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Doin a little more diggin in the storage barn @bongobobny and LOOKY LOOKY what I found!!! Looks like it faired really well out there and it should clean up right nicely!! P.M. me a mailing address and I will get this puppy right out to you!! Only thing required on your end is some GREAT 's of the finished product when you get your bike build done:fingers-crossed-emo,,, well,, and maybe a short cruise around the block on that AWESOME varmint your building when ya get er done Love ya brother!! Puc

You got the rear wheel off, pumkin pulled and driveshaft out of her?

Well I still dont see the resemblance,,, not even slightly

HE DID IT:clap2::clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool:!!!!!! LONG HAUL PAUL = YOU ARE ON MY HERO'S LIST BROTHER:dancefool::thumbsup::thumbsup:!!! NEW WORLD RECORD = 24 HOURS ON THE DYNO and last I heard over 17k raised for the cause:guitarist 2::guitarist 2: VERY VERY WELL DONE IMHO!!

:thumbsup: On their way!!! Thanks 40!!!!

and just LOOK at the stickers,,, wonderful, glorious stickers :clap2:, the bike probably earned every one of them too :dancefool::dancefool: I could sit and read a bikes life story thru sticker reading allll dayyy long!!

,,, now come on Gary,, you know the Pucster aint gonna store his ridin shoes under the boards like that,,, wayyyy to easy to get a shoe lace hooked on a tree branch when leaning into a corner DEFINITELY MY KIND OF LOP EARED VARMINT THOUGH!!

Mornin Sly :big-grin-emoticon: That shooter is a beautiful thing to look at first thing in the mornin aint it? JUST GORGEOUS!!! Hope Larry is able to find ya one brother:missingtooth:!! That price is in full auto country - you know, one of those shooters that require shipment to a class 3 guy.. Makes me wonder if that piece may be full auto capable :scared:or is the price just indicative of it's rarity ya think? Either way,, SHE IS A DANDY!!! Wish I was loaded like my Uncle Sly is ,, I'd have me a full auto Tommy Gun with a drum feed for it so my California Son-In-Laws coming for the wedding in June would get to experience a real "Full Auto Bachlor's Party" .. I can handle the transfer fee and the long wait for the ATF to approve my having one,,, it's the $15000 purchase price that gets in the way:crying:.. Your welcome on the pic posting Sly, and THANK YOU for sharing with us!! Puc

Hi Maddy,, on the outside of the frame at the swing arm pivot you will probably find a big black plastic cap on each side, you pull the cap and will be exposed to the bolt(s) that hold the swing arm in. Those bolts have a shoulder on them that match the bearings the swing arm rides on. If memory serves, the bolt on the right side is the one with a follower nut on it that sets the depth that you screw the bolt in for proper depth,, just make sure that when you back the right side bolt out that you note the position of that nut so you get the bolt back in to proper depth.. Hold on,, I might have a youtube vid on it,, I will see if I can find it.. Yep,, here ya go:

Should work perfect!!! GOOD FIND BROTHER!!!! Matter of fact, good enough that I would suggest ya start a new thread with em so folks thinking of swapping out caps wont miss em. Not bad for 20 dollars (including shipping) long reach caps that are the correct ohm caps!! Just ordered a set my own self = THANKS 40!!

Oh yea,, I remember the Vega's real well!! Had a good buddy who bought a brand new one.. I use to tell him I could actually see the engine change in demensions while it warmed up and cooled off :rotf: What a pile of,,, well, you brought it to the round table of discussion here so you obviously know exactly what kind of pile it was:guitarist 2: We do agree on something else Patch,, those Vega's did run REALLY well with a small block Ford planted in them though

Here is the youtube video I was referring to = IMHO = not a good plan, especially on a $30000 scoot that is still under warranty.. I TOTALLY get the "lets fix it ourselves" philosophy (been a way of life for varmints like you and I Patch) but not necessarily so when dealing with a new bike under full warranty for most people,, especially if you tend to be money concious,,, if your loaded like a Jay Leno = who cares ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-xwPNaZhw&feature=youtu.be

now THAT is a rarety,, two lop eared back yard gear head varmints in agreement Something else, dont know how much you been following all this unfold since the release of this new one but a good while back there was another varmint on here (hasnt been on in a while) who was promoting using oils with special additives to compensate for wear between the lobe and valve face surfaces. There is another person on youtube suggesting the same (I will see if I can find his vid and post it here) and I can see the rationale behind the idea. The only thing is, IMHO, using such additives to compensate for one issue like this may be the answer for this specific issue but there is sooooo much more happening inside of an engine like this (everything from ring land lube to valve guide lube and even clutch plate surfaces if the engine shares oil with the tranny) that introducing modifiers into environments that are not user friendly to those modifiers could be disatorous. That scenario is why I still think sticking with OEM specs and following the manual is probably the better alternative.

There pushrod motors and each push rod is opening 2 valves. I wonder if Mom Yam opted for tighter tolerances on the lifters to compensate for opting out of the more expensive roller design and is having issues with the lifters being tight in the towers they ride in. I have heard rumors that part of the failure problems is galling between the cam lob and lifter bottom which, in my guesstimation from playing with old HD's (before HD went roller) is a sign of lack of rotation of the lifter to maintain the convex of the lifter bottom as it operates on the face of the cam lobe. If this is what is happening, IMHO, getting hot is not gonna be its friend and galling across those surfaces can easily translate to lifter siezure which in turn could hold the valves open. A good indicator of this happening, again = IMHO, would be to take a peek at the snagged valves and see if its both of them that are being operated by a single pushrod that are staying open or if its just one. If its one valve then it definitely is valve stem/guide/seat/keeper/spring related somehow.. If both valves then it is entirely possible that the whole matter is still lifter related..

Hearing ya brother and right there with ya,, have seen some crazy stuff like that thru the years too.. Had one a while ago I could not figure out,, all ohmed out perfect,, everything looked great.. Finally found I had carbon tracking on my plug caps causing very similar performance issues to what you are describing... That lectrical stuff can be very tricky to diagnose thats for sure!!

I'm with ya Patch, while some dealerships are VERY laid back and stand behind the customer 100% when it comes to getting warranties honored,, there is always the chance of bumping into a not so user friendly dealer if your out CTFW across America and have one of those ahhhhh ohhh moments.. Our new car, that we paid cash for so we dont have the luxury of having a Credit joint standing behind any claims, has a 10 year, 100k full warranty on it - I follow the OEM owners manual spec stuff to a "T" and keep receipts in the glove box showing exactly what oil/filter I have been using. I even use recommended brand of oil (they spec Quaker 0-20 full synthetic = I buy at Menards when on sale and rebate discount so 3 bucks a quart- got 80,000 worth of oil supply built up at this time ).. It's just simply not worth the risk doing experiments with oils and such when dealing with warranty honoring IMHO. To easy for some dealership to say SORRY - YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE BY THE BOOK! I know that many people think the dealerships/factory cannot legally not honor a warranty as long as you use a compatible/comparible product BUT,, I have seen wayyy to much of large corporations doing exactly that and saying see us in court where they KNOW they will wayy better Lawyers (they have a full time staff or Attorneys where you or I end up with bottom feeders) and know they will either win or just pay a small fine to support the legal industry.. Just not worth the hassle. Dont know if you remember this one or not but years ago when Polaris first introed the Victory, those first year bikes had MAJOR tranny issues. Polaris did finally make the design changes necessary (they outsourced the new design, cost em big but they got a good product for the $$$) after the first in house attempt was such a failure BUT, instead of standing behind the product they chose to blow off the intial buyers problems and lots of folks were stuck with junk that they paid big money for and watched the bikes become worthless even with full warranties still on em = a nightmare:doh:.. Here's a Wiki report on that disaster= it does happen: ""The 1999 and 2000 Victory models experienced serious transmission problems, even with bikes with considerably less than 10,000 miles. This has been corrected with minor revisions in 2001 and a complete redesign in 2002. But, according to Wikipedia, Polaris was aware of the problem with the false neutral transmission from the beginning, and yet – Polaris did not correct the transmissions in the 1999 and 2000 models and to date has not supported the owners of those bikes by replacing an apparently faulty design."""

:sign yeah that::sign yeah that: I was just watching the livestream of him rolling off the miles on the dyno,, HILARIOUS!! Way to go Long Haul,, put a whoopin on that dreadful MS for us brother!!! :You_Rock_Emoticon::You_Rock_Emoticon::You_Rock_Emoticon:

Just got this in from our lop eared varmint friend Sly,, she's a dandy, down right AWESOME IMHO but, WOWZY WOW WOW WOW ,, wait till Sly tells us about the price on this puppy!!! Cant wait to find out whether or not that varmint bought me one of these when he picked his up

Yep,, it's all very cool Bongo,, Mom Yam donated (even a better deal than Don got on his new one ) a brand new 3rd Gen to Long Haul and together,, they are really putting the scoot thru it's paces!! WHAT A GREAT STORY!!

and we can learn from them too

:sign yeah that: Tip and I stand with linked arms 100% with Corporal Newkirk on this one!!! THANK YOU to our Honored and Respected Vietnam War Vets for all you did and do for supporting our way of life!! Because you gave, we still enjoy the freedoms we have and hold so dearly!! Thank you men and women who served in the U.S. in that God aweful mess!! :usa::usa::usa:

,, it would sure enough be fun to make a PVC Pipe Bow and Arrow set up to see if one could launch a PVC Arrow thru those spokes wouldnt it Deeg ... Gotta lead em,, that'll be the secret to gettin to watch em face plant after a spectactular endO'

Hi ya Han!! !!! Aint never got to own a Hannigan or a V-Star myself, been spending my treasured time wearing out 1st Gen Ventures BUT,, I do know for a fact that you will find varmints around the club that have boocoo miles of experience, like yourself, on both.. Thinking with your scoot ownership history you are REALLY gonna enjoy this joint!! I know I sure do!! Puc

Waddup J!! :group cheers:! Wisconsin is a great, fun place to be from,, gots lots of lop eared VR varmint buddies over in CheeseHead, White Wash (we got a club member here who lives in your area that manufactures Wisconsin White Wash (snow) and sends it all over the country - his names @Flyinfool = really a nice guy! Lots of others too.. Matter of fact, another one of our members hosts a fantastic club Rally at his place every year over in Viraqua (sp). Maybe check the club calendar or snoop around in the Water Hole a tad = think it's in June - dont quote me on that though cause my memory is all blowed to heck.. If you get a chance to make a rally or two, or five you should do so = LOTS of REALLY great varmints out there on the open road to and with!! By the way,,, on the new scoot my friend!! Treat er fair and she'll give ya many many miles of smokin them Milwaukee V-Twins and endless miles of smiles to boot!! Back at cha on the other side of the pond (Muskegon Mi) Puc