RDawson

It’s a very small low pressure pump. I don’t remember the pressure but it’s low.

Oreilly sells a low pressure pump I used in my 86. Mr. Gasket I believe. Had to add a fitting or two to get the angle on the line.

All my damage is mounting tabs on the inner and a bolt hole broke out on the outer. Think a little ABS softened with MEK and some flat ABS will work.

Nope. I guarantee if we’re outta gas and pushing she ain’t talking. Either yelling or I’m getting the silent treatment. 🤣🤣🤣

Has anyone replaced thePTT switch? Know where to get it? The parts fiche only shows replacing the whole assembly. I’ve cleaned the contacts in the past to get more life out of it but it’s getting irritating. I use Mic Mutes so I need it operational. If I can’t find an OEM I’ll either have to replace it all or rig a new micro switch in there.

Sounds fun…………just a tad too far for me.

2nd Gen one piece inner. I’m gonna repair it myself since it shouldn’t involve any paint. The damage is all on hidden areas. I was worried they’d try to total it because of part availability, I wasn’t interested in totaling it. They haven’t made an offer yet but the damage estimate is in the $3k range.

My 86 is the same story. I found this site by googling problems with it. After multiple problems every search brought me here, I felt a little guilty for the free help and joined. Best thing I ever did, met new friends I didn’t know I had and enjoy the get togethers.

Ain’t it cool how much time and headache $12 saves? The gurus came thru again 😂

Oh boy, I can just imagine my life if I came home with a 1/2 helmet!!!! Dr daughter’s first call on the ambulance during pre-med was an over the bars faceplant (1/2helmet). She’s been on me since then to quit riding, seems the visible brain matter made an impression on her. Now she’s in the ER she sees worse. While we know and I’m sure she does too, choice of helmet probably made no difference in the outcome of that wreck. it makes her and the wife feel better with more helmet. I’ll take the hit and wear a lid to make them happy. Daughter called to say hi while we were shopping, mom told her what we were doing and she instantly replied “one with a full face, right?” Not too happy with my incident last week with open face.

We spent the day driving around a few dealers and tried on several helmets, both 3/4 and modular. I like the 3/4 HJC i30 and the Scorpion EXO930 modular. Being unfamiliar with Scorpion I’ve read several reviews that are making me lean that way. I think this helmet will make wife an Dr. Daughter happy. They did run small so we have to move up a size, the issue right now is the one color/size we want is out of stock. It’s very comfortable, chin bar and visor work smooth and lock in place well. The chin bar is removable to use as a 3/4 when preferred. It has the drop down (fighter pilot) sun shade, I’m looking to see if that lens is available in yellow since I wear sunglasses anyway. Priced around $250 it’s not real expensive. I really like HJC 3/4s but didn’t like any of their modulars, felt like my head was in a vise. We liked the look of the LS helmets with the chin bar flipping all the way back and out of the airflow but it just wasn’t comfortable for us.

I guess you could call the interior craft style. I bought a 50x100 I-beam/purling building for my business. I blew my shoulder before erecting it, after deciding to retire we came up with the plan of building the house inside the front of it and having a 3400 sq ft garage/shop. I’ll probably brick the front.

We’ve decided to go with a no Sheetrock or paint interior in the new place. All walls and ceilings will be some type of wood finish, brick, or stone. I’m planning to do built-in cabinets with an old look to them. To me that’s the hardest look to achieve, modern methods, materials, and fasteners and yet look old while operating like new. Once I figure it out I’ll hafta try to do that to my body.

According to what I read on the HJC website smal thru large used the same shell, padding thickness adjusted the fit size. XL and up used another sized shell.

I won’t buy a helmet without trying it on. Too many variations out there. I’ll pay extra at a brick and mortar store. Same way with shoes.

Yep we camp a lot, this is the wife’s idea of roughing it. She ain’t sleeping on the ground.

Do you know the model of yours? I don’t use ear plugs so noise does matter for me, one of the reasons I’m asking for input. We’re gonna go try some on this week but we’ll have to travel some to do it. There’s only one shop here and it’s limited.

HJC has been our helmet of choice for the same reason, the 3/4s are HJC. Fitment and weight are an issue for us, we both have some neck issues. It’s amazing how one pound extra affects me. HJC are also more affordable than some others but with a good safety history. Not interested in those $59 modulars on ebay. Truth be told I’ll probably stick with 3/4, to the dismay of Dr. Daughter. She’s been trying to park me or get me in full face for a few years. I’m often reminded of my age, mileage on my bones, etc from her.

If I remember correctly the VMax is a lower ratio than the Virago. Swapping it would INCREASE rpm’s. The torque would be awesome though. Same reason we swap on the Ventures.

When I started riding again several years ago I had to make the concession to wear a helmet to keep the other half happy. We’ve been using 3/4 helmets so we can ride with the shield open and drink on the road. With our recent incident she’s mentioning full face, that kills being able to have a drink. I’ll go modular before full face. I typed all that to ask if anybody is familiar with the HJC I90 modular, the weight isn’t much more than our 3/4s.

I suggest printing that part of the manual, it helped having it with me. If I’m diving into something I’ve never done I like the printed pages instead of having my book there. I can refer to it with greasy hands and then toss it. Like I said earlier it’s not too bad of a job.

Ok Rooster I hope this helps. On the right side beside the headlight you’ll see a bundle of round plugs like this. The zip tie holding them has a release tab, open the tie and find the cable with the red tape marker. Unplug that plug and plug your cable in between them, it’ll only fit one way. The small wire coming off the Buddy cable will route to the voice in device you’re using, Garmin GPS or in my case a Bluestreak. The voice out from that device will go to the Aux input coming from the cassette player, you can buy a 3.5mm splitter to use there to keep the Aux on dash working. That’s the short version. If you have Mic-Mutes they plug in the same place, it makes a difference which order they go. Make sure to test everything before closing the fairing. At this point you should be able to talk on the phone thru a wired helmet. In my case I have Mic-Mutes, Bluestreak, Amplirider, and a Bluetooth receiver all connected so it looks a little crazy in there. Tape plug connectors to keep it dry. My number is in my profile, feel free to call or text if I can talk you through something.

Yep it’s always their fault, I think I’ll blame my recent incident on Yamaha for not providing stronger windshield mounts to hold the aftermarket windshield blade they had to have known I was gonna use 15 years after the bike was built. The blade manufacturer for using a material strong enough to break my teeth should get part of the blame, the landowner that let the grass grow that provided habitat for the bird I hit owes me something. The state should’ve made the road wider for more reaction time and put up bird crossing signs. I bet I could find a lawyer that’d sue all of them never taking into account my actions or acts of God. I could be rich!!!!!!!😁😁😁I’d probably lose the the lawsuit because I have a car tire on my bike and as everyone knows by reading the darkside posts insurance won’t pay for a bike with a car tire so now it’s my fault. 😩😩😩. Maybe I can sue the tire manufacturer because it’s not stamped in the sidewall “NOT FOR MOTORCYCLE USE”. 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 OK I’ll quit.

I’ll look at mine in the morning to remind me of the hookups and send it.

I caught a large bird that pulled my windshield out of the fairing straight into my teeth. Lots of dental work, minor damage to the bike but to major priced items.