Flyinfool

Ahh yes dual Bad Boys....... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?72811-She-tried-to-get-me

Nite Nite.......

Looks awesome. Do not ride through here with that lighting on, If the local LEOs here see blue light at all, or red to the front or amber to the rear, you will get a ticket. I have seen them drive past bikes with colors other than red, blue, or amber. Does your controller let you pick a color like green to keep on while riding or even to color cycle but skip red, blue and amber?

Hmmmm...... I guess living in the dairy state, I must be used to it. OR my nose is burned out......

Well that got me a headache.......

Mine also came from HID Country, They are the ones that went so far downhill with customer service that they had to close and reopen under a new name.

These are some that I am considering for my truck. They are not cheap but I do not mind paying more for quality. This place is very highly rated on the truck forums. http://www.theretrofitsource.com/hid-systems.html

These are some that I am considering fr my truck. They are not cheap but I do not mind paying more for quality. This place is very highly rated on the truck forums. http://www.theretrofitsource.com/hid-systems.html

Unfortunately the company I got mine from went through some internal issues and went from great to bad customer service to the point they had to change names and reopen. Sorry I can not help with currently available stores. There are a few that I am looking at to get HID for my truck but I have not yet pulled the trigger to know 1st hand how their customer service is. A few thoughts to help muddy the waters for you..... The HID that I got a 35 watt and it is way brighter than the halogen it replaced. The new 50/55 watt HIDs are now available from almost everyone and are even brighter yet, but at 55 W will not give you any savings in power draw from the bikes electrical system. If the HID I have now ever dies (it is now 5 years old), I will most likely get a 55W, but I do not think it is worth upgrading my 35W, just for the sake of upgrading.

Not knowing the mechanical abilities of a new member, it is always best to err on the side of too much info. These carbs in most cases seem to clean up really well with just a good dose of SeaFoam in the gas tank. How many miles does the other one have?

We need one of these for MD......... Someone will likely have a camera......... :rotf: :rotf:

I have had intermittent leaks before. Fill the tire to 40-45 lbs, soap it up good and come back later to check. Keep the soap wet so that it can bubble. Now if the air gets out without making bubbles, then it may be aliens mining the planet for air and they are just beaming the air away.......

I think it would be fun to don battle gear and give it a try. I have had to VERY quickly learn to fly an airplane that had controls backwards, but that does not involve near as many neurological processes as riding a bike.

Marcarl already moved this thread for you. You do not have to worry about the 2nd gear issue. Yamaha fixed it in the middle of the 85 model year, so your 86 and 88 are fine. If there was water in the carbs, pull the spark plugs before you try to turn it over just in case there is also water in a cylinder causing a hydro lock. Hydro lock will break connecting rods. If there was/is water in the engine, that one might be rough to fix. Now we do have rules on this website......... If there are no pictures, it didn't happen. We love to look at bike pics. We let you slide for a few hours already now......

If you got the pair for $500 you done real good on that part of it. Even if you paid $500 each it is not a bad deal. Have you tried to start either one? I would start working on whichever one currently runs the best, it should take the least amount of time and/or money to get on the road with, after all riding season is here now. There is really no difference between an 86 and an 88 but the color and the VIN number. And yes your fiancée is going to like that back seat, many have been known to take naps while riding back there.

:sign yeah that: I will be setting mine at the HIGH side to make it last longer.

My GPS shows a similar speed, I turned it on in an airliner once. Now I keep it just to show how fast I can go.

If you read up in the K&N literature, even they say you are cleaning to much, and the less you clean the less they make on cleaning supplies, so I have to believe them.

At $100 per stop it is a good money maker. What could possibly be more important than that?

Fluid should be water clear. Better also check the brake fluid, it is most likely the same age as the clutch fluid. Yes we would expect you to admit it if you put the old spring back in. We wouldn't pick on you too much.........really........ honest......... Besides it would make this thread a good learning tool for others to not make the same mistake.

I have always done this on the bike for those exact reasons. I have mentioned this to other local riders and was called an idiot, The guy behind should be paying attention and if he hits you for any reason it is his fault. :scared:But then these same people also call me an idiot for wearing a helmet. That is not how I wish to make sure that my family is financially set for life without me. My truck does not have enough engine braking to mater.

Yes you can double the springs. BUT you may end up with a left forearm like Popeye. Double check while you are in there measuring, the new spring is a little thicker than the old one. Make sure you actually put in the new one. When was the last time you flushed out the clutch fluid? Should be done every 2 years?

But now you know and will probably remember this tidbit of info. $$ always has a way helping one remember stuff.......

Well confound it Puc. Didn't I tell you once before to get better? You never listen to me........ I can sure sympathize with you on the heart issues. I am sitting here waiting for a callback from my cardiologist as I type this. OH and another LATE Happy Birthday. I'm always a day late and a dollar short......

Drilling the holes is the easy part, IF you have the right tool for the job. Yes there is special drill bits for plastic. The tip of the bit is sharpened different, it is sharpened with a much smaller point angle, and the cutting edge is straight up and down. this is all done to prevent grabbing and chipping and cracking.