I finally got the left combination switch I was waiting for! Wahoooo! I got it installed the other day and I get the bike back together, figure I'll take it for a ride. I start it up.... It starts!!!... and check everything to make sure it works... light, turnsignals, hazards, taillight.... What the... the brake light doesn't work! Ahhhhhh!!!! Front brake... no brake light... rear brake... no brake light.... dissassemble tail... look at bulb... Whew! Filament is broken... need a new bulb... run to parts store... buy new bulb... rush back home... install bulb... Ahhhhhh!!!! still doesn't work... 9:00 pm... call it a night... that's all I need, some sort of electrical problem... fastforward.... today leave work early.... go buy multimeter... not looking forward to this... maybe it's just a fuse... check fuses... nope they're fine... grrrrrrrrrr.... take tank off... take tail off... where to start... disconnect front bake switch... what the... wire colors on connector don't match... hmmmm.... check continuity with switch actuated and not... hmmmm.... works fine... go to tail... check for voltage on tail and brake light... hmmmm... have voltage on brake light when I actuate front or rear brake... bad socket? Yeah... it's a little loose in there, some little tabs are not quite digging in... bend them a bit... assemble... still doesn't work... Ahhhhh!!!! ... Maybe the contacts aren't lining up.... monkey with them... reassemble bulb into socket.... it works!!!! step on brake ... light goes on.... actuate front brake... light goes on... stays on... Ahhhhhh!!!!... hmmmm front brake switch isn't clicking... remove front brake switch cover... remove switch... actuate... it clicks on and off... hmmmm.... put switch back in... watch actuation... hmmmm... have to bend the little tab on the switch to get the brake lever to contact better... do this a few times until I get it right... It works!!!!! Hmmmmm.... what are the odds there was something wrong with the bulb, the bulb socket, and the front brake switch all at once.... hmmmm.... stuck front brake switch caused bulb to burn out?... but how did the socket get loose?... Oh, never mind... I'm done!!!
So, I got the bike put back together, took the plate of my other bike (no, Rockster isn't registered yet) got my helmet, jacket and gloves, and took her for a rid!!!! First ride on the Rockster... !!!!
First impressions...
- Wow how cold is it out here?
- Sounds like a sewing machine.
- Wow it really does not dive when you brake.
- Hmmm... transmission shifts a lot better than my '96 R850R, but going from neutral to first isn't very positive.
- Dang these turn signal controls are going to take time to get use to.
- Hey! It has self canceling turn signals! Lean angle dependent?
- I can lug this thing to 2000 if I want
- Whole different attitude from the CBR. With CBR it's like you have the front wheel in your hands, this is a little more disconnected.
- Thumpa Thumpa... lot more relaxed than the CBR, that's for sure.
- What gear am I in?
- Interesting head light pattern, very sharp cutoff.
- What the... my knee is right into the back of the right side oil cooler cowling... move back in seat? Nope, already back in seat... hmmmmm. Left side seems to have more clearance.
- Hmmmm.. I think these handlebars are going to have to go.. too high and I don't like the angle.
- This huge tank sure does block some wind. Guess that little bikini fairing is doing a pretty good job too.
- Low revs at 50 mph.
Wahooooo !!!! 8 miles... time to call the rebuilder and start the registration process so I can go for a real ride... and get use to these turn signal controls...
) the only ride I have had this season. 
So buck-up! We will take to the roads, soon? 
