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Probably can cut it off, the radio won't care....but why not unplug it from inside fairing and take it off? Little more work but then you can sell it as they are not commonplace.

Yep.

Whoa! Glad you both are OK!

This is hard for me to take. I do get angry when i hear about these "accidents". Lost serious friends like this, hence my callous question. Regardless, Prayers Up for the families and my apologies to my family here for my previous post. david

Notice... No word on driver who crossed line...??? Arrested?

I went to walmart and bought some foam coozies. Cut bottom off about 1 inch from bottom. Put two tiny pieces of Velcro on gas cap and inside of foam bottom. Works great. Lots of colors to choose from too! Cost a couple of bux.

Vance and Hines may fit your requirements, HD also. Or you can drill out the baffles in the stock mufflers. All this info is here on site. Lots of choices depending upon the amount of "loud" you want and how much damage to your hearing you are willing to accept. I would also suggest an air horn...or suitable replacement for the stock horn. I've put Wolo and Stebels on my Ventures. Loud. People don't miss me when I honk. david

Bob, You can look it over yourself. Since the decks are "almost" indestructible, I would first check out the wiring and plugs. Looking for breaks in wires...ie...no continuity using an ohm meter between a connector pin and the other end inside the deck. Second, pull the deck out, take off the top and check continuity with an Ohm meter between the plug in the deck and the circuit board...look closely for cracks in the circuit board. Check between the outputs of the board where the connector is backwards at all solder points...tracing the path of the signals. The idea here is to try and find a broken trace on board. If you do find one, it's easily repaired by soldering a jumper from solder point to solder point. Looks ugly but works. I never found a schematic for the deck itself...maybe someone else has. But I was able to repair my cassette deck by checking each solder joint closely. BUT, before I would do anything else...I would check out the adapter. That is the cheapest and most likely point of damage. The cassette deck info I gave first to let you know you can do repair the deck if need be. Good luck...let us know what you find. david

Since I'm going to be leaning my trunk back at some point soon...so the back rest better fits my "Better Half"...it was suggested that I strengthen the bottom with a stainless plate. So let's take this one step further: Someone should be able to make an aluminum or stainless plate that is attached through the current 4 holes and/or bonded to the bottom. The plate would have the current contours of the bottom and offer support for the majority of the bottom. I would think using epoxy type material to repair cracks on original bottom before bonding plate to bottom would be essential to making a good repair. Thoughts, anyone?

((Truthfully, I may just end up painting both sets of bags the wine color of the bike and switch back and forth until I settle on which way to go.)) That's what I would do. Use whichever bag system suits the ride. Why? 1: Versatility. 2: You will always be pleased with the scoot.

There is that!

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?80885-Removing-the-tape-deck&highlight=removing+radio http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?41100-tape-deck&highlight=removing+radio http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?499-Headset-Pin-Out-Diagram http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?73541-Mp3-on-1st-gen&highlight=remove+cassette+deck http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?88766-PRV175-Install-Keeping-Built-in-Amp-and-Controls ++++++++++++++++++ And lots more. You have to change the search parameters to get different "looks" at the situation. Really depends upon how much you want to remove or replace. Everything from the antenna to the speakers to the CB, radio and tape deck can be removed and discarded. Hope this helps... david

Take the TCI out and cut it open. There are capacitors in here that go bad. Look for heavy corrosion on circuit boards. These boards get wet and gunked up after 20 plus years. Plenty of pictures and help in previous posts.....do a search. There is even a step by step...but I can't find it right now... david

TG36, Do a search of the forums. There's a ton of info here on cleaning up the bike when you take off the old audio stuff. Some members have put the replacement radio in the same area as the old stuff. Lots of pictures as well. The CB comes off the right side...the cassette, radio and amp...off the left side. One antenna wire running back to rear. Of course, this is assuming the bike is stock. Keep searching and use different search strings. Let us know what you decide and take lots of pics! david

I always start with choke, then after a few minutes...off comes the choke..let her idle for a minute or so...then off I go. Habit from the car days with choke I guess.... Never had any problems...in cold weather or hot.

Richard, Does everything else work as advertised?

If memory serves, the control panel is a sealed unit. But I would still take the control panel out and spray some electrical cleaner in the am/fm button area...working the button. I would also spray the multi-pin contacts the panel sits into...both sides. Then look carefully at the cables between the control panel and the radio unit connections that the unit plugs into (ones you just cleaned). Last, check the wires between the bottom connectors and the wires going to the radio. I find it hard to believe three radios are bad....hence the suggestion to check out the panel itself. These units were very well built...as evidenced by the fact that they still work 25 years later. Let us know what you find... david

I'm interested in same concept. Mounting the HD heavy duty license plate frame and lights is a bit much for the license plate frame on the bike. Be nice to figure out some support... david

CJ.... Great ride! Thanks for the pics! Never been on hiway 50... On my list, though. David

Hi, BJ.... wow... Nice run! Thanks for pics..... And BTW... scoot looks great!. That bladder thing....tea makes it worse for me! But I hear ya! Enjoy... David

Check plug wires and caps. The scoots run pretty good on three cylinders...

So Larry..in essence...you tilted the whole trunk back? If yes, I understand and agree...a good solid brace underneath would be perfect. Thanks! David