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there are three bullet connectors inside the fairing. One for low beam, one for high beam, one for all the time. Just unplug and plug into another. Dont remember colors, I just plugged until it did what I wanted.

Rick Butler is still doing them, but not on the forum often. Just shipped my pillowtop this morning for him to build it up some. Very reasonable pricing. His email is rick_butler@verizon.net. Get with him and see if he can do anything with that style seat. I assume it is the same base foam without the pillow top.

I have that phone holder, love it. I used a longer arm to raise the phone up, so can use it as a "dashcam".

The unit on the handlebar is just the controller. The actual radio/amplifier/intercom unit is inside the front fairing. The actual CB is underneath the trunk, and of course the tape deck is in the dash. These wire back to the central radio/amplifier/intercom in the front fairing and are all controlled by the same handlebar controller. So if you replace this unit, you delete the intercom and CB. You may already know this. Just FYI.

I have reached down and checked it using the camera feature on my smart phone. Just set it to the "selfie" camera and hold it down there. Starting doing this after my telescopic mirror disappeared!

Both my 2nd gens have done this in 1st and 2nd, same as my 1st gen, it is just a float switch switch. I do have a dyna3000 with a higher rev limit and more timing advance. on the 2nd gens. On either gen, having the oil level justt above the center of the glass when sitting level is perfect. Any higher you will blow it out somewhere when riding hard. If not the driveshaft, it will go into the airbox. A little blip under hard accel or step incline is not a worry. The engine light is separate from the oil light, as noted above. It will only flash an error on the emergency kill if the kill is off and you hit the starter button.

Amazon has several LED replacement headlamps noted for Harley Davidson. Anyone use one of these? Can I assume since they are all noted as Harley that it would not be a direct fit to our bucket?

I have been using the Sylvania Ultras. But they do run hotter therefore have a shorter lifespan. This is noted in fine print on the back of the package. Note "lifehours" of the standard, the Ultra, and the Ultra Silverstar, and notice at each level the lifespan drops.

My concern would be "Does the saddlebag have enough venting to prevent a vapor buildup?"

I know I have seen a few 1st gens fitted with adventure bike type tires. I was considering it living on 2 miles of dirt road. But I would still think soft silt, mud, etc. would be a problem. A dry semi maintained fire road should not be a problem, I have done that both on a first gen and a 1200 wing several times.

This is very similar to how I had my last 2nd gen, except it did not have passing lamps, and I wired the GPS to the 5 amp aux fuse already in the factory front cowl fuse box.

Good stuff here for me to review, Thanks guys. I reviewed the ignition bypass threads, and came up with the following logic - The purpose of the passing lamp relay was to remove this additional load going through the ignition switch. What I did not like was that even though it was fused, there is a "hot all the time" wire running from the battery, under the tank, and through the neck into the fairing. It seems the ignition bypass relay takes ALL the lighting load off the ignition contacts and if I do that I would not need the passing lamp relay in the fairing. Is that the way you see it?

Back on a 2nd gen after 6 years on a first gen. Anyway, from previous experience, I know I need a relay for the air horn. My new ride has Passing lights without a relay, and I know they need a relay to prevent future ignition switch failure. I occasionally go north far enough to need my heated gloves and boot liners, and have to remember to unplug them everytime I shut the bike down to gas. I also want to add a power port with enough power to run an inflator. On the first gen, I added an auxiliary fuse block feed through a relay triggered by an acc circuit to make sure all the add ons went dead with the key. This way one relay did it all. I know the 2nd gen has a white aux connector near the battery that could probably be used to trigger this relay. I know how to wire all this. My question is, has anyone done it? Where did you locate it?

I believe those posts were authored by user V7Goose IIRC. I am thinking after his adjustments, most achieved 36-40 mpg instead of the typical 30-32.

Look for old posts from V7goose concerning float levels and mileage. There you will find the answer you are looking for!

Have you unlinked the braking system? Or does the rear master cylinder still work one front brake? If you unlink, free upgrade to the rear as the master cylinder is now powering only one caliper. Then some have gotten even more pressure by gutting the proportioning valve (cheap), or using a longer hose (Skydoc?) to completely eliminate the proportioning valve altogether (best way).

I pulled the line to the rear shock loose from the compressor, routed it out the side under the seat, and installed the "shrader" valve off the non-class unit on the end of the hose. Not as clean as swapping out the entire shock and hoses, as the schrader is hanging loose instead of mounted in the proper bracket. I used a cable tie to hold it from flopping around. After you get the seat off, a 10 minute job. BUT, i did not know the non-class shock had a heavier spring. I may go through the trouble to pull the non-class shock from the parts bike and switch it out now that I know it. The non-class shock still uses air. Check that it holds air before bothering to switch it out!

Under this condition, a stuck float or needle valve would let the fuel above the carb level to fill a cylinder. You are correct, the choke (carb enrichener) can only pass fuel under vacuum (engine running or at least cranking). If it runs only on choke, you have idle jets plugged with dried up old fuel varnish. If they flow any at all, Seafoam or similar may clean them up, but if completely clogged will probably require bowl removal and cleaning.

I have a buddy who uses some kind of a mixer unit. In the tank bag of his CBR, plugs in his phone, gps unit, and a handheld cb with a remote PTT on the handlebar. The box priorities. The highest level connection receiving a signal is the one that gets connected to the speakers. It just send the mic output to all units all the time. But if he is on the phone, the CB will not transmit unless he hits the PTT. Not sure what brand it is.

Yes, stay with regular. Premium will not burn completely and leave carbon deposits on the top of the piston.

Are you running Premium 93 octane gas? Did the previous owner run premium? Switch to regular, then the seafoam or gumout to clean the carbon from the piston top. It will probably also need plugs if it has been run on premium for a long time. Three tanks of that mileage and power will both improve. My personal experience from when I got my first RSV.

I always assumed the gear indicator switch used in the first gen is actually installed in the second gen. Something has to operate the neutral indicator and the overdrive (5th gear) indicator. I do not know if connections are in the switch for second and third, but they probably are and just not used. If that is the case, I think it would be a simple matter of jumpering third to fourth to fool the computer. The hard part is I think the switch is behind the clutch basket, and the basket must be removed to get to it. I suppose someone could dig through the parts diagram and see if the switch is identical between the first and second gen.

This was my fifth trip. It was the groups 30th anniversary trip. Definately not for tourists. Building a christian school for those that may not otherwise get schooling. For instance, last year I added toilet rooms and sinks to a classroom to make it a daycare. So underage moms can take thier babies with them to school. This year piped up showers in a locker area for the kids that cannot shower at home!

Leaving Victoria Tx tomorrow morning headed to Mission South Dakota for a mission trip on the Rosebud Reservation. Travelling through Ok City, sidetrack through Denver, then on to Mission SD. I expect the old 87 to do just fine. If not, hopefully the wonderful people here will help out as usual. We will have a support truck with supplies behind us. But I trust the truck less than the bike!

I know the R1/R6 calipers work on the front of your MkII. I THINK they work on the back also. You may want to search this site for info on this.