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The saddlebag lid guards and lower wind deflectors arrive yesterday. Hopefully, I will have time to install them today. Looks like installing the wind deflectors requires pulling the fairing. It will be the first time pulling it on this bike. Doesn't look like too big a job. All the parts are here now with the exception of the driver's cup holder which is back ordered until sometime in October. I still have to figure out the best solution for the passenger cup holder. Just took another look. Fairing does not have to be removed. Just the lowers. Only 5 screws on each side. Should be easy enough.

Mine only shows states that I have ridden in on the bike. I have visited all by car or air. The 48 that is.

Yea, there are several ways that they could be tightened up a bit but I never plan to take them off so will just do it right.

Yea, you are probably right. I still think it would be better if you could move it back maybe an inch but it's fine the way it is.

Yesterday was the first time my wife had been on a ride with me on the SVTC. I forgot to look for her headset cord so we just used the bike's speakers. The first time we stopped, the commented that she was shocked at how good the stereo sounded. We were streaming Pandora. The big difference, in my opinion, is the 5 1/2" speakers as opposed to the 4" speakers they used on the RSV.

Just an update for you on these footpegs. They do slip. I have them as tight as possible and they will still turn on the crash bars. I think a thin shim around the bar made from an aluminum can would solve the issue but I'm not going to mess with it. I'm just going to drill and tap a hole and put a recessed allen head set screw in them. Otherwise, I like them and have no regrets. Like I said before, I would probably have purchased the Kuryakyn brand if they had made them with the 1" clamps but they don't. So these were the choice and they will be fine with a little modification.

I wish it were that easy. I got up this morning and looked into this issue a bit further. Yamaha has made it very difficult to impossible to move the trunk back. I pulled the liner out of the trunk and found that there are 4 bolts that bolt the trunk to the steel frame underneath. I removed those 4 bolts and the trunk was loose but wouldn't move back. Then I noticed that the nuts that hold secure the passenger backrest were preventing it from moving rearward. So I removed the passenger backrest and there lies the issue. There is a steel frame that is welded to the trunk support assembly. The bolts for the passenger backrest go through that steel frame and then through the trunk. So it's really the steel frame that supports the passenger backrest, not the front of the trunk. So, you could make some spacers to go between the backrest support and the trunk and move the trunk back, It moved back with no problem, but that defeats the purpose because the passenger backrest does not move back with the trunk and therefore you still have no more passenger room than you did before. So this issue is pretty much put to bed, in my opinion. The only solution that I can see would be to make some major modifications to the entire truck support/backrest assembly and that would require some cutting and welding. Something that I'm not willing to do. Then I had to mow the yard and had a few hours to think it through. I decided that maybe I was just approaching it wrong so took another look. I still didn't come up with a good solution though. I'm attaching a drawing of the bracket that would have to be modified. The only way I see to move the trunk back would be to cut the tubing somewhere around where I have placed the arrows. Insert and weld some sleeves inside the tubing. It would be easy except for the bend on the front tubing. I don't think there is enough straight run there to insert a sleeve. It would probably have to be bent and welded. There just isn't an easy way to do this. I've actually thought about buying an extra bracket to see what I could do with it but they are about $300.00. The good news is that my wife went for a ride with me today for the first time on this bike and says that she is fine with it as is.

That's the one I have. Seems to work fine.

The wired option is not obsolete and about the most cost-effective choice. Wired headsets are readily available and still used on many models. Price despends upon the quality of music you want. Like I said, none of the actual helmet speakers ever satisfied me. The only thing that really did it for me was the Edsets that I could plug my earbuds into and then put my helmet on over them. That is a little more trouble but well worth the effort. The only headsets that I know of that have a jack for the earbuds are the Edsets. They are not cheap though. J&M makes some cheaper units (in the $70.00 per set range) and also more expensive units. The simplest way to test and see if you like that option would be to plug a set of earbuds into your phone, put your helmet on, give it a try. If that does it for you and you want to tie into the bikes system for intercom and etc., then you would need to add a couple of the Edset modules to your helmet.

Well, you have touched upon a long and basically unsolved dilemma. There have been many efforts here to improve the sound. Speakers, Amps, Bass Blockers, rear baffles, etc. None have been really satisfying. The simple truth is that the 4" speakers just won't produce the performance needed for a motorcycle. That's why many of us use helmet headsets or earbuds. I personally found that the Edsets work best. They have about the best helmet speakers but I don't use them. They also have a headphone jack integrated into the module and I plug a set of earbuds into them and then put my helmet over them. To answer your question though. Opinions vary but the most popular speaker choice seems to be the Polk DB401 models. Now I think that one has been discontinued and replace by the DB402 but they are still available. There are others that will work and some have better specs but you have to be wary of the size of the magnets, especially for the rear. There is limited space for them. I don't know if the 402s have the same size magnets as the 401.

Yea, I moved it back on the RSV and also on the Road Glide Ultra.

If you are talking about the crash bar mounted ones, there are pictures of them higher up in this thread. They are a Yamaha product. Is this what you are looking for? These are the ones that are shown in the pictures higher up in this discussion. https://www.motosport.com/yamaha-star-accessories-tinted-lower-wind-vents

Here is where I got mine: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153055009408 https://www.ebay.com/itm/153055067438 I have read some reports that these pegs won't tighten enough to prevent them from turning on the crash bar if you put a lot of pressure on them. Mine seem plenty tight but if it ends up being a problem, I plan to drill a hole through the clamp and put a recessed set screw in it.

Have any of you looked at moving the trunk back just a bit? On the RSV, there was another set of holes under the trunk and many of us took advantage of it and moved the trunk back. I think it was about an inch difference. Just a quick look didn't reveal such existing holes on the '18. KuryAkyn made a relocator kit for the Harley Road Glide that served that purpose very well and was even adjustable. My wife isn't very big but with the Utopia backrest installed, moving it back that inch would be better and give her a bit more room. I wish I had slowed down and taken a look at it while I had the trunk off during the trailer hitch install. I may have to pull it off again to see how to modify it. She may be ok, haven't tried it yet but I know it would be better a little further back.

Now I remember reading about that issue but forgot about it when I installed them. Just went out and checked and yes, mine opens all the way just as it should. I'm glad because they really feel good where I have them set. I can see that if you rotated them down a bit further, the handlebars would have to be centered to clear the bars. I have plenty of clearance where mine are set. To be honest, even if they were set to where the bars had to be centered, it would still be worth it. In my opinion, these risers are an absolute necessity for this bike. It may not be the case for everyone but most of my time on the highway is spent with my feet on the highway pegs and leaned back against the backrest. Even though I have long arms, it caused really bad pain on the back side of my shoulders. Same thing was true on the RSV. My shoulder is actually still hurting a bit from my 300-mile ride the day I bought it. All the cables were also just fine. Full lock in either direction causes no binding. Nothing appears to be stretched tight.

I did the same thing as RDawson on the '05. I think it was his original post that led me to it. Great solution and worked excellent.

I think the new wing is a very nice looking bike and I have no doubt that it will continue to sell well and dominate the touring market. Just wasn't the bike for me.

The member hasn't been on here in a while. He had a very bad motorcycle accident and his life drastically changed. Wonderful guy. He went by "Ponch" here.

I would say that it's definitely not a Royal. Also, in one of the pictures if you zoom in you will see a label "Cycle Sounds" below the radio. It's an aftermarket stereo. That being said, it still looks like a heck of a good deal at that price.

Used ones are MUCH cheaper on Ebay. I see them for around $35.00 per pair. Just do a search for 4XY-2834V-00-00

Yamaha calls them protectors. Look at items 41 and 42 in this parts diagram at Partzilla. https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/motorcycle/2009/royal-star-venture-s-xvz13tfsy/cowling-1

I've had a fairly brutal workload this week and not much time to mess with the bike. I had a short day today though. Had a stairlift install first thing this morning and got home around 2:30 to find that my ROX Risers were here. Fantastic. Saddlebag lid guards and lower wind deflectors should be here anytime but I'm OK for riding now. It took about 15 minutes to install the risers and get them adjusted to where I think I will like them. What an amazing difference. I should be good to go now in regards to comfort. Utopia backrest, Longhorn offset highway pegs, and ROX risers are all installed. The bike feels absolutely amazing now. Can't wait to get it out on the road. Thinking about doing another iron butt. Anybody in or around NE Ohio that wants to join me? I've done a 1,000 miler and a 1,500 miler (Saddlesore and Butt Burner) and am open to doing either one again. I did the 1,000 by myself and had company on the 1500. Weather, if we can avoid the rain, is getting nice for a long ride.

Those are stock deflectors that come on every RSV. Apparently, yours were removed. You have to split the fairing to get to the mounting points.

The luggage rack design is fine on the top side. The top brackets are wide enough and are solid between each mounting screw. The underside may benefit from some flat straps between the holes. Would be easy enough to make. Just a couple 6 or 8" pieces of flat strap aluminum or SS and drill holes in each end. I will probably do that at some point. I don't know why the load rating is so low. This trunk does seem stronger than the one on the RSV and the First Gens. I'm taking a bit different approach on this bike. My last bike had pretty much every piece of chrome that was available from Yamaha and the aftermarket. I've pretty much reached the decision that I'm going to limit myself to items that I feel are really needed this time for either comfort, utilization, or safety. At first, I looked around for any new chrome goodies for it but the forks are black and the Yamaha trunk rack is black so I decided to just stick with that theme. I bought black offset highway pegs and installed the Yamaha rack. I have the Yamaha black saddlebag lid protectors ordered. I never cared much for the black trim on vehicles nor even the color-coded "monochrome look that some cars used. The black on this bike is starting to grow on me though. I kind of like the departure from my usual. The only thing I'm awaiting arrival on are the handlebar risers, lid protectors, and lower wind deflectors. Kuryakyn black mesh type cup holder is ordered but is back-ordered until sometime in October. Sebel horns that were kindly sent by another member here arrived yesterday. Will look at installing one or both of them over the next few days if I ever get caught up on Stairlift installs. It has been a very busy couple of weeks for that. I had a large custom curved install last Saturday and then this week I've had and have installs every day of the week including possibly Saturday if they decide to move ahead with that one. I've had very little time to play with the bike.

I deleted it and he is one of the very few that I have actually banned from this forum over the past many years. I'm sorry it turned out that way but when he came back and started deleting his posts, it made a lot of other good posts submitted by others useless as there was no context to them. I hope he finds what he is looking for.