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Reply #15 - 07/15/10 at 08:50:13

jimsgirl, mine is my first bike and when I started riding it seemed like a good idea to lock the forks. But FYI the fork lock is puny, somewhat easily broken and sometimes sticky, and the bike is so light that two thieves can throw it on back of a truck and it's gone anyway.

Fortunately the bike is so inexpensive that thieves don't care to steal it, and that is partially why our insurance cost is so low.

So if you really want to immobilize the bike, you need a sturdy bike chain like the OnGuard - http://www.amazon.com/OnGuard-Rottweiler-5025-Bicycle-Armored/dp/B000FL1BHU/r... - or a disk lock - that has its own risks if you forget to take it off.

Now with a few miles under me, the bike security has become less important.

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Reply #16 - 07/15/10 at 09:26:07

ero,
I'm with you. When I first got my bike I would use the fork lock, but after forgetting to unlock it before I started the bike, that got old quick. I used to worry about leaving my helment on the bike when I went inside, I would lock it to the bike with a padlock (the helment lock is under the saddlebags), take it in with me, carry it around, get someone at a desk to watch it, etc. Sometimes I do take it with men, but now I realize no one wants my old stinky helment.
So bike security has become less important. Wink

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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #17 - 07/15/10 at 12:21:16 I've got a tail light housing you can have. PM your address and its yours.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #18 - 07/15/10 at 12:23:27 Oldnewguy wrote on 07/15/10 at 12:21:16: I've got a tail light housing you can have. PM your address and its yours. It's a left turn signal light.
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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #19 - 07/15/10 at 12:26:38 P.S. Mines on my right calf.
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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #20 - 07/15/10 at 12:27:46 That's what I meant to say. I got both!
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #21 - 07/15/10 at 16:14:53 'snot anything the rest of us haven't done at some time or another. Phelonius
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Reply #22 - 07/15/10 at 17:21:02

I pulled are stupid stupid today. Rode to work in the morning and went for lunch. Stopped at a store to get a lottery ticket (my retirement fund

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Got back on the bike and it wouldn't start. Tried the usual, gear kickstand etc but no joy. Walked back to work (only 5 min). Called my dealer service dept and they said to check battery connections. Sounded reasonable so I borrowed some allen wrenches and a truck and went back to the bike. Pulled the seat off (the battery is under the seat on the C50) and all the connections were good. Looked at the handle bars reached over and put the kill switch back to the run position kicked myself and started the bike. My only hope is that maybe the next time the bike won't start I will remember to think 1st.

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Shoulda got into this years ago

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Reply #23 - 07/15/10 at 23:41:00

I dropped mine first 1st month in a parking lot... as a couple where walking by saying "cool bike!"

I broke my left turn signal also and replaced it with same kind of lights as Babyhog.

when you install make sure you check which wire is running light and which is turn signal. the bulbs go on reverse for left and right (filaments switch top to bottom). I mixed mine up and one light was brighter and it kept burning the bulb out.

Also use a o ring terminal connector for the ground wire. it is much better than just twisting the wires around the light.

can get one at home depot in various size to fit the light's bolt.

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2007 S40, KN Cone Air Filter, BCB Pipe, BCB Fender and seat, Superbrace Fork Brace with guard, 55 Pilot, 155 Main, washer mod, iridium spark plug, no afterfire, some engine breaking noise

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Reply #24 - 07/19/10 at 19:13:02

babyhog wrote on 07/15/10 at 05:09:22:

Wow, I haven't been burnt by the exhaust... yet... I did throw a fleece jacket over the seat once and melted the sleeve. I'm ok waiting for that battle scar! Hope your leg feels better soon.

Never burned myself bad enough on exhaust for a permanent scar, but did hang my backpack on my handlebars after getting to work, and melted part of one of the plastic buckles to the header. Roll Eyes

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #25 - 07/19/10 at 20:18:03 kicked myself and started the bike. never saw a kick starter work like that, but okay
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Reply #26 - 07/19/10 at 21:43:20

++ Erro - thanks for the fork lock info... I had wondered how much "safer" that lock really is, so I'm sure I'll not lock it soon. I have a cover on it at night, and I do have a disk lock. I make a point of rolling the bike forward before I start it. I tried to roll it out of the driveway and it stopped, thought I'd caught it on something, then realized the disk lock was there. AUgh! My brother told me to attach the orange safety cord to the disk and then to the handlebar-instead of across the bars alone. That seems to work, I haven't forgotten it yet.

++OldNewGuy - Thanks for the taillight send...I appreciate that so much!

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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #27 - 07/20/10 at 06:09:11 Cool to know that my egg shape scar on the inside of my right calf is no longer lonely....
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james may Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 252 holyoke, ma Gender:	Re: I'm a total idiot! Reply #28 - 07/20/10 at 13:06:56 Wow lots o people have those aftermarket lights!! I've got a set on the back of my bike too. Guess their so cheap.. I melted a helmet on my exhaust once.
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Reply #29 - 07/21/10 at 05:35:29

When doing wiring mods, lights, etc, those crimp connectors are quick & easy, but they arent exactly good, long term connections. You can use them to help you solder it up, tho, if soldering isnt something youre familiar with. Remove the plastic & make the connection up, then solder & insulate it. Itll last for years that way, or just strip your wires & solder them up, Heat Shrink, or liquid electrical tape or just plain ol Electrical tape will do the job.

Dont buy the 3 rolls for a dollar electrical tape for this kind of work. Go buy the Good Stuff, spend a few bucks, Cuz this kind of work has to be done right, once.

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