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Jeff I knew that you were also an engineer, That is why I had to and I sure wish I had access to a hardness tester........

Unfortunately that article is no longer good info. It is dated 11-19-2015 as of 12-21-2015 the FAA is requiring registration. http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/drones-near-superbowl-will-get-shot-down-faa-160204.htm To see the real FAA rules go to the FAA website. Don't take my word for it and certainly don't take the word of the guy trying to sell you one. https://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/

That is correct, you are just jumping all of the reed switches so that the computer thinks they are always closed.

Oh man, that is a bummer. If there is any way that any of us can help you along please let us know. Until I can walk again I am spending a lot of time sitting around looking for something that can be done from my easy chair. Would it be a help or a hindrance if we went back into posts that we made and re downloaded the pics (IF we still have them where we can find them)?

Since you need new batteries, Look into LiPo batteries, they are much smaller and lighter for a given energy density. They are not cheap, and you will need a special charger but you will also get more range and power with less weight.

Why is the sledge hammer out in the front of the pile? This is a family site, not for posting totally stripped down nekid pictures from at home. Even though we all love pics, especially nekid ones.

A knobby MC tire would be even better.... As mentioned, waiting could be bad, as the ground softens more the bike could fall over. The ground could close in on the tire locking it in place and make future removal very difficult.

What I am wondering is with the home made links if the hardness of the metal is correct to prevent the holes from elongating. Any one here have access to a hardness tester to test a stock Yamaha link vs an aftermarket leveling link vs a chunk of strip metal from the hardware store? Next questions/thoughts; The links in the pic look like they were worn to the oblong shape as opposed to pounded to the oblong. The metal is gone it is not displaced. When the bolts are tightened is the link clamped in place of is that hole a hinge point. I would think the link hole would make a very poor bearing and that it should be clamped solid. But your show obvious movement. Is it possible the the bolts have been loose for a long time? Were these aftermarket leveling links or the factory links? Sorry, I'm being an engineer again, failure analysis is fun............

If he goes to check the level in the gas tank RUN!!!!

You lucky dog you. I guess that living near a lot of barns helps in finding barn finds. Isn't that the same bike that got you into this VRO mess in the first place?

Yes all of the rules have changed for all RC. You do have to register with the FAA to fly most RC anything. On this Lily drone since it is fully autonomous and you do not have direct control it might not be considered RC but may fall under the commercial category which has a lot more user requirements.

I am not sure if it could be used to follow a bike since it has a top AIR speed of around 25 MPH. So if you are driving into a 10 MPH breeze the drone can only do 15MPH ground speed. Or if drive under a bridge or tree a crash is likely. Hopefully it will not find the front of a semi going the other way. The BIG catch with those is that as of Dec 21 you must be registered with the FAA to fly one since it weighs more than 250 grams (about 0.55 lbs) including all batteries and camera gear, most of the drones with camera gear are above the weight threshold, and you must have your registration number in a visible location on the aircraft. The FAA regs also now state that it can not be flown over any person. This is all coming down because stupid people are doing stupid things and posting the vids on YouTube. At the rate people are doing stupid things it will not be long before someone takes down a man carrying aircraft. This specific system I do not know if it is even legal to use under the new rules without getting a commercial drone license which has a similar written test as getting a pilots license. Don't ya just love big brother watching over us.

That sounded like I was just dared to send snow to GA.............

You can only blame me if it is a SNOWNADO.

I watched someone light up a wedding ring once, That was enough to have me not wear one around electricity. It sure looks like it hurt.

Well I am glad it is only "about" enough, that means there is room for more.................... I can even still see the tops of the tires, and the top of the double Shepard hook in the yard. Plenty of room for more.

The AGM i had was an AC Delco. This past weekend I made it out to the shed and hit the starter on the bike, it cranked with no problem. I then hooked up the float charger overnight just to be sure it was topped off. I last rode or even touched the bike in early October.

It looks like 1 year is the cutoff. anything more than 1 year old the pics are gone. There are a lot of how to threads that just became a lot less useful.

I just read in today's paper that Buell racing will be restarting production sometime in March of this year. There will be production Buells out by April. The factory will be cranking out replacement parts to fill all back orders for everyone that has needed parts in the years that they were down. Sorry @cowpuc, the Factory is staying here.

Third fuse from the bottom is a 15A fuse for the ignition If that fuse blows it should take out the ignition of which the tach is part of. The second fuse from the bottom is a 15A fuse for the signals and brake light. The wiring diagram is http://www.venturerider.org/wiring/84-85%20Yamaha%20Venture%20L%20Wiring%20Diagram%20Rev%20C.pdf

Lubrication is optional?????? Did you pay attention to the direction of the bent bolts and damage to determine the direction of force that did the damage. Is it possible that maybe you bottomed out hard when the shock was bad?

Is it as simple as you need to tell it the correct password to get into the network? You can connect to the router without the password but it will not let you thru the router.

All of those things should not be on the same fuse. Which fuse is blowing? If someone did some creative rewiring you may have to try to determine what they did to it and it will be difficult for us to help find a non stock issue without being there. The only other possibility is a ground issue that is causing things to back feed thru other circuits. Those electrons can get awful creative at finding a way to complete a circuit.

I did not have as good of luck with the AGM. Mine lasted only 14 months. Cranking got slower and slower, charging system was working perfectly, the AGM was never run down in its short life. I get ~7 years out of a good old Yuasa battery at half the price. The AGM wpuld have to last 14 years, not 14 months, to have the same value for me.

Looks like fun until you want or need to turn. I wonder how it will handle some really deep snow.........................