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  1. twigg
    Folk who can spend $2 Million on an RV don't actually think like that Some of them don't even do the driving themselves.
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    The aux. lamp on with the High Beam is a bit of an oddity as regards the law. First ... You generally only use High Beam when there is no one else around. Night, deer country when you need to keep a close eye on the sides of the road, etcetera. I never found it useful to run on High Beam in daylight ... They can see your Low Beam quite well, others may vary. Anyway, the point is that you really are only going to use auxiliary driving lamps when there is no one around, so it's not so much of a problem in real life. As the others have said, wire them through a relay, and fit a switch. By the way ... I have heard some very good things about the high performance driving lamps from Walmart ... and they are only around $20 a set.
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    Correct me if I am wrong .... but if your bike complies with the regs. in it's home State, then it complies in States it is visiting too .... sucks if you live in Wisconsin, but there are probably other benefits there
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    This is important! It is even more important if you ride a bike with twin headlights ... Gold Wing, etc. Car and truck drivers are actually very good at judging distance from two point light sources. The become good because the brain registers patterns. Two lights, close together is a car or truck some distance away .... The same lights far apart is the same vehicle much closer. A motorcycle has it's lights close together by default, and you can see where this is going .... A very good arrangement for bikers is a single headlight with twin driving lamps above or below the plane of the headlight. This forms a triangle which is an unusual pattern, guaranteed to get the attention even of drivers in Tulsa. Because the pattern is unusual, the brain registers it as a potential danger, and they pay more attention, even in daylight. Headlight modulators perform a similar function.
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    To anyone who was following this saga .... The joint refused to budge and the front half broke apart when I tried to lever it through the water jacket plug hole above the joint. In the end, the two thirds that remained buried deep in the engine came out cleanly, in about ten seconds, like this: http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/IMG_0516.jpg So we are back on track
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    Sounds like you are good to go By the way ... changing email and passwords is routine on all accounts. It won't cause problems folk do it all the time. It does have the advantage of ensuring that updates are notified to you, rather than the PO. It's up to you.
  7. twigg
    Let me ask you something. Where is the copyright agreement that allows Service Manuals to be downloaded from this site?
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    I wouldn't get too hung up on "legally" in this case. They acknowledge that the "useful life of the product" is a factor, and those "conditions" are very much a legal grey area ... they are civil anyway, not criminal. If you like .... Buy the Device and have the previous owner "loan" you access to the updates ... or if it is a friend, get him to do it every now and again. They've had their pound of flesh, no cause to pay twice.
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    The account details on the Garmin website can easily be changed. Get the password from the other owner. Log in and change the password and the registered email address. Done!
  10. twigg
    Tickets for the Policeman's Ball? Is that a dance, or a raffle?
  11. twigg
    Blech! New joint ordered!! When I tried to ease the joint out using that hole, the hole got bigger and the joint fell apart. I got it all out, well the front half. The back section is intact, but still in the head. I will get a large screw, or maybe use a tap to screw into what is left and pull it out. On a brighter note, the carb diaphrams arrived in under two weeks. They fitted onto the slides perfectly, so when I refit the exhaust we can see how much difference they have made.
  12. twigg
    That was just the kind of info that might help .... Off to try it before I order a new joint.
  13. twigg
    I need to remove one of the coolant joints in the cylinder head, because it is leaking and the O-rings have to be replaced. The joint is held in by a spring pin, and access is very tight. The part itself is plastic and doesn't seem to want to move. Before I resort to breaking this part out, with all the risk that entails, does anyone have a method of removing this that has worked for them? Thanks.
  14. twigg
    Skydocs kit uses Yamaha R1 calipers and SS hoses. They should stop you dead. Might be time to find out why they don't.
  15. twigg
    I was thinking of de-linking the brakes on my '86 VR. Does the standard front master cylinder have sufficient capacity to operate both the front calipers, or does it need changing? Thanks
  16. twigg
    Mine are fine in sunlight. They may not be as bright as incandescent, but it's hard to tell because the way the light projects is different. They certainly are clearly visible from behind. The early LEDs had a rep. for not being very bright. They have improved a lot.
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    The ones I have are dual brightness. Some stay on for tail lights, others come on for brakes. From that site I'd pick these: 1156-x24: 24-LED BA15S Bulb They have 18 pointing straight back, and 6 radial. They are dual intensity and $7.49 each, which seems reasonable. Buy the RED color. While you are placing an order, and facing the shipping, you might also upgrade all your panel lights. That's gonna save you a lot of current draw, those little suckers pull 3.4W each. You need the Ba9 Base, and pick a color that matches the lens. Amber for indicatore repeaters, green for neutral, white for speedo, etc. They run about $0.75 to $1.50 each.
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    These are just fine, I got them from Motorcyclesuperstore, but Superbrightleds.com have good ones too: http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/IBA%20Saddle%20Sore%201000/IMG_0416.jpg Rememeber that the flash is working against the true brightness, and from the lower angle that a van or car driver sits they are even brighter. You won't miss those six lights when I brake! My wife followed me to the gas station, in the car, and she was impressed by just how visible I was.
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    If you are adding lights to the stock flasher, it should be fine. The problems start when you either overload the flasher with extra lights, and LEDs won't do this, or you replace stock lights with LEDs ... a thermal flasher may not flash them, but a cheap electronic replacement will. You only need a "trailer flasher" if you are using incandescent lights on the trailer AND/OR you want a repeater on the dash, or a buzzer that indicates that the trailer lights are working. Those units have a 5th terminal for that purpose.
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    There were complaints about the actual "brightness" of LEDs compared to incandescent bulbs. The latest generation of LEDs seem to have removed most of this. I have to say that the LEDs I put in the back of my Triple are very bright, and the row of four lights on the rear Vetter Trunk are very visible. That looks like a neat install .... Good Job! http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/IBA%20Saddle%20Sore%201000/IMG_0416.jpg
  21. twigg
    It's called "Induction roar", and it can be very pleasant
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    Pitiful Horn

    twigg replied to Rockdoc's topic in Watering Hole

    I was joking, of course, but it does raise one interesting point. Can the VR compressor be adapted to inflate tyres? That air-horn comes with a 5 gallon accumulator that can be also used to run air tools etc.
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    Pitiful Horn

    twigg replied to Rockdoc's topic in Watering Hole

    One of these bad boys should take care of the problem: http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?i=shocker-540-train-horn-kit
  24. twigg
    I find that I need to take issue with your sig. Following this sterling advice, I have added two other tools to my kit. They are a very large screwdriver, and a 4lb hammer. If it doesn't unscrew you hammer it until it falls off .... plus, the bonus .... If hammering something doesn't "fix" it, then the problem is clearly electrical, and we are back to the screwdriver. See how easy diagnosis and repair gets???
  25. twigg
    There are a bunch of ways to get photos and video while riding, each with their pros and cons. Bike mounting of anything is problematic. This is not to say that it can't be done sucessfully, but camera shake and vibration are major issues. At first sight it seems the obvious solution, and RAM certainly have some good mounts to choose from, but the results can range from "Brilliant, why did I wait so long" to " what junk, why did I waste the money". If you take lots of video or stills, you will get some great shots, and some junk. Mounting a video camera on a helmet is a well tried route. It does away with the vibration, but does mean that the picture you get depends upon where you are pointing your head Rather than a smooth, flowing video, you get a good picture that wanders around a lot. Still, it's a popular option, and with practise the negatives can be minimised (By keeping your head still, and making slower movements). A small compact camera on a lanyard around your neck can work very well. While this does mean you need a hand to operate the camera, with practise this is not so much of a problem. It's tricky in heavy gloves, but in summer, not so much. Deal with the focus issue by manually setting the camera to "infinity", if possible. That takes care of everything except the immediate surroundings, which are not what you are normally photographing. You can use a video camera the same way if you get a small one. The best camera mount and operator is a passenger. My wife works out quite well For special shots you can even get them to sit facing backwards while you record the antics of your mates coming up from behind and passing, much the way the pros film bicycle races. Whatever method you choose, practise will produce some memorable shots. Here is one I did while riding my SaddleSore 1000 at night: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYLkVnrbs-0]YouTube - MVI 0412[/ame] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYLkVnrbs-0
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