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About that much. I like them and think they are a good buy for the price. Had them for two years, mounted on the engine crash guards. If they are aimed ahead like driving lights there is enough light scatter to blind oncoming vehicles. These lights are not fog lights with a cut off, they are pretty much pencil beamed flood lights. I use them aimed a little bit outboard and a little down to fill in the area below the low-beam and illuminate the left and right hand lines or the shoulder. There have been many dark wet nights when the road is not visible at all so the only way to keep on the pavement is to follow the lane markers that are close by on either side of the road, depending on what lane you are in.

Don, You have to be one of the nicest people in this world. By the way, was the Christmas rat run over by an Acorn?

For a couple of weeks I had been experiencing one or more brakes dragging after 5-10 min almost to the point of seizing up. The problem could be cleared by stopping then pushing back and forth until the affected brake relaxed. After doing that I could proceed without any difficulty until the bike was shut off for a length of time. The temps were around freezing so I thought perhaps there was some air in the system, air carries moisture which can freeze. Pure speculation of course. Got into it the day before yesterday. To the point of this message: While merrily pumping the lever to blast fluid through the right front I hit a point where there was very little pressure. Oops!!! Pumped the reservoir dry. Had to start over so filled the reservoir right up to the top and started pumping again but this time I had a quick look a couple of times. When a big bubble of air came out at the bleeder I stopped. What I discovered that could be of interest to others is from full to the brim down to about 1/4" +/- is the capacity of the right front brake line. Unfortunately, I did not think to count the number of pumps necessary to get to the point of refilling before going too far. Could be useful to know how many pumps is safe before disaster strikes. About the dragging issue: Bleeding the right front did not produce any amount of air besides the big bubble I had created. Decided to tackle the rear caliper. Gack!!! What a job. Pulling the side right bag was fun...Not! The rear pads looked like they may have been from 1989 with seriously rusted plates. Perhaps not that old though since the pads looked almost full thickness. Three out of the four pistons were either seized or sticky with just one that operated reasonably well. Out of sight, out of mind I guess. Swapped the caliper for the one from my 90 VR. Time to rebuild the three spare calipers. Then change them out and do the remaining three. It never ends. Went for a ride yesterday, after bleeding the rear, the middle and the left front, and it all seemed to be working fine. It was mid 40's though so perhaps I'll find out if the issue has gone away when we get back into freezing temps in a couple of days.

I have a pair of the projector LED's in your pic. There is an issue with the attachment to the mounting clamp. The two bolts do not allow any lateral adjustment. There is/was a vendor selling a similar light with just one bolt. To get the alignment I wanted it was necessary to slot the two mounting holes. This is not a deal breaker, just an extra hassel. The LED voltmeter looks like it is quite close to the OEM one. What you said is correct but it should be noted here that the engine is obviously not running so 11.8 v is not a bad reading.

ON the up side Rick, be content to know that you have made at least one woman happy. That is still not a bad average.

They should just slide. The clip holds them on the bottom and the top triple clamp holds them on the top. There are two o-rings inside that make the seal with the fork tube. Note the right fitting has a stopper pin that matches to the top triple clamp. The left one just floats. When assembling don't forget to oil the o-rings.

I used Autolites in my Virago but have not tried them in my Venture. According to Autolite.com the 4163 is used in the Gen I Venture. I don't recall if they were any less expensive but then this is Canada where we pay way too much for everything.

There is a spring clip under the air fitting. It comes off easily with no tool required.

Well, it worked so the answer is probably yes. When I want to put in a link to a thread I just copy it from the address bar of the browser and then paste it into my post like this: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?126246-2007-RSTD-LED-Headlamp-replacement As you can see, the url is not hosted by tapatalk.com. Other than that they both accomplish the same thing.

Yeah, about that, I mostly watch the CBSN news on my Kodi box. They have been annoying me lately, well pretty much since the Primaries started. Focusing on some of the dumb things Trump has said or done rather than trying to get a clarification on what he might do to accomplish his stated goals like "draining the swamp" etc. They are so pathetically anti Trump. Not that I am particularly in favour of Trump but hopefully he will be able to shake up a very broken bureaucratic system. Not to pick on our southern neighbours since we have similar problems here. Anyway, I'm going to see if I can get ABC News on my box. Sadly, I haven't found a reliable source of Canadian News streaming on Kodi. When I had TV I used to watch CTV 24hour news but Rogers Media owns that and does not stream on the Internet, just on their channels. (After thought: Is there such a thing as good news reporting? As in not slanted towards any agenda?) Back to the topic of "stupidity", when I was in college I discovered an enlightening axiom: “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.” This is pretty much what John Cleese was going on about. I was constantly amazed at the blank looks I received any time I made that statement.

You got it right exactly... It isn't necessary to tilt the bike to the left or lay it down. Just put a flat pan under the side cover to catch any drips when it gets pulled off. The first time I changed a stator I laid the bike over on its side and the second time tried it sitting on the side stand. There is no down side to doing the job upright and not having to lift the bike up from flat is a major bonus.

This winter we have had snow here for one day and icy roads for 3 days and it's been sunny and clear for just over a week. For the next week we're back to normal with just drizzle. If I had money I'd move to Australia and if I wasn't old I'd move to Central America or Thailand. Since I'm both old and broke I'm staying here.

Yeah, about that. When you "think" you have the cover on properly and before torquing the bolts use a bright flashlight and inspect every inch of the gasket seal area to be certain it is all in place. If you cannot see an area, use a mirror. Don't leave even the smallest area to chance...just don't! Easy - Peasy...

I should have mentioned that Kodi can be installed on a Windows or other OS computer so it can be tried to see if you like it before messing around with creating a stand-alone box.

If by card shopping you mean getting a video card, before you pull the trigger check the price and compare with a fully loaded Android box which can be purchased on Amazon for $35 to $80 +/-. These boxes have hardware that is very capable but are made in China so quality varies. Something like this one that comes with both remote and keyboard are usually a better deal. The only gotcha is there is pretty much no tech support with any of them. If you have any clue about computers and networking or have a friend that does then it should not b e a problem. You have a lot of friends on here who can help you out if necessary.

OK so keep your TV account and if you have an old PC with 2GB or better RAM and a not terribly old Video card with an HDMI port try KodiBuntu or openElec which are easy to use by non techies and easy enough to set up by semi-techies. Good chance you will then dump your expensive and ungrateful TV account. I've been using KodiBuntu for several years, it's easy enough to set up and use although it is stuck at Ubuntu version 14 but Kodi can be updated to the latest version 16.1. https://kodibuntu.en.uptodown.com/ubuntu One good thing about KodiBuntu is it will run on a system with minimal resources. OpenElec is a more modern OS that is being actively developed for multiple hardware platforms so may be preferable. One Con here is that with every new version the hardware requirements seem to go up.

Keep the Internet and dump the TV. Pretty much all the content that is on TV is also available on the Internet for nothing.

I'm still riding daily, but then I do live on an Island in the Pacific even if it is off the Wet Coast of Canada. No test ride, no buy. Of course, any damage is on the rider.

My VR is a MkII so what I will suggest is only info gleaned from the forums. It appears the OEM calipers on the MkI's are anemic and should be replaced with MkII or better, R1/R6 calipers. To do so you will need to have MkII lowers for the bolt patters to be compatible. I guess the point here is spend money on newer calipers rather than rebuilding the OEM ones. I believe you would also have to get a MkII MC to properly operate the larger calipers.

No kidding but perhaps a better question: Can Yamaha ever embrace "stand alone" technology without first getting past cassette technology?

Don't know if this is old news or not but I have just discovered that Honda has developed an MC that will self balance without the use of gyroscopes. It's not in production yet but perhaps it will be soon enough to be useful to all those who need to get triked. http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a32162/honda-just-invented-a-self-balancing-motorcycle-that-never-falls-over/ In any case, interesting development.

A quick google search found this list. Hahahahaha, who knew? The range is from free to not too expensive depending on the amount of storage/traffic required.

My first ride of 2017 lasted only about 10 minutes. The clock ticked over near the end of my ride home from work. It was a good start to the year though with starry sky and a dry road, while -2 C made it a bit crisp but enjoyable all the same.

For me it is more like perpetual jet lag. Indeed! There are many good reasons to be retired, unfortunately, due to circumstances arising from bad choices in my past, I may never be able to retire. While it is not quite as much fun, it is possible to vicariously enjoy the retirement activities of others.

If you really want to get messed up try working evenings and then nights and then evenings and then nights.... Never know what day of the week it is and too often don't know if it's getting to be morning or getting to be night.