Keith

I just got around to watching that video; those are outrageously loud and raspy, IMHO. My shot Yoshi RS3s that need a repack are quieter than those. Yet another reason to rethink this purchase... Thanks for posting the link. I think I'll purchase the repack kit from Yoshi and save the $450 I'd spend on the Dan Moto cans.

I just got a reply from Dan Moto; these cans do NOT have the bracket for the center stand stop, so they are unacceptable to me, nice sound or not.

Does anyone know about these exhaust cans: CF Cans I'd like to get an idea of sound level, quality, longevity. Also, I'd like to know if the left connecting pipe has a center stand stop; I can't see in the pictures if it does or not. I've sent a question to the seller so should have a answer to that later, but if someone knows, please pass it on. Thanks.

Probably not. They are DIMMs; I expect your Blackberry takes SODIMs or smaller.

PM sent.

I have two 256 MB DDR memory sticks that I took out of my wife's PC during a memory upgrade. I'm not sure of the speed, but this is the part number; you should be able to get all the information with it: MT8VDDT3264AG-40BG5 PC3200U-30331-Z I doubt that these would be useful to anyone, but if someone can use them, they are yours for the cost of shipping. JLMK.

The burnt connector indicates the R/R was sucking too much current, for whatever reason (burned out R/R, battery taking too much current, etc.). If you pull that connector apart (if you still can) and get at the three yellow wires coming from the stator, start the bike and see what voltage you have between any two pairs of yellow wires. Should be around 50V AC at 5000 RPM. If you don't have that, then I suspect the stator and the R/R are toast.

So, give us a link to the add so we can go mess with him!

I don't know. The owner's manual for my '03 says 6.08 gallons; maybe it indicates lower than actual so there some reserve reserve.

6.08 gallons for an FI bike; I think the carb bikes have a bit more capacity. According to the owner's manual, the low fuel indicator starts blinking with 3 liters left, which for my bike, which usually manages just a bit under 40 MPG, that should be only about 30 miles. If that were the case, I would have run out, so I think mine starts blinking a bit earlier than that.

According to the owner's manual, fuel quantity for the FI bird is 6.08 gallons. I was once in the Sierra with my wife as pillion, a long way from gas with the low fuel indicator blinking. I was really worried I'd run out of fuel before I could reach a service station. I was doing things like turning off the engine and coasting when going down hill, real easy on the throttle, etc. I reached Bear Valley without running out and the tank took 5.6 gallons. So, you can run it down at least that far without running out.

Did you check Craig's List? Here's one in the Riverside/San Bernadino area: Linky It doesn't say how many miles. There are probably others; I found that one with about two minutes search.

For CA, it has to have 7500+ miles if it's not a CA emission spec vehicle.

There is no mechanical cable to put a drill motor on, so that's not going to work; the speedometer/odometer is electronic and the pick up is in the transmission. You would have to find a way to change the number in the ECU as far as I know, or put it on the center stand, leave it running in gear, until you reach the mileage you want.

??? Well, I live in northern CA, which is not quite as dry or dusty as SoCal. I gave that a try, but not much came off. I had a new OEM filter on hand, anyway, so put that in.

Good old sunny northern Kalifornia.

No, it is not a K&N, never bought one. That's an OEM.

I think that one was in there for about 20,000 miles - way too many, based on how it looks.

Fell behind on the maintenance: Changed that and the plugs today; the bike should run better after getting that thing out of there.

You can use Google to search only within one domain, such as craigslist.org, using the advanced search utility. I use it all the time to look for something specific all over the country.

Is 15W-50 not too thick?

White Buffalo's web site appears to be down. Has been for a little while. Not sure what's up. Thanks for the info, Hobi. I haven't checked there in a long time.

FYI: White Buffalo Racing carries the DID chain in the correct length, so no cutting required.

At my local auto part store, there are a couple of different Shell Rotella varieties. How can one tell which is OK for M/C use? I'd like to make the switch, but don't want to put in something harmful or that will mess up the clutch.

I made the same dumb-ass mistake with the clutch push rod (left it out after a sprocket change and started the bike, oil spewing all over), however, I did not have any trouble putting the rod back in and remounting the clutch slave cylinder/sprocket cover. I can't think of anything that would move inside the tranny that would prevent the rod from going back in all the way through to the clutch basket...