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    aux light switches power off
    Great minds think alike! I use the same color coded rocker switches you have for my extra lights but I mounted them in the right hand dash panel ( the one just showing on the right edge of this pic). I am mounting my digital volt meter there now and looking for a new mounting spot for the swicthes. I'm going to check out that location on the left side to see if that will work. The right side is kind of awkward while riding.
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    Stud had a good start but there is a little more to it. I had to loosen the right hand header pipe a bit to get some wiggle room to pull the starter out along with removing the thermostat housing cover to have room to slide the stater back from it's mounting position. I replaced the brushes on mine and added a second jumper wire to the plate for better contact. A good cleaning and lube along with the 4 ga. wires and all my starting power problems were gone. Due to the location of the starter it's a PITA to do but it's worth the effort in the end result. And hang onto that piece of rope. You can use it to tow the 2nd gens so they can keep up.
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    I just want to mention that before ya'll run off to Wally World that you will have to be drilling some holes and cutting about a 3/4 inch square hole in that flat spot on the bag to make room for the power plug to attach to the back of the light. I'll post some more pics of the other bag as I put it together so you can see what in involved making the lights mount up.
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    Hey Barend. I was hoping you weren't planning on finding cracks. Ok, I give! I'm not done yet but I got the lights mounted and started the wiring. The lights are from good ole Wally World. $6.97 each. 3 element LED's. Plastic chrome base that fits the flat reflector surface on the bag well. I mounted amber ones on the radiator side panels but had to Dremmel a little off the sides of the base for a good fit. Using 2 wire quik disconnects on the backs of the bags for quick removal. I'll post more pics of the wiring and liners as I get closer to finishing up. The PO had wires just draped inside the bags. PITA! So these will be secured, protected and hidden as much as possible.
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    Ok, I'm on a roll now. I been putting it off all winter and now the bike is close to being ready to ride and I am finding more things to mess with. I had my saddlebags and trunk down in my basement shop cleaning them up and installing new LED marker lights where the reflectors were. A little wiring, making bags liners for the bottom, just killing time. Now I got the polishing compound and the wax flying and I notice there are a few minor, very minor cracks in the bottom of the bags and at the back where the mounting studs are. If I press around them they show up pretty good when I put pressure around them other wise they are not much more than hair line. No biggie, I'll just run a bead of epoxy on the inside and tie them back together. Now I never noticed this before so maybe I'm not paying enough attention but when I opened the bags to look at the cracks from the inside they aren't there. Before I strip down the bag shells and remove the aluminum edging are these shells laminated or what? They don't appear to be two layers but cracked on one side and not the other? Not possible. There is no damage to the bags, just a few hairline cracks. I'd prefer not to make repairs to the outside until the day comes that I decide to do what minor body work needs to be done and do a new paint job. Stress cracks make me crazy.
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    LOL! Nope! No whine anyway on my '84. I think...... Couldn't hear the bike running either until I installed the Mac's on her. For a while I thought I was going to have to change to a HD so I'd know the bike was running.
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    I suffered a "sudden hearing loss" several years back. Went to bed with normal hearing and woke up pretty much deaf. Lost about 75% over night. With years of noise expouser I always thought it would lose a little at a time over the years but nope, BAM! It's gone. I try to protect what I have left by avoiding high nosie levels and use ear plugs on the bike most of the time. I use shooters gel type plug that reduces most noise and they have a valve that will close and stop a sudden extreme noise. Good for firing a gun and loud horns. I might be the only one around that don't flinch when an air horn goes off. LOL! The few times I have been stopped by LEO's for helmet checks or routine stops they just stare at me as I give the the "hold on" sign, pull off my helmet, remove the ear plugs and put in my hearing aides. I don't know how many times I've been asked "Can you hear anything with the ear plugs in?" Hell No! Can't hear a thing without them either! LOL! Keeps ya on your toes I wanna tell ya. I use the term "Silent Running" a lot. Mike
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    I keep seeing the Kuryakyn Master Cylinder Switch panels. This would solve all my switch problem at one stroke. I have two switches installed in my right hand dash cover as of now but they are a bit awkward in that position. I want to mount my digital volt meter in the dash where the switches are now and find a way to mount a switch panel on the left side handbar. I would like to have 3 switches or even a 4th one. They don't seem to have anything that's bolt on for a 1st Gen, Doh!, no surprise there but I was hoping that someone here has made a mod for something like this. Any suggestions? Mike
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    Ok.....making progress. I got the chin and it's in good shape. Even has the rubber grommets intact. I got my MKII bars lined up. Now, looking at the tabs and chin I'm going to ask what was the original hardware for bolts? Was it a shoulder type bolt? Or just a bolt with washers on each side of the grommets? No clue on my end. Never seen one close up. Mike
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    With that said I'd throw my vote for the polished aluminum. Don't get me wrong....I'm addicted to chrome as much as the next guy. But my thought is that the grill is in a highly exposed area to road grit and gravel. Even with a front mud flap there is going to be some unavoidable damage. Me, I'd rather pull off an aluminum one and repolish it than watch the chrome being blasted off.
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    I was just getting ready to mention that myself. SteveW is a member here and makes a really nice grill for the RSV. http://www.wagnercustomproducts.com/ Check it out. Mike
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    Glad you rode that one out Vic. Could have been a lot worse. But ya gotta watch what ya say on here ya know. You mention red meat and CHP's in the same post some of these guys are saddling up. LOL! Where's the closest DQ? Ride Safe Mike
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    Well the Deka ETX18L AGM battery arrived today from bohannonbattery. . Nicely made, not shoddy looking at all. Good heavy casing on it. Showed 12.88 volts right out of the box. It's 33 degrees here and I haven't started the bike in weeks so I dropped it in and hit the button and she fired right up. When I tried to start it before with the 11 month old lead/acid that had been on the tender for a week it still needed a jump. I think this will be a good change for the bike. We shall see how it goes over the summer. But for the $82.95 shipping included.....it's the most inexpensive battery I've bought. Now off to Rat Shack to find some resistors. Mod time. And thanks to Josh at Bohannonbattery for your information and comments. Mike
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    I love a high gloss shine! Looks great.
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    I was so happy yesterday to see the first signs of spring........street sweepers out enmass removing the excesses of gravel, sand and winter debris from the highways and streets. That is always my signal to "Gentleman....start your engines!" So this morning I wake up and everything is white again. Geesh. They say up to 5" by Monday night. Now to be followed by more snow plows, gravel and salt trucks. And then the sweepers again. Good Lord.........I'm stuck in "GroundHog".
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    Well there ya go Squidley. Carbs are such a simple thing and they go and screw it up by putting parts in them like needles, floats, net filters, enrichment valves, cutoff valves, jets and all the other junk. If only someone made something that just shot in the gas as needed without all the crap. Oh yeah........that's called EFI! Glad ya got her fixed up.
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    Hey Mike....ya got a PM. Yeah....I looked for one of the chrome chins for two years. All could find was the semi rusted and damaged ones for a semi unreasonable price or a really rusted one for a not even reasonable price. LOL! I've seen a lot of MKII chins and most of them looked pretty bad. Bad cracks, pieces missing, no vent screens, etc. So I ended up jumping a little ahead of the game on this one hoping I could make it work. It will. Just need to make some adjustments. And Mike, everytime you post a pic of your bike I get all misty. A sweet looking ride for sure. Nice job caring for it. Mike
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    Thanks Bob. That gives me an idea of what I'll be working for then. I talked to a rider today that thinks he might have a set of usable bars from an '87. He's gonna take a look and let me know. If not, it's fab time or watch ebay for another couple of years. LOL! And thanks for your time and trouble for sure. I appreciate it. Mike
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    Sounds like the same issue I was having on my '84 a couple of years ago. Two of the floats were soaking up gas and not sealing the needles. Too heavy to float at the right level. After I replaced the floats I never had that problem again. Do you have access to a scale that can do grams or even better, mgrams? Best bet would be the weigh one that is sealing, or a new float and then the problem float. Might show up with a noticable difference. Just a thought. Mike
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    Hey MiCarl, That's what I hoping for but it's all specualtion until the cowling arrives. Now MiCarl, I do have a question for you. You owned a XJ650. I did a set of carbs for a guy and some electrical work over the winter. I gotta say the intake system from the air box to the carbs is a piece of work. PITA! You got any hot tips on getting the air box boots back on the carbs without losing your sense of humor. Arrrggg! I'm ready to talk him into a set of V stacks and lose the airbox setup in the river. Just wondering.
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    I don't suppose anybody would have a close up pic showing the connection point on be MKII bars so I know what I'm looking for. What is the difference between the two models?
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    Hey Bob. I feel better now. I got home early today and checked eBay and there was a blonde lower cowling in not too bad of shape. About 15 minutes left on the auction and the bid wasn't too bad and I'm popping my parts CD's looking for a cross reference and I got nuttin. I gave it a shot and snagged it with 1 second left. I just added the Rivco filter adaptor so I've been wanting a cowl to protect it. Then I figured I better ask somebody, ya know, like after the fact. Doh! Sometimes me thinks too slow. Mike
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    Hey Squeeze, I'm following along on this as I start this project when my upgrade stator arrives. When you refer to replacing the "wheel" are you referring to the 72 th idler or something else? Thanks. Mike
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    Will a '86 chin cowling fit an '84 VR?
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    There is another set of 2 NOS lens covers on eBay by the same gal as last time that just went up the other day.
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