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  1. Flyinfool
    I have never vacuumed wasps, but I have vacuumed honey bees, the vac by its self with that sudden turn at the end killed most but not all of them. It still got real exciting when I opened up the vac.
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    I worked for many years for a military contractor, It was absolutely forbidden (with the exception of some very rare special cases) to ever have a fastener screwed directly into aluminum threads. Everything had to have helicoils or some other type of steel (usually stainless) insert. The military dont like things that can break down. With your buddy as a machinist, he may have all of the tools and the coils to do the job. Heli Coils and the tolls to install them are rather pricy.
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    While the shop vac might work. It will not by its self kill the wasps, you will have a vac full of very angry wasps. Be careful with spraying insecticide into the hose, many are flammable, the universal vac motor makes a LOT of sparks from the carbon brushes. What I would do to be safe is; First find some kind of cover to plug the inlet hole in the vac. when you are done vacuuming, before you shut the vac off, disconnect the hose, get your can of bug killer ready, as soon as you flip the switch to off start spraying while the vac is winding down and keep spraying till you are sure you have enough in there then quickly plug the hole to give them all time to die. If you are using a wet dry vac have several inches of water in the bottom before you start so some can drown as they are waiting to be killed.
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    The other BIG thing to consider is the value of the item being shipped. I had a package get lost by USPS and their final answer was "Thats to Bad" The item cost $600. UPS and FedEx have some insurance that is built into the shipping cost, I'm not sure but I think it is around $100. So if they loose it, (or destroy it) there is some recourse. If shipping anything of value with USPS you must buy the insurance or you are completely SOL. I do the online printed prepaid labels, my local Post ofice will not scan a package unless I bring it to the counter and insist. If I just toss it into the package shipping container, the first thing that shows up is the delivery conformation. or sometimes the destination post office. So if I am shipping something that I sold to someone I always have to take it to the counter to be scanned so that the tracking number will show it as having been shipped. Keeps my customer happier to know it is on the way. All of the carriers do give an estimated delivery date, I'm not willing to pay extra to see details of every time it changes hands along the way. UPS is very close to real time info, FedEx is always several hours behind in their tracking data, USPS can be a whole work day behind in there data but the data is always gets there.
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    this is Big Tom we are talking about here, It takes Ice cream applied from the inside to make any owies go away.
  6. Flyinfool
    :sign yeah that: I Heli-coil all kinds of stuff. The heli coil thread is actually stronger than the original thread. Just to be clear, the red loctite is to install the Heli-Coil into the fork, use the loctite sparingly so that you do not end up red loctiting the axle bolt in. Let the Loctite set up over night before putting in the axle.
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    I did quite a bit of looking to finally find a replacement reflector on ebay. There are usually some there but most people think they are made of solid gold. The one I finally found the emblems had fallen off and the glue was left. once I cleaned off the glue it was fine, but that got the price way down. I do know that there is one on the side of the road somewhere between Milwaukee and Racine Wisconsin. When you reattach the reflector do not rely on hot melt glue, it let go the first time the temp got into the 20s. The new one is attached with clear RTV. To get them apart, since you now have a good black back, sacrifice the black back on the new one by sanding it off from the backside, I used a dremel with a 1/2 dia course sanding drum, this way you will not damage the reflector getting it off. Handle it carefully, the weight of the reflector alone is enough to break it if you just hold it wrong. The 2 halve by themselves are each flimsy. I screwed the black part back onto the trunk to hold the correct shape while I glued the reflector back on. Don't ask how I learned all of these neat things......
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    I has to be double virgin.........
  9. Flyinfool
    It does not sound like a drain issue since it dead at each gas stop. It is either overcharging and killing the battery, or just not charging the battery in the first place. While it is possible, it is highly unlikely to have 3 bad batteries in one week.
  10. Flyinfool
    Start by charging the battery. The charged battery should read over 12V. Next thing to check is the voltage across the battery terminals running. It should be around 14V with the engine running at 2,000 rpm or higher. If it less than 13.5 you have a problem in the charging circuit. If it is over 14.5 you have a problem. If the voltage is good then you need to start following wires. Follow the big wires from the battery and take apart and clean every connection from the battery to the starter. Should be 4 connections on the positive side and 2 on the negative side. Let us know what you find and we can go from there.
  11. Flyinfool
    Glad you are home and able to join us. You will stay in our thoughts.
  12. Flyinfool
    A friend of mine had a wasp go up the leg of the SHORTS he was riding with, yes he was also riding commando. He was a passenger so it took a while to get the driver to stop. Once stopped he dropped trou right there and started beating himself to make it stop. He was stung 17 times on various male parts that don't want to be stung. That was 30 years ago and we still him about it. Had it been more modern, someone would have had a camera phone. I had a bug hit my arm, a moment later I felt something crawling up my arm over my shoulder and started down my back by the time I got stopped. I got a lot of strange looks as I came to a screeching stop and ripped off my shirt, with my full face helmet still on. I saw the bug fly away but could not tell what it was, but it was big.
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    Somehow I dont think my 1st gen would like those roads. But it does look like fun. Enjoy.
  14. Flyinfool
    Go ahead and use penetrating oil. Just clean the threads with brake cleaner prior to reassembly. I also see no problem with using an impact for removal only. If using heat to try to loosen loctite, it only takes about 360°F (180°C) to break down blue loctite, or about 550°F (260°C) to break red loctite, disassemble while hot. If red loctite was used then see if you can get your longest breaker bar to conform to the head of the person that put it in there. Do not over heat, at 650°F (343°C) you are starting to risk changing the temper and strength of the forks.
  15. Flyinfool
    Mommy..............
  16. Flyinfool
    It is most effective to just happen to be cleaning a shotgun in the living room while she is being picked up for her first unchaperoned date..........
  17. Flyinfool
    Stop breaking stuff and you wont need special wrenches........
  18. Flyinfool
    On which bike?
  19. Flyinfool
    at least its not taller than the garage door anymore......
  20. Flyinfool
    I'm not sure it it is feasible on the 2nd gens but on my 1st gen I mounted BOTH sets of air horns to the rear crash bars where they cross the front of the side bags. I put one on each side.
  21. Flyinfool
    It worked. Once I spelled the password correfctly. Thanks.
  22. Flyinfool
    Well if Seafoam didn't fix it, then you will need the heavy guns. Put puter in a big bag, fill it with uncooked rice, seal it up for a month. After the month, make a big batch of Spanish rice....... If that don't work I can bring my .50 cal......... That's sure to have some impact.
  23. Flyinfool
    Don, Is it possible to start a private chat room where a group could discuss things like the planing for events? I know you can have a private chat with one other person, I am looking for a private chat with more than one person at a time.
  24. Flyinfool
    Best way I know to cool off a hot brownie is to eat it.
  25. Flyinfool
    Oh man could I make use of a dozer like that for a weekend.
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