Owen

I wore a Fulmer 3/4 for a long time. I recently replaced it with a Scorpion EXO 900 modular. It fits well and I have no problem wearing my glasses. Size of Fulmer was a small but size of the EXO is a medium. I decided my mug is too pretty to mess up in a scooter crash!!

Thought I would share this. This happened to me about half way through our 350 miles of rain on the way to Bogalusa. The next day I went through all the connections and found them to be still clean, dry of water and greased with dielectric grease just as I had done a year ago. Symptom: Any audio source from speakers is severely distorted. The distortion is so bad you can not understand anything. This initially occurs at a volume setting of about 18 or above which is my normal cruzin' level. If the level is kept around 10 or so, it sounds ok for a while but eventually becomes distorted. All the while the head set audio is clear. The dealer has ordered a replacement audio amp unit (warranty) after confirming with Yamaha that is is a known symptom. Just as a side note, the retail cost for the replacement is $1400.

This is more along the lines I was looking at. Trans code the C-Bus to something else. I have PIC and Micro programming back ground and work on old C-Bus based systems, but not to this level. It's a bit over my head.

I did not verify protocol commands to guarantee the Bus version but from what I can surmise from some data I have found is that it is the older C-Bus commonly in use in the late 80's to early 90's era. Maybe one of our local members or local dealers can get their hands on the control unit from behind the faring and a control head with cable. If not the cable then I could figure out the pin out of the cable and we could send it all to these guys. If he had one on hand it would make it much easier to work on the project. :think:

Ok... I have been looking into the audio system on the venture. What I know is that the sub-units are connected to one another on a C-Bus. This is a common commercial communications bus that allows the system components to talk to each other. Each has a small micro chip that handles 'handshake and control' between the units. this is why you cannot simply plug an mp3 player into the end of the cd changer cable and expect it to work. It works something like this, when you select 'CD' on the control, the control sends a command to the CD asking its status. CD responds with 'I'm here and ready'. The controller sends 'Play', the CD confirms command and the CD micro takes over the play function. It is this C-Bus communication standard that makes everything in the system work, CD-Cassette-FM-CB etc. I have not yet confirmed that the Hondas use the standard C-Bus or not. I am familiar with C-Bus communication schemes although not so much in audio systems. I can certainly test a prototype and provide technical feedback.

Here is the original post I made after lowering the bike. Don't know if the kits will work on the TD. Owen

Two Din connectors under the passenger seat, clean and apply dielectric grease. Also behind the front faring is a cluster of about 5 more Din connectors, do the same to them. Most of the intermittent problems I have seen with audio on these bikes can be cured with these steps. If it does not cure you problem now, it will surely prevent others later, especially if you ride in the rain.

I love these small town whoop-t-doos... Always a good time!

Where did you get the baffles???

An '08 !!! They are the fastest!!

Looks just the same on my '08...

I have seen some really nice paint jobs on skate boards, no, I don't mean 1st gens... Locally there are a couple painters who specialize in skate board painting and have frequently been recommended for custom motorcycle and helmet painting. Check around your area.

You just can't watch them all... Glad you are here to tell your story!

There are some good dealers out there. You just have to look for them. Texas Yamaha here in south Houston is also one of the good ones.

The Shoe Bomber Judgment Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio? Didn't think so.!!! Everyone should hear what the judge had to say. Ruling by Judge William Young, US District Court: Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say. His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also admitted his 'allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of Allah,' defiantly stating, 'I think I will not apologize for my actions,' and told the court 'I am at war with your country.' Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below: January 30, 2003, United States vs. Reid. Judge Young: 'Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General. On counts 2, 3, 4and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutively. (That's 80 years.) On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years again, to be served consecutively to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you for each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 that's an aggregate fine of $2 million. The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines. The Court imposes upon you an $800 special assessment. The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no further. This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Now, let me explain this to you. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans.. We have been through the fire before. There is too much war talk here and I say that to everyone with the utmost respect. Here in this court, we deal with individuals as individuals and care for individuals as individuals. As human beings, we reach out for justice. You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature. Whether the officers of government do it or your attorney does it, or if you think you are a soldier, you are not----- you are a terrorist. And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not meet with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I've known warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal that is guilty of multiple attempted murders. In a very real sense, State Trooper Santiago had it right when you first were taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and the TV crews were, and he said: 'You're no big deal.' You are no big deal. What your able counsel and what the equally able United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing? And, I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you, but as I search this entire record, it comes as close to understanding as I know. It seems to me you hate the one thing that to us is most precious. You hate our freedom. Our individual freedom.. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose. Here, in this society, the very wind carries freedom. It carries it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom, so that everyone can see, truly see, that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely. It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your behalf, have filed appeals, will go on in their representation of you before other judges. We Americans are all about freedom. Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bear any burden; pay any price, to preserve our freedoms. Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long remember what you or I say here. The day after tomorrow, it will be forgotten, but this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all across America, the American people will gather to see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual justice is in fact being done. The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence democratically, to mould and shape and refine our sense of justice. See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America. That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for freedom. And it always will.. Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down." So, how much of this Judge's comments did we hear on our TV sets? We need more judges like Judge Young. Snopes.com: Richard Reid Sentencing

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What the hell is this rain, snow and 27 degrees stuff?????????? I'm heading out about 9am any how! forecast for Bogalusa, La.

Okay! Looks like the trip is on for me. I will leave Friday morning. Do we have an address availabe? Is there a recommended hotel near by?

Spittin' snow here near Willowbrook now... I'm still planning on heading to Bogalusa on friday... You going kbay????

I would suggest cleaning that connector with a good contact cleaner. It will dry very quickly, less than a minute, but while it is wet connect and disconnect it several times to clean the corrosion from the pins. If this clears your problem, then give it some dielectric grease and enjoy the stereo.

I'm up to tag along with any of the Houston guys that are going....

Its a yamaha dual sport from the early '90s. Not many of them around the US. It was a European bike it believe...

I don't use anything on my 550 however I would think a cell phone protective sheet would work. Something ment for use on a touch type phone such as my iphone... just a thought.

Great story but... there is no Houston Herald.

I use Plexus. I use the same on my windshield...