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  1. Flyinfool
    Sounds like fun. You needed something to do anyhow right.
  2. Flyinfool
    OK, Curiosity is getting the best of me. HOW did you manage to bugger the threads in the crankshaft????
  3. Flyinfool
    McMaster-Carr On left of page select your thread. MSC Direct Enco There you go, lots to choose from Wow I must type slow.........
  4. Flyinfool
    Ok, someone has to ask the obvious. Is your shift linkage installed the right way. It can be installed backwards so that while you think you are looking for neutral between 1st and 2nd you are actually trying to find neutral between 4th and 5th.
  5. Flyinfool
    Whenever you get weird interaction between lights, it is almost always a bad ground.
  6. Flyinfool
    I sure wish they would have one around here. It always seems that they are a days ride away from me.
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    :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
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    Even though you can not see the cracked solder joints they can still be there. As long as you have the board out and looking at it just go ahead and add a tiny amount of fresh solder (use non acid flux) to all of the joints.
  9. Flyinfool
    Dont talk about it, dont hint about it. The male brain is not designed to pick up on such things. Come right out and tell him to work on what needs work and then tell him to go for a ride.
  10. Flyinfool
    Hey We are supposed to be in the mid 70s and sunny on Sunday, as soon as we are done with that I'll pack it up and sent it across the pond with over night delivery, just for you.
  11. Flyinfool
    There have been a lot of threads over the years of people that have tried boards and went back to pegs. If you do some looking and searching you may be able to find those threads and contact some of those people to see if they sold their boards yet. I seem to remember that for a while there was almost a community set of boards making the rounds. Someone may have finally decided they liked them and ended the travels of the boards.
  12. Flyinfool
    Why would you think that, my bed liner is always dirty....... But I do find this whole thing interesting, I hate chrome but have never found a good way to cover it. The only time I ever had any success with covering chrome was the chrome front fender on an old Yami 650 that I painted black to match the rest of the bike. I did that by starting with a power sander and 80 grit to "scuff" the surface.
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    I am even thinking that when I win this one that I will take the $18MIL per year for life (30 Years) just so I do not have to figure out where to store all of that money while I spend every last penny. It might be rough learning to live on a fixed income but I think I'll manage. Hmmmmmmmm.......... Some how I think there will be a lot of volunteers to help me "store" it.
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    Ir is interesting to say the least. I know I no longer have that much ambition. Was it not a common practice to fill the frames with lead on those old VW trikes as an attempt to keep the front wheel down?
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    I am looking at getting a trail camera used for deer hunting to use it as a security cam for a remote location with no power, internet or anything else. The hunting type trail cams is all I can think of. Small, Camo colored to hide in a tree, made to be outdoors, runs on batteries. motion activated, IR flash for night time. Does anyone have any experience with which ones actually work decent without costing a fortune. If they spot the cam I am sure it will either get shot or stolen or both. Twice in the last 2 weeks bullets have been put thru the shed, took out a front tire and a fuel jug, one just missed the engine. it is deliberate since shell casings have been found right next to the shed. About a dozen shots so far. Would love to be able to hand the police a pic of whom they need to pick up.
  16. Flyinfool
    Dang, You just taught an old dog another new trick.
  17. Flyinfool
    Are you certain they were true Ventures and not some of those harleys that are 2nd Gen Venture wanabes.......
  18. Flyinfool
    You are right, I forgot about these being Linear regulators where Amps in equals Amps out. But I was also under the impression that they had internal protection to to limit total power. It would be really nice if these new regulators were switching regulators so that power in equals power out. Switching regulators typically run very cool and very efficient, but can leave some ripple on the output. Dang electronics, you never get something for nothing, everything is a compromise. While you can partially check the diodes in the RR, by checking the 3 inputs with an ohm meter using both polarities. It is my understanding that you can identify if a diode has failed short but not one that has failed open. This is because the output side of the rectifier is internal to the RR so It can not be probed. My new style HO stator and RR should be here Thursday. I'll do some looking to check it out best I can. There is nothing wrong with the stator and RR that I am removing other than I need more available power to add more toys, gadgets, lights and doo-dads.
  19. Flyinfool
    HEY!!! I tried to hide that in the middle..........
  20. Flyinfool
    Length is not an issue for towing with a bike. To a point. Total width, weight and wind resistance are more of the factors. With what you are looking to do you will probably get pretty heavy for a bike to pull. It is not as much the ability to pull it as it is the ability to stop it. If you do this I would add a set of 7" electric brakes to the trailer. I am considering adding the electric brakes to my little tag a long. There will be those that say the stopping is no issue, just maintain a greater distance in front of you to allow for the increased stopping distance. This is true and should be followed. BUT this will not help you when someone pulls out in front of you or a kid comes flying out from behind a parked car, or something else unpredictable happens and you really do need to stop fast. It will also be necessary to make sure all equipment is well secured since a sudden weight **** of trailer cargo that would not bother a car or truck can upset a MC. I say go for it, CAREFULLY.
  21. Flyinfool
    RSTD - Royal Star Tour Deluxe (2nd Gen) RSV - Royal Star Venture (2nd Gen) RSV - Reduced Speed Venture (2nd Gen) RLU - Reserve Lighting Unit. (The PITA for HID conversion) DQ - Dairy Queen (Very important to know every location in the USA:essen_018:) Enough trouble for now, Have to get some work done.
  22. Flyinfool
    Actually running a stock RR on a HO stator means that the stator will never have to work for a living. Because the stator has more out put capability than the RR can use the RR will only allow so much power so the stator will never get to use its max capability. Hence running nice and cool.
  23. Flyinfool
    Some day when I grow up I hope to be able to fly like that............ Oh wait, I might be to old already to be able to fly like that.....
  24. Flyinfool

    MK1 Carcasses

    Flyinfool replied to KIC's topic in Watering Hole

    Oh those poor babies.......
  25. Flyinfool
    Those are way low numbers. all 3 sets should be within 0.1V. Any wire pair should be around 20 VAC. If the stator can not give the RR at least 16V, the RR can not hold 14V output. It looks like you have either a bad stator or a bad wire connection. 2 of the 3 windings are not carringing there share of the load, the single winding that is still working will let you have yor 14V but as soon as there is any load added the votage falls off. There are additional tests that you can do on the stator to help confirm for sure that it is the problem. These tests are in the service manual in the tech section. If I get a chance I'll try to find it tomorrow. Unless someone else beats me to it. It is still possible that 1 or more diodes in the RR has failed and are pulling the stator voltage down. Thats why you still need to do some more tests. All you have proven so far is that you do have a serious electrical problem.
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