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I've tried a light plastic adapter, and a heavy metallic adapter. Both rattled out, warm or cold.

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Yep, I've experienced this, too. No matter what kind of adapter you insert, it seems to vibrate out - super annoying. Could zip-tie it down I guess, but then you wouldn't be able to replace the cover. My Garmin Zumo 396 LMT-S came with the cable to hardwire directly from the battery (easy to install). This is both good and bad. It's good because...it was included!! It's bad because the live traffic receiver is NOT included nor supported in this configuration. The default motorcycle mount has a two-pin power connector when it's all assembled. For the traffic updates, there is a seperate power cable that uses a micro-USB cable instead. Garmin assumes that you will be pairing with your smartphone on your motorcycle, so receives traffic data through the phone. However, maybe not everyone wants that. I could install a vehicle mount instead, but then, using a different mount and power connector, there is no protection from rain. Arg!

Crappy photo shot with a potato (Alcatel flip phone), but I've tried to highlight where the failure(s) happened and where I had to weld.

Thanks, haha. If it's not one thing, it's another

Update: After a couple of long-ish rides (one overnight trip to Canmore and back - had a 'spirited' ride back on 1A with some Harleys...let's just say the FJ smoked 'em all), and all is well. The V-Stream is of course very stable now, and the air blasts just over my helmet...perfect. No more buffeting at all. Of course, fix one thing and another crops up...now it's the often-lamented adjustment knobs coming loose...

Hm, looks identical to my FJ - and the pump(s) shut off a bit early for me, haha. Have to squeeze lightly to top it up. Maybe you were at a pump that's not so sensitive?

Hm, I wonder if maybe the rear tire was about to lose traction ? I've tested out TCS on gravel, and yeah, it sounds and feels like a bag of hammers in the engine.

My dealer told me my bike has the 3rd (or was it 4th) version installed. So, at least three. Sometimes it does rattle fairly audibly - but it goes away again. Not a concern for me.

Well we are both members of the Commonwealth...maybe that'd net less questions hahaha

That would be amazing...we have to get past this pandemic, first though Afterwards...you just might hear a knock on the door.

Wow, that's great news. Really glad to hear you're enjoying it so much.

Sweeeet!! Congrats

Way cool - congrats. That engine is amazing. Unusual bike; yes. Bad? Not at all!! Very interesting concept. I like how your mom thinks...

Same principle as riding on gravel, pretty much. Keep it as loose as possible.

Looks great; congrats!! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts from a before & after perspective.

Pretty sure I read in the manual this is what A mode is for - teleporting past semi trucks

I've got a spray bottle marked "dishsoap & water" for just such occasions. The trick is to use more dishsoap than you think you need. If the solution is too thin, the water just rolls away and the bubbles aren't strong enough to remain & won't continue to form.

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Oh, it's laughable. Lost count how many times I lit myself on fire in the shop back in the sheet metal apprentice days...not just welding, but grinding too...real life

I can't imagine what a shop or dealership would have charged. I'm sure the subframe itself isn't cost prohibitive...but all that labour to tear down pretty much the entire front and possibly the triple tree too...ouch. Thankfully I had an extra pair of leather gloves to just lay on the headlight assembly to catch the slag; just did it all still attached to the bike. The exciting part was when the somewhat oily rag I had between the headlights and the fender caught fire...fortunately I don't seem to have Covid nose.

Absolutely, that was the key bit of information, for sure.

@keithu Well, it was #2...the welds let go of the upper bar. Looks like it'd been that way for some time, probably before I bought it. I just always thought they were a bit wobbly. That wee little bit of free play translated to about 3 inches or more at the top of the screen. I'm surprised it didn't completely fall apart. That MIG just paid for itself. I'm no engineer but I can booger weld with the best of them. That was a very tight space, no way to run much of a bead. Turned up the heat high enough that, well, let's just say there's ample penetration. It'll hold. Thanks for the tip...now for a lap around the ring road...

Here in Edmonton our local library system will print whatever file they are sent for the cost of materials.

I misspoke; I have the VStream. No matter, it's still taller and as such the forces against it amplified. Thanks for that...Those bracket ideas look good and easy enough to fab up. I may have missed something when I swapped on the factory windscreen a few weeks ago. Guess I'm tearing it down again!!