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  1. Freebird
    Thanks. I'll let you all know what I end up with. Heck...I'm almost to the point of not doing it at all.
  2. Freebird
    Using an oil other that Yamalube cannot affect your warranty.
  3. Freebird
    Yes I am. I may be wrong though. That is the way that mine seem to work and I thought I had read the specifics somewhere in the manual but I search both the owners manual and the service manual last night after posting this and can't find anything. Maybe I imagined it.
  4. Freebird
    I THINK I see a Samuel Adams on that table. If so, somebody has VERY good taste.
  5. Freebird
    Here you go. I managed to find a "FAT SMILEY" for you folks.
  6. Freebird
    We are very happy for both of you. Don't worry about the bike...in just a few short years (maybe 20 or so) you will be able to get another one. Seriously, it is great news and will bring you much joy.
  7. Freebird
    They only turn off automatically if you turn them on above a certain speed. Otherwise, they are manual.
  8. Freebird
    I don't know how. There must be something different in your bike and mine.
  9. Freebird
    Here's where you order them. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17406
  10. Freebird
    and you will NEVER hit the rev limiter in 4th. I'm topped mine out in 5th gear and then downshifted to 4th and picked up more speed. These bikes will actually run faster in 4th than they will in 5th. One note: That was before I installed the VMAX rear. Haven't tried to see if it will hit the rev limiter in 4th since that change.
  11. Freebird
    Thanks, they are a short drive from me.
  12. Freebird
    No, that would be WAY to easy. It's already black.
  13. Freebird
    Somebody here tried the Bazooka setup and it wasn't very good. Should be a thread about it somewhere here.
  14. Freebird
    Yes, the top is the darker color. Thanks for letting me know. Their swatches actually show it to be a lot lighter and not even the same tone. Sounds like a trip to the paint store is indeed the answer.
  15. Freebird
    To me it is worth it. As for gas mileage, I think that in some cases it can actually improve your mileage. Depending on how and where you ride.
  16. Freebird
    Very nice. Looks great.
  17. Freebird
    You stay out of this. I KNOW you are color blind.
  18. Freebird
    These are probably the best suggestions. I'll look in the phone book when I get home on Friday. Thanks.
  19. Freebird
    Yea, that's the problem They are SO far off that I'm not even sure which is which.
  20. Freebird
    It is the same color. The plate you did was great and very close. Plenty close for the location but this one will be on top of the trunk in the bright sun and I would rather get it as EXACT as possible. A slight variation is going to be very noticeable. It could also turn out that yours is closer than what I'll get from them.
  21. Freebird
    I picked up a used trunk spoiler and need to paint it to match my '99. Looking at the color rite page though, I am just not at all sure which is the correct color. NONE of them look like the darker gray color of my trunk top. http://www.colorrite.com/matrix-colors.cfm?CFID=2237224&CFTOKEN=91175331
  22. Freebird
    I'm interested too but not optimistic. In my opinion, adding amps and etc. will never be a success until we figure out how to install larger speakers. Though there are better speakers available, none seem capable of providing the range/bass that is necessary for a truly good sounding system.
  23. Freebird
    I've got that same one and really like it. I first saw it on Rick Butler's bike. The only problem is that the arm that comes with the Zumo 550 isn't really quite long enough. I bought a medium length arm from Ram to set it up higher so that it is above the radio pod. Here is the one that I use: http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045050048049085/Default.aspx
  24. Freebird

    I'm DONE!

    Freebird replied to FROG MAN's topic in Watering Hole

    That statement is a bit contradictory. You said that "the Yuasa I described is an AGM just like the Odessy" and then you said "a regular battery tender will not work with the Odessy" but that "All the AGMs use a regular battery tender". So you first say that they are the same and then that they are different. This battery tender thing has been brought up several times and I still say that it is NOT true that a battery tender cannot be used on the Odessy. It cannot be CHARGED with a battery tender but a battery tender is certainly fine for what it is designed to do, maintain a fully charged battery. I used a Battery Tender on my Odessy for over 5 years and it did just fine.
  25. Freebird
    There are actually two of them. One under the left side cover as Cougar said and the other inside the right lower cowling.
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