XV1100SE

There is a thread in the read only tech section on repairing the windshield chrome trim tabs. I didn't break my centre tab but for the outer ones you can use speed nuts. Form them to the right size and epoxy it in.

Glad your rehab is going well ! Keep riding...but be careful

If you were in my area I'd offer to do it for you. Only takes a few minutes. Owners manual recommends doing it when you change your oil...or at least checking them. The CarbTune (if you were to buy one) would be $100.

Welcome to the forum !

"Recommended" wiring is fused power from the battery to a relay, which is controlled by the ignition switched connection. Power out from the relay goes to the switch and then to the passing lights. Slight variation would be fused power to the switch and then to the relay. The fuse is somewhere between the battery and passing lights.... you'll have to trace it. Start under the seat because most people would put the fuse there for easy access to replace it. Easier there than inside the fairing.

Glad you figured out what caused you to go down. Glad you are healing. Good reminder to give the bikes a once over to make sure everything is tight.

Congratulations !

If anyone wants a centre stand... check with Wayne (Wizard765). Think he has one he took off his 2nd Gen.

Congratulations on finding a bike the same month you were born. Give the bike a good going over before heading home.

His picture and profile shows 1st Gen

You are looking for 1st or 2nd gen parts?

How much did they charge you? Carb Tune tool is around $110.

When I bought mine I followed the customer comments and did the following : - repack bearings - rubber tubing (actually a piece of garden hose) on the shackle bolt (rear capture bolt) - replaced lights with LED's (HF boat/waterproof LED's) - put rubber (another piece of black garden hose) thru the holes where the wiring went thru the frame - replaced the zerk fittings - one was broken out of the box - replaced bolts holding the "car carrier" box to the frame with eye bolts. Will replace these with ones I saw at a trailer store that fold flat. This way I can use helmet nets to secure any load down while trailering - shimmed coupler bolts with a couple washers - DON'T over tighten or it squezes the coupler in and the ball release won't work properly I added a cooler rack to the tongue (made by a neighbour) and you have to be careful of the tongue weight. You'll want no more than 25-30lbs of tongue weight. The location of the wheels doesn't give a lot of room for shifting weight. I had a brackets welded onto the frame at each back corner and in the appropriate location at the front of the frame so that my box is as far back as I can get it. Think it moved back 4" and gives me more flexibility over balancing the load and adjusting the tongue weight (DO NOT EXCEED 30-35lbs of tongue weight or the bike will feel like the front wheel of the bike is floating) This thread has pictures of what the brackets look like - http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=759347&postcount=1

With the Tag-Along you don't have to invert the axle or remove helper spring. The tongue IS the correct length for the Tag-Along. Some people have used the flat bed trailer from HF and had to do these things. With the Tag-Along you don't have to do these things. ------------------------------------- Tires can be run around 25psi. Other things to do : - put rubber grommets on holes in frame where wires pass thru. I used black garden hose that I had laying around and that did the trick - check the customer reviews on the HF site....there was something to do to reduce "rattle".

Wishing you a speedy recovery !

For anyone that hasn't seen Bernie's bike... there isn't much Yamaha accessories that he doesn't have. Anyone that has seen my bike and thinks I have a lot...needs to see Bernie's. The diamond cut fins look great !

Nice ride ! You might want to check the original date of purchase. You might have a little warranty left.

Glad nothing got broken !

At the very least, I hope you had a few choice words for her...or at least gave her a driving instruction.

Only time my oil light comes on is when I turn the ignition on. Other than that, never comes on.

Glad you didn't go down. Time does slow down in an emergency. Glad you knowledge and experience kicked in ! Post when you figure out what caused the tire to deflate. What kind of tires were you running? Mileage?

It's all ABS... ABS cement might fix it as long as the crack goes back together nicely.

Few pics from when we got off the plane last week and Nancy met her birth mother for the first time....

Okay...that was funny. What is wrong with the one you have?

Heard Governor Brown declared a state of emergency