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  1. twigg
    Well I have no idea As they are a different circuit (demand side, not supply side) then we can worry about them when your battery is getting sufficient power to make them useful
  2. twigg
    Yeah ... It means your battery charger is working, and your bike charging isn't Back probe each side of the connectors to check that electricity is getting through them.
  3. twigg
    Di-electric grease is an insulator, and it's possible to use too much. Check for continuity across all the greased connections ... just on the off-chance
  4. twigg
    It might be time, if all the connections are good, to start testing the Stator Output and Reg/Rec circuits. Do you have a Yamaha Shop Manual?
  5. twigg
    First off ... 12V says the battery is almost dead flat. The 12V @ 2000 rpm is saying that it is not charging. Go through all the connectors and ground in the charging circuit and check they are okay before we start to panic.
  6. twigg
    Then it's probably most likely to be either a dead battery or a poor connection. You will never regret buying a meter. When I came from England to the US, the only tools I ever carried all the time were a decent MultiMeter, and a set of jewelers screwdrivers. I still use that meter ... all the time.
  7. twigg
    Some people "overthink" this. The manual says "sync at idle" .... So sync at idle and forget what happens higher up the rev range. The reason is pretty simple. If you sync anywhere other than at idle you are running a serious risk of never being able to achieve a stable idle speed.
  8. twigg
    Finding faults like this without a Voltmeter is way more difficult that going to Walmart and spending $20 on a Voltmeter. First check .... Battery, engine off, no load ... Should be over 12.5V If not .... Start engine (from a jump if you have to. Stick the voltmeter across the battery and if it reads less than 14V, or more than 15V with the motor running over 2000 rpm, then you have a charging system failure. This could be the stator, the Reg/Rec or the wiring in between. Actually, if it's more than 15V you almost certainly need a new Regulator. Check the continuity of all the wiring and especially the connector on the left hand side that carries the power from the charging system. They fail.
  9. twigg
    So do I (good tyres) yet I well remember having an extremely expensive "z" rated tyre fitted to my bike, and getting a puncture on the three mile ride home from the dealership. They can be repaired, but they lose their speed rating.
  10. twigg
    The strings will work perfectly fine with or without the glue. The glue does help lubricate the string when you push it in though. It's shelf life is pretty short.
  11. twigg
    Nice job!
  12. twigg
    I think $5 buys you a "Day Ticket". I too am a believer in getting people out on two wheels before they drive four. Just riding a scooter, moped or small motorcycle builds an incredible amount of road-sense very quickly. You gain an understanding of road conditions, surfaces and traffic behaviour vastly more quickly than in a car, and you develop an appreciation of other road users that some car drivers never have. I would favour leaving the driving age for small capacity motorcycles at 16, and raising the car driving age to 18 .... and making it a condition of a car license that two wheel training had been taken, and a test passed. No one would be forced to ride a motorcycle, but they would be required at least to demonstrate that they can ride one, and most of them would love it ... especially if that's all the transport they could have before 18. For the price of a small amount of regulation and very modest capital outlay we could give a massive boost to an entire industry, as well as make the roads much safer for everyone ... and reduce congestion and save oil.
  13. twigg
    There is no real basis for claiming that helmets wouldn't help. They certainly wouldn't do any harm. The discussion is about whether or not we should be compelled to wear them .... That they reduce injuries is stipulated to.
  14. twigg
    Heh ... and in Walmart.
  15. twigg
    You correctly identified an intermittent misfire. If all 4 are firing correctly, the two at the front will heat up at the same rate, as will the two at the back. The rear will appear to heat faster because they are single wall tubes, and the front are double walled. When mine did that it was caused by a blocked pilot jet.
  16. twigg
    This will work. They are too slow for buffeting to be much of an issue
  17. twigg
    As promised ... Ride Report is here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/01/1087875/-The-Heart-of-Texas
  18. twigg
    I wondered why the GS was so popular with the women riders. They just get all the fun without the attendant medical problem.
  19. twigg
    If you don't have one ... Get a GoPro camera, or similar. Mount it on the bike and buy some spare SD cards (or pack a laptop). You will get video that you will want to watch over and over, and never regret the expense.
  20. twigg
    Okay ... I just did this. There has been an ongoing improvement with my gas mileage. When I first fitted the auxilary gas tank I did a test run. The main tan ran dry at 175 miles, and I switched to aux. More recently, I did a bit more carb work and on a steady 65mph ish cruise across the Oklahoma Panhandle I got 195 miles before the main tank ran dry. Last week I fitted skydocs shim kit. Yesterday, at a steady 65mph ish running I 44 back from Brady, TX, the main tank ran 223 miles before it ran dry and I switched to auxiliary. That was 43 miles per gallon, on a bike pretty decently loaded with everything I need for LD Rallying. On that basis I have a range of about 420 miles! All this is on the factory TCI .... waiting for a fix on the other.
  21. twigg
    I agree with Chris. Sensible, thoughtful regulation benefits everyone and yeah, there are those who need protecting from themselves. Government responsibility is protecting it's citizens. There is no caveat that exempts those who don't want to be protected. By the way .... Pretty much all of that has been the law in the UK since before I started to ride .... Motorcycling is alive and well ... fancy!
  22. twigg
    Ride completed as planned. Got home at 5.30 pm yesterday with about 1280 miles on the GPS. I did okay but the final standing haven't yet been published so I have no idea where I finished. I'll post a link to the Ride Report here, when I have written it By the way ... With every ride that I complete, my respect for what Yamaha built increases. Please remember that I am competing against the latest and greatest by Honda, Yamaha and BMW, with highly experienced riders on board many of them. I am new to this, and we are doing just fine. Even among this company, respect for that elderly VR is growing.
  23. twigg
    Work out the answer to that question, Brad, and you will have nailed "Health Care Reform"
  24. twigg
    If you haven't bought yet, check out the Sena SMH10 Plus ... There is a great big review thread and group buy on ADVRider. Most folk who have gone from Scala to Sena prefer the Sena.
  25. twigg
    So .... Good Job Gary!! Now ... Who's gonna tackle the EFi?
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