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I tell you what. No explanation was needed because a man or woman should ride whatever brings the biggest smile. That being said, that was one heck of a nice explanation. Very nice.

If it is an '83 - mid '85 with 70,000 miles on it, second gear has either been done or very likely will need done any time now. It can be repaired but you need to be a decent mechanic on have pretty deep pockets if you plan to have it done. It does require pulling the motor and splitting the case. It is sometimes hard to even find a mechanic that would do it for you. If you did, be prepared to pay more for that repair than he is asking for the bike. I'm sorry, but that one just scares me a bit even though it has a certain coolness about it.

Enjoy...I recently did just the opposite. Sold my '13 Road Glide and went back to the Yamaha.

Something is screwed up about that. I think he has the year wrong. That is certainly NOT an '87 trunk and it would not be a 1200 engine.

Thanks. That was the information that I was looking for. I had the Flanders on the '99 and liked them. It's just that I had read that the OEM RSTD bars would do the same thing and you can pick them up for much less money. I have a set of RSTD bars on the way already so will give them a try first.

LOL....Highway Peg....now that is pretty darn cool.

I've go no problem with it if there is enough interest.

Just a quick update. I received the second chrome cap and it works perfectly. Screws in easily just like the stock one did. No doubt the first one was plated too thickly.

No, probably not. He does a great job on the seat. He relieves it in the tailbone area so that you don't have the pressure points. It does not change the riding position however. Some people love the "feet under" position that the first gen puts you in. Others of us never liked it and prefer the feet forward position of the second gen.

I don't see the issue here. She is a very cute young lady. I would just ride along in the back seat with a shotgun.

Sounds like fun. I wouldn't mind doing something like that. Be safe and enjoy.

No problem. Sorry for the wrong info the first time.

Weather is supposed to be perfect tomorrow and Monday. May as well go for a ride.

Makes it easy to remember your name or where you live?

Thanks. It already has SS lines on the brakes and though I don't know how long they are, there appears to be more than enough slack. Throttle and clutch is all I'll have to mess with I think.

No, your not stupid, I just told you wrong. Click on "settings" at the upper right corner of this page. Then you'll find "signature" in the left menu.

Just to clarify....the left horn is inside the left LOWER...not the upper fairing.

Signature. If you edit your profile there is a place to create your signature. It is where the maps and etc. are shown in peoples posts.

Very unusual to have to reset because of a slip on muffler swap. I would check some other things first. Starting with a good carb sync. You aren't that far from me. If you want to ride over to Oberlin, OH I would be happy to sync them for you. Oh...and no...the popping isn't going to hurt anything.

There was a time when I would have agreed that the beer is Canada was better but I absolutely no longer believe it to be true. The microbrewery revolution has resulted in some very fine beer in the USA. If higher alcohol content is important to you then that is certainly not an issue. I agree that the usual Budweiser, Miller, Coors, etc. is still as anemic as always but there are plenty of others to choose from. As for regular off the shelf selections, Sam Adams Boston Lager is one of my favorites but I like trying different things, especially IPAs and Double IPAs and there are literally hundreds to choose from with most starting at a alcohol content of around 5.9 and doing WAY up from there.

Well I've returned the first one and ordered another. If this one is the same, I will just forget about it. Show Chrome also makes one that is made like the OEM original cap except chromed. I like the one from Yamaha but if this one has the same problem, will likely just try the Show Chrome version. I'm not going to keep ordering them until I finally get one that is right.

LOL....the retired cop got pretty irate but folks please understand that I too am a supporter of our fine men and women who are out there everyday for our protection. We have several who are members here and my report was not meant to reflect negatively on them or others in any way. I just found this one particularly amusing.

I get several emails per day from newer members/trial members asking why they are suddenly unable to search forums, download attachments and various other things. You get a message that says something like "you do not have permissions" to perform certain tasks. Pretty much 100% of the time it is because your trial membership or your supporting membership has expired. I then often get an email back stating something like "thank you but I didn't realize that it was a trial membership". This post is meant to be informative, NOT scolding. When you go to the home page of VentureRider.org and read the introduction, it clearly states that you are signing up for a free 60 day trial. When you get your welcome email, it also welcomes you to your free 60 day trial. I am not trying to trick anybody here. I try to make it very clear that the free membership is indeed for a 60 day trial. I also state that upon completion of the free trial or sooner if you like what you find here, full membership is only $12.00 per year. Folks that is $1.00 per month and I think affordable for most anybody. I hope so. As cheap as it is, if you truly have some serious financial issues just send me a message. I have given a free years to several people who were truly having problems. Now let me say that almost everybody is OK with the answer once they learn that their trial membership has simply expired. I've only had one person ever who got upset about it. He was from somewhere in California and said that he was a retired cop and he knew a thing or two about "bait and switch" scams and that he was never told that it was only a free trial. I'm sorry people, but if a retired cop missed ALL the notifications that the free membership was only a 60 day trial then I'm guessing that he wasn't a detective. So like I said, this post is not meant to scold anybody, well except maybe that retired cop if he even checks things out still, but just an explanation to those of you who might have missed the terms. It is easy to become a supporting member. Just click on "Membership" in the menu bar at the top of the page. Thanks

Have any of you replaced the oil filler cap with the Yamaha accessories chrome cap number STR-4NK27-14-01? I ordered one from a seller off Ebay. It was new and still in the sealed Yamaha package. Though it looked right and if you butted the threaded end up to the threaded end of the stock cap, the size and thread pitch appears to be identical, it should not screw in. It would just start and then bind. The old cap easily spins down. I even wrapped a rag around it and tried gently with a pair of channel locks but it wouldn't budge. Almost seems like the chrome plating on the threads is too thick or something. The seller authorized a return but did not have another one so I've ordered one from a different seller. Just wondered if any of you have tried this cap and had similar problems. Here is the part that I'm talking about.

This is the first I have heard of it. Certainly something I will check though.