uncledj

Welcome! Looks like you're a little more than an hour NW of me. Maybe we can get together sometime, do a M&E or the like. You'll like the site, ...a bunch of great folks, and there's not a question you can ask about a Yamaha (or anything else for that matter) that someone won't have an answer for. Glad you're here.

Glad you made it home safe. Where ya goin' in the Keys?....I used to live in Key Largo.

Got a new tire put on. Same as what was on there....a Dunlop 404. Had a local bike shop do it. $220 , tire and labor, out the door. I'm motorin' again!

Glad ya pulled through without getting busted up...or worse.... The skin will grow back, and any scars will give you character. I have a little of that myself. Enjoy your trip and take good care of yourself.... hope you heal quickly.

Wow. It's gettin' crazy out there. Must be sumthin' in the air. I'm very pleased to hear you're all right. Be well.

Wow.....Finally settling down. Had a great time at the WNY Mini Rally, met a bunch of GREAT people. Big thanks to Big Tom for putting it together. My friends and I are all safe at home....by the Grace of God ....and a little rider experience. All went well, great weather for the ride home. I split from my friends in Youngstown, to continue my trip home to Columbus. I was rollin' along at a pretty good clip, following a couple of cars that were in the passing lane, doing right around 80mph. I heard a minor "clink", kinda like I hit a pebble or something that hit the fender, and thought nothing of it, until about 15 seconds later when the back end got real squirrely, real quick. I figured out pretty quick that the rear tire went flat....(still doing 80)...Withing a second or two, I was going sideways down Interstate 71, in-between a bunch of cars. The bike started fishtailing, and started on the front brake only, so as not to separate the tire from the rim...(That's where the experience came in)...the bike started heading off to the right, and I could fight it, or cut in front of the car just behind and to the right, I cut across the lane to the right shoulder....at this point KNOWING I was going down and seeing the guardrail coming on pretty quick,....thinking "when I lay it down, try not to get tangled up in the guardrail.....Not too worried about me, but dreading the damage about to happen to the bike. Man...time goes into slow motion at a time like this.....your recall everything..... Anyhoo. The bike was still fishtailing, and I was riding like I was still in my dirtbike days. I brought it to a stop....UPRIGHT !!! I'm not a religious man, but I said a heartfelt THANK YOU to God. WOW. As I type...I'm still a bit shaken.... I'm serious....I was doing every bit of 80 when this happened.... Well, at least I wasn't far from home. I called the wife, and she got my neighbor to hook the trailer up to my truck, and they came and got me. A bit tricky getting it on the trailer with the flat tire, but all's well that ends well. I think I'll leave it on the trailer, and just pull the tire off there, rather than try to unload it with the flat. Somebody up there's lookin' out for me. One thing I found a bit dis-heartening was that I was on the side of the road for a little over an hour, and with the countless bikes that passed by, no one stopped. Well, I'm safe at home now. PS: This is the third flat I've had on a roadbike in my life. The first two times I went down.

It's actually pretty common for the plastic vent louvers to get hot enough to warp. Some folks remove them completely, I chose to block them closed and put a piece of foil insulation over the vent to keep hot air from hitting my leg, and to keep the louvers from warping. If you want a piece of insulation, lemme know and I'll send you enough to cover both sides.

Don't know much about SE OH, but I remember years ago travelling ? 555 ? or was it 60....and thought it'd be a great ride. Great views, lotsa twisties. I work with a guy that lives in Zanesville that knows the area. I'll ask him tomorrow.

A great hypothesis to be sure, but the wife just sticks everything in the dishwasher, and it's not that often that I see her wearing the ring anyway.

Weather report's lookin' up. I'm pretty sure you've already done this, but could ya post the address again so I have it handy for the GPS??? See ya there.

So far I think the Aliens explanation is the most plausible. I don't think a cut like that could have been made by any tools known to man. It's beyond our technical capabilities.

The wife is going through the cupboard and pulls this small drink glass out and asks me "Why'd you cut this glass"? I told her I didn't know what she's talking about, and she shows me this glass that she just pulled out. At first she didn't believe me, 'cause she (and I) couldn't understand how it could have possibly broken like this. No other glasses were stacked in it, nor was it inside another. It was just sitting in the cupboard. Weird. Last pic shows an identical glass that was sitting in the same cupboard.

Great color scheme!

I have the ignition switch bypass setup,...just haven't pulled the tank to plug it in yet. It seems like it'd be easy enough to do a hard wire bypass to the connector(s).

It was delivered today, and it is a 90 /110, as stated. The photo must have been a stock photo of a 9003 bulb. Not knowing exactly when it'd arrive, I went to AutoZone and bought a Sylvania Ultra and installed it....completing the job about a half hour before the mail, and new bulb arrived. lol....So, I have a 60 /50 bulb back in and will keep the 90 / 110 for next time around. Heck, maybe I'll upgrade the stator over the winter. On a side note, the new bulb install took about 15 minutes. I did not have to split the fairing, and I have large paws. (XL gloves work, but can be a bit snug) After reading some threads about it, I was worried I'd have to split the fairing, but not so.

Chiche' but true....the bike, sharp as it is, can be repaired or replaced. Glad you came through it as well as you did. Not sure how the driver that hit ya couldn't see ya. That's about as visible a bike as you could get. Get well soon.

A few pics, in case it does rain, in which case I'll have to do it all over again.

So then it looks as if either that's a stock photo, or they're mis representing the specs of that bulb.

My low beam died on my 06 RSV. I ordered a replacement lamp from E-bay, (haven't received it yet) but am now wondering if my stock charging system will be able to handle it. The replacement I ordered is a xenon 90/100 watt bulb. Is this gonna cause me problems? Here's a link to the bulb I ordered. http://www.ebay.com/itm/280823790412?item=280823790412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:US:1120&vxp=mtr

Referencing a commercial from the 70s....."It ain't cool if the chrome don't shine."

I knew that was comin', but it was near dark by the time I finished. If I can remember, I'll take some pics and post 'em today after work.

Never rode with a mascot before......I'll have to think on it.

Goin' on a weekend trip to the Camp in North Central PA, then up to the WNY Mini Rally with my 06 Black Cherry RSV. This is the first time my friends will see this bike, so, wanting to make a good impression, I shined her up, waxed everything I could get to TWICE. My goodness,....what a sharp bike. Can't wait to show her off to my buddies.

Yeah...but...How many visitors from Latvia????

Wow...what a loss. The world has lost a great comedian and actor. Who knows what's going on in folks minds,...but I always felt he was one of the good guys. A great loss.