Brilliant!!!! Loved it.

On your video when you first tried to start it your starter made a similar noise. What I am hearing is the one way clutch in the starter drive being over run when the engine starts. I don't think your starter is disengaging. That's my .02c worth. Will be looking for the fix post.

Knotjohnson very kindly shared his crash video with me so that I could get it on the site for others to learn from. I spent some time last night going through the video and doing an attempt at root-cause analysis. I also identified things that went right, and some takeaways that we can learn from t...

Sorry to hear you have to give it up but like you said, better to give it up on your own than have it taken away. My last ride was April 10 2015. Old man crossed the centerline on a curve with no warning. Hit me and my 2008 GL1800 square on the nose. One fractured tibia and a body sized bruise had m...

Once again reading up about the tragedy in New Hampshire , and thinking about the recent rides I've taken. In just about every single one of them, I have had to do some sort of emergency maneuver to avoid being hit by a clueless idiot not paying attention to the road. The epidemic of phone-addled d...

I have reached that point. 4 years ago I was involved in a head on collision that should have never happened if the driver of the pick up had been paying attention. I decided as I was flying through the air that this was it. If I live I am done. This was on a roadway that should have posed minimal r...

Disconnecting the GPS had no effect on the unit. Yes the bike does have HID headlights.

Couldn't find an email address so I will ask here. I have installed a couple of GPS input devices that I purchased through this site and they have both worked fine but I have a question about the second one. When it was hooked up the GPS worked through the intercom but there was a very audible hum t...

The easiest way to check if anything is wrong is to get a hose and wet the pavement for about 10 feet then ride through nice and straight. There should only be one track on the other side. If there is 2 or it seems wider than it should you either rode through a bit off or something is out of alignme...

The Stones get noisy in tight turns after about 10K too. Not as loud as the Dunlops but they do growl quite a bit. I got 15K out of a set of Stones but they were totally trashed and almost showed cords on the rear. I have to add that this was very sudden. At 13K they still looked pretty good but by ...

I just took off a set of Stones. They were my second set but I bought a new EIII with the MT compound. Not many miles on them yet but I like the way the bike feels with the on compared to the Stones. The Bridgestones were nice tires on the freeway but i didn't like them in tight maneuvers. The Dunlo...

Make sure the reverse switch is fully disengaged. If it sticks in a little bit the reverse light will go out but it may not crank. Also try lightly tapping the kill switch. I have had a couple that had loose connections in the switch and tapping it would cause the engine to quit.

Honda's recommendations for shift points have pretty much been the same since the 60's. Short shifting is not something I want to do. Yes there are times when it is advantageous but for most situations the higher RPM works best and that "clunk" when shifting seems to go away for the most p...

There is this one. http://ido-endeavor.com/ And this one. http://genesgallery.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=972 As far as knowing much about them, I don't. I have seen one with the skin off but haven't looked into the mechanicals or costs. It does solve one thing that has always...

As far as you guys are up the experience scale on transmissions, I'm even further on the other end. Even though I don't know what you are talking about, I REALLY appreciate the conversation. I'm not one who skips 1st gear, but after reading this thread, I'm pretty sure I'm someone who rides in to h...

My point was that I have seen the type of wear on a syncro that lugging can cause and I only cautioned against it. I'm just curious, if the gears are already past the syncros and locked up together (which they should be if you're accelerating), how can lugging the engine wear them? The gears the sy...

No bows needed. You slung the experience stone first. I just replied. We are alike I am sure. I have received just about every conceivable automotive bag of parts just like you. Not bragging or trying to one up but I once was given a complete car. It came in many boxes and bags and I think there was...

Ok. According to Honda warranty repair stats the biggest cause of transmission wear and damage (not clutch) is from lugging the engine in too high a gear for the situation. Lugging the engine causes gear vibrations and excess pressure against the syncro and this can and does bend shift forks. I am ...

Ok. According to Honda warranty repair stats the biggest cause of transmission wear and damage (not clutch) is from lugging the engine in too high a gear for the situation. Lugging the engine causes gear vibrations and excess pressure against the syncro and this can and does bend shift forks. I am n...

I had no problem doing mine myself. For the rear and front right, I could reach the brake levers, but for the left, I just used cord and wrapped it around the break lever. Smart...but I think you mean the "brake" lever. Since "break" means it is broken or you are having a coffee...

Technically second is not ok. Sure the bike will do it but you have to understand what happens inside the transmission and engine when you lug it excessively. Second gear is fine for slow riding like a parade but not for pulling away from a stop. Your proper shift RPM should be 3500 and this is near...

Definitely a ground issue. The fact it doesn't happen at a stop is odd for sure. If you can get a friend to ride behind you and in front of you so you can see if the exterior bulbs are doing anything funny when you are moving. A shorted to ground bulb could cause what you are describing and it may o...

In my humble opinion the National Cycle VStream is the best windshield if you are concerned with your passenger comfort. These big shields like the F4 etc. all only do one thing. They punch a bigger hole in the air and hope it doesn't close up before it gets to the passenger. Usually the passenger i...

I have them on mine but used the amber color. Yes they are very visible to cars that are beside you or just behind. They may be to close to see your rear lights but they will be able to see these.

I had no problem doing mine myself. For the rear and front right, I could reach the brake levers, but for the left, I just used cord and wrapped it around the break lever. Smart...but I think you mean the "brake" lever. Since "break" means it is broken or you are having a coffee.