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    Gloves or chrome levers. Clearcoating the lever will help till it wears off, then back to square 1 again. I tired or the black hand myself so went with chrome. I think they cost about $20 each for clutch and brake. Larry
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    Was there Labor Day weekend. And yep plenty of LEO's on hand. Saw 2 flat bed semi's getting escorted off the mountain as well. Even on the Blueridge Parkway the law was vigilant. Larry
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    Thanks for removing that feature Don. Many times someone would try to contact me there and like you wouldn't see it for some time. I like the standard pm system much better Larry
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    Got Carlene and you both covered here Lewis. Larry
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    Don't have experience with the Hannigan company but have seen several this past summer at a Trikers rally. They do make a quality product and have an excellent reputation from what research I've done prior to building my trike. I used Tri-Wing due to me being able to build the trike myself ,thus saving labor costs. Hanningan and Champion both make trike conversions for the Ventures . But they both require a dealer or factory install. As to your question on steering a trike will generally tend to steer itself straight. So will self return if you will. Unless you also have the fork trees raked you might get some wobble at lower speeds, say 15-35 mph. By wobble I'm refering to the wheel wanting to flop from one side to the other. Not a lot or extreme but enough to shake the handle bars. I had my fork trees raked by Steer-Rite and don't experince this at all. Any other questions here just ask amd I'll help if I can Larry
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    Another rider here who passes the trucks as quickly and safely as possible. Never had one blow by me yet, Thank the Lord, but have heard one thumping once. I got outta there as fast as the scoot would haul butt. As to the gators in the road just this last summer I came up behind a truck, slowed down to wait for a line of cars to pass me and I then swung out behind them. Almost past the truck and I catch a glimpse of a gator laying just left of the centerline. No time to swerve over so hoped for the best. Missed it. Then backed off the throttle cause I was too close to the car in front to see if more were in the road ahead. Lesson learned there to always keep enough distance so you can spot road derbis. Larry
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    Congratulations to Matt & Valerie. You too Gary since your family is growing now. Next annoucement will be the wedding date and then those grandkids coming along. Larry
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    You should of rotated the fork tubes toward the side for better access. Now you get to undo all the front end again. Or ride it as is till winter. Oh your're in sunny California. Larry
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    If it's not already hanging on the wall collecting dust. Let's see here. It's early Sept now and with only a matter of weeks he can park it for the winter. Wonder if it'll make it that long or if it touches the floor come spring? Anyone up for waggers? Larry
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    Dave you've got a pretty good grasph of it now. Here's a run down for you. 1. Power coming from the battery thru a fuse to the #30 terminal on the relay. 2. Power to the # 86 terminal of the relay from either the parking lights or some other source when the key is turned on. 3. Wiring going from the #87 terminal of the relay to your spot lights. 4. #85 terminal is the grounding circuit of the relay. You can either go direct to ground or do like I Like to do and insert a switch between the terminal and ground. Of course you can still use the switch on one of the spot light buckets to turn the lights off if desired even with the secondary switch. I put the fuse under the seat just in front of the battery and the relay under the front fairing, running a single 18 ga wire along the top frame and into the fairing. The rest of the wiring can be done under the fairing. Like you say the relay is basicly shall we say the 'pump'. It's purpose is to supply electrical flow once activated. In this case to the spot lights. When adding in the Stebel air horns you do the same thing. Larry PS: Go ahead and try doing this. You can do no worse then the guy before you. If you run into problems then you can always call on us or still take it in to another wrench who, hopefully, understands what's to be done.
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    When we bought our Kia Sportage last year it had a horn as pathetic as the bikes stocker is. One of the first things I did was go down to the local auto parts and bought a Bad Boy air horn and installed it. Pretty much the same as the Stebel but less glitter so being under the hood it's fine. Wife is happier, as well as I am knowing now if we need to hit the horn button we'll be heard. Larry
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    Dave too bad you're so far away or I'd say bring it over and I'd wire it up for you. Maybe one of our members here in your area could offer some help. I do think that if you can turn a wrench you can wire those lights up with a little guidance. I could walk you thru the process if you want to tackle the job. Drop me a e-mail if you do. Secondly I totally agree with Goose on Yamaha's wiring methods. It not only taxes a marginal system to begin with but lose your spots and you lose low beam. And flipping to high beam cancels the spots out too. As noted I want and use all the lights I can to be seen so my spots are on whenever the lights are turned on, even high beam. I do wire on a seperate fused relay system so that they're independant of the bike H/L beam lights. It's also wired thru a different switch than the one on the spot bucket. I use a 3 panel switch box mounted on my clutch resvoir. The switch there doesn't have power going thru it and simply opens/closes the ground circuit of the relay. Switches last a long time this way and also no danger of shorting out. Anyhow it sounds more complicated than it is. Larry
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    I voted thou I don't live in Texas. Didn't say you had to be a Texan to vote never know when I might ride on it's roads.... Larry
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    Lower right side is the second fuse box. Sorry Boss Larry
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    I visit several other mc sites that allow a lot of stuff we don't see here. Politics, stuff that's not safe to open either at home among kids or work, whatever. Like someone said sooner or later they turn nasty. Anyhow it's a breath of fresh air to come here at Venture Riders and not see that crap. For that I thank Don and all the moderators here for keeping this place clean of it all. Larry
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    I just completed a 1900 mile trip over the Labor Day Holiday. During that time my gas mileage differed mostly on whether I used regular gasoline opposed to the 10% blended fuels. The blended fuels gave consistently fewer mpg's, mostly in the 2-3 mpg range. I did try a mid-grade gas once which also had the 10% blended ethanol. No noticeable difference there either. On this trip considering my bike now weighs an additional 400 lbs, has more frontal surface cutting thru wind, and pulling a loaded trailer 2 up I was getting 25-26 mpg on regular gas. A couple of times with a nice tail wind, more or less level roads, and a steady throttle hand I got 28 mpg. Most of the riding was done in the 68-70 mph speed range. ( true gps speed & calibrated speedometer for actual mileages ) Take away the trailer I average 35-36 mpg solo or 2 up As a side note here, before I converted the to a trike I was getting on average 38-42 mpgs with the bikes factory speedo/odometer. Larry
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    Sent Brad my donation yesterday. Would love to ride down as well but we'll see what happens on that front as time gets near. Larry
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    Having had 3 of these ClearView shields since owning my bike and reading these posts I thought I'd better recheck my latest shield I had just gotten. Probably have 2500-3000 miles on it since getting this one. It's a XXL with vent. Had some under the fairing work to attend to anyhow so now was as good time as any to check for problems. None of my screws were loose in any way. I also don't think adding longer screws is needed as I measured mine an the screws were 1/8" longer than the material they go thru, including the metal bar with built in nuts. But might be a good idea if one is adding the larger fender style washer. One advantage would be perhaps easier starting the screws and then sliding the shield into place. My last two shields have 4 slotted notches and two holes for the screws to go thru. The holes were front and center under the vent. All in all I'm a satisfied Clearview customer. I do sympathize with those of you have had problems and glad to hear there wasn't a more serious outcome, especially for James. Discussions such as this is very educational and helps many of our members avoid problems down the road. Larry
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    Just saw this post and really sorry to read you're going thru all of this once again Gary. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers Larry
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    Wishing Big Bob a full recovery and as in a short of time as possible. Considering his injuries it may take a while . Best to heal right 1st time around and hopefully no later problems. Prayers to Bob and family Larry
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    I'll second 1-UP. Had mine on the road since April and will have 9k on it by the time I get home tomorrow. Anyone see a blavk 2nd gen and trailer heading north on I-75 that'd be me. Currently in London, Kentuckey spending the night. Larry
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    On trips I carry a set of keys - bikes ign, trunk of the trike, and for the trailer on a belt looped key ring. And always carry a spare in my wallet. Wife has her set with us as well. Larry
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    Here's another site that'll give lots of helpfull info. http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCTrailertowing/start Larry
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    I've got the Kruzer Caddy cup holders like Dray has. Mine are the leather covered versions. Quality product thou a bit pricey compared to some options. http://www.kruzerkaddy.net/ Larry
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    Hi Ron. Check with Steve Wagner as he has a damper on his side car rig. Not sure how he mounted it but he'll give a heads up I'm sure. I saw a trike with a steering damper on it that I'm assiming was put there because the owner didn't rake the forks. I'll attach a pic here. Maybe it'll help you some. I realize his bike and the attached phots are 2nd gen bikes but I'm sure you can apply the same ideas to your bike. Larry
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