Chaharly

I wouldve gone home and gotten a fresh pair of pants!!!

That's my dad 6 foot four 300 some pounds. Its a decent sized bike. And @cowpuc you know I don't mind!!!

You guys will have to let us know how the first ride of the year went! @cowpuc here's your pictures!!!

Ok will do! Like I said I'd rather have an idea that I'm NOT missing anything before I do the forceful stuff. Thanks!!!

Well I dont know why he did it, but he did He bought himself a 2003 Honda CB900F. A little crotch rocket if you will. He said I could take it for a spin but he told me no wheelies and DONT go over a hundred, so I threw on the full face helmet and away I went. Now I'm sure some of you have ridden rockets so this wont be surprising BUT it is a completely alien feel compared to the venture. You actually have to hold yourself up and its alot touchier. I've ridden 3 crotch rockets in my life now and this on is the biggest. I took a right off our street and headed up a U-shaped hill in my town that we creatively call "The Horn" and was enjoying the totally different ride. Right away I learned why you have to sit that crotch rockety way on a crotch rocket. Turns out on one of those if you're sitting straight up itll actually force not only you, but the whole center of gravity back on the bike and itll basically point her noise straight at the sun So i got it out on the highway and pulled over enough to get a mile or two between me and the next car, leaned on the gas tank and rolled on the throttle. You have to roll on the throttle on this one which is different in itself cuz itll just throw you if you open it up all the way in first! So i zipped through first, had a rough switch to second because the clutch is a little jumpy at 9k Rpms and got it up to third. I looked down with the thought of seeing maybe 95 or a 100 on that little speedo but I was amazed and shocked to see 125+ by the middle of third gear. I backed off the throttle and babied it into town with the realization that it is a GOOD THING I dont own one of these monsters. I'd just like to mention that 120 in 3rd out of 6 gears leaves how much for top end? Noone needs to ever go that fast!!!!

I think someone did some of their own wiring somewhere. It probably wont be an issue for you, but I personally like having it as close to factory as possible. Hopefully someone who knows more than I helps you get it figured out!

Does the sidestand warning light come on?

Ok, I removed all the bolts on my stator cover, pulled the shift linkages off and it wont budge. I've never done anything like a stator before and I dont want to break something. I whacked it with a soft faced hammer a few times but it seems stuck tight and I even removed the cover for that big bearing that's connected to the back wheel. Whatever its called lol! So now I have to wait for a gasket for that.... Oh well. So anyways how do I get that left side cover off? Any help would again be appreciated

ive been trying for days! I originally wanted to post this 2 days ago

Am I the only one who gets an error message when I try to upload pictures? I've done it before and I cant think of anything I'm doing wrong? Help?!?!

Well since I got my new tire on and have been healthy enough to ride I just wanted to brag and say I've got more than 500 miles on already! Monday my brother, dad, and I all hopped on the bikes and rode to columbus to buy dad lunch for his birthday. We did a little riding around and then my brother and I decided to wash the bikes for the first time of the year. I rode around off and on by myself for the week and then friday my friends Jon and Matt rode our scoots up to sioux city. Jon left us at sioux city and matt and I continued north on I-29 for about 20 miles. Man the crosswinds on that road were something else. We had a steady 30mph wind that day and we went through one of the worst gusts of wind I've ever seen. It probably was worse. It actually picked up chunks CHUNKS of sod and pelted us with it. I'm glad I wasnt trying to do the 80mph speed limit because I would've more than likely had been pushed off the road. So after that we got off the interstate at the nearest exit and headed toward vermillion. We went through vermillion on headed home on Highway 12 and 15. We fought the wind for the rest of the day but all in all had a great ride. Yesterday I went out for a ride by myself and put about 100 miles on.

Just wanted to say that the I loved the wide windscreen I got for my RSV. I only got to test it once, but it was a plenty breezy day and I loved the extra protection!!!

Do you elevate it every night? I learned right away that elevation is SUPER important

Yeah I saw this on Yahoo. I wasnt surprised at all to see the Jap bikes at the top of the list for more reliable. The thing that surprises me is that most of the Jap bikes being sold are crotch rockets that spend their entire life being beaten. They must be pretty tough little bikes!

I agree with you there, if you're in a storm warning and you hear your drains start making that sucking sound you had better be in for a rough 15 minutes!

Wow sounds like you were super rough shape! That is scaaaryy! Glad to hear you're coming around though, and hopefully they get you fixed up right! You're lucky to have a good wife that called the ambulance for you right away! That is far scarier than anything I've ever gone through. Best of luck on a full recovery!

Really sorry about your accident! I see you're from nebraska too, its been a rough year for us Nebraskans wreck wise! Honestly, one thing that noone's said so far is pictures. I would certainly take ALOT of pictures of the bike, his car, and you. I understand why you guys wouldn't want to get the insurance involved, but it may just come down to it. So documentations going to be good. About the bump, the only thing I can say is you SHOULD go to the hospital... I turned down the ambulance ride after my wreck and by the time we had gotten to Norfolk, 40 miles away and about an hour and a half later, I was sort of regretting not taking the ambulance. I had a huge welt on my leg as well and they told me I may have broken a shin. The worst thing I can see coming from your leg is what happened to my elbow. I didnt break but I had a hematoma on it about the size of the softball which REALLY REALLY hurt! So thats kind of up to you. Sad thing is everyone makes mistakes, but insurance is there FOR THE MISTAKES. If the dad would offer me 2k for the bike, but doesnt want to get insurance involved, make sure you're not going to need a two thousand dollar cast on your leg. If you're healthy enough, I'd certainly take the 2k. Like i said though, sorry about your wreck! Thats one of those that is TOTALLY unavoidable by you and really just bad luck! I hope to see you back on the road with a big grin on your face soon!

Hey now you're not that young!!! I think I could point out the youngest guy on the site!

Hey guys, I need to replace the O-Ring on my thermostat housing and like any good mechanic, I feel like i should replace the thermostat too. Yamaha wants 40 bucks for theirs, which is outrageous. Is there an automotive thermostat that I can use and save 30 bucks? Thanks in advance guys!

Probably the most sick and twisted and cruel thing I've ever endured

Did you ever get the noise figured out

to bring up an old post but have you figured out what caused this? My 88 does that, and I think its just gear lash but I'm not sure

Well @dingy, I didn't get your measurements, but I got something better... Pictures! (Maybe they're not better) [ATTACH=CONFIG]98465[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]98466[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]98467[/ATTACH] Yeah, what I did was drilled too far, well past the head. I had completely removed The head and didn't bugger up the threads, Thanks for the suggestion by the way with the torx bit! Worked perfectly, just my error of drilling too far. So basically all I had to do was get the rets of the bits out. So I just took a teeny tiiiny drill bit, don't remember which one and drilled into the stem with a little pressure, and just pulled the rest out. [ATTACH=CONFIG]98468[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]98469[/ATTACH] So I got the new one in, and its running great. Totally happy with it! I just wanted to say thanks for all the advice guys its really much appreciated it. If I didn't bugger it up so bad at first It wouldn't have been a big deal, but I got it out! What do you guys think of the temp gauge by the w

Just crossed 800 myself