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Hello Jean. Assuming you are monitoring this post I was wondering as I would think the rest of the membership is how Earl is doing. Still praying for him BTW.

Also anyone considering lowering their bike should keep in mind the bridging effect of different wheel base lengths, when you lower the bike you also reduce the amount of clearance the center of the bike has when passing over humps and the longer the wheel base of any bike the more you reduce this hump clearance. So on that note keep in mind the venture has a very long wheel base. In other words the longer the wheel base the quicker a bike will bottom out going over a hump.

Praying for Earl and family that he will have a successful surgery and enjoy a full recovery. He is one of a few and a greatly respected member. I always enjoy meeting him at the rallies and hope to again soon, once this Covid-19 mess is sorted out.

Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.”

the material would also have to be heat oil and acid resistant

That is why I only said if you could because often gasket thickness is an important factor.

OPTION 1; Try spraying the gasket surfaces and the gasket with Permatex high tack. Allow to dry to a point just beyond tacky and assemble. OPTION 2; Apply a thin coat of Permatex No2 to the gasket surfaces and reassemble with the gasket. OPTION 3; Apply a small bead 1/32 to 1/16 inches in dia of anaerobic gasket eliminator along the center of the gasket surface. Do not smooth out. reassemble with gasket. OPTION 4; Coat the damaged areas with JB weld for aluminum. once hard, file or sand smooth and reassemble. NOTE: I do not recommend using a silicone in combination with a gasket as all too often the silicone causes the gasket to squeeze out or distort when you tighten the bolts. If you think you can get away with out the gasket use either a small bead 1/32 to 1/16 inches in dia of anaerobic gasket eliminator along the center of the gasket surface. Do not smooth out and reassemble or A product called the right stuff again applying a small bead down the center and letting it spread naturally as you assemble the parts. By applying a bead rather than smoothing it out it pushes out any air and eliminates the risk of developing air pockets

I could not read your note so forgive me if I am repeating anything. I do think I read a part were they say you need to go to the GPS vendor for warranty. That in my mind is crap. It may be true that warranty is through the the vendor but since the bike was bought new with the unit factory installed the Yammy dealer should be dealing with them on your behalf. Even when we sell a truck and send it to an up fitter for add on's prior to the sale, we take on the responsibility of dealing with the up fitter on the customers behalf. If it was sent to the up fitter at the customers request after the truck sale, then the customer takes on the responsibility of dealing with the up fitter. On another note does the GPS have a built in antenna or is it a remote antenna usually looks like a small puck type thing. It could either be faulty or have a loose connection. Still something the dealer should be dealing with however.

Should be no problem all the wiring is accessible. You should be able to cut the center section of the dash out for the display and using some flat sheets of the black inner fairing and plastifix/plastex build a nice neat mount for it.

During the big snow storm we had here in 1976, I put on my snowmobile suit and rode my 250 Can Am TNT, with trials tires, 24 KM (15 Mi) through the snow ranging from 1 to 1.5 feet deep, to work and was the only one to make it in. The bike went through that snow like it wasn't even there and was actually an enjoyable ride. On the other hand, the way home after they plowed the roads, was a nightmare. A lot of the sections had a hard packed white glaze which was almost as bad as riding on ice. Probably would have been worth my while to run some hex head sheet metal screws into the lugs like we did when ice riding but it never occurred to me until I got home.

I imagine it would still be more since you still have to pay for the gaskets and grommets plus labour on top of that. I can always check with Burlington cycle and Carl can check with Brantford cycle and see what their prices are. Maybe if we know how many sets are needed we can get a price brake.

You drove into it again? Mayhaps ya should wait until ya get into the house before you take your nap

Anyone ever try these https://isotunes.com/collections/top-products/products/isotunes-free

I am trying to figure out how to replace the garbage can on my desk top with a garbage truck to handle the additional trash.

Boy is you behind the times grandpa. No body calls us meckanicks any more. We have been modernized to tekanamnisions. It don't pay more but gives us the privilege to invest in more sophisticated and expensive tools and allows us to mortgage bigger and fancier tool boxes for a smaller cut of the shop door rate.

Get involved with the bunch here and the time will fly by and before you know it it will be spring and and your riding to your hearts content,,, provided your still sane after locking in with this group

Probably cause you drank too much of the XXX stuff can't see straight. I see it clear as a bell

Get in touch with @Rick Butler he is a member here and has done seat mods for many of the members here.

You will love that 4 brush starter. but one on the scoot this summer and boy does that baby crank even when hot.

@paysaw just got a good deal on one about mid summer and he loves it.

Nothing gets past you. should I ask why you were so sure

I was out all day fri for a great ride. The weather was amazing. topped it off by stopping in Oakville to buy a slab of biltong. Got home a tad after dark.

Last night I heard strange noises outside in the backyard. It started shortly after midnight when he ground was covered in snow. It consisted of a lot of grunts and groans. After that there was a lot of heavy breathing like someone was struggling to get up off the ground. You will never believe what I saw in my back yard when I finally got brave enough to go out and look.