Wizard765

I was somewhere between 8 and 10 (man a long time ago) and it was one of those mini bikes with a lawn mower engine.. This isn't mine but it looked like this one only not a clean http://justin.chrismeyer.org/images/foxminibike/Fox-Minibike-Finished-002.jpg

Thanks guys Fire away I have an MM

Robin and I are looking forward to this.. Always a great time..

I really like this one but might be harder to install

When I carpeted the inside of my home built trailer I just bought a small tub of carpet glue. fairly thick stuff so it won't drip and turns rubber like when it drys so is flexible. Not a bad working time either.. like this stuff http://www.homedepot.com/p/Roberts-3095-1-gal-Superior-Fast-Grab-Carpet-Glue-Adhesive-3095-1/202329533

buy one out of a 2nd gen. bolts right in and is a 4 brush.. best thing I did on my 84. spins the engine hot or cold much better

yup Larry makes a quality product and it's very easy to install

Congrats Dave! Hope you really do enjoy your well earned time to do what you WANT.. hopefully lots of WHAT YOU WANT!!

The side panels will fit. not sure what you mean by the "lip" but if you mean the chin in front of the rad at the bottom then the mk1s did not come with those. If you mean the small piece that connects the lower fairings together then yes they are the same.. BUT if you are somewhat patient you may come up with the right pieces from the same year in the same color so as not to need to paint.. eBay has these all the time

The rubber bulb off that eye dropper just might do the trick.. just gotta find one the right size.. That looks very close

I found the seat on the 84 amazing.. my wife still says the 84 was more comfy than the MM we have now..

I've seen one replaced with the rubber bulb off an eye dropper or liquid drug dispenser

I turned my 84 gold into an 85 gold by getting the trunk from an 87 and the hardware from an 85 so I wound up with the larger trunk in Gold AND still had the ability to remove it.. Loved the xtra storage space of the larger trunk.. If you are thinking of replacing tweaks at some point you will be very happy with an 85

yesterday a friend and I did this ride http://www.cannonball500.ca/ontario-ride.php It was 500 Kms in 7.5 hrs. through some of the nicest Ontario has to offer.. Anyhow add to that our getting to and from the starting point it turned into a 905 Kms day for us... AWESOME ride and a great time. Weather was pretty much perfect and it looked like a lot of bikes participated. We got done the ride with 10 minutes to spare so I feel good about that and I actually felt good at the end of the day. Was expecting to be stiff or sore but it was no problem at all. We really booked it most of the day and only stopped for gas twice (very quick less than 10 minutes per) and lunch was about 15 minutes..(Pizza Slice) because it was fast.. Had no time for pictures... I know ya'll are gonna say it didn't happen.. LOL I would do this again in a minute.. in fact I'd do it today if there was one and I wasn't working..

Could you take the shield off and tape across where you want the black to start then spray it on the inside with black paint? I agree the bottom would be better blacked out.. Also hard to get between the vent and the dash to clean so once you get water spots in there it is difficult at best to get rid of them.. not in the way or anything just than you can see them..

I had the largest Clearview and now have the largest F4. I cannot see over the shield at all but that has never been a problem. the extra height and width extends the "pocket" past my wife and she is a happy camper which means she is more inclined to ride with me which makes ME a happy camper.. all it all either the Clearview or F4 with vent.. At backroad speeds no difference in mpg but on the slab at higher speeds it uses a little more. I find no difference in handling between stock and the F4 unless there is a cross wind or I'm directly behind a rig.. I can feel those maybe a little more... The F4 allows water to just bead up and run off.. but the clearview I use to wax when I cleaned the bike and it also beaded up and ran off. the clearview is a little more sloped while the F4 sits somewhat more straight up..

is it possible that you have a bad coil?

The left side is easy.. It is more or less just glued on and all I did was grip it well and a heavy twist.. it came loose and slid off. The right side is somewhat different depending on if you bought grips with the sleeve or without the sleeve. With the sleeve you have to loosen the throttle cables to get the ends out. Without the sleeve the air gun trick might be the best approach to get the old grip off the stock sleeve..

Yesterday went 55 Kms on the yellow light.. but probably about 15 Kms of that before she started sputtering and had to switch to reserve.. Most I've pushed it is 60 Kms When my light comes on the guage is still showing a bar..

Skydoc_17 sells a kit that replaces all your brake lines with stainless wrapped lines and the necessary hardware to delink your brakes.. The steel wrapped lines make a huge difference in braking on the Mk1s

There are a couple of problems with this.. The 83 has the anti vibration built into the mount which is in the passenger peg bracket. The 87 has this anti vibration right in the mounting bracket of the muffler. Some sort of adapter would have to be made up to attach the muffler to the lower end of the 87s passenger boards. Bolt is much smaller so a spacer or bushing of some sort? I mounted a MKII set onto my 84 which was fairly easy but not sure the other way around would be as easy..

I had the same problem on my 84 when I added LEDs to the rear.. My solution was to add a relay and a power line directly from the battery.. Worked perfectly. In my case i was adding brakes, running and signals to a bumper so I needed 4 relays..

Wow!! Mama Yama is #1 with the other Japanese bikes coming close.. Bummer about the CanAm though

actually even though I'm on reserve the guage still has 2 bars.. I will ride till there are no bars or well into 1 bar most times.. Unless I'm on a trip or don't know where the next gas is going to be..

I am getting about 265 Kms when the light come on and about 285 kms when I have to go to reserve.. I have pushed it to 360 Kms but do regularly 340..