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Yea the draw is back up but only on the signal side. Which is very momentary with the load equilizers. Did you use a replacement bulb or the high dollar panel things that go in the fixture? I had them in my rears but didnt care for the fast flash thing and the bulbs I put in the front didnt look as brite as the incandesents. There has been a couple write ups around about how to modify our flasher units so they will work with the LED and still retain the auto cancel feature.

Go to this page. Then you put in type of GPS on top right drop box then look up bike. When I put in "my cart" it comes up as MicSplit-600-YamVent. I used a 600 series as my GPS. The pic is for the GW. Yamaha comes with the round 5 pin and goes under the fairing in the "red" cable bundle.

Dont have to go to work until Thur. But I'll ride then. Howcome this date aint on the calendar like all these useless ones. Secratary day, nantional lepricon day and that junk invented to sell greeting cards.

Its same listing/pic I think. I have been on that site a few times and you have to use a drop down box to get the right part number etc. The pic is of a GW harness.

Messed around some today in garage. With all the hot weather we have ahd and I'm sure more on the way I have been thinking about a shorter shield. I used a piece of masking tape and figured about how tall I wanted it from the cut out. 13.5" was what I cam up with. Well I have an old windshield off a 900 Vulcan it was a memphis shades Phat. I left the tape on it and took windshield out. Layed flat on a towel and layed the donar windshield inside. Traced out the edges and cut it out with a dremel tool. Set it down in the windshiled slot sn marked holes and drilled. It wasnt quite wide enough so to keep from maybe craking the faring on the ends I cut out a couple of edge pieces to fill the gap. I took it for a spin and I think I'm getting more air flow for sure. but also I think more buffeting. Not sure I want that on a long trip like I have planned. I may put the OEM back in for the trip. But for a few weeks I'm going to try this one out. No cost so if I dont like it no biggie.

When I lived in Ok if the trailer was under a certian height and weight it didnt even need a tag. I pulled a trailer for a few years on my bike out there. I traced out a pic of OK from the atlas and transfered to piec of scrap alum and cut out. that was my tag. LOL I'm sure its different now, being all those tax dollars they were missing.

Now days I think folks want to option to connect to thier own music source. I thought at first when Yamaha on the liner bikes and Victory on the Cross just having an i-pod or MP3 hookup was kind of silly. What no radio? I thought. But now I can understand why. You can get all them functions with said devices. Honestly on a long trip my CD player comes out of the bag as I need the space.

Milage? I was tought a trick alot of years ago when I went to work in a garage. Hold a dollar bill (or other light paper or rag) by the exhaust pipe. If it trys to suck it back inside you have a burnt valve. Some may say hog wash, but it has helped me figure out more than one bad valve. More than likely it is AIS related would be my guess. Block AIS and see if it goes away.

I for some reason think alot of maintenece. I do most of my own to save $$. But still most of the time I hear the HD guys talk about "routine valve and head" work around 30-40K. WHAT???? In this day and age your kidding right. And to adjust the valves you got to take the head off and install after market adjustable push rods? Come on man really. Its bad enough we have to mess with the shim thing, there aint no reason a bike motor built in the last 20yr aint got hyd lifters. I keep hearing this "resale" spin all the time. Thing is I dont buy for resale, I buy for me. I have yet to buy anything I can remember and get my money out of it. Well except a very few things maybe, tools and maybe one car. Shoot even my house is worth lees than when I bought it. Its worth what the next guy is willing to pay and your willing to trade for green backs. Green spends all day everyday.

Nice looking unit there.

Yea thers an app for that. LOL Also GPS will tell you. But I'm guessing you didnt have one at the time.

I only marked FI and Bluetooth on this poll. While GPS is nice the units much of the time installed by dealer are overpriced IMOP. Nice to have the option. ABS is a nice option also, but not mandatory in my book (although if I had option would buy). Cruise is a must have on touring bike.

Mike I'm workin going my own sort of IB. Well wont quite qualify as an Ib because I'm going to stop and sleep and have to work inbetween a couple of the legs. but up to my buddys place in Charlotte 622mi. Next day will pick up 2 guys and we will go to Williamsport Pa. aprox 554mi. Next day up into Canada and over towards Toronto 460mi (short day huh). Then we have to work for 3 days. Leave Toronto area and head home, first night in Blufield WV 806mi then home will be 773mi. Geez I must be crazy. While not an IB I may file it with Long Distance Riders and add it to my totals.

Is rainbow the northern one @ I 190?

DOUGH I thought he had posted it was going to be the 16th. I had my grandaughters 2nd birthday party to attend today.

We will be on a Sunday morning around 9:30 am and 10:30 depending on what time I can get the rest of the crew up and going.

Another problem. You have to sleep sometime. It could be a looong nap.

Yea thats a mystery to me why alot of the HD riders all congrigate at dealerships across the US. Even when on a trip. "I got to have this t-shirt or that hat". Sometimes when I'm on a long trip frequently up to NC on 95 as I go by a couple of the HD places closer to the road I let the stebel honk and wave at them. They have to be giving something away that you have to own one to get the inside info. Good for them and the economy I guess. They are keeping people working.

Yup mine anyways and as far as I know it was a dealer installed pair. I have read about more than just a couple installed by dealers with no relay. Sorry about missing the part about wanting off with high beam. Hmm maybe thats the way they were set up before, but I seem to remember they ran even with high beams when I was checking.

Well getting closer to finalizing a route. Looks like time is going to dictate once we get out of finger lakes area to hop on the I 90 over to I 81 up to boarder. From there as of now once across boarder taking route 2 along the coast. If we get behind the curve I supose we have the option of jumping on the 401 just about anywhere along there. So my question today is on our return route we are going back by way of Toronto/Buffalo. Which entry point would be easier/faster? Niagra Falls I 190 or down all the way to Buffalo Peace Bridge I think the map planner calls it? Its all interstate home baby. 1416 miles in 2 days for me. 641 @ 11.5 hr the first day, 775 @ 12.5 the second. And thats if no rain and all goes well.

Barry you probably aint got enough miles on it to worry about. LOL

you mention Wille. Have to laugh, I was a Texas Motor Speedway a couple years back and he did a concert before the race. I saw him get whisked away after on a golf cart. I said man he is looking really old. Next day at airport I read he got poped for weed in his bus. whoda thunk Wille had weed in there??

Bells-Whistles go off Blink Blink::::: Tells me its rich to start with. I agree with the feloow recomending looking into the choke system. Linkage sticky, choke partially closed or maybe a bad (leaky) diaphram or something in the choke system.

Depends if you want the passing lights to work with both hi and low beams. I think I picked up power off the cig plug which is on with key. BTW here is a pic of the crappy Yamaha fuse holder when I tore it apart to install relay. I dont know how it was working.

We use to have a sayin gin the Air Force about stuff like that. Called the sperm whale theroy. Goes something like the sperm whale is one of the largest creatures on earth, so why can it only open its mouth a couple inches? Because thats the way God wants it and there aint nothing you can do about it. Electrical stuff baffles the hell out of me to. MAjic smike stuff is hard to follow. My best explaination is you need power and a ground and you dont want to be in between.