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  1. Flyinfool
    Look here http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=498784&postcount=3.
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    Oh man, so many choices. I guess the biggest stupid I ever did was to get married when I did. Had all of my blood in the wrong place. That ordeal ended 24 years ago and I have not repeated the same mistake.
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    As far as I know the only time wire splicing is necessary is on a 1st gen. the 2nd gens do not have the Reserve Lighting Unit so it should be plug and play. At worst you may need to stretch to power or ground wires.
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    Naa He only got beat by another younger 1st gen. I was just had better reflexes off the line.
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    Even if you were to consider the crown of the road a a contributing factor, the crown would cause the left side of the tire to wear faster, this one is worn on the right side. It may be the camera angle but that tire sure looks like it is bulged out on the right side.
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    But then you are considering putting this smelly stuff into a 2nd gen, Us 1st geners will never find out what it smells like, the only ones that will know are the HD riders. OK someone had to say it.......
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    There was a thread not to long ago where someone replaced their dash lights with LED lights. LEDs have the advantage of they are not likely to burn out in your lifetime and he said that it allowed him to see the the indicators in direct sunlight. I had been thinking about doing the LED bulbs just for the added brightness so that I can see the turn and neutral indicators in the daytime. Bulbs are cheap, your bulbs are old. As long as you have it apart replace all of the dash lights and all of the indicator lights.
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    Naaa It won't make the gas smell fruity, just the exhaust.......
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    I have seen (smelled) the fuel fragrances used in the alcohol/nitromethane based fuel for model aircraft, the root beer scent did smell like root beer, and the strawberry did smell like strawberry, I do not know if the same additive is compatible with gasoline. If I remember, it only took a couple of drops per gallon. Hmmmmm.......... I wonder if they have an ice cream flavor........
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    The place that I am trying to set up for the group buy is at www.hidcountry.com. They do have motorcycle specific setups that are different from the car setups. We are close to having enough interest to start getting more info. Specifically what I will need for each kit ordered is; Your shipping info Your PayPal name so that when the funds come I know who it came from. Kit type Bulb size. Heat color Any other info pertinent to what you are ordering. It is best to PM me the info, so that it will be easy to keep track of without loosing anyone.
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    Granted I am only a sample of one, But my HID on the bike from HID country has been flawless all year so far. I am planning to add HID to my truck, all 6 bulbs:happy-emoticon:
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    I know that the K&N are expensive up front, but because they are designed to be cleaned and reused, you will never need to buy another air filter. It will pay for its self over time. Not to mention that the K&N is a very good filter.
  13. Flyinfool
    I like it! Have you tried loading up the trailer to see how it works? Once you adjust the brakes for a heavy trailer, will it lock up with an empty trailer? I have checked far and wide for that plate that gets welded to the axle, seems no one will sell it separate. Everyone will make me an axle to fit my trailer. I guess that I will have to make my own plates. Do you have the ability to get in there enough to measure the thickness of the plate that is on the axle? I can get the rest of the dimensions from the mating parts. Then just need to find out if the drums are available to match the HF spindles. Maybe I will end up with a whole new axle after all.
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    They have systems for every common headlight bulb type. Yes the order can mix and match types.
  15. Flyinfool
    Hang in there. Come January ND might not be so much fun anymore. Wish her the best of luck from all of us.
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    First off, the only companies that do not specifically recommend against using their product for a MC trailer are the companies that specifically make a product for MC trailers. None of the MC manufacturers recommend pulling a trailer. All MC trailers and supplies are aftermarket. Dexter is just doing the CYA since it is not recommended to even have a trailer on a bike in the first place. Although I can see the possible issue with a torque flex axle. When I build my trailer I plan to have brakes. I like the idea of putting the controller in the trailer. It will just be a bit of a pain to set it up correctly.
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    Wisconsin Badgers all the way. http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:zS1E1KlRob-AFM:http://www.chriscreamer.com/images/logos/35/914/full/2730.gif&t=1 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.chriscreamer.com/images/logos/35/914/full/2730.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.chriscreamer.com/logo.php%3Fid%3D2730&h=542&w=419&sz=19&tbnid=zS1E1KlRob-AFM:&tbnh=255&tbnw=197&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWi%2BBadgers%2Blogo&zoom=1&usg=___xUc5MzSkqDDp7h-gDs57Sua2iM=&sa=X&ei=S7ZuTJXnIoWglAee4p2eDg&ved=0CB4Q9QEwAQ
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    At least half of the 1st gens out there either have leaky valve cover gaskets or have replaced the valve cover gaskets. Replacing the gaskets is not hard, but is very time consuming. There is a lot of stuff in the way. Do some searching, there are a few threads that detail the process. Mine had oil pouring down the sides of the cylinder before I did mine. That little leak that you have can easily wait till winter.
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    I am certainly up for a M&E in the Milwaukee area. Lots of good ICE-CREAM places around here. There's Kopp's, Leon's, Night Owl, Culver's, and of course 5 DQ's within 10 miles of my house. This is all on the south side, there may be more on the north side of town that I just do not know about yet. I'm usually full before I get past all of the close ones.
  20. Flyinfool
    I did not get mine out of Canada, Mine came from the USA, The group buy that I am trying to set up is not for the ones out of Canada. I installed mine last winter and it has been working great to date. There are differences between brands. We need 20 items, 10 of which must be HID systems to get the group price.
  21. Flyinfool
    Unless you really know what you are doing, do not try any process that uses a flame, or spark, on a gas tank, or you could end up halfway to the moon. From the pics it looks like the hole is about 1/8 wide x 1/2 long. If you have access to a big soldering iron you can soft solder the hole shut using a silver bearing solder and a good acid flux. I would add a small piece of thin sheet metal to cover the hole by 1/4 inch on all sides. You can get the sheet metal from most veggi cans, just sand it clean on both sides to remove the coatings and cut out an appropriate piece. Or buy a piece of thin steel or tin at the hardware store or hobby shop while you are getting the solder. Immediatly after soldering, clean the acid flux off of the tank with hot water and soap and a brush. A good solder for this is Stay-Bright, available in many hardware stores and hobby shops. In a pinch you could use plumbers solder and acid flux. I have soft soldered many fuel tanks. My second choice would be to use JB Weld (I have never tried Quick Steel and know nothing about it). Use the coarsest sand paper that you have to rough up the area real good and apply the JB Weld, then your patch of either a small piece of metal to cover the hole or some fiberglass cloth, then some more JB Weld, making sure to thoroughly work the JB Weld into the cloth. This should all be one application, no drying time between layers. If you use the JB weld, you must give it a full 24 hours in a warm room to fully cure. I have used JB Weld to repair a Chevy 350 block that was cracked from freeze plug to freeze plug on both sides of the block and then used it to tow a 6,000 lb trailer plus a van load of tools for the next 3 years. It never leaked even years after I sold it. The solder will make a permanent repair, the JB Weld will at least last a lot of years. Both methods can be painted over to make the tank look like new.
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    So, so far we have 1 yes and 2 maybes. We will need more than that to get together a group buy.
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    If you had put the axle on the other way with toe in instead of toe out, the tires would have still worn out quickly but you might not have had the vibration. Althoe with the amount that it was off the tires may have been hopping down the road since they were being dragged sideways instead of rolling. Toe in is a more stable condition than toe out. Almost all cars have toe in on the front tires and those that have independent suspension in the rear also have toe in on the rear tires. The reason for this is that the vehicle when getting pushed of line by some force like a cross wind or swerve will cause a weight transfer to the side it is being pushed toward. Because the side with more weight has more traction, the toe in will help to steer it back on course with no operator input. There is also a slight amount of toe in required due to the drag of the wheel and bearings pulling the wheel toward the rear and some of the toe in will come out due to that pull bending the axle slightly.
  24. Flyinfool
    I was waiting for LoanStarMedic to make me a set. Back in March there was a bunch of interest and he posted that he had just purchased a bunch of materials to make up some sets. That was the last that we heard from him. I do not know if someone could get the materials from him and start making up sets for those that are not good at doing this type of thing. I was going to make up a set using 4Ga welding cable (the welding cable is more flexible than battery cable). I just never found a source for the same offset flag type terminals. It looks like there is room for straight terminals that you can get anywhere.
  25. Flyinfool
    As long as you get the Bi-Xenon. They have 3 versions. 1. A straight HID bulb with no dimming capability. 2. A straight HID bulb with a separate halogen bulb for the high beam. 3. The Bi-Xenon that has a small motor to move the bulb to the correct location to get hi or low beam.
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