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well then I guess I'm going to have to pay someone else to deal with this. I was about ready to put my fist through the wall out there trying to get that POS to move.

Thanks anways

something must be wrong. If I pry harder, the wrench just pops right off

Havent undone the drop yet but noticed that my preload is set at 1. Whats the trick to stiffening that up. The manual's instructions seem to be vastly understated. Says to just use the special wrench & pry bar to turn it but not amount of prying seemed to make any difference for me. What am I ...

Did a little research and I can see now that the rear monoshock was relocated approx 1.5 inches forward from its stock mount location.
As illustrated here: http://www.650ccnd.com/julio.htm

So in theory, if I move the shock back to the factory mout location, that should bring my rear end back up ...

How could I tell by looking at it if that was the case? What would I be looking for and where?

I recently acquired my VStar Classic 650 and the previous owner has lowered the bike a couple of inches. Im a pretty big guy (6'2" @ 260lbs) and have already scraped the bottom on a couple of awkward speed bumps in my area. I dont *need* to have the bike as low as it is and it seems to be more of an ...

Welcome!

I've got a n00b answer: sign up for the MSF class, like, YESTERDAY.

I'm a week ahead of ya. I did my MSF BRC class last weekend. There is no way in hell I was going to just go out into traffic and "wing it"

Im now actually considering one of the other advnaced MSF courses now. Good ...

Just got my first ever street bike this week. I've been riding quads for a years but recently decided it was time for a change. I traded my 400EX for a Yamaha Vstar Classic (650) and am here to soak up the tricks & tips.

Get ready for some noob questions.