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OH...I'm not going anywhere NEAR that remark. You are in deep poo poo now.

The battery on the Slingshot seems to go dead after sitting for about a week or two if not driven. I don't know if that is normal or if there is a problem but I'll look at it later. In the meantime, I decided yesterday to install a connector on it to plug in a battery tender when it's not being used. I do that on all my bikes and etc. anyway. So I went to Walmart to pick up a connector, removed the cover for the battery compartment, figured out the best way to get to a connection to install the connector, etc. They don't make it easy to get to on the Slingshot. Finally found a place and got it all hooked up. Then started looking for the best place to let it exit the compartment and make it easy to get to. Decided on where I thought would be the perfect place. Found a couple of nylon ties to secure it. Reached under the frame bar in the location that I had decided on and guess what? That is when I found the existing battery tender connector that the previous owner had already installed. Grrrrr....... At least he and I agreed on the best place to put it. Then had to remove my new one and re-assemble everything.

I pay at the pump. It does make me nervous but it could happen other places also. Convenience stores where you go inside, you could be hacked there also. It's a risk anywhere you go now. Sunday, Sunday before last, about 10 days ago, I got a call from the company that handles the debit card from my bank. They asked if I had done online transactions over the past few minutes for just over $1200.00, $1400.00 and $1800.00. All three transactions were in the U.K. I assured them that I had not and in fact, had made no transactions at all that day. The $1297.00 one had already gone through but they had flagged the next two and put them on hold until they called me. While we were on the phone, they cancelled my card. I had to file a dispute for the one that went through and it was back in my account in about 3 or 4 days. It took about 6 days for my new debit card to arrive. Very inconvenient but at least I didn't lose any money. I have absolutely no idea where it was hacked. It could have been anywhere. I now have alerts set up so that I know immediately anytime the card is used. It is my business debit card and I keep a good deal of money in that account.

The only base model I ever owned was also an '83. It just had "Venture" on it also. Never seen the word Vixen on one. Also did a search on the Internet and came up with nothing regarding Yamaha Vixen.

You worry too much. I would never leave you on the bike. I've got a small diesel tractor with a front end loader...or in your case...unloader.

I'll bet there is one but a quick search didn't find it.

The "Vixen" name is new to me. In all my years of dealing with these bikes, I've never heard one referred to as a Vixen.

I get all of that. All I'm saying is that the NAD ruling didn't apply to oils sold in Europe. The labeling there still requires that a Synthetic meets the more stringent guidelines as Mobil 1 had argued for. Mobil 1 is still labeled as Fully Synthetic there.

I have been keeping up with this thread. I will openly admit that I am a Mobil 1 fan and have been since at least 1999. I use it in pretty much everything I own. I run Mobil 1 Racing 4T in my motorcycles. It is not and never has been my desire to convince anybody else that they should also use my preferred oil. I actually think that any quality oil, without friction modifiers due to our wet clutches, will work just fine if changed regularly. Most of what has been posted in this thread has been posted before and makes no difference to me. There is one thing that I picked up on though that piqued my interest. It was stated that though highly refined Group III oils could be marketed and sold in the USA as Full Synthetics, the same is not the case in Germany and other European countries. That prompted me to do some searching because many have speculated that when Mobil 1 lost their lawsuit against Castrol, they caved in and started using a group III base for their own products. I've never seen any proof of that but I've seen it posted in many places. So I did some searching and found that Mobil 1 Racing 4T is sold in Germany as "Fully Synthetic". Now I haven't dug into it deep enough to determine if they possibly use a different formulation in Germany that they do in the USA but I seriously doubt it. This being the case, and based upon the laws in Europe, would this not lend some level of proof that Mobil 1 Racing 4T is indeed at least a Group IV oil? By the way, the Castrol that is sold here as Full Synthetic is NOT labeled a Synthetic on the German websites.

There are two 10mm nuts that you have to remove. One on each side up under the nose of the seat. Remove those two nuts, slide the seat forward to disengage the tab on the back, lift it off.

Check our classifieds. They don't say Yamaha but do have the plastic heads. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=560&title=keys-i-can-punch-cut-new-original-factory-like-ones-for-you-2c-1st-and-2nd-generation-venture-and-rstd&cat=8

Very sad news indeed. I assume that his wife wasn't with him? I'm so sorry for her loss and the rest of the family and friends. When we have so many friends who share our passion to ride, we come to expect such things but you never get used to losing a friend/member. God Speed our friend.

My son got his passport a few weeks ago and needed it quickly for a trip that was already scheduled. He used the expedited service and I think he got his in about 3 days. That's pretty good. Not good enough to cross the border today though.

I'm sure they will be fine. Much better than stock. From what I understand, the problem is that Progressive never actually made a spring for the RSV. The one that they sell was designed for the older Royal Star and it was much lighter. So the spring rate is really not heavy enough for the RSV but probably heavier than the stock springs.

This thread doesn't directly answer your question but may give you a clue. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?19608-Front-Fork-Sag

Sorry, yes, the enhanced license will work also. I forget about it. Never tried to get one but I think it still takes some time. Not sure though.

Sorry, can't help you with the Progressives. Never used them. I firmly believe the Sonics are a better choice for the RSV.

I'm almost 100% sure that an actual passport is required. Takes some time to get one though so you are probably out of luck attending this one.

Looks like a good solution. I had just used rubber stoppers and they worked ok but those look like a better choice.

Now THAT looks like a decent deal.

If you are making payments, then when they finally do pay it off, the payoff should be less. In at least two or three instances over the past few years, when I traded in a vehicle when there was still a lien, we called from the dealership and got the pay-off. Maybe because my last payment had not posted or for some other reason, when the dealer paid it off, the payoff was less than expected. In each case, I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks later to get a check in the mail from the dealer with the notation, "refund from payoff". Never asked for it but apparently the payoff amount was figured into the deal and when it turned out to be less, they were obligated to send me the difference. That is here in Ohio, don't know how it works where you are. If it is the same, then you should get a check from the dealer for the amount of any payments you make that reduce the payoff.

I think this is what you are talking about. Not as bad as I remembered. https://www.partzilla.com/product/yamaha/3XW-14714-00-00?ref=9f8b412f8c6c03b8da29c78c8f11708583ad4779

It's not just a wrap, it's actually live s sleave. I had to replace one a long time ago and ended up ordering it from an online Yamaha parts place. Don't remember how much it was but I do remember that I was shocked at the price. I'm thinking $40.00 but that may have been for two of them. Just don't remember.

I"m a little confused. That does appear to be an '88 color. It also appears to be a standard.

You can contact him from his profile via email or PM. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?183-Rick-Butler