Gold Rush Posted January 20, 2008 #1 Posted January 20, 2008 I was cleaning up a bit under/around the 2000 MM Limited and found this spring in that pile of dust. I'm pretty sure it's off my RSV but for the life of me I don't know where... Anyone had an idea??? I looked at the two springs on the carbs -- they are there..... :confused07: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/01REDWING/extraspring.jpg?t=1200863181 This picture is pretty close to the actual size of the spring. Coil is about an inch long and the over all length just over two inches... :rolleyes: Thanks for helping!!!!
Squidley Posted January 20, 2008 #2 Posted January 20, 2008 I dont recognise that from any part of the G2's that I have seen I hope someone else has a better idea than me.
Squidley Posted January 20, 2008 #3 Posted January 20, 2008 Jerry, Check your rear brake light switch on the right side under the floor board. I just looked at a post that Vance put up and it looks very similar
Gold Rush Posted January 20, 2008 Author #4 Posted January 20, 2008 NOPE... I'd already thought of that one too... This spring is much shorter and not near as strong. The spring is dirty (like road dirt - not oil) if that might give a hint.... Thanks for trying -- don't give up!!! :smile5::smile5:
Paul Posted January 20, 2008 #5 Posted January 20, 2008 It looks to me like the spring that holds the end of the muffler to the muffler itself. At least that is the sort of spring that is on both of mine. The end slips on the back of the muffler and the spring is on the top side holding it to the muffler. At least thats the first thing that came to mind when I saw the picture. It also looks like the spring on my Yamaha Big Bear that is on the back of the bar that goes to the rear brakes. Paul
TEW47 Posted January 20, 2008 #8 Posted January 20, 2008 Maybe its the side stand spring. After looking again I think its a spring that goes on the exhaust system on the header pipes.
Eck Posted January 20, 2008 #9 Posted January 20, 2008 It sure looks like a carb spring from a lawn mower.. As for being off a 2nd gen, I havent a clue..it doesnt look like anything I have ever seen on a 2nd gen.. I agree its way too small to be for a brake light switch or kickstand... Only other spring that comes close to it is in the head light assembly on a 2nd gen, but even that one I think is a little bigger.. I just went out and looked at the rear brake light switch spring, and it is a lot longer...appears to be same diameter, but a lot longer...??????????????????????????????
captnmidnight Posted January 21, 2008 #10 Posted January 21, 2008 It's your buddy that through it on the floor under your bike just to play with your head. He knew it would drive ya crazy for days.
BEER30 Posted January 21, 2008 #11 Posted January 21, 2008 Any 1st gen'rs been over to visit ? They seem to be losing a lot of parts here lately ! BEE30
cowpuc Posted January 21, 2008 #12 Posted January 21, 2008 Sure enough,, I recognized that right away.. Thats an upper control spring off the convertible top from a well endowed exotic dancer.. Now the big question is is how did it get on Goldies garage floor??
Gold Rush Posted January 21, 2008 Author #13 Posted January 21, 2008 Wouldn't it be a kick in the pants if it's just some road trash that got picked up and chose to fall out now!!!! Now that would drive me out of my goard.....:sick: Can't say I've had any 1st Gen bikes around in the last 10 years and I don't have any friends so that can't be a possibility...:whistling::whistling: Keep looking guys -- there's got to be an answer....
Squidley Posted January 21, 2008 #14 Posted January 21, 2008 Wouldn't it be a kick in the pants if it's just some road trash that got picked up and chose to fall out now!!!! Now that would drive me out of my goard.....:sick: I have thought about that as I truly dont recall seeing anything like that on a G2....you might not be far from the truth with that statement
Marcarl Posted January 21, 2008 #15 Posted January 21, 2008 And here I thought you were annouceing that Spring had sprung and we'd all better be ready for a ride, bummer, just some road trash left by some well meaning biker, knowing you were coming and maybe in need of some parts.
Vance Posted January 21, 2008 #16 Posted January 21, 2008 Sure enough,, I recognized that right away.. Thats an upper control spring off the convertible top from a well endowed exotic dancer.. Uh-ohhhh. How would you know that? Better yet, how you gonna' explain that?
Gold Rush Posted January 21, 2008 Author #17 Posted January 21, 2008 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/01REDWING/spring.jpg?t=1200886155 Now how do you guys explain this one??????? MYSTERY SOLVED !!!! These springs hold tension on my radial arm saw cabinet base wheel level adjusters..... YUP -- I did myself in and didn't realize it. After all you "Very Smart Individuals" couldn't ID the villain, I did some mental back tracking. The radial arm saw is the only thing that got moved out there today.... HUMMMMMMM...... :smile5: Thanks for all the efforts and entertainment....:sign isnt that spec:sign isnt that spec:sign isnt that spec
hipshot Posted January 21, 2008 #18 Posted January 21, 2008 NO FAIR!!! that was a trick question, and you knew the answer! lol just jt
Eck Posted January 21, 2008 #19 Posted January 21, 2008 Well Squidley and I weren't that far off... At least we both knew we never seen anything like that on the bike before.. I mean , who would have guessed it to be from a saw....and by the angle of the ends of those two springs you will be loosing them again shortly if you dont bend them around to close them up some...they will just slip right off again..
spear Posted January 21, 2008 #20 Posted January 21, 2008 Sorry Jerry. I just came onto this post too late to i.d. your springs. I knew straight away what they were. It's obvious I'm the only bloke on this forum who has radial arm saw cabinet base wheel level adjusters on his Second Gen. What's wrong with the rest of you guys? No sense of accessorising your bikes? Sheeeesh! :rotf: :rotf:
Yammer Dan Posted January 21, 2008 #21 Posted January 21, 2008 I knew!! Couldn't have been anything else!!
Marcarl Posted January 21, 2008 #22 Posted January 21, 2008 Sorry Jerry. I just came onto this post too late to i.d. your springs. I knew straight away what they were. It's obvious I'm the only bloke on this forum who has radial arm saw cabinet base wheel level adjusters on his Second Gen. What's wrong with the rest of you guys? No sense of accessorising your bikes? Sheeeesh! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: I'm just plum happy that you found out what they were to, just thankful once more that I ride a 1st gen, and don't have to put up with all that extra stuff and the thread crap that goes with it.
Condor Posted January 21, 2008 #23 Posted January 21, 2008 Table saw cabinet huh? Well...... at least I know where to get a spring for my 1stGen kick stand if I ever need one......
Squidley Posted January 21, 2008 #24 Posted January 21, 2008 HA! I was deducing that and was going to post my findings this morning, you beat me to it
mbrood Posted January 21, 2008 #25 Posted January 21, 2008 My dad was a mechanic when I was a young kid. The first time he "let" me overhaul the lawnmower... he watched me close all through teardown, new piston and rings, hone the cylinder and then button her up... then he reached ito my "parts bucket" and pulled out a short bolt. "Where does THIS go?", he asked. What a moment of panic. I thought about all the steps and said I REALLY didn't think it was off the mower because all of the parts were properly bolted. He smiled and tossed it BACK up on the workbench. "Yep, ya gotta KNOW you put it together right!" Grrrrr... But a HUGE lesson.
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