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  1. CaptainJoe
    Beautiful Job! I also like this bike in Gold, like Freebirds. I just hope you didn't void your warranty when you tore it apart to paint it...
  2. CaptainJoe
    Update on radio. At the dealership in Marrietta Ohio... Service manager called and said my warranty experies in March of 2013. However: New Radio replacement only occurs in first 2 years. Year 3,4 and 5 is Clarions option on to fix or replace radio. Bad thing is They have to ship it to California, wait for them to fix and then send back. Estimated 4 to 6 week turnaround time. Had already told manager I was leaving for the MAY 14 shuttle launch when I took bike in. Now he wants to charge me to put bike back together and open back up if I take bike with out the radio installed. (even though it only takes 10 minutes to get to the radio if you know what your doing) Plus... When I opened fairing to clean connections and apply die-electric grease ( so I didn't have to take it to a Yamaha shop 45 miles away) I found a crack in the windshield about 1 1/2 inches long where it was bolted on(not long enough to see from outside with chrome trim on). Must have cracked when the dealer origionally bolted it on. He's saying since I opened it up they aren't going to cover it. He said "Hey its 3 years old..." This bike had like 482 miles on it less than a month ago and he knows it, as he inspected it and put the registation in my name. Waiting to hear from him this morning. So.......... I guess we should just take our bike in for every little thing that goes wrong with it and get the dealer to fix it (under warranty) so we don't void something? It's a wonder they didn't say they aren't touching the radio since I opened up the fairing. At this point I'm pretty disappointed.....
  3. CaptainJoe
    UPDATE ON RAILS: Finally got mine. Factory rails and yes they were too high in the back outer corner. Just grabbed the corner with both hands and gave a firm push down. Worked perfect! No cracking of chrome. Just don't over do it, push a little at a time. They actually bend a LOT easier than I thought, hope they protect saddlebag in a laydown...
  4. CaptainJoe
    Many Thanks guys! Only thing left, is to order tach and meter. May purchase a tach I can permanetly mount. When I was at the Virginia M&E someone had 3 different guages where his cassette player use to be. One was battery, one was tach. Don't recall what other one was. Will either do it that way or put them on handlebars. Hopefully I will get my bike back soon so I can ride down and watch the launch.
  5. CaptainJoe
    That doesn't sound to hard at all. If they are both equally acurate.... Do you happen to know where the best place to get the guage type? Thinking it would be more durable than liquid type???
  6. CaptainJoe
    Thanks, Whatever is more accurate I will learn to use. Like to do things myself as my dealer is 45 miles away.
  7. CaptainJoe
    I actually got the bigger one for $45? Have a lot of motorcycle mower and tractor tires to change though. I also like to throw a piece of ply wood down between bead breaker and rim so my chrome / aluminum rims dont get scuffed. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92961&xcamp=google&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cpc&zmam=13262200&zmas=12&zmac=112&zmap=92961
  8. CaptainJoe
    Mines at the dealers right now for no audio. I'm guessing a bad or mis connected amplifier, but did not tear radio apart as was afraid it would void the warranty. Will let you know what they find out.
  9. CaptainJoe
    Harbor Freight sells bead breakers cheap. Also sells Motorcycles lifts... Watch for the sale ads:thumbsup2:
  10. CaptainJoe
    I've got about 2000 mile on the bike now and went from 42 mpg to about 37 mpg. It will also stall at a red light after about a minute of sitting idle. It does this not as I'm slipping the clutch to pull out, but as I twist on the throttle to rev it up before pulling out. Will try some Seafoam as soon as I get back from dealers, but I really don't want them messing with my carbs... Remember reading somewere about syncing carbs and needing a tool? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
  11. CaptainJoe
    I've changed my mind. At night when the dash lights up the speedo is beautiful! I really Like it!
  12. CaptainJoe
    I tore entire bike apart, passenger seat, drivers seat, gas tank, fuse areas, fairing, controller. Only thing I didn't tear apart was the radio(afraid they'd blame me if they saw it was open) I cleaned all ground points(that I could find). 2 are on the frame: one under right passanger footpeg (CB ground) One under gas tank on right hand side (radio ground) 1 on engine: right behind engine oil cap. Hope your right about just installing radio. He, however was talking like he was going to send it somewhere?
  13. CaptainJoe
    Only takes a few idiots to ruin it for everyone... I've always said there are one half of one percent of people that are just rotten to the core. Bring back capitol punnishment
  14. CaptainJoe
    I don't think my bike has this feature, unfortunately for me... wish it did... It has squelch chanel and volume on Cb button. The only other control for CB on handlebars is the talk button, which works as TX appears on screen, when either is depessed at Handlebar or passenger talk button. I have this really bad feeling they are gonna keep my bike half the summer...
  15. CaptainJoe
    I liked good ole Ronnie Ray gun! He was my favorite President! Thanks for your input...
  16. CaptainJoe
    Guess I didn't consider that:detective: Well I better buy a center stand then... Thanks!
  17. CaptainJoe
    After waiting 2 months for my OEM Yamaha chrome rails, they came and boy, they were purdy. Trying to put them on was not. The ends of both, where they tapped, were wallowed out. not enough thread to get bolt started. Spent greater part of the the day trying to find a 5mm bolt 2 5/8" long(or millimeter equilivent. Finally got frustrated with the whole ordeal and bought (2)-5 mm nuts and mig welded them to the ends of the rails. Screwed BOLT with nut attached into end of rail first to ensure proper alignment. But I wasn't done yet, I had to drill holes in chrome fittings 1/16th bigger to line up with their origional threads in all 4 end caps and chamfer. Good thing I had a pair of soft jaws for my vise. I dont mind paying for quality but these Yamaha rails are anything but. Even the 45 degree angles? were serrated like someone machined them with a broken end mill. And NO, I was not about to send them back after waiting 2 MONTHS for them.
  18. CaptainJoe
    Took bike to dealer today. No volume on radio, no air in rear shock, 2 " crack in windshield where left center bolt holds it on. If the windshield isn't under warranty will have to drill a hole at end of crack so it dosent get any worse.... Old Pilots trick on plastic parts on wings...
  19. CaptainJoe
    Big problem, last week my radio and cb quit working. To be more specific my speakers and headset will play a radio station but at a volume one can barely hear(must turn bike off). 1. All Controls work on handle bar control(just not loud enough) Must be on 30 to barely hear. 2. Audio fuses check out good. 3. Cleaned and dielectric greased ALL connections under fairing including radio ground and the red, yellow, white and blue booted connections. 4. Took controler apart and dielectric greased connection and bypassed volume control knob with no change in volume Question... Where in the heck is the amplifier on this bike? I have yet to find one.
  20. CaptainJoe
    Center stands off of older Yamahas will work with a slight mod (bracket). I need one also. Don't think it's gonna lift both tires off of the ground though. I need so oil level can be checked with only one person.
  21. CaptainJoe
    I'm home safe but nursing a sore foot. Went to pull over into the right hand lane from a dead stop at a stoplight , when all of a sudden the car behind me in the right hand lane that was taking the right hand entrance to rt 68, CHANGED HIS MIND at about 30 mph. I turned hard to the left to keep from being rear-ended and did a slight left foot toe touch to keep my balance. Well, that wasn't good, my toe and heel went under the crash bar folded the foot and after the pain let up went numb. I figured I broke it so I just rode on to Sandyville about 180 miles. Figured they could fix it as well as the Cumberland Drs. Anyway, when I got home there was just slight swelling and minimum pain. If that crash bar had been one inch lower or my foot one inch longer I would have definately broke it(8 1/2 shoes). Its a little sore now but not broke. Conclusion... 1. I will before making any lane changes, make sure i am at the same speed as those coming up behind me regardless if they are two lanes over. 2. I''m keeping my feet on the floorboards! (if I have to glue em there) It was 36 yesterday morning in Caledonia,Pa. It was 48 in Cumberland, Md when I left yesterday at 2 pm(probably why my foot didn't swell to bad)
  22. CaptainJoe
    Funny you should just happen to list as you first mod: clean & weatherproof the radio/CB cable connectors I've got 1,200 mi. on my 2007 RSMV and you can barely hear the radio on the speakers and headsets with the volume set on 30. Figures it would do this, right before a road trip. Will have to tear dash apart to do just as you suggested. Oh well, I've got an Ipod and some ear buds I can use in the meantime. I'm off to Va at 10 am. WooooooooHoo!
  23. CaptainJoe
    You got that right... ScooterBob, Sure would be nice to be able to say "no thanks we don't need your oil anymore". It's not worth one drop of our young men and womens blood. However no one is even remotely trying to get us off of this, even though, they have been damaging our economy since the early 70's and are about to drive us into an economical nightmare. Go figure... Oh, one other thought, Has anyone ever considered maybe Yamaha purposfully made our bikes run rich because they knew ethenol burns leaner and was being added? Just a thought...
  24. CaptainJoe
    After reading further on this topic have discovered ethanol itself is corrosive. However, Ethanols ability to attract water like a spong seems to be more of the problem. You see water is even more corrosive than ethanol. Modern vehicles SHOULD have been modified to compensate for these corrosive effects along with different gas additives. Remember back in the day when I flew, that I ALWAYS filled up the plane before putting her to bed. If you didn't, and there was 10% gas 90% airspace and it was say 90 degrees, warm air holds a lot of moisture. Guess what happened to the moisture when it dropped to 55 degrees at night? You got it liquid water added to your gas, which isn't good for any motor, much less one that is keeping your ass in the air... LOL. Conclusion... I will carry some sta-bil along on a long distance ride, as it gets rid of water and unvarnishes carbs and fuel system.
  25. CaptainJoe
    Just found this... Marine Formula STA-BIL® for use at every fill up in your boat, jet ski, or snowmobile to protect against the damaging effects of Ethanol.
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