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  1. Freebird
    I'm sorry that it happened Cougar but I think it's good news for us in general. I would hate to find out that there are problems with these radiators.
  2. Freebird
    I wouldn't worry about them. They are a poly type speaker and a little moisture doesn't seem to hurt them. I've never covered mine at any time. When I wash the bike, I don't spray water directly into them but otherwise, I don't give them any thought at all.
  3. Freebird
    The only time I've seen it hard to find neutral was when the oil was getting old. I honestly think that synthetic oil helps a lot. I've run Mobil 1 in my '99 since the second oil change and it's always been easy to find neutral and shifts very well.
  4. Freebird
    I've taken the basic course and the advance riders course and highly recommend them for everybody, regardless of how long you have been riding. My good friend Rick Butler put it to me the best way I can tell it...I asked him if it was worth taking the advanced course and he told me only if you consider the fact that it could save your life. That is strong enough for me. As for making them mandatory? I'm not a big fan of government mandating things but I do think that it should be mandatory for any rider under the age of 18. In most states..maybe all states...driver's education is mandatory for anybody under the age of 18 getting a driver's license. The same should apply for the motorcycle courses for any rider under the same age.
  5. Freebird
    Yes...same caps.
  6. Freebird
    You still have the large hoses connected to the ports on the heads but due to the way they are designed, any condensation would run down and not up and into the heads. I have removed my entire system but that is on my '99 and I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anybody whose bike is still under warranty. Don
  7. Freebird
    They are connected to the diaphragm side of the AIS valves that you plugged. They cause the valves to open and close.
  8. Freebird
    They no longer do anything. You can just let them hang. Tape up the ends if you would like to...keeps them from getting any trash in them if you ever want to hook them back up.
  9. Freebird
    I've seen this happen several times. I've found that a nylon tie will keep the wires out of that area.
  10. Freebird
    Congrats on your new bike. I hope you love it as most as much of us here do. As for your question, that is perfectly normal. Mine feels HOT to the touch after putting some miles on it. So...just ride and enjoy.
  11. Freebird
    Sure sounds like the antenna may be grounded. Are you SURE there are no frayed wires in the connector that you installed or that you don't have it grounded on the mount?
  12. Freebird
    MamaMo's is better. That Betty Boop is HOT HOT HOT.
  13. Freebird
    There are several ways. Here are a couple. Click on the VR Assistance link in the left menu. It sorts the memberslist by state and only shows those who have signed up for the assistance. Click on the "Members List" link in the upper menu bar and scroll down to the state or province that you want to check. It returns ALL the members in that area. Don
  14. Freebird
    Yes..I have done it with success. I should add...I did it on an XM radio but I wouldn't think there would be any difference.
  15. Freebird
    I have cut and spliced them but it's not that easy.
  16. Freebird
    A momentary push of the PTT button, front or rear, turns the mics on. You can then use the CB as usual until you do another momentary push to turn them off again. It really is a nice system.
  17. Freebird
    It it usually due to something that has been posted in that thread. Give me a thread for an example and I'll take a look.
  18. Freebird
    Yep...I recently installed Mic-Mute and love it. See this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=992
  19. Freebird
    Here is a program that I had posted about before the big crash and just wanted to put it here again. Although the site now has automatic image resizing for profile pics, avatars, and images posted in the threads, it is NOT a fool proof system. If your images are HUGE...there could be time out problems before the pic is resized. Also, auto resizing does not work in the vBPicGallery at this time. There are many programs out there for resizing images but if you use Windows XP...there are NONE easier than the one at the following link. Once you install this little program, all you have to do is open the folder where your pictures are saved, right click on the file name and choose "resize" from the context menu. A box will open up with options. The default option is 640 x 480 and that is the one you want to use. Just click "OK" and it will save your picture at the proper size and resolution to upload. It will NOT write over your original picture...it will save it as a new picture with the same file name except "small" at the end. This program will not create a new icon on your desktop or anywhere else...it will simply create a new link in the right click context menu. This is the ONLY thing I use now for resizing pictures. It is simple and very effective. So...just click on the following link. Scroll down until you see "Image Resizer" in the right menu, download and install. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/xp-downloads#2TC=powertoys
  20. Freebird
    I think that just about everybody in the world sells them. I think I picked mine up at a Pep Boys auto parts store. I know that most all motorcycle accessory stores sell them also.
  21. Freebird
    Yep....I have the JR. also...I keep it plugged in all the time...well...when I'm not riding.
  22. Freebird
    Well....I'm getting in late on this one but I too am an XM fan. I have a unit in the house, one in the wife's car and one that I move between my work car and the bike. I've never been disappointed in the XM selection and especially like the classic rock channels, the Loft, Heart and a lot of others. I also listen to a lot of talk radio when I'm on the road for work and am a big Glenn Beck fan. I also have an IPOD that I've had for over 4 years and never had a problem with it on the bike. I use it when we get in the mountains with heavy tree cover which can cause signal loss on the XM. Plus....I use my laptop in my work car and since my ITunes is loaded, I can play my IPOD music without the ipod by simply plugging my computer into the cassette adapter. Don
  23. Freebird
    This tech tip covers numerous possible solutions, including the proper alignment of the rear drive and simple greasing of parts of the final drive clutch hub. One point of clarification to pay attention to when talking to your dealer is the difference between the final drive "clutch hub drive pins" (also called Clutch Pins in the figure on page 3 of the Tech Tip), and the clutch hub "drive splines." The pins fit into damper bushings in the wheel assembly and are NOT visible until the hub is removed from the wheel. The drive splines are on the outside of the hub and mate to the final drive when the wheel is mounted to the bike. These splines are what you see on the left side of the wheel when you remove it from the bike. These are clearly labeled in the Tech Tip. If you have had the shop try to fix this noise at least once without success, the noise you hear is probably coming from dry "clutch hub drive pins," not the drive splines. If you tell your shop to make sure the "splines" are greased, they are probably doing just that, and this does NOT solve your problem. If we all use the correct terminology when talking about this problem, we have a much better chance of getting all these Yamaha mechanics educated about the right fix. Thanx for listening, Goose BTW - although I do not know this for sure, I also suspect that the noise is probably caused much more from bushings not fully seated (as described in the bulletin) than just dry pins, so the wear marks on the drive pins should be closely examined as described in the Tech Tip. __________________
  24. Freebird
    Submitted by Tony Dathan. Problem: One of the common complaints about the Yamaha passing light kit for the RSV is that it mounts so close to the fairing that removing the fairing becomes very difficult requiring one to either remove or loosen the passing light bracket. Installation: When the bracket arrives you will need 2 3/8" NC x 3/4" long bolts and lock washers. I got these at Home Depot for under two bucks. Undo your light bar. Use the 8mm bolts to fasten the bracket where the light bar was and then using the 3/8" bolts bolt the light bar to the bracket. Most of us that have the bracket can now split the fairing without touching the light bar or at least just loosening it a few turns. Might depend on the actual lights you have. Basically you undo the light bar, put the bracket where the bar was, then mount the light bar to the bracket! How to get one: You can contact me at dathan@shaw.ca The price at this time is $27.50 USD. That includes the postage as well! The following are some shots I've taken in the past! #5 shows the clearance between the back of the light and the fairing. This started as a way of my being able to clean between the light and the fairing. Taking the fairing off without touching the light bar was just a huge bonus!
  25. Freebird
    I really liked the sound of my Khromewerks. Plenty loud and a deep sound. I finally got tired of loud and sold them but would probably buy the same ones again if I wanted to make noise.
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