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Sounds like you guys are headed for a BLAST!! Wish I was there, I would open a side bag and try to catch some of that candy!!! Have fun! Puc

APR announced today that a new species has been entered on the Federal Endangered Species List,, ICE CREAM!! Didnt get it than but I do now!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG TOM!!!:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_congrats-vi6886:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644:ice_awesome-vi46644

Not so much Squeeze,, mostly 1/8th mile now adays here in the States,,, guess the NHRA shortened it up for safety sake.. Good point on a 1/4 mile still ='s a 1/4 mile though,,, glad to hear it cause my old body has been trying to convince my mind that a 1/4 mile now ='s closer to 10 miles I would LOVE to watch that 09 Max rip up the strip!

Have fun out there Unc! Here's hoping for dry roads but if not, ride careful on those wet roads and dont drink to much of that Susquehanna River either!!

WOW,, HOW COOL IS THAT!!! :clap2: to Jason and a giant THANK YOU to him for his service to our country!! Congrats to Don and Patti!!!! Puc

This discussion takes me right back to being a youngster, sitting around debating who's is faster and "groovier".. Mopar's, Chev's, Ford's, and an occasional AMX.. The days when drag racing was a 1/4 mile and ya run what cha brung, a 67 slant 6 Dodge Barracuda with that full view rear window glistening sun while it putted down the strip.... Pits were open and the smells and sounds in there were to die for.. Local car parts stores had parts for Holley Carbs and boxes of Cherry Bomb Muffs.. K-Mart sold Dwell Meters, 8" slots, 10" Cragers, L-60's and an occasional set of cheater slicks. Don Garlits, AJ, Preston Petty, The Little Red Wagon posters hangin on the walls of all the car shops.. Sunoco 260 could be had for 39 cents a gallon and the kid pumping it would get high off the unburned fuel smell coming from the 396 Chevelle that was cammed up with 12 degrees of valve overlap... Barely able to idle, that Chevelle would go sideways instantly in 3rd even being loaded with 2 guys and 2 chicks.. Dog n Suds, A&W, Drive Inn movies, Bell Bottom Jeans and Mini Skirts... Seems like just yesterday....

Go Randy,,Go Randy,,Go Randy,,Go Randy,,Go Randy!!!!!:cool10:

Any chance you could get a friend to bounce it for you while you listen and move things around in the fork area? Hold the speedo cable, lightly touch the chrome coverings,, use your fingers to feel for the noise source.. I would also put a wrench on all the associated nuts and bolts on the front end before I ran off with it,, maybe the fork tubes are loose in the triple tree or you have a loose fork brace tieing the forks together... Another note,, I had one once that someone put a new front tire on and didnt set the front forks properly on the axle.. Instead of clamping the fork on the ax after tightening down the axle they clamped it first and then tightened the axle, virtually putting the forks in a major bind... Just something else to check...

DOG GONE IT DAN,,, last time someone woke up Fool he went out and started pulling maintenance on that goofy machine of his,,, sky's turned gray - cold chills could be felt across Michigan - peoples pets became nervous as all get out and weathermen quit their jobs and went to work at Wendys (all happened a week ago)..

Heyyy,, Hi Kev!! Ya know,,, for some reason I still cant imagine it being 3.6 miles from the Lodge to the top of the mountain... Just looked a lot closer than that when we were up there... Man that was a good time!!

Not real familiar with the 2nd Gens SundayRider..... On some of the newer bikes (post 1990's) I know they have a "floater" brake disc, its a disc that actually moves a little on pins. I had a YZ250 once that had one and it made some very familiar noises of which you speak and it had me thinking some of the same thoughts as you bring up.. Might wanna check those brake components that your pressing against while moving the forks up and down.. You could even put your front wheel against a wall instead of using your brakes to bounce against, then press down on the forks and see if it still makes noise.. If it does, you will at least KNOW it is fork related. Another possibility is that the inner fork system that is held in place by a bolt thru the bottom of the outer fork tube has come loose and is allowing the internal rod/valving mechanism to clunk against the bottom of the fork tube where it is attached.. Most bikes I have worked on have an allen head bolt that can be a rascal to loosen up that attaches the internal rod.. If your bike is built in the method I am talking about and this is the problem,, all you would have to do is remove the front axle, drop the front wheel, look under the end of the front forks and you should see an opening with an allen head bolt in it.. Get an allen wrench and check both sides for tightness.. If one is loose, it is possible you will need an air wrench to spin it back to tightness as sometimes - once they are broke loose the internals will spin with the bolt so you cant get it to tighten.. Just some thoughts.. Puc

IMHO, water in the bulb housing would have to cause enough resistance between the bulb base and the wall of the socket it is grounding to in order to cause voltage to seek another path thru the system (the result being that notorious condition of dim/bright).. Also, it would be very difficult for the water itself to cause an actual short - the type needed to blow a fuse - water is a conductor but not a very good one, I doubt water could carry enough amperage at 12 volts to actually over come the natural resistance of the water and pop a fuse.. Again, IMHO...

Billed as a spin-off of "Where Eagles Dare", "Where Condors Ski" is a short but fascinating video production starring famous VentureRider.org member "Condor" himself.. Using techniques involving a Pointer Stick converted from a walking cane, this fun loving, motorcycle riding, gravy covered french fry Bandit instructs some innocent bystanders on snow skiing methods he had learned as a child.. The actor also subconsitiously instructs one of his students in proper beard trimming (you gotta read between the lines a little to pick up on this)... Filmed on location at Mt. Hood, Oregon... NO SKIERS, MOTORCYCLIST, INNOCENT BYSTANDERS OR EMPLOYEES OPERATING SKI LIFTS WERE INJURED IN THE PROCESS OF THE MAKING OF THIS FILM!!

:rotf::rotf: Better hope that gorgeous 2nd Gen of yours aint learned to read yet there Dan O'....

Oppss,, my bad,, indeed Fool,, gotta go back now and edit that,, anyone else wanna join in here with corrections or thoughts PLEASE feel free to do so!!!! Thanks Jeff for your assistance! Puc

This is interesting Steamer,,, I think I also heard Bongo mention something about this while at Raggys... If there is gonna be any form of working on bikes at that Rally and those folks attending need a CEO, I KNOW from experience that a better CEO there has never been than Bongo himself,,,,,,, I had soooooo much fun supervising under his leadership...

Oh man Buddy,, had I have known that was your place I wouldnt have written on the walls like I did,, please forgive me - I will personally remove the writing next time I come thru.. By the way, any chance I could rent that stall we were parked in? Little bit of fixin I could take that lift you left in the ground and work on four bikes at once.. I applied with Hollow Wood out in California and they said my productions were to close to being actual cartoons.. They also said their Saturday Morning time slots were full of other cartoons that, in their words, had less of a chance of having a negative impact on or causing nightmares for the children viewing these types of programs:rotf: THANK YOU for the vote of confidence though you guys!! I feel inspired now,, maybe its time for another episode of "The Adventures Of The Pucster and Tippy,, co-staring Tweeks" (Jack,,, Jack,,, how do you come up with these ideas:rotf: - maybe YOU will be our special guest star on the next episode

OUTSTANDING BROTHER!! I could ride that puppy till the cows came home, even further maybe.. GOOD ON YA!!:cool10::cool10: THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Now, about that statement - easier to get forgiveness than ask permission.. My son quoted that to my wife many years ago and I had to have that infamous father/son talk with em.. I said "Jay (thats his name), that quote is part of the Mans Code Of Secrets and women arent suppose to know of such things.. Might wanna edit that part of your post so as to protect us fellow members whose wives read this stuff on here,, no sense causing us grief to go along with our jealousy stemming from your new bike Midnight:rotf:

Ok,, now we are getting somewhere.. That probably (never underestimate the sneakyness of an electrical system - always leave room for the unexpected) means the problem is somewhere within the wiring leading to one of the lights that flash on the left side.. With electrical systems, narrowing the issue down is half the battle.. Again Sarge, I am assuming that the problem is happening WITHOUT the trailer wiring attached.. It is possible that you have something as simple as a filment in a light bulb that has found ground somehow. Take the lense covers off on your blinkers on the left side, remove the bulbs and check em carefully and make sure the filamints in them are still attached to the posts as they should be.. If you happen to have an ohm meter with you - bike key off, blinker selector switch in neutral (neither on for left or right), turn on the meter, put it on Ohms, touch the test leads together to make sure the meter is working - you will see a change on the meter reading when you touch em together.. With the bulbs removed from the left blinkers, look into a socket that one of the bulbs set in, notice the contact spot in the center of the base where the bulb sets.. Place one of the test leads from the meter against that little spot of lead - make sure your not touching the wall around the spot with the meter lead. Touch the other meter lead against a clean from paint spot on either the frame or the engine. If the meter shows a change in its reading you probably have a fray of wire touching somewhere - this is called a short or a closed circuit.. If the meter does not change, this is good - the circuit is "open".. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REMOVE ALL THE BULBS THAT SERVE AS BLINKERS WHEN TESTING - any bulbs left in service will cause a faults reading.. Now put the test lead that you had on the center of the socket onto the edge of the socket and no longer touching the center spot, against the wall where the base of the light bulb would make contact and keep the frame/engine test lead touching the frame/engine.. The socket that the bulbs set in are wired as ground for the light bulbs.. Testing here you should get LOW ohms (infinitly) and your meter should ring if it has an audible.. If this test "open" (or no change in your meter reading) you have probably got a ground wire at the base of the blinker bulb socket that has broken loose.. Depending on how its wired, a loss of this ground could easily cause voltage to pass back thru the system and cause exactly what your describing.. Bad grounding (or that ground wire coming loose) doesnt always result in a "short" and its usually some form of shorting that will cause a fuse to go.. BUT,,, a ground wire - like the one attached internally to the base of a light bulb socket, that has come loose and is causing a low/dim scenario like your experiencing WILL cause a "short" if it happens to bump against a positive wire causing the positive to go to ground (thats what a short is).. Hope this helps somehow Sarge and isnt to confusing.. Remember I mentioned to leave room for other possibilies? There are lots of other area's that the problem could be coming from, handle bar switch, terminal area (might be inside the headlight on the 2nd Gen), a relay ect... If it were mine I would start where I suggested as it seems like those extended blinkers get a lot of movement and exaggurate viberations and thats what usually causes wires to break and such.. (THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION AND SUBJECT TO MORE EDITING AS OTHERS CHIME IN WITH SUGGESTIONS)

Your welcome Rick

happy birthday carl!!!! Tried to make your card colors the same as your new bike!!

Sounds good! Be careful out there and dont be shy with those hand signals my friend!!! Will be watching for an update as the day progresses! Puc

Hey Sarge You mentioned bad weather happening at the time all this began.. Had you by any chance been operating your 4 ways for a period while riding in the rain? It is possible between the bike and the trailer light draw that you burned out a flasher unit..

That probably eleminates a short or bad ground out on the blinkers themselves and leads me to point in the area of the flasher unit itself or before the flasher in the circuitry.. As mentioned earlier, have you checked the harness where it might rub or get pinched in the neck area - look closely at the harness itself for evidence of pinching.. Also check the harness on the bike that leads to the trailer for the same thing..

Sarge, with the emergency flashers off, try your blinkers and see if you can determine whether or not the dim/bright condition happens only with one of the positions of the blinker switch,, only when right or left blinker is turned on..