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Look into the Lemon Law applicable to motorcycles.

He bought it new. Problems from day one.

They probably should look deeper into the repair history of the vehicle. I am just speculating that it might have been involved in an accident that has never been mentioned. If you don't ask, the dealer will not volunteer any information. If there is no other fix, as far as I am concerned, I would like my money back.

Neighbor bought a 2023 Spyder new last year. The dealer has had it more time than he has. It has a bad front end vibration they can’t get out of it (I don’t have much faith in that dealer). Any recommendations here?

That is pretty much what I am thinking about. In case the unfortunate happens, insurance inspectors are trained to look for details and if it has been determined that the tire has been mounted incorrectly...that is the end of story. No coverage given. Just my take.

Touchy stuff, there is a real reason for the arrow on the sidewall, not sure if it means anything but it's there for a purpose. For most everything may go just as planned until the plan flies out the window and then it means all hands on deck but one or two hands were tied up elsewhere. You might get away with it, and then again you might not. Figure first what it might save you and then consider what the savings amount to.

Order a whole bunch, they're only $1.59 ea. A screwdriver is not a special tool, you will bust the basket, you need to hold the basket at 2 points minimum or do as I did and just rattle the nut on and then stake it in place.

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My father carried an electricians knife with him for most of his life. It was a tradesman's style and was sharpened so many times that it was worn down to a narrow blade..lol.. When he passed, at the funeral, I put it in his pants pocket so that he'd have it on the other side in case he needed it; I miss him.....sniff....

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I actually just bought another Fight ‘n Rooster. Not a big fan of mother of pearl but it’s my favorite style and getting hard to find.

Very handy and useful. I used to carry one similar.

This is mine. I only have two, but this is what I carry around and I use it everyday.

Thanks. I was an electrician for about 20 years and the sheepsfoot and wharnecliffe blades just worked very well for stripping wire and etc. They just stuck as my favorite.

Nice collection, Don.

And here is a 1984 set of Case commemorative Congress knives that I recently bought but would like to do some trading for any of the above 4 knives.

These are the four specific brands and patterns that I'm always looking for. From the top. Fight 'm Rooster, Case, Schatt & Morgsn, and Bulldog. .

I think it was Luvmy40 that recently posted about knife collecting. I am not a big collector but there is one style that I buy when I can. They are getting hard to find. My preference is Fight 'n Rooster and Bulldog but a couple others also. Here are most of my small collection.

Hello-- Dropped my bike today and the shift pin for 4th / 5th gear fell out. I wouldnt be making this thread if all the pictures on this thread werent gone 😕 Which pin do I need to order if I cannot find mine? I'd like to have it in hand before opening up my motor. Also, are there any tricks to holding the clutch basket without a special tool?

I have always Run Metzlers on my Ventures and generally got around 20 to 22,000 miles out of them. The rear tires I may get 11,000 if I make sure I keep them inflated properly.

"Darkside" is running a car tire on the rear, if you search "Double Darkside" you'll find a lot of guys running a rear tire in reverse rotation on the front of the bike. I put an 18" Yamaha Stratoliner front wheel on my '99 Venture. The available options for tires didn't have a load rating that I liked so I ran a Michelin tire that was designed for the rear of a CB750 on the front for the past few years. I was having issues with the tire cupping at 10-12k miles, well before tread life was gone but probably average miles for an OEM front tire.

Solved it. Relay that i swapped in on the sidestand relay port that until now i was assuming was functional, was not, in fact, functional. removed it to test the connections, and the bike popped off like nothing was ever wrong.

I hate rememberer malfunctions!

Trying to remember the science but certain tires years ago on cars couldn’t be reversed or belts would break. Bias ply maybe??? Once you started them one direction you only rotated front and back on same side. Any body with input on that or is my rememberer malfunctioning again?

I don’t know if I will do it, I just know that rotating the tires on my car is well worth the effort!