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Will not fire as in the starter will spin but not engage or as in nothing happens unless you push the start button a bunch of times?

Have cleaned many many carbs thru the years.. Bar none, the very best cleaner in a timely fashion IMHO has been: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEM-DIP-PARTS-CLEANER-California-Compliant-Formula-NET-96-fl-oz-w-basket/153000363239?epid=2255923355&hash=item239f8844e7:g:nAIAAOSwj2Za46wf Its aggressive stuff - follow the directions.

Yeah these lop eared varmints can be pretty thick skulled at times.. Some of them cant even read yet so ya gotta work with pictures .. Thinking what I would do is take some snap shots to wake em up and make a whole new thread exclusively about your question. Place it in both the water hole and in the 2nd Gen tech.. If that dont work,, put together a Meet and Greet offering free hot dogs.. These varmints can down hot dogs like a kid eating a candy bar.. I have ridden MK1's for years so really cant help you but,, it seems I do remember someone making wire harness adaptors and plug n play relay kits for an upgrade to the RSV's OEM... Maybe do a little digging for such and email that person..

Thinking the OP was comparing RSV to 1500 Wing so we are probably talking water cooled shaft drive apples to apples... Maybe not,,, if not,,, just skip my post and listen carefully to Leroy IMHO.. Never could do the Wing thing either because of the capturing of feet thingy.. The opposed 6 was smooth as silk but just no way to come up w a way for multiple foot placement. Looks wise, I personally never cared for the looks of any fixed fairing touring bike. My very favorite Bat Wing (outside of HD) was the RSV Millineum but, IMHO,, that all depends on opinion again IMHO.. Dont know much about the RSV ride for CTFW out past a 12 hour day but I do know the MK1's are remarkable for doing such.. Pretty sure the RSV is totally capable of the same though cause my brother, Neal,, rides one, he's not a tuff guy like I am lol ( VentureFar ) but has still done many many Iron Butters on his gorgeous black RSV.. I have toured on many non-fairing and Bat Wing faired scoots and absolutely LOVE the ugly fixed for battling cross winds like found in the far west States of which the fixed is superior for IMHO.. Concerning the 1500 Wing,, one of the huge things, IMHO, for me is/was Honda's carburation design.. While not an easy peasy set up,, the Yamaha V-4 carb system is farrrr more simple to work on/maintain than the Honda.. Honda tucks the carb system tightly between frame rails = perfect for tiny little Japanese fingers to work within but definitely not for fat Puc fingers.. Plus,, you can do nothing with the Hondas without removal thereof.. I was also never a "foot forward" kind of person for far riding and simply gotta have the ability to move my feet around and even stand up occasionally.. That said,, some points to ponder =

Thinking that the OP was talking RSV,,,,, oopsss,, hold on,, phone call..

After learning to do the final bleed from the master cylinder's banjo bolt I was always blessed with a air bubble free clutch system

:sign yeah that::sign yeah that: WORDS OF WISDOM FLOWING FROM HE WHO KNOWS

I always wondered what those punk kids who stole my 1970 Mach 1 did with it!!!

Sorry brother,, was never much of a movie guy.. I will definitely have to check that out!!!

Now come on Duey,,, you KNEW this was gonna get a out of me didn't cha:missingtooth: Duey's a ,, Duey's a ,, Duey's Tell ya what brother,,, I been REALLY enjoying the winter (excluding the VIRUS stuff).. You been following the Indian Challenger stuff taking place too?? Just CRAZY!! So, 2018,, Mom Yam gets a good solid from all her past touring riders saying "we want air cooled, push rod, V-Twin big block torque,, neutured to under 5250 R's so no hp,, 70 hp is fine" in the new one soo she builds it... HD, the mother of all air cooled, push rod V-Twin tourers had attempted a valiant shot at water cooling in a fine OHC engine in their high torque/high HP V-Rod and it fell flat on its face in sales so one can only wonder if Mom Yam wasn't getting reinforcement on her findings of the polling she did on those in the Yamaha touring know from that HD experience.. Of course,, you know cause you were here on VR,, all of us V-4 riders were wanting the big block 1700cc V-4 and were standing inline waiting for Mom Yam to actually turn the touring world upside down like she promised with a Beemer stomping 175 HP/160 ft/pds torque scoot = did we need it? nooo but did we want it,, ohhhhh yea LOL.. Now, 2 years after the unveiling of the new Yam,,, those left over SVTC's and Eluders are still sitting on showroom floors bringing back some not to distant memories of the V-Rods sitting in HD shops = what on earth... Sales are/have been flat line, last I checked a new SVTC could be had for under 17 large and an Eluder for 14. Along comes Polaris.. They see a gap and go for it.. They build a water cooled, OHC V-Twin that dumps out 120 HP,, all about performance,,,, they name it the Challenger.. They stuff a fixed fairing on it,, sort of looks like a Road Glide.. Seems those things are growing feet like centipedes at the dealerships that can get em.. I truly think if Mom Yam would take a 3rd Gen,, pull the Twin,, open up the fake lowers and make those upper loovers functional with Rads behind them, drop in a 1700cc V-max mtr tuned a little for torque,,maybe.. Shaft drive it... Offer both the Twin and the V-4... Thinking that would be gold and bold.. THANKS DUEY,,,OL' PUC NEEDED THAT!!

By the way Khett,,

Seeing that pic of your build brought back some interesting memories Khett... Is that a piece of tire missing on top of the rear? I only ask cause I had a Metzler come apart on me one time out in California that looked just like that.. Any chance that is a Metz with a section missing out of it?? I like where your going with this one! I have done many Choppers back in my building days, never used a 1st Gen as a baseline though,, I did do a few HD's but my mainstay was early (SOHC) Honda 750's.. I only altered 1 original Honda frame and used aftermarkets (Santee - Amen) after that 1st one cause they were single back boned, straight, cheap and plentiful (could actually buy a raked and ready to build from frame for under 2 bills).. Anyway,, the early Honda 750's used a triple back boned frame that created the necessity for a wider than normal single frame gap between the tank halfs.. Those Honda tanks,, as I remember, were normal narrow only at the very front and then opened up real wide all the way to the rear of the tank.. I always used Peanut tanks or fabbed up a Coffin tank in my builds and disgarded/sold the OEM's.. I have no actual demensions to share with you but it may be worth seeing if you can find an old Honda CB750 frame and/or tank to take a peek at and see if it would fit.. FYI,, those Honda tanks were wide = ye be warned Puc

Could be a cultural thing but around here a Bobber always represented a minimalist/stripped bike but no cutting of the neck.. A neck cut and altered rake to accomendate an extended set of forks was always referred to as a Chopper meaning the rake was not stock.. Of course,, it's either/or and neither here nor there as cultures to have a tendency to change things.. For instance,, I got a parking ticket in NYC one time and got out of paying because the no parking signs in NYC say this on them = "No Standing".. I simply explained that in Michigan our no parking signs say "No Parking" on them and that "No Standing" would translate into "No Parking Your Car Vertically" which was not the case..

LOVE YOU TOO MY TEXAS HERO BROTHER!!! Thanks you guys,, defenitly some great memories of days gone by.. Last year I had Tweeksis at a local event where a couple thousand bikes (not kidding,, our "Spring Run" is legendary) where a group of HD riders was gathered around Tweeks admiring her collection of earned stickers/signatures/tie wraps holding her together and the +1 million mile Blonde side covers that had been on all 6 of our 1st Gens.. One of the viewers made mention that he knew I was no longer able to tour and, admiring Tweeksis offered me a grand for her as she sat.. I chuckled and said no,,, that would be like selling my best friend or the collection of family pictures sitting above my TV set... I said nahhhh,,,, thinking old Tweeks will eventually end up retired and up on a stand as a memory bike.. Few more Social Distancing pics in honor of Tweeks and her kind? Let er buck

Never did the Army thing Sky (THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BROTHER),, I am more of the cowardly biker type who, if the skies are iffy will scout out an abandoned fuel station to camp under,, or even a tree in a cemetery or even a water tower or a vacant picnic table in a county park or a,,,,,,,,,

,,, could very well have been Ben!! The "bus" is located in Skull Valley Utah,, just a couple mile of desert dirt riding behind the gas station,, the only gas station there.. Would definitely be a perfect place to produce a scarey movie:missingtooth:

Actually,,, with a hunk of foam rubber inside the $20 Menards tent them rocks didnt sleep that badly.

Arf, Arf ,,, You are more than welcome Duey!! The pleasure was truly Tips, Tweeks and mine,,,, literally

Please let Gary know Tip and I are praying for him Roller!! Also Prayers Up for you and your family as you folks surround him with love! Thinking fishing on that river sounds like just the therapy he needs brother!!

Hearing that brother, amen!! That is exactly why I summons you on this thread = I learned soooo much from chatting with you about exactly that!! Now seeing this "tool",, plugging in the numbers and seeing exactly what can/could be done made me about the memories of chatting with you about it!! Still got a very low immune system from all the health issues,, definitely laying low and not looking for a fight.. My daughter and son-in-law who both work at a Hospital in California had a 2 week trip to Michigan planned and have now canceled everything to protect Tip and I,, kind of sad cause I really miss em... Oh well,, can still Skype em .. How are you folks? Hope you are getting some Miata time my brother!!

,, hokey spamoky Spence,, you nailed it!! Just checked https://ammoseek.com/ and you are spot on.. Prices have doubled!!

Right there with ya Sky!! Must be a geezer thing or something... I been sending notes to the POTUS to PLEASE consider WW2 like price freezing and rationing cards before he releases the +TRILLION dollars of money with hopes of curtailing gouging and hoarding as much as possible... I am one of those "high riskers" cause of health issues and still fear the economy terror more than the virus stuff,,, guess I am more concerned with my childrens children quality of life than that of my own potential of pushing up daisies.. Sick eay... Prayers Up

This may or may not help:

I always carried a cheapy little 5 dollar 12v pump from Harbor Freight and a plug kit from the Dollar Store on my travels.. I even used them both a couple times on my own scoots and was able to assist others numerous times with them too (come to think about it - I think @videoarizona ended up with one of my tire plugs in his RSV).. I liked the Harbor Freight pump because they work awesome and are cheap enough that if someone I am helping needs one in an emergency I can just give it to em... Or if a car runs over it in a parking lot its just a matter of grabbing a new one for a few bucks..