Flyinfool

What is going right in Illinois???? At $75 per pee, I'm glad there are not more wardens in the state parks.....

Let me know before you start, there are new LEDs coming out all of the time, there are better ones out now than what I used.

Here is the link to all of the LED lights in the Platinum Burner series. http://www.optronicsinc.com/driving-new.html Which one did you get?

That certainly took a set to fly all of the way over that big puddle up there. Especially since they already had it won before they started over the lake.

Then there is the issue of if a buyer got a really good deal they are accused of ripping off the seller, if the buyer paid a high price then the seller is accused of ripping off the buyer. I have seen it happen, it only makes for hard feelings down the road. When I buy something expensive the sale price is something that I do not like to talk about, good or bad. If the deal was made it was a price that both parties felt was a good enough deal at the time.

The way you will want to hook them up is to; Connect a wire to the low beam side of headlight. Other end of this wire to your switch. Other side of switch to the coil of your relay (85) Other side of the relay coil (86) to ground. Connect from the battery to a fuse. Other side of fuse to the relay (30) Other side of relay (87) to the lights positive wire other side of lights to ground. This will work so that the Burners will turn off with the hi beam, your switch will still decide if you want them active or off. and because it is powered from the headlight there will never be a chance to leave them turned on because the will turn off when the headlight turns off. I have extra lights on every vehicle I have ever owned, I have never yet wired one up to turn off with the hi beams. But then Wisconsin does not have a vehicle inspection program. In 40 years and over 1 million miles of driving, I have never been stopped or even questioned about it. You could wire it so that it would be simple to switch a wire for your inspection rather than remove everything every year. If I need the hi beam I am wanting as much light as I can get. The driving lights that I have are angled out to light up the ditches and not much light forward. Just because I turned on the hi beam does not mean that I no longer want to see deer coming out of the ditch.

I think we are all in agreement, It is the seller that was not clear in how he worded his statement.

The Toyota color was just to get close, they then added some of this and some of that till it was just right. there is no recipe for the color it was custom. You just need to find the paint store that supplies local body shops, they will be able to match it. I brought in a saddle bag cover and they matched it while I waited.

There is a way to test parts of the RR. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=81297

If you are going to attempt the trip, make sure you pack a set of jumper cables and a battery charger for the bike, and a battery charger for your phone, and the VR assistance list. If it goes out all together, you could be stranded in the middle of nowhere with a dead battery. I would also rig up a volt meter to keep an eye on things. If it is the RR that is going, They can fail either short or open, While failing open is the most common failure mode and will only result in a discharged battery, IF it fails short, it can fry out most of the electronics on the bike fairly quickly. Bottom line, I would not head out on a trip with a known issue that has the potential of leaving me stranded and ruining the trip.

Yes a bad RR can take out a stator. A bad stator can take out a RR. You need to run thru the whole test procedure. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=81297

Here is a step by step to test the charging system. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=81297

It is also a big coincidence that they have the same street address and phone number as HID country did. and exactly the same product line. The Lifetime warranty did not say whose lifetime.... It must have meant HID Countries Lifetime. I have 7 HID lights that I bought from HID Country, I am very happy with all of them. When I bought the last set, the person I spoke with on the phone, told me that the lifetime warranty is not worth the money. But now I need to buy another 6 HIDs, 4 for the truck and 2 for the bike.....

None of these things would burn out 4 bulbs on 2 different circuits, and cook the radio and fuel pump also on separate circuits, all at the same time. A short could toast the battery but not everything else. That is the easiest test that can be performed on the bike, If it takes them more than 1 minute, they are milking it. Just hook up a voltmeter across the battery and read the voltage with the bike running at over 2,000 RPM, it is either right around 14 Volts DC (+/- 0.5V) AND 0 Volts AC or not. It almost sounds like they are just fixing the symptoms and not looking for the real problem. High voltage and/or an AC component getting thru is the only thing I can think of that would impact so many unrelated things all at once. If it is a blown regulator that is letting the full stator voltage thru, or if the rectifier is letting AC power thru, it WILL very quickly fry everything electrical on the bike $$$. You need to verify this BEFORE you pay to fix or replace anything else.

I was looking at building a reverse for my 88 a while back. But It would require loosing the passenger seat so I never pursued it.

:sign yeah that: You put a 15 year old rubber gasket back in that was already leaking???? Might as well get two gaskets, if the rear one dried out enough to leak, the front is not far behind it. I would also agree with Marcarl, replace the rubber seals on all of the valve cover bolts. Hey it should go easier this time, you now experienced.....

With all of those unrelated things blowing, I would start with a voltage check to see if the RR is no longer regulating. Without the RR working the stator can put out 20 to 100 volts, this can cook a lot of things.

Noise dont bother me. I live next to a RR crossing, in the landing pattern near an international airport with a loud bar across the street.

You obviously have never camped near me and my personal black cloud I bring everywhere.....

I'll have to go and get me some more. It is getting close to that time of year that any ride now could be the last one of the year.

How about just plain "CAMPING". It would be a good place to discuss not only trip plans but equipment also.

http://f1638.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f2386824%5fAEBmw0MAAA1DUlGmNQAAAGOWi2o&pid=2.2&fid=Inbox&inline=1&appid=yahoomail There were two nuns.. One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM), And the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL) . It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent. SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for The past thirty-eight and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants. SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us. SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes At the most! What can we do? SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster. SM: It's not working. SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only Logical thing. He started to walk faster, too. SM: So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute. SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go this way. He cannot follow us both. So the man decided to follow Sister Logical. Sister Mathematical arrives at the convent and is Worried about what has happened to Sister Logical. Then Sister Logical arrives. SM: Sister Logical! Thank God you are here! Tell me what happened! SL: The only logical thing happened. The man couldn't follow us both, so he followed me SM: Yes, yes! But what happened then? SL: The only logical thing happened. I started to run As fast as I could and he started to run as fast as he could. SM: And? SL : The only logical thing happened. He reached me. SM : Oh, dear! What did you do? SL : The only logical thing to do. I lifted my dress up. SM : Oh, Sister! What did the man do? SL: The only logical thing to do. He pulled down his pants. http://f1638.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f2386824%5fAEBmw0MAAA1DUlGmNQAAAGOWi2o&pid=2.3&fid=Inbox&inline=1&appid=yahoomail SM: Oh, no! What happened then? SL : Isn't it logical, Sister? A nun with her dress up can run faster than a man with his pants down. And for those of you who thought it would be dirty, Say two Hail Marys! http://f1638.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f2386824%5fAEBmw0MAAA1DUlGmNQAAAGOWi2o&pid=2.4&fid=Inbox&inline=1&appid=yahoomail

Yes stepping voltage up or down is pretty simple and inexpensive until you throw high amperage into the equation. Current handling costs money. I have never had a lithium battery last more than a couple years. Starter current and high rate charging is whats hard on them. On the other hand, Lithium technology is advancing in leaps and bounds, I will certainly not claim to be up on all of the latest and greatest developments. But I do have trouble believing manufacturer claims of things that can not be tested. The only way to test for a 7 year life will take 7 years to test. In 7 years this will be old technology. Lithium batteries when burning can provide their own oxygen for the fire, once started they are hard to put out and burn very aggressively. Lead and battery acid are not easily burned. Reading the info on the Shorai website is interesting and even confirms some of what we have been saying. Over charge or discharge is "Dangerous". If you accidentally leave something on the bike turned on and kill the battery, It is junk and not covered under warranty. As well as "Dangerous" (Possible fire?) Never let the battery sit for more than 2 weeks in the bike without being driven or on their charger. Non warranty damage can occur. If you put it in storage mode it can sit for a year IF you keep it in your refrigerator at 34*F. The battery does not like a real winter, below 40°F you have to go through a "Wake up" (warm up) procedure before cranking. The charger has a "Storage Mode" this is a mode where the battery is held at 50% charge for storage. So you then have to charge the battery before you can jump on and ride. The battery does not like to be stored fully charged and ready to go. The battery will never be fully charged by the bikes electrical system, only their charger will get the battery up to 100% charge. On the other hand, with what I know about cell resistance and discharge curves. There are some distinct advantages to the LIPO batteries. A battery of similar performance will be a lot smaller and lighter than its equivalent Pb battery. I just do not know if the current technology is quite ready for prime time YET. And at $276 or $350, plus a required $85 charger. I can keep the bike in lead acid batteries for the next 20+ years.

I would be pro active. Call the local police to see if a report was filed, if it was, then get a copy for your records. The Police report would be proof that you had the package delivered and he lost it after it was in his possession. That and the delivery conformation from UPS should get you off the hook with PP. The catch that you have to watch for is if he paid PP using a CC. , they can pull the money regardless of what PP thinks. If the CC pulls the money from PP, PP will pass that loss on to you. If he files a complaint with his CC company the CC companies are even more generous with your money than PP. The other question, Is this guy a member of this forum? Good luck.

I would be pro active. Call the local police to see if a report was filed, if it was, then get a copy for your records. The Police report would be proof that you had the package delivered and he lost it after it was in his possession. That and the delivery conformation from UPS should get you off the hook with PP. The catch that you have to watch for is if he paid PP using a CC. , they can pull the money regardless of what PP thinks. If the CC pulls the money from PP, PP will pass that loss on to you. If he files a complaint with his CC company the CC companies are even more generous with your money than PP. Good luck.