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  1. Carbon_One
    You're right cause after thinking this thru I realize air will be trapped if the bleeder is lower than any part of the calipers piston. Larry
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    You could be right about that trapped air. Didn't think it thru far enough I guess. Only one way to find out. Larry
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    Gary a simple solution for the bleeder screw would be to replace it with a speed bleeder. Wouldn't matter then what position it points then. Larry
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    I just leave mine on year round now. Larry
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    Good to know we'll get to see you once again Lowell. Take care & be safe friend Larry
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    We won't get outta Dodge till midmorning Tuesday. Joyce has a morning Dentist appointment she can't miss. As soon as she's done we'll be on the road. taking I-94 to Chicago and from there who knows. Haven't really decided yet on the route once past Chicago. Larry
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    Well done. Now get out there and get some miles on it and report back on how much you enjoy it. Larry
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    Now that there is some serious determination Gary. We'll see ya at Cody Saturday sometime. Larry
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    Good luck John. Hope you get back sooner then later. larry
  10. Carbon_One
    Make sure the door is of sufficiant height to clear your windshield. A V-nosed trailer 8ft long would get your bike inside OK if you're wanting to save length & weight too. Larry
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    I've seen a bunch of rest stops closed for construction going thru Ohio last year but so far on my trips this year they've been open. Seeing as we'll be using I-94 heading to Cody, Wy and back a goodly portion of our trip I'm interested in if they'll still be closed and in what states. For the most part I've found rests stops in pretty good conditions. The service centers with fuel and food areas are nice thou. Larry
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    Yep what they all said above. Raked trees for easier smoother steering. Auxiliary fuel tank is good whether you like stopping sooner or not. Riding with others will allow you to stop when they do and them not when you have to. Besides on a trip you can space your fuel/break stops better too. Milage varies a lot depending on speeds being ridden and whether you tow a trailer. I've gotten everything between 22 mpg towing at 75mph to low 30's depending on speeds & loads. Thus another good reason for extra fuel capicity. I've got a 3 1/5 gal tank and it does make a world of difference having it on board. I too use a rear tire up front and mounted in the correct rotation. My reasons were for the tire to shed water better and being that the rear brakes do 90% of the stopping now the thread wrapping isn't as critical in my mind. Currently I have 15 k on a rear Dunlop and still lots of thread left, no cupping yet either. Milages will differ depending on the areas you will ride. I'm pretty much in flat land country here so aren't getting into twisties too much. Once you get the trike and have become one with it you be wondering why it took so long to decide to convert. Doesn't take much time either to become proficent riding them. Larry
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    In life it seems to be always either time or money or both that gets in ones way of enjoying things of importance to us. Like being with our friends. Larry
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    I'll 2nd this post as well. Looking forward to meeting all who can make it to this rally. Larry
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    Wired as follows: Signal stablizer unit to flasher connector - function 1. black to black - ground 2. blue to brown / red tracer - power with key on 3. brown & purple (2 wires) to brown / white tracer - turn signal output I tested with both brown and purple by themselves and it still functioned the same as it did with both wires attached. Rather then leaving a single wire hanging I attached both. I took out the terminals at the connector, soldered the controler wires to them, and then reinserted the terminals back into the connector. Leaving a nice clean connection. Larry
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    The swaying you mention is NOT normal for any trike if properly set up. I suspect that the rear axle was out of alignment, thus causing the rear end to track side to side. Harleys due to their drive belt setup probably have a slider/axle adjustment that will align both the axle and drive belt. I could be wrong on this thou. Even a drive shafted independant or solid axle like the Hannigan & Tri-Wings use have to be aligned to be squared up. If you have the chance to do another test ride on a different bike it may make all the difference in the world to your preceptions. Once you have a few miles under your belt with a trike you'll really enjoy the stability and ease of riding. Trikes with a raked front tree will also handle easier and track better. Good luck to you, Larry
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    Good news there Don. Let's pray you done got rid of that pesky stuff for good. Larry
  18. Carbon_One
    Or a very strong pair of snap ring pliers and of good size as well to remove that snap ring holding the drive pins in place. Larry
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    Your experince is a pretty good example of being on 3 wheels is good. While I haven't had to do any evasive manuvers like this I do know I could stop in a much shorter distance if need be. I did a test once and dilberately stomped on the rear brake at about 45 mph. Yep those big discs and extra rubber screamed stop right now. Anyhow your experince shows one must never take what other drivers do for granted cause they just might do the unexpected and put you in harms way. Thanks for sharing and glad nothing more happened than a scare to you & the Mrs. Larry
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    Sorry to disappoint ya there Brian. Larry
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    This weekend I finally got around to remeding the fast flash of the led lights I have on the back of the bike. I had tried a couple of the load balancers in the past without success except for the last option I tried yesterday. Anyhow I ended up using a Custom Dynamics Metric Signal Stablizer -- http://www.customdynamics.com/loadequalizer.htm#Metric_Signal_Stabilizer I put the stablizer under the right side cover and attached the wires to the flasher. Works great now with a flash rate that is much more normal and consistant with the 4 ways and stock flash rate. There is one drawback to attaching it there and that is you lose the self cancelling feature. I can live with that since I usually cancelled the lights anyhow. Old habits are hard to die. Larry UPDATE: Today I realized that the turn signals are indeed self cancelling after all.
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    Sure hope Annie Bear makes it to the international rally. She's got some traveling to do to get there on time. Like less then two weeks. Larry
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    Thoughts and prayers for your Mom. Hope the Doc's do a successfull operation and she has a full recovery from whatever is causing her trouble. Larry
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    Nice restoration on the scoot. Girl friends sure looked happy in the pics too. But ya know with her checking out your ride you jut know she's already got the itch for a bit bigger ride now. You'll surely recoup your money I'd think after the renovations now too. Good luck on that. Larry
  25. Carbon_One
    There is a grease fitting that's accessible thru an opening of the drive shaft cover. Look for a silver plug just under the left cover below the riders seat. Also what you may think is the u-joint noise may be just the splined shafte going into the u-joint needing grease. that's been my case as yamaha is pretty stingy with their lube. You'll need to pull the rear tire and differential assembly to remove that shaft so while doing that is a good time to relube the drive pins in the differential hub. Anyhow try lubing that fitting and if the noise is still there then pull that shaft. Larry
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