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    Jim Manton

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    Grand Prairie, Tx, United States

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    2008 RSV
  1. Old Texan
    We live in Grand Prairie and the tornadoes hit in Arlington and Lancaster, about 6 miles on either side of us. All we had was about 3 tenths of a inch of rain, go figure.
  2. Old Texan
    Look at Custom Dynamics, they have a kit to convert to run,brake,turn signal. It adds additional lighting to the rear of the bike which improves safety. I might add that quite a few of us have converted to this system, a little bit of a pain to install the extra wiring but nothing that can't be handled in an afternoon. Also these are LED and you will require a signal stabilizer, call them and they'll help you out acquiring the right components.
  3. Old Texan
    We're taking I30 from Dallas to 41 north to 59/71 direct into Mena. Hope you can make it.
  4. Old Texan
    A group of riders are leaving from the Dallas/Ft Worth area on Saturday the 29th to ride Talimena for the fall colors. We plan on riding to Mena Ar (about 290 miles) on Saturday, spending the nite and riding the Talimena Byway on Sunday and returning back to the DFW area that afternoon. Everyone's invited, just let us know where you would like to join up. We're starting from Irving at 6am. Most of the guys are HD riders but I'm not holding that against them, they just haven't come around to a good scooter yet. LOL
  5. Old Texan
    I use a Nuvi 1450 also, and have looked at the various Ram Mounts. Could you possibly supply us with the mount number your using on the reservoir? Thanks
  6. Old Texan
    The headlight fuse is located behind the panel on the left side of your bike, it should be the third one from the left. If you have a owners manual it would help you a lot in locating all the fuses.
  7. Old Texan
    Try disconnecting the plug under the seat ( the one with the yellow, blue wires ) Then apply your brakes and check voltage between the yellow and blue and a ground, your battery will work for a ground. I don't remember if it's the blue or yellow that's the brake but you should get voltage to both when the brake is applied. What this will tell you is if the problem lies from the plug back to the brake light or somewhere else.
  8. Old Texan
    Thanks Kent, hope all is well with you and your wife. Still taking those long trips with the puppy? Jim
  9. Old Texan
    Thank You. That info just saved me a trip to a dealer. Jim
  10. Old Texan
    OK So now I can also get the IC to work if the radio is turned on, but without either the CB or the Radio turned on it quits working. Also I would have thought that a IC transmission would have canceled out the Radio similar to what happens when a CB transmission is received that breaks the squelch but on mine it does not. Hate to take it in to the shop but unless someone's got any ideas I may have to. At least it still under warranty. Jim
  11. Old Texan
    Just got around to checking out the intercom on my 08 rsv. I'm using the same headsets I used on my Wing. The radio works fine and the CB is OK, the problem is the IC only works when the CB is on. Is this normal? I hope not. Jim
  12. Old Texan
    AALWX, I'm sorry to see you had so many problems with your Wing, I still follow what's going on with the GL1800's on various forums and seldom see anything about a Wing overheating so apparently they were able to fix that problem, the frame problem was addressed by Honda a long time ago and has been a non issue for many years. Ride Hard-Ride Fast but keep that shiny side up.
  13. Old Texan
    There are a lot of things your going to like about a GL1800, plenty of low end torque, great engine, reasonably comfortable, and of course having a reverse will spoil you quick. The only suggestion I have is if your going to keep it awhile then have a full monty traxxion system installed, the wings are known for having a less then perfect suspension and also joining the "GL1800riders" site. They have about as much info on the GW's as we have on our Yammy's. Enjoy your new ride, I know I had lots of smiles on my 02 when I had it. Jim
  14. Old Texan
    There are various products available at automotive stores which you can apply to the connections after there clean and shiny which help cut back on corrosion. Expensive and can't hurt.
  15. Old Texan
    In theory it should work, the problem is trying to figure out the wiring on the 5 pin flasher that's used on a RSV, the wiring diagram I have is almost useless as it doesn't show what's happening inside the various components. I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and invest in CD's stabilizer, at least you don't have to give back the amps that were saved by going to led's. Thanks for trying.
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