest of it..... david Update: Just viewed the video. Of the shots taken from the car, some were so wide that the horizon was bending...both horizontal and vertical distortion. The interior car shots were quite acceptable...I was impressed. The rest of the footage looks like it was shot with other cams....

After a long day yesterday of beautiful rain, it was nice this morning...and the 89 Blue Beastie was begging for a ride...off we went. On the way back from stopping at Mt Hopkins Visitor Center near Elephant Head, I stopped to take a picture showing how green everything is in the desert. I was just starting back down the hill when Lo and behold, here came the same Venture Royale I saw last month and posted a picture here on forum. We got a chance to stop and chat for 30 minutes or so! Got to meet Al and Charee who live right here in Green Valley! His trike is an 86! Wonderful couple! We exchanged info and am looking forward to seeing Al and Charee here in the near future. In the meantime, as soon as it cools down, since they love to ride, I can see many rides to Sonoita, breakfast in Rio Rico and maybe a gunfight or two in Tombstone or mine cave exploration in Bisbee! Meeting them made a nice ride so much better. david

No...not mine. Found sitting in the shade of a WalMart.

Thoughts on uploading pics from phone: 2 ways to do this: through computer or direct from phone: 1: Some phones require you to turn on the file sharing. 2: Some phones require you to turn on upload/connection to computer through the usb port. 3: If both above are turned on (my Samsung requires this each time I connect), then you should see the computer loading a screen with options to upload to computer. If using computer, transfer photos to computer then upload (faster). 4: If going direct from phone....the browser you use needs permission to access your camera and your images. Once that is done, simply log on to the web site, if it's a new thread...go to a new thread, give it the title and say what you want to say, then put cursor where you want the pic to go. Then go up to the little add picture icon and touch that...you should get a little window that opens allowing to you pick the picture you want. Go to that area of the phone where the pic is, find it, touch it..... You may see some words about an attachment on screen...that's ok. Now save the thread. If it's a reply to thread, go to that area, click on reply and follow above thoughts. Uploading from phone basically is the same from computer from the web site's perspective. The differences are in the phone and it's OS... VS the way the computer handles images. Hope this helps.

Another thought about charging systems and temperatures: If you notice in your car, the hotter it is, the less charging "seems" to be taking place. Granted, the AC is running on a higher fan speed, probably accounting for some of the charging "loss". But, I think there might be a correlation between ambient temps and charging. If you check the grounds, the mounting for corrosion and the stator wire connections for corrosion...and if all is good, then I wouldn't worry about the charging symptoms you describe. If your battery starts to fail...yep, you have a problem. But if not...I might throw in the suggestion that it's charging normally.

All well and good. But when a 1st Gen goes down...it is going down regardless of people, weather, or the Man above's best wishes! Trouble is, the crash bars only protect the motor, not the plastic and when it goes down, it usually goes down parallel to the ground (or lower) so there is no leverage to get that puppy up at all...nope...nada...none! At least for me. My butt on the seat? LOL...I can't sit that low to get my butt on the seat. Thankfully, both times I've had help. I do like the little screw jack idea of jacking up on the crash bars to get her up enough to push the rest of the way.

Welcome Home! Sure is good to land back on the good ole US of A! I remember that feeling... Enjoy the family....we have lots of patience for pics and stories and scoots for sale.... !

well..I have a different experience. With the VStar 650 Classic, the VStar 950Tourer, the 89 VR and my 05 RSV. Even fuel injection can be balanced simply. And in all cases, reduced the vibes on the bars and tank. I can usually tell when it's time....the buzzing gets annoying. FWIW, david

One thing I have found that produces vibes on tank and bars... 1: carb sync.

My boat has a group 27 car battery...12 years old. Been through a lot last four years, including sitting outside in New Hampshire one winter two years ago. Still tests good but I have my doubts. VStar950t battery is an AGM..... It died two weeks ago. It lasted five years. Replacement goes in tomorrow. Batteries are interesting creatures. I made a living using Anton Bauer Nicads. Broke all rules and they lasted almost ten years each before rebuild. At $500 each...I was happy!! I'm good if I get five years out of a scoot battery. Their charging systems are rudimentary at best..... I'm surprised batteries last as long as they do with the load we put on them.

I haven't been riding much. Spending most of my time in Phoenix area helping Pat with her mom's house. I'm in Phoenix now...... I still have something for you from James @Van River. Carry it in truck in case we run into each other in Tucson. October I should be free of all the travel. Hopefully. Till then..... Hit or miss where I'll be. Lift is always at house... You can borrow any time...

I use the choke first start of day. Never fails to start right up.

The mirrors mount through the plastic into a metal frame piece that has two holes with nuts welded on underside. It's a very strong mount. You can see the two holes and metal frame on Kevin's first couple of pics. If you find old threads with missing pics, please let our Boss know. He will find the pics and restore the links.

The only issues I see are: There is a weight limit on the deck. Not tongue weight, but structural... on most of these front deck haulers. The ground clearance is high, meaning the ramp will be steep. That presents two problems to me: getting over the hump without bottoming out on oil pan and walking bike up two narrow ramps. Not much margin for balance errors. Other than that, we are seriously looking for a toy hauler ourselves..... But I'm thinking more of the internal style.

Last year: Left Payson at 8am...via Heber, Show Low, Eager, Alpine, Clifton, Safford, Willcox, Benson, Greeen Valley. 14 hours. Included Rt 191, Devils Highway. Prior to that: In early summer of 1969, took off on the YDS6C from New Hampshire...rode to Boston, Providence, New York, Columbus, Little Rock and ended up in Brookhaven Mississippi. Spent a chunk of the summer in Brookhaven, helping a friend build a house for his wife's parents. First time the parents had indoor plumbing! Left them after house was done and flew back to NH, as I was delayed enlistment in the USAF and it was time to go. After basic, flew from Texas to Mississippi, and picked up my bike where I proceeded west on I-20/I-10. Lost a rear tire near Mineola, Tx...flagged down a Cop and he got his brother in law to pick up my bike and I and take us to Mineola where they owned a gas station. Spent the night in a hotel, courtesy of the town, something about a serviceman in trouble and Red Cross or someone paid for the room (don't remember). Next day, to Tyler where "Tiny" at a Honda shop repaired my tire and I was back on the road. Got hit with torential rains in Ft. Worth, and spend the night at the apartment of a girl who worked at the donut shop where I hid out during the rain. Left there the next day and continued on I-20 to I-10 ending up at Luke AFB outside of Phoenix in November, 1969. Footnote: On another cross country trip in the Austin Healey Bugeye, I lost the generator at Mineola! Drove to the same gas station where a picture of me and the Yamaha was still on the wall....and they took me back down to Tyler where, next door to the Honda shop was a little shop that worked on British cars...got a set of points for $.50 and was back in business heading west to my last station in Denver. I do like that area of Texas....they were very good to me. The End. P.S. If I can ever find some pictures, I'll update...