Flyinfool

Where are the pics of YOU crawling in there???

Looks like fun.

Just wait till I send you the bill.

I do not know about laws in Mexico, but in the USA you can not have amber running lights in the rear, they must be red.

If a bolt is torqued to 8 lbs it will take more than 8 to break it free. Using breakaway torque is both hard on the torque wrench and this method on these skinny bolts may have you looking for the EZ Out. Look at lug nuts, mine are torqued to 150 lb/ft, I do this with no problem using the 20 inch long torque wrench, when it is time to remove them I need a 24 inch breaker bar with another 2 foot cheater pipe to break them loose. The mechanic probably works on a lift that holds the bike level, while level the oil will pour out when you remove the cover, leaning on the side stand the oil will be on the other side of the engine. Also leaning on the side stand makes it easier to work on the clutch side because it is pointed up.

I was not brand bashing either, I was small engine in big vehicle bashing. The vehicles that you consistently see with huge miles on them usually have big engines. Just the environment that a turbo has to live in I can not see them lasting 15 years or well over a quarter million miles. And they are not cheap to replace.

Sounds like your LED receiver is drawing a fair bit of power, even when off. I would fix that, it is not good for the health and life of the battery.

You know it is not easy to push a snowflake that far with accuracy, those little buggers wiggle all over with the slightest little breeze and never seem to go where you want them to. I still really really want to plan a trip to the deep south to coincide with a snow storm, I think it would be a riot to just pull out a lawn chair with a cold one and watch the locals implode over an inch of the great white death. 2 inches will not get the plows out up here and likely won't even get the salters out. That little bit we just ignore. When we do get some real snow like we did with 9 inches yesterday, the roads are all clear and dry by this morning. But then I am glad you are happy, I heard an interview this morning with the sheriff from down there and he was just blown away because there were 2 slippery bridges in the county. It just cracked me up.

I might be old school just cuz I am old. BUT Even the engineers at Ford, GM and Dodge, all seem to agree that you need big displacement to do real work, All of the 3/4 ton and bigger gas pickups have Big V8 or V10 engines. No little artificially aspirated engines with big numbers on paper. That tells me something. I can be convinced when I start seeing these little turbo charged engines still pulling that trailer around after they have 15 years under their belt and/or a quarter million miles on the clock, and not just a rare example but commonplace. I guess the other thing with the eco boost engines that bothers me is that they pipe in the sound of a big v8 through the stereo system whether the stereo is on or off, so that it sounds powerful.

2.7l in a full size truck? Just don't try to haul more than a loaf of bread on a regular basis. Maybe I am just old, but I still go by there is no replacement for displacement. Look at all of the 3/4 ton and bigger P/Us for the big 3 that have to actually work and last long, they all have big low revving engines rather than small high revving engines to make big power numbers on paper.

I don't know if I would trust just a plug on a MC tire. Even if you watch it close, if it does go the tire will go down faster than you can stop. I would trust a T Plug where it is a combination of a patch on the inside and a plug in the hole, But only if the original puncture did not cut a bunch of tire cords. A blowout on a car is no big deal, just a big inconvenience, a blow out on a bike is very bad.

For what it is worth. Here in the land of the infamous white washer, We have 9 inches down and it is still coming hard enough that it is hard to see across the street. On the other hand, this is only our FIRST real snowfall of the season. The way some of the pinheads are acting you would think that this was Miami. schools and all kinds of things closing down. for this couple of flurries. People driving like it is the end of the world. Stupid kids in stolen 2 wheel drive sports cars with big fat tires trying to outrun a 4x4 police Tahoe cruiser in the snow. Saw one this morning, car in front of me was driving along nice and straight at 20 MPH in a 45 zone and for no apparent reason just started spinning and ended up off the road, no damage or injury but still, I have never figured out how that happens. Once past that car, I had no issues safely driving the speed limit. But at least I get to do some playing in the snow. I am really enjoying this one.

Well if Honda trimmed 90 lbs, then we know where Yamaha found the extra tonnage to add to the Venture. I wonder, what is the heaviest production bike out right now???? I don't think that my poor mangled foot can safely control either one. I am still looking to drop 30 more lbs and have the bike drop at least 200.

I'm so confused.................

OOPIE!!!?? :snow:

Seeing a bike like that could just wake our old @cowpuc up from his winter hibernation and get him drooling all over again. That bike looks like it had a lot of fun and aint done yet. Bring it on............

You do know that the list of "While you are in there.........." can go on forever till you have a whole new bike. Just ask KIC how that one goes.......

I would start by cleaning it up good and then watching to find where the leak really is before I start replacing stuff. I have never been a fan of throwing money parts and time at something and hope that I hit the problem. There are a few writeups on the process for sealing the wire grommet. this is a popular leak point. Just slapping some RTV on the wires will NOT stop the leak.

:sign yeah that: I would be surprised if the starter has the power to actually break things. When the hydro lock hits it will just stall the starter. When the engine is hot and has its full compression, the starter is just able to get past the normal compression. on the other hand I am sure that combustion forces at WOT are a lot higher and put a lot more stress on the rods and pistons than the starter ever could.

Nite Nite

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I am not sure why you would want or need such a thing. It may make front wheel removal on the side of the road a bit easier. It also looks like it would eliminate a couple of inches of ground clearance for going into and out of steep driveway ramps or in @cowpuc case reduced 2 trackin clearance.

Good nuts are expensive. You can clean them up and clear them but as mentioned, when you go to put them back on the clear (or powder coat) will chip and then they will end up looking even worse in a short time. The ones I have on my truck are now 4 years old and still look like the day I bought them, and they do have to deal with Wisconsin winter snow and an unlimited supply of road salt and off roading in mud, sand and dirt come summer. But they were expensive.

What is so not right about i? It sounds perfectly normal to me. Tomorrow we expect a high of 53 and drop to single digits the next day. WHY would we not want to share all this fun? I also seem to remember a LOT of southern folk claiming that they are out of range........................

6 months is not that long. Real winter lasts longer than that up north. A lot depends on what kind of gas you have available. If you have access to ethanol free gas then that is what you want to store it with. Add your Seafoam and/or Stabil to that. Tank should be completely full to avoid condensation in the take as the temperature and humidity change. If you have treated ethanol free gas in the bike and you have taken it for a long enough ride to be sure that the treated gas is all the way thru the fuel system then it is not necessary to drain the carbs. On the other hand, if you must store it with ethanol gas then still treat it but I would drain that crap gas out of the carbs. If you can, put the bike up on something so that its weight is not on the tires or suspension. IF you must store it on the wheels, make sure the tires are properly inflated, and check them every once in a while, I had a tire go down over the winter and it caused the bike to fall over on the right side.