Chaharly

Well I finally went ahead and repacked the swing arm bearings. Still had lots of grease. While i was under her I made up a set of those leveling links and installed those too. I feel really confident about getting it all back together. However, the needle bearings where the bolt for the leveling links go didnt get cleaned really well. I just kind of ran my fingers through it and pushed out as much old crappy grease as I could and packed as much of the pink stuff in as i could. I think it'd be fine that way. Really an easy job, and I dont think I'll ever even think about swing arm bearings again until 100k miles. Really they move so little and such a small amount of grease is all you need anyways I dont think its worth the extra trouble. Did anybody fight that stupid U-joint when going back together. Could NOT make it stay up so we had my brother hold it up from the front with a magnet while i finally worked it in. You DEFINITELY know when its in too it'll tell you. And those STUPID "Y" pipes made me scuff the hell out of my reservoir cover too. Oh well. While i had the wheel off I finally went to the dark-side. I put on a 165/80R 15 Nexen and had to pump her up to about 90 til that bead set. My only question is how do i get that rear wheel pulled apart. I would love to swap out those bearings in there because they feel like they could definitely use it.

Alot of guys install a tach. There is a write up on the Read Only section of the 2nd gen tech talk. If you're trying to sync the carbs or set the idle I know that most shops have a little tool you just set on the motor and it can somehow figure out your R.P.M.s

Gonna crack into it tomorrow if I get the chance

a million dollars? Jeeze:starz:

Im glad you pointed that out. Nice to hear that SOME disciplinary action was taken

I think the term K.I.S.S. needs to be thrown around more often

Hmm.... Rear tire and grease wheel assembly. Leveling Links Swing Arm bearings New Battery Valve-Shim Adjustment Drain Coolant Have the fairing, gas tank right airbox cover and right saddlebag painted New clutch basket!!! Drain and replace the front fork oil. Clutch fluid and both brake fluid Oil change to 20/50 yamalube and K&N air filters. While i have the carbs off I'm going to do the float adjustment and a minor cleaning New gear oil, grease the splines Adjust steering head bearings New front tire Install spoiler and many other chrome accessories I'll inspect the fuel filter Installing running lights while the fairing is off... And i think that about sums up my winter project Did i miss anything?

I dont feel like the kid should've been pulled over. However I also feel like the kid REALLY SHOULDN'T have flipped that cop off while he was being pulled over. But i mean getting actually arrested for an obstructed plate... that is a little over the top

And i switched back to my stock pipes. Im 21 and have already heard enough of the exhaust. If i had a RSTD i probably would keep loud pipes on it, but these bikes are just too sweet to not be able to hear the engine purr with the radio in the background

i found a pair online for fifty bucks and saw recently someone was selling a pair here for the same price

Okay so the he is a kid on a crotch rocket, which must make him a bad person... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154835842025112 what do you think

I'm sitting here at work right now. I work the weekend shift and ride monday thru Thursday

smoke?

I agree with you. I'd love to see yamaha come out with a goldwing killer again

Thanks for the information guys. I decided for now I'm just going to get the closest match to my current color and fix the scrapes and dings

An 1800 wing is about the ONLY bike I'd trade my venture for

Saw a pair posted on the classifieds for 50 bucks

I like these

I'm actually pretty surprised by the pipes they make for this bike. Almost every one I checked out so far has been too loud for me. I hope to eventually get monster ovals, but honestly i like the stock (lack of) sound

Leaking brain fluid you say? If you've got an open spout it might be time to start a miracle brain juice business. What do you say??!! That does however sound pretty intense though, and it seems like when it rains it pours. I hope everything works out for you buddy!

I now have my plan of attack. Thank you sir

I finally did it after waiting a few days from my dealer for the gasket. Only one of the slip ons had a gasket in it lol. Well i crushed the gasket a little trying to get it to squeeze into the pipe but i got it. Got the bike all back together and all i gotta say is wow. My RSV now reminds me of my old 85 and is a much more enjoyable ride for me. When i pulled the old slip-ons off my bike the baffles fell out of both of them, so she was a screamer before. I found a pair of OEM slip ons from a tour deluxe as advertised with little to no scratches. They looked really nice, but one of the tips has a big scratch across it, which wouldnt be a big deal but it IS the only part of the pipe you can see But I think I'm just gonna keep the stock pipes on. I love the sound and it really turns these into a sweet bike! What do you guys run for pipes?

Okay guys so I'm planning on buying that new bracket for my trunk. Mine however, is already cracked. is there any way to repair this or do I need to buy a new trunk any information would be appreciated thank you

Really terribly sorry for your loss. I'm definitely going to get my dog's trailer done for sure now

My 99 is the same exact way. I would have swore someone stole them off of there! Must have been a first year thing