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I bought one of these as a leftover in '84. Great bike, advertised at the time as the fastest off the showroom floor motorcycle. Sub 11 second 1/4s, top speed 150mph. Wish I still had it.

I bought one second hand from the wrecking yard, hacked off the heel part, I never used it and it was in my way. Kept the original to put back if needed.

Love it!

I just installed a Commander II on my Roadie. Sholud I be worried?

Am I missing something. Is there something wrong with the Yamaha OEM filter?

Very Nice! I want one.

Well it happened yesterday, it's the first time I've experienced a flat while out on the road. About 200 miles into my 240 ride home the rear tire went flat. Felt a wobble, let off the gas, wobble increased. I felt it was the rear and applied the front brake quickly coming to a stop on the shoulder from 60 mph. Feeling lucky I didn't go down, I thought no worries, I've got AAA's top coverage including motorcycles. I call them, answer several questions and I'm told help will arrive in 1.5 hours. This is at 5 PM. Several calls later, I'm told help will arrive by 8:45. I got a call directly from the tow guy at 8, he arrived at 8:25. with a tow truck, not a flat bed. Not good, I thought. Out comes a wheel chock and a u channel. They get attached to the boom, the bike was loaded, strapped and away we went. Actually I was impressed. Bottom line, a free tow to my house valued at about $200 according to the driver. I asked about the wait and I was told that I beat the average, only waiting 3.5 hours. So, I question AAA's service, is it worth it? I could have handled this myself quicker as I was not that far from home. But, it wouldn't have been free and I would have had to call in a few favors.

That sure could have been worse. I tried that t-bone the dog thing back in the eighties. Going about 40mph, he came from nowhere. I went over the handlebars and bounced down the street a bit spraining my wrist and ruining a good full face helmet. The wife, not so lucky. She stayed with the bike with her leg trapped between the pavement and the muffler. She suffered a third degree burn the size of a football. A long painful recovery. I begged her not to wear shorts. That could be why she has lost her enthusiasm with respect to motorcycling.

Mike, so sorry to hear this. Glad to have made your acquaintance and to have rode a bit together. Sometimes in life you just gotta do what ya gotta do. Safe travels, wishing you all the best.

OUCH!

too funny

Yamaha's rack comes with plates for both inside and outside the lid. That's the way I would go.

RSV and a Roadstar, a great combination. Ride safe my friend.

BAsed on advice, I went and bought a meter. Yup, spent the seven bucks and added another tool to the box. I'm not foreign to working a wrench, did brakes on the car a few weeks ago and a water pump on the truck last week. But, electronics baffle me. Battery reads 12.4 volts at rest, with engine just above idle, 13.8 volts. I've not had a problem with the battery discharging. I don't ride this one often and it usually starts without a problem after sitting a few weeks. I'll pull the battery and have it load tested. Baby steps. We'll get to the bottom of this. Thanks to all for sharing your wisdom.