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Or is it the chrome pieces that go over the bolts holding the gas tank on?

Need to put a helmet on your passenger !

Very nice picture. Glad you took the moment to take the picture

Good post. Shows you are really sold on the product. You might have to show it off at Maintenance Day and bring a supply with you !

You make it look good

With you '07 RSV... do you have the Yamaha light bar or a 3rd party? Can you give more details on what you don't like? A good thing to do is put the spacer in so you don't have to drop the light bar to open the fairing (contact SlowRollWV for a spacer)

Second that

I'll stick with the Stebel's since I'm not sure where I'd put trumpets on the RSV. Just thought they were nice looking horns

What head sets are you using?

Anyone use Metal Arts horns ? 139db. I think they look nice. Choice of "cowbell" or trumpet style. http://www.metalartsinc.com/motorcycle%20air%20horns/accesories.htm $259 for the trumpet or $189 for the "cowbell". Expensive but got me thinking.

Press the release pedal all the way down and hold it down. There will be an initial jerk and then it will slowly lower. Be careful working on the bike if you just put it on the lift. I find with mine it will slowly lower on its own - pressure releases. Use the lock arm to prevent it from going down. Best to raise the bike, and using the Carbon One lift adapter put the legs on and move the lift out of your way.

Take the bulb out of the pot and loosen the nut inside... just SLIGHTLY...enough that you can move it and it stays in place. Move the pot, put the bulb in and turn on the lights. Adjust them so that they are on the same level as your low beam. Start with the lights aimed parallel to the low beam so spacing on the wall shows about the same distance as the spacing on the bike. I have my left light aimed slightly in towards centre so it doesn't shine in the eyes of oncoming cars. The right bulb is slightly right to cover a bit of the shoulder of the road. When you get them aimed this way, take the bulbs out and tighten the nut down again, without moving the pots. Put the bulbs back in, test again (with you sitting on the bike and putting a good amount of weight on it) and when satisfied, tighen the bulbs in place. Keep in mind that when riding with a passenger the back end of the bike will sit lower, making the lights project higher than with just you on the bike. You may have to account for this and have the passing/driving lights aimed a little lower. Headlight is manually adjusted on the back of the fairing so you can easily adjust it on the fly depending on the weight of your passenger.

Cold enough we got some flurries over night. Had to scrape the car windows.

One other nice feature of the Z30 is that you can connect a powered usb hub to connect wired keyboard and mouse, connect and manage usb memory sticks. This model and previous models allow you to connect bluetooth keyboards and mice as well. The Z30 supports wifi direct and Miracast which allows you to display what is on your screen to a tv or monitor that support Miracast, or use a dongle like tv2go . Imagine a device that you can do email, instant messaging, view Word/Excel/PowerPoint, and watch 1080p movies on, using a keyboard, mouse, big screen tv or monitor, and usb hub for extended memory. I know Miracast is on some Android devices but a set up like this can essentially turn your smartphone into a "desktop". And when you take a look at the Z10 or Z30 (Z30 especially), play a video or music on it and listen to the sound quality. For conference calls the speaker phone is actually usable and clear sounding.

I will admit to lightly using iPhones over the years and only comments from friends who are Android users. I have used Blackberry's for 10 years now so granted my opinion is somewhat tilted towards their devices. For business use, using Blackberry Enterprise Server/Services gives the administrator control over the devices. I was the Blackberry Administrator at Toyota for eight years and was able to set controls on company Blackberry's. Automatically configuring devices for site wifi, enabling/disabling Internet and SMS texting to control costs, enforcing security, preventing camera usage, wiping devices when they were reported to be lost. With BB10 and BES10 users are able to "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) and the company can "split" the device for business and personal use. This allows corporate data to be kept separate from personal. Confidential documents can't be moved to or accessed from the personal "side". If a person leaves the company, the business data can be wiped from the device with a command from the server, not touching the users personal data. If you look at the specs on the BlackBerry Z10 or Z30, the specs exceed those of the iPhone 5 series. The QNX operating system is "tighter" and creates a smaller operating system that requires less device resources like cpu and memory. Blackberry also supports microSD cards so you aren't limited to the memory on the device. You can insert a microSD card with different music types, use a different card for photos, another one for documents, or however you want to. MicroSD cards up to 64gb can be inserted, essentially increasing the device's memory up to 80gb. Battery on previous BlackBerry's and on the Z10 can be removed allowing you to have a spare charged battery and swap it quickly. The new Z30 has a 2800mA battery whereas the iPhone is around 1800mA. I charged my Z30 on Friday night and after hours of usage with phone calls, surfing, playing music, playing movies, and getting used to the device, by Monday morning I still had 50% left on the battery. The Z10 has an 1800mA battery which will give you a day's charge of generous use. What I suggested in my original post was that iPhone and Android users go to a store and try the device. I'm not trying to sell people on BlackBerry but take a look at it and see what BlackBerry is today. With BlackBerry Messenger there have been over 10 million downloads for iPhone and Android. Average review has been 4.3 out of 5. BBM makes cross platform messaging possible with BBM video, voice and screen sharing soon to come to those devices, things that are available on the native BBM for BlackBerry's. For an impartial review on the Z30, read this from cnet - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/why-the-blackberry-z30-could-save-the-phone-giant-1185073 Like motorcycles, smartphones are a personal choice. Enjoy what you have. If you download BBM for your device and want to exchange pins, let me know.

I'm a BlackBerry user but wanted to post that BBM for iOS (iPhone and cellular connected iPads) and Android was released this afternoon. Posts on Crackberry.com from Android and iOs users has been positive. Over 35,000 reviews on Google android app store averages a 4.2 at this moment, about 7 hours after it was released. This is a multi-platform messaging system that uses data and not SMS/txt. Instant notification that your message was delivered and read. You can instant message Blackberry, iPhone, and Android users. For those interested, go to bbm.com and register. Due to anticipated server load they set it up so that after you register you get an email when it is your turn to download the app. I picked up a new Blackberry Z30 on Friday...and it is amazing ! iPhone and Android users should check out the Z30 and the Z10. Judge for yourself.

Glad you weren't seriously hurt. Thanks for posting. This is a good reminder to everyone.

If it is simple. Would be nice if when you post it goes back to the page you were on with your post in it, then if you hit back it would take you back to the forum page you were in. If it takes more than 5 minutes to change it, don't bother. All I have to do is hit back 3 times so not a big deal. Just a suggestion.

Finally someone that understands me ! LOL

When I post a reply in a thread, I usually hit the back button on the browser which takes me back to the window where I posted my response. Hitting back again takes me back to the original thread. Hit back once more takes me to all the threads. On some forums, after you submit a reply, it goes to the thread with your post in the thread. Hitting back takes you to all the threads and by-passes the edit screen and original view of the thread you are in. Is this possible with the version of the forum software we use?

That looks very nice. Yamaha or from somewhere else?

Now everyone will be in chat !

Hope this finally works !

I've put mostly OEM chrome on my '09 RSV and parts made by members out of stainless steel (see slowrollwv and carboneone member classifieds). For chrome, I've found the chroming to be good quality with no flaking or fading after 3 years of daily use. I've seen 3rd party chrome that has flaked or discoloured. Yes, OEM parts are expensive, but worth it to me. One issue with OEM parts is that as Yamaha neared the end of production of the Venture, they also discontinued some parts. Some things will take a bit of searching to find.

We are hoping everything goes well.