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    I've had Avon Venoms on mine for three seasons now. I'm a daily rider rain or shine. Been out there down to 17 degrees on them to. I feel better on Venoms than any other tire I've had under me. I trust them on the wet roads to the max. I've had them break loss on me sure, it's gonna happen. The center of the lane is usually where it happens when I'm coming to a stop on a wet surface. On a wet morning I need to give them a little extra time to warm up as they feel a little slick right off. Last fall I got caught at work when it started snowing. Pulled the cover off and headed home. It's wasn't freezing but it was staying on the road. By the time I got home all you could see on the front of the bike was where the headlight had melted it off. My neighbor, a non-rider, and thinks I'm insane for riding anyway came over and asked me "Weren't you afraid?" Well heck yeah! I was terrified I was going to get salt on my bike! But like I said, I trust them.
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    Hi Bill, Yep.....my daughter loves the words "Going out for a spin." All get back these days is "See ya tomorrow." She's learning. I checked your profile to see if you had a pic of your bike but Dang!!! You look the kind of guy that carriers a big stick! Or are those just knee pucks for when ya lean into the curves? I checked a lot of places around here for recovering on my original seat. Ran $250 to $350 for the seat and $100 to $150 for the back rest. And no....that wasn't leather either. I was told about as place over here off of 84th that will redo one for about a $100 to $150. I'll check on the name. I found a like new seat on eBay for $40.00. Glad you're enjoying the bike. Mike
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    Did you get your's through Partshark? They seem to be the best price so far from what I'm seeing. $128 bucksand change. Did they provide the connectors also? You will find that R/R on the '09 V-Max breakdown.
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    Morning DONATALIE, Yeah, I understand that. I worked in transportations safety for 13 years and worked with way too many guys in your line of work over those years. Accidents cause nightmares for the drivers, their families, the companies they work for and the people to who are there to determine why they happend and how. You guys provide "Proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that is the bottom line. What you do valuable to everyone and thank you for that. I still have accident investigation files I can't even stand look at anymore. I've seen drivers that caused fatal accidents set free at the scene and I've seen drivers held until charges were filed. I've worked with LEO's that had to turn drivers loose and seen the frustration in their face when they did it. They knew......nothing they could do. It just bugs me .....the same as I'm sure it bugs a lot of LEO's. Just venting. Mike
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    Well it's been over a month since that accident and I just saw that there are civil suits being filed on the young man that hit and killed the riders. That was expected. Eventually...... What I also saw was the NO CRIMINAL charges has been brought against him yet. It's been five weeks. He's out walking around. No jail time. Not being held. What I saw is that they have released the results of his blood alcohol test. FOUR TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT!! Medical personell have stated he should have been in a coma at that level. What else I saw was that a man that beat his girlfriend so severly that she had to have facial reconstruction done was just sentenced to FIVE years in prison. What else I saw was that four young men that attacked, robbed and killed a pizza delivery guy last Friday were arrested and are being held on $2,500,000 and $5,000,000 bonds. I guess it's because of the nature of each act that it's different right? No real intent to do harm, no premeditated act, he wasn't in control of his actions at the time. Whatever. It just ain't rght ya know. Bugs me a bit. Mike
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    Like the guy is actually in the country........and the bike is in storage......and eBay will handle the escrow.........
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    Hi Ya Bob, Coming from a guy who tried to melt his 1st gen.......I'm flattered. :crackup: I came close buddy. Mike
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    I had a Silverstar in mine for a couple of years until I changed over to the Hella H9 dual setup this year. Had no problems at all with it. Not that I think it would affect the Hi/Low of the Silverstar but did you touch it with your bare fingers? They do not like the oils off the skin. They will fail quickly if handled without clean gloves or being cleaned with alcohol after touching. I'd go with a bad bulb or poor conncetion myself.
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    :sign yeah that:Kind of what I said.....not exactly.....but simiiliar. mrich12000........Thanks for the offer but Skydoc_17 hooked me up with a used OEM so I'm back in operation.
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    Hey Bill, How ya doin'? Well I was on your side of the creek when I noticed the voltmeter headed south. Probably left a bit of a smoke trail on the South Expressway. How ya coming along with your bike? Mike
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    You scared it! That was the bikes way of saying "Don't you dare use that pry bar!!" You're in control now. The hard part is over. The only other thing that is hard to get off is the old gasket material that baked on for years. LOL!
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    That's a good thing 'cause touching would be WRONG!!
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    Con: Lowering the operating temp of the engine is not the cool (pun) thing to do. The system was designed to run and perform within a set temp range. You may be affecting the overall life of the engine. If you are concerned about overheating at times, consider installing an overide switch to turn the fan on when needed. Mike
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    Mine is a totally flirt when I do something nice for her. So.....how many miles you got on her since you got it back together? You're supposed to be riding......not beating on the keyboard!!!
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    The Shindengen R/R we are looking for is the OEM issue for several bikes. The number Squeeze gave is the R/R listed on the Partshark site on the 2009 FJR1300. #1D7-81960-00-00 at $128.65. #19 on the break down. I'm waiting to find out if there is a possiblity of buying a number of these. And then we would have to go back to the other source for the connectors. Thanks Squeeze. I would guess the link you just posted is for the 2009 V-Max.
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    Dan has been working on just locating a supplier for the Shindengen R/R from the last group buy. He's not having much luck. The last seller has not been responding to his e-mails. I've been writing e-mails to about every possible source that I found to see if I can help locate a supplier for a group buy.....or even provide single units at a similar, reasonable price. We're looking.
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    I only used my propane, and sparingly at that. I didn't want to create more heat than normal operating temps as well, ya know, rubber seals in there. I think the only reason mine did what it did was the rotor was pretty warm and then the temps dropped pretty fast that night to around 38 degrees in the garage. Just the right combination of hot and cold to break it loose. I know a couple of guys have damaged their pullers getting these things off. Proabably the first time the rotors ahve ever been removed in 25-26 years. Mike
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    New for sure. Why risk it? And the odds of finding a used Buckeye upgrade would be pretty slim anyway. I installed one 2 or 3 years ago and it will probably be in there for a long, long time. Does a great job. Mike
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    That was me!!! And it was more an accident than anything. Or gremlins. I spent the better part of an evening trying to get mine to come off. I'd tighten and tighten and heat the rotor hub and tighten some more. I'd back off and try again, and again and again. I was using my Snap On harmonic puller and an air impact. Just wasn't working out for me. I gave up and went to bed woke up to it laying in the padding I had been using like it belonged there. When I had quit for the night I had forgotten to release the pressure on the puller. The last thing I had done was heated the hub of the rotor and tightened the puller again. Said a few words of blessing, (or something worse) and walked away from it. Like I said, not a planned event. And as stated......completely remove the bolt from the crankshaft. The threads are not made to deal with that kind of pressure. May cause problems. A good puller set would have a selection of fitting to fit the end of the crankshaft. That hole is tapered so with the proper adaptor the threads will not be touched. Now.....rather than buying a puller if feel yours may not be cutting it......many auto part stores have a loaner program. Cheap. And many rental companies rent tools also for a small fee. If that is available see if you can rent a 1/2 electric impact. Not as good as an air impact but better than a breaker bar. And as you have read.....these come rather suddenly. Not like a harmonic balancer on a straight cut shaft. These are tapered and when they let loose....well.....I don't want one landing in my lap. And resist the urge to beat on it with a hammer......ok. Magnets ya know. Not good. Keep us posted. Mike
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    I never leave home without mine. I bought one in a soft zippered case and dumped out the bandaids and and minor stuff for the little scratches. Refilled it with rolls of gause and surgical tape along with anything that would treat an open wound or burn. And a small sewing kit. Well, I've closed cuts before with a needle and thread. And Crazy Glue. I figure if I'm involved it a crash it's not a scratch I'm going to be dealing with. I mean this is a "Just in Case Kit" right. Yep. Got to use mine a couple of weeks ago. I got hit by a car in a WalMart parking lot a couple of weeks ago. Or rather by a piece of a car as far as I could tell. I was walking though the lot and a car was coming at me and as it passed I felt a sting on my left leg. Looked down and saw my jeans were flapping open just below the knee. Turned around and saw the car that passed me had a piece of trim sticking out from the side about 2 foot. Looked back at my leg and saw the blood soaking into my jeans. Pulled the pants leg up and I had a 4 inch long gash on my shin where the trim had slapped me. Back to the bike and pulled the kit and cleaned it up, put a few butterfly bandaids and wrapped it. Made a point of stopping at the Docs office on the way home to get fresh tetnus shot. Without the kit I would have been a bloody mess before I got home. I sure wasn't gettin any help from anyone at Wally World or any passerbys. All I got was a few weird looks and people changed directions. Maybe it was my language and not the blood. Ya never know. You got to be ready to take care of your own. Any time...any place. Mike
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    That was why I changed my driving lights from being tied into the Hi beam circuit to an independent harness. If the big bulbs go I still got 110 watts available up front. Haven't found a dark road yet since I installed the Hella H9's but it's nice to have a Plan B. Glad you were is a good spot and got it worked out. Mike
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    Hey Greg.....you didn't happen to get a pic of Squeeze without a helmet on did ya? We all been kind of waiting for that. He's kind of bashful sometimes. But I got to say I've been through two engage clutches before I got the upgrade. No more concerns with that problem. Hooks up real nice. I added on the 4 brush starter also and my starting problems are history. Enjoy the ride Greg. Mike
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    It's that grin thing....that danged smug lil smirk that gets me in trouble every time. A while back I was sitting at a stop light and had 3 of them there HD boys roll up on me. One split my lane next to me, which I don't care for anyway, and the others went to the lane to the right. The one that pulled up next tight to me had his sweety on the back and just sat the snapping his throttle hard and grinning at me. (see...that grin thing) I just grinned back and locked up the front brake and set it up to smoke. Let it spin at about 4500 for a bit, (I didn't care...I got a new Avon sitting in the garage anyway) and watched his face change from smug to WTF? His sweety was laughing her butt off and slapping him on the back. The light changed and I took off nice and sweet and they hung back. He did pull up along side passing a ways down the road and never looked over. He wasn't grinning any more. His girl waved at me and gave me a thumbs up. I liked her. Now it would have been lot more fun to have toasted him on the road, but I got the satisfaction of cleaning up that grin for him and his buddies and the best part.....his girl will probably remind him about the day the old guy on a old dresser smoked him out. Now that makes me grin. Kind of fun isn't it Yammer? Mike
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    That plastic inner fender kind of fits into the upper section. If you look close you will the the slots where it snaps in. It's can be a bit of a trick the first time you do it to but make sure you get it fitted in tight. The are a couple of tabs (I think) where the lower front sides snap into each side also. It should be firm once you get it in right. Don't want that to work loose on the road. No bolts or screws.....just the pressure fit.
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    You should not ask me how to clean a tank. LOL!!! I went the whole ticket and coated mine with epoxy, BUT.....I'll spare you that story. A tube of BB's, or a couple hand fulls of nuts, or any small metal object that would you would NOT normally put in your tank. Take up the holes and shake, shake, shake, shake, and shake some more and take a break and then shake, shake, shake and shake some more. You want to break down as much of the surface rust as you can. Oh yeah.....magnetic stuff is good in case you have something that don't want to come out. Long story. Get the picture. Then a nice rince with Acetone or if not handy a bottle of rubbing alcohol will do. NO SMOKENING!!!! If you chose to use something like Jack, or Cutty.....call me first. We will need to test for quaility. I forgot where you lived. That envirionment helps a bunch. Mike
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