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  1. Steve S
    I bet that was real good while it was warm, with a little vanilla ice cream on it.... :stirthepot::stirthepot:
  2. Steve S
    I would BEG him to allow me to do some work on his bike:hurts:. Then I would get my money back the Johnny Cash way, ONE PIECE AT A TIME:guitarist 2:.
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    Anything short of "We will take care of the problem" is NOT an acceptable answer from a dealer:no-no-no:. I have been working on engines since I was a young teen. I have NEVER seen an engine repair itself. Nor do gaskets reaseal themselves. I would take it back and very patiently tell the service manager to FIX IT!!!!! Of course I do spoil the guys at the local dealership with donuts every now and then. I am NOT above bribery:innocent:.
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    :think:I would go out and start spending that money TODAY!!!!!!:dancefool::rotf::rotf::rotf:
  5. Steve S
    About 5 yrs ago I checked with Geico anout my 1100 V-Star. At that time they wanted $1200 a year for fulll coverage. I questioned the high rate and they said it was the way they had to do business in Ky. I'm sure that has changed by now but I have stayed with the company that does my cars and house. They keep me with GOOD coverage for about $550 for the RSV and a Nomad. The coverage you purchase is another issue. One company can give you a quote but not include coverage for several items such as towing or roadsise service. Since we take long trips, trip interuption is another coverage that I have that I like. I go with a higher deductable figuring I can cover the small stuff myself. That helps a lot with the bottom line. About Texas insurance companies. Several years ago I sold life and health insurance as well as did investments. Any company that was headquartered in Texas we stayed away from. At that time Texas had the loosest insurance laws around. The would deny claims for most anything. No point in paying premiums if they wont pay off:no-no-no:. Just my 3 cents worth. (inflation you know)
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    This is getting weird dude. My brother Mike, before his death in 04, lived in Canton Ky. I live in the next county over in Hopkinsville, Ky. Of course it couldn't have been my brother, he rode a Harley What the heck, EVERY family has a blacksheep:innocent:
  7. Steve S
    Mini, don't worry. I've seen myself in the mirror:crying:. AINT NO WAY I'm gonna get naked in front of a camera.
  8. Steve S
    I've got a couple of questions. Did you pull a new circut from the battery and put a relay in to energize the lights? If you did what were the sizes of the wire, fuse and relay? If you didn't run a new circut, which circut did you use to power the lights? There are a lot of variables to this problem. If the wiring or fuse are too light this could contribute to the problem. The wire insulation could be nicked in the tubing going to the lights and going to ground when you hit a bump. When I put mine on I ran a 12 ga. wire from the battery with a 20 amp fuse. I used a 30 amp light relay to energise the lights, using power to energize the relay from the low beam circut. As always we demand more and more information.
  9. Steve S
    You are susposed to wear clothing to a chat party???
  10. Steve S
    Would someone post a link on the Piggy Backer trailer? Thanks:thumbsup2:
  11. Steve S

    Bah Humbug!!

    Steve S replied to Moose's topic in Watering Hole

    Test the battery with a battery tester. It could be a defective battery. Brother-in-law sees it every now and then.
  12. Steve S

    Bah Humbug!!

    Steve S replied to Moose's topic in Watering Hole

    Moose. I am going to take a chance here and show my ignorance:whistling:. I did the same thing when I rebuilt the Black Beast. I charged the battery, put it on and wa la, NOTHING:crying:. I called my local battery dealer, the brother-in-law, and sadly he didn't have one. I decided to jump it off just to hear it run but it wouldn't start with a jump either. Now this really flustered me cause I rode it up to the garage before I started the rebuild. Here comes the good part. The lights looked good, the horn worked but NO ignition. So I did the wise thing and checked my KILL SWITCH:bang head::bang head:. Oh YES it was off. How can you say "I felt like an idiot"?????
  13. Steve S
    DMooch. Glad to hear that you got the bike fixed. Personally I dont believe you will have any more problems with it. It had to have been a situation where everything just worked together just right to make that happen. I hope you have many miles of fun out of her.
  14. Steve S
    Cubby. You will have to replace the entire sealed beam glass bulb. These are older style headlamp bulbs but very much still in use today. Just loosen the screws and remove the wires from the terminals and take the bulb with you to the parts store. They will be able to help you choose a new bulb. Do not worry about getting the wires mixed up. They will work OK either way.
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    Cubby. You will have to split the fairing to get the visor off the headlight. It goes under the ring that holds the "headlamp" in place. If the running lamps do not have an adapter to set them out from the fairing, they will need to be removed to get the fairing apart. I used to lay a towel on my front fender and lay the light on it. As to the running light bulbs. Mine are OEM and have the sealed beam bulb like yours. That is a standard size for the automotive industry. You will have to replace the bulb to get a brighter beam. They make several different wattages in that size. Most any auto parts store will have them. I don't know if a kit is available to change them over to use the replaceable bulb. I would think there would be a way to do it, but I have never loked for one. RIDE SAFE
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    I purchased one similar to those 4 years ago for under 60 bucks. $300 plus is WAYYYYY too much for me to pay for a license plate frame. Custom Dynamics, www.customdynamics.com , has several much more reasomably priced. RIDE SAFE
  17. Steve S
    DMooch I found a breakdown of the frame in a parts manual. The rear fender support bracket is bolted with 2 bolts below the break and one bolt ABOVE the break. If there was a stong downward force applied to the rear fender supports, that could cause the seperation shown in the pictures. The way this frame is made, that seems to be the only way that bracket could have enough force excerted on it to pull it apart. If someone before you tied the bike down using the fender supports, or across the back seat, or WAY overloaded the trunk and passenger seat, several hunderd pounds overloaded, it could have caused the metal to crack. Then it just seperated under normal use. After looking at the design of the frame and the pictures of the break, I cannot help but believe that the bike was severely stressed when this happened. That doesn't mean that it was abused, It was just stressed beyond it's ability to withstand the punishment. Properly welded back and properly loaded this will continue to be a wonderful ride for you. Just my 2 cents worth. RIDE SAFE
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    Hey Dave. I have been keeping a lower profile this year. I have been in and out, more out than in. Thanks for the invite to ride with you up to Don's. I'm still trying to get my schedule worked out but I think I will be working the first part of June. It looks like I will be catching the boat around May 20th and getting back home around the 20th of June. Shortly after I get home in June the Warden and I are planning on heading out to the Rockies for a 2 week tour. I should be getting off of this trip around teh 30th of April. How about when I get in we try to ride somewhere to eat a bite. Maybe set up a meet and eat for the area??? I love going to Cindy's in Dover (can we say BUFFET???) and it shouldn't be a problem to get some friends to come along. I'll give you a buzz when it gets closer to me getting off. RIDE SAFE
  19. Steve S
    I park my scoot in my girlfriend's garage... of course she has been the Warden for 33 yrs now. RIDE SAFE
  20. Steve S
    I'm more worried about Mini. I can give Muffinman a plate of ribs and then hobble off safely.
  21. Steve S
    Boy am I gonna show my ignorance here, but where is Oberlin OH????? And Mini-Muffin. I have a question for you. Are you as sweet and innocent looking in person as you are in that avitar pic:think:??????
  22. Steve S
    OK. I confess:crying:. I had my head in the sand:bang head:. When and where is Maintenance Day and what do we bring:think:? (sides food, fun and laughter:thumbsup2:?)
  23. Steve S
    I received the majority of parts that I ordered from him. So I was hoping that this was just a oversight on his part. Since he has been banned from this site I will delete the original message. I do not want to involve any other members in this problem so I will send him another letter, registered this time, and hope we can get things straightened out. Thanks for everyone's help. RIDE SAFE
  24. Steve S
    I have deleted the message due to DakotaSport no longer being a member of this site.
  25. Steve S
    It looks to me that the driver was going the speed of TOTAL STUPIDITY:bang head::bang head: DRIVE SAFE..
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