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Be glad to Snype,, which 4 bolts are you talking about brother?? I know for fact that Tweeksis's tranny had its 2nd gear failure proned shim fixed in "back yard mechanic" fashion by "Dennis" (the previous owner to Carbon One who I got her from) because he kept VERY good maintenance/repair notes on her and I have those notes.. It was NOT a dealership repair so I highly doubt what I find is going to make a difference in what your trying to find out here cause back yard fixin usually dont follow Dealership protocol.. Therefore,, and because I am farrrrrr from any form of a "guru" with these bikes,, it may not be a bad idea to summon's up the 1st Gen guru's like @bongobobny or @Prairiehammer and run this by those guys.. Perhaps even @Marcarl would know this one.. I will still be happy to help if I can though and take a peek but I really need a pic or more info cause, for the life of me,, I cant picture the 4 bolts your speaking of... I am a bone head Snype = Help me help you brother!! Puc

Yep,, thats a good one for sure IMHO.. Another thing that often helps with mine has to bleed at the banjo bolt up on the master... Amazing how little air it takes to get a squish happenin.....

Nope sir reeeeeeee Rand,,, had it of been that hat it would have been MINE,,,, mine mine allllllllllllllllllllllll mine = finders keepers when it comes to Willie :dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: Right or Wrong:

OUTSTANDING 40!!!!!!!:thumbsup: Glad to hear you figured it out brother,,, now get out there and let er buck with some good ol CTFW!!!!!

,,, hey Annie,,,, PRAYERS UP that your alright sister - PLEASE let us know if there is anything we can do!!!!!! Love you guys!! Puc:bighug:

I have found everything from wallets to shifters laying on the CTFW west side Lake Shore trail and I am pretty much batting 100% at getting my fellow bikers parts, pieces and accessories back to them... It will be interesting to see how this one works out as this is a very special find IMHO... I know if I were the person who lost this item I would LOVE to have it returned!!! https://muskegon.craigslist.org/mcy/d/did-you-loose-hat-in-north/6631881545.html

If what I have been reading about Fool and his Venture,,,, I think the seat he is gonna rig up for Bailey is gonna end up being the front seat..... :crackup::crackup::crackup:,,,, just thought of something,,, should I say it,,,,, ,,, probably not,,, probably end up with another 3 months of club probation if that lop eared boss varmint notices it,,,,, ohhhhhhhhh,,, what da heck,,, what's 3 more months.... Here we gooooo,,,,,, Bailey and Fool pull into Maintenance Day on their Venture and she parks that 1st Gen right in front of all of us - Bailey lifts up her googles,, lets go of the throttle,, reaches up and turns the key off,,, leans back on Fool's lap, tilts her up and looks em right in the eyes and says "wonder who their gonna call the b%*$h now ya lop eared pillion ridin varmint ":crackup::crackup:

This is probably gonna sound nuts (again) but many many years ago when I was just a kid I landed a Honda 305. It was before before kids were allowed to drive, even mopeds,, so the only place I could ride it was round and round the parking lot of the high school which was right next door to our house (unless my dad - who was a Cop - was gone,, then I could ride any where I wanted ). One day,,, while out going round and round in circles my 305 started missing. Similar to present day, I had no clue so I started rippin and tearin it apart... Nothing helped. Dad came home and asked why my bike was scattered all over the school parking lot. I told him what it was doing. He said "put it back together and I'll go fix it for ya"... He took off and about a 1/2 hour later he came back with my little 305 purring like a kitten.. Apparently wide open for 10 miles on the highway was all it needed to clean out the carbon that my dad figured was causing the problems.. Now I am no smart mechanic by any stretch of the word but I can tell you this,,, from that day to present time,,,, none of my bikes have ever suffered again from carbon collecting on the pistons or heads!!!!!! Lawn Mowers? Yes.. MOTORCYCLES - NOT:big-grin-emoticon:

OUTSTANDING AND GOOD ON YA CHA!!!!!!:clap2::dancefool: I have a fairly good supply of clip on weights (the ones that hang on the center rib of the 1st Gen wheels) that I reuse and can tell you that a pair of 2 oz hang on's right from from Mom Yam was fairly common. I also use those 1/4 oz stick on's a lot (my R1) and know that appearance,, because they are so spread out when compared to a clip on - it looks like a lot... Personally,,, I would be good with what ya got Cha as long as she balanced out at triple digits It is possible that you could have fine tuned some of the weight need out by rotating the tire on the rim 180 degrees and rebalancing but still,,, probably not worth the extra effort IMHO.. I helped a friend swap out a rear tire recently and we were shocked to see 27 1/4 oz weights spread over his wheel by a dealership who obviously had no clue about tire installs = 27 of them!!!!! Now if you were talking what I am saying,,, IMHO,,,,, I would have said time for a redo.... NOTE: After reading your description of how ya came out on this balance job = I FEEL THE NEED,,,,, THE NEED FOR

,, showing fine on my end,,,, maybe some sort of intermittent,, parallal universe short circuit crisis I created when I copy/pasted that image over from David's pm.... Hold on,,, I'll try something different (famous last words ).. KAAAAAAAAABOOOOOOOOOMMM:big-grin-emoticon:

A very special thank you to my sweet brother in Arizona = @videoarizona for staying up late last night just to find this for us @Chaharly,,,,,,,, here is that pic of the ride position on Tweeks you and I were yakkin about on UTube. Notice my right leg? I ride a LOT like this, even 2 up and that lower fairing prevents this from happening so I have always removed mine..

Please pardon my interuption here Steven but I am a bone head and gotta ask,,, where exactly should 45 be "blowing it out" at to decarbonize the heads/pistons during this process and exactly what "nozzle" should be covered to catch debris.. If you would not mind, please clairify for an old slowpoke. Thanks

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Thanks Randy,,, that is very good but I still cant get beyond my life long singin hero,,,,,,,,,,,, "ridin along on a bike they called Tweeksis",,,,,,, "now they rode the Tweeksis from Boston to Boseman,, for not to much money and wayyy to much ride,,, but those were the days when a bike they called Tweeksis,, could jump to the moon and flyyy cross the sky"..... I can listen to Willie hours and hours and hours (and have for years) and never tire of em....

Ahhh haaa,, but lets not forget that Tweeksis was fully loaded (minus the tent and Tippy) and ready to head to Ohio so I dont think the weight difference was that much - we should have ran em around the corner to the weight scales at the Recycle joint = ,,,,, jump back on it,, head to Michigan for another week of fun,,, this I time I PROMISE I will have some pie for you PLUS we can settle this Mano to Mano, Venture to Venture = IT'S GRUDGE MATCH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: WHAT A BLAST WE HAD!!! MISS YOU VAZ but THANK YOU for spending time with us!!! Love ya brother,, and LOVE that precious 2nd Gen of yours too - even if it never will catch Tweeksis

:scared:VERY WELL DONE LEWIS = YOU DA MAN BROTHER!!!!!:dancefool:

Very well done and THANK YOU David!!! I am actually looking for one that was in your phone that you were showing me of places you had been... It was in there somewhere with the shots of your boat and various rides you had taken and stuff.. It was a lone picture that I think you may have snitched off the site here of Tweeks and I at our Bike Time = no idea of who took it.. I was talking recently with one of our members on YouTube about why I need to have the lowers on my 1st Gens removed and mentioned that picture as an example of what I was referring to (I think it was @Chaharly I was talking to..).. He mentioned he would love to see that pic for comparisons... If you see it and wouldnt mind,,, please post it brother.. Thanks Vaz!!!

THAT is AWESOME @jnc19610 = what an amazing accomplishment even though you didnt get to complete the entire test on the 1st Gen!!! MAJOR congrats and a HUGE to you brother!!!! Concerning the tank/rust/non running issue... I am sure some have had good luck with gas filters handling rust from rusty tanks but I am not one of them.. IMHO (and that is all this is), I would pull the seat, remove the gas gauge access cover on top of the tank and take a pen light and shine in there and see what I see.. I would also either take a small dental mirror and check on the roof of the tank thru the access hole or I would reach my finger in there and do a test swipe. If I found rust I would pursue either a tank coating (I use "Red Kote" sealer (best of the best IMHO) as shown here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/RED-KOTE-GAS-FUEL-TANK-SEALER-LINER-REDKOTE-QT/273326329321?epid=1137271078&hash=item3fa384cde9:g:~pkAAOSwEK9UDcTd or I would replace the tank with a good one.. One of the things you really dont want to have happen is to contaminate your carbs on one of these V-4's (again,, IMHO) and some of that rust can be small enough to slip thru the filter IMHO.. Some bikes are fairly simple to clean the carbs back up occasionally but these things can be both time consuming and costly.... Something to think about I reckon... Ride safe out there and HAVE FUN!!! Puc P.S. - if ya need a short video of the removal process of that cover under the seat,, feel free to give a shout:thumbsup:

So my guess is your not a Darwinian kind of person,,,,, that you lean more towards his brother Dogwinians theory of evolution?? :178::headache::cold::rasberry::rasberry:

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!! Hey Jeff,, QUICK - BEFORE SHE GROWS UP RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES = SMELL HER BREATH = OHHHH HOW I MISS SMELLING PUPPY BREATH Have you named her?? Lets start a "Name Fool's New Best Friend" thread... Or,, if that wont fly with ya brother,,, or even if it does,,, I think we should have a "Guess Fool's Puppies Breed" thread.... I am guessing Blue Tick and maybe some Jack Russel Terrier.... WOWZY WOW WOW WOW is she precious whatever breed she is or what ever ya name her brother!! :ice_congrats-vi6886to you, Ericka and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hookshot (a spin off from Ernest's Jack Russel named "RimShot" = remember? = "who would throw away a perfectly good dog?" says Ernest = "Certainly not my good friend and soft hearted brother @Flyinfool" says Puc ..... My bid for her name (should you decide to open it up to a naming thread) = "Hookshot"

Thanks CaptN,,, hope all is ok with your health brother!!! I just ran that tracking number thru USPS and am seeing this message (see below). Might not be a bad idea to check with your post office when you have time or go to their web page and fill out the forms I am seeing there.... Puc [h=3]Status[/h][h=2]Delivery Attempt: Action Needed[/h]June 27, 2018 at 7:49 am Notice Left (No Secure Location Available) TUCSON, AZ 85736 [h=3]Status[/h][h=2]Delivery Attempt: Action Needed[/h]June 27, 2018 at 7:49 am Notice Left (No Secure Location Available) TUCSON, AZ 85736

IMHO,,, Go down and buy new plugs - NGK DPR8EA-9's, get 4 of them and gap them at 32 thou so they have room to expand to grow into high spec, look at your plug caps carefully for carbon tracking and ohm em out/do a resistance check, clip 1/4 inch off the end of each plug wire and screw it back on the caps if they are good. I am far from any form of an expert in the stuff but to my untrained eye looking at the blackened edge of those plugs,,, I am gonna guess that at some time or another they got a good over choking... Plugs are cheap,,, dont bother trying to clean em,,, opt for new IMHO... That may help a lot in your bikes stumbling. I am with MiCarl and Cha,, look that exhaust system over very carefully for holes and leakin gaskets - a tiny little bit of air leak can cause a lot of snortin!!!!

Might be hot hot hot tarmack related Don... I chased a 404 off the back of Tweeks one time in just over 3000 miles by CTFW on that western stuff that will melt the soles of your tenner shoes and you really truly can fry an egg on.. Funny stuff and definitely different then what we experience here in the mid west IMHO...

Your more then welcome Yoop - you two EARNED that award IMHO..:thumbsup: Would love to see/hear more of your ride reporting brother!!!!! Be safe and have fun out there CTFW!!!!

I stuck a gear driven supercharger on an 03 88inch Twin Cam HD on"ce and distinctly remember telling me neighbor that I had the only HD in the area that "whurrrred" almost as prudy as my 1st Gens... Hey Bongo,,, speakin about building motors,,,, any more word on yours??????