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Most here swap out the stock antenna for one of the CB radio brands like Wilson, K40 or Firestick. since most CB antennas mount the same you can add a fold down adapter to any of them if you so wish. Just make sure after you mount the antenna that you properly adjust its length using an SWR meter. This is a mandatory requirement for any CB whether you use an after market or OEM, they all have to be properly adjusted or matched as they say, or you could damage the CB. For the entertainment radio any automotive or CB antenna will do in this case adjustment is not critical.

I will be 68this year and I have the same bike. Owned it since 2006 have put 100,000 on it and can't think of a bike I would rather own. I can do longer hours on it than in any car. I have been out for as long as 12 hours and the only thing I felt when I got home was the urge to turn around and go again. Market wise it is priced a bit high but on the other hand I would rather over pay for one of these bikes than than get a bargain on something else. One thing I did have to do in the past couple years was add a back rest because some of my old back injuries are beginning to haunt me. You may have to do some maint. but most of it is not that difficult and this site . has some of the most helpful and knowledgeable people on the web were these bike are concerned. Some will even come and lend a hand if your close enough. One thing you do need to be sure of is that you have enough leg length to support the bike as they are a tad tall. Swapping the seat out for one from an 85 or older will drop the seat height by about 1-1/2". The seats are interchangeable without any modifications.

STEP 1 Start by checking if you have power at the ign switch with the key off you should have at least one live wire going to the switch if not you will have to back track the red wire to see were the failure is. If it is good you need to start making sure all your ground connections are good. STEP 2 Start by connecting a booster or any other heavy cable from the battery neg to the engine block (this is to eliminate any possible ground issues) Next jump the the large cable coming from the battery to the large cable going to the starter, key does not need to be on your only checking to see if it cranks over, this puts power directly to the starter. If it cranks over good and healthy you know starter and battery are in good shape so you have now eliminated battery and starter as part of the problem. If not you may want to load test the battery. ( a simple though not as good as a using an actual load tester is to connect a voltmeter note the voltage and than turn on the ignition and see how quickly the voltage drops off you can even try to start it and see if the voltage nose dives. if it does Battery is likely bad. if there is no change in voltage and no starter response you likely have a wiring issue.) Remove the booster cable and try it again. If it is still good ground should be OK if this time it fails you need to check for ground faults. STEP 3 With the key on, Clamp a test light to the batt NEG (Yes the Neg) post and with the key on touch the point of the test light to various metal parts of the bike such as frame and engine case etc.. the test light should NOT glow at all if it does you have a bad ground some where. with test light still clamped to the NEG POST and while grounding the test light probe to the engine case try cranking the engine if the light glows you have a bad ground if it does NOT your ground should be ok. I know this all sounds kind of backwards but it works very effectively. If at any point the light glows slowly move the test point of the light along the ground circuit until the light no longer glows. The fault will be between the point were the light glows and does not glow. you can even pin it down to the connection by testing the wire it self at the connection and the and the the bolt and contact point at that connection. If this all checks out you can use the same procedure on the positive side of the circuit and if that checks out STEP 4 If the schematic I am looking at is correct that plug has two red wires protected by a 30 amp fuse they should be hot all the time as they are the main supply to if electrical system. it also looks like they may splice together at some point and splices can be a source of trouble. check for constant power at your ign switch. With the key off at least one possibly two wires should be live at all times if not trace that wire back toward the 30 amp fuse and beyond checking any connectors in the circuit for a faulty wire or connection. The other two wire on that 4 wire plug which appear to be a blue one and a red/white one control your solenoid. The red /white one is protected by a 10 amp fuse in fuse pnl 2 and should be live with the key in the on position. The Blue wire is the signal or control wire and is grounded (should be batt neg ) when you hit the starter button. If you disconnect that 4 wire plug and using some jumper wires run a wire form the batt pos to were the red/white wire went to. Now connect a second wire to were the blue wire went. When you touch this blue wire to the battery neg the solinoid should kick in and the bike should crank over.

Hope this does not mean severe flooding for low lying ares once the spring thaw hits. I think most of those poor souls have seen more than their share of these disasters.

I would go over and clean all the connections before I jumped the gun on that. I almost replaced mine due to a missing cylinder and upon removal noticed fretting on the terminals. I painstakingly cleaned up all the terminals with electronic cleaner than followed with ACF50. Then I sprayed everything with ACF50 prior to reassembly and the bike has run flawlessly since and that was three/four years ago. I see a lot of modules get replaced in my trade by techs jumping the gun only to discover the module was not the problem. So when my guys tell me a customers vehicle needs a module I always question what they checked before giving them the OK to replace and 9 times out of ten they come back to say upon deeper searching they found the actual problem which is usually faulty wiring.

Also handy to keep on hand but get a quality one like https://no.co/gb40 Tool dealers like Snapon and Mac also sell quality ones It also is handy for recharging any USB device and the unit itself can be recharged off any USB power supply. I also holds charge for about a year. I have boosted my 5.7 v8 with it so a Motorcycle is a breeze some are junk like the Eveready which is the first one I had.

Could still be a bad connection follow my Diagnostic suggestions in the WORD DOC I attached re starter issues in my previous post it will help you isolate and pinpoint the cause of the issue. Shouldn't take you more than 20 - 30 minutes.

@sleepy2Phil a simple way to load test battery though not as accurate as an actual load tester is to put a voltmeter directly on the battery. see if it shows 12 plus volts. turn on ignition volts should only drop very slightly. Next hit start button. If volts drop drastically and no response odds are battery is shot. If there is no voltage drop when you hit starter it will be a wiring issue. I attached two WORD DOC files describing the diagnostic steps I teach my apprentices to track down and pin point electrical issues. Starter and electrical issue diagnosing.docx Testing for a Battery not Charging.docx

Just looked it up. Too rich for my blood nice as it is. I just used the one you can get at any bicycle shop or amazon for under $10 dollars. https://www.amazon.ca/Universal-Motorcycles-Handlebar-Adjustable-Motorbike/dp/B07KSHG47C/ref=sr_1_38?dchild=1&keywords=ram+drink+holder&qid=1614009537&sr=8-38 I have had it on my handle bars for years but recently I moved it to the crash bar behind my left leg since I started carrying a taller drink mug and it has worked great.

Never heard of hydro dipping so got curious and did a search. Came up with this really cool site. Really explains the process including a slew of do's and don't s. The best don't was re: the use of masking tape on the film. the first site I found recommended it while this guy not only calls it a definite no no but demo's why it is a no no. In any case he put out what I thought were very well made and easy to follow videos on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/c/AllThingsFunHydrographics/videos

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I also agree with Marcarl, specially on the leg length. Depending on your build a perfect leg length soon becomes as much as 10" too short the minute you sit on the bike. My 1st pair went nicely to the ankles standing up but as soon as I sat on the the bike, they came up past the top of my western boots. A cheap pair of gaiters is nice to have as well the close and snug up the gap between the bottom of the rain pants and your foot. I have tried the rain booties but it does not take long to wear through the sole on those which soon become a flapping nuisance.

Clean all surfaces with brake clean then coat with a bit of green loctite bearing and bushing retainer prior to pushing it in.

Hey could be mounted on the outside frame under the vehicle like some are

That is exactly what I did.Works a charm and easy to do. The exhaust hose you can get through any car parts provider as well.

won't even open on my laptop. Just get an error message that say's file can't be found.

UPDATE #3: They have taken my sister in-law off the ventilator yesterday and but her on an oxygen nose tube with 6% oxygen, Today they reduce her oxygen down to 3% and she is out of the icu into a telemetry unit. She is not communicating yet but is responding to requests to perform physical. movements. My brother in-law is doing well with a few lingering after effects. Talking with him on the phone he sounded like his old self.

I just have a length of exh hose that I stick out through a little trap door fitted into my garage door. I used to just lift the door a bit and slide the hose out under but often depending on wind direction it would just blow back into my garage.

That is the best way. Also even though they run quite well on three cylinders you will feel it bog a bit on a hill pull or a sudden full roll on of the throttle like in passing.

Eeeeeww with them plugged up draining water will suck the P-traps dry and then there is no stopping those aromatic sewer gasses from entering you house.

Assuming your ignition system is in good shape, your air filter in good condition and your engine compression is good, your likely looking at carb issues. If you never need to use the choke even on cooler days to start your bike, it is most likely running rich, you can also check the color of your plugs. remove your diaphragms and check the needles and seats as well as for proper needle settings. Enrichment valves stuck open is a common problem for this, You may also want to check your choke cable adjustment, or the float level is too high. Before pulling your carb apart to OH it and if the choke cable adjustment appears to be OK, I would check those enrichment valves they can be removed and freed up without pulling your carbs apart. Check and set your float levels, 0n the carbs (easier done with the carbs off the bike and sitting on a flat level surface). There are different ways of doing this much easier than indicated in the manual and you will find various favorite techniques in the tech section that work very well.

Personally I prefer the compression dry sacks, I use when backpacking. The one I keep my sleeping gear in, also doubles as an air mattress in-flatter. It has a valve on it which connects to my air mattress so I can inflate it by squeezing trapped air from it into my air mattress. Saves my lungs and the air is dry instead of moist.

Never had much use for noisy snowmobiles, preferring the quiet and serenity of riding my horse through the woods instead.

You don't know what you missed. Those were the days when winter as kid was fun. We built forts caves tunnels you name it. Didn't have to drive for miles to get out for a bit of snowshoeing or cross country skiing. We could build ice rinks that lasted from through to almost April. Yup you don't what you missed!