RidenAgain

Am I too late to see what this kit is all about? I go to the link and nothing is there. If this kit is still availilble what does it included and what is the cost? I have '85 VR.

I have seen constant power to accessory fuses before in automotive applications. I have even seen where this power is cut from 12 to 6 volts with the key in the off position to power dome lights and such, so I wasn’t sure how the accessory fuse worked on motorcycles. As far as where I connected the resistor mod, I connected it to the accessory fuse as suggested in the write up; this is how I found the constant power on this fuse. I did not permanently connect the resistor as I needed to see which resistor would work. Since my accessory fuse does not seem to be switched, maybe I could try another fuse.

My first few days with my ’85 VR and I am trying to work out all the gremlins. I am off to buy the Deka ETX18L battery today as it was obvious that the old battery is not holding up very well. I have a few questions. 1- Is it common to have constant power to the accessory fuse with key off? With key off and hooking up volt meter to ground of battery and accessory fuse I am seeing 8.53 volts, when switch is turned on this jumps to 12 volts. What does this fuse operate? I unplug fuse and everything seems to work fine without it. 2- I followed the directions in the post to override/fool the battery sensor by wiring in a resister however this did not work for me at all I tried both the 1kw and 2.2kw just like the post recommended but neither of them worked for me. Has anyone been able to get this to work? 3- What is the quick and easy way to restore the look of the black plastic panels surrounding the radio and other control panels? I am not ready to tear bike apart just yet so re painting is not an option. Unless you all tell me there is no other option then maybe masking the bike off and painting could be done sooner than later.

I am having this same issue with my newly purchased ’85 VR that came with running boards and heal/toe shifter. I can shift ok but using the rear brake with any control is impossible for me. This is my first week at learning what is and is not available for these bikes. Can someone share brand/model of foot pegs and standard shifter/brake levers? I too an tall and horizontally challenged so this may be the way to go for me