The Yamaha Road Star Warrior Forum

Time to Pray for Obama

Ken (A.K.A. Big Shasta) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:38:47 GMT

I've decided at this point, prayer is all I can offer. So every day I'm going to pray Psalm 109:8

New International Version
May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.

New American Standard Bible
Let his days be few; Let another take his office.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let his days be few [in number]. Let someone else take his position.

King James Bible
Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

American King James Version
Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

American Standard Version
Let his days be few; And let another take his office.

Carlini Super sweeps

needanewscooter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:22 GMT

Just arrived. I got the 1.5 inch diameter 9 inch rise. Amazing looking chrome, Amazing quality, flawless joints where the risers meet the cross bar.

Pics later.

Will be installed over the dark depression season (winter). I'll be taking a lot of step by step pictures and notes along the way, riser bolt size, electrical wire extension lengths, soldered/mecahanical splices, etc, etc,. Wires will be routed internally.

Gov of S.C. headed for possible impeachment

Centerline — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:55 GMT

Posted by the AP about an hour ago....................S.C. lawmakers to take up the case next week.........About time, but like they are gonna get anything done Thanksgiving week. Just toss the selfish, reckless bum.

Installing PR High Comp Pistons

messx03 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:42 GMT

I will be getting some PR high comp pistons in the near future and will be installing them the first of the year. I have done an extensive search and while there has been a lot of talk , I did not find a good step by step process recorded by anyone. Is there anyone in the drivable area that would be willing to help when I start . I can drive to you or you can walk me through it via the internet or phone.Any helpful advice would be appreciated also.

Oh, and I can pay in beer ,food and/or smokes, maybe a little $$ also

Aftermarket bars

scorchin scooter II — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:57 GMT

I just picked up a set of 1 1/2" drag bars off ebay and was looking them over. Just eyeballing them, it looks like the ends of the risers are off. One looks to be at least 1/8" longer than the other, maybe more but definitely not as much as 1/4". I've never changed out bars before (pretty new to modding in general), is this the norm or are the bars messed up? The bars are pretty beefy and I wouldn't think they would flex or have much give but I just don't know. Any opinions or advice would be much appreciated before I try to install them. If I should return them, I'd like to do it in the condition they were sent to me so the seller doesn't say the defect was due to my attempted install. Thanks in advance.

Thought for the day

Meatball — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:40 GMT

Fact of Life:

After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F.

GA Riders - Anyone Still Out There?

Renfrocious — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:51 GMT

GA Riders - Anyone Still Out There?

Looking for opinions on the Road Star Roadliner

Ruckus — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:52 GMT

My 19 year old son is actively shoping for his first bike. He rides my warrior alot and likes it. But, he's 6'3" and 280 lbs. So the bike looks kinda small with him on it. Anyway, we went to the dealer yesterday and had a look at what they had. The bike he looked best on was the Roadliner. They have a Midnight version (all black anyway, forks, and all hardware is black chrome kinda finished)that looks sweet. Anyone have comments or opinions on these? The manager says he'll sell him the bike for $10k out the door. Thanks.

I'm going back to school

Sangathor — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:21:02 GMT

As some of you already know, I've decided to go back to school. I graduated from High School 21 years ago and went right to college for 2½ years. My first major was Physics but Calc 2 kicked my a$$ and I knew I wouldn't make it to the required Calc 6. So I changed my major to Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. Thought maybe I would become a cop or maybe go to Law School sometime in the future. Then life happened and I left school.

Fast forward 18 years, my daughter is 18 and is entering pre-med and I think it's time for me to stop screwing around. As much as I've always enjoyed my job, I'm a shipping manager, I just don't see myself doing it in 20 years. It's a very physically challenging job, and I like it, but can I do it forever?? Doubt it. Plus I would love to find a job that pays more and is recession proof (don't we all?).

So I've decided to take a very different route. I've just entered Nursing School. It's a accelerated program that I can take on nights and weekends, so I can continue to work full time to pay the bills and eat something every now and then. In 5 semesters (18 months) I will have all my schooling and clinical hours done and will be able to sit for the NCLEX and get my RN license!

I started last week and can already see the how accelerated it's going to be. We are cruising through 2-3 chapters a lecture/lab and already have quizes in Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology next week. They really need to put seat belts on the chairs at this school. LOL.

So far it's going well. I am pleasantly surprised at how much is coming back to me from previous schooling. Hell, I haven't taken a Bio course since 10th grade, nearly 25 years ago. I'm glad I took Chem in High School and College, though. If I hadn't I'd be as lost as some of the others seem to be when we start talking about atomic make up of cells. The school even took some 20 year old transfer credit, so I won't have to suffer through and Math, English, Humanities or beginning level Psych courses.

I'm the only guy in all my classes and I've only seen one other person riding a bike to school so far (chick on an R6). I am going to have to find a car soon, though. I will need something with a roof when the snow flys.

Wish me luck. I could use all the help I can get.

Ron Bloom, Manufacturing Czar appointed by Pres.

Centerline — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:59 GMT

Google the guy for yourownselves, plenty of stuff available, video and print of the Czar^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ RON BLOOM, MANUFACTURING "CZAR": We know that the free market is nonsense. We kind of agree with Mao, that political power comes largely from the barrel of a gun ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And you lefties are sure I am the looney one. When Bloom is done, you can kiss your air-cooled V-Twins and many other things you like to buy, kiss them bye. Don't worry about jobs tho, they are adding about a million a week. Just ask them or go to the White House web site.

Life without the internet sucks!

OldMan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:32 GMT

There was a bad nor'easter went through here last week. Lots of folks lost power, phone, TV and such. I was one of the lucky ones and didn't have any problems. None until Verizon got involved that is. On Tuesday morning while they were restoring phone lines to some where, someone screwed up and disconnected mine! I called them with my cell phone and was told they would not be able to get anyone out to my house till 03 Dec at the earliest. I tried to explain I really didn't' need anyone at the house cuz all was well here but the droid who answers the phone there just wasn't understanding. About an hour ago someone noticed the error and took care of it. I didn't know you could get DTs from internet withdrawal. It was horrible! [:'(]

Headlight, Tach Cowl, Taillight and Turn Signals

J-man — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:38 GMT

Shipping is included in all prices to the lower 48. All parts are off of a 2002 Warrior.

Would Trade for 1000lb Eibach rear spring. I can buy one new for $70 including shipping so would consider trade for same $ amount in parts.

Thanks for looking,

J-man

Factory Headlight with bulb - $60

Tach Cowl (A little faded, the AZ sun is not forgiving) - $20

Factory Taillight - $25

Front Turn Signals - $15

Rear Turn Signals (one of the lights has a scratch on the chrome housing) - $10

drive belt snaped

tMr — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:29:31 GMT

Hey i was just wondering if the gates belt was the best aftermarket price for a new drive belt. Because I snapped mine the other day. I left from a stop sign pretty hard and from 2nd to 3rd is when it snapped. So I called my local yamaha dealer and the said 400 bucks brand new I thin that a little crazy. So I went to phats performance and they have a gates belt for about 160. And the bike has about 24000 miles on an 04 and its still the original belt from factory. I think that a pretty good life span for a drive belt.

Houston Riders

chris_tx — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:23:14 GMT

Just wanted to get our thread back in here again! This seems to be the closest geographically to the choices so here we are! Let's put our upcoming events/meets in this thread!

La Muerte Negra - WOW!!!!

Sin_City_Warrior — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:59 GMT

Custom Chrome La Muerte Negra. A Fast, Black And Furious Harley-Davidson Dyna

Showcasing the custom parts that you sell on a custom bike is efficient marketing strategy if the bike is extremely cool. Independent Custom Builders do it very well. Few large part distributors do as well, except when one of their in-house collaborators is also a talented builder. Rich Fulk, Custom Chrome’s Product Line Manager, knows quite a few things about mixing and matching the custom parts that he sells to make a factory bike look like a true custom. And since he also got the design and fabrication/assembly abilities he built this very “fast, black and furious” 2009 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide featuring the “Custom Chrome New Dark products”. For the fast and furious parts of the equation ‘La Muerta Negra’ was modified with an S&S 106″ kit, some Zippers Cams and Thundermax ECM. For the dark part, Rich used the complete line of the ‘King Knurl’ accessories from Revolution and made this FXD-I rolls on RevTech® Midnight Series. Looks to me like the Milwaukee factory should sell it! Inspired and ready to do your own? All these parts and more are available in the CCI Catalog Update that you can see by jumping to Custom Chrome.

I am hot an HD fan or a fan of windshields, but wow....just wow. Very Nice.

Clear alternatives Problem... Update...

Jaboyd2u — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:33:34 GMT

I just received yesterday a clear alternatives tail light. (I had ordered it before I saw the negative posts for them) Well wouldnt ya know it I hooked it up I have running lights blinkers but NO brake lights... I tried alot of things took the wires out of the connector and tested them separatly they worked when put back on the bike everything except brake lights... My other light workd just fine when going back and forth, I just put my other unit back on... I am going to send it back get my money back,but I really want a intagrated tail light... Where can I get one? I saw some on ebay but they where over priced... What to do...

New LED TV's

Allsmiles — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:23 GMT

Does anyone have any experience or recommendation on these? I'm looking to get something in the 26-32" size to go in my bedroom. I currently have a 25" tube tv mounted on the wall and I'm tired of dodging it every night when I go to bed. Currently only have a cable connection (no HD) and was wondering if it would be worth the money. I know the LCD's are cheaper, but the the LED ones are a lot thinner and use a lot less power.

Tach removal

Kdub — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:59:55 GMT

For those of you who have removed your tach before. How did you do it? I've got it torn down to where you can see the underside of the tach. Im struggling to remove the tiny phillips head screws on the inside. Seems they just want to strip whenever I try and turn them.

Does this bike belong to anyone here?

Luc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:32 GMT

Found an '06 for sale here in Florida.
Seller claims it's a limited edition and the paint job came straight from the factory.

I didn't know there were limited edition Warriors sold.

What say you all?

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/mcy/1463877308.html
06 Yamaha Warrior Special Edition - $7999 (SW Florida)
2006 Yamaha XV1700PC Midnight Warrior Limited Edition.To Start Off this bike only has 1423 Miles.Bike has a Limited Edition
Paint Job from the Factory.Take a look at the custom Gatteling Gun Exhaust,this was a $1700 extra.The sound and power or this bike is amazing.Here are some features of this Bike.
*102CI,Pushrod OhV,Air-Cooled,V-Twin
*1670CC
*Twin-bore Electronic Fuel injection
*606 LBS
*5-Speed,close-ratio,W/multi-plate wet clutch
*Belt Drive
*Bike Was over $15000 new.
Price of this great bike is $7999 Firm. Call 239-728-8881

You could here a pin drop

Badger — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:39 GMT

You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

JFK'S
Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.

Rusk responded
"Does that include those who are buried here?"

DeGaulle did not respond.

You could have
heard a pin drop

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly:

'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

You could have
heard a pin drop.

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have
heard a pin drop.

AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN
WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.

"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."

The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !"

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."

You could have
heard a pin drop.

Warrior Calendar

Badger — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:01:48 GMT

It's good to see Atilla's bike gracing my office wall this month

Winter Mods?

Scott — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:50:07 GMT

What winter mods is everyone planning? Might be nice to know who is doing what so those of us doing similar things can collaborate, work with vendors for better deals, and minimize the amount of redundant questions we force the "old guys" (Alan, Mike, Woody, etc.) to (re) answer.

I was planning on doing a PR 110 kit including pistons, cams, valves, heads, etc. but I've been shamed by my wife into spending that $$ remodeling the kitchen. What kind of B.S is that? After all, who needs kitchen cupboards - that's what the dishwasher is for!! She insists the kitchen has to be re-done in time for her daughters graduation. I countered that we can put my warrior in the kitchen and no one will even notice the ratty old kitchen cabinets!

In any event here is what I'm doing this winter:

moving coils from under the tank to the left side on a plate, along with moving the ignition switch
Horn and rear brake master cylinder cleanup.
After market head light / tach relocate.

Hateful,racist criticism of Obama spending

Centerline — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:37:51 GMT

"Too much debt and spending by the U.S. could cause a double dip recession" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speaking in Asia, none other than President Barak Obama. You wild eyed lunatic, right wing fanatic racist.!!!!! I guess that was the 1/2 of Obama that is caucasian speaking.

Perse Performance Contact information

Fried Okra — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:23 GMT

Does anyone out here know how to get in touch with perse performance? Phone #, website, etc.....? the web address i have used in the past www.perseperformance.com takes you to another location. I need their rake and trail calculator.

Barnett Spring Conversion Clutch Kit SR-2

Chris - (A.K.A. Rubberface52) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:45:49 GMT

Just getting ready to install the SR-2 and thought id powdercoat the casing, stripped the last bolt,,10 minute job turns out to be a day job,I didnt have an easy out on hand will have to wait till tomorrow and get one.Noticed a white heaveier oil (grease) maybe, on the inside on the casing , anyone know what it might be