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Welcome to the forum. Lots of good info and people here. I'm a transplant from the Portland area, so know the pavement in your area well.

Des Moines (De Moyn) Vs Des Plains (Dez Planes) :confused: For the Brits - Thames (Tems).

I was thinking more like a great multi-purpose tactic for parking lot oil change during a long trip. Bottle of water to hydrate you, then repurposed as funnel for the bike's oil change. My designated funnel location has it's own drip container. :)

The Utah to Mississippi transition was a little challenging at first. Accent mostly. Oregon to Utah was not as bad. Mostly local names mis-pronounced. They do that here too. Grates on me to no end when they pronounce Saltillo as Sall Till O instead of Saa tio per Spanish, which is where the...

I once watched a guy eating a deep fried stick of butter at the Utah State Fair. o_O I'll take a pass on that and go find the guy doing sausage and peppers. I do miss the grilled oysters with parm/lemon pepper/butter right off the grill that I used to get at Wine and Seafood festivals on the...

Just slightly over filled reservoir is usually the cause if there is no obvious damage to the gasket or the mating areas. The clutch reservoir is tiny on these bikes.

For catfish I just go to the local gas stations around here. They can't toast bread, but they deep fry just about anything.

But, they work amazingly well for low speed drops. Like garage or parking lot mishaps or U turns on a steep gravel road.... or so I've, er... heard... from a friend. ;)

Perkele is used much like mɛʀd in France, dammit in the US or bugger in the UK. General purpose F words. :eek: Side note, who knew there is actually a Wiki for Finnish profanity? I guess everything is on the internet if you look in the right places! :D

As others suggested, remove the end cap. It's just a few bolts. Some people used to drill some extra holes to increase exhaust tone/noise. Take a picture and share that here please. Here are some pics from this forum that shows what you will find when you take it apart. (credit to @Jlq1969...

@Mr. BR - An interesting outcome for sure. Of note is that it was a common farkle among some S10 riders to add a switch to the ABS circuit by tapping in at one of the ABS fuses in order to be able to disable ABS on the fly by cutting power to the ABS with a bar mounted switch. It was just a...

Sometimes that's just the 'Dad effect' where they need you to say it twice before listening. ;)

Yamaha sells the paper factory service manuals. If you're going to work on your bike, would you rather rely on the internet or the actual first hand info from the factory service manual? If you want to learn new skills, find someone to mentor you in person. Diagnosing a problem does not just...

5th times a charm! ;) What ever you end up with, there are plenty of good loops to ride and enjoy the new bike on.

Before or after the headlight wiring loom was replaced? If both, that's another data point and suggests a longer term issue in play. RC might be on to something. Any codes?

We often do these things to ourselves. The first thing that comes to mind is a loose battery connection. Make sure the cables are clean, and secure. Carefully double check that the bolts for the battery cables are not bottoming out on the battery case, leaving the cables slightly loose. Use...

You started this thread with: Why? The bike easily has another 100k in it. If you'd just like something lower miles, sure, buy another S10. When I crossed over 100k I did some suspension upgrades and was happy to keep on riding that bike, ('12 S10). My Beautiful Wife promptly bought a...

I imagine if it was a toggle somewhere, it would have been done long ago. :p

@Donk - Your search Fu sucks! :D The ILCO long ignition blank is a X248 YM63. Spares are good and Yamaha keys are typically on the soft side and people often crack them at the point where they fit into the gas cap and luggage locks, which is a shorter depth. The short blank that fits the...

The first and last pics look more like a rear luggage crash bar for an FJR. No clue who made the luggage riser. The pannier racks are incomplete. There should be a lower cross bar in the back that bolts to those tabs with the two holes on each rack. Ask the Ebay seller if they have the cross...