TDunc

OK guys and gals, You can see how long I have had this shield. Not much has changed and I still do stick to all I have said. FOR ME, this is still one of the best add on's to my bike. I have been caught in everything but a sand/dust storm (we don't have those often here on the east coast) but I have had STUFF slung up at me while passing cars etc. Rocks = yes they left a little ping place in the shield. Mud = yep, just washed it off with no major problems. I do not have any scratches except from the rock and from where my taller water bottle vibrated against the shield for about 600 miles. Still nothing to complain about. Cleaning is still a breeze and even the gas station squeegee is my friend. When the product IS as it is advertised, it is hard to change your thoughts unless something catastrophic happens.

. I'M TIRED!

Grab a few Tabaks on your way through. Sounds like a lot of fun.

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Wire wrap not wire ties. The split plastic tubing for wire protection. The length I used was too long and when everything was buttoned up it put the wires in a bind where they exited the tube. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

It never ceases to amaze me how when you walk away from a problem you have been working on for a while things (like stupidity and lack of brain cells) come back to bite you in the rear and jump right out at you like a freight train on steroids. I opened back up the fairing today after setting up my meter again. This time I had both my triplett and my fluke with me to make sure I was getting what I was supposed to get. Now, having done low voltage troubleshooting for a living, I am from the old school (Triplett D'arsonval style - needle ) I do have a brand new fluke digital that I have been using for a while. Now having said that, on my triplett, I know what that smallest of swings can mean....The fluke, as fast as it is, I just figured those quickly but ever so small changing numbers can just mean that I did not have the ground on as good BUT! When you are looking for the difference between about 3 ohms and a true short, D'arsonval can not be beat. This time I remembered that the true value of what I was looking for was a small difference, with all that I have on that circuit, I should read about 3 ohms, give me about 4 amps on the circuit. So I set up the Triplett and went to work. About 10 mins later had BOTH places that was giving me a problem found, corrected and tested. One was one of the soft plugs used for the passing lights had apparently been nibbled on by a small critter on the back where I had it tie wrapped to the post (metal) and that was the first one. The other was on the wire buss that goes down to the light bar. The plastic wire wrap that I used to protect the wires actually rubbed a raw place in one of the signal wires and the ground.. letting them touch when I turned. I did shave off the sharp edge and made it a little shorter so as not to bind with everything buttoned up. After alot of head scratching with the digital meter I am still a big advocate of the Needle.. Now, I hope that is the only thing cause I want to ride today. Moral of the story. OLD THINGS RULE! Stop, Think Think again and slow down if you are using a tool you that is new to you. Trust your instincts the FIRST time and act on them. Last but not least..... 3 Ohms is alot!

Somebody told me it was because it was Mini's birthday that they did not show.

I do think my F4 sheds the water a great deal better than the stock. Yes, it does fog some in heavy fog but I have never had any major problems. I did do a write up about the F4 regarding alot of things. Do a search for tdunc and F4

FrankD. Yep that would do it. Like I said I had that issue before and have made the necessary mods to that to insure the chaffed wire would not be an issue again and that was the first thing I checked. Flyinfool.... PM sent.

Here is what I did this morning. Opened up the seat, unpluged the plug to the tail light. This caused the short to only show up on the R/Y at the fuse blades. When I plugged back in the plug, it showed up on the hot side of the blade too. I removed the tail light bulb, short was on the yellow leaving the bulb plug. If this is so Why would it blow the fuse, it seems like it would melt something first seeing as how it is before the fuse!! For some reason, this is really kicking my electronics minded rear end. I am either over thinking this or just down right stupid. Somebody please turn on the light in the refrigerator for me! Even the schematic is easy (or so I thought) I am now really scratching my head. I keep thinking I will go out into the garage and it will hit me like a 2X4 and really make me feel stupid...ok I already do. So on with stupidity and turn on the light!

Yep that was the original problem the first time it happened. I since have put a small bungee that pulls that back up and also have it in a plastic wire wrap sleeve. That was about a year ago. Thanks for the try though, that was the first thing I looked at when it happened again.

They must just be having too much fun to post any pics. And the rest of us sit here...... Come on guys, someone has a camera there. You could just stream us some vid.....Yeah, that's the ticket. signed house bound and no ride.

I had a blown headlight fuse. The first time I ever had this it was simply the wire that goes to the passing lights that got pinched. Soooo, I pulled the fairing to trace it down and did not find anything. (I did other stuff while I was in there checking for shorts. I am a normal low voltage electronics guy so I am a little familiar with tracing for shorts to ground.... or so I thought. Back to the story) Anyway, put it all back together and had the headlight back. ????:confused24: I shut it off, went inside, cleaned up, ate some lunch and came back out to go for a ride. Guess what, no head light. :mad: I take everything back apart and start my tracing. Beginning at the fuse box. Short to ground on both sides of the fuse blades with fuse removed..... what... how can that be...Anyway, focus on the red/yel leaving the fuse box and disconnect all locations that can be disconnected and I finally end up at the back tail light connections... pull everything apart checking to ground with every step. and i get to the tail light. With bulb removed I noticed that I also had a ground on the Yellow that goes to the relay, pull the relay and relay good. Back to :confused24:. Someone that still has some sense about them lead me in a direction. I am open to suggestions including rolling it back in the garage and trying again tomorrow.. In the meantime I am going to sit here and root for SOUTH CAROLINA in this afternoon's game. NOW FOR THE REST OF THE STORY FOR TODAY: Went back out and looked some more. Never found what was causing it. Put it all back together checking the light with every move. Got it all back together, shook bike, kicked bike, banged handlebars back and forth, worked every switch I could think of, ran the bike on the stand for 5 mins. Went back through the routine. Light stayed on. Dropped it off the stand and did the same routine. Got helmet, went down driveway and reflection of headlight in reflection of car across the street. Somewhere on my three mile ride around the big block the fuse blew again. Rolled it in the garage, closed the door, picked up laptop, stopped by garage fridge for a few cold drinks and came inside. Looks like no riding again. Anybody with any clues on what to check next?

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Sorry to hear this Steve. But, I have faith that this is just like what somone else said, a little bump in the road. PM sent.

Yes it is changed/discontinued Dang it. Even though the box in the store shows the gel version, the new ones are memory foam and will not hold up outside like the gel did. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

Dang cell phone!

Congrats to you two. Geeeeeees. Our 29th is coming up in October. Sent from my DROIDX

. Say..... Sylvester old buddy old pal!!!!....................... .

QSL DE -.- -.-. ....- . ..-. .. CW is best.

Nope it's cause o have not been at home to answer the phone. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

No. It does not obstruct my view. I think u would have to be real short ( sorry Mini ) for it to be close. I'm not 6'3" and I look out of the top 1/4. The vent is in the lower 1/4. Search for my review thread. I have a pic there with the OEM in front of the F4. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

Write up on F4 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67298&highlight=f4customs

I have the largest that F4 makes. Im 6 3 and look through the glass. Easy to clean. No scratches. Vented. Search F4 shield for some more I have written. Well pleased. Wife claims 0 buffeting. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

Babe Ruth 13-14 year old team. As a coach I now wonder what is thought about me. I charge $200.00 per kid times 12 kids. That's $2400.00 dang... (Usually three teams per year) Now for the cost 50 per umpire per game minimum 12 games is 1200.00. Plus 150 registration and set up. Babe Ruth fees and league fees 300.00 Uniforms. (Not tshirt ) hat belt socks pants shirt. 50.00 per kid 600.00 Bucket practice balls 100.00 Game balls 35.00 doz. 75.00 Light bill. Season 80.00 Chalk and Turface 100.00 season Gas for sandpro and lawn mower. Approximately 150.00 Life lessons I give for free. I am the one that cuts the grass, fertilizes the grass, lines the field, rebuilds the mound and does all the maintenance. I clean the toilets (which by the way is dirtier in the mens than the womens, I seem to have many dads that should stand closer to home plate due to shorter than normal bats so to speak) Ummm nought and nought is...... Yes I have some that complain. And yes if you do the math I come out of pocket most seasons. The point is. Everything cost money. Before we open our mouths and start blasting, complaining, discussing or whatever you want to call it we should think about the true cost and time it takes to do things. Since I make no money coaching I guess I should just stop it and tell 36 kids per year it cost to much for me to do this.... Don, simply.... Thank you.... Ok. Off the box and back to mopping up the mens room for another weekend of baseball.