Bummer
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Got mine also. Thanks Don!
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Great looking bike!
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Normal is the average of all the different kinds of crazy.
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I use GIMP on Linux. There is a free Mac OS X version too. GIMP has quality adjustment as part of its jpg save function. If you select 'Show preview in image window' it'll calculate the size and show you the changed image. I just took a 2.5mb image that was 1988x1488 and converted it to 800x600 yielding 171k. I reduced it to 50% with a final size of 29.5k. The image is a little granier, but quite adequate for most internet applications. All of the pictures on my web site have been manipulated in this manner using GIMP.
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I use Linux on all my own hardware. I recommended Apple to a buddy who was buying his first computer at 47. He got an iMac and is tickled pink. On pictures I'm going to post online I like to not just reduce the size, but the quality as well. Reducing the output quality of jpegs to around 50% reduces their byte count while still leaving them with high enough resolution for a web slide show.
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More prayers from Indiana. Irene and I will continue to keep Mark and Nancy in our prayers.
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This site has some really great info on helmets. They discuss shape as well as size. They started out only reviewing full face helmets, so there are more of 'em, but they also look at other types.
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Is this a DIY project?
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It works on Fedora Linux too. Opera popped up Realplayer, which used the default system user interface. Nice job. I take it you have more than just the average cable internet connection.
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I think I like it. Visually. But I'm not sure.
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It comes with a do it yourself template of sorts. It's not particularly hard to mount, but it does take a bit of nerve to start poking holes in the trunk. I followed the instructions from the measure twice drill once school of thought. It came out fine. You think not so cheap now, wait until you paint it. Yamaha is always several years behind on the colors. Either you wait, or do it yourself. I got a can of ColorRite paint and had a local shop paint the wing and a Wagner Grille. Paint and labor for two parts cost over $400. They do look fantastic, though. The lights are in a plastic tube that uses double stick tape to attach it to the inside of the wing where the slot is. If they start burning out they could be replaced, though I have no idea with what right now. There's certainly no aftermarket replacement bulb for something as obscure as this, though individual bulbs are easy enough to get. Hopefully that won't be a problem. They quote huge life expectancy numbers for LEDs. I attached a Back Off module to the wing light and set it up to flash all the time the brakes are on. It works great. The only thing I'm not totally pleased about the light is that the individual LEDs are not all pointed in the exact same direction. There's a very slight spiral to them - just a couple of degrees. That means if you stand behind the bike and look at the light the left side is a little brighter than the right. Until you move forward. The closer you get the further to the right the really bright patch moves. After thinking about this a bit I realized that this aims a portion of the light at the cage behind me no matter how close he is. Now I don't mind. Overall I'm extremely happy with mine. It not only looks good, but it looks right on the bike. A small price to pay to have the most beautiful bike around.
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Get #27877 for the front. #27873 for the rear and tires. You can make do with the 27873 but it'll be a bit difficult to properly adjust the fronts. 27877 has a large syringe style body which, when combined with the low pressure gauge, makes it easy to match the low pressures in the front shocks.
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I had '05 #8752. I currently have '06 #10039. While I certainly could be wrong, I think it's very likely that the last digits of the serial number tell how many have been made.
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I'm interested.
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They should come out. I've swapped headsets in and out of several helmets.
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Glad to see you're back home again! That's a pretty nice step on the progress chart.
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Into his head, you say? He obviously didn't come close to anything important. Well, the barber's hand...
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Great to see you back Gary. Be patient. It's been two and a half years for me and my left leg is still much smaller than the right. But it builds up a little bit every day. Good luck!
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The Curtis key number is YM 63. I have several. They work fine, though they aren't as pretty as the originals.
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I had to Google for it. All I have are sycamores.
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I think you have the Copper/Birch.I think the one you linked to in the other post is the Elegant/Imperial. Of course, it's just a guess, but aren't Birch trees extremely light brown in color?
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Tachometer for RSV
Bummer replied to Silver Dollar's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Sounds to me like you need to run green to the small lug (signal) then add the resistor to the light's wire and tie that and the red wire together and route them to the large lug on the coil (light gets resistor, power does not). The Baron's tach has a short two wire harness with piggy backs on one end and a standard lugs (female I think) on the other. I didn't even have to pull the coil to do the install. If your wires are long enough you only need a couple of piggy backs. Bear in mind that the small one is not a standard size. A standard lug will take a little file work on the male side. -
Sigh. Nope. Ten years ago I rode any time the roads were clear of ice and snow. Today I allow circumstance to stop me. Rain is not really a problem. Cold I can deal with to a point. Rain and cold at the same time just take it a little too far. Apparantly I've gotten not young.
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Kit, I think you may have misunderstood this (or I have). You don't need to pull the drive shaft with every tire change, just the spline/pin assembly (clutch hub) in the center of the wheel.
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Tachometer for RSV
Bummer replied to Silver Dollar's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Up under the piece of plastic that covers the neck on the right side is a coil. The coil has two wiring lugs. One is smaller than normal. The small one is signal. The other lug can be used for switched power.
