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Don, This site is a blessing to most but more importantly you are a blessing to all. While we are all praying for your success against this bout of cancer, more importantly we wait for the good news that you have conquered it again. I am on many of the FB groups for the Gen 2 and the Gen 3 but I watch those groups stumble on technical knowledge and fight the constant assault by the negativity. I can't tell you how often I post on FB that someone should come to this site for help. The group here has amazing knowledge on all versions of this bike and are ready and willing to help. That's what makes this the Best site available. Regardless of the bike.

Yeah, that's an important one. 3 months after picking up my used '06 the shifter came off while riding. Let's just say it wasn't terribly dangerous for me when it happened but that initial Oh $#@! moment, well now I can laugh at it.

I cannot answer the direct questions but with some engineering, welding and math skills anything is possible. I was in my mid to late teens and riding a few unsanctioned races on a 125 Kawasaki when I wrecked and broke the forks. With no engineering I was able to replace those with some Honda forks I had. Basically, cut the frames and welded them in place. Made sure the geometry of the forks was 'close enough' with mine and my dad's 'eyechrometers' we got it to work. I actually saved enough money to enter my one and only Pro-Am using that frame (different engine). I came in 4th, so pretty good for some young punk from Northern Ohio.

Never did the resolution thing. We want to wish You and Yours a happy and prosperous New Year.

I put mine on the left but for only one logical reason. My wife can't see the speedometer 🙂.

Last week we were in the upper 30's when I left for work. The last couple of days the lower 70's in the morning. Next week would could see the upper 20's. Still love SE Texas though. It's not 20 below or a bunch of snow.

No one ever wants to hear news like this. Condolences to his Family.

LOL. Six years for you, I just started reading it a few months ago. 😁

I am still both envious and frustrated with the 1st gen handle bars. Those were great. The frustration comes in because Yamaha went the cheap route and designed them out of the bike.

Even when I was a kid (16 - 17) I test with high Cholesterol. In the 300+ range as a total number. BP has never been a problem. Told the Dr what I was eating and he said to eliminate the eggs and to stop eating red meat. If I did eat red meat to cut off all the fat. Eat more poultry. I did this for 10 years or so and my Cholesterol level barely went below 300 in that time. I was working crazy hours in my late 20's running my own IT business 75+ hours. I stopped all of the 'special' diet stuff. Started eating eggs again and when my family started the whole egg white thing I would eat their yolks. I felt great at that time. In my late 30's I started to travel about 60 - 70% of my time for work. I packed on the lbs. Went from ~210 up to 285. This was my own fault, Restaurant portions were ridiculously large but I had this internal guilt of not finishing my food. I got this from when I was a kid as there were times when we didn't know if we would have food the next day. I worked hard to change this mentality the last year or so and am back to 230 and still working to drop more. the biggest item for me has been portion control not limiting the variety or types of food I eat but the quantity I eat. This is still hard when I travel as Keeping food in a hotel is not the easiest thing. I just box up the left overs. even when traveling. I actually find myself giving the food away to homeless more often than not. Win win. One thing I haven't changed though is I still eat eggs frequently and I eat red meat including the fat. Last year I had my 1st Cholesterol test in ages. It was ~280 but the Dr said I had nearly a 3.5:1 ratio of good vs bad Cholesterol which is a good thing. I didn't know the difference but as he described it the HDL levels are the grease that helps the body run well. He said the fat of beef and pork at actually contributing factors to HDL and the medical community only began to realize this in the last 15 years or so. He said the HDL works like grease in the blood system to help prevent blockage and clotting of the arteries. He's the one who told me to keep doing what I was doing. I'm also a big fan of open grazed beef. I go in every year with a buddy and we buy a steer or heifer. He is afraid of organ meat so I always keep the liver and the heart for myself. Love liver and onions. We will keep doing this too. We just took 'T-Bone' to the butcher as our freezer is a little low. On the other stuff: I like sauerkraut but haven't had it in years. I avoid margarine and stick to pure butters when at all possible. I always get eel when I go out for sushi. I eat a lot of cheeses and yes I still eat a lot of poultry. I never knew anything about K2 until I read this. It's something to keep in mind now that I'm getting older.

That's pretty cool. The orange trees I've seen here in Houston produce a pretty bitter fruit. Most of the home owners stay away from them or only use them for the zest of the peel. The lemon trees though are great. Unfortunately where I live out lot is too small for any type of ground garden. Our back yard has a pool and a gazebo. add bushes and a few trees and it's packed. Been naggin the wife to get somewhere where we can have some land but the $$$ is ridiculous.

39 degrees when I left the house this morning. 41 when I got to the office. Love the heated seat and grips.

This is awesome to come along on this journey.

iCloud Photos Try this link he posted to FB

I couldn't get the video her either. Maybe the link to your tiktok. That's where I saw it and it looks fantastic.

Glad you're safe.

While I can't help with the Charlotte area, the last 2 years I owned my '06 I had to go to an independent shop. All the dealers here will not work on a bike that is older than 10 years.

PUC has pretty much moved on from motorcycles to electric bikes. He has a YouTube Channel called PUC PUC.

Lowest I've ridden is -5, I was 17 in northern Ohio. Now nearly 40 years later in TX, 25 on the '06 Black Cherry and 28 on the SVTC. The SVTC was far more comfortable with the heated seats and grips. I could go much lower on the SVTC if I had chaps to throw on. Layer up.

hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving day with many more great days to come.

Don't let this sway you as a lot of complaints were around the GPS and people said they could not get more than 5 way points. Working with several people we were able to get this narrowed down to the file format for the upload to the bike. We've got a full write up here. There are spots of people who have had varying issues from heat complaints to starters to the brake switch (recall for this). My experience has been great outside of the GPS which is now resolved in my opinion. I ride with a lot of different people with different bikes. They all have had some issues with their new bikes they did not expect.

Wow, This whole 'find the relay' sucks. I grew up in a rural area of Northern Ohio but we could drive an hour to some pretty big areas. Live in the city (My wife is from Long Island) and I wish every day we lived where it was more quiet - literally. I think I'm going deaf due to all the noise. The hassle of living in a rural area for supplies is real but relays should be easily obtained. Heck they're even in a lot of tractors and other farm equipment. Hope you get it fixed soon.

Reminds me of a Boy Scout Video I saw a while back. Showed a boy with a VR headset walking through the woods and then cuts to a BSA troop actually hiking through the woods.

There's a reason I love south TX. After living in and around the snowbelt of northern OH I'm glad that I don't see S*** but 1 or twice every few years. Riding year 'round and lovin' it.

I was at 13K on the factory (Bridgestone) rear and replace it with another Bridgestone that will get about 13K on it. On my Gen 2 I was lucky to get 6 - 7 on any rear tire so I went Darkside. There is a good chance I will go Dark with the next Tire on the SVTC.