Eck

Time for you to go back in your corner.................

Not long enough...

Hey Sleeperhawk, We could create some yellow snow for Tom, so he can make ice cream...

Yea...what he said... I'm wondering what winter storage means too.............

Contact Carbon One, he makes the adapters...(or he used to anyway)

I don't want to high jack this thread, I will send you an email..

Hi Mike, I would like to help you with doing this if I may based on my experience. I did exactly as you are planning to do and there is nothing to it. See pic of my bike below. Here is how I drilled and attached mine, and I never had a crack in the windshield from doing this. I drilled and mounted three leather bags to my windshield. First, I gave my wife a black fine point marker. She stood in front of bike facing the windshield. I sat on the drivers seat and held the center bag in the center of the windshield and lined it up by eye from left to right top to bottom, and got it where I wanted it. My wife would just touch the front of the windshield with the marker, in the center of the mounting holes thus leaving a small dot for the location. I then held the right side bag, she marked holes again, and then I held left side bag as she marked those holes. I then placed a DAMP towel on the dash to catch the small pieces of plastic (chips) from when I drilled. How to drill the holes. DO NOT PUSH the drill into the windshield.. Did I mention that you do NOT push the drill into the windshield... Here are a few notes before you drill anything. Use a small variable speed hand drill (cordless if possible) for better handling and less to control when it comes to tangling the cord, or tripping on it. I did not use any tape, but you can if you want if you feel more confident in doing so. Let the Drill bit do the work- do NOT push it thru the windshield..for it will easily go into and through the plastic almost entirely by it's self. Pull back on the drill as it drills the hole so that the chips break off and are channeled out thru the flutes of the drill bit. Drill very slow speed....very slow. You must first, Drill the mounting holes using a small drill bit. Reason for this is if the hole does not line up exactly in line with the mounting holes in the bag, you can always PULL the hole to the direction you may need when you use the full size drill bit.. Drill from the front towards the drivers seat as you straddle the front wheel Once you drill the mounting holes for ONE BAG, stop and make sure the holes line up Do NOT drill the mounting holes any larger than the diameter of the mounting screws you plan to use. Mine were a snug fit and I never ever had a crack or issue with mine. Provided all the windshield holes line up to the bag mounting holes, you now have to drill the holes full size. Again, the same size of the mounting screws you are using. To mount the bags. I used black Dome head Allen screws (which blended in with the black bags and you could not hardly even notice them), and I used CHROME acorn nuts. I pushed the screws into the windshield from the FRONT of the windshield, thru the leather bag. I used a dab of BLUE lock-tight and then attached the chrome acorn nuts from the inside using an Allen wrench to hold the screws. NOTE: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN..I used my fingers to hold the acorn nuts. Once the nut turned in my fingers using the Allen wrench from the outside, it was tight enough. They never came off and I never hand an issue. Good luck! Here is the pic of mine:

Appears you did a quality job installing them... now that you know how to do it and what all tools are needed, maybe you could install these at MD or Vogel or any of the rallies. Hey, sounds like a plan don't it...? ha

Reinhard, You have email..

I want to be remembered as ECK :cool10:

Tell 1-up to remove his gas tank and check out this connector. Sitting on bike, it is on the left side of frame that runs through center of bike. My 2nd gen acted same way... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32359

Knowing you Lewis I can see you writing the check now for St. Jude's .... Yea man............. That is what you need to do...just return his email and tell him to send a check to St. Jude's in honor of you, but ask him if he would mention VR.org while he is at it...

So sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to you and your family Dan.

Well something is wrong already. I posted my above joking comment and when I was done the post was showing as read. I went into another posting, read that one and when I went to look for another post this post shows up as being unread? Same thing happened after I posted in the ride for Gunboat that Squidley posted. It showed as read, but now shows as unread? Just thought I would mention this and I will watch as I comment on a few more to see if they do the same.

Whether I can make a state VR ride for Gunboat or not, I will be riding that day come rain or shine.

If time permits, I just might get around to reading this posting...............

Just a word of caution here because I care.... Don't ever become where you feel you are in total control and without fear when riding... Its at those times when your "Thought I knew how to's" come to light, you loose that personal control you once thought you had and find out that your bike bites like it never has before... It's like changing ownership...Once your bike bites you then you will understand that the bike owns you ..... you don't own it..and that the bike will treat you the same way you treat it... Riding respectfully or disrespectfully is your choice... Ok that is my speech for safety this week.. Now does anyone know how to remove the scuff marks from both my foot pegs:confused24:

yep, mine sure is.

Lewis needs us all here folks. Not only is he having problems with his legs, hips, and his back, it is now effecting his brain... Hang in there Brother, Help is on the way..

I agree... that IS funny..........

Not sure what type of MP3 player you are using, but if it uses a thumb drive, may be the thumb drive is loose where it plugs in and is loosing connection there which would mean nothing is wrong with your wire harness/ cords going to and from the unit.

As I was saying, I have heard of many bikes loosing parts now and then. They all do. ..it happens http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=79476

This just floored me too. Meet him several times and he was always a gentle man with a helping hand. My condolences go out to his whole family.