Flyinfool

And this is why I can still laugh at all of her choices........ I think I got the better end of the deal......

Cracks are never good and will usually grow over time. Even if you were to try to weld it, you would still want to stop drill it before welding. With that said, I would not try to weld the sleeve. If the sleeve got hit hard enough to crack it, it is probably not round anymore either. The stress in the metal could be way beyond the visible crack. If that sleeve were to come apart at speed it could destroy the engine and lock the rear wheel.

No I aint......... YET!!!

A few gotchas to watch out for. LED no longer means low power. Many of the newer bulbs to replace headlight and driving lights the LED version will actually draw more power than the incandescents they are replacing. As far as replacing the non road illuminating bulbs with LED, Most are lower power than the incandescents they are replacing. A few of the LEDs are even brighter than the bulbs they replace AND still draw less power. But these good ones are not inexpensive. With most of the LED replacements out there you will not be real happy with the result, this is one of the places that it is very worth it to by quality the first time. It has also been discovered that some of the cheap LED bulbs will not work on a first gen turn signals without adding some extra diodes in line, I do not know if there is a similar issue with the 2nd gens.

I had low potassium for a while, doc gave me pills for it. I asked if I could eat a couple of bananas every day instead. Doc said that I would have to eat at least 100 bananas per day to get what the pill had.

The best way to tell is to have an actual digital voltmeter installed. If the voltage at cruising speed starts to drop as you turn things on, then you have passed the limit. The way the charging system is set up on these bikes, an overload will only cause a voltage drop which will result in a discharged battery. If you notice a voltage drop, just turn something off for a while to charge the battery back up. You can buy 35W bulbs to fit those new lights to help lower the draw. Changing all the lights on the bike to LED will also help lower the demand.

Hey, Some of us still type with 1 finger.........

It will not be long and those outdated, obsolete, discontinued, 2nd gens will be having age related issues coming up. I think there will always be activity with keeping them alive. Just like there is a strong following of 1st gens being kept alive by this site. As far as a format change to "bikes only", It is my opinion that that would kill this site faster than anything short of pulling the plug. Where else can you talk about your favorite toy, get correct information on your issue, Usually in a timely fashion, and still be able to get picked on and do some picking back and everyone walk away with a smile, AND come back for more. I belong to many other special interest web sites for my varied interests, I have never found any that come even close to the very special group of unique individuals we have here. Sure there is the occasional ruffled feathers, but with very few exceptions, it gets smoothed out and everyone gets back to being friends. Keep doing what you are doing Don, You have something special here. We all really do appreciate what you do for us even if many have no idea just how much time and effort you put in to this site.

Maybe at a meat and greet...........

And that is why she was in such a hurry to get yours fixed, before you broke hers......

And he will never see it coming.....

You obviously do not know what your favorite color is.......

Another option is to call the dealer to explain what happened and see if you can exchange the tire after Christmas without her knowing. Then everyone is happy.

And that is why we have choices. My time is also quite valuable to be, but I enjoy changing and modifying things, some people do not. Once I am done, my trailer will be a one of a kind and I can say that I did it. Besides, I have to have something to play with all winter to be able to take a break from throwing snowballs across the lake at @cowpuc.

And now it is even the bestest color..

Cute, but they cheated.

Sometimes you just need a base to start with and then you can modify to make it yours, or I can modify to make it mine. Besides, the Dart is 10X the cost of the HF. Even with all of the mods to make it great, the HF is no where near the cost of a Dart.

You just got a touch of some side scatter. The best is still coming. I have not even aimed east yet.

Must be a nice tender one, didn't even use ketchup.

I think your readings are fine. It is normal to be partly running off the battery at idle on these bikes. Mine droops to 12.3 at idle with every thing on. As long as the voltage is up to 13.5 to 14.5, at the battery, at cruising speed, then you are good. Since I changed to all LED and HID lighting, the amp draw is down to where it now holds 13.5 at idle with everything on.

That is an odd place for a leak with sign of impact damage. Time to snag a radiator pressure pump to track it down. Maybe that spot just got splashed somehow.

And since the last Buell auction fell thru due to the winer not being able to secure financing, The local rumor is that Polaris is still interested in picking up the Buell line. That would certainly fall in line with wanting to go fast.

Well she gets everything she wants right.........

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?77042-MORE-lights

Its only money, AND she told you to go toy shopping......