Problems with the light bar

All was well installing the cobra lightbar...until I tried to reconnect the turn signals. Maybe I am doing something wrong, or the original wiring harness was trimmed pretty close. The right turn signal connectors are tight, but was able to connect. The Left (as sitting on the bike) are not even making it into the headlight bucket!

The first picture below show how I ran the wires under the cover and up - the exact same path they originally were on the stock lightbar.

The second picture shows where the three connectors just barely peek into the back of the headlight bucket. The yellow wire is a fishing wire and is wrapped around the three turn signal wires.

Click on the pics to see larger images. Am I doing something wrong? Or do I have to bite the bullet and extend these wires?

Last ride of the 2008

I took my last "ride" of the year this morning. Threw on my jacket and helmet, climbed on top of Kermit, and off I went...to the gas station down the road. OK, so not really a long ride...maybe 8 miles. But I was able to fill the gas tank so that I could finish winterizing the bike.

But this is the time of year when you start planning your trips for the next year. VROC has a rally in Kentucky where over a hundred Vulcan riders will converge on a single location. My plans are to hit 6 states in a week, and log between 1,000 - 1,500 miles in various type of riding - flat straight highways and mountain roads.

A large figure eight, seeing all over the Midwest!

A Special Thank you

I received a very special Christmas present over the weekend. My sister found a local artist who did a wonderful pencil sketch of Kermit and me. The picture was taken when I was at Grand Lakes St. Marys, a special place to me that I have ridden to many times. The piece of art is a wonderful surprise and means more to me than she will ever know. Thanks Sis!!!