Flyinfool

Now that heli sure looks interesting to me. That little "TOY" has a jet turbine engine.............. It might just be worth a drive to California if the price was right. But that trailer it is on is junk and not safe to tow. The tongue is bent and it is made up of 2 Harbor freight trailers bolted end to end. Would have to factor in the cost of a new/different trailer to haul it home on.

I see the same thing on my wife's Chevy Trax. She gets 25.8 MPG and I thought I was playing with the turbo a lot and I get 35.2 MPG. That is a HUGE difference due to only driving style. With her driving it is only her in the car. When I drive it, there is her, the 90 lb dog, and me in the car. So on paper I should be getting less MPG due to an extra 325lbs in the car. As I posted earlier, I have gotten anywhere from 18 to 45 MPG on my bike just due to riding style and weather conditions, actually got both extremes on the same day.

I have a replacement MC for my bike that only has the 2 wire brake light switch. To get the cruise to work properly I will be wiring in a relay to operate the cruise part of the circuit. For temporary testing of the system connect the Black/White wire to the Green/Yellow wire to bypass the switch. With the switch bypassed the cruise will not turn off when hitting the brakes. This could be very bad in a fast stop situation with the cruise pulling full throttle to try to maintain speed while you are trying your best to stop fast. This bypass is to be used for testing only. The 4 wire switch is actually a double pole switch, the brake light and cruise circuits are not connected in any way electrically. Your brake light issue and cruise issue are separate electrical issues that are likely connected mechanically by the broken switch. PS @camos My bike is a 1988, 1st gen, MKII, STANDARD.

You can also get the needed gear movement my turning / moving the back wheel while shifting gears.

Yes this is to convert the existing CV carb to EFI. There is not a lot of room to build a manifold to use a single TBI. All the extra stuff for the carb conversion will still be needed for TBI. With the manifold it might cost more to go TBI. If you do a TBI setup, be sure to do a development and build thread as you go.

Are you running any air pressure in the front? How high did you fill the fork oil? Did you fill it with the forks extended or collapsed?

As tires get older they will start to whine even if the tread is still good. Check the date code on the tires to see just how old they are. Check the tires for even wear, if the tire is starting to cup that will cause whine. Tire pressure makes a difference to. Some tires are just a lot louder than others in the curves. The 2nd gens are well known for clutch whine. Are you sure it is not that? But then clutch whine is there all the time, not just in corners, although it can be louder in the corners since the sound can reflect off the road surface to be more noticeable.

The air filters themselves may be fine, but mice love to nest in the air filter housing and exhaust pipes. It sure sounds like gummed up carbs, gas does that when left sitting. A heavy dose of Seafoam often helps a lot. Followed by rid it like ya stole it.

Of course there is always the possibility of a flat tire causing a tip to the right. I had that one winter when the rear tire went flat, opened the shed in the spring and the bike was leaning over against the wall. I still like the 70KV option. It is fun to watch someone touch it, But if they have a pace maker they may be toast................. Maybe get a Van De Graaff generator and and a Leyden Jar and have 500KV or more stored and ready to go.

HEY, I resemble that comment.................... I think a week is appropriate with only a 3 day notice I nearly had a heart attack when the first I new I had expired was that I could not post. Most of us are not gone for more than a week at a time.

There are also a lot of us dragging around 8" wheels with no issues. Mathematically there are gains to be made with bigger wheels, but in the real world they are not enough for most people to notice the difference.

I'll be curious to find out if it has provisions to bolt on a trailer hitch. Someone going to one of these showings try to get a pic of the back end underneath to see what kind of frame is there. I am sure that the official response will be that it is not designed or able to pull a trailer, just like all bikes.

So you got no nuts on the front huh.......... Do you have a pic of the front and back of the switch panel So we can see what we are talking about?

I have had my 1st gen take a nap to the right. Wind is capable of doing that. Was ugly in the way for the clear path to the door? An electric fencer hooked up to the window might be fun. or an HEI ignition coil with around 50K volts.

Here is one thread talking about the ebay setup that you are looking at http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?82939-single-carb&highlight=manifold Here is the thread for the newer one that the inventor says works great. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?124413-A-new-twist-on-the-single-carb-swap&highlight=manifold

From what I read it sounds like they are looking for the biker to hit him with hit and run. To an extent I can understand him leaving, someone just tried to kill me I would not stick around either. I would really love to hear what the people in the SUV in front of the video taker have to say about what happened since they were in the best position to see it happening.

I know that a 1st gen motor will not easily swap into a 2nd gen because the exhaust ports are located differently and will run right into the frame. I am guessing you will also have to do custom exhaust and possibly frame mods to get a 2nd gen motor into a 1st gen frame. You will need to do a lot of measuring and research before diving into this.

I think that is just to big and heavy for a bike to handle. Anytime you get more than 40 lbs on the tongue the bike will get squirmy in the turns. Even with my 250lb carcass in the seat The empty weight of the trailer is more than the bike. A good wind gust from the side and the bike will not have enough weight to control the trailer. If you ever need to back it up, you will trying to duck walk and hold up 2,000 lbs. The bike will be able to get it moving but stopping could get ugly. When the trailer brakes are applied there will be a large weight shift forward, your 80 lb tongue weight may become a couple hundred, if you are in a curve then it is a couple hundred pounds of force trying to push the back end of the bike out. It would be a cool thing to have if it would work, but I see it as very dangerous to try.

Do you have a link to "The rest of the story"?

There is a thread or 2 about this mod. it does function, the bike will run, but not well. As mentioned the flow path is terrible, the carb is actually to big for our engines so at idle and low speed it is really bad. Then the bad airflow chokes the high speed. The mid range for cruising is OK. There was a more recent case of someone that made up a manifold and used a better 2 barrel carb set up as a primary secondary and seems to have gotten good results. But it is not yet (that I know of) available to buy.

There is a good chance that it is the switches themselves that are leaking. The water can go in thru the pivot of the toggle and get the inside of the switch wet causing your issues. The wet terminals are actually the water leaking out of the back side of the switch. I would make sure the gasket on the cover is doing its job and then either get waterproof switches, (they have a very soft rubbery compound in the pivot of the switch to seal it) or get switch boots that replace the outer nut and have a boot that seals the pivot and lever from water or dust. Also make sure that water is not getting in thru the opening for the wires.

The 4 ways do have their own fuse, that is what allows the 4 ways to be on with the ignition off. The turn signals do turn off with the key.

I have never yet worn out a MC tire, they always die of old age. I have to watch date codes real close when I buy tires so that I get max life out of them. When I was a kid I cant count how many tires I changed on my bicycles. I have never tried to spoon on a tire since I discovered engines in vehicles. I'll pay the $25 for a mount balance and new valve stem. It only happens once every 5 years or so. I will never get tot be like old Puc wearing out a tire almost every month that I let the snow levels drop enough for him to get the bike out of the garage......

Just reading this I had to go get a cold Gatorade and still nearly had a heat stroke.................. Good luck with your trip. I am sure you know to keep hydrated in that heat, but do it any how.

These are the fuses that gave me fits, The melted fuse on the right is the one that works just fine, the brand new fuse on the left is the one that tests good but does not work in the truck.