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  1. LilBeaver
    I know that you said that you have checked e-bay - but try looking up PinWall parts (Hopefully this link will work: http://myworld.ebay.com/pinwall_cycle_parts/ ) I do not currently see anything on their website, but I'd give them a call and see what they've got. They do not post everything they have on e-bay. Also, many salvage yards are quite connected and may be able to find a good set for you. Several members on here have been very pleased with the service (except for the pricey shipping) from PinWall. I personally have ordered two things from them. The shipping time was reasonable - the items went out next day (I ordered in the late evening). And they arrived as described. They post pictures of the parts and videos of the bikes running before they disassemble it, etc... Personally, I would not hesitate to order from them again and am keeping an on on them for a part or two I need for another bike. Anyways, I'd give them a phone call and see if they cannot set you up with something.
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    Thanks for the link!!! Ordered mine too... Gave a fake phone number so hopefully they don't call to verify...
  3. LilBeaver
    Good deal! This way, when it gets "Lost in transit" Rick (SilverT) will have, yet ANOTHER, excuse why no one has seen this particular item.
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    :yikes::yikes: (The 'sad' part is I did it without thinking about it... ) It is no wonder that my students look at me funny and ask "You ain't from 'round these here parts now are ya?" I guess it is official then. Canada has scarred me for life. (Although I think the 4 years in Michigan's Upper Penninusla - and all those folks from Minnesoooooooota tainted me before the Canadians; Dont-cha know, eh?)
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    Whatever could you be talking about? :whistling:
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    I think that you are all talk and have no such tool... You've been making your excuses about posting pictures for a few weeks now. I guess we should buckleup for another excuse this weekend, eh? :stickpoke: :witch_brew::witch_brew:
  7. LilBeaver
    Congrats on your new ride!! And welcome to the cRaZyHoUsE!! :2LIME:
  8. LilBeaver
    Wow, sounds like you've got a service department to stick with!
  9. LilBeaver
    The units that say they don't have the "where am I" feature can still find things that are near you. On the Garmin units, you just have to push "Find" and then "nearby points of interest" and/or you can trim your selection down from there, but it just isn't a 'shortcut key' to do that. It might be 1 or 2 'extra' keystrokes BUT you certainly can STILL find places that are close to you.
  10. LilBeaver
    Too bad it didn't work for you, but glad to see you got all but $0.40 back There are lots of good units out there and with Christmas coming up, there are bound to be some FANTASTIC deals too
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    I think the extra come consists of the front fork tube/covers, calipers and the thing that goes on both sides of the front rotor. The "Venture S" line was introduced as a replacement for the Midnight Venture in beginning in 2008 (I believe). The luggage rails, trunk rack, etc. are all extra parts; none come with a stock venture. Although you may be able to talk some dealer into throwing some of that stuff in if you work 'em right...
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    Blends in with the blue background of the shirt... ^^^^^^^ Just like I drew a snowman in a snowstorm above those arrows
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    I guess I must be one of the only 'old timers' here then... I use the cassette player on the bike and a CD player in my home. I would NOT use a CD player on the bike because I wouldn't want to waste the space in a saddlebag or the trunk, nor would I want to have to monkey around with a skipping CD player or eventually having to replace it because of the vibrations ruining the electronics. I like the tape player because I can leave it in the bike and don't really have to worry about someone stealing my tape(s). Audio quality is not all that great, but, I don't have to worry about skipping, damage to the cassette, unhooking stuff when I stop for a break or food, or what to do when the batteries die in an MP3 player. I have been fortunate enough to not have a tape get tangled up inside the read head, but I do expect that to happen sometime... With that said, I do have a lot of music on my computer (from CDs) and I do occasionally use an MP3 player on the bike (especially on longer trips) because, quite frankly, they are fantastic (several hours, no skipping, etc). But for puttering around on a weekend or something, for the few hundred miles I put on every weekend, one or two cassettes for when the radio reception is nil or I just don't want to put up with the radio, works for me
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    Don: PM Sent - I'll take it if it is still available
  15. LilBeaver
    Run with 'em open for a while; who needs pipes? Do that for a while, then you won't have to worry about hearing ANYTHING
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    I hope too, for your sake, that it is a simple fuse problem! I would suggest though, as others have here, that at some-point you do wire those lamps up with a relay (activated by something other than the headlight circuit...) I may be mistaken, but I do not know of these 'two Phillips screws' that pop the headlight out . My bike is not in front of me right now... since I am supposedly 'working', but hopefully my memory is failing me and it WILL be that easy for you Anyhoot, Good luck! :fingerscrossed:
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    I would tend to think that it would be in the best interest of the dealership to have that kind of stuff on hand - but that means more $$$ out for the shop, so If you buy your Yammy dealership, you'd have my business.
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    I've got one I will let go for $20 cash. But act in the next 10 minutes and I'll throw in a second for S&H only
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    Sometimes service areas will use bulk order types of containers that are much cheaper and not setup for individual resale... So it is likely that they still use it but just not in the individual tubes that you were looking for. Just a thought.
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    Since your lamps were dealer installed [the in-line fuse] is probably in between the splice from the headlamp wiring/circuit and the switch - which you have to split the fairing to get to. Splitting the fairing is as easy as it sounds, so don't worry about getting it apart and whatnot. Just be patient, take it easy and follow the directions and you will be fine! Pulling the lamp out of the housing is even easier than splitting the fairing. There is a single screw that holds the lamp surrounds/ring on, (probably oriented on the bottom of the lamp). Loosen it up, the outer ring slides off and the lamp can fall out (make sure you are holding the lamp itself when you pull the ring off, as the lamp MIGHT fall out). Then you can just take a peek at the back to see what kind of shape the leads are in. If you are at all apprehensive about this, and it sounds like you are, according to the warranty agreement that JerryW posted, YOU ARE COVERED by ANY Yamaha dealer. You PAID for the warranty when you bought the bike, you ought to take advantage of it if you want to. Have them fix that switch too - if you don't want to do that yourself. Again, don't be afraid to get into it or make a dealer make good on the money you spent on those Yamaha accessories. Good luck friend!!
  21. LilBeaver
    I guess I kindof luck out here. My local Honda (victory, kawasaki, etc.) dealership is really good. Friendly, knowledgeable and always have 3-5 GW on the floor as well as a bunch of non-crotch rockets. Everytime I go in there, the sales people are always very visible and greet me while not being obnoxious. The parts folks - for the most part, know what they are talking about and have been very open about pricing, stock, etc. Sometimes I will ask for a part and they will suggest I go to XX place and get it there because they have a better price. They have a healthy stock of parts, on hand and anything they don't have they get next day. The service department has 3 service writers and a handful of mechanics. These folks are very knowlegeable as well and have won my business. The guy I usually work with actually knows me by name (he processed the warranty replacement of my Avon tires, as well as took care of tire instals on a few other bikes for me as well as some of my friends bikes - that I took care of for them). Anyways, enough about that... My Yamaha dealer, on the otherhand, is LESS than useless.
  22. LilBeaver
    Good stuff. Although I'm not sure I would recommend the use of a "torch" to look in the gas tank or down the spark plug hole
  23. LilBeaver
    Forrest: Great, thanks a lot! I will talk with Brian and see what kind of plans he has over the next week or so. Then we all can firm up pick up plans.
  24. LilBeaver
    As others have said and I do not think it can be said enough as words just do not quite do it justice... Thanks a lot for your sacrifice and service, come back safe! If you need anything, you let us know Gdspeed
  25. LilBeaver
    I agree about the taxes thing - that is kindof wierd. It must have to do with a 'reasonable' way to deal with the item being shipped to one state and returned in another; as a matter of book-keeping. By the way, thanks for that Monty Python reference; that gave me a good laugh. Been a long time since I've seen that
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