Posts by JamesB

I have a 2016.5 when I first received the SS I drove it infrequently and for short trips (no more than an hour). After a couple weeks the battery was completely dead. I had a power cable beside the driver seat, so I thought I would recharge through the cable. Nothing. I took off the battery panel and charged directly through the battery. I also found that the power cable was not attached at the positive lead. I ran a battery trickle charger periodically after that.

Then a year later my battery died. As I was charging through the power cord I noticed an arc. The power cable had no sheathing on it and it had worn through the insulation and was arcing on the seat frame. This had killed the battery. I next pulled the power cable, replaced it with a new one, and ran it through a proper sheath into the passenger compartment. This year i have not had the battery discharge, and I run the trickle charger monthly.

Sounds like BS

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Sigh.

I have not been following the impeachment process because it has been a farce from the beginning. It is a politically driven shitshow pandering to a specific audience.

That being said, I guess I am in the minority here when I say that I think witnesses should have been called. One of the jobs of Congress is to keep the President in check. While politically driven, and more of a partisan circus than true investigation, the President is subject to the laws of the office. If he violated those laws, then he should be held accountable.

That said, by not allowing witnesses, the GOP looks just as partisan as the House did, and just as complicit in covering up wrongdoing as the House is in slandering everyone they can. I would have preferred the trial/circus go forward in order to reduce the optics of a cover up. I think the man is guilty, and should be found so, but following the idea that none of these are high crimes, he retains his office.

What is driving me crazy is the unwillingness of both sides to lose the partisan Bullshit and do what us actually right. I side with Murkowski's words from yesterday when she voted against the witnesses based on Warren's idiotic remarks insulting the very man who read them on the floor.

But what do I know?

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Witnesses were called, 18 of them in the house. It was televised too. Approximately 28,000 documents were also sourced. The issue is, should the Senate have also heard the same witnesses, or called more. Since the house did a half assed job of indictment, it really was not up to the senate to help them out. I think the senate gave this more time than they really should have.

https://www.d3wr.com/

We just registered for this. It looks like it will be a blast. Some of the tours look absolutely amazing.

My entry. -24C today and -34C tonight! Nothing going anywhere for a while.

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Thats why I want to use this cockpit cover because of that fact that it takes up a little space to store it...... Now the only thing is where are the cuts on the back .......

Extend the line of the roll bars out to the end of the cover. Start from the inside of each roll bar and cut to the outside of the cover.

I put a buckle at the outside edge of the roll bar and another at the edge of the cover. I am going to add some velcro tape to the center of the cut line roll bar to edge to hold the flaps together better.

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I see the cut in the front and the snap/buckle at the bottom , are you using Velcro or zippers in the front and rear....

I used velcro and a buckle on the front, and buckles only on the back, but will be adding some velcro tabs on the rear too as it flaps around alot. The cover still fits in it's original bag and that goes in next to the passenger seat.

It isn't really that difficult. The front is cut at centre and made to clear the centre post on the roof. The rear two cuts extend from the inside edge of the roll bars to the outside of the cover. The cover actually has a bit of a gusset at the outside end of the roll bar so it is easy to locate. It is a little harder to orient the cut from there into the interior of the cover where the roll bars are. My cuts ended up a little off angle but work fine.

I am sure I could get another one done. You can mark our your cuts, or I can trace mine (they were not perfect). Cost was about $120Cdn though so with shipping etc, you might not consider it a great deal.

Yes there should be a couple wings in your kit. I am not sure they actually do anything, but I had them painted to add some contrast as my wife loves the red accents.

Also I was the guy that converted the cockpit cover after installing the roof. I went to a marine/awning custom shop and had them cut and finish the slits. Then I had them install some velcro strips and plastic buckles so that I could close the cover up around the windshield pillar and roll bars.

6' 3" here and I have to wear a helmet. I cannot sit under a slingshade and found most tops either too low over my head or come to far down into my field of view. I ended up selecting the Stingray after trying it out. It has the added advantage of being able to be opened/closed while you are driving. This is very handy when conditions change, or the sun gets low on the horizon and you are driving on the highway.

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I got the same recall notice e-mail yesterday, and I still haven't been able to get T-19-1 done. Every time I call my local dealer they tell me they still haven't gotten the parts from Polaris.

My dealer called and reported the parts were there waiting for me. Unfortunately roads will be covered in snow and ice for the next 4 months or so.

I never really rode a motorcycle until I got this one, a Swiss friend got a deal on a couple and I figured why not. It is a 1953 Condor A580. I have spent more time fixing it than riding, but it is unusual and fun.

My wife is the real biker, and has been riding for almost 50 years, but her eyes are not what they once were, so we decided that the SS was the way ahead.

Last summer as we were driving down to the US, I changed the reading from kph to mph. During the trip I noticed the fuel gauge seemed to be dropping more quickly than usual. I assumed that it was due to increased drag from the roof, but I was only getting half the mileage I expected ( 400kms or 250mi per tank was average, but I was showing almost empty after 120mi) and the fill ups seemed really small, but I was not used to using gallons instead of liters. I suspected that there was something wrong with the fuel gauge. After about 4 days, things seemed to return to normal. Now I use the range to empty reading all the time and basically ignore the fuel gauge.

Wow, there is no doubt Harvey is a great guy, but this is really above and beyond.

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I just realized how bad I missed on this category. I thought it was the wide open contest and it's obviously not. That's me - a day late and a dollar short. Sorry guys and I withdraw my entry with no town in it.

Now you tell us. I had spent hours going over those pictures in detail looking for a hidden town.

This is my entry

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....found your pics nice ride , thanks ....I like the fact that i can still use my travel bags it look like from Mean Sling....

https://www.meansling.com/prod…g-storage-bags-set-of-2-1

And it looks like my Mesh Screen also might fit

https://www.rshotaccessories.c…nk-2/mmesh-wind-deflector

Did you install it yourself .....

I'm hoping Twist Dynamics have a holiday sale on tops real soon , that will seal the deal for me

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Yes I did the install. It was quite easy.

I am also looking at the Mesh screen as there is quite a bit of turbulence when driving with the roof open.

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....so it just has 2 positions (open & close ) no middle position....also any creeking noise while driving.....I might have other questions hope you don't mind.....also do you have any pics posted on this forum..

Yes just open or closed. There is sometimes some rattling on rough roads but quite honestly the whole SS rattles on them. I posted pics in the previous monthly photo competitions (7&8).