2003 yamaha v star 1100

Ronald, All stock single wall pipes will blue some time or another. A big cause of Bluing is a badly tuned bike, burning rich or lean putting more heat into pipe.
There are polishes available to remove the Bluing, and some people on forums, they suggest to remove and with high heat paint, put several coats inside of chrome pipes.
Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck
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Here is your solution. The assembly you replaced likely used a double contact bulb, like an 1157.(very common brake light bulb) and the after market you got is only a single contact. If you look at an 1157, you will notice 2 filaments inside. One for full time on, and 1 for bright side switched(brake). If your new light only has one contact, then it is either going to be light full time on, or switched light. The bulb might not be compatible with your bike. Hope this helps.

I would leave it on the stand and just fill it up to the sight glass marks. Just make sure you don't over fill and spill it on any of your paint. If brake fluid gets on your paint, wash it off with clean water as soon as you can because it has been known to damage painted surfaces.

Here you are http://www.colorrite.com/matrix-colors.cfm?CFID=2048956&CFTOKEN=16918056 Hope this helps

Looking at bike bandit . com the tank can be rasied to remove and unplug just one big elecrical connector and the tank can bee removed with the cluster still on it.

r u getin fuel-is the tank valve workin-maybe the float is stuck on carb-test to see if getin spark-ignition system could hav bad wire ie plug or coil connect

your speedo gear is loose or broke check both it is located in front brake housing

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sounds more like a fuel problem to me. is it cold there did you use stabilizer in the gas? try some berrymans B12 in the gas it cleans everything up internally. it worked for me